#388: Lisa Ling — Exploring Subcultures, Learning to Feel, and Changing Perception
"It requires time and energy to get invested in other people's stories, but I do in my heart of hearts believe that you emerge a better and smarter human as a result of taking that time." — Lisa LingL...
26 Sep 20191h 44min
#387: Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention
"Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted...
19 Sep 20192h 6min
#386: Ken Burns — A Master Filmmaker on Creative Process, the Long Game, and the Noumenal
“There’s always the certainty that the opposite of what I might believe in might also be true.” — Ken BurnsKen Burns (@KenBurns) has been making documentary films for more than 40 years.Since the Acad...
12 Sep 20191h 28min
#385: The World's Largest Psychedelic Research Center
This is something I’ve been working on for ~1.5 years and something diligent scientists have been working toward for 20+ years.This episode features a recording of the press conference announcing the ...
10 Sep 20191h
#384: David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD)
"Your head's for having ideas, not for holding them." — David AllenDavid Allen (@gtdguy) is one of the world's most influential thinkers on productivity, and his 35 years of experience as a management...
3 Sep 20191h 43min
#383: Mike Phillips — How to Save a Species
"Humans and cockroaches and coyotes are going to inherit the earth." — Mike Phillips[Visit tim.blog/wolf for the most important links from this interview and my personal next steps.]Mike Phillips has ...
21 Aug 20192h 4min
#382: Safi Bahcall — On Hypnosis, Conquering Insomnia, Incentives, and More
Safi Bahcall (@SafiBahcall) is the author of Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries, which debuted #3 on Wall Street Journal’s bestseller list...
16 Aug 20192h 51min
#381: Charles Koch — CEO of Koch Industries
“When goods don't cross borders, soldiers will.” — Charles Koch, quoting Frédéric BastiatThis episode will no doubt surprise people, and my guest came to me through channels I wouldn't have expected.-...
11 Aug 20192h 6min
