The Random Show — Lessons from Tim’s Sabbatical, Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs, Kevin Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools and Protocols, Book Recommendations, and More (#766)
Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it’s my job to interview world-class performers from every imaginable discipline to tease out the habits, routines, favorite books, and so on that you can apply to your own lives.
This time, we have a very special episode I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose in person at his house. We trade our latest discoveries, and I think it’s one of our best. Tons of actionable takeaways and laughing fits.
We cover dozens of topics: new projects, what I’ve done on my recent sabbatical after the podcast’s 10th anniversary, Kevin’s latest findings and shenanigans, real vampire protocols, and much, much more.
Please enjoy!
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Want to hear the last time Kevin and I put on a Random Show? Listen to our conversation here, in which we discussed reasons to celebrate, the SAINT protocol and accelerated TMS, how to appear human in social situations, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, extending experiential lifespan, interesting vs. impulse, Jinjer and Sohn, Android and Gemini, and much more.
SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Kevin Rose:Website | Instagram | Twitter | Threads
The Top Idea in Your Mind | Paul GrahamThe Scariest Navy SEAL Imaginable…And What He Taught Me | The Tim Ferriss Show #107The All-In Podcast with Chamath, Jason, Sacks, and FriedbergPro Portraits Created with AI | PicStudio.aiPicStudio.AI-Enhanced Tim Ferriss | InstagramPicStudio.AI-Enhanced Kevin Rose | InstagramWhat Is the Uncanny Valley? | IEEE SpectrumKevin’s New Tattoo by Jess Mascetti | InstagramWhat Are Vampire Facial and PRP Treatments? | AllureEight Years of the Romanian Vampire Protocol (RVP)
| Instagram‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein, 82, Reveals Her Face Pre-surgery in Surprising Throwback Photo | Hello!The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss | AmazonStaph Infection Symptoms and Causes | Mayo ClinicPurely Crafted | LALO TequilaThe Phantom of the Opera (2004) | Prime VideoAn Extitutional Community Prototyping the World of Tomorrow | FeÿtopiaThe Château of Possibilities | Château du FeÿCastle Anthrax (Clip) | Monty Python and the Holy GrailMichael Jackson on Fire Diorama | Bobby FingersDrunk Mel Gibson Arrest Diorama | Bobby FingersBobby Fingers | PatreonAtlas Trainer Frame System | OutdoorsmansWhy Rucking Is Every Man’s Favorite New Fitness Trend | Men’s HealthEvery Season Starts at Dick’s | Dick’s Sporting GoodsDEXA Scan (DXA): Bone Density Test, What Is It and How It’s Done | Cleveland ClinicThe 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss | AmazonTo Bivy or Not to Bivy? That Is the Ultimate Question | Gohunt17 Intriguing Rye Whiskey Cocktails | The Spruce EatsThe World’s First Smartbrush | FenoGum Recession Causes, Prevention, Surgery, and Treatment | Cleveland ClinicKevin’s Thoughts on Ethereum In Early 2014 | The Tim Ferriss Show #24What Is Mimetic Theory? | Shared IgnoranceUnderstanding the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon | HealthlineChatGPT | OpenAIThe Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham | AmazonWarren Buffett’s Shareholder Letters | Berkshire HathawayThe Calculated Contrarian: Extreme Security, Extreme Risk, Extraordinary Returns | Kevin RoseThe Painted Porch Bookshop | Bastrop, TXWhat Is Stoicism? A Definition and Nine Stoic Exercises to Get You Started | Daily StoicThe Etymology of Trivia: A Place Where Three Roads Meet | Useless EtymologyLonger, Healthier Lives for All Dogs…And Their Humans | Dog Aging ProjectThe Life-Extension Episode — Dr. Matt Kaeberlein on The Dog Aging Project, Rapamycin, Metformin, Spermidine, NAD+ Precursors, Urolithin A, Acarbose, and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show #610Meditation Training Program | The WayOriginal Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening by Henry Shukman | AmazonSanbo Zen Lineage | Mountain Cloud Zen CenterHenry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway | The Tim Ferriss Show #531Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show #560New Mexico Chile | WikipediaA Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Disease: The Promising Potential of Klotho for Brain Health, Cognitive Decline, and as a Therapeutic Tool for Alzheimer’s Disease with Dena Dubal, M.D., Ph.D. | The Peter Attia Drive Podcast #303What is Alzheimer’s Disease? | alz.orgLongevity Factor Klotho Enhances Cognition in Aged Nonhuman Primates | Nature AgingThe Future of Sleep with Dr. Matt Walker | Kevin RoseDr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep — How to Improve Sleep, How Sleep Ties Into Alzheimer’s Disease and Weight Gain, and How Medications (Ambien, Trazodone, etc.), Caffeine, THC/CBD, Psychedelics, Exercise, Smart Drugs, Fasting, and More Affect Sleep | The Tim Ferriss Show #650Dr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep Continued — The Hidden Dangers of Melatonin, Tools for Insomnia, Enhancing Learning and Sleep Spindles, The Upsides of Sleep Divorce, How Sleep Impacts Sex (and Vice Versa), Adventures in Lucid Dreaming, The One Clock to Rule Them All, The IP Addresses of Your Memories, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #654As A Scientist, I Didn’t Believe In Psychic Powers. Then I Experienced Something That Changed My Life. | HuffPost PersonalAn Honest Liar | Prime VideoWhat Is Reiki? And Does It Actually Work? | Cleveland ClinicDora the Explorer (TV Series 2000–2019) | IMDbShipibo-Conibo | WikipediaKichwa-Lamista People | WikipediaRelearning the Language of a Lost World | NoemaPlant Dietas: The Mysterious Language of Plant Teachers & Ayahuasca | Ayahuasca WisdomBanisteriopsis Caapi | WikipediaPsychotria Viridis (Chacruna) | WikipediaRyan Graves, Advanced Navy Fighter Pilot and UFOs | The Kevin Rose Show #34Jerry Seinfeld’s 2024 Commencement Address | Duke UniversityDavid Hockney: The Art of Seeing | The Culture ShowBlood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy | AmazonThe Bear by Andrew Krivak | AmazonThe Birth of Saké | Prime VideoJapanese Sake “Hakuryu” | Yoshida BreweryAmerica’s Premiere Sake Store | True SakeHitorimusume Saké, Junmai Nigori | Astor Wines & SpiritsHi Ren (Official Music Video) | RenMatthew Perry Died from Acute Effects of Ketamine, Autopsy Says | AP NewsGolden Afternoon Ketamine Clinic in L.A.Ketamine: My On-Camera Experience with a Treatment That Could Reshape Mental Health Worldwide | The Kevin Rose ShowYour Home for Exploring, Creating, and Sharing | Prompt HuntThe Well of Being: A Children’s Book for Adults by Jean-Pierre Weill | AmazonAre You Hunting Antelope or Field Mice? | Tim FerrissThe 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | AmazonSHOW NOTES[07:40] A sabbatical recap and future podcasting plans.[15:25] PicStudio’s disturbingly realistic AI-generated portraits.[17:25] Kevin’s new Jess Mascetti tattoo.[18:08] Vampire facials and a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) problem.[22:22] Tequila martinis.[24:20] Romance versus radical planning.[32:50] Bobby Fingers.[34:46] Training for the hunt.[41:15] Fairbanks fun.[42:11] European dating.[43:46] Hasty oral hygiene with Feno.[48:00] The mysteries of mimetic contagion.[49:21] Big book beginnings.[50:15] Kevin’s AI-powered investment advisor experiment.[51:34] Publishing strategies.[52:25] Why you should visit Ryan Holiday’s bookstore.[53:53] A visit from a 14-year-old Toaster.[54:40] The Dog Aging Project.[55:14] Original Love: Zen master Henry Shukman’s new book.[55:37] Kevin’s Zen Hell week.[58:10] Dena Dubal’s Alzheimer’s treatment breakthrough.[1:07:45] Small expectations for a medium turn large.[1:14:44] Inexplicable skill efficacy and hypernatural happenings.[1:23:47] Another outstanding Addison-refined refreshment.[1:24:39] Unmissable media recommendations.[1:31:18] Taking ketamine seriously.[1:39:37] More tequila and tattoo talk.[1:40:27] What’s the Flux?[1:45:34] A children’s book for adults.[1:46:40] Are you hunting antelope or field mice?[1:48:12] Analyzing what “chill” looks like for me.[1:57:02] Parting thoughts.PEOPLE MENTIONEDAddison KowalskiJocko WillinkJeff BezosPaul GrahamSteve JobsJess MascettiBruce WillisBobby FingersMichael JacksonMel GibsonJake KaminskiWarren BuffettRyan HolidayToaster Pinot RoseDarya RoseMatt KaeberleinBrian ArmstrongHenry ShukmanPeter AttiaDena DubalAdam GazzaleyMatthew WalkerJames RandiDerren BrownRyan GravesJerry SeinfeldDavid HockneyCormac McCarthyMichael HerrQuentin TarantinoAndrew KrivakRen GillMatthew PerryJennifer ElliceJean-Pierre WeillNate TaylorRon JeremyThe post The Random Show — Lessons from Tim’s Sabbatical, Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs, Kevin Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools and Protocols, Book Recommendations, and More (#766) appeared first on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss.
