Chris Williamson is an English

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and former

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. He appeared on the first series of '' Love Island'' in 2015. Since 2018 he has hosted the ''Modern Wisdom''

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, which has been downloaded more than 80 million times.

Early life and education

Williamson was born in 1988 in Stockton-on-Tees,

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. He excelled at

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as a child and played for the

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. Whilst studying at

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he began a career in nightclub

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Career

Williamson was a contestant on '' Take Me Out'' in 2012 before gaining wider public attention on the first season of '' Love Island'' in 2015, but didn't feel he belonged on the show. On 2nd August 2022 he appeared as a guest on the ''

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''.

''Modern Wisdom''

In 2018, Williamson started his own podcast show, ''Modern Wisdom'' with the subtitle "life lessons from the smartest people on the planet". He discusses current events, politics, philosophy, science and hobbies with a variety of guests including

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, Will MacAskill,

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and Patrick Moore. In 2020, Williamson took a more professional approach to ''Modern Wisdom''. He worked with speech, theatre and comedy coaches, and sought out more prominent guests. In October 2020, the show had been downloaded more than 80 million times, and as of September 2023, has 1.24 million subscribers on

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References

Published 7 October 2022. Modern Wisdom YouTube
, YouTube, 13 Sep 2023. #1851 - Chris Williamson

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