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The Psychedelic News Hour: New Breakthroughs, Compound Comparisons and Warnings (Psilocybin/LSD/Ayahuasca/N,N-DMT/5-MeO-DMT), Treatment of Trauma, Scalable vs. Unscalable Approaches, Making Sense of “Bad” Trips, and Much More (#458)

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Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is normally my job to deconstruct world-class performers of various types, of all ilks.

In this special episode, the tables are turned. Instead of interviewing someone else, I am interviewed by two experts on several topics I’ve both studied and supported, including psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and what it can do to heal trauma and—broadly speaking—possible futures for mental health. This audio was recorded on a new show, The Psychedelic News Hour, soon to be a podcast, and I’m in conversation with two people: David Rabin, MD, PhD, (@drdavidrabin), a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist, executive director of The Board of Medicine, and co-founder of Apollo Neuroscience, and Molly Maloof, MD, (@drmolly.co), a physician, Stanford lecturer, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapist.

This episode was recorded on Clubhouse, an app still in private beta and defined by their tagline: “Clubhouse is a space for casual, drop-in audio conversations—with friends and other interesting people around the world.” 

One final note: I recorded this on my phone, a necessity for using the app, so the audio quality isn’t studio quality, but it was polished as much as possible. Thank you for understanding, and thanks to everyone who joined and asked thoughtful questions. 

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Want to hear another podcast discussing psychedelics?  Listen to my conversation with Rick Doblin, the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). 

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The Psychedelic News Hour
David Rabin, MD, PhD
Molly Maloof, MD
Clubhouse
Silicon Valley and Wall Street Elites Pour Money Into Psychedelic Research | Wall Street Journal
MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Study Protocols | MAPS
Rick Doblin, PhD
Capstone Challenge Unlocked: Over $10,000,000 Raised in 70 Days
Mike and Annie Mithoefer
Matthew W. Johnson, PhD
How MDMA Is Being Used to Treat PTSD | The Economist
How the War on Drugs Has Harmed Veterans with PTSD | Time
The Secret Chief by Myron J. Stolaroff | MAPS
The Secret Chief Revealed by Myron J. Stolaroff
The Healing Journey: Pioneering Approaches to Psychedelic Therapy by Claudio Naranjo
Awareness by Anthony de Mello
The Waking Up app
Katharine McCormick | Wikipedia
Seth Godin
Masters of Scale podcast with Reid Hoffman
TEDMED Talk “Why Doctors Kill Themselves” by Pamela Wible
Terrence McKenna | Wikipedia
What is Internal Family Systems? | IFS Institute
Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research | Johns Hopkins
Centre for Psychedelic Research | Imperial College London
The World’s Largest Psychedelic Research Center | The Tim Ferriss Show #385
Psilocybin Produces Substantial and Sustained Decreases in Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Life-Threatening Cancer: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial | Journal of Psychopharmacology
How New Ketamine Drug Helps with Depression | Yale Medicine
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (Resources) | tim.blog

Chuck Palahniuk, Author of Fight Club — A Masterclass in Creative Living and Dangerous Writing (#457)

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“The goal is to make people laugh and then to really break their heart.”

Chuck Palahniuk

Writer Chuck Palahniuk (@chuckpalahniuk) has published twenty-three national and international best-selling books. These include fifteen prose novels, a collection of short stories, two graphic novels, two coloring books, a travel guide, a collection of essays, and a memoir about his life as a writer. He was raised in a desert town with a population of three hundred at the time of his birth in 1962. He received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Oregon.

Palahniuk is best known for his novels Fight Club and Choke, both of which were made into films. Publication of his short story Guts in the Sunday Guardian prompted a sharp drop in circulation. He frequently contributed fiction to Playboy, where his stories Romance, Cannibal, and Zombie had to be personally approved by Hugh Hefner. His new book, The Invention of Sound, is coming out on September 8th.

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Want to hear an episode with someone who got to bring one of Chuck Palahniuk’s characters to the silver screen? Check out my conversation with Edward Norton here, in which we discuss the creative process, creative struggle, the challenges of bringing characters from the written word to film, the gestation of art, and much more.

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Connect with Chuck Palahniuk:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk
Fight Club: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
Fight Club | Prime Video
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Choke | Prime Video
Other Books by Chuck Palahniuk
Guts by Chuck Palahniuk | YouTube
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson | The New Yorker
Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different by Chuck Palahniuk
Is Chuck Palahniuk Too Big to Fail? | Publishers Weekly
Types of Verb Forms and Functions in English | ThoughtCo.
Burnt Tongue: A Writing Technique | Mr. Dicicco
Dangerous Writing | Creative Writing Tutorials
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
Rosemary’s Baby | Prime Video
Thalidomide Babies and the Company That Was Responsible for Them | ATI
Fight Club Author Chuck Palahniuk on His Book Becoming a Bible for the Incel Movement | The Guardian
“Art is Anything You Can Get Away With” -Marshall McLuhan | PADENOM
Skippers Seafood Restaurant 1983 Commercial with Don Pardo | YouTube
Gone with the Wind | Prime Video
Jaws: A Novel by Peter Benchley
Jaws | Prime Video
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray
Charles Murray’s The Bell Curve about Race and IQ Has Bad Policy Ideas | Vox
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Seven | Prime Video
Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art by Lewis Hyde
Phoenix by Chuck Palahniuk | Books to Read in Under an Hour | Popsugar
Binding of Isaac | Wikipedia
The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World by Lewis Hyde
The Power of Myth — The Hero’s Adventure with Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers | The Tim Ferriss Show #456
Generation X by Douglas Coupland
You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much. | The New York Times
Beavers | Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Will Millennials Boost the Fur Trade? | Business of Fashion
The Devil Wears Prada: A Novel by Lauren Weisberger
The Tragedy of the Most Hated Bird in America | Storage Room No. 2
Who Is Jeffrey Epstein & What Did He Do? | Town and Country
Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk
Trojan Vibrating Twister
Burning Man
Occupy Wall Street
The Cacophony Society
How Three Different Santacons Took Over Portland | The Oregonian
Why | World Naked Bike Ride
Liminal to Liminoid, in Play, Flow, and Ritual: An Essay in Comparative Symbology by Victor Turner | Rice University
Trick-or-Treating Dates Back to Medieval Europe — Here’s the Fascinating History behind the Halloween Tradition | Business Insider
Fasching and Karneval | The German Way & More
W.W. Norton & Company
Freightliner Trucks
What Is the Wilhelm Scream? | Mental Floss
First Look: Two Covers for Fight Club 3 #6 Unveiled | 13th Dimension
A Wilhelm Scream (Band)
Goofy Holler | Soundeffects Wiki
Howie Scream | Remix Favorite Show and Game Wiki
Tape Bleed? | Home Recording Forums

SHOW NOTES

Note from the editor: Timestamps will be added shortly.

Why did the publication of Chuck’s short story Guts prompt a sharp drop in the Sunday Guardian‘s circulation and cause audiences to faint during readings of the piece? Perhaps most important: what influenced him to write it in the first place?
When writing short stories and novels, does Chuck’s desired impact or process differ between the two formats?
Who were Tom Spanbauer and Gordon Lish, and how did they help Chuck tighten up his writing?
Does writing with the discipline of certain constraints ever affect Chuck’s perception of reality and the people he meets there?
What is dangerous writing, and how might it be applied therapeutically?
How does Chuck craft a story arc while maintaining surface tension around the idea that, as he has said, “resolution is death,” and still end it in a way that satisfies, rather than frustrates the reader? Here’s where my dog Molly might be able to teach me a thing or two about writing.
A masterful short story beats a plodding novel any day, but they’re not as financially rewarding for the writer. How does Chuck think we can change this?
How does Chuck go about engaging an audience so they’re immersed in the story enough to lose track of time (or, on a good day, faint)?
The day Chuck understood minimalism.
The secret leverage of making intentional mistakes.
How Lewis Hyde’s cross-cultural explorations of mythology have helped Chuck develop modern characters with a strong, timeless connection to the past.
When has Chuck suffered the consequences of disappointing his guardian angel, and what works to alleviate this suffering?
Chuck explains Joseph Campbell’s secondary father concept and what it means for the challenges society faces today.
How Chuck knows if he’s got a story worth telling.
Why 31’s not too old to write a genre- or generation-defining novel.
What Chuck thinks of narrative that tries to dictate social change, and what history tells us about how these changes usually come about.
Other ways our perceptions can be skewed by inadvertent association — thoughts on fathers and daughters, Jeffrey Epstein, The Wizard of Oz, and Nazis.
Has Chuck ever used narrative in hopes of obliquely, indirectly, or surreptitiously generating social change?
What’s behind Chuck’s fascination with cults social models, and what does ‘liminoid’ mean in the context of these social models — particularly in traditions ranging from honeymooning to Halloween?
At the risk of further hurting Chuck’s editor’s feelings, what’s the story behind his acceptance of “kiss-off” money for Fight Club?
When it was first published, was it immediately apparent that Fight Club would become a cultural mainstay?
Realizations Chuck came to about Fight Club as it was in the process of being made into a movie, and why he’s hesitant about sharing those realizations even now.
Does Chuck ever worry that a flash of insight about something he’s written might plunge him headlong into an abyss that’s difficult to escape?
What can we expect from Chuck’s latest literary offering: The Invention of Sound?
Parting thoughts on novels as diaries, and how Chuck spent his childhood looting.

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Hugh Hefner
Shirley Jackson
Tom Spanbauer
Andrea Carlisle
Gordon Lish
Raymond Carver
Henry Kissinger
Ira Levin
Molly
Andy Warhol
Marshall McLuhan
Scarlett O’Hara
Robert Benchley
Peter Benchley
Sylvia Plath
Brad Pitt
Lewis Hyde
Coyote
Raven
Loki
Tyler Durden
Isaac
Abraham
Stephen King
Joseph Campbell
Bill Moyers
Douglas Coupland
Anna Wintour
Victor Turner
Gerald Howard

The Power of Myth — The Hero’s Adventure with Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers (#456)

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In psychological therapy, when people find out what it is that’s ticking in them, they get straightened out. . . . I find thinking in mythological terms has helped people.

Joseph Campbell

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is normally my job to interview and deconstruct world-class performers of all different types.

This episode flips the script, but you get a masterful interview in the process. It features the first program or chapter—titled “The Hero’s Adventure”—of the six-part series The Power of Myth. The series is simply incredible, and I found it oddly and profoundly calming. 

Here is a short description: 

“Forty years ago, renowned scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a series of interviews that became one of the most enduringly popular programs ever on PBS. In dialogues that adroitly span millennia of history and far-flung geography, the two men discuss myths as metaphors for human experience and the path to transcendence.” 

You can listen to the full series on Audible. It has an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars with nearly 4,000 ratings. I highly recommend that you check it out. You won’t be disappointed.  

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Joseph Campbell FoundationThe Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill MoyersThe Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellThe Masks of God by Joseph CampbellShinto | Yale Forum on Religion and EcologyStar Wars: A New Hope | Prime VideoSkywalker Ranch | LucasfilmThe Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Interpretation of Mythology by Otto RankCeltic Mythology: Myths of the Ancient World | OwlcationThe Odyssey by HomerThe Myth of Prometheus, the Thief of Fire | Greek Myths and Greek MythologyWhy Did Moses Go Up Mount Sinai Twice? | The Jerusalem PostLiving Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat HanhHonest Myth: Buddhism/Christianity Three Temptations | EspressoComSaudadeMuhammad and Qu’ran | PBSThe Qur’anThe Jidai-Geki Knights 5: The Obi-Wan Connection | The Lard Biscuit Guide to Samurai CinemaA Short History of the Word ‘Serendipity’ | Interesting LiteratureMos Eisley Cantina | StarWars.comTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson‘Star Wars’ Turns 40: Dirty Secrets from Trash Compactor Scene | Yahoo EntertainmentJonah and the Whale: Larger-Than-Life Lessons | Learn ReligionsSigurd the Dragonslayer | Throwback ThorsdayIroquois Mythology | WikipediaLe Morte d’Arthur: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Thomas MalorySt. George and Beyond: 12 Dragon-Slayers from Around the World | History CollectionC.G. Jung: The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious: Lightning Symbolism | All About HeavenWhat Does “Nirvana” Really Mean? | Lion’s RoarSamsara (Hinduism) | Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World AffairsHeliotropism | Plant LifeGaia Hypothesis | WikipediaTara Brach on Meditation and Overcoming FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) | The Tim Ferriss Show #94St. Patrick’s Cathedral | New York CityWhat is a Mantra, the Science, and How to Practice Mantra Daily | Yoga JournalNotre-Dame de Chartres CathedralChartres Cathedral: Black Madonna | Crusader HistorySalt Lake TempleThe 11 Tallest Buildings in New York City Right Now, Ranked | Business InsiderBlue Marble Image of the Earth from Apollo 17 | NASA

SHOW NOTES

The hero’s journey is a story universally recognizable across time, geography, and cultures. Its map is drawn with familiar lines, but the destination discovered isn’t always the destination expected. [03:21]In this story’s telling and retelling over human history, the hero has worn (at least) a thousand faces — from Moses to Odysseus to King Arthur to Frodo to Luke Skywalker. Why? [06:12]Two types of deed common to the hero’s journey. [07:54]Who is the hero? [09:43]What prompts the journey’s beginning? [10:45]Does the heroism have a moral objective? [12:10]How do these stories of the hero vary from culture to culture? [13:30]The purpose of the trials endured by the hero in this story. [17:38]How the hero myth has adapted to be told in a world that’s been fully mapped. [18:51]Can a traveler on an adventure of serendipity still be considered a hero? [23:12]Setting the scene for adventure ahead: the iconic cantina scene from Star Wars and the beginning of Treasure Island. [24:42]How the Death Star’s trash compactor is like biblical Jonah in the belly of the whale — and its mythological significance. [25:36]The consequences of a hero losing connection with their own humanity on a failed journey, and how we might avoid this fate as we embark on our own real-life journeys. [27:43]Can we rely on our higher nature to rescue us from the perils of the unknown and emerge better for surviving the ordeal, or will we succumb to these perils by trusting the instincts of our lower nature? Here’s how the hero of an Iroquois story handled herself in this scenario. [31:28]What is the therapeutic value of mythology? [37:38]Where to seek out and slay the dragons that vex us. [39:22]Is the desire to find a place of rest and repose typical of the hero’s journey? [45:01]What did consciousness mean to Joseph Campbell? [47:30]How do we raise our consciousness? Some people meditate. Joseph Campbell loved to visit cathedrals. [50:23]What might we expect from mythologies to come? [56:27]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Joseph CampbellBill MoyersGeorge LucasOtto RankOdysseus (Ulysses)TelemachusAthenaPrometheusMosesBuddhaJesusMuhammadDouglas FairbanksLeonardo da VinciLuke SkywalkerObi-Wan KenobiHan SoloLeia Skywalker Organa SoloRobert Louis StevensonSigurd (Siegfried)King ArthurCarl JungJean Erdman

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on Powerful Books, Mystics, Richard Dawkins, and the Dangers of Safe Spaces (#455)

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“Win the respect of people you respect, and you can forget the rest.”

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (@RabbiSacks) is an international religious leader, philosopher, and respected moral voice. He was the chief rabbi of the UK and Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013 and the recipient of the 2016 Templeton Prize, in recognition of his “exceptional contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension.” Rabbi Sacks has been described by HRH The Prince of Wales as “a light unto this nation” and by former British prime minister Tony Blair as “an intellectual giant.” He is an award-winning author of more than 30 books, including . His new book, Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times , recently became a bestseller in the UK and is now available in North America.

He is a frequent and sought-after contributor to radio, television, and the international press and a renowned public speaker, and he has degrees from both Cambridge and Oxford universities, as well as 18 honorary degrees. He was knighted by HM The Queen in 2005 and took his seat in the House of Lords in October 2009. Born in 1948 in London, he has been married to his wife Elaine since 1970. They have three children and several grandchildren.

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Want to hear an episode with someone on the other side of the spiritual spectrum? Check out my latest conversation with Sam Harris here in which we discuss mindfulness as a way to conquer fear, the future of psychedelics and empathogens as therapy, quarantine mushroom trips, worthwhile nonprofits to support during this pandemic, and much more.

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Connect with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times by Jonathan Sacks
by Jonathan Sacks
Rehearsals | TEDx Organizer Guide
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: How We Can Face the Future without Fear, Together | TED Talk
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: How We Can Navigate the Coronavirus Pandemic with Courage and Hope | TED Talk
Tim Ferriss: Why You Should Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals | TED Talk
Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferriss
Bose Noise-Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Headphones | Amazon
Ecclesiastes 1 NIV: Everything Is Meaningless | Bible Gateway
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape The Universe by Martin Rees
The Book of Psalms | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
LEPOWER Clip-On Book Light | Amazon.com
Relative Values: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and His Wife, Elaine, on Anti-Semitism and Love at First Sight | The Sunday Times Magazine
What Makes a Song Sad | The Atlantic
Holocaust and Diaspora Survival: The Next Generations. Past, Present, Future | ENRS
The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Death March from Auschwitz | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
America by Simon & Garfunkel
Greyhound
Riding the Dirty Dog | Vice
Lubavitch and Chabad | Jewish Virtual Library
Oxford Chabad Society
Jewish Mysticism’s Origins | My Jewish Learning
What is the Difference Between a Rebbe and a Rabbi? | Jewish Virtual Library
The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations by Jonathan Sacks
Religious Leaders Accused of Heresy | The Guardian
The World Economic Forum
Ground Zero Facts, Legacy, & Memorial | History
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Imitation Game | Prime Video
The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
Why the US and UK Failed Their Coronavirus Responses | Time
Jewish Holidays | Chabad.org
Who by Fire by Leonard Cohen
Singing “Hatikvah” at Bergen-Belsen | World Jewish Congress
Coronavirus: What We Need to Learn from the 1918 Flu Epidemic | Los Angeles Times
The Education Act of 1944 | UK Parliament
The Birth of the NHS | Historic UK
GI Bill History | Veterans Education Success
History of the Marshall Plan | George C. Marshall Foundation
Google Ngram Viewer
Lincoln Memorial | US National Park Service
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address | American Battlefield Trust
Speech by President Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address | Facing History and Ourselves
Thomas Jefferson Memorial | US National Park Service
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial | US National Park Service
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial | US National Park Service
Parliament Square Garden | London City Hall
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Black Lives Matter
Hamilton | New York City
History Behind 7 Passover Traditions: Seder, No Bread, More | Time
Remembrance Sunday | Royal British Legion
What Is Cancel Culture? Why We Keep Fighting about Canceling People | Vox
Safe Spaces On College Campuses Are Creating Intolerant Students | HuffPost
Audi Alteram Partem Definition | Duhaime’s Law Dictionary
The Talmud
Reish Lakish and Rabbi Yohanan on the Power of Repentance: A Reappraisal | The Lehrhaus
How the Talmud Became a Best-Seller in South Korea | The New Yorker
Think Like An Attacker: How a Red Team Operates | DarkReading
The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
How China Is on the Verge of Totalitarianism 2.0 | National Security College
Understanding the Butterfly Effect | American Scientist
To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility by Jonathan Sacks
Going Viral: Coronavirus in a Polarized World | AISH.com
The Ten Plagues | My Jewish Learning
The Jobbik Party in Hungary: History and Background | Human Rights First
A Whole New Jew: The Antisemite Who Turned Out to Be One of the Jews He Despised | The Jerusalem Post

SHOW NOTES

Note from the editor: Timestamps will be added shortly. 

Why is Rabbi Sacks known for wearing yellow ties, and how did he bypass the “no ties” policy when preparing to give his TED talk?
Rabbi Sacks explains in further detail why he considers noise-canceling headphones “the most religious objects” he’s come across.
A purchase of perhaps less than $10 that has made a positive contribution to Rabbi Sacks’ life.
On the sadness of Jewish music and the profound effect it’s had on Rabbi Sacks since he was a toddler.
Why Rabbi Sacks considers it such a blessing that he married someone so unlike himself half a century ago.
Fromt thousands of available accounts of the Holocaust, here’s what Rabbi Sacks finds particularly inspiring about The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger.
What set young Jonathan Sacks on the path to becoming Rabbi Sacks?
Who was the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and what’s the difference between a rabbi and a rebbe?
Why was there a public outcry for Rabbi Sacks’ resignation in response to Dignity of Difference, the book he wrote reflecting on the events of 9/11? What was the minimal change he made to make things right with the naysayers and ensure there would be a second edition?
Why winning the respect of people you respect — and forgetting the rest — is such an empowering life lesson.
“It’s not about you” — the value of altruism over ruthlessness from the personal to the societal.
The problems common to societies too centered on the notion of I over We, and how a Jewish perspective might help those of us who feel like we’re currently experiencing an irreversable tailspin into the abyss.
What is cultural climate change, and what can we do to fix it?
On cancel culture, free speech, and why Rabbi Sacks believes there’s “nothing less safe than safe space.”
The lesson we could all learn from an important cornerstone of Roman law: Audi alteram partem (Listen to the other side).
The constant challenge of maintaining the delicate balance between I and We.
How long did Rabbi Sacks date his now wife before proposing marriage?
A Passover tradition that demonstrates the value of empathizing with the enemy.
Parting thoughts.

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Lady Elaine Taylor Sacks
Chris Anderson
Ray Dalio
Gary Kasparov
Harold Macmillan
Martin Rees
Richard Dawkins
William Shakespeare
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Moses
Gershom
Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Irving Berlin
George Gershwin
Viktor Frankl
Edith Eger
Sam Harris
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Charles Darwin
Rick Warren
Leo Tolstoy
Benedict Cumberbatch
Alan Turing
Keira Knightley
Patrick Gordon Walker
Robert Putnam
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Winston Churchill
John F. Kennedy
Lin Manuel Miranda
John Jacques Rousseau
John Major
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
David Cameron
Sir Bernard Williams
Rabbi Yochanan
Reish Lakish
Rabbi Eleazar ben Pedat
John Milton
John Locke
James Madison
Pharaoh
Csanád Szegedi

Books I’ve Loved — Whitney Cummings (#454)

Photo by Troy Conrad | Instagram: @troyconrads

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.” I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better. I hope you pick up one or two new mentors—in the form of books—from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.

Whitney Cummings (@whitneycummings) is a Los Angeles-based comedian, actor, writer, and producer. She has appeared in multiple television shows and films, and has performed in stand-up specials for both HBO and Comedy Central, one of which was nominated for an American Comedy Award. You can subscribe to her podcast, Good For You, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Whitney is also the author of I’m Fine…And Other Lies, and her most recent comedy special, Can I Touch It?, is now available for streaming on Netflix. For more Whitney, check out our conversation from 2015. 

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

This podcast is brought to you by Audible.

The transcript of this episode can be found here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE



Connect with Whitney Cummings:

Website | Twitter | Instagram

The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker

Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix, PhD, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie

Adult Children of Alcoholics published by ACA WSO INC.

The Random Show — Zen, Investing, Mike Tyson, Artificial Intelligence, and the World’s Best Beers (#453)

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 wax poetic over wildlife friends and foes, the folly of facing off against Mike Tyson (even in his 50s), slow donkeys, universal basic income (UBI), breaking the pandemic pajama routine, smoked meats and Wi-Fi grills, Zen and the art of Kevin maintenance, how to hike without being hunted, hoity-toity beer, pandemic investing, and much more.

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform. You can also watch the episode on YouTube.

Brought to you by Dry Farm Wines, LegalZoom, and Allform. More on all three below. 

The transcript of this episode can be found here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

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This episode is also brought to you by Dry Farm Wines. I’m a wine drinker, and I love a few glasses over meals with friends. That said, I hate hangovers. For the last few months, all of the wine in my house has been from Dry Farm Wines. Why? At least in my experience, their wine means more fun with fewer headaches. Dry Farm Wines only ships wines that meet very stringent criteria: sugar free (less than 0.15g per glass), lower alcohol (less than 12.5% alcohol), additive free (there are more than 70 FDA-approved wine-making additives), lower sulfites, organic, and produced by small family farms.

All Dry Farm Wines are laboratory tested for purity standards by a certified, independent enologist, and all of their wines are also backed by a 100% Happiness Promise—they will either replace or refund any wine you do not love. Last but not least, I find delicious wines I never would have found otherwise. It’s a lot of fun. Dry Farm Wines has a special offer just for listeners of the podcast—an extra bottle in your first box for just one extra penny. Check out all the details at DryFarmWines.com/Tim.

This episode is also brought to you by LegalZoom. I’ve used this service for many of my businesses, as have quite a few of the icons on this podcast, including Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg of WordPress fame. LegalZoom is a reliable resource that more than a million people have already trusted for all kinds of legal needs, including setting up wills, proper trademark searches, forming LLCs, setting up non-profits, and finding simple cease-and-desist letter templates.

LegalZoom is not a law firm, but it does have a network of independent attorneys available in most states who can give you advice on the best way to get started, provide contract reviews, and otherwise help you run your business with complete transparency and up-front pricing. Learn more at LegalZoom.com. LegalZoom, where life meets legal.

This episode is brought to you by Allform! If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They just launched a new company called Allform, and they’re making premium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door — at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores.

You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home. Allform arrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes—no tools needed. To find your perfect sofa, check out Allform.com/Tim. Allform is offering 20% off all orders to you, my dear listeners, at Allform.com/Tim.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

Want to hear the last “Random Show” Kevin and I did? Check out our conversation here in which we discuss exotic meats, quarantine exercises, dog adoption, decadent desserts, and much more.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE







Connect with Kevin Rose:

The Kevin Rose Show | Oak Meditation | Zero | Instagram | Twitter

Past Episodes of The Random Show | The Tim Ferriss Show
American Black Bear | National Geographic
How to Train an Otter | Aquarium of the Bay
Kevin’s Raccoon Toss | YouTube
Grizzly Bear | National Wildlife Federation
Bear Spray Demonstration and Safety Tips | Yellowstone Forever
ElimiTick Pants | Amazon
GORUCK | The Rucking Company
Weighted Vests | Amazon
The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss
CrossFit Games
What is Judo? | Online Dojo
Spaceballs | Prime Video
“I’m Back!” Mike Tyson Hitting Pads at Age 53 | Global Boxing TV
OMG! Mike Tyson Still Terrifying on the Mitts! Throws Explosive Combinations Training for Comeback | Global Boxing TV
The Dangers of Boxing Injuries | Verywell Fit
Early Onset/Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s | Alzheimer’s Association
Where Evel Knievel Never Soared: A Wallenda Flies Over the Grand Canyon | Indian Country Today
Indian Python Swallows Goat Whole | Truly
Best of Parkour and Freerunning | StuntsAmazing
Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. Exhibition Fight Delayed | CBS Sports
Mike Tyson on Smoking DMT | ESPN
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Events as They Happen | WHO
Predicting Hospital Capacity: Why to Act Early, How to Think About Lag Time, and a Model You Can Use | tim.blog
Emergency Technique: How to Increase Ventilator Capacity 2–4x in 10 Minutes | tim.blog
How to Support Healthcare Workers Now — Plus Urgent Suggestions for Uber Eats, Hilton, Amazon, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #416
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker | The New York Times
Anti-Vaccine Activists Latch Onto Coronavirus To Bolster Their Movement | Kaiser Health News
Getting Vaccinated for the Flu This Year Is Particularly Important, Who Officials Say | CNN
Who Really Stands to Win from Universal Basic Income? | The New Yorker
7 Great TED Talks for Basic Income | Matt Orfalea, Medium
OpenAI API
OpenAI’s Latest Breakthrough Is Astonishingly Powerful, but Still Fighting Its Flaws | The Verge
OpenAI’s New Language Generator GPT-3 Is Shockingly Good—and Completely Mindless | MIT Technology Review
“I Actually Think GPT-3 Could Change Everything” | Chris Sacca, Twitter Twitter
Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar Games
Siri | Apple
Timeline: A Day-to-Day Recap of Portland Protests | KGW
The Original Muck Boot Company
How to Take a Digital Detox during the COVID-19 Pandemic | BBC Worklife
Pocket Casts
Apple Music
Spotify
Audible
Sonos
Pandora
Waking Up with Sam Harris
Strong Workout Tracker
Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Aura
Less Alcohol Tracker
Zero
Lumosity
MasterClass Online Classes
Personal Capital
Financial Times
The Wall Street Journal
Wealthfront
Clarity Money
Barron’s
Simplify Financial Planning
Home | Apple
Traeger Grills
Maui Nui Venison
The Axis Deer, and How They’re Impacting Parts of the United States | Wide Open Spaces
Crowd Cow
ButcherBox
Belcampo
Heart Rate Variability: A New Way to Track Well-Being | Harvard Health Blog
The Breathing App | Eddie Stern
Normal Blood Oxygen Level: What’s Normal for Me? | Healthline
Parasympathetic Nervous System | ScienceDirect Topics
Lyme Disease | CDC
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor | ScienceDirect Topics
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey and Eric Hagerman
Henry Shukman: The Mysterious/Unsolvable Zen Koans | The Kevin Rose Show
What Is a Koan? | New World Encyclopedia
One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir by Henry Shukman
San Francisco Zen Center
Mountain Cloud Zen Center
The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s Perfection by Michael A. Singer
How To Meditate: Zazen Instructions | Zen Mountain Monastery
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Why Taking Ayahuasca Is like Having a Near-Death Experience | New Scientist
Quickening Scene | Highlander
Pique Tea | Amazon
Laird Superfood Coffee Creamer | Amazon
WhatsApp
onX Hunt App
The Beginner’s Guide to Intermittent Fasting | James Clear
Top 250 Rated Beers | BeerAdvocate
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout | Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
My Beer Collectibles
Pliny the Elder | Russian River Brewing Company
SR-71 | Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
Julius IPA | Tree House Brewing Company
Geocities Archive Mirror
Trial By Fire | Vimeo
Saddle (Kura) | Japanese | The Met
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Peloton
5-Bullet Friday
Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya on How To Invest in This Crisis | Pomp Podcast #256
Shopify
Index Fund | Investopedia
Square Cash App
Tesla
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSM) | MarketWatch
The PlayStation 5 vs. Xbox Series X: Which is Better for You? | The Washington Post
‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ Launches Exclusive Partnership with Spotify | Spotify
Twitch
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Stock Pick | Investopedia
Should You Buy Gold Or Bitcoin? | Investopedia
iShares Gold Trust (IAU)
Bitcoin vs Ethereum — Which is Better? | Benzinga
What an ETF Is and How to Buy Them | Investopedia
Mad Max | Prime Video
Investing for Everyone | Robinhood
20-Year-Old Robinhood Customer Dies By Suicide After Seeing A $730,000 Negative Balance | Forbes
Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show #444

SHOW NOTES

Checking in from our respective dungeons and bear caves, where we’re learning to either coexist with the local wildlife or fend it off when necessary. [04:56]
I want to run, but it bothers my knees. This is what I do instead. [08:04]
Kevin’s in his 40s and he can’t cough without tweaking his back, but Mike Tyson’s about to go back in the ring at age 54. Would I fight the former heavyweight champ for $200 million? [13:25]
How have Kevin and I been coping with pandemic life since our last podcast together when lockdowns were just beginning? Is there light at the end of the tunnel, or are we in for a “slow donkey?” [22:08]
Thoughts on the merits of universal basic income (UBI) and dwindling job opportunities in an increasingly AI-automated world. [27:42]
How the Roses are staying sane and “breaking the pajama routine” in pandemic-stricken and civil unrest epicenter Portland, and what I’ve gained by changing from an urban to a rural setting. [33:29]
Why Kevin and I have largely disconnected from social media and nagging apps during this time, along with the exceptions and rules that still keep us somewhat in touch with the grid without being drained by it. [35:29]
Our parallel lives continue on another front: the Traeger grill. Here are the meats we’ve been responsibly enjoying with its assistance. [41:16]
Why cooking is a great hobby for breaking up the monotony of self-quarantining. [49:53]
HRV and breathwork practices I’ve been experimenting with, and how I hope they’ll help me overcome some longer-term fatigue issues that haunt me. [50:50]
Kevin’s most recent forays into meditation and Zen. [56:21]
A peek at Pique tea for peak performance. [01:11:53]
How I keep from getting shot as an accidental trespasser when I go hiking in the boundless wilderness. [1:15:00]
Kevin shares his pandemic intermittent fasting — and beer critique — regimens. [1:18:53]
I’m not much for self-congratulation, but here’s the one time Kevin’s seen me splurge on something for myself. [1:26:45]
Neither of us is a registered investment advisor, and this is not investment advice, but this is how we’ve each been thinking about and personally navigating the stock market during this pandemic. [1:31:07]
Kevin’s thoughts on buying gold vs. cryptocurrency. [1:52:20]
Parting thoughts. [2:00:55]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Mike Maser
Toaster
Jason McCarthy
Mike Tyson
Dark Helmet
Roy Jones Jr.
Evel Knievel
The Hulk
Chris Sacca
Darya Rose
Peter Attia
Molly
Henry Shukman
Michael Singer
Valter Longo
Chamath Palihapitiya
Anthony Pompliano
Joe Rogan
Michelle Obama
Hugh Jackman

The Random Show — Zen, Investing, Mike Tyson, Artificial Intelligence, and the World’s Best Beers

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 wax poetic over wildlife friends and foes, the folly of facing off against Mike Tyson (even in his 50s), slow donkeys, universal basic income (UBI), breaking the pandemic pajama routine, smoked meats and Wi-Fi grills, Zen and the art of Kevin maintenance, how to hike without being hunted, hoity toity beer, pandemic investing, and much more.

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform. You can also watch the episode on YouTube.

Brought to you by Dry Farm Wines, LegalZoom, and Allform. More on all three below. 

Listen onApple PodcastsListen onSpotifyListen onOvercast


#453: The Random Show — Zen, Investing, Mike Tyson, Artificial Intelligence, and the World's Best Beers
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This episode is also brought to you by Dry Farm Wines. I’m a wine drinker, and I love a few glasses over meals with friends. That said, I hate hangovers. For the last few months, all of the wine in my house has been from Dry Farm Wines. Why? At least in my experience, their wine means more fun with fewer headaches. Dry Farm Wines only ships wines that meet very stringent criteria: sugar free (less than 0.15g per glass), lower alcohol (less than 12.5% alcohol), additive free (there are more than 70 FDA-approved wine-making additives), lower sulfites, organic, and produced by small family farms.

All Dry Farm Wines are laboratory tested for purity standards by a certified, independent enologist, and all of their wines are also backed by a 100% Happiness Promise—they will either replace or refund any wine you do not love. Last but not least, I find delicious wines I never would have found otherwise. It’s a lot of fun. Dry Farm Wines has a special offer just for listeners of the podcast—an extra bottle in your first box for just one extra penny. Check out all the details at DryFarmWines.com/Tim.

This episode is also brought to you by LegalZoom. I’ve used this service for many of my businesses, as have quite a few of the icons on this podcast, including Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg of WordPress fame. LegalZoom is a reliable resource that more than a million people have already trusted for all kinds of legal needs, including setting up wills, proper trademark searches, forming LLCs, setting up non-profits, and finding simple cease-and-desist letter templates.

LegalZoom is not a law firm, but it does have a network of independent attorneys available in most states who can give you advice on the best way to get started, provide contract reviews, and otherwise help you run your business with complete transparency and up-front pricing. Learn more at LegalZoom.com. LegalZoom, where life meets legal.

This episode is brought to you by Allform!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They just launched a new company called Allform, and they’re making premium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door — at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores.

You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch-resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home. Allform arrives in just 3–7 days, and you can assemble it yourself in a few minutes — no tools needed. To find your perfect sofa, check out Allform.com/TIM. Allform is offering 20% off all orders to you, my dear listeners, at Allform.com/TIM.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

Want to hear the last Random Show Kevin and I did? Check out our conversation here in which we discuss exotic meats, quarantine exercises, dog adoption, decadent desserts, and much more.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE







Connect with Kevin Rose:

The Kevin Rose Show | Oak Meditation | Zero | Instagram | Twitter

Past Episodes of The Random Show | The Tim Ferriss Show
American Black Bear | National Geographic
How to Train an Otter | Aquarium of the Bay
Kevin’s Raccoon Toss | YouTube
Grizzly Bear | National Wildlife Federation
Bear Spray Demonstration and Safety Tips | Yellowstone Forever
ElimiTick Pants | Amazon
GORUCK | The Rucking Company
Weighted Vests | Amazon
The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss
CrossFit Games
What is Judo? | Online Dojo
Spaceballs | Prime Video
“I’m Back!” Mike Tyson Hitting Pads at Age 53 | Global Boxing TV
OMG! Mike Tyson Still Terrifying on the Mitts! Throws Explosive Combinations Training for Comeback | Global Boxing TV
The Dangers of Boxing Injuries | Verywell Fit
Early Onset/Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s | Alzheimer’s Association
Where Evel Knievel Never Soared: A Wallenda Flies Over the Grand Canyon | Indian Country Today
Indian Python Swallows Goat Whole | Truly
Best of Parkour and Freerunning | StuntsAmazing
Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. Exhibition Fight Delayed | CBS Sports
Mike Tyson on Smoking DMT | ESPN
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Events as They Happen | WHO
Predicting Hospital Capacity: Why to Act Early, How to Think About Lag Time, and a Model You Can Use | tim.blog
Emergency Technique: How to Increase Ventilator Capacity 2–4x in 10 Minutes | tim.blog
How to Support Healthcare Workers Now — Plus Urgent Suggestions for Uber Eats, Hilton, Amazon, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #416
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker | The New York Times
Anti-Vaccine Activists Latch Onto Coronavirus To Bolster Their Movement | Kaiser Health News
Getting Vaccinated for the Flu This Year Is Particularly Important, Who Officials Say | CNN
Who Really Stands to Win from Universal Basic Income? | The New Yorker
7 Great TED Talks for Basic Income | Matt Orfalea, Medium
OpenAI API
OpenAI’s Latest Breakthrough Is Astonishingly Powerful, but Still Fighting Its Flaws | The Verge
OpenAI’s New Language Generator GPT-3 Is Shockingly Good—and Completely Mindless | MIT Technology Review
“I Actually Think GPT-3 Could Change Everything” | Chris Sacca, Twitter Twitter
Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar Games
Siri | Apple
Timeline: A Day-to-Day Recap of Portland Protests | KGW
The Original Muck Boot Company
How to Take a Digital Detox during the COVID-19 Pandemic | BBC Worklife
Pocket Casts
Apple Music
Spotify
Audible
Sonos
Pandora
Waking Up with Sam Harris
Strong Workout Tracker
Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Aura
Less Alcohol Tracker
Zero
Lumosity
MasterClass Online Classes
Personal Capital
Financial Times
The Wall Street Journal
Wealthfront
Clarity Money
Barron’s
Simplify Financial Planning
Home | Apple
Traeger Grills
Maui Nui Venison
The Axis Deer, and How They’re Impacting Parts of the United States | Wide Open Spaces
Crowd Cow
ButcherBox
Belcampo
Heart Rate Variability: A New Way to Track Well-Being | Harvard Health Blog
The Breathing App | Eddie Stern
Normal Blood Oxygen Level: What’s Normal for Me? | Healthline
Parasympathetic Nervous System | ScienceDirect Topics
Lyme Disease | CDC
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor | ScienceDirect Topics
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey and Eric Hagerman
Henry Shukman: The Mysterious/Unsolvable Zen Koans | The Kevin Rose Show
What Is a Koan? | New World Encyclopedia
One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir by Henry Shukman
San Francisco Zen Center
Mountain Cloud Zen Center
The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s Perfection by Michael A. Singer
How To Meditate: Zazen Instructions | Zen Mountain Monastery
Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Why Taking Ayahuasca Is like Having a Near-Death Experience | New Scientist
Quickening Scene | Highlander
Pique Tea | Amazon
Laird Superfood Coffee Creamer | Amazon
WhatsApp
onX Hunt App
The Beginner’s Guide to Intermittent Fasting | James Clear
Top 250 Rated Beers | BeerAdvocate
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout | Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
My Beer Collectibles
Pliny the Elder | Russian River Brewing Company
SR-71 | Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
Julius IPA | Tree House Brewing Company
Geocities Archive Mirror
Trial By Fire | Vimeo
Saddle (Kura) | Japanese | The Met
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Peloton
5-Bullet Friday
Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya on How To Invest in This Crisis | Pomp Podcast #256
Shopify
Index Fund | Investopedia
Square Cash App
Tesla
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSM) | MarketWatch
The PlayStation 5 vs. Xbox Series X: Which is Better for You? | The Washington Post
‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ Launches Exclusive Partnership with Spotify | Spotify
Twitch
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Stock Pick | Investopedia
Should You Buy Gold Or Bitcoin? | Investopedia
iShares Gold Trust (IAU)
Bitcoin vs Ethereum — Which is Better? | Benzinga
What an ETF Is and How to Buy Them | Investopedia
Mad Max | Prime Video
Investing for Everyone | Robinhood
20-Year-Old Robinhood Customer Dies By Suicide After Seeing A $730,000 Negative Balance | Forbes
Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show #444

SHOW NOTES

Checking in from our respective dungeons and bear caves, where we’re learning to either coexist with the local wildlife or fend it off when necessary. [04:56]
I want to run, but it bothers my knees. This is what I do instead. [08:04]
Kevin’s in his 40s and he can’t cough without tweaking his back, but Mike Tyson’s about to go back in the ring at age 54. Would I fight the former heavyweight champ for $200 million? [13:25]
How have Kevin and I been coping with pandemic life since our last podcast together when lockdowns were just beginning? Is there light at the end of the tunnel, or are we in for a “slow donkey?” [22:08]
Thoughts on the merits of universal basic income (UBI) and dwindling job opportunities in an increasingly AI-automated world. [27:42]
How the Roses are staying sane and “breaking the pajama routine” in pandemic-stricken and civil unrest epicenter Portland, and what I’ve gained by changing from an urban to a rural setting. [33:29]
Why Kevin and I have largely disconnected from social media and nagging apps during this time, along with the exceptions and rules that still keep us somewhat in touch with the grid without being drained by it. [35:29]
Our parallel lives continue on another front: the Traeger grill. Here are the meats we’ve been responsibly enjoying with its assistance. [41:16]
Why cooking is a great hobby for breaking up the monotony of self-quarantining. [49:53]
HRV and breathwork practices I’ve been experimenting with, and how I hope they’ll help me overcome some longer-term fatigue issues that haunt me. [50:50]
Kevin’s most recent forays into meditation and Zen. [56:21]
A peek at Pique tea for peak performance. [01:11:53]
How I keep from getting shot as an accidental trespasser when I go hiking in the boundless wilderness. [1:15:00]
Kevin shares his pandemic intermittent fasting — and beer critique — regimens. [1:18:53]
I’m not much for self-congratulation, but here’s the one time Kevin’s seen me splurge on something for myself. [1:26:45]
Neither of us is a registered investment advisor, and this is not investment advice, but this is how we’ve each been thinking about and personally navigating the stock market during this pandemic. [1:31:07]
Kevin’s thoughts on buying gold vs. cryptocurrency. [1:52:20]
Parting thoughts. [2:00:55]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Mike Maser
Toaster
Jason McCarthy
Mike Tyson
Dark Helmet
Roy Jones Jr.
Evel Knievel
The Hulk
Chris Sacca
Darya Rose
Peter Attia
Molly
Henry Shukman
Michael Singer
Valter Longo
Chamath Palihapitiya
Anthony Pompliano
Joe Rogan
Michelle Obama
Hugh Jackman

Sia — The Alchemy of Blockbuster Songs, Billions of Views, and the Face You’ve Never Seen (#452)

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“I don’t think that I’m necessarily like a super-talented songwriter. I think I’m just really productive. One out of 10 songs is a hit. So where a lot of people will spend three weeks on one song, I will write 10 in three weeks.”

— Sia

Sia (@sia) is an Australian singer, songwriter, director, screenwriter, and pop icon. Her current single, Together, is from her forthcoming album and motion picture, Music, due out later this year. In 2019, Sia partnered with Diplo and Labrinth to form the group LSD. Their debut album, Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present…LSD has one billion+ streams to date. She released the Grammy-nominated This Is Acting (Monkey Puzzle/RCA Records) in 2016 to much critical acclaim and cemented her role as one of today’s biggest stars and sought-after live performers with her sold-out Nostalgic for the Present headline tour.

Sia has more videos in YouTube’s Billion Views Club than any other female on the planet. Her massive single Cheap Thrills was a multi-format global radio hit and one of the longest-running singles in the Top 40 in 2016. Along with her own successes, Sia has written global smashes for today’s biggest acts, including Beyoncé, Kanye West, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and many more.

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Connect with Sia:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Sia’s Discography | Discogs
Australian Sia Revealed Her Battle with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome | Blasting News
When Nothing Seems to Help Your CRPS, Ketamine Pain Treatments May Bring Relief | Cleveland Clinic
Ketamine Offers Lifeline for People with Severe Depression, Suicidal Thoughts | CNN
Versed Uses, Side Effects, and Warnings | Drugs.com
Prozac Uses, Side Effects, and Warnings | Drugs.com
Everything We Know About Kanye West’s Sunday Service | GQ
Anatomical Position: Definitions and Illustrations | ThoughtCo.
What Is Attachment Theory? Definition and Stages | ThoughtCo.
The Unicorn of Attachment Theory: Earned-Secure Attachment | Karolina Walsh Psychotherapy
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind — and Keep — Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Attachment Style Quiz | Dr. Diane Poole Heller
Attachment Injuries: The Ghosts That Haunt Us | Karen Grierson
Analogy vs. Metaphor vs. Simile | Writer’s Digest
Sleep Train a Baby? Don’t! | Psychology Today
The Father’s Heart: Found in Separate Places | Eddie Brandt, Medium
Dissociative Identity Disorder Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment | Cleveland Clinic
Split | Prime Video
Postnatal Depression | Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Goldilocks Approach to Decision-Making | Citrin Consulting
The Center for Nonviolent Communication
The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled | The Usual Suspects
How Sia Saved Herself | Rolling Stone
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Sia’s “Don’t Think” Tattoo | Twitter
Transcendental Meditation
Mettagroup
Meditation x Attachment with George Haas | Podcast
Profile: Sanshin Zen Community | Lion’s Roar
Diamonds by Rihanna
Breathe Me by Sia
Valium Uses, Side Effects, and Warnings | Drugs.com
Sia’s 2014 Interview | The Howard Stern Show
How Much Energy Is One Joule? (Easy Analogy) | Badzilla
2-Minute Neuroscience: Prefrontal Cortex | Neuroscientifically Challenged
About Holotropic Breathwork | Grof Transpersonal Training
Titanium (Feat. Sia) by David Guetta
Coldplay
U2
Publishing Rights: How Do They Get Split? | DIY Musician Blog
Chandelier by Sia
Sia: ‘Everyone in Entertainment Is Insecure. We’ve Been Dancing Our Entire Lives for Your Approval’ | The Guardian
Apple Music
The Doors
Don’t Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
Soul II Soul | Wikipedia
1000 Forms of Fear by Sia
Sia’s Enormous Wig Deserves Its Own Grammy | Cosmopolitan
Music (Film) | Wikipedia
Alcoholics Anonymous
La La Land | Prime Video
Adaptation | Prime Video
Being John Malkovich | Prime Video
Echolalia: Causes, Symptoms, Types, Diagnosis, and Treatment | Healthline
Child Mind Institute
Million Dollar Decorators | Bravo TV
Sia Confirms She Adopted Two Teenage Sons Aging Out of Foster Care | USA Today
Foster | Prime Video
Al-Anon

SHOW NOTES

Let’s start the interview on (the topic of) ketamine. [05:21]
Sia shares her experience with attachment theory, the work she’s doing to repair her own attachment injuries, and the outcomes she’s noticed. [11:34]
Sia explains what it was like growing up around her father’s dissociative identity disorder. [21:45]
Is Sia Keyser Söze? [28:03]
What is Sia’s most ironic tattoo? [30:00]
Why Sia believes there’s no such thing as being bad at meditation, and what her own practice looks like. [30:57]
In the process of writing over a hundred pop songs, Sia has tried everything from channeling to methods that are more self-destructive. [37:49]
High concepts, milking metaphors, cheesetastic anthems, and what the songwriting process looks like for Sia today. [46:38]
How do publishing percentages work in the music industry for people involved in the creation of a song? In other words, how does the money get split? [50:52]
Early in 2016, Sia told The Guardian that she considered herself more prolific than super-talented as a songwriter. What’s changed since then? [57:38]
Curiously enough, Sia doesn’t really listen to music when she’s not making it. Why? [59:53]
Why Sia is eager to show the world (especially aspiring young singers) a video of how bad of a singer she was at age 12. [1:03:26]
What compelled Sia to begin hiding her face and having other people — like dancer Maddie Ziegler — appear in her stead at center stage for videos, photos, and live performances? [1:06:26]
Sia gives us some background about Music, the musical drama film project she’s currently working on with Dallas Clayton, Maddie Ziegler, Kate Hudson, and Leslie Odom Jr. [1:12:51]
What made Sia commit to adopting two teenagers? [1:22:27]
Parting thoughts. [1:28:24]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Kanye West
The Kardashians
John Legend
John Bowlby
George Haas
Phil B. Colson
Loene Furler
Marshall Rosenberg
Kobayashi
Keyser Söze
Hillel Aron
Beyoncé
Britney Spears
Rihanna
Howard Stern
Labrinth
Eddie Benjamin
Justin Bieber
Stanislav Grof
Benny Blanco
Katy Perry
Jesse Shatkin
Chrissie Hynde
Malcolm McLaren
Caron Wheeler
Terence Trent D’Arby
Stevie Wonder
Aretha Franklin
Annie Lennox
Mariah Carey
Christina Aguilera
North West
Maddie Ziegler
Robert Pattinson
Dallas Clayton
Bill W.
Erik Anders Lang
Daniel Eskils
Lena Dunham

Spike Jonze
Kate Hudson
Kathy Griffin
Bethany Frankel
Rose Byrne
Mark Wahlberg

Mike Novogratz on Investing, Bitcoin, Ayahuasca, and Running Through The Sahara Desert (#451)

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Michael Novogratz (@novogratz) is the founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital. He was formerly a partner and president of Fortress Investment Group, LLC. Prior to Fortress, Michael spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was elected partner in 1998. Michael served on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets from 2012–2015. Michael serves as the chairman of The Bail Project and has made criminal justice reform a focus of his family’s foundation. He also serves as the chairman of Hudson River Park Friends and sits on the boards of NYU Langone Medical Center, Princeton Varsity Club, Jazz Foundation of America, and Artists for Peace and Justice. Michael received an AB in Economics from Princeton University and served as a helicopter pilot in the US Army.

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Connect with Mike Novogratz:

Galaxy Digital | Twitter

The Bail Project
Hudson River Park Friends
NYU Langone Medical Center
Princeton Varsity Club
Jazz Foundation of America
Artists for Peace and Justice
A Sidelined Wall Street Legend Bets on Bitcoin | The New Yorker
Speed Racer | Prime Video
Fred Segal
Princeton University
The P-rade | Princetoniana
Mike Novogratz | National Wrestling Hall of Fame
What is a Redshirt? | The Recruiting Code
Beat the Streets
Fortress’ Novogratz ‘Wrestles’ With Olympic Committee | CNBC
Presidents Have Long Wrestling History | National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Goldman Sachs

Crisis Communication: Lessons from 9/11 | Harvard Business Review
Eurodollar | Investopedia
US Treasury Contract Explorer | Data Lab
Fortress Investment Group
Marathon Des Sables (The Marathon of the Sands)
Complacent Investors At Morgan’s Lyford Gathering Could Lead To Sudden Downturn | Seeking Alpha
Ten Famous Things Napoleon Bonaparte Never Said | War History Online
‘The Last Dance’ — The Untold Story of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls | ESPN
What Does It Mean to Be Long or Short a Derivative? | Investopedia
Bitcoin
Paul Tudor Jones Buys Bitcoin with Reminder of Gold in 1970s | Bloomberg
Bitcoin Endorsed by Top Hedge Fund Manager | Financial Times
What Is ‘The Halvening’? | Bitcoin Magazine
TD Ameritrade
Charles Schwab
Coinbase
Square
Robinhood
Collibra
Memento | Prime Video
Pretty in Pink | Prime Video
Army West Point Athletics
Changing the Way the World Tackles Poverty | Acumen
To Tackle the World’s Big Problems, This Is the Kind of Imagination You Must Have | Jacqueline Novogratz, Ideas.TED.com
Jacqueline Novogratz: Inspiring a Life of Immersion | TED Talk
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World by Jacqueline Novogratz
What Brownies Do | Girl Scouts
Equal Justice Initiative
Smith Street Tattoo Parlour
The Wild History Behind Traditional Panther Tattoos | Tattoodo
What Is Ayahuasca? Experience, Benefits, and Side Effects | Healthline
The College of Education Commencement and Teacher Education Program Recognition Ceremony | University of Iowa
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (Resources) | tim.blog
Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland | Disney Video
99 Zen Koans | AshidaKim.com
Egoscue Institute
Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About an Injustice | TED Talk
The Bronx Defenders
A New ‘Birth of a Nation’ Dredges Up the Complicated, Ugly Legacy of the Groundbreaking 1915 Film | Los Angeles Times
Ethereum
Wampum Resurfaces as Bitcoin | The East Hampton Star
Build Your Own 2020 G 550 SUV | Mercedes-Benz USA
Galaxy Gives
International Incarceration Comparisons | Prison Policy Initiative
Reform Alliance
A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisons | The Marshall Project
Robin Steinberg: What If We Ended the Injustice of Bail? | TED Talk
Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff: How We Can Make Racism a Solvable Problem — and Improve Policing | TED Talk
Jared Kushner’s Felon Father Brought Two Fellow Inmates Into Company | Bloomberg
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre
The Confessions of Saint Augustine: Book VIII | Sacred Texts
The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss

SHOW NOTES

Clearing up two burning questions: what are Mike’s Speed Racer pants, and has he ever piloted a helicopter down Prospect Avenue? [06:57]
What was Mike’s Princeton experience like? [09:27]
Athleticswise, what flipped for Mike in his junior year? [11:34]
What part has wrestling played — and continues to play — in Mike’s life? [12:39]
How did Mike work his way through a particularly painful part of his journey — when he thought, after resigning from Goldman Sachs, his life was over at age 33? [14:00]
What did Mike’s routine look like between rehab and ringing the bell after not working for almost six years? Did he change any habits in particular? [22:38]
Mike may not consider himself the smartest guy in the room, but his intuition might make him one of the luckiest. [26:43]
How has Mike learned to discern intuition and pattern recognition from irrational confidence? [29:16]
Why does Mike consider himself the Forrest Gump of Bitcoin, and how does his speculation over cryptocurrency differ from that of fellow investor Paul Tudor Jones? [35:10]
Putting on the Nostradamus hat, where does Mike see Bitcoin going over the next 12 months? [38:48]
Growing up in a family of strong personalities, what was Mike’s childhood like? [40:54]
Who is Jacqueline Novogratz? [45:01]
Does Mike think the pressure he’s felt to excel comes from having so many high-achieving people in his family? [48:31]
Mike describes the not-so-small tattoo on his forearm. [51:57]
Why did Mike decide to include an experience with ayahuasca in a commencement speech he recently gave at the University of Iowa? [53:32]
As someone with a competitive drive, how has Mike learned to be more forgiving of himself when he doesn’t come in first place? [57:21]
What advice does Mike think his older self, 10-20 years from now, might give to his current self? [1:03:02]
How did Mike come to be so passionate about criminal justice reform? [1:05:10]
Interested in learning more about criminal justice reform and why it’s so important? Here are a few jumping-off points Mike recommends. [1:12:50]
What books has Mike given often as gifts? [1:14:55]
How does Mike refocus when he’s feeling overwhelmed? [1:16:30]
Favorite quotations. [1:18:28]
What investment of money, time, energy, or other resources has been Mike’s most worthwhile? [1:20:08]
Parting thoughts. [1:21:49]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Gary Shteyngart
Gloria Vanderbilt
Carter Cooper
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Lloyd Blankfein
Byron Wien
Ehud Barak
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis Bacon
Bruce Kovner
Stan Druckenmiller
Paul Tudor Jones
Michael Jordan
Forrest Gump
Nostradamus
Jack Dorsey
Abigail Johnson
Pete Briger
Wences Casares
Scott Melker
The Novogratzes
The Kennedys
Bryan Stevenson
Pete Egoscue
Anna Novogratz
Nate Parker
Robin Steinberg
Billy Watterson
Jay-Z
Meek Mill
Robert Kraft
Phillip Atiba Goff
Donald Trump
Jared Kushner
Charles Kushner
Edwin Lefevre
Jesse Livermore
Doug McMillon
Saint Augustine
Nacho Novogratz

Mike Novogratz on Bitcoin, Macro Trading, Ayahuasca, Redemption, and More (#451)

Illustration via 99designs

Michael Novogratz (@novogratz) is the founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital. He was formerly a partner and president of Fortress Investment Group, LLC. Prior to Fortress, Michael spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was elected partner in 1998. Michael served on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets from 2012–2015. Michael serves as the chairman of The Bail Project and has made criminal justice reform a focus of his family’s foundation. He also serves as the chairman of Hudson River Park Friends and sits on the boards of NYU Langone Medical Center, Princeton Varsity Club, Jazz Foundation of America, and Artists for Peace and Justice. Michael received an AB in Economics from Princeton University and served as a helicopter pilot in the US Army.

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 Magic Spoon, Four Sigmatic, and LMNT. More on all three below. 

Listen onApple PodcastsListen onSpotifyListen onOvercast


#451: Mike Novogratz on Bitcoin, Macro Trading, Ayahuasca, Redemption, and More
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This episode is brought to you by Magic Spoon Cereal! Magic Spoon is a brand-new cereal that is low carb, high protein, and zero sugar. It tastes just like your favorite sugary cereal. Each serving has 12g of protein, 3g of net carbs, 0g of sugar, and only 110 calories. It’s also gluten free, grain free, keto friendly, soy free, and GMO free. And it’s delicious! It comes in your favorite, traditional cereal flavors like Cocoa, Frosted, and Blueberry.

Magic Spoon cereal has received a lot of attention since launching last year. Time magazine included it in their list of Best Inventions of 2019, and Forbes called it “the future of cereal.” My listeners—that’s you—get free shipping and a 100% happiness guarantee when you visit MagicSpoon.com/Tim and use code TIM.

This podcast is also brought to you by Four Sigmatic and their delicious mushroom coffee, featuring lion’s mane and Chaga. It tastes like coffee, but there are only 40 milligrams of caffeine, so it has less than half of what you would find in a regular cup of coffee. I do not get any jitters, acid reflux, or any type of stomach burn. It’s organic and keto friendly, plus every single batch is third-party lab tested.

You can try it right now by going to FourSigmatic.com/Tim and using the code TIM. You will receive up to 39% off on the lion’s mane coffee bundle.  Simply visit FourSigmatic.com/Tim. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you’ll be disappointed. 

This episode is also brought to you by LMNT! What is LMNT? It’s a delicious, sugar-free electrolyte drink-mix. I’ve stocked up on boxes and boxes of this and usually use it 1–2 times per day. LMNT is formulated to help anyone with their electrolyte needs and perfectly suited to folks following a keto, low-carb, or Paleo diet. If you are on a low-carb diet or fasting, electrolytes play a key role in relieving hunger, cramps, headaches, tiredness, and dizziness.

LMNT came up with a very special offer for you, my dear listeners. They’ve created Tim’s Club: Simply go to DrinkLMNT.com/Tim, select “Subscribe and Save,” and use promo code TIMSCLUB to get the 30-count box of LMNT for only $36. This will be valid for the lifetime of the subscription, and you can pause it anytime.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

Want to hear another conversation with an investor who’s got his mind on more than the market? Listen in on my interview with Howard Marks in which we discuss the secret formula to getting along with business partners, turning dumb money into smart money, why it’s not what you buy but what you pay, measuring the intrinsic value of cryptocurrency, and much more.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE



Connect with Mike Novogratz:

Galaxy Digital | Twitter

The Bail Project
Hudson River Park Friends
NYU Langone Medical Center
Princeton Varsity Club
Jazz Foundation of America
Artists for Peace and Justice
A Sidelined Wall Street Legend Bets on Bitcoin | The New Yorker
Speed Racer | Prime Video
Fred Segal
Princeton University
The P-rade | Princetoniana
Mike Novogratz | National Wrestling Hall of Fame
What is a Redshirt? | The Recruiting Code
Beat the Streets
Fortress’ Novogratz ‘Wrestles’ With Olympic Committee | CNBC
Presidents Have Long Wrestling History | National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Goldman Sachs

Crisis Communication: Lessons from 9/11 | Harvard Business Review
Eurodollar | Investopedia
US Treasury Contract Explorer | Data Lab
Fortress Investment Group
Marathon Des Sables (The Marathon of the Sands)
Complacent Investors At Morgan’s Lyford Gathering Could Lead To Sudden Downturn | Seeking Alpha
Ten Famous Things Napoleon Bonaparte Never Said | War History Online
‘The Last Dance’ — The Untold Story of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls | ESPN
What Does It Mean to Be Long or Short a Derivative? | Investopedia
Bitcoin
Paul Tudor Jones Buys Bitcoin with Reminder of Gold in 1970s | Bloomberg
Bitcoin Endorsed by Top Hedge Fund Manager | Financial Times
What Is ‘The Halvening’? | Bitcoin Magazine
TD Ameritrade
Charles Schwab
Coinbase
Square
Robinhood
Collibra
Memento | Prime Video
Pretty in Pink | Prime Video
Army West Point Athletics
Changing the Way the World Tackles Poverty | Acumen
To Tackle the World’s Big Problems, This Is the Kind of Imagination You Must Have | Jacqueline Novogratz, Ideas.TED.com
Jacqueline Novogratz: Inspiring a Life of Immersion | TED Talk
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World by Jacqueline Novogratz
What Brownies Do | Girl Scouts
Equal Justice Initiative
Smith Street Tattoo Parlour
The Wild History Behind Traditional Panther Tattoos | Tattoodo
What Is Ayahuasca? Experience, Benefits, and Side Effects | Healthline
The College of Education Commencement and Teacher Education Program Recognition Ceremony | University of Iowa
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (Resources) | tim.blog
Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland | Disney Video
99 Zen Koans | AshidaKim.com
Egoscue Institute
Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About an Injustice | TED Talk
The Bronx Defenders
A New ‘Birth of a Nation’ Dredges Up the Complicated, Ugly Legacy of the Groundbreaking 1915 Film | Los Angeles Times
Ethereum
Wampum Resurfaces as Bitcoin | The East Hampton Star
Build Your Own 2020 G 550 SUV | Mercedes-Benz USA
Galaxy Gives
International Incarceration Comparisons | Prison Policy Initiative
Reform Alliance
A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisons | The Marshall Project
Robin Steinberg: What If We Ended the Injustice of Bail? | TED Talk
Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff: How We Can Make Racism a Solvable Problem — and Improve Policing | TED Talk
Jared Kushner’s Felon Father Brought Two Fellow Inmates Into Company | Bloomberg
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre
The Confessions of Saint Augustine: Book VIII | Sacred Texts
The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss

SHOW NOTES

Clearing up two burning questions: what are Mike’s Speed Racer pants, and has he ever piloted a helicopter down Prospect Avenue? [06:57]
What was Mike’s Princeton experience like? [09:27]
Athleticswise, what flipped for Mike in his junior year? [11:34]
What part has wrestling played — and continues to play — in Mike’s life? [12:39]
How did Mike work his way through a particularly painful part of his journey — when he thought, after resigning from Goldman Sachs, his life was over at age 33? [14:00]
What did Mike’s routine look like between rehab and ringing the bell after not working for almost six years? Did he change any habits in particular? [22:38]
Mike may not consider himself the smartest guy in the room, but his intuition might make him one of the luckiest. [26:43]
How has Mike learned to discern intuition and pattern recognition from irrational confidence? [29:16]
Why does Mike consider himself the Forrest Gump of Bitcoin, and how does his speculation over cryptocurrency differ from that of fellow investor Paul Tudor Jones? [35:10]
Putting on the Nostradamus hat, where does Mike see Bitcoin going over the next 12 months? [38:48]
Growing up in a family of strong personalities, what was Mike’s childhood like? [40:54]
Who is Jacqueline Novogratz? [45:01]
Does Mike think the pressure he’s felt to excel comes from having so many high-achieving people in his family? [48:31]
Mike describes the not-so-small tattoo on his forearm. [51:57]
Why did Mike decide to include an experience with ayahuasca in a commencement speech he recently gave at the University of Iowa? [53:32]
As someone with a competitive drive, how has Mike learned to be more forgiving of himself when he doesn’t come in first place? [57:21]
What advice does Mike think his older self, 10-20 years from now, might give to his current self? [1:03:02]
How did Mike come to be so passionate about criminal justice reform? [1:05:10]
Interested in learning more about criminal justice reform and why it’s so important? Here are a few jumping-off points Mike recommends. [1:12:50]
What books has Mike given often as gifts? [1:14:55]
How does Mike refocus when he’s feeling overwhelmed? [1:16:30]
Favorite quotations. [1:18:28]
What investment of money, time, energy, or other resources has been Mike’s most worthwhile? [1:20:08]
Parting thoughts. [1:21:49]

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Gary Shteyngart
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Carter Cooper
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Lloyd Blankfein
Byron Wien
Ehud Barak
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis Bacon
Bruce Kovner
Stan Druckenmiller
Paul Tudor Jones
Michael Jordan
Forrest Gump
Nostradamus
Jack Dorsey
Abigail Johnson
Pete Briger
Wences Casares
Scott Melker
The Novogratzes
The Kennedys
Bryan Stevenson
Pete Egoscue
Anna Novogratz
Nate Parker
Robin Steinberg
Billy Watterson
Jay-Z
Meek Mill
Robert Kraft
Phillip Atiba Goff
Donald Trump
Jared Kushner
Charles Kushner
Edwin Lefevre
Jesse Livermore
Doug McMillon
Saint Augustine
Nacho Novogratz