Josh Duhamel
American actor, producer, and founder of the health company Gatlan, from Minot, North Dakota
Josh Duhamel (American actor, producer, and founder of the health company Gatlan, from Minot, North Dakota) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Fatherhood, Gatlan, Menopause.
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Duhamel said money does not make life simpler or happier but buys freedom.
“they say money doesn't bring happiness but it sure does bring freedom to do some things that you want to”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 12:12
Duhamel argued that in Hollywood one need not adopt the industry's beliefs as long as one is dependable on the job.
“you can believe what you want. You don't have to believe what they tell you to believe”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 4:32
Duhamel said growing up in humble North Dakota made him feel he did not deserve to pursue Hollywood, which held him back for a long time.
“it was a scary thing for me because I didn't feel like I deserved it”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 3:36
Fatherhood
Duhamel's advice for fathers is that children watch closely and follow the example parents set.
“they're watching you closely, and the example you set is the way they'll go”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 20:51
Duhamel said he is working more than ever but has realized he wants to work less and be home with his family.
“because I am busier now than ever, it's also made me realize that I don't want to work this much”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 5:26
Gatlan
Duhamel said Gatlan uses a physician-guided concierge model and sources its products from U.S. compounding pharmacies.
“all of our stuff is 100% compound in the USA, compounded in the USA with, you know, through our own 503B pharmacies and API wholesalers”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:29
Menopause
Duhamel said hormone replacement therapy can delay and reduce the effects of perimenopause and menopause by restoring hormone levels.
“It can stem the effects of perimenopause and menopause and bring your levels of progesterone and estrogen back up”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:56
Testosterone replacement therapy
Duhamel said he secretly used testosterone replacement therapy for years and credits it with restoring his levels and helping him maintain muscle at 53.
“testosterone replacement has been huge for me. It's brought my levels back. I was low, so I'm able to keep muscle on”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:02
Spiritual warfare
Duhamel said he believes in dark forces and that people who are not spiritually connected are susceptible to them.
“I do believe that there are, you know, dark forces at play. Me too. And if you're not spiritually connected, you're really susceptible”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:12:56
Christianity
Duhamel said he returned to church because he felt himself developing hatred toward people he disagreed with.
“Part of the reason I went back to the church Honestly, I needed something to rise above the noise”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:09
Tesla Cybertruck
Duhamel said he faces hostility driving his Cybertruck in Los Angeles due to backlash against Elon Musk, which he called blind hate.
“I bought this thing well before any of this stuff was happening, well before any of the backlash against Elon was happening”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 57:56
Political polarization in the United States
Duhamel said his biggest concern is deepening division and hatred in the country, which he fears could lead to civil conflict.
“I don't want to call it a civil war, but I mean, it feels more and more like, you know, I don't feel like we're coming together”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 58:13
Artificial intelligence
Duhamel said that at Cannes Lions presenters claimed AI would be 60 times more powerful within a year, and he hopes guardrails slow it down.
“a year from that day, it's going to be 60 times more powerful than it was one year earlier”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 37:19
Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse
Duhamel said reading Patriots, which imagines the 2008 crash spiraling into collapse, started his prepping mindset.
“I read this book by Wesley Rawls called Patriots, A Guide to Surviving the Coming Collapse”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival Compound (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 30:51
Appearances
#310 Josh Duhamel - Transformers Star Reveals His 26-Acre Off-Grid Survival CompoundThe Shawn Ryan Show · Jun 4, 2026 · 1 h 26 min
Actor Josh Duhamel talks with Shawn Ryan about fatherhood, his off-grid Minnesota compound and prepping, AI and social division, faith, and his hormone-therapy company Gatlan.
Often appears with
- Shawn Ryan · 1 shared episode