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.
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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
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
