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What Happens When Israelis and Palestinians Drink Ayahuasca Together? (#768)

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show. For this episode, I’m doing something different. I’m featuring a very special episode from a brand-new podcast called Altered States.

Here’s the teaser for the episode you’re about to hear: “For the last couple of years, producer Shaina Shealy has been following Israeli and Palestinian peace activists who have been coming together to drink the psychedelic brew ayahuasca in an effort to heal their collective intergenerational trauma. It seemed to be helping them when suddenly the region erupts into chaos and violence.”

Shaina Shealy was a fellow from the Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship, which offers ten $10,000 reporting grants per year to journalists reporting in-depth print and audio stories on the science, policy, business and culture of this new era of psychedelics. The fellowship is supported by my foundation, the Saisei Foundation, and made possible in collaboration with Michael Pollan, Malia Wollan, and others at UC Berkeley.

Altered States looks at how people are taking psychedelics, who has access to them, how they’re regulated, who stands to profit, and what these substances might offer us as individuals and as a society.

Please enjoy!

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

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Altered States Podcast | UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics Funding Cutting-Edge Scientific Research | Saisei Foundation The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship | UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker What Is Ayahuasca? Experience, Benefits, and Side Effects | Healthline The Oslo Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process | US Department of State Fostering Peace, Justice, Healing, and Transformation | Holy Land Trust Nonviolence in the Holy Land | Metta Center for Nonviolence The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin: ‘He Never Knew It Was One of His People Who Shot Him in the Back’ | The Guardian What is the Holocaust? | Anne Frank House Memorial and Museum | Auschwitz-Birkenau The Nakba Did Not Start or End in 1948 | Al Jazeera A Look at How Settlements Have Grown in the West Bank over the Years | AP News How Generational Trauma Among Israelis and Palestinians Fuels the Cycles of Violence | NPR Rwanda’s Resilience: The Power of Forgiveness and Unity | United Nations Development Programme Remembering Israel’s Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem | Middle East Monitor Jewish Institute of Religion | Hebrew Union College Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research Team | Icahn School of Medicine Rachel Yehuda: Intergenerational Trauma and Healing | 18Forty Arrested Neo-Nazis Built a Weapon, Were Making DMT: Court Docs | Vice Sami Awad and Leor Roseman: Ayahuasca as a Peace-Making Tool Among Palestinians and Israelis | Psychedelic Science 2023, MAPS Second Intifada | Wikipedia Ya Fatima | Mesum Abbas October 7 Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes by Hamas-Led Groups | Human Rights Watch Palestinian Poll Finds Big Drop in Support for Oct 7 Attack | Reuters Feeding Families Impacted by the Conflict in Gaza and Israel | World Central Kitchen Shiva: What You Need to Know | My Jewish LearningSHOW NOTES[00:00:00] An intro to the Altered States podcast and its mission.[00:02:24] Shaina Shealy explains what ayahuasca is and how it affects the human brain.[00:03:47] Palestinian Sami Awad’s peace activism and ayahuasca journey.[00:17:18] Dr. Rachel Yehuda and the science of intergenerational trauma.[00:19:27] How the Israeli-Palestinian ayahuasca experiment came about.[00:25:47] Participants share their experiences.[00:38:35] How the violent events of October 7th affected the participants and the project.[00:45:52] Reflections on the experiment’s effectiveness and participants’ continued commitment to peace.[00:50:29] Closing credits.PEOPLE MENTIONED

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Published on September 18, 2024 07:16

My New Rules for Podcasting – To Keep Things Interesting

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
— Mark Twain

For nearly 15 years, I started almost every public presentation with the above quote. First and foremost, it was a reminder to myself. It still is.

Four score and 750+ episodes ago, I started a podcast.

In 2023, The Tim Ferriss Show crossed a billion downloads. This past April marked the 10th anniversary of the first episode. It seemed as good a time as any to pause and reflect.

Let’s kick it off with a weird graph and wild numbers:

listennotes.com/podcast-stats/

The dip in 2022 is simply the resumption of pre-COVID trends, as 2020–2021 was an at-home anomaly. That said, the pandemic period saw some of the largest deals in the space, and it helped propel deal comps and mass media attention to new heights, a lot of which stuck around or at least heavily rounded up. The celebrities, the ad dollars, the gazillion-dollar exclusives, the controversies… It’s all been outrageously exciting to watch.

statista.com/chart/10713/podcast-listeners-in-the-united-states/

When I started my podcast in April of 2014, there were fewer than 200,000 podcasts listed on iTunes (as Apple Podcasts was called back then). At the time of writing this post, there are more than 4,200,000.

That represents a 20x+ increase, but there are other interesting metrics to ponder. Here’s one: bigger shows.

If we define a “bigger” show as any show with at least 100,000 downloads per episode, I would guess the total number of such shows has at least 100x’d. This is a massive paradox of choice and discovery issue. Having a good show is no longer good enough. Having a great show is no longer good enough.

If you want to survive in the mindshare of listeners, you need differentiation.

I think this is reflected in how well special-interest podcasts with a focus (e.g., The Drive with Peter Attia, Founders, Huberman Lab, Acquired) have done recently relative to newer interview-format shows where nearly anything goes.

As is so often the case, if you stand for everything, you can end up standing for nothing.

So, how do you differentiate yourself if every person and their grandma is starting a podcast?

If you’re starting from scratch, I think choosing a niche you have a bizarre love for—and therefore endurance for—makes a lot of sense.

If, on the other hand, you have a broader, interview-based legacy show, it can be a little tricky. Perhaps the business is great, but you see the writing on the wall and want to be ahead of the curve. As I see it, there are at least a few options:

(1) Start a new podcast with a niche focus. Sadly, I suspect I would get bored within weeks or months, but it’s not off the table…

(2) Pack up your tent and walk off into the sunset in search of other adventures.

(3) Create new and better rules.

I landed on #3.

In the midst of a weekly ship cycle, it’s hard to escape the collective pull of algo chasing, thumbnail tweaking, and details long enough to zoom out. The waters have been churning at a fever pitch, ever changing and ever faster. When you’re inside the washing machine, it’s very hard to step out and get perspective.

So I decided to take a sabbatical of roughly four months. It ended a few weeks ago.

During the sabbatical, I stopped recording new episodes, republished some of the greatest hits (e.g., Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Margaret Atwood, Jerry Seinfeld, and more), and did a lot of thinking.

The full break allowed me and my team enough breathing room to think about the long game. What do we want to do, and furthermore, why are we doing this at all?

Since nearly all the rules are made up anyway, I asked myself a bunch of questions, including:

What might this look like if it were maximally fun?

What might this look like if it were easy?

If I get to do this for another decade, or had to do this for another decade, what new rules might I create to keep it interesting?

Of course, these are implicitly “for me.” It’s a highly personal thing.

In my experience, keeping it interesting for me generally keeps it interesting for my lovely listeners. At the very least, it’s the only way to ensure I have the enthusiasm required for endurance.

Sure, sometimes what-Tim-likes is too strange and misses the mark, but trying to cater to the tastes of an abstract “audience” or the YouTube gods, without paying attention to what you like, has sent a lot of podcasts to the elephant graveyard.

And even if you manage to “win” that game, winning might be the most dangerous.

Rather than getting Old Yeller’d behind the barn, you have just enough income or traction or validation or growth to make it seem crazy to stop. How could you shut it down? Then you adjust to the creeping boredom and incremental gains, and you convince yourself that it’s all a cost of doing business. You start by feeding the machine through the cage, only to wake up one day and realize that you’re the one inside the cage. For an extreme example, read this article on audience capture, but it can take many forms. Some are very subtle.

Media is a great tool and a merciless master.

Fortunately, this is NOT how things need to be.

Based on all of the above, here are some new rules that I’ll be implementing starting today:

No more book-launching episodes.

The podcasting circuit has largely become the same authors appearing on 15–30 podcasts in any given week or two for book launches. It’s the modern equivalent of a radio satellite tour. For authors, I totally get it, but I’m over it, and I know a lot of my podcast friends are over it. It’s boring for everyone.

So, I’m opting out. No more book-launch episodes for a while.

If I make an exception, it will likely require that both of the following conditions are true:

– You’re a truly close friend, meaning we’ve known each other for at least 10 years, we’ve stayed at each other’s homes, see each other multiple times a year, etc.

AND

– The episode will come out a minimum of three months before the book’s publication date. Early can be a great strategy for authors. This is exactly what I’ve done with past guests like Jocko Willink, who made his first-ever podcast appearance (in fact, first public interview) on The Tim Ferriss Show in September of 2015. I suggested we publish well before his pub date because this space would allow his publisher to gauge pre-order demand and substantially increase the initial print run. His first book, Extreme Ownership, hit the New York Times bestseller list, and the rest is history. Even one month is quite tight if overseas printing is involved, and sadly, a lot of podcasters don’t respect embargos (crabs in a bucket!), so… at least three months in advance it is.

90/10 barbell strategy for future guests.

The barbell strategy is an approach to investing popularized by past guest, author, and self-described flâneur Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

The metaphor of the barbell is apt because weights are placed at the far ends. In the investing context and in simple terms, the majority of your assets might be in very conservative positions with the remaining assets in very high-risk, very high-reward bets. For instance, municipal bonds and angel investing. The middle is empty.

But how could you apply this to a podcast? It’s actually very easy. Just look for extremes. I apply the barbell approach all over my life and business.

In the case of The Tim Ferriss Show, I will aim to interview guests who are either:

Known by more than 90% of my audience (e.g., Jeff Bezos, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey)

Or

Known by less than 10% of my audience (e.g., some of my favorite past episodes, like Dr. BJ Miller, Boyd Varty, Dr. Sue Johnson, or Elan Lee)

I’m trying to avoid the messy middle, which is a Tokyo subway car of repeat guests on the circuit. It’s crowded, and I don’t like crowded. Cue The Blue Ocean Strategy.

Prioritizing living legends.

I love people who’ve mastered a craft and who seldom—or never—do podcasts.

I really enjoy interviewing masters who’ve produced excellence decade after decade. This often means such people have some gray hair, and I would love to celebrate them and immortalize their wisdom while they’re still sharp. The last person holding a tradition, the 10th generation of X, a reclusive genius… you get the idea.

Experimental hyperdrive.

I’ve experimented a lot on the show in the past, and I’m going to put that into hyperdrive. It’s simply more fun.

I have done podcasts in saunas (e.g., Rick Rubin’s first-ever podcast), live Q&As, walk-and-talk episodes in the mountains, drunk-dialing fans for shits and giggles, interviews in taxis in Uzbekistan, audiobook excerpts, and more. It’s easy to assume that slick, labor-intensive, polished episodes get the most downloads, but it’s simply not true. And much more important, the experimentation keeps things fun and fresh. After all, I still consider this the early days for podcasting. Less than one-third of terrestrial radio ad spend has landed in podcasting thus far, and there’s lots of room left to innovate and make strange things work.

If you only stick with what has worked, you might miss something that works a whole lot better.

So, if you want to listen to one podcast that delivers a variety of fun stuff in a variety of formats, that’s the next chapter. Maybe I should rebrand as The Tim Ferriss Variety Show… or make a mobile-only TimTim WalkWalk? That last one is for the oldies.

So, let’s get this party started.

I’ll continue to add to these policies and this blog post, but in the meantime, I would love your suggestions:

What would you like to see or hear on the podcast?

Are there any experiments that would tickle your fancy? Or podcasts or formats I should see for inspiration?

Any guests that fit the 90/10 barbell strategy? Living legends?

Other thoughts or suggestions?

Please let me know in the comments below! Comments here are far better than social media, as I’ll actually see them. And thanks for reading this far.

All the best to you and yours,

Tim

P.S. If you haven’t already, you can subscribe to The Tim Ferriss Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you find your audio niblets.

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Published on September 16, 2024 14:07

My Favorite Software, Supplements, Apps, Tools, and More!

This blog post is a very special edition of 5-Bullet Friday, my very own email newsletter!

The official end of the summer is a few days away, and to kick off the fall, I’ve put together a smorgasbord of my favorite tools, supplements, apps, software, and more. For the past few weeks, I’ve been using the vast majority of these every single day.

I also reached out to some of my favorite companies to get special deals for you all. Each sponsored bullet has a star at the end, just like this sentence.* I’m not shilling anything here. I use nearly all of these on a daily or weekly basis, and I’m able to test everything under the sun, so that’s saying something.

Enjoy!

Services I’m loving for family bonding
Storyworth and Remento for recording my parents’ stories and memories for future generations. Both allow you to capture cherished moments into beautiful books. I chose Storyworth’s written format for my dad, and it provides prompts from a library of 100+ questions. I picked Remento for my mom, which is audio-first and requires no writing on her part. I tested them both after your responses to my question on the best products for preserving parents’ memories! They worked better, and delivered more, than I ever could have hoped. A+ investment.

Software I’m leveraging for life and work
If you’re still hammering out text to explain things to tech support, your boss, your employees, or your mother, Loom eliminates the frustration of describing what you need by letting you show it. I typically use Loom a few times a day to save time.

With screen recording and picture-in-picture video, I can get my message across in a quarter of the time it would take to type an email, while practically guaranteeing nothing will get lost in translation. Listen to my podcast with Levels CEO Sam Corcos to hear how he uses (and now, how my team uses) Loom and video capture to train virtual assistants and new hires. It’s dead simple, and this approach creates a library of videos you can use repeatedly, instead of one-off training you need to repeat.

ChatGPT desktop app. ChatGPT for desktop gets me into the app without all the login rigamarole and lets me ask ChatGPT questions. I use it in place of Google at least 80% of the time, as there are no sponsored results and I can open it instantly with the Mac keyboard shortcut Option + Spacebar. Scroll through the demos to see what I’m talking about.

What I’m using for meditation and daily gratitude
The Waking Up app, created by renowned author and neuroscientist Sam Harris. This is a world-class program for mind training, and my favorite aspect is probably the oldie-but-goodie *progression* of multiple skills in Sam’s own 30-day intro course, which I’ve done multiple times. For gratitude specifically, listen to his “The Last Time” meditation to get a taste. I also use DailyZen.com for checking wi-fi connections, as news sites and social media are typically on my not-to-visit list. It has provided great quotes and Zen-inspired offerings for more than 25 years.

What I use to stay sharp, mentally and physically
The Momentous Performance Stack. Momentous offers a broad spectrum of high-quality supplements and products, and my cabinet is full of them. I’ve been testing it all for months while training and traveling. Recently, I collaborated with their team to bundle my favorites, and you are the first to have the chance to try it. My Performance Stack includes Whey Protein Isolate, Creatine Monohydrate, and Magnesium Threonate. I chose these core products specifically for their mental, physical, and sleep benefits, targeting everything you need for better all-around performance. Momentous sources quality (e.g., Creapure), and all of their products are NSF and Informed Sport Certified, which is the gold standard in third-party testing. For a limited time, Momentous is offering 5-Bullet Friday subscribers a free custom shaker with your purchase to celebrate the launch of my Performance Stack. Click here to get this exclusive offer and try it for yourself.*

Sleep technology I’m using every night
Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra. Temperature is one of the main causes of poor sleep, and heat is my personal nemesis. Several years ago, I started using the Pod Cover, and it has transformed my sleep. Eight Sleep has just launched their newest generation of the Pod: Pod 4 Ultra. With the best temperature performance to date, Pod 4 Ultra ensures you and your partner stay cool when it’s hot and cozy-warm when it’s cold. It also automatically tracks your sleep time, sleep stages, HRV, and heart rate. And with the all-new adjustable base that fits between your mattress and frame, you can adjust your mattress for the ultimate sleeping position. If it detects snoring, it will automatically elevate your head to a better position. And now, subscribers to 5-Bullet Friday can get $350 off of the Pod 4 Ultra for a limited time. Click here to claim this deal and unlock your full potential through optimal sleep.*

How I’m training for alpine outdoor trips (and general fitness)
Outdoorsmans Atlas Trainer Frame System. Short of filling a pack with rocks and sandbags, I always had a hard time finding a good way to progressively and easily ruck with heavy loads. Fixed custom plates can be a hassle, you want a decent waist harness, loading and unloading is a pain in the ass, etc.

The Atlas Trainer solves all of that. It uses standard Olympic-sized barbell plates, so you easily micro-progress in 2.5-lb or 5-lb increments. If you do anything with a barbell, it’s likely you already have the right plates.

As one reviewer put it, “The strapping guides the load to my hips, and there is no pressure at all on my shoulders. I feel trained in my legs, hip adductors, and lower abs after each session.” And that’s exactly where you want to feel trained to walk for miles with heavy gear. If it’s out of stock, click “Notify me” on this page.

Electrolytes I’m using daily
LMNT, my daily go-to electrolyte drink mix. I add electrolytes for many reasons: because I drink water compulsively while sitting at a laptop (which dilutes electrolytes and leads me to feel tired); because I’m typically on a low-carb diet; and because I’ve lost electrolytes through exercise, sauna, etc. Each serving of LMNT delivers a meaningful dose of electrolytes without the garbage—no sugar, no artificial ingredients, no coloring, no junk—and it tastes great. I’m also loving the brand-new LMNT sparkling water, which I have stocked in my fridge. Find your favorite flavor with a free LMNT Sample Pack, included with any purchase.*

What I use for protein and endurance
Maui Nui sugar-free pepper venison jerky sticks. I eat 3–6 of these per day. Ultimately, I ended up investing in Maui Nui because (1) they produce delicious products like these jerky sticks, made from the cleanest and most nutrient-dense meat you can purchase in North America, and (2) they’re stabilizing Maui’s invasive axis deer population in the process. At 10 grams of protein per stick, I can quickly and easily hit my goal of 30 grams of quality protein within 30 minutes of waking up. For fueling up during longer hikes and workouts, I add in UCAN’s chocolate fudge energy bars.

Probiotics I’m using
Seed DS-01® Daily Synbiotic. I’m highly skeptical of most probiotics (most are shipped dead or don’t make it through your stomach, etc.), but Seed’s DS-01 was recommended to me by an accomplished microbiologist. I started using Seed well before they ever reached out to my team. After incorporating two capsules into my routine in the morning, I noticed improved digestion and skin tone. Based on some reports, I’m hoping it will also have an effect on my lipid profile, but that’s TBD. DS-01 is one of the most solid, science-based, and rigorously evidence-backed synbiotics on the market, engineered in a patented delivery system for optimal survivability and formulated for optimal digestion, gut-immune function, gut-barrier integrity, and even gut-skin-axis benefits like clearer skin. DS-01 has quickly become a staple in my daily routine, and I’ve worked with Seed to offer my readers 25% off your first month of DS-01 with code TIM25. Start today and you’ll also receive a free travel vial in your Welcome Kit. Click here to get started.*

Coffee gadgets I and my friends adore
AeroPress Original. This is an incredible, and affordable, little gem. As I wrote in The 4-Hour Chef: “This is now, bar none, my favorite brewing method. Remember the Aerobie, the amazing UFO-like disc that you could throw farther than a football field, 20 times farther than a standard Frisbee? Alan Adler, a mechanical engineer and Stanford University lecturer, created it. After conquering the 1980s toy market, he began to obsess over coffee. The result was the AeroPress, which debuted in 2006. Quickly adopted by the specialty coffee community, it offers a simple way to prepare a small amount of excellent coffee, and it’s great for travel.” I also use the Able Brewing “DISK,” a reusable stainless steel filter for the AeroPress. This avoids the waste of disposable paper filters. It can all easily fit in your carry-on luggage for the road, too.

What I’m using for nutritional insurance
AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement. I focus on nutrient-dense meals, of course, but AG1 further covers the nutritional gaps in my diet. With AG1, you get a high-quality multivitamin and multimineral, pre- and probiotics, adaptogens, greens, and more, providing you a cost-efficient way to consolidate your supplement stack into one product for less than $3.00 per day. I first recommended AG1 in The 4-Hour Body in 2010(!). 5-Bullet Friday readers get a free 1-year supply of liquid vitamin D + 5 travel packs with a subscription.*

What I’m using for podcasting
Logitech Brio 4K Webcam. Rather than use my internal MacBook Pro cam or a prosumer video setup, I went with this middle-ground option, and I couldn’t be happier. For recording virtual conversations, I use Riverside for crystal-clear video and audio recorded locally and in the cloud. Pair it with Descript’s editor, which offers incredible one-click AI audio improvements that will blow your mind. For the walk-and-talk episodes I’ve done with guests Jerry Colonna, Seth Godin, and Greg McKeown, I’ve used this AudioTechnica headset.

What I’m sleeping on
Helix Sleep premium mattresses. I started sleeping on a Helix mattress in 2017, and I’m still sleeping on one today. They were named best overall mattress of 2024 by Forbes, Wired, Fortune, and many others. My sleep has really improved, and I know that because I track my sleep health (HRV, heart rate, temperature, etc). If you’d like to improve your own sleep, consider taking Helix’s two-minute sleep quiz. Based on your body type and how you sleep, their algorithm will identify your ideal mattress. As a subscriber to 5-Bullet Friday, you can receive a limited-time offer of 25% off any mattress (I sleep on the Midnight Luxe), plus two free pillows.*

Tool that has saved my lower back
PSO-RITE. If you have low-back pain, there’s a good chance your psoas muscle is involved. This was recommended by multiple people in this Twitter thread on self-release, and I use it right before bed. If the mid-back is your issue, try out the Nayoya acupressure mat or one of its imitators. The Nayoya mat was introduced to me by Cirque du Soleil phenom Andrii Bondarenko.

Favorite e-commerce platform
Shopify. My fans first recommended Shopify to me in 2008 as the best e-commerce platform, and it’s only improved since. I use it personally, and Shopify is designed for anyone to sell anywhere, giving entrepreneurs the resources once reserved for big business. In no time flat, you can have a great-looking online store that brings your ideas to life, and you can have the tools to manage your day-to-day and drive sales. No coding or design experience required. Go to Shopify.com/Tim to sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period. It’s a great deal for a great service, so check it out. Take your business to the next level today by visiting Shopify.com/Tim.*

My preferred cash savings account
Wealthfront. Wealthfront is an app that helps you manage and invest your money. Right now, you can earn 5.00% APY—that’s the Annual Percentage Yield—with the Wealthfront Cash Account through its network of partner banks. That’s more than ten times more interest than a savings account at a bank, according to FDIC.gov. It takes just a few minutes to sign up, and then you’ll immediately start earning 5.00% APY interest on your short-term cash until you’re ready to invest. And when you open an account today, you can get an extra fifty-dollar bonus with a deposit of five hundred dollars or more. Terms apply. Visit Wealthfront.com/Tim to get started. I receive cash compensation from Wealthfront Brokerage LLC for advertising, and I hold a non-controlling equity interest in the corporate parent of Wealthfront Brokerage. See full disclosures here.*

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Published on September 13, 2024 14:19

Tim and Uncle Jerry Tackle Life, Big Questions, Business, Parenting, and Disco Duck (#767)

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“I get very, very angry when people misinterpret the word ‘complicit’ for ‘responsible.’ And it’s not because I want to let people off the hook but quite the opposite. I want people to understand that they’ve been an accomplice. When we get into our mindset that says, ‘I am responsible for all the shit in my life,’ we’re actually walking away from doing the hard work.”
— Jerry Colonna

Here is my brand-new conversation with Jerry Colonna, CEO and co-founder of Reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm dedicated to the notion that better humans make better leaders. He is the author of Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up and Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong.

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Audible, or on your favorite podcast platform.

This episode is brought to you by The League curated dating app for busy, high-performing people; Eight Sleep’s Pod 4 Ultra sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating; and LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 1B+ users

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This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep! Temperature is one of the main causes of poor sleep, and heat is my personal nemesis. I’ve suffered for decades, tossing and turning, throwing blankets off, pulling them back on, and repeating ad nauseam. But a few years ago, I started using the Pod Cover, and it has transformed my sleep. Eight Sleep has launched their newest generation of the Pod: Pod 4 Ultra. I’m excited to test it out. It cools, it heats, and now it elevates, automatically. With the best temperature performance to date, Pod 4 Ultra ensures you and your partner stay cool, even in a heatwave. Plus, it automatically tracks your sleep time, snoring, sleep stages, and HRV, all with high precision. For example, their heart rate tracking is at an incredible 99% accuracy.

Pod 4 Ultra also introduces an adjustable Base that fits between your mattress and your bed frame to add custom positions for the best sleeping experience. Plus, it automatically reduces your snoring when detected. Just add it easily onto any bed.

And now, listeners of The Tim Ferriss Show can get $350 off of the Pod 4 Ultra for a limited time! Click here to claim this deal and unlock your full potential through optimal sleep.

This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future, LinkedIn Jobs can help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.

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

Want to hear the last time Jerry Colonna was on the show? Listen to our conversation in which we discussed Jerry’s annual two-month sabbatical, how and why even someone on a limited budget can and should make time for their own version of such a sabbatical, successful versus unsuccessful sabbaticals, coping with crises off the grid, hot and cold boredom, and much more.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Jerry Colonna:

Reboot.io | Twitter | Instagram | Threads

Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong by Jerry Colonna | Amazon Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up by Jerry Colonna | Amazon Jerry Colonna — How to Reboot Yourself and Feel Unrushed in the New Year | The Tim Ferriss Show #554 Jerry Colonna — The Coach with the Spider Tattoo | The Tim Ferriss Show #373 The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | Amazon Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin | Amazon Breathe Right Strips | Amazon Some Practical Thoughts on Suicide | Tim Ferriss This Column Will Change Your Life: Just Sit Down and Think | The Guardian 80/20 Rule (Pareto Principle) | Investopedia How to Cage the Monkey Mind | The Tim Ferriss Show #175 Cartesian Dualism | Philosophy Tube Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer | Amazon Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences by William Richards | Amazon “The Dose Makes the Poison.” | Chemical Safety Facts Celebrating Print and Its Impact on the World | National Print Museum Dublin The Proclamation of the Irish Republic | National Museum of Ireland My Healing Journey After Childhood Abuse (Includes Extensive Resource List) | The Tim Ferriss Show #464 Marc Andreessen — Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendations from an Icon | The Tim Ferriss Show #163 Did Carl Jung Say “I Am Not What Has Happened to Me, I Am What I Choose to Become”? If So, Where? | Quora “Greed Is Good” (Clip) | Wall Street Stress in America 2023: A Nation Recovering from Collective Trauma | APA Israel–Hamas War | Wikipedia Maria Popova on Writing, Workflow, and Workarounds | The Tim Ferriss Show #39 Sharon Salzberg, World-Renowned Meditation Teacher | The Tim Ferriss Show #277 The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel H. Pink | Amazon Our Moral Compass: Understanding Guilt, Remorse, and Atonement | This Jungian Life Legacy: A Powerful Rite of Passage | Social Work Today Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx | Smithsonian Magazine World Heritage Site | Robben Island Museum What is the Hoffman Process? | Hoffman Institute Foundation Timothy Ferriss | The DO Lectures Liam Dutton Nails Pronouncing Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch | Channel 4 News This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin | The Poetry Foundation A Star Is Born (1937) | Prime Video When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron | Amazon Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience by Sharon Salzberg | Amazon The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety by Alan Watts | Amazon Call It Sleep: A Novel by Henry Roth | Amazon 18 Miles of Books | Strand Book Store The Art of ‘Call It Sleep’ | The New York Review of Books Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis | Amazon Volumes Archive | Library of America Collected Essays by James Baldwin (Library of America) | Amazon Port William Novels & Stories by Wendell Berry (Library of America) | Amazon The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker | Amazon Disco Duck by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots (Live Midnight Special) | YouTubeSHOW NOTES[08:40] “How have I been complicit in creating the conditions I say I don’t want?” and its misinterpretations.[21:55] Recharging off the grid on sabbatical.[24:41] Is a tired dog a happy dog?[29:21] What are you hearing that’s not being said?[33:14] Closing transgenerational, transpersonal, and intergenerational wounds.[44:05] Focusing on the future when the past keeps pulling us back.[52:18] Changes in challenges Reboot’s clients have faced over the past decade.[55:34] Guilt vs. remorse and how to move from one to the other.[1:01:40] Interpretations of legacy.[1:13:17] Jerry’s parenting experience and advice.[1:19:02] My thoughts on having children and grandchildren.[1:24:54] “This Be the Verse” by Philip Larkin.[1:26:08] Book recommendations and their impact on Jerry and his children.[1:28:46] Novel truths.[1:32:40] The importance of laughter and human connection in difficult times.[1:35:45] Parting thoughts.MORE JERRY COLONNA QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“I get very, very angry when people misinterpret the word ‘complicit’ for ‘responsible.’ And it’s not because I want to let people off the hook, but quite the opposite. I want people to understand that they’ve been an accomplice. When we get into our mindset that says, ‘I am responsible for all the shit in my life,’ we’re actually walking away from doing the hard work.”
— Jerry Colonna

“So many people that I encounter, myself included, spend our childhood pendulating between grandiosity and a sense of worthlessness. ‘I’m either shit or I am the best.'”
— Jerry Colonna

“Good people do bad things all the time. Good people who do bad things who don’t learn are less evolved, less mature, than good people who do bad things who then learn through regret and remorse, but they remain good people.”
— Jerry Colonna

“The best of all the accomplishments I’ve ever done has been becoming the father that I needed as a child, without a doubt.”
— Jerry Colonna

“My capacity to bullshit myself continues unabated. And no matter how progressive I think I am and evolved I think I am, my ability to be deluded by my own mind knows no end.”
— Jerry Colonna

“It’s kind of a fucked up world we’re in right now. But to understand that there’s a human connection that can be gotten even in the midst of all this, I think, is incredibly important right now.”
— Jerry Colonna

“I think that as parents, we can become so afraid of fucking it up and hurting them, that we get wrapped around our own anxiety, our own narcissism. And then we lose the connection, which is the thing that our children want more than anything else.”
— Jerry Colonna

“When you lean into the questions that you need answered in your own life, you end up positively impacting other people.”
— Jerry Colonna

“Can you apologize to your children? Oh, my God, what a powerful tool that is.”
— Jerry Colonna

PEOPLE MENTIONEDBlaise Pascal René Descartes Parker J. Palmer William A. Richards Paracelsus Jerry’s Dad Jerry’s Grandma Marc Andreessen Carl Jung Gordon Gekko Maria Popova Sharon Salzberg Daniel Pink Alexander the Great Nelson Mandela Joy-Tendai Kangere Mike, Sam, and Emma Colonna Sylvia Plath Dr. Seuss Pema Chodron Henry Roth Alfred Kazin James Baldwin Wendell Berry Alan Watts Gavin de Becker Donald Duck

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Published on September 12, 2024 07:19

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 Graham The Scariest Navy SEAL Imaginable…And What He Taught Me | The Tim Ferriss Show #107 The All-In Podcast with Chamath, Jason, Sacks, and Friedberg Pro Portraits Created with AI | PicStudio.ai PicStudio.AI-Enhanced Tim Ferriss | Instagram PicStudio.AI-Enhanced Kevin Rose | Instagram What Is the Uncanny Valley? | IEEE Spectrum Kevin’s New Tattoo by Jess Mascetti | Instagram What Are Vampire Facial and PRP Treatments? | Allure Eight 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 | Amazon Staph Infection Symptoms and Causes | Mayo Clinic Purely Crafted | LALO Tequila The Phantom of the Opera (2004) | Prime Video An Extitutional Community Prototyping the World of Tomorrow | Feÿtopia The Château of Possibilities | Château du FeÿCastle Anthrax (Clip) | Monty Python and the Holy Grail Michael Jackson on Fire Diorama | Bobby Fingers Drunk Mel Gibson Arrest Diorama | Bobby Fingers Bobby Fingers | Patreon Atlas Trainer Frame System | Outdoorsmans Why Rucking Is Every Man’s Favorite New Fitness Trend | Men’s Health Every Season Starts at Dick’s | Dick’s Sporting Goods DEXA Scan (DXA): Bone Density Test, What Is It and How It’s Done | Cleveland Clinic The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon To Bivy or Not to Bivy? That Is the Ultimate Question | Gohunt 17 Intriguing Rye Whiskey Cocktails | The Spruce Eats The World’s First Smartbrush | Feno Gum Recession Causes, Prevention, Surgery, and Treatment | Cleveland Clinic Kevin’s Thoughts on Ethereum In Early 2014 | The Tim Ferriss Show #24 What Is Mimetic Theory? | Shared Ignorance Understanding the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon | Healthline ChatGPT | OpenAI The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham | Amazon Warren Buffett’s Shareholder Letters | Berkshire Hathaway The Calculated Contrarian: Extreme Security, Extreme Risk, Extraordinary Returns | Kevin Rose The Painted Porch Bookshop | Bastrop, TX What Is Stoicism? A Definition and Nine Stoic Exercises to Get You Started | Daily Stoic The Etymology of Trivia: A Place Where Three Roads Meet | Useless Etymology Longer, Healthier Lives for All Dogs…And Their Humans | Dog Aging Project The 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 #610 Meditation Training Program | The Way Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening by Henry Shukman | Amazon Sanbo Zen Lineage | Mountain Cloud Zen Center Henry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway | The Tim Ferriss Show #531 Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show #560 New Mexico Chile | Wikipedia A 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 #303 What is Alzheimer’s Disease? | alz.org Longevity Factor Klotho Enhances Cognition in Aged Nonhuman Primates | Nature Aging The Future of Sleep with Dr. Matt Walker | Kevin Rose Dr. 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 #650 Dr. 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 #654 As A Scientist, I Didn’t Believe In Psychic Powers. Then I Experienced Something That Changed My Life. | HuffPost Personal An Honest Liar | Prime Video What Is Reiki? And Does It Actually Work? | Cleveland Clinic Dora the Explorer (TV Series 2000–2019) | IMDb Shipibo-Conibo | Wikipedia Kichwa-Lamista People | Wikipedia Relearning the Language of a Lost World | Noema Plant Dietas: The Mysterious Language of Plant Teachers & Ayahuasca | Ayahuasca Wisdom Banisteriopsis Caapi | Wikipedia Psychotria Viridis (Chacruna) | Wikipedia Ryan Graves, Advanced Navy Fighter Pilot and UFOs | The Kevin Rose Show #34 Jerry Seinfeld’s 2024 Commencement Address | Duke University David Hockney: The Art of Seeing | The Culture Show Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy | Amazon The Bear by Andrew Krivak | Amazon The Birth of Saké | Prime Video Japanese Sake “Hakuryu” | Yoshida Brewery America’s Premiere Sake Store | True Sake Hitorimusume Saké, Junmai Nigori | Astor Wines & Spirits Hi Ren (Official Music Video) | Ren Matthew Perry Died from Acute Effects of Ketamine, Autopsy Says | AP News Golden Afternoon Ketamine Clinic in L.A.Ketamine: My On-Camera Experience with a Treatment That Could Reshape Mental Health Worldwide | The Kevin Rose Show Your Home for Exploring, Creating, and Sharing | Prompt Hunt The Well of Being: A Children’s Book for Adults by Jean-Pierre Weill | Amazon Are You Hunting Antelope or Field Mice? | Tim Ferriss The 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 Kowalski Jocko Willink Jeff Bezos Paul Graham Steve Jobs Jess Mascetti Bruce Willis Bobby Fingers Michael Jackson Mel Gibson Jake Kaminski Warren Buffett Ryan Holiday Toaster Pinot Rose Darya Rose Matt Kaeberlein Brian Armstrong Henry Shukman Peter Attia Dena Dubal Adam Gazzaley Matthew Walker James Randi Derren Brown Ryan Graves Jerry Seinfeld David Hockney Cormac McCarthy Michael Herr Quentin Tarantino Andrew Krivak Ren Gill Matthew Perry Jennifer Ellice Jean-Pierre Weill Nate Taylor Ron Jeremy

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Published on September 04, 2024 10:57

Chris Sacca and Scott Glenn (#765)

This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited.

The episode features segments from episode #79 “Chris Sacca on Being Different and Making Billions” and #729 “Legendary Actor Scott Glenn — How to Be Super Fit at 85, Lessons from Marlon Brando, How to Pursue Your Purpose, The Art of Serendipity, Stories of Gunslingers, and More.”

Please enjoy!

Bios of guests may be found at tim.blog/combo.

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Transcript for the full Chris Sacca episode | Transcript for the full Scott Glenn episode | Transcripts for all episodes

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This episode is brought to you by AG1! I get asked all the time, “If you could use only one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usually AG1, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body in 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, but AG1 further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.

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

SHOW NOTES[05:19] Notes about this supercombo format.[06:23] Enter Chris Sacca.[06:53] Traits of founders for whom success, at massive scale, seems predestined.[08:00] Travis Kalanick and Nintendo Wii Tennis.[09:55] Resources for cultivating investing chops, emotional intelligence, and general empathy.[18:37] Chris’ evolving concept of success.[22:31] What Chris and his brother Brian’s parents did right.[26:47] What Chris looks for when hiring.[29:23] The prophetic notebook.[31:29] Advice to aimless college graduates.[34:06] Two differentiators that shifted the nature of Chris’ business[38:16] Enter Scott Glenn.[38:44] Idaho vs. Los Angeles.[44:59] Apocalypse Now, self-confidence soon after.[49:00] Burt Lancaster’s movie star lessons.[54:41] The birth and death of Wes Hightower.[1:03:56] Catching the attention of James Bridges.[1:06:12] Scarlet fever.[1:07:57] From Marine to police reporter.[1:12:42] Berghof Studios and parental advice.[1:21:12] Converting to Judaism.[1:24:04] Lao Tzu: the ultimate mystic?[1:28:44] Letting go with Killer Joe.[1:33:20] “Crazy Whitefella Thinking.”[1:38:53] Getting out of the way and Erwan Le Corre.[1:42:19] Lessons from the “morally phenomenal” Marlon Brando.[1:46:54] How Scott’s childhood bout with scarlet fever informed his life’s course.[1:49:33] Daily routines and exercises of an in-shape 85-year-old.[2:05:46] Securing a serendipitous skill set.[2:12:41] Thailand talk.[2:16:46] Increasing surface luck.[2:17:32] How Scott met and fell in love with his wife.[2:23:32] “Just dance.”[2:24:14] Mistakenly calling Rudolf Nureyev Russian.[2:26:24] Poetry.[2:30:31] What Laurence Olivier knew about the value of tenacity.[2:32:09] Parting thoughts.SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Connect with Chris Sacca:

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Lowercase Capital Lowercarbon Capital Shark Tank | ABC.com Partial List of Chris’ Investments Tennis | Wii Sports Wiki “My Name Is Inigo Montoya” (Clip) | The Princess Bride The History of Uber — Uber’s Timeline | Uber Newsroom Feld Thoughts Blog | Brad Feld The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman | Amazon Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived by Laurence Shames and Peter Barton | Amazon How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid | Amazon The Wolf of Wall Street | Prime Video Wrecked (TV Series 2016–2018) | IMDb Western New York’s Premier Destination for Music, Theatre, Family Fun | Artpark Cork City: Top 9 Attractions | Ireland.com Investment Banker: What They Do, Required Skills, and Examples | Investopedia Chris Sacca’s Commencement Address at the Carlson School of Management | University of Minnesota

Connect with Scott Glenn:

Room Service Poems for Carol | Carol Glenn Ceramics Friction Zone by Scott Glenn | Carol Glenn Ceramics Scott Glenn Prefers Living Away From the Hollywood Hubbub | Deseret News Bighorn Crags: Climbing, Hiking, and Mountaineering | SummitPost Challis, Idaho | Chamber of Commerce The Baby Maker | Prime Video Nashville | Prime Video Apocalypse Now | Prime Video Universal Studios Hollywood Scott Glenn Landed His ‘Apocalypse Now’ Role After Saving Francis Ford Coppola’s Life | The Hollywood Reporter Baretta | IMDb Cattle Annie & Little Britches | Prime Video Wild Bunch | Wikipedia The Studios At Paramount 13 and a 1/2 | Urban Dictionary Nuestra Familia | Wikipedia Urban Cowboy | Prime Video Scott Glenn as Wes Hightower | Frostbite A Look Back at How Gilley’s Gave Us ‘Urban Cowboy’ | Texas Highways Collision Course: An Omnibus of Plays at Cafe Au Go Go (1968) | AbeBooks Scott Glenn Talks The Defenders, Daredevil, and The Leftovers | Esquire Scarlet Fever: All You Need to Know | CDC Benzylpenicillin | Wikipedia The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) | Prime Video This Is How to See if You Would’ve Been Drafted for Vietnam | Military.com Snap-on Tools April 2, 1963 | Kenosha News Archive One of the Original Acting Studios in NYC | HB Studio Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad | Wikipedia The Salvation Army USA How to Convert to Judaism | My Jewish Learning Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu | Amazon Practical Shooting: Beyond Fundamentals by Brian Enos | Amazon Mysticism | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Why Do Creationists Keep Saying Carbon Dating Is Debunked? | r/Atheism What Kind Of Fish Swallowed Jonah? How Did He Survive? | I Love Docs Scott Glenn And Killer Joe: A Perfect Fit | Playbill The Leftovers | Prime Video ‘The Leftovers’: Scott Glenn on His “Unpredictable, Subversive” Character | The Hollywood Reporter Don’t Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor | Amazon Vince Vaughn to Star in ‘Bad Monkey’ from ‘Ted Lasso’ Co-Creator | The Hollywood Reporter Eugene the Marine | IMDb Stories From the UN Archive: Marlon Brando, the UN’s First Frontman for Water | UN News Bizarre Things That Happened on the Apocalypse Now Set | Looper Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | RADA What Is Method Acting? | We Are Actors Where Was Apocalypse Now Filmed? | The Cinemaholic Rolling Stones: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction | The Ed Sullivan Show Simple 10-Minute Daily Ear Massage & Acupressure | Qigong of Tulsa How to Breathe Properly | Breathwrk How Humming Stimulates Your Vagus Nerve for Stress Relief | Bustle Pressing Reset: Original Strength Reloaded by Tim Anderson and Geoff Neupert | Amazon The Quick and the Dead: Total Training for the Advanced Minimalist by Pavel Tsatsouline | Amazon Kettlebells | Amazon The Most Brutal Push-Up Exercise (Prison Push-Ups) | Victor Gaspar Resistance Bands Vs Weights: Which Gives The Better Workout? | Marathon Handbook Resistance Bands | Amazon FeetUp | Amazon Scott Glenn is a 75-Year-Old Knife-Fighting, Spear-Fishing Madman | GQ Where to See Manatees in Florida | Visit Florida Master Your Inner Experience | Breath Hold Work Freediving Apnea Trainer The Actors Studio Decompression Sickness | Harvard Health Learn to Dive Today | NAUI Worldwide Static Line Skydiving: Is It Really Safe? | DZONE Skydiving Golden Knights | GoArmy.com Everything We Know About ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 | Robb Report Krabi-Krabong: Thailand’s Traditional Martial Art | Fighters Vault Where to Watch Muay Thai Fights in Bangkok | HeavyBJJ Off Limits (1988) | IMDb Lesser Vehicle | Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia Savate | Wikipedia Asia’s Infamous Golden Triangle and the Soldiers Tracking down the Drug Smugglers Who Rule Its Narcotics Trade | ABC News Three Pagodas Pass Much More Than A Border Gate | The Lost Passport How to Increase Your Luck Surface Area | Codus Operandi The Right Stuff | Prime Video Tosca Cafe, San Francisco: An Oral History | Bon Appétit Natalia Makarova and Mikhail Baryshnikov in “Giselle” (1977) | American Ballet Theater Easy Writer | Sun Valley Magazine Slow Riding Tips: How to Ride a Motorcycle at Slow Speeds | Harley-Davidson Insurance The SVD Dragunov: The World’s Most Prolific Sniper Rifle And Its Olympic Roots | Gun DigestPEOPLE MENTIONEDKevin Systrom Evan Williams Patrick Collison John Collison Travis Kalanick Inigo Montoya Garrett Camp Brad Feld Josh Kopelman Peter Barton John Doerr Michael Moritz Bill Gates Melinda French Gates Crystal English Sacca Brian Sacca Martin Scorsese Katherine Sacca Gerald Sacca Carol Glenn Eric Ryback Robert Altman Francis Ford Coppola Richard M. Colby Martin Sheen Marlon Brando Dennis Hopper Vittorio Storaro William Shakespeare Rupert Hitzig Rod Steiger Burt Lancaster Amanda Plummer Diane Lane Pablo Picasso James Bridges Jack Larson Ryan O’Neal Sam Shepard Irving Azoff Freddy Fender Debra Winger John Travolta Wes Hightower Edward Parone Aaron Latham Lord Byron Walter Mitty William Hickey Lao Tzu Brian Enos Mike Johnson Tracy Letts Damon Lindelof Mimi Leder Molly Ferriss David Gulpilil Vince Vaughn Konstantin Stanislavski Isaac Boleslavsky Laurence Fishburne Gray Frederickson Erwan Le Corre Scott Reitz Lee Strasberg John Shaw Kurt Johnstad James Stewart Jimmy Stewart Jacques Cousteau Forrest Gump Gregory Hines Fred Ward Freddie Fields Rudolf Nureyev Matt Mattox Vladimir Putin Natalia Makarova Laurence Olivier

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Published on August 29, 2024 12:15

Chris Sacca and Scott Glenn (#764)

This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited.

The episode features segments from episode #79 “Chris Sacca on Being Different and Making Billions” and #729 “Legendary Actor Scott Glenn — How to Be Super Fit at 85, Lessons from Marlon Brando, How to Pursue Your Purpose, The Art of Serendipity, Stories of Gunslingers, and More.“