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Alive with Steve Burns

Adam Savage on Critical Thinking and Truth in a Post-Truth World

Alive with Steve Burns

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

5.0 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Adam Savage sits down with Steve to discuss the future of facts, the scientific method, busting myths, and  he gives us a peek inside his legendary workshop. Adam Savage is a veteran special-effects artist and maker whose early film work led him to co-host MythBusters, where his blend of engineering chops and gleeful chaos became a cultural staple. Currently he hosts Tested, his workshop-driven platform for builds, problem-solving, and general mischief. He’s a relentless advocate for curiosity, craftsmanship, and learning by doing—even if “doing” occasionally involves fire.   BetterHelp: Our listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/stevealive.  Wayfair: Head to wayfair.com now to shop Wayfair’s Black Friday deals for up to 70% off.  OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code ALIVE at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod #sponsored Uncommon Goods: To get 15% off your next gift, go to http://uncommongoods.com/alive.  Aura Frames: $45-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/ALIVE. Promo Code ALIVE.   You can follow Steve Burns @steveburnsalive on Instagram. Watch full episodes of Alive on YouTube. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.  If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content from Steve. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe.  Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Lemonada

0:02.0

Hey, there you are.

0:17.0

Hey, there you are. Come on in.

0:20.0

Good to see you. Welcome to Alive.

0:22.6

Okay. Question for today.

0:26.6

Have you ever believed a story, even though you didn't know if it was true?

0:33.6

Mm-hmm.

0:40.3

Mm-hmm.

0:42.3

Mm-hmm.

0:43.3

Huh?

0:46.3

Huh?

0:47.3

Huh?

0:48.3

There's tea.

0:50.3

You want...

0:52.3

Tea.

0:53.3

Okay. Here's You want tea.

0:58.5

Okay, here's the thing.

1:06.9

I was once a story that everyone believed, even though it wasn't true.

1:07.9

Yeah.

1:16.5

See, I was an urban legend, a proto-meam of sorts, a myth, if you will, for a while there. Everyone kind of believed for like 15 years that I died of some terrible event, like a drug overdose or a car crash or suicide or some awful shit.

1:33.0

It went on forever.

1:34.9

Here you go.

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