Tough Pills cover art

Tough Pills

Tough Pills

Written by: Ezekiel Larson
Listen for free

About this listen

Who is responsible for healing our trauma? What is the cure for addiction? Why is there a curse for knowledge? Let’s talk about it.

Welcome to the Tough Pills Podcast, where we welcome hot takes, challenge traditional wisdom, and share business owning strategies. I'm your host Ezekiel, and I have the same qualifications that you do to talk about these things.

Ezekiel Larson 2025
Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • A Reason For Being (Ikigai Pt. 3)
    Feb 21 2026

    In this episode, we dive deep into this one diagram I found on google images. It's not just proof that I can keep myself entertained with any sort of mental round of golf, it's a full understanding of every combination of 4 different reasons to participating in an activity that--

    1. You love
    2. You are good at
    3. You can get paid for
    4. What the world needs

    Any combination of these results in a different category of drive--and only if you can combine all 4 do you achieve Ikigai. I guess I kinda summed up the whole episode so you don't really need to listen to it anymore. But, there is a really good chunk of introspection that I hope you like toward the end, fit to send me off to a little break.

    Show More Show Less
    39 mins
  • What is your Idol? (Ikigai Pt. 2)
    Feb 5 2026

    Money, Power, Pleasure, Fame. All of us can narrow our subconscious desires into wanting one of these deep down. It's okay to know this about ourselves. I'd rather us accept our desires than pretend they aren't there. When chasing what it is we want, be conscious about where we're headed if we're not careful. Let's be honest about things today.

    Show More Show Less
    30 mins
  • What is your Agenda? (Ikigai Pt. 1)
    Jan 30 2026

    Everyone has an agenda. I go over in this episode the 3 different groups of acknowledgment of that agenda, and how you might change which one you're in. This is the first of a three part season 1 finale, before I take a little break.

    Show More Show Less
    28 mins
No reviews yet