Smarter Not Harder podcast: Biohacking

Thong Tanning, Mouth Taping, and Biohacks That Embarrass Our Families
Sep 24, 2025
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, the HOMeHOPe Faculty comes together for a roundtable conversation exploring the quirky and often embarrassing health practices they’ve experimented with in the pursuit of optimization. From unusual bedtime routines to unconventional supplement regimens, the Faculty share candid stories that highlight both the humor and challenges of living a biohacker’s lifestyle.
What We Believed Then vs. What We Know Now: 10 Years of Health Reframes
Jul 16, 2025
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Dr. Ted Achacoso, Dr. Jup Kuipers, Dr. Scott Sherr, Dr. Allen Bookatz, Jodi Duval, and Boomer Anderson come together for a HOMeHOPe Faculty roundtable exploring the beliefs they held about health and medicine a decade ago — and what they've learned since. With a mix of personal anecdotes, clinical shifts, and humorous hindsight, the team unpacks how science, biohacking, and real-world experience have reshaped their perspectives.
What Supplements Do Health Experts Actually Take (and What Got Weird)
May 21, 2025
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, the Troscriptions and HOMeHOPe faculty get personal. Dr. Scott Sherr, Dr. Ted Achacoso, and Jodi Duval go behind the curtain on what they’re actually taking, testing, and tossing when it comes to supplements. From methylene blue pessaries to kratom gummies, designer peptides to custom troches — this roundtable reveals how experienced clinicians approach their own protocols, and the often messy process of self-experimentation.
I Tried It So You Don’t Have To: Biohacks, Fails, and Weird Protocols
May 07, 2025
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, we dive into the outrageous, unexpected, and sometimes uncomfortable experiments our hosts have tried in the name of health optimization. From gallbladder flushes and vitamin D megadosing to powerlifting with a colonic and hiking mountains while microdosing, this episode is full of real (and ridiculous) stories. Boomer Anderson, Dr. Scott Sherr, Dr. Ted Achacoso, Jodi Duval, and Dr. Allen Bookatz share the protocols they’ve tested so you don’t have to — and what they actually learned from pushing the limits.
Dr. Scott Sherr | Methylene Blue Myths, Media Hype, and the Truth
Apr 30, 2025
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Dr. Scott Sherr takes us on a solo deep dive into the myths, history, physiology, and media controversies surrounding methylene blue. From Blue Brains headlines to Huberman posts and clinical dosing strategies, Scott sets the record straight and unpacks why this molecule has become a lightning rod in health optimization conversations.
Bob Troia | How to Track Your Way to Better Health
Apr 23, 2025
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Bob Troia explores what it means to truly understand yourself through data. With decades of experience in both tech and personal science, Bob shares his journey from building early web innovations to becoming a leader in the quantified self and biohacking space. As the co-founder of Awesome Labs and SuppTrack, Bob discusses how his personal experiments with sleep, glucose, HRV, and nootropics like methylene blue have inspired tools that help others optimize their lives.