Trung Phan & Rob Henderson — Apocalypse Now (EP.178)
Our previous episode with Trung & Rob included the bombshell reveal that Rob had never watched Apocalypse Now. Nearly one year later, Rob and Trung make their triumphant return to the show to...
View ArticleDror Poleg — The Future of Work
Dror Poleg is an author, speaker, and researcher investigating technology’s impact on the way people work, live, and invest. He joins us to discuss the relationship between AI and remote work, how...
View ArticleDanny Miranda — Attracted to the Light (EP.180)
Danny Miranda’s ambition is to sell out Madison Square Gardens for a live edition of his podcast. Now, on episode 402 (and counting), he is getting closer to that goal every week. He joins the show to...
View ArticleJulie Fredrickson — “Circumstances change. Humanity doesn't. Plan...
Julie Fredrickson is a former founder and the Managing Partner of Chaotic Capital, an “early stage fund for companies that adapt our lives and systems to the opportunities that chaos brings.” She joins...
View ArticleBojan Tunguz — From Physicist to Grandmaster (EP.182)
Bojan Tunguz is a senior systems software engineer at NVIDIA, quadruple Kaggle grandmaster, former top 10 Amazon reviewer, and former physicist. He joins the show to discuss the problems that LLMs...
View ArticleJames Pethokoukis — The Conservative Futurist (EP.183)
James Pethokoukis is a policy analyst, official CNBC contributor, and Dewitt Wallace Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is also the creator and writer of the Faster, Please! newsletter,...
View ArticleJohn Fio — The Wizard & The Warrior (EP.184)
John Fio is an inventor and entrepreneur who has bootstrapped four products that have collectively generated hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. He joins the show to discuss why ideas are...
View ArticleDerek Sivers (Part One) — How to Become a Picasso [BONUS EPISODE] (EP.185)
Over the years, Derek Sivers has been a musician, circus performer, computer programmer, author, public speaker, and entrepreneur. In the 2000s, he sold his business, CD Baby, for $22 million and gave...
View ArticleDerek Sivers (Part Two) — Just Do The Thing [BONUS EPISODE] (EP.186)
The inimitable Derek Sivers returns for Part Two of our conversation. Important Links: Part One Website Twitter Still Too Soon to Tell & Other Songs Tech Independence Show Notes: Curiosity Starts...
View ArticleKatherine Dee — On Attention, Astroturfing and the Nostalgia Trap (EP.187)
Katherine Dee is a writer, journalist, and internet culture reporter. A contributor to publications such as UnHerd, Tablet, and Blaze Media, she is also the proprietor of the Default Wisdom Substack,...
View ArticleRoon — On Shape Rotators, AGI & Tenet (EP.188)
AI researcher, memelord extraordinaire, and techno-optimist Roon joins the show to discuss coming up with the shape rotator vs. wordcel meme, what an AGI world could become, and why Tenet is...
View ArticleBen Westhoff — Fentanyl, Inc. (EP.189)
Ben Westhoff is a best-selling investigative journalist focusing on culture, drugs, and poverty. Ben’s book Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Created the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic was the...
View ArticleWill Schoder — On Curation, Consumption & Compression (EP.190)
Will Schoder is a video essayist who explores a diverse range of topics including psychology, meaning, re-enchantment, metamodernism, mortality, and satire. Initially known for his short-form videos,...
View ArticleVenkatesh Rao & Tim Beiko — The Summer of Protocols
Tim Beiko, who runs the core protocol meetings for Ethereum, teams up with writer and consultant Venkatesh Rao to discuss their “Summer of Protocols” research program. This initiative brought together...
View ArticleAlex Lieberman — On Voice, Unicorns & Intrinsic Motivation (EP.192)
Alex Lieberman is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, the cofounder of Storyarb and the host of 60 Second Startup & Founder’s Journal. Alex joins the show to discuss why hiring a...
View ArticleArkady Kulik — Bridging Science & Entrepreneurship (EP.193)
Arkady Kulik is a founding partner of rpv, a deep tech venture fund that aims to “drive tangible advancements in the well-being of humankind” by focusing on early, scientifically intensive ventures. He...
View ArticleEric Jorgenson — on Publishing, Progress & Reinventing the Playbook (EP.194)
Eric Jorgenson is (deep breath) an author, investor, writer, podcast host, online course creator, and the CEO of Scribe Media (breathe out). He joins the show to discuss the death of the marketing...
View ArticleGeorge Mack — The Game of Life (EP.195)
Writer, marketer, entrepreneur, and master of mental models, George Mack, returns to discuss the top 0.1% of ideas he’s ever come across, from treating life as a video game to spotting high-agency...
View ArticleJared Dillian — How To Live a Stress-Free Financial Life (EP.196)
Jared Dillian is a writer, strategist, financial expert, public speaker, and author of four books, including No Worries: How To Live a Stress-Free Financial Life (out this month!). He joins us to...
View ArticleGuy Spier — Wealth, Wisdom & Enlightenment (EP.197)
Guy Spier runs the Aquamarine Fund, an “investment partnership closely modeled on the original Buffet Partnerships.” He is also a podcast host, YouTube creator, author of The Education of a Value...
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