#83: The Maverick of Brain Optimization
"My lab is interested in pursuing how we can enhance cognition to improve quality of life." - Adam Gazzaley Dr. Adam Gazzaley (@adamgazz) obtained an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the Mount Sina...
22 Jun 20151h 52min
#82: Sam Kass on Trials by Fire and Cooking for The Obamas
Sam Kass almost became a pro baseball player. Instead, he pivoted a history major into becoming the private chef for the Obamas in the White House. He then broke into national nutrition policy and was...
17 Jun 20151h 38min
#81: The Rags to Riches Philosopher: Bryan Johnson's Path to $800 Million
Bryan Johnson is an entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of OS Fund and Braintree, the latter of which was bought by eBay in 2013 for $800 million in cash. Bryan launched OS Fund in 2014 with ...
12 Jun 20151h 47min
#80: Thomas Edison's Formula for Greatness
This episode is intended to help you with unexpected problems that will crop up this week. My guest is Ryan Holiday, who became Director of Marketing at American Apparel at age 21 (!). He’s a beast. S...
8 Jun 201520min
#79: Chris Sacca on Being Different and Making Billions
"Fuck it... I'm just not going to play this traditionally anymore." - Chris Sacca Chris Sacca was recently the cover story of the "Midas Issue" of Forbes Magazine. The reason: He is a newly-minted bil...
31 Mai 20151h 30min
#78: How to Build a Large Audience from Scratch (and More)
In this episode, I answer questions submitted by you all. 50% of this episode is spent explaining how -- if I had to start over today -- I would build an audience from scratch. For the movie picks I m...
27 Mai 201538min
#77: What Do Google X, Medicine, and Great Relationships Have In Common?
Dr. Astro Teller is a computer scientist and entrepreneur who currently oversees Google[x], Google's moonshot factory. Dr. Danielle Teller is a physician specializing in intensive care and lung medici...
20 Mai 20151h 42min
#76: Rick Rubin, The Seclusive Zen Master
Rick Rubin has been called "the most important [music] producer of the last 20 years" by MTV. Rick is also revered as something of a Zen master across industries, and he is as deep as he is soft-spoke...
15 Mai 20151h 16min
