Josh Duhamel on Nootropics, Peptides, and Testosterone at 53

Josh Duhamel (0:00)

I feel better now than I did in my early to mid 30s. I'm not even kidding you, my joints, my back, my knees. I just feel stronger because nobody's talking about it. Everybody's doing it. The agency that I'm no longer with, but they said, don't do it. It's bad for your image. Maybe I'm going to get made fun of in the town for having this company. And there's so many guys out there who would love this information.

Dave Asprey (0:20)

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Josh Duhamel (3:16)

It's something like that, something like that.

Dave Asprey (3:19)

Ransom Kenyon.

Josh Duhamel (3:21)

Hey, I would have been stoked to be on Dawson's Creek back in the day. I auditioned for that show about 12 times, never got it.

Dave Asprey (3:28)

You did not? Yeah. Wow, okay.

I was just messing with you. I know. I once told the lead guitarist from STP, I'm like, oh, you're in Nickelback?

Josh Duhamel (3:39)

Just to see what he would say.

Dave Asprey (3:40)

He laughed his ass off. I love Nickelback, by the way. I think they're good.

Josh Duhamel (3:43)

I think Nickelback is awesome.

Dave Asprey (3:45)

They don't get the respect, but their music is legit.

Josh Duhamel (3:47)

They get disrespect.

Dave Asprey (3:49)

Yeah.

Josh Duhamel (3:50)

I don't get it. I like Nickelback.

Dave Asprey (3:51)

But it was still funny.

Josh Duhamel (3:52)

Yeah.

Dave Asprey (3:53)

All right.

Josh Duhamel (3:54)

I don't know if they're Stone Temple Pilots, but they're pretty damn good.