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The Private and Public Seductions of Andrew Huberman

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In this week’s issue, Kerry Howley dives deep into one of the biggest podcasters on the planet and a tenured professor of neurology and ophthalmology, Andrew Huberman, whose millions of fans listen in for advice about lifestyle habits and self-discipline. But Howley identifies a discrepancy between Huberman’s public-facing brand and his private interpersonal relationships. “In private, he could sometimes seem less concerned about patriarchy [than he did on his podcast],” Howley writes. “Multiple women recall him saying he preferred the kind of relationship in which the woman was monogamous but the man was not.”

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