Brave New World
Christian Angermayer and James Magnussen: Why the Enhanced Games are a game changer for sports
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Episode notes
In this episode of Brave New World, billionaire entrepreneur Christian Angermayer and Olympic athlete James Magnussen – who's been offered $1 million if he wins the competition's 100m freestyle swimming race – talk to Evgeny about taking part in the most radical sports event ever conceived; where doping is not just allowed but encouraged.
Christian talks about:
- Dropping out of university and becoming an entrepreneur
- Why he believes medical psychedelics will be available to prescribe within a couple of years
- How psychedelics can help us cope with change, AI panic and our fear of the "new reality"
- How Ozempic has changed the game for pharmaceutical companies
- Why alcohol is "the worse drug of all"
- How the Enhanced Games will actually improve drug testing at the Olympics
- How most athletes struggle to make ends meet – and how the competition will help them earn proper money
James talks about:
- How the Enhanced Games have given him fresh purpose
- Why he isn’t worried about using testosterone to “juice to the gills” – safe for the impact on his fertility
- Why stigma persists around performance enhancing drugs
- Why this could become one of the biggest industries in the world
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