The Random Show — Biohacking, Tim’s COVID Experience, Holiday Gift Ideas, Favorite New Apps, Bad Science, Quarantine Delights, and a Small Dose of NFTs and DAOs (#549)

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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 discuss the recent KevKev and TimTim reunion in Marfa, good television for anyone passing time in quarantine, Kevin’s latest biohacking adventures, utility NFTs (including Kevin’s upcoming PROOF drop), donating cryptocurrency for psychedelic research, ketamine therapy, my COVID experience, holiday gifts, financing and budgeting apps, and much more.

Please enjoy!

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Want to hear another Random Show? Listen to my most recent conversation with Kevin Rose in which we discussed the evolving war against elevated blood glucose, recent bad decisions, workouts for the aging, how to avoid getting swindled in the NFT Wild West, emergency preparedness, riding the emotional roller coaster of investment, perceptions of clean vs. “dirty” crypto, DeFi regulation, dollar-cost averaging, tips for better sleep, keeping stress in check, and much more.

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[05:59]What have we been drinking? [10:41]Kevin and his best friend Toaster’s latest forays into biohacking. [15:54]Saffron highs and the calming joy of Pym mood chews. [25:56]Bad ideas for conquering COVID and good TV for anyone passing time in convalescence or in need of psychological comfort. [31:14]On wine clubs in high demand, and how NFTs can be used for the purpose of membership allocation. [39:02]Kevin’s own utility NFT announcement, and why he’s devoting so much of his time to the NFT space these days. [45:51]DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) and Dilbert discourse. [49:53]Kevin applies his unique superpowers to how I might best make use of utility NFTs and the wide, wild world of Web3. [52:53]What’s with the adoption of .xyz domains by crypto nerds? [1:01:28]How my non-profit foundation has entered the crypto world, and thoughts on once-unthinkable strides in the mainstream acceptance — from both sides of the political aisle — of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. [1:02:42]Can at-home ketamine treatment work, and is it safe? [1:10:32]My own recent experience with the dreaded COVID: from precautions taken to treatments administered to lingering effects. [1:14:41]Thoughts on the vaccine’s effect on fertility, and a suggestion for anyone trying to make the right decisions around scientific unknowns. [1:43:23]Holiday gifts. [1:49:15]Kevin’s financing and budgeting tools. [1:56:10]Parting thoughts. [2:02:21]PEOPLE MENTIONEDPeter AttiaToaster Pino RoseDarya RoseMolly FerrissZak WilliamsRobin WilliamsJerry SeinfeldBob EinsteinLarry DavidSarah SilvermanGarry ShandlingSarah Jessica ParkerKanye WestMichael JordanScott AdamsChris DixonNaval RavikantTony RobbinsGary VaynerchukErick SnowfroRobbie HeegerZach BronsteinRick PerryRick DoblinRichard M. NixonNick NorrisSteve JurvetsonGenevieve JurvetsonArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersChris SaccaDylan BeynonKen OnionMurray CarterMatt WalkerAbraham LincolnScrooge McDuckRamit SethiMr. Money Mustache

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