Thinking Sideways: Chess, AI, and Smarter Decisions with Jen Shahade
A Note from JamesOne of my favorite people in the world is back on the podcast: Jen Shahade. She’s been on the show before. She’s a great chess player, a great poker player, a two-time U.S. Women’s Ch...
31 Mar 1h 4min
From Wakanda to Jamaica: Dr. Sheena Howard on Black Panther, Abduction at 19, Abuse, and Owning Your Creative Destiny
A Note from James:This is why I love doing podcasts—talking to people like Dr. Sheena Howard, author of Why Wakanda Matters. Wakanda is the country where Black Panther is from, and Sheena has written ...
24 Mar 1h 30min
The Skills School Never Taught You - Train Your Brain with Jim Kwik
Episode DescriptionThis archival conversation with Jim Kwik moves beyond memory tricks and into something more fundamental: how we think, learn, and make decisions.Jim breaks down why most people forg...
20 Mar 2h 2min
How to Improve Memory & Delay Alzheimer's with Nelson Dellis
A Note from James:I talked to Nelson Dellis, who’s a six-time USA Memory Champion and has broken multiple Guinness World Records. His book, Everyday Genius, makes a pretty bold claim—that with some pr...
17 Mar 1h 17min
From the Archive: Lori Gottlieb — What Your Therapist Is Really Thinking
A Note from James:I’ve been in therapy for more than three decades.Different therapists. Different kinds of therapy. Different crises.And one question has always fascinated me: What is the therapist a...
14 Mar 58min
Fab 5 Freddy: How Hip-Hop Was Born
A Note from James:In the Blondie song “Rapture,” which was the number-one song in 1981, Debbie Harry has this famous line: “Fab Five Freddy told me everybody’s fly.”So the question is—who is Fab Five ...
10 Mar 1h 16min
From the Archive: Tony Hawk: Mastery, Failure, and the Trick That Changed Skateboarding
A Note from James:Tony Hawk is one of the greatest athletes of all time—but what fascinates me most isn’t just the tricks.It’s the mindset.Tony didn’t just become the best skateboarder in the world. H...
7 Mar 50min
Crypto's Quantum Challenges & Optical as the True Quantum-Class Winner – Martin Shkreli
A Note from James:In the last episode, we talked about whether Martin Shkreli really deserves the label “most hated man in America.” My conclusion was no, and I hope you came to the same conclusion af...
27 Feb 24min
