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Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia, on Wikipedia’s Real Genesis Story, Best Business Decisions, Understanding Financial Markets, Developing a Questioning Mind, and the Value of Optimism (#528)

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“Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge.”
— Jimmy Wales

Internet and technology entrepreneur Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales) is founder of the online nonprofit encyclopedia Wikipedia and cofounder of the privately owned Wikia, Inc., including its entertainment media brand Fandom, powered by Wikia. Jimmy serves on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit charitable organization he established to operate Wikipedia.

In 2019, Jimmy launched WT Social—a news-focused social network. In 2006, Jimmy was named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world for his role in creating Wikipedia.

In 2021, inspired by his family quiz nights during COVID-19 lockdown, Jimmy created Quiz Night Beyond—a website where people can create and play quizzes online with family and friends wherever they may be.

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Want to hear an episode with someone who might be as optimistic as Jimmy Wales? Listen in on my conversation with venture capitalist Mike Maples, Jr., the man who taught me to invest. We discussed anti-authoritarian disruption technology, parenting advice, acting simple, investment advice, how cryptocurrency helps separate politics from economics, a 60-second idea for changing the world, lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs, the pointlessness of holding grudges, and much more.

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Quiz Night Beyond The Free Encyclopedia | Wikipedia Wikimedia Foundation Fandom US Space & Rocket Center | Huntsville, AL American Montessori Society The United Methodist Church Pascal’s Wager | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Winnebago Industries: 37-Year Stock Price History | MacroTrends Apple: 41-Year Stock Price History | MacroTrends Compound Interest Calculator | Investor.gov FAANG Stocks | Investopedia Warren Buffett and His 20 Punches | The Motley Fool Objectivism | Wikipedia The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand | Amazon Usenet | Wikipedia The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey | Amazon Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen | Amazon Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez | Amazon The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | Amazon London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Investopedia Netscape Navigator | Wikipedia Bomis | Wikipedia Slashdot Nupedia | Wikipedia Autotrader Wall Street Is Banking Billions on the Food Delivery Boom | Cision Why Smart Startups Fail Their Way to Success | Inc.The Top 500 Sites on the Web | Alexa If You Build It, He Will Come | Field of Dreams Subprime Mortgage Crisis | Federal Reserve History Mosaic (Web Browser) | Wikipedia What We Know and Can Agree On: Wikipedia at 20 | Esquire UK Hamlet by William Shakespeare | Wikisource Wikipedia Embraces First-of-Its Kind Universal Code of Conduct, Conceived For The New Internet Era | Wikimedia Foundation 8 Fascinating Facts About the Playful-Looking Roly-Poly | Treehugger Some Practical Thoughts on Suicide | Tim Ferriss WebRTCSHOW NOTESWhere did Jimmy grow up, and what did his family life and education look like in the early days? [05:22]How did Jimmy’s free-range schooling inform how he thinks about education for his own children? [09:12]How might a parent prepare to homeschool a curious kid who might be too far ahead of the curve for a traditional education? [10:41]Why Jimmy would label himself more as a non-believer than an atheist, and how he came to a point of religious disbelief after being raised Methodist and carrying out a flawed experiment involving Santa Claus and G.I. Joe. [12:13]What did Jimmy aspire to be when he was growing up? [17:08]What was it that compelled Jimmy to study finance and markets? [18:37]Were there any investors who Jimmy looked up to at this time? What influenced the way he built his portfolio in these early years?What wisdom about building a portfolio does Jimmy wish he understood when he was younger, and what investor could have imparted such wisdom? [20:01]When and how did Jimmy’s interest in Objectivism enter into the picture, what does he see as the most common myths and misconceptions about its creator, Ayn Rand? [22:18]Whether or not you agree with the points Ayn Rand (or anyone) is trying to make, Jimmy considers critically thinking them through — rather than just picking a side based on a knee-jerk impression — to be the important thing. [24:46]How Usenet was hijacked by its own design, why Twitter succumbs to many of the same problems, and how Jimmy hoped Wikipedia could be designed as a vehicle for healthier human discourse. [26:42]Recommended reading. [32:30]How did Jimmy go from finance and markets to founding companies? [36:14]When was Jimmy able to leave his finance job behind and dive fully into entrepreneurial endeavors? What made this possible? [42:04]How was Jimmy’s company discovered by a major television network, and how was their symbiotic deal established? [47:24]With a lot of great ideas but only a limited number of resources, how did Jimmy choose what shots to take when setting out in the world of tech startups during the dotcom boom? [50:35]When the deal fell through, was Jimmy’s company able to use the momentum it had built, or did it have to start from scratch in altering course? What sacrifices had to be made in order to weather the storm, and how did these hardships affect the direction taken by the nascent Wikipedia? [54:06]Why did Wikipedia thrive while Nupedia became an internet footnote? [1:00:30]How did Jimmy first come across the wiki software that would provide the building blocks for Wikipedia? [1:05:22]What were some of the early decisions that made Wikipedia catch in its first few months? [1:07:37]Were there any significant mistakes made in the early days of Wikipedia that either ended up needing to be fixed or that, like a vestigial tail, have remained in the system? [1:11:42]The Steak Knives Analogy: why it’s better to design for the benefit of nice people rather than for the deterrence of bad people. [1:16:57]What motivates great Wikipedia contributors, and how are they kept happy? [1:20:25]What organizational decisions aim to cultivate a positive contributor culture? [1:22:19]Has Jimmy always been a self-described “pathological optimist,” or was it something he had to work at? [1:00:00]Does Jimmy have any practices to help him stay the course of optimism if he loses his way? [1:28:23]Aside from Wikipedia, what other projects occupy Jimmy’s time at present? What’s the inspiration and purpose behind his new Quiz Night Beyond website?[1:30:25]What would Jimmy’s billboard say? [1:40:35]Parting thoughts. [1:42:06]MORE JIMMY WALES QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge.” — Jimmy Wales

“You wouldn’t know it from watching TV debates or going on Twitter, but most people are pretty reasonable and will say, ‘Look, I disagree with this, but it should be presented in a fair way that the defenders of it would identify.'” — Jimmy Wales

“I’m a pathological optimist, so I always think everything’s going to be great. That’s not correct, by the way; everything is not always going to be great. But that’s the way I feel and approach things.” — Jimmy Wales

“If you design for the worst people, then you’re failing design for good people.” — Jimmy Wales

“A great Wikipedian, in my view, is someone who really takes seriously the values and ideas of Wikipedia, like neutrality for example, quality for example, reliable sources. And they take all those things as more important than any particular, say, political opinion they might have.” — Jimmy Wales

“We’ve got a lot of problems on this planet. We need as many smart, educated people to figure them out as we possibly can.” — Jimmy Wales

“Try not to be a troll on the internet.” — Jimmy Wales

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PEOPLE MENTIONEDAbraham Lincoln Kira Namiko Wales Harry Potter Madalyn Murray O’Hair Santa Claus G.I. Joe Blaise Pascal Elon Musk Warren Buffett Howard Marks Ayn Rand Stephen Covey Tim Shell Michael Davis Pamela Anderson Jack Ma Robert K. Merton Tim Berners-Lee Jeremy Rosenfeld Ward Cunningham Wiki | Wikipedia Donald Trump Eeyore Orit Kopel

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Published on August 24, 2021 08:11

The Random Show — Life-Extension Misadventures, Blockchain/Crypto Investing, NFT Experiments, Dogecoin, Zen Buddhism, and Weathering Sharp Elbows (#527)

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Technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guy Kevin Rose (@KevinRose) rejoins me for another episode of “The Random Show.” In this one we explore crypto investing, NFT experiments, Dogecoin, Zen Buddhism, current workouts, sleep supplements, and much more.

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Want to hear the last time we did one of these Random Shows? Check out our celebratory episode 500, in which KevKev and I discussed hair transplants, indelible mistakes, high-performance course corrections, shameful snacks, life hacks in retrospect, best movies to watch on mushrooms, and much more.

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DISCLAIMER FROM TIM FERRISS: I am not an investment adviser. Nor is Kevin Rose. All opinions are mine alone. Or his. There are risks involved in placing any investment in securities or in Bitcoin or in cryptocurrencies or in anything. None of the information presented herein is intended to form the basis of any offer or recommendation or have any regard to the investment objectives, financial situation, or needs of any specific person, and that includes you, my dear listener or reader. Everything you’re going to hear is for informational entertainment purposes only.

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Published on August 18, 2021 00:30

B. Jeffrey Madoff — Dealmaking, The Hidden Persuaders, Working with Ralph Lauren, and Finding the Secret to Life in the Mojave Desert (#526)

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“Everything you do, if your eyes are open, informs everything else you do.”
— B. Jeffrey Madoff

B. Jeffrey Madoff (@madoffproductions) began his career in fashion, becoming one of the top 10 designers in the US before switching careers to film and video production. He has directed award-winning commercials, documentaries, and web content for clients around the world, including Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, and Tiffany.

His book, which is based on the class he teaches at Parsons School of Design, is Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas.

He has been a featured speaker at Wharton School, Princeton University, NYU Steinhardt, Google Next, Barclays’ Rise and Verizon on the topics of creating a brand and creativity. He works with private equity firms and investment banks, such as Lazard, to create the brand story for companies that are being sold or startups looking to attract investment.

Madoff is also a playwright and theater producer. His play Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical, based on the life of the titular Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend, will have its world premiere in March of 2022 at People’s Light theater in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

He graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in philosophy and psychology. He was also on the wrestling team, which, combined with his academic studies, prepared him for a life in the film business.

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Want to hear an episode with someone else who’s never been shy about initiating conversations with celebrities in the wild? Give a listen to my discussion with Academy Award-winning producer and New York Times bestselling author Brian Grazer, in which we talk about cultivating curiosity, making high-end connections from lowly places, good producers versus great producers, contacting the difficult-to-reach, what can happen when a good story’s perspective is poorly calibrated for its intended audience, and much more.

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Confidential by James Ellroy | Amazon To Kill A Mockingbird | Prime Video To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee | Amazon Rainbow Room | Rockefeller Center Why Shroud of Turin’s Secrets Continue to Elude Science | National GeographicSHOW NOTESHow learning to scratch one’s own itch can launch a career. [05:35]After graduating with degrees in philosophy and psychology, where did Jeff first find gainful employment, and how did this inform his future career path? [08:49]On the informed perseverance it takes to make it over the early bumps of a new path taken — and learning past the point of ignorance. [10:59]In what ways did The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard influence young Jeff? [13:21]How did Jeff go from fashion design to film and video production? [15:18]An aside: a Dennis Hopper anecdote Jeff’s never told anyone. [20:23]Why did William S. Burroughs’ lawyer introduce Jeff to people who were starting a production company, and why did they bring him on board even though he was yet unproven in the filmmaking world? [23:40]The difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer. [26:57]Why does Jeff ask his students to define success at the beginning of every semester at Parsons? What is he hoping to hear, and how has his own definition of success changed over time? [29:02]If engagement in what he’s doing is key to Jeff’s success, what does this feel like? [31:46]How does Jeff choose who to interview for his class? [32:34]An aside: here’s that video of Ferriss Baggins making a salad for Victoria’s Secret models. [33:58]Jeff shares the story about that time he trekked deep into the Mojave Desert to visit a life coach who had insights about the meaning of life to share — for a small fee. [34:56]Learning to sell and manage: Jeff fills us in on Fuller Brush foibles and shoe store monkey business. [42:29]Just to clear things up: Ben Jeffrey Madoff is not the same person as Bernie Madoff. But the Post Office and people using the Manhatten phone book didn’t always know this circa 2007. [51:13]Who was Lloyd Price, how did he change the course of music history, and what led to Jeff writing a play — Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical — about him? [58:22]How did Lloyd respond when reading the first few scenes of Personality, and how did it make Jeff feel? [1:03:16]As Lloyd passed away in 2021, what’s the current status of this play? [1:05:43]How Jeff broke the news to Personality director Sheldon Epps that he has a “no asshole” rule, and why you should never let anybody rob the joy of the process. [1:08:47]How regional theaters with successful productions feed Broadway, and how enhancement deals work. [1:10:22]When publishers rejected the pitch for my first book, a select few did so gracefully. Others, not so much. Did I remember names when it came time to pitch my second book? You bet. Remember: cruelty is far costlier than kindness. [1:12:19]If you’re going to try to do anything in the world, you need to get used to people saying no to you. Here’s how to protect your psyche from rejection and cultivate the empathy to reject others without crushing their morale. [1:16:37]Where can people go to support, drop off a bag of cash, or just find out more about Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical? [1:20:08]What books does Jeff gift and recommend most often? [1:21:11]The movie that never fails to make Jeff tear up, and a conversation he had with Gregory Peck about it. [1:27:15]Has Jeff always had the chutzpah to initiate conversations with celebrities in the wild — like the time he and I encountered a very kind and gracious Jason Statham? [1:31:23]What would Jeff’s billboard say? [1:34:21]Parting thoughts. [1:35:22]QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE

“Everything you do, if your eyes are open, informs everything else you do.” — B. Jeffrey Madoff

“Ignorant, you can learn. Stupid’s forever.” — B. Jeffrey Madoff

“If you’re bored in New York, it’s on you. There is so much going on all the time and I can go hear a jazz concert, see a play, eat at a great restaurant, and walk to all those places. I love it. That’s why flying saucers land in Wyoming. New York, you can’t find a place to park.” — B. Jeffrey Madoff

“I was hired to sell shoes, not be a zookeeper.” — B. Jeffrey Madoff

“Never let anybody rob the joy of the process, because the process is what’s magic.” — B. Jeffrey Madoff

“The sure way to make sure that nothing happens is do nothing.” — B. Jeffrey Madoff

“Pay attention to the road.” — B. Jeffrey Madoff

“Stay curious, keep learning.” — B. Jeffrey Madoff

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PEOPLE MENTIONEDRalph Lauren Cary Grant Fred Astaire Gary Cooper Vance Packard Molly Dennis Hopper William S. Burroughs Terry Southern Marlon Brando Francis Ford Coppola M.C. Escher Nostradamus Taylor Swift Alessandra Ambrosio Adriana Lima Willy Wonka Dr. Dolittle Napoleon Solo Alec Baldwin David Mamet Bernie Madoff David Letterman Lloyd Price Shirley Temple Elvis Presley The Beatles Bruce Springsteen Stephen Colbert Sheldon Epps Shelton Becton Chester Gregory Stanley Mathis Harold Logan David Gallo Rob Kaplowitz Jillian Manus Steve Hanselman Raymond Chandler James Ellroy Michael Lewis Charles Dickens Billy Beane Daniel Kahneman Amos Tversky Timothy Wu James Gleick Edward Norton Walt Disney Liza Minnelli Gregory Peck Atticus Finch Alan Pakula Harper Lee Jason Statham Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Guy Ritchie

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Published on August 11, 2021 10:29

B. Jeffrey Madoff — Dealmaking, the Hidden Persuaders, Working with Ralph Lauren, and Finding the Secret to Life in the Mojave Desert (#526)

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“Everything you do, if your eyes are open, informs everything else you do.”
— B. Jeffrey Madoff

B. Jeffrey Madoff (@madoffproductions) began his career in fashion, becoming one of the top 10 designers in the US before switching careers to film and video production. He has directed award-winning commercials, documentaries, and web content for clients around the world, including Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, and Tiffany.

His book, which is based on the class he teaches at Parsons School of Design, is Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas.

He has been a featured speaker at Wharton School, Princeton University, NYU Steinhardt, Google Next, Barclays’ Rise and Verizon on the topics of creating a brand and creativity. He works with private equity firms and investment banks, such as Lazard, to create the brand story for companies that are being sold or startups looking to attract investment.

Madoff is also a playwright and theater producer. His play Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical, based on the life of the titular Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend, will have its world premiere in March of 2022 at People’s Light theater in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

He graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in philosophy and psychology. He was also on the wrestling team, which, combined with his academic studies, prepared him for a life in the film business.

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform.

Brought to you by Public Goods high-quality everyday essentials, LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 750M users, and ExpressVPN virtual private network service. More on all three below.

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Confidential by James Ellroy | Amazon To Kill A Mockingbird | Prime Video To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee | Amazon Rainbow Room | Rockefeller Center Why Shroud of Turin’s Secrets Continue to Elude Science | National GeographicSHOW NOTESHow learning to scratch one’s own itch can launch a career. [05:35]After graduating with degrees in philosophy and psychology, where did Jeff first find gainful employment, and how did this inform his future career path? [08:49]On the informed perseverance it takes to make it over the early bumps of a new path taken — and learning past the point of ignorance. [10:59]In what ways did The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard influence young Jeff? [13:21]How did Jeff go from fashion design to film and video production? [15:18]An aside: a Dennis Hopper anecdote Jeff’s never told anyone. [20:23]Why did William S. Burroughs’ lawyer introduce Jeff to people who were starting a production company, and why did they bring him on board even though he was yet unproven in the filmmaking world? [23:40]The difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer. [26:57]Why does Jeff ask his students to define success at the beginning of every semester at Parsons? What is he hoping to hear, and how has his own definition of success changed over time? [29:02]If engagement in what he’s doing is key to Jeff’s success, what does this feel like? [31:46]How does Jeff choose who to interview for his class? [32:34]An aside: here’s that video of Ferriss Baggins making a salad for Victoria’s Secret models. [33:58]Jeff shares the story about that time he trekked deep into the Mojave Desert to visit a life coach who had insights about the meaning of life to share — for a small fee. [34:56]Learning to sell and manage: Jeff fills us in on Fuller Brush foibles and shoe store monkey business. [42:23]Just to clear things up: Ben Jeffrey Madoff is not the same person as Bernie Madoff. But the Post Office and people using the Manhatten phone book didn’t always know this circa 2007. [51:07]Who was Lloyd Price, how did he change the course of music history, and what led to Jeff writing a play — Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical — about him? [58:16]How did Lloyd respond when reading the first few scenes of Personality, and how did it make Jeff feel? [1:03:10]As Lloyd passed away in 2021, what’s the current status of this play? [1:05:37]How Jeff broke the news to Personality director Sheldon Epps that he has a “no asshole” rule, and why you should never let anybody rob the joy of the process. [1:08:41]How regional theaters with successful productions feed Broadway, and how enhancement deals work. [1:10:16]When publishers rejected the pitch for my first book, a select few did so gracefully. Others, not so much. Did I remember names when it came time to pitch my second book? You bet. Remember: cruelty is far costlier than kindness. [1:12:13]If you’re going to try to do anything in the world, you need to get used to people saying no to you. Here’s how to protect your psyche from rejection and cultivate the empathy to reject others without crushing their morale. [1:16:31]Where can people go to support, drop off a bag of cash, or just find out more about Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical? [1:20:02]What books does Jeff gift and recommend most often? [1:21:05]The movie that never fails to make Jeff tear up, and a conversation he had with Gregory Peck about it. [1:27:09]Has Jeff always had the chutzpah to initiate conversations with celebrities in the wild — like the time he and I encountered a very kind and gracious Jason Statham? [1:31:17]What would Jeff’s billboard say? [1:34:15]Parting thoughts. [1:35:16]PEOPLE MENTIONEDRalph Lauren Cary Grant Fred Astaire Gary Cooper Vance Packard Molly Dennis Hopper William S. Burroughs Terry Southern Marlon Brando Francis Ford Coppola M.C. Escher Nostradamus Taylor Swift Alessandra Ambrosio Adriana Lima Willy Wonka Dr. Dolittle Napoleon Solo Alec Baldwin David Mamet Bernie Madoff David Letterman Lloyd Price Shirley Temple Elvis Presley The Beatles Bruce Springsteen Stephen Colbert Sheldon Epps Shelton Becton Chester Gregory Stanley Mathis Harold Logan David Gallo Rob Kaplowitz Jillian Manus Steve Hanselman Raymond Chandler James Ellroy Michael Lewis Charles Dickens Billy Beane Daniel Kahneman Amos Tversky Timothy Wu James Gleick Edward Norton Walt Disney Liza Minnelli Gregory Peck Atticus Finch Alan Pakula Harper Lee Jason Statham Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Guy Ritchie

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Giuliana Furci on the Wonders of Mycology, Wisdom from Jane Goodall, Favorite Books, and the World’s Largest Fungarium (#525)

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“It’s really not about rock and roll anymore — it’s about rotten mold, and we have to let things rot.”
— Giuliana Furci

Giuliana Furci (@giulifungi) is foundress and executive director of the Fungi Foundation (est. 2012), the world’s first nonprofit dedicated solely to fungi. She is a Harvard University associate, Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy, co-chair of the IUCN Fungal Conservation Committee, mother, author of several titles—including a series of field guides to Chilean fungi—and contributor to numerous publications on the environment, such as the first State of the World’s Fungi report (Kew, 2018), Biodiversidad de Chile: Patrimonio y Desafíos (Ministry of the Environment, Chile, 2008) and the IBPA Award-winning book Fantastic Fungi.

Giuliana has worked for the fungi since 1999 and in the nonprofit sector for the last 17 years. She has held consulting positions in US philanthropic foundations as well as full-time positions in international marine conservation NGOs and Chilean environmental NGOs.

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Want to hear an episode with the man Giuliana affectionately refers to as “Pablo?” Listen to my conversation with mycological mastermind Paul Stamets, in which we discuss fighting viruses with mycelium in a post-9/11 world, fending off carpenter ants with fungi, conquering a lifelong stutter with the assistance of Psilocybin cubensis, stacking microdoses of psilocybin with lion’s mane to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and much more.

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Money | Amazon The Rise of Yeast: How the Sugar Fungus Shaped Civilization by Nicholas P. Money | AmazonSHOW NOTESA product of exile: how Giuliana come to be born in the UK of a Chilean mother and an Italian father after her mother’s persecution under dictator Augusto Pinochet. [06:20]After being born and raised in England, what was it like for Giuliana, at age 15, to accompany her mother’s return to Chile? Why was it not as smooth of a transition as she might have been expecting? [10:58]As an undergraduate student, how did Giuliana choose her path of study? [14:05]What is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization), and how does one measure its success? [17:08]How did Giuliana go from studying aquaculture to fungi? [18:20]Why does it seem that mushrooms and fungi have been so understudied? [22:26]What’s so unique about Chilean mycology that it became Giuliana’s life work? Has she discovered any new species of fungi? [23:57]How can we determine with certainty the age of a fungal species? [27:07]Are fungi gendered? [29:22]What does Amanita galactica look like, and how did Giuliana choose the name? [30:34]What’s the protocol when it is believed a new species has been discovered? How are specimens preserved in the field? [33:04]Much talk about mate and tango — two things I loved in Argentina many years ago. [39:55]Giuliana’s serendipitous discovery of a second species: Cortinarius chlorosplendidus. [46:30]Why is Kew Gardens so important to the field of mycology? [48:24]How a mushroom is like an apple — just a small part of a much larger organism. [49:22]Why do mycologists believe some mushrooms have developed properties that are hallucinogenic or even toxic to other species? [51:22]Giuliana is kind enough to give us a crash course in taxonomy 101. [55:38]How does a fungarium’s holotype differ from a voucher specimen? [57:43]How did Giuliana come to befriend the legendary Jane Goodall, and how has this friendship encouraged her as a fellow mother field scientist? [58:44]Under Giuliana’s leadership, Chile became the first country in the world to include the fungi kingdom in its environmental legislation. How did she accomplish this, and what does she hope this achieves on a globally ecosystemic level? [1:03:25]What are the implications of human beings being more closely related to fungus than fungus is to plants? For starters, consider penicillin. [1:10:06]In what ways are fungi crucial for life as we know it to exist? [1:12:22]What is the mission of the Fungi Foundation? [1:16:45]What books have influenced Giuliana’s approach to the wonderful world of fungi? [1:22:56]An ineludible responsibility towards the kingdom of the fungi: on finding simplicity in what, at first glance, seemed complex. [1:26:20]The importance of taking time for self-reflection when you’re facing problems for which you’re uniquely suited to solve — especially in a world that’s so hyperconnected and focused on what everyone else is doing and choosing to share. [1:29:56]What is the Telluride Mushroom Festival, what makes it such an incredible experience, and what will Giuliana be presenting there this year? [1:31:46]What does it mean to be a Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy? [1:35:38]I’ve an affection for the Fungi Foundation and find $50,000 a fine first offering. Feel free to inflate the figure financially at ffungi.org! [1:37:08]Giuliana’s request of the audience: let things rot. [1:42:15]Final book and movie recommendations and parting thoughts. [1:43:39]PEOPLE MENTIONEDXimena George-Nascimento Augusto Pinochet Jaime Jiménez Paul Stamets Santa Claus Soma Tuula Niskanen Carl Linnaeus Jane Goodall Leonardo DiCaprio Ludwig Wittgenstein Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Nathalie Kelley Joanna Foster Antonio Bacigalupo José Mingo Marinetti Merlin Sheldrake Luis Sepúlveda Milan Kundera Gabriela Mistral Eduardo Galeano Claude Debussy Andrew Weil Emanuel Salzman Gary Lincoff Dennis McKenna Dave Nichols Nicholas P. Money

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Ramit Sethi — How to Play Offense with Money, Plan Bucket Lists, Build a Rich Life with Your Partner, and Take a Powerful $100 Challenge (#524)

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“People’s feelings about how they are doing financially are highly uncorrelated with their actual financial status.”
— Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi (@ramit), author of the New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You to Be Rich, has helped tens of millions of people live a rich life with their money, careers, businesses, and psychology. He hosts more than a million readers on his site iwillteachyoutoberich.com, newsletter, and social media. His new podcast, I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi, reveals real stories about love and money from behind closed doors. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to fine podcasts.

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Want to hear Ramit’s last appearance on this show? Lend an ear to our conversation in which we discussed savvy negotiation, why not all good financial decisions are created equal, sensible expenditures that appear frivolous at first glance, money dials, game-changing conveniences, challenging accepted “truths” about money, the pros and cons of the prenuptial agreement, mini-retirements, and much more.

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Just a 6-Week Program That Works. by Ramit Sethi | Amazon Ramit Sethi — Automating Finances, Negotiating Prenups, Disagreeing with Tim, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #371 Ramit Sethi — How Creatives Should Negotiate | The Tim Ferriss Show #166 Ramit Sethi — Persuasion and Turning a Blog Into a Multi-Million-Dollar Business | The Tim Ferriss Show #33 & #34 I Tried Out Wash and Fold Laundry Service (And Whether I’ll Ever Do It Again) | A Slob Comes Clean The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon 11 Expert Tips to Stop Being a People Pleaser (with Science) | Science of People Stephen King Accepts the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters | National Book Foundation Rollin’ | Limp Bizkit How to Talk to Your Partner About Money (at Any Stage) by Ramit Sethi | IWT 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Making a Prenup Agreement | World Wedding Guide Gilt Groupe Dave Elitch — How to Get Out of Your Own Way | The Tim Ferriss Show #348 Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler | Amazon Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler | Amazon A Research-Based Approach to Relationships | The Gottman InstituteSHOW NOTESMost memorable money conversations with couples in debt that Ramit has had since our last episode together. [06:06]A recent purchase over which I agonized to a degree that seems ludicrous in hindsight. [08:38]How do you think about money? Probably not as closely as the guy Ramit knows who has $8 million in net worth but goes out of his way to save $8 on groceries because he hates “the idea of overpaying.” [09:56]Why did it take so long for Ramit to start a podcast, and in what ways can a listener expect his show to differ vastly from this one? [12:03]Ramit justifies his fascination for toying with trolls, and I share a pro tip for anyone who’s ever being interviewed by a journalist (or podcaster). [14:12]In the last 30 days, can you think of a specific situation where you were not on the same page financially with your partner? [16:08]What is your idea of a rich life? This is a question with wildly varied answers depending on who you ask, but one truth seems consistent: People’s feelings about how they are doing financially are highly uncorrelated with their actual financial status. [17:18]Why Americans’ tendency to compare themselves to their neighbors is completely irrational. [20:16]What does Ramit’s rich life look like? [22:16]Ramit’s money rules. [23:17]What the recent decision to have fresh flowers delivered to my house every week does for my rich life. [24:36]Why asking “What is your rich life?” can be such a magical, transformational question — especially when a partner is present. [25:40]If you’re a bit of an overspender, have you ever said “No” to your partner or family? [27:38]If you were not on the same page financially with your partner at some point in the last 30 days, on a scale of 1 to 10, how big of an issue is it? [28:32]A bucket list/rich life goals vision exercise Ramit did with his wife Cassandra, inspired by Stephen King’s 2003 National Book Club Speech. [30:06]How Ramit and Cassandra have agreed to financially contribute, together, to their eight-year anniversary goal, and how it feels to watch the fund make progress. [34:55]Ramit and Cassandra meet once a month to discuss finances. What does the format look like? [38:21]Ramit’s true, but most embarrassing backlog rich life goal. [41:13]How to make conversations about money positive experiences rather than negative and depressing. [43:50]The typical approach to talking about finances when one half of a couple is an overspender (and/or people pleaser who has trouble establishing boundaries), and what Ramit suggests as a better, more effective alternative. [44:40]What needs to happen for a couple to succeed in solving whatever financial problems they have (and avoid passing along toxic money behavior to their offspring). [49:26]Why it’s not enough just to want to change your relationship with money, and how psychology and tools can easily be used to affect the desired change — with far less effort than fighting with your spouse about money for the rest of your miserable lives. [52:12]An example of a time Ramit saw a 9/10 severity problem with a couple and their money solved simply. [54:38]Thoughts and positive listener feedback about prenups since our last conversation. [57:55]The $100 challenge. [1:00:12]What would result from Ramit’s own $100 (or $1,000 or $5,000) challenge? [1:04:02]What would the result of my own challenge look like? [1:07:17]Gauging the most important lessons that can be learned from the $100 (or more) challenge, and rejecting the coded-for-fear life of frugality that many of us accept as the default. [1:08:32]How Ramit turned a couple’s conversation around a $100+ honeymoon challenge from a downward spiral into an upward one. [1:11:39]Thoughts on how we can learn to spend our money in meaningful ways on enjoying and enhancing a rich life rather than endlessly stockpiling it for some unknown purpose in an unforeseeable future. [1:13:06]Fascinating patterns around the saving and spending of money that Ramit has noticed in his conversations with couples. [1:20:03]Recommendations for further developing the skill of financial comfort and reaffirming the importance of a relationship. [1:24:02]Exercising generosity as a way of becoming more like the people we want to be and reinforcing the positive potential of the money we make. [1:25:07]How Billy Joel impressed the power of generosity and graciousness upon a teenage busboy named Tim. [1:27:23]Parting thoughts. [1:29:42]PEOPLE MENTIONEDCassandra Sethi Stephen King Tabitha King Steve Jobs Billy Joel Christie Brinkley

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Ramit Sethi on How Couples Can Talk about Money, Bucket Lists, the $100 Challenge, and More (#524)

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“People’s feelings about how they are doing financially are highly uncorrelated with their actual financial status.”
— Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi (@ramit), author of the New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You to Be Rich, has helped tens of millions of people live a rich life with their money, careers, businesses, and psychology. He hosts more than a million readers on his site iwillteachyoutoberich.com, newsletter, and social media. His new podcast, I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi, reveals real stories about love and money from behind closed doors. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to fine podcasts.

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Want to hear Ramit’s last appearance on this show? Lend an ear to our conversation in which we discussed savvy negotiation, why not all good financial decisions are created equal, sensible expenditures that appear frivolous at first glance, money dials, game-changing conveniences, challenging accepted “truths” about money, the pros and cons of the prenuptial agreement, mini-retirements, and much more.

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I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi (Podcast) I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition: No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. Just a 6-Week Program That Works. by Ramit Sethi | Amazon Ramit Sethi — Automating Finances, Negotiating Prenups, Disagreeing with Tim, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #371 Ramit Sethi — How Creatives Should Negotiate | The Tim Ferriss Show #166 Ramit Sethi — Persuasion and Turning a Blog Into a Multi-Million-Dollar Business | The Tim Ferriss Show #33 & #34 I Tried Out Wash and Fold Laundry Service (And Whether I’ll Ever Do It Again) | A Slob Comes Clean The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon 11 Expert Tips to Stop Being a People Pleaser (with Science) | Science of People Stephen King Accepts the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters | National Book Foundation Rollin’ | Limp Bizkit How to Talk to Your Partner About Money (at Any Stage) by Ramit Sethi | IWT 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Making a Prenup Agreement | World Wedding Guide Gilt Groupe Dave Elitch — How to Get Out of Your Own Way | The Tim Ferriss Show #348 Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler | Amazon Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler | Amazon A Research-Based Approach to Relationships | The Gottman InstituteSHOW NOTESMost memorable money conversations with couples in debt that Ramit has had since our last episode together. [06:06]A recent purchase over which I agonized to a degree that seems ludicrous in hindsight. [08:38]How do you think about money? Probably not as closely as the guy Ramit knows who has $8 million in net worth but goes out of his way to save $8 on groceries because he hates “the idea of overpaying.” [09:56]Why did it take so long for Ramit to start a podcast, and in what ways can a listener expect his show to differ vastly from this one? [12:03]Ramit justifies his fascination for toying with trolls, and I share a pro tip for anyone who’s ever being interviewed by a journalist (or podcaster). [14:12]In the last 30 days, can you think of a specific situation where you were not on the same page financially with your partner? [16:08]What is your idea of a rich life? This is a question with wildly varied answers depending on who you ask, but one truth seems consistent: People’s feelings about how they are doing financially are highly uncorrelated with their actual financial status. [17:18]Why Americans’ tendency to compare themselves to their neighbors is completely irrational. [20:16]What does Ramit’s rich life look like? [22:16]Ramit’s money rules. [23:17]What the recent decision to have fresh flowers delivered to my house every week does for my rich life. [24:36]Why asking “What is your rich life?” can be such a magical, transformational question — especially when a partner is present. [25:40]If you’re a bit of an overspender, have you ever said “No” to your partner or family? [27:38]If you were not on the same page financially with your partner at some point in the last 30 days, on a scale of 1 to 10, how big of an issue is it? [28:32]A bucket list/rich life goals vision exercise Ramit did with his wife Cassandra, inspired by Stephen King’s 2003 National Book Club Speech. [30:06]How Ramit and Cassandra have agreed to financially contribute, together, to their eight-year anniversary goal, and how it feels to watch the fund make progress. [34:55]Ramit and Cassandra meet once a month to discuss finances. What does the format look like? [38:21]Ramit’s true, but most embarrassing backlog rich life goal. [41:13]How to make conversations about money positive experiences rather than negative and depressing. [43:50]The typical approach to talking about finances when one half of a couple is an overspender (and/or people pleaser who has trouble establishing boundaries), and what Ramit suggests as a better, more effective alternative. [44:40]What needs to happen for a couple to succeed in solving whatever financial problems they have (and avoid passing along toxic money behavior to their offspring). [49:26]Why it’s not enough just to want to change your relationship with money, and how psychology and tools can easily be used to affect the desired change — with far less effort than fighting with your spouse about money for the rest of your miserable lives. [52:12]An example of a time Ramit saw a 9/10 severity problem with a couple and their money solved simply. [54:38]Thoughts and positive listener feedback about prenups since our last conversation. [57:55]The $100 challenge. [1:00:12]What would result from Ramit’s own $100 (or $1,000 or $5,000) challenge? [1:04:02]What would the result of my own challenge look like? [1:07:17]Gauging the most important lessons that can be learned from the $100 (or more) challenge, and rejecting the coded-for-fear life of frugality that many of us accept as the default. [1:08:32]How Ramit turned a couple’s conversation around a $100+ honeymoon challenge from a downward spiral into an upward one. [1:11:39]Thoughts on how we can learn to spend our money in meaningful ways on enjoying and enhancing a rich life rather than endlessly stockpiling it for some unknown purpose in an unforeseeable future. [1:13:06]Fascinating patterns around the saving and spending of money that Ramit has noticed in his conversations with couples. [1:20:03]Recommendations for further developing the skill of financial comfort and reaffirming the importance of a relationship. [1:24:02]Exercising generosity as a way of becoming more like the people we want to be and reinforcing the positive potential of the money we make. [1:25:07]How Billy Joel impressed the power of generosity and graciousness upon a teenage busboy named Tim. [1:27:23]Parting thoughts. [1:29:42]PEOPLE MENTIONEDCassandra Sethi Stephen King Tabitha King Steve Jobs Billy Joel Christie Brinkley

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Dennis McKenna — The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions, Fundamentals, Advanced Topics, Science, Churches, Learnings, Warnings, and Beyond (#523)

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“To my mind, science, properly pursued, only deepens the mystery. It doesn’t take the mystery away. It shows you how mystery exists profoundly at every level.”
— Dennis McKenna

Dennis McKenna (@DennisMcKenna4) has spent more than 40 years researching the interdisciplinary study of Amazonian ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens. He has conducted extensive ethnobotanical fieldwork in the Peruvian, Colombian, and Brazilian Amazon.

His doctoral research at the University of British Columbia focused on the ethnopharmacology of ayahuasca and oo-koo-he, two tryptamine-based hallucinogens used by indigenous peoples in the Northwest Amazon.

He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key organizer and participant in the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca used by the UDV, a Brazilian religious group. He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna.

From 2000 to 2017, he taught courses on ethnopharmacology as well as plants in human affairs in the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. In 2019, in collaboration with colleagues, he incorporated a new non-profit, the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. He emigrated to Canada in the spring of 2019 together with his wife Sheila, and now resides in Abbotsford, B.C.

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Want to hear another episode with someone who’s not afraid to tread Amazonian rainforests in the puddles left by Richard Evans Schultes’ footsteps? Lend your ears to my discussion with ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin about Schultes’ proclivities as a trickster in the shamanic tradition, how a shaman in the northeastern part of the Amazon cured Mark’s foot pain instantly when no one else could, the “holes” in Western medicine’s understanding, hallucinogenic frogs, the risks of ayahuasca and other Amazon-derived hallucinogens, and much more.

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The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss by Dennis McKenna | Amazon Remember to Remember: Take Away Lessons from My Interview with Tim Ferriss by Dennis McKenna | View from the Far Side Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (Vol. 1 & 2): 50 Years of Research Edited by Dr. Dennis McKenna, PhD; Professor Sir Ghillean T. Prance; Professor Wade Davis, PhD; Benjamin De Leonen | Amazon The Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs: Reflections on a Book that Changed My Life by Dennis MeKenna | American Botanical Council ESPD 50 | McKenna Academy ESPD 50 | Vimeo Heffter Research Institute The Hoasca Project | MAPS Center for Spirituality and Healing | University of Minnesota The Yanomami | Survival International Herbaria & Libraries | Harvard University Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors in South American Hallucinogenic Plants Part 2: Constituents of Orally-Active Myristicaceous Hallucinogens | Journal of Ethnopharmacology Agrostology; An Introduction to the Systematics of Grasses by James P. Smith, Jr. | Digital Commons Psilocybe Cubensis | Wikipedia Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower’s Guide: A Handbook for Psilocybin Enthusiasts by O. T. Oss and O. N. Oeric | Amazon The Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes | The Amazon Conservation Team The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda Ethnopharmacology: Reflections on 50 Years of Research by Dennis McKenna | The Ethnobotanical Assembly Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs: Discovery and Development | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine List of Central Nervous System Agents (CNS Agents) | Drugs.com Herbs Affecting the Central Nervous System | ASHS Press Kava Kava | Healthline The Controlled Substances Act | DEA Ayahuasca and the Amazon by Hernando Echeverri-Sanchez | The Ethnobotanical Assembly Harmine | PubChem The Pharmacology of Ayahuasca with Dennis McKenna | EntheoNation Powerful Ayahuasca Plant Allies: The Shaman’s Treasure Chest | Kahpi Beneficent Spiritist Center União do Vegetal Religion of the Forest | Santo Daime The Use of Ayahuasca in Brazil by the Santo Daime Religion | MAPS Psychotria Viridis (Chacruna) | Entheology Diplopterys Cabrerana (Yahe Vine) | Entheology What is a Dieta? | Ayahuasca.com Psychedelic Empowerment and the Environmental Crisis: Re-Awakening Our Connection to the Gaian Mind | Bioneers Brugmansia and Datura: Angel’s Trumpet | Portland Nursery ‘Devil’s Breath’ AKA Scopolamine: Can It Really Zombify You? | The Guardian The Serpent and the Rainbow | Prime Video World’s Scariest Drug | Vice We Are Harvesting Ayahuasca at an Alarming Rate | Kahpi Ayahuasca Retreats | Soltara Healing Center Dennis McKenna at “The Event at La Chorrera: A 50-Year Retrospective” | View from the Far Side True Hallucinations: Being an Account of the Author’s Extraordinary Adventures in the Devil’s Paradise by Terence McKenna | Amazon Chiric Sanango | Gastro Obscura Let’s Talk About Psychedelic-Induced Psychosis | Psymposia Set and Setting: Why Preparation Matters | DoubleBlind Bellevue Hospital | Atlas Obscura A Trip Inside the Schizophrenic Mind | Scientific American The Eleusinian Mysteries: the Psychedelic Cult That Thrived For Nearly 2000 Years | Gizmodo A Leading Center for Exploring Human Potential | Esalen Institute Amazonian Digital Herbarium Project | Botanical Dimensions Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana Organization for Tropical Studies Hemmings House Pictures Mushroom Expert Exhumes the Stoned Ape Theory | Big Think Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution by Terence McKenna | Amazon Michael Pollan & Dennis McKenna: This is Your Mind on Plants | Second Home What is Epigenetics? | CDC When Do We Need Voucher Specimens? | PhyloBotanist Woven Science ACT Raises $35,000 for The Trio Indian Shaman’s Encyclopedia | Amazon Conservation Team Ensuring Equitable Benefits: The Falealupo Covenant and the Isolation of Anti-Viral Drug Prostratin from a Samoan Medicinal Plant | Pharmaceutical Biology Indians Are Key to Rainforest Conservation Efforts Says Renowned Ethnobotanist | Mongabay Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Lamas of South America | The Tim Ferriss Show #469 Plants of the Gods — Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ayahuasca, Shamanic Knowledge, the Curse and Blessing of Coca, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #508 “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman | Amazon The Blind Men and the Elephant | Peace CorpsSHOW NOTESDennis describes his first meeting with legendary ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes, the ensuing correspondence, and how it began a journey he wasn’t quite expecting. [06:53]After spending 15 years in the sweltering Amazon, can Richard Evans Schultes be blamed for the disarming state in which Dennis first encountered him at Harvard? [20:15]What made Sanford Siegel such a unique, creative scientist, and why is science such a crucial framework for serious explorers of the psychedelic ecosystem? [22:51]What is Dennis’ “tortured” definition of ethnopharmacology? How many of the medicinal compounds we take for granted today have a cultural back story? [27:52]On the government-subsidized 1967 Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs gathering, its 50th anniversary (and corresponding volumes edited by Dennis), the intervening Controlled Substances Act, and recent, surprising findings related to ayahuasca. [30:58]What is the UDV? [37:19]Does the UDV differentiate between different types of brews for different purposes? What is the organization’s view of ayahuasca as a medicine, and why have its adherents allowed outsiders to investigate its mysteries with scientific curiosity? [39:47]There’s not just one type of ayahuasca. What has been Dennis’ experience with some of its other varieties, and what practical purposes might be served by learning more about them? Why has further study been elusive thus far? [44:01]What is Brugmansia, and what makes it so scary? How is it used, and what should you do if you discover that some has ended up in your ayahuasca? [48:09]Reasons to be cautious with sight-unseen mercenary “shamans” offering to guide you on psychedelic journeys in strange lands from which you might not return. [51:17]The pros and cons of how ayahuasca tourism has altered its traditional use in recent years. [54:24]If ayahuasca is something that can change your life after just one use, how does Dennis justify taking it over 500 times in his life, and what has it taught him? [58:14]What circumstances might dictate Dennis’ decision to partake of ayahuasca, and why does he believe microdosing ayahuasca might actually be of benefit — even if he’s skeptical of the efficacy of microdosing other compounds? [1:02:54]That time when things went terribly askew: the experiment at La Chorrera (as chronicled in Terence McKenna’s True Hallucinations), and why anyone undertaking such an exploration needs to be prepared for this possibility. [1:08:13]Was it just an unusually bountiful and constantly consumed supply of psilocybin mushrooms over a long period of time to blame for sending the experiment at La Chorrera off the rails? [1:14:24]When is it appropriate to let things play out — as they eventually did for Dennis at La Chorrera — or commit someone having this kind of experience to a professional psychiatric intervention? [1:17:16]What is The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy, why was this nonprofit started, and what projects is it currently facilitating? [1:24:22]Is The McKenna Academy a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization? [1:29:36]Who else is involved in The McKenna Academy? [1:30:03]What projects would be on Dennis’ shortlist with the proper resources, and what’s on the plate? [1:31:09]New thoughts on the Stoned Ape Theory as Terence McKenna’s Food of the Gods is about to be reprinted. [1:32:38]How much financial support will The McKenna Academy need to accomplish its current roster of goals, and what’s its highest priority? [1:36:15]What is a voucher specimen? [1:38:50]How many plant species are estimated to exist in the Amazon today, and how many have been thoroughly investigated? What are we doing to increase this percentage, what might we hope for from forthcoming discoveries, and what can we do to safeguard the bounty from these discoveries for the people who have been their stewards for millennia? [1:41:33]How quickly can our tax-deductible donations fill The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy’s coffers to $600,000? Let’s find out together! I’ll start. [1:45:25]Dennis’ billboard and parting thoughts. [1:49:54]PEOPLE MENTIONEDTerence McKenna Richard Evans Schultes Albert Einstein Frank Stermitz Norman Farnsworth Larry Beasley Alexander H. Smith Neil Towers Sanford Siegel Indiana Jones Carlos Castaneda Richard M. Nixon Jace Callaway Charlie Grob Ram Das Alan Watts Luis Eduardo Luna Stephen Ross Juan Ruiz Christina Chaya Alexandre Tannous Wade Davis Paul Stamets Michael Coe Michael Pollan Mark Plotkin Roland Griffiths Richard Feynman

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Anne Lamott on Taming Your Inner Critic, Finding Grace, and Prayer (#522)

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“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.”
— Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott (@AnneLamott) uses honesty, empathy, and humor to write about our world. In her beloved and bestselling books, like Operating Instructions (an account of her son’s first year), Bird by Bird (her classic book on writing), and Help, Thanks, Wow (a celebration of prayer), Lamott delves into what makes us human. She explores the wide experience of life that unites us: birth and death, parenthood and family, faith and doubt, love and loss, forgiveness and hope.

In each of her 19 books, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, Lamott brings her distinctive mix of bracing candor, clarifying insight, and refreshing humor to convert serious subjects like addiction, motherhood, loss, and faith into human truths we can all share. She is the author of several essay collections on faith, including Traveling Mercies, Grace (Eventually), and Plan B, as well as several novels, including Imperfect Birds, Blue Shoe, and Rosie.

Lamott has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and has taught at UC Davis and writing conferences across the country. She is an inductee of the California Hall of Fame and the subject of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Mock’s documentary Bird by Bird with Annie (1999).

Her most recent book is Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage.

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Anne Lamott on Spiritual Fitness, Creative Process, Redecorating the Abyss, and the Perennial Magic of “Bird by Bird” (#522)

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“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.”
— Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott (@AnneLamott) uses honesty, empathy, and humor to write about our world. In her beloved and bestselling books, like Operating Instructions (an account of her son’s first year), Bird by Bird (her classic book on writing), and Help, Thanks, Wow (a celebration of prayer), Lamott delves into what makes us human. She explores the wide experience of life that unites us: birth and death, parenthood and family, faith and doubt, love and loss, forgiveness and hope.

In each of her 19 books, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, Lamott brings her distinctive mix of bracing candor, clarifying insight, and refreshing humor to convert serious subjects like addiction, motherhood, loss, and faith into human truths we can all share. She is the author of several essay collections on faith, including Traveling Mercies, Grace (Eventually), and Plan B, as well as several novels, including Imperfect Birds, Blue Shoe, and Rosie.

Lamott has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and has taught at UC Davis and writing conferences across the country. She is an inductee of the California Hall of Fame and the subject of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Mock’s documentary Bird by Bird with Annie (1999).

Her most recent book is Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage.

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Want to hear an episode with someone else who might not have written their first book had it not been for the guidance of Anne’s Bird by Bird? Listen to my conversation with Ramit Sethi in which we discuss savvy negotiation, renting versus owning property, sensible financial decisions that seem frivolous at first glance, game-changing conveniences and lifestyle upgrades, the pros and cons of the prenuptial agreement, reducing decision fatigue, and much more!

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