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The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle

Written by: Mike Brown/Kevin Dahlstrom
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Kevin Dahlstrom and Mike Brown are devoted to exploring one question: what makes a truly great life? The Inner Circle is a behind-the-scenes look into the conversations that they have off-camera. Join them for raw, unfiltered thoughts about money, work, identity, purpose, relationships, and spirituality. This show is a place to think out loud. Ideas do not need to be polished. Disagreement is welcome. The only requirement is honesty and a willingness to follow the truth—wherever it leads. The value comes from two people who trust each other enough to challenge assumptions, name blind spots, and stay in the conversation when it gets uncomfortable. Each episode focuses on a single topic and runs roughly fifteen minutes. The discussion is direct and unscripted, with the occasional guest joining when it adds perspective. Inner Circle opens a window into truth-seeking and invites you to listen in. If you want a place where real questions are taken seriously and thinking is allowed to evolve in real time, this will resonate.Copyright 2026 The Inner Circle Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Finance Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Love Something Ridiculous

    Love Something Ridiculous
    Oct 16 2026
    Love something absurd or obscure way too much.In this episode of The Inner Circle, Mike and Kevin start with a post Mike put up on X: a cheat code for being happier is loving something uncool, like his outsized love for The Cranberries. Kevin explains why he asks every job candidate what they do outside of work, and why a weird, passionate answer tells him more than a résumé. They talk about why personal stories and odd interests matter more as AI makes everything sound the same, and then answer a question a nine-figure CEO once asked Kevin: how do I find a hobby?They discuss:- Dropping the mask of what you're "supposed" to love, from The Cranberries to brown supercars- The interview question Kevin has asked for 25 years, and the best answer he ever got (the 501st Stormtrooper Division)- Why originality and personal experience get more valuable in the age of AI- The problem with "be obsessed" hustle advice and the "I love my work" fallacy- Why being willing to be bad at something keeps the joy in it, and how Mike's push to go pro in triathlon killed it- How to find your thing: try things, give it time, and notice what you think about in your quiet momentsChapters:00:00 Welcome to The Inner Circle01:08 Mike's post: love something absurd or obscure way too much05:03 What do you do outside of work?08:24 Originality in the age of AI, and the problem with "be obsessed"14:43 How do you find a hobby?Connect with Kevin and Mike on X for more from The Inner Circle:Kevin Dahlstrom: https://x.com/Camp4Mike Brown: https://x.com/mbrown_co
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    23 mins
  • We're Back! Kevin and Mike Life Updates Part 1 & 2

    We're Back! Kevin and Mike Life Updates Part 1 & 2
    Sep 30 2026

    ???? Inner Circle ⭕️ is back!

    Kevin and I took a little break.

    When we started this podcast with a single rule:

    This stays fun.

    The minute it feels like work, we are missing the mark.

    So when I was heads down launching the book, the pod dropped out.

    The other promise was that this show would be the conversations Kevin and I have anyway. This episode is us legitimately catching up - and we have some big life updates.

    Thanks to everyone who messaged to say you missed the show.

    We did too!

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    51 mins
  • Why Potential is a Trap For High Achievers - Inner Circle Ep 25

    Why Potential is a Trap For High Achievers - Inner Circle Ep 25
    Jul 20 2026
    The closer you get to your potential, the further it moves. In this episode of The Inner Circle, Mike and Kevin take apart one of the most well-meaning ideas we inherit: that you owe it to yourself to live up to your potential. Kevin admits he has spent years haunted by the feeling that his was massive and unspent. Mike makes the case that the measure was rigged from the start, and that the goalposts were never going to hold still. They discuss: - Why potential is an unwinnable game by definition, and what happens the moment you measure yourself against it - The shift from dirty fuel to clean fuel, and the uncomfortable question of whether clean fuel burns as hot - How to spot someone running on dirty fuel across a room, and why it is easy to recognize once you have lived it - Why quitting the chase for conventional success often just becomes a chase for enlightenment wearing better clothes - The idea of making a goal both inevitable and irrelevant, and how two things that sound like opposites become the same practice - What non-attachment actually means, and why it has nothing to do with killing desire Most high achievers spend their lives measuring against a standard that recedes every time they reach for it. This episode is about setting the standard down, and what becomes possible once you stop chasing a number that was never going to hold still. Connect with Kevin and Mike on X for more from The Inner Circle: Kevin Dahlstrom: https://x.com/Camp4 Mike Brown: https://x.com/mbrown_co
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    10 mins
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