Ava: The Emotions of Writing
How do you create intimacy and connection with readers? While some writers have a way of letting you inside their mind, Ava (@noampomsky) has a way of letting you inside her heart. There's an intimacy...
28 Sep 20231h 17min
Derek Sivers: No Wasted Words
It’s hard to capture in words the love and creativity that Derek Sivers brings to his work. He describes himself as a “monomaniac, introvert, and slow thinker.” But those words just reveal his humilit...
20 Sep 20231h 11min
Kevin Kelly: On Fame, Structuring Ideas, Writing Books, and Founding Wired Magazine
Kevin Kelly is one of the most important tech writers of the last half century. Kevin started as the publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of Steve Jobs’ favorite publication...
13 Sep 20231h 17min
Lulu Cheng Meservey: The PR Class You Didn’t Know You Needed
Lulu Cheng Meservey gives a masterclass on non-boring corporate communications, Korean pop culture, and religious fanaticism. Lulu shares what she’s learned running comms for startups, decoding cultur...
6 Sep 20231h 11min
Derek Thompson: From Acting to the Eminem of Macroeconomic Analysis
Derek Thompson weaves together ideas from all over the place — economics, public policy, sports, and even pop culture. His writing is a breath of fresh air in a world of cookie cutter Internet content...
30 Aug 20231h 6min
Jimmy Soni, on Interviewing Elon Musk, Writing Biographies, Lessons from Peter Thiel, and The Art of Research
A master of biographies and a professional speechwriter. If you want to write serious, research-backed non-fiction or build your writing career while working a full-time job, this episode is for you. ...
23 Aug 20231h 43min
The Cultural Tutor, on Writing Every Day, Growing a Twitter Audience, and Reading Old Books
The man started writing online ~15 months ago, and has ascended to 1.5 million Twitter followers. Until now, he's been anonymous. Never showed his face. This is a masterclass in how to write for the I...
23 Aug 20231h 22min
Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, on The Story of Marginal Revolution
For the past 20 years, they have run the world’s largest economics blog. This is the story of how they publish every day, generate ideas when they’re stuck, and plan to teach millions of people the ba...
23 Aug 20231h 6min
