358 summaries

Tim Ferriss

Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, deconstructing world-class performers' tools, books and routines.

The Path from The Soviet Union to Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies — Max Levchin

Affirm and PayPal cofounder Max Levchin on marriage, cycling, fighting socialism, building buy-now-pay-later, and his ob

Reimagining Biotech with Jake Becraft of Strand Therapeutics — Tim’s Founder Kitchen

Strand Therapeutics CEO Jake Becraft on RNA genetic medicines, melanoma breakthroughs, FDA reform, and why the US is los

Reversing Type 2 Diabetes and Rowing 2,750 Miles — Sami Inkinen of Virta Health

Virta founder Sami Inkinen on reversing type 2 diabetes with individualized nutrition, his daily routine, endurance trai

PRISONER NO MORE: The True Story of Tae Jin Park

A young man with cerebral palsy is coached like an athlete by an Olympic weightlifting trainer and transforms his life.

The Most Incredible Transformation I’ve Ever Seen — Jerzy Gregorek on Cerebral Palsy and Coaching

Olympic coach Jerzy Gregorek explains how weightlifting micro-progressions transformed a man with cerebral palsy from le

The AI Frontier and How to Spot Billion-Dollar Companies Before Everyone Else — Elad Gil

Elad Gil maps the AI frontier: compute bottlenecks, oligopoly labs, when founders should sell, and how to spot the rare

From 9th-Grade Dropout to DC's Longest-Serving Police Chief — Cathy Lanier

Cathy Lanier on rising from teen mom to DC police chief to NFL security head through accountability and problem-solving.

From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies — 4-Hour Workweek Success Story

Broke in his dad's basement, Brian Dean used The 4-Hour Workweek to build and sell two companies.

Daredevil Michelle Khare — How to Become a YouTube Superstar

YouTube creator Michelle Khare on building Challenge Accepted, fear-setting, cold emails, and choosing the hard path tha

Q&A with Tim — The Upcoming AI Tsunami and Building Offline Advantage

Tim Ferriss answers listener questions on the AI tsunami, arguing offline, relational, and in-real-life advantages matte

The Random Show, Couch Edition! — Supplements, Breathing and Balance Training, and Much More!

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on Zen retreats, vagus nerve stimulation, supplements, balance training, and Alzheimer&#

Jim Collins — What to Make of a Life

Jim Collins joins Tim Ferriss to explore his new book on cliffs, fog, encodings, and getting a return on luck across a w

How to Quiet the Ruminative Mind and Avoid The Traps of Self-Help — Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss on quieting his ruminative OCD mind, the traps of self-help, and learning to say no in an AI-flooded world.

NYT Bestselling Author on Writing 200+ Children's Books — Tish Rabe

Children's book author Tish Rabe on Sesame Street, writing for Dr. Seuss, the craft of rhyme, and starting a compan

Champion of "Alone" on The Art of Survival — Jordan Jonas

Survivalist Jordan Jonas tells Tim Ferriss how living with Siberian reindeer nomads shaped his win on Alone season 6.

Tim McGraw — Selling 100M+ Records and 30+ Years of Creative Longevity

Tim McGraw tells Tim Ferriss how songs, surgeries, sobriety, and the father he barely knew shaped a 35-year career.

How to Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia — Dr. Tommy Wood

Dr. Tommy Wood explains how lifestyle prevents most dementia, plus tactics for brain injury, exercise, sleep, and cognit

Dr. Michael Levin — Reprogramming Bioelectricity

Biologist Michael Levin explains how cellular bioelectricity stores rewritable anatomical memories, reframing cancer, re

Steve Young — From Super Bowl MVP to Managing Billions

NFL MVP Steve Young on conquering victimhood and anxiety, mastering transitions, and building a 30-year private equity c

How to Use Ketosis for Enhanced Mood, Cognition, and Long-Term Brain Protection — Dr. Dom D'Agostino

Dr. Dom D'Agostino explains how ketosis calms the mind, protects the brain, and the surprising risks of cheap exoge

Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life

Arthur Brooks and Tim Ferriss on the meaning of life, mood management, transcendence, suffering, and why marriage and lo

Bill Gurley — The AI Era, 10 Days in China, & Life Lessons from Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld,, and More

Bill Gurley on the AI bubble, why China is misunderstood, and chasing the career you actually love.

Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI — Asking Audacious Questions & Finding Your North Star

AI godmother Fei-Fei Li on ImageNet's origins, spatial intelligence, World Labs, and why people belong at the cente

The Future of AI, Bioelectric Medicine, Surviving Modern Dating, and More — The Random Show

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on accelerated brain stimulation, the AI race, Alzheimer's prevention, gift gear, a

Tim Ferriss: The Hidden Nerve That Controls Trauma, Mood & Emotional Pain!

Tim Ferriss opens up about childhood abuse and survival, then maps the bioelectric and metabolic frontiers of mental hea

My Workout with KneesOverToesGuy!

KneesOverToesGuy walks Tim Ferriss through his full pain-free, knee-and-back-rehab workout using sleds, split squats, an

KneesOverToesGuy — Workouts That Produce Wild Results and Lessons from Charles Poliquin

KneesOverToesGuy Ben Patrick tells Tim Ferriss how backward sleds, deep squats, and Charles Poliquin's lessons fixe

The Path to 150M+ Daily Roblox Users, Ketogenic Therapy for Brain Health, and More — CEO of Roblox

Roblox CEO David Baszucki on saving his son's bipolar with ketogenic therapy, the science of ketosis, and building

Selling 600+ Million Books, Success Principles, and More — Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield tells Tim Ferriss how Chicken Soup for the Soul beat 144 rejections, plus his success principles on respon

The Return of The Lion Tracker — Boyd Varty on The Wild Man Within and Nature’s Hidden Wisdom

Lion tracker Boyd Varty tells Tim Ferriss wild African stories and explains how nature's wordless intelligence driv

Frank Miller, Comic Book Legend — Creative Process, The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, 300, & More

Comic legend Frank Miller on craft, killing your darlings, the Sin City breakthrough, and getting sober.

Richard H. Thaler — The Winner’s Curse and Going Against the Establishment (with Nick Kokonas)

Nobel laureate Richard Thaler explains how behavioral economics overturned the myth of the perfectly rational agent.

Breathing Protocols to Reboot Your Health, Fix Your Sleep, and Boost Performance — James Nestor

James Nestor on breathing as a foundational health function: nasal breathing, mouth taping, CO2 air quality, and coheren

David Senra — How Extreme Winners Think and Win: Lessons from 400+ of History’s Greatest Founders

David Senra explains how studying 400+ entrepreneur biographies revealed the patterns, archetypes, and obsessions that s

One of The Scariest Hackers I’ve Ever Met — Pablos Holman

Hacker-turned-inventor Pablos Holman on why hacking everything, sequencing energy first, and funding deep tech beats bui

Supplements I’m Taking, Training for Mental Performance, AI Tools, Recovering from Surgery, and More

Tim Ferriss answers listener Q&A solo on elbow surgery recovery, his current supplement stack, AI medical-research w

All Things Ketones, How to Boost Cognition, Sardine Fasting, Diet Rules, & More — Dr. Dom D’Agostino

Dr. Dom D'Agostino on ketones, fasting, and metabolic therapy for Alzheimer's, cancer, and psychiatric disorde

What Most Has My Attention Right Now — Credible (vs. Bogus) Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Neurosurgeon Kevin Tracy explains how stimulating the vagus nerve can switch off runaway inflammation, with the first FD

Cutting-Edge Science for Eye Health — Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg

Stanford eye scientist Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg on why vision restoration, not just slowing eye disease, is about to arrive.

The Random Show — Sobriety, Fasting, Home Defense, Vibe Coding, Roblox, and More

Kevin Rose hits 100 days sober as he and Tim Ferriss trade hacks on fasting, ketones, home defense, vibe coding, and the

The Strategies and Tactics for Building a Bestseller from Nothing — Elan Lee of Exploding Kittens

Exploding Kittens CEO Elan Lee walks Tim Ferriss through designing, testing, and selling their card game Coyote and what

Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D. — Protocols for Fasting, Lowering Dementia Risk, Reversing Heart Aging, & More

Rhonda Patrick and Tim Ferriss on fasting, exercise, supplements, saunas, microplastics, and alcohol for brain and heart

Building “Charisma on Command” to 10M+ Subscribers — Charlie Houpert

Charisma on Command's Charlie Houpert traces his journey from broke consultant to multimillion-dollar online course

Movement Coach Nsima Inyang — True Athleticism at Any Age

Elite powerlifter and movement coach Nsima Inyang teaches Tim Ferriss how rope flow, breathing, sleds, and regressions b

How to Spend Your Miles & Credit Card Points — Deal Master Chris Hutchins Explains

Points expert Chris Hutchins helps Tim Ferriss decide what to do with 15.5 million accumulated credit card points and mi

From Dirt Poor to Top-10 Sports-Media Franchise — Chatri Sityodtong, CEO of ONE Championship

ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong on building the world's largest martial arts league from poverty, luck, and

Three Life Commandments, AI, Stoicism, & More

Tim Ferriss fields community Q&A on his three life commandments, AI, stoicism, writing, and the future of his fictio

New Health Gadgets, How to Drink Less, AI, & More

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose swap health gadgets, sobriety strategies, Japan/Taiwan travel, brain stimulation, genomics, a

Archery for Beginners - Master the Basics

Olympic archer Jake Kaminski walks Tim Ferriss through archery 101: gear, stance, anchor, aiming, and the beginner mista

Lessons Learned and Mantras Used After 1,000,000 Arrows — Olympic Archery Medalist Jake Kaminski

Olympic archer Jake Kaminsky on hyper-precision, rebuilding his form, affirmations, and coaching Tim Ferriss to compete

The Therapist Who Breaks All The Rules — Terry Real

Therapist Terry Real on why taking sides, repair, and male depression matter more than being right in relationships.

From Stocking Groceries to Reading Philosophy for a Living — Stephen West of Philosophize This!

Philosophize This! creator Stephen West tells Tim Ferriss how a homeless dropout warehouse worker built a beloved philos

How Rich Barton Built Expedia and Zillow — Audacious Goals, Provocation Marketing, and More

Expedia and Zillow founder Rich Barton on taking big swings, spinning out companies, and his provocation-marketing playb

Exploring Consciousness and Non-Ordinary Religion, Panpsychism, and Heretical Ideas — Philip Goff

Philosopher Philip Goff makes the case for panpsychism, explores consciousness and quantum mechanics, and shares his ret

The “Fear-Forward” Way of Life — Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez returns to share fear-forward filmmaking, identity labels, working with his kids, and why journaling me

Craig Mod Returns — Epic Walks, The Art of Slowness, and More

Craig Mod returns to detail his epic solo walks across Japan, his rules for radical presence, and a life-changing reunio

The Real Japan — Craig Mod

Craig Mod tells Tim Ferriss how a working-class kid from Connecticut became a Japan-based bookmaker, writer, and walker.

Co-Founder of Blogger, Twitter, Medium, and Mozi — The Art of Pivoting, Strategic Quitting, and More

Ev Williams on strategic quitting, why greatness can't be planned, and building Mosy as an actual social network.

Wētā Workshop — Stories from The Lord of the Rings, Four Tenets to Live By, and Untapping Creativity

Wētā Workshop founder Richard Taylor and artist Greg Broadmore on creativity, craft, and the lessons behind Lord of the

Simple Exercises That Can Repair Tendons, Isometrics vs. Eccentrics, and More — Dr. Keith Baar

Tendon scientist Keith Baar explains why isometric loading, not eccentrics or rest, repairs tendons and rebuilds connect

Whether or Not to Have Kids, Transformative Experiences, and More — L.A. Paul

Philosopher L.A. Paul explains why life-changing decisions like having kids can't be calculated rationally, and whi

Brandon Sanderson — Building a Fiction Empire & Unbreakable Habits

Brandon Sanderson breaks down how he built a fantasy publishing empire through writing habits, magic systems, and a reco

Seth Godin — This is Strategy

Seth Godin reframes strategy as a philosophy of becoming built on systems, time, games, and empathy.

Chris Sacca — How to Succeed by Living on Your Own Terms

Chris Sacca on raising resilient kids, saying no, the analog-craving backlash to AI, and betting on clean energy and com

Naval Ravikant and Aaron Stupple — How to Raise a Sovereign Child

Naval Ravikant and Dr. Aaron Stupple make the case for raising kids without coercive rules, replacing them with creativi

Tactics and Strategies for a 2025 Reboot — Essentialism and Greg McKeown

Greg McKeown returns to unpack essentialism, effortless systems, and finding meaning in suffering through radical gratit

The Random Show — 2025 Predictions (AI, Aliens, BTC, and More), New Year’s Resolutions, and More

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on 2025 predictions, longevity training, crypto, AI devices, meditation, ethical hunting

Parenting Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids — Dr. Becky Kennedy, Good Inside

Dr. Becky Kennedy unpacks sturdy leadership, boundaries, repair, and the myth of maternal instinct in parenting.

Legendary Inventor Danny Hillis — Solving the Impossible (Plus Kevin Kelly)

Inventor Danny Hillis and Kevin Kelly join Tim Ferriss to explore invention, AI, the 10,000-year clock, and the entangle

David Whyte, Poet — The Conversational Nature of Reality

Poet David Whyte on writing anywhere, the conversational nature of reality, Zen as heartbreak, and reciting his essays a

From Homeless and Broke to Top Angel Investor (Uber, SpaceX, and 100+ More) — Cyan Banister

Angel investor Cyan Banister on going from homeless teen to backing Uber, Niantic, and SpaceX, plus dice-rolling and a s

Q&A with Tim Ferriss — How to Live with Urgency

Tim Ferriss answers a small group's questions on parenthood, identity diversification, joy, grief, AI-proofing care

Derek Sivers, Philosopher-Entrepreneur — The Greatest Year of His Life

Derek Sivers explains why deliberately reversing his strongest prejudices made the past year the happiest of his life.

Master Mentalist Derren Brown on Magic, Mind Reading, and More

Mentalist Derren Brown unpacks hypnosis, cold reading, skepticism, and making peace with life's difficulty through

Jon Batiste — The Quest for Originality and How to Get Unstuck

Jon Batiste tells Tim Ferriss how mistakes, suspense, and surrender fuel originality, and why he may stop performing.

Learnings from 1,000+ Near-Death Experiences — Dr. Bruce Greyson

Psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Greyson shares 50 years of near-death experience research, including verified out-of-body cases t

Lessons from Churchill and Napoleon — Andrew Roberts

Historian Andrew Roberts on Napoleon, Churchill, the craft of writing history, and why nations must stay proud of their

Elizabeth Gilbert — How to Set Strong Boundaries and Find Your Inner Voice

Elizabeth Gilbert on two-way prayer, fierce boundaries, the 'relaxed woman' as revolution, and trading purpose

Q&A with Tim — Parenting Considerations, Intuition, New Hobbies, Dating, and More

Tim Ferriss answers fan questions on reinvention, parenting, dating, intuition, archery, and why doing things in real li

Tim Ferriss’s Sabbatical, Kevin Rose Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools, and More — The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on podcast sabbaticals, modern dating, longevity science, mediums, and ketamine therapy

Matthew McConaughey and Aisha Tyler — The Tim Ferriss Show

A 10-year anniversary 'super combo' episode pairing Matthew McConaughey and Aisha Tyler on risk, failure, iden

Anne Lamott and Josh Waitzkin — The Tim Ferriss Show

A 10-year anniversary combo episode pairing Anne Lamott on radical self-care with Josh Waitzkin on flow, learning, and p

Hugh Jackman and Esther Perel — The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Hugh Jackman on intuition, meditation and craft, plus Esther Perel on desire, mon

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ann Miura-Ko — The Tim Ferriss Show

Arnold Schwarzenegger on vision, psychological warfare, and dealmaking, plus Ann Miura-Ko on debate, world-class effort,

Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly — The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Derek Sivers and Kevin Kelly on saying no, voluntary simplicity, mastery, and lon

Terry Crews and Richard Koch | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Terry Crews on courage and reframing failure, Richard Koch on the 80/20 principle

Elizabeth Gilbert and Jack Kornfield

A 10th-anniversary super-combo episode pairing Elizabeth Gilbert on grief, intuition, and saying no with Jack Kornfield

Neil Gaiman and Debbie Millman - The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss combo episode pairs Neil Gaiman on writing discipline with Debbie Millman on rejection, design, and her life

Michael Lewis and Martine Rothblatt - The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Michael Lewis on writing and ambition, Martine Rothblatt on science, transhumanis

Pavel Tsatsouline and Chris Sommer — The Tim Ferriss Show

Two strength legends, Pavel Tsatsouline and Christopher Sommer, explain why strength is a skill and patience builds bodi

Seth Godin and Dr. Sue Johnson - The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss 10-year combo episode pairing marketer Seth Godin on doing meaningful work with Dr. Sue Johnson on the scien

Jerry Seinfeld and Maria Popova — The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss revisits two favorite interviews on the craft of creating: Jerry Seinfeld on writing discipline and Maria Po

Rick Rubin and Mary Karr — The Tim Ferriss Show

A 10-year-anniversary super combo: Rick Rubin on creativity and a 135-pound transformation, and Mary Karr on trauma, sob

Jocko Willink and Sebastian Junger — The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss revisits two favorite conversations: Jocko Willink on leadership and discipline, and Sebastian Junger on war

Dr. Jane Goodall and Cal Fussman — The Tim Ferriss Show

A 10th-anniversary super-combo: Jane Goodall on chimpanzees and hope, plus Cal Fussman on a lifetime mastering the art o

Tony Robbins and Jerry Colonna — The Tim Ferriss Show

A 10-year anniversary combo episode pairing Tony Robbins on daily priming and asymmetric investing with Jerry Colonna on

Jim Collins and Ed Zschau

A 10-year anniversary super-combo where Jim Collins and Ed Zschau share lifelong systems for creative discipline, purpos

Greg McKeown and Diana Chapman — The Tim Ferriss Show

A best-of compilation pairing Greg McKeown on essentialism and saying no with Diana Chapman on conscious leadership and

Brené Brown and Edward O. Thorp — The Tim Ferriss Show

A 10-year anniversary super-combo pairing Brene Brown on self-acceptance and armor with Edward Thorp on beating Vegas an

Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. BJ Miller — The Tim Ferriss Show

A Tim Ferriss anniversary super-combo pairing trauma expert Dr. Gabor Mate with hospice physician Dr. BJ Miller on heali

Naval Ravikant and Nick Kokonas — The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary super combo: Naval Ravikant on honesty, habits, and happiness, plus Nick Kokonas on asym

How to Cultivate High Performance — Reed Hastings, Co-Founder of Netflix

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings unpacks culture, candor, the keeper test, and his uncrowded ski venture Powder Mountain

A Strategic Deep Dive on TikTok, The Boiling Moat of Taiwan, and China’s Next-Gen Statecraft (4K)

Former Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger on why TikTok is a CCP weapon and how to deter China from taking

Craig Foster of My Octopus Teacher — How to Find the Wild in a Tame World

Filmmaker Craig Foster on tracking, underwater intimacy, the octopus that filmed him back, and reconnecting modern life

Tim Ferriss with Kevin Rose — Live 10th Anniversary Random Show!

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose mark 10 years of the Random Show live, covering crypto retirement accounts, accelerated TMS b

The Amazing and Brutal Results of Zero Lies for 365 Days — Martha Beck

Martha Beck on tracking joy in the body, her year of zero lies, and how curiosity defeats anxiety.

How to Find Your Purpose and Master Essentialism — Greg McKeown

Greg McKeown and Tim Ferriss take a walk-and-talk on purpose, essentialism, secure attachment, and protecting relationsh

Practical Hypnosis, Meditation vs. Hypnosis, Pain Management Without Drugs, and More — David Spiegel

Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel explains how hypnosis reframes pain, trauma, and addiction, and demonstrates real-ti

Legendary Actor Scott Glenn — How to Be Super Fit at 85 & How to Pursue Your Purpose

Legendary actor Scott Glenn, 85, on building a 60-year career, marriage, and elite fitness through tenacity, presence, a

How to Overcome Resistance — Seth Godin

Seth Godin walks with Tim Ferriss explaining how to write short, ship daily, and beat creative resistance.

How to Sell Millions with Self-Publishing — Hugh Howey, Bestselling Author of Wool

Hugh Howey tells Tim Ferriss how Wool became a self-publishing phenomenon and shares hard-won lessons on writing, rights

How Barbara Corcoran Turned $1,000 into a $5B+ Empire (Plus: PR Stunts, Sales Techniques, and More)

Barbara Corcoran tells Tim Ferriss how shock-value PR, sales systems, and refusing to feel sorry for herself built a rea

How to Take Radical Ownership of Your Life and Career — Claire Hughes Johnson

Stripe's former COO Claire Hughes Johnson on radical ownership, saying hard truths, renegotiating commitments, and

How to Embrace Slow Productivity, Achieve Mastery, and Defend Your Time — Cal Newport & Tim Ferriss

Cal Newport unpacks slow productivity, obsessing over quality, and resisting algorithm-driven attention economies in fav

Master Negotiator William Ury — Strategies and Stories from Warren Buffett, Nelson Mandela, & More

Negotiation legend William Ury teaches Tim Ferriss how to defuse impossible conflicts by going to the balcony, building

A Masterclass in Riding the Waves of Life — “The School for Good and Evil” Creator Soman Chainani

Fantasy author Soman Chainani talks creative flow, ketamine therapy, worst-case worrying, cross-collar dating, and reinv

How to Launch a Million-Dollar Business This Weekend — Noah Kagan (4K)

Noah Kagan and Tim Ferriss break down launching a million-dollar business in a weekend through asking, presales, and che

Performance Coach Andy Galpin — Rebooting Tim’s Sleep, Nutrition, Supplements, and Training for 2024

Andy Galpin coaches Tim Ferriss through a personalized, science-driven plan for sleep, hydration, nutrition, supplements

Unlocking Your Creativity and Persuasion: A Master Ad Man on Tricks of the Trade

Ad veteran Chris Beresford-Hill breaks down creativity, persuasion, and how cold emails, fast decisions, and 'getti

The New Frontiers of Mental Health — Brain Stimulation, Rapid-Acting Tools for Depression, and More

Stanford's Nolan Williams explains accelerated TMS and ibogaine as rapid-acting, durable treatments for depression,

How to Thrive in an AI World, Tips for Life’s Darkest Hours, & The Art of Sabbaticals (4K)

Matt Mullenweg on open-source freedom, an AI-shaped future, his first-ever sabbatical, and tools for life's darkest

2024 New Year’s Resolutions, AI Upheavel, & Much More! | The Random Show (4K)

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose share 2024 resolutions, advising tips, AI, and candid stories on ketamine therapy, caffeine,

From Scallop Kingpin to Selling 8-Figure Domains (4K)

Domain mogul Andrew Rosener on going from frozen-scallop arbitrage to brokering eight-figure .com domains, leasing as VC

Steve Jang on Korea’s Exploding “Soft Power” And Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Steve Jang explains, from Seoul, how Korea engineered its global soft-power surge through Han, conglomerates, and an exp

The Hidden Risks of Meditation — Dr. Willoughby Britton | The Tim Ferriss Show

Neuroscientist Willoughby Britton explains how meditation can backfire, the symptoms it triggers, and how to practice an

Q&A with Tim Ferriss — AI Companions, Longevity Levers, Writer's Block, Low-Back Pain, & Much More

Tim Ferriss answers fan questions on AI companions, weight training for longevity, writer's block, low-back pain, a

How to Master the Difficult Art of Receiving (and Giving) Feedback | Sheila Heen | Tim Ferriss Show

Harvard's Sheila Heen teaches Tim Ferriss how to receive and give hard feedback, then applies it to dating, conflic

Guy Laliberté, Founder of Cirque du Soleil | The Tim Ferriss Show

Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte tells Tim Ferriss how a busker built a billion-dollar entertainment empire from t

Morgan Housel — Contrarian Money and Writing Advice, Three Simple Goals to Guide Your Life, and More

Morgan Housel on betting on what never changes, social debt, raising unspoiled kids, and writing for an audience of one.

The World’s Most Famous Pickpocket — Apollo Robbins | The Tim Ferriss Show

Pickpocket Apollo Robbins reveals how attention, misdirection, and deception work, from stealing from the Secret Service

The Power Broker and Superstar Agent Behind LeBron James, Draymond Green, and Others | Rich Paul

Sports super-agent Rich Paul on negotiating, building athlete infrastructure, his Cleveland roots, and his memoir Lucky

Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thinking Big, Building Resilience, 7 Tools for Life, and More

Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Tim Ferriss how a botched heart surgery, a brutal upbringing, and thinking big shaped his li

Rules for Better Thinking, How to Reduce Blind Spots, & More | Shane Parrish | The Tim Ferriss Show

Shane Parrish unpacks how positioning, automatic rules, and writing beat raw intelligence at making better decisions and

Ultimate Guide to Managing Executive Assistants and Delegating Like a Pro — Sam Corcos (4K)

Levels CEO Sam Corcos gives Tim Ferriss a tactical guide to delegation, async work with EAs, and calendar-based time man

How to Be Happy — Arthur C. Brooks Interview

Harvard happiness professor Arthur Brooks explains why satisfaction comes from wanting less, and how unhappiness is esse

Nassim Taleb — How Traders Make Billions in The New Age of Crisis (feat. Scott Patterson)

Nassim Taleb and journalist Scott Patterson on tail risk, the precautionary principle, and how traders profit from crisi

The Random Show with Tim Ferriss & Kevin Rose — Affordable Luxuries, Brain Stimulation, and More!

Tim and Kevin swap affordable luxuries, brain-stimulation experiments, books, supplements, gear, and AI investing ideas

The Brothers Who Live One Life — The Incredible Adventures of David and Daniil Liberman

Identical-minded brothers who share one identity recount Moscow hustles, Snap, and their bet on turning individual incom

Proven Tactics to Become Creative, How to Take the Path Less Traveled, and More | Justin Gary

Magic champion turned game designer Justin Gary on creativity as process, testing assumptions, fear-setting, and buildin

Dustin Moskovitz, Co Founder of Asana and Facebook | The Tim Ferriss Show

Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz on managing energy as an introverted founder, conscious leadership, effective altruism, and t

Deep Dive on Tim's Low-Back Issues, How to Unlearn Painful Patterns, Movement as Medicine, and More

Legendary physical therapist Shirley Sahrmann diagnoses Tim Ferriss's low-back pain live, arguing movement habits,

Jack Kornfield - How to Reduce Anxiety and Polish the Lens of Consciousness | The Tim Ferriss Show

Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield on reducing anxiety, the nature of consciousness, love over enlightenment, and finding c

Reflecting on 20+ Years of Life and Business Experiments | Bill Gurley Interviews Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss tells Bill Gurley how a bootstrapped startup, a burnout book, and angel bets built his creator empire.

Doom Legend John Romero — The Path to Prolific Innovation and Making 130+ Games | Tim Ferriss Show

DOOM co-creator John Romero on a brutal childhood, teaching himself code at 11, and inventing high-speed 3D gaming at id

Richard Koch — Revisiting the 80/20 Principle And Much More | The Tim Ferriss Podcast

Richard Koch revisits the 80/20 Principle, applying it to venture investing, happiness, toxic beliefs, and a new Oxford

Simon Coronel, World Champion of Magic, Quitting the Day Job and More! | The Tim Ferriss Podcast

World-champion magician Simon Coronel on winning magic's Olympics, neurodivergence, the Magic Castle, and what make

The Relentless Pursuit of Innovation, Quality, and Meaning — Jake Muise

Jake Muise on managing Maui's invasive axis deer into the most nutrient-dense, humanely harvested wild venison on E

How to Learn Better & Create Your Best Future | Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss breaks down his system for spotting future trends, learning fast, psychedelic philanthropy, and the personal

HERESIES — Exploring Animal Communication, Cloning Humans, The Dangers of The American Dream, & More

A roundtable of five thinkers each defend a personal heresy, from listening and constitutions to animal communication an

Marvel Studios Creator — Never-Before-Heard Tales of Hollywood Deals, Selling to Disney, & More

David Maisel, the founder of Marvel Studios, on cold-calling Mike Ovitz, inventing the shared-universe model, and sellin

Eric Cressey — Tactical Deep Dive on Back Pain, Movement Diagnosis, & More | The Tim Ferriss Podcast

Eric Cressey explains why MRIs mislead on back pain and how a movement diagnosis beats a medical one.

Exploring Consciousness, Sensory Augmentation, The Lazy Susan Method of Productivity, and More

Neuroscientist David Eagleman explains sensory augmentation, why we dream, consciousness, memory, and his Lazy Susan met

Thinking Differently About Addiction and Mental Health — Dr. Nora Volkow

NIDA director Dr. Nora Volkow on the fentanyl crisis, psychedelics, brain stimulation, and the possibility of curing add

Bobby Hundreds — Building an Iconic Streetwear Brand and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Streetwear founder Bobby Hundreds tells Tim Ferriss how community, scarcity, and collaboration built The Hundreds into a

Seth Godin on Choosing Your Attitude and Overcoming Rejection

Seth Godin tells Tim Ferriss that attitude is the one thing we choose, and meaning beats hustle.

A $1M Bitcoin Bet, Preventing Hangovers, AI Companions, Affordable Luxuries, Hi-Fi Audio, and More!

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on rare beer, affordable luxuries, AI companions, Balaji's $1M Bitcoin bet, Zen, an

Kevin Kelly — Excellent Advice for Living | The Tim Ferriss Show

Kevin Kelly on optimism, AI as universal personal interns, sabbaticals, raising kids through travel, and being the only.

Derek Sivers — Finding Paths Less Traveled, Taking Giant Leaps, and Picking the Right “Game of Life”

Derek Sivers walks Tim Ferriss through escaping the cloud, the unoptimized life, and his radical-skepticism worldview of

Rethinking Psychedelics, Octopuses on MDMA, and The Master Key of Metaplasticity | Dr. Gül Dölen

Neuroscientist Gul Dolen explains how psychedelics may be a master key that reopens the brain's critical periods fo

Danny Meyer, Founder of Shake Shack — How to Win, The 4 Quadrants of Performance, and More

Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer on hospitality, hiring, firing, killing the tipping system, and learning your business.

Dr. Kelly Starrett — The Magic of Movement and Mobility | The Tim Ferriss Show

Mobility coach Kelly Starrett gives Tim Ferriss simple at-home vital signs and base camp habits that build a durable, mo

David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant — The Fabric of Reality

David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant unpack epistemology, the four strands of reality, AGI, optimism, and why humans are cen

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity — Dr. Peter Attia

Peter Attia unpacks the longevity science behind Outlive: muscle, VO2 max, glucose, cancer screening, and emotional heal

Dr. Andrew Huberman — The Foundations of Physical and Mental Performance

Andrew Huberman walks Tim Ferriss through his weekly training split, supplement stack, and the five daily foundations of

Michael Mauboussin — How Great Investors Make Decisions | The Tim Ferriss Podcast

Michael Mauboussin breaks down how great investors decide: base rates, wisdom of crowds, decision biases, and complex ad

CEO Coach Matt Mochary — Coaching Tim, Why Fear and Anger Give Bad Advice, and More

CEO coach Matt Mochary live-coaches Tim Ferriss through fear, anger, hiring, firing, energy audits, and the pain hiding

John Vervaeke — How to Build a Life of Wisdom, Flow, and Contemplation | The Tim Ferriss Show

Cognitive scientist John Vervaeke unpacks four ways of knowing, flow, wisdom, and how an ecology of practices addresses

All Things Sleep Continued — Melatonin, Insomnia, Sleep & Sex, Lucid Dreaming, & More | Matt Walker

Sleep scientist Matthew Walker on sex and sleep, why melatonin disappoints, sleep restriction therapy, lucid dreaming, a

Co-Creator of Exploding Kittens — How to Raise Millions on Kickstarter | Elan Lee

Exploding Kittens founder Elan Lee on game design, his record-breaking Kickstarter, and building an end-to-end gaming co

How to Become the Architect of Your Life, Optimism as the Purpose of Life, Psychedelics, and More

Anthropologist Wade Davis on vanishing cultures, coca versus cocaine, Haitian zombies, psychedelics, optimism, and autho

Legendary Investor Bill Gurley on Investing Rules, Insights from Jeff Bezos, Must-Read Books, & More

Legendary VC Bill Gurley on mental models, network effects, the brutal valuation reset, open source as corporate strateg

All Things Sleep (Weight Gain, Alzheimer’s Disease, Caffeine, and More) — Dr. Matthew Walker

Sleep scientist Matthew Walker explains how deep sleep clears Alzheimer's proteins, plus caffeine, cannabis, and sl

Rick Rubin — Timeless Methods for Unlocking Creativity, The Future with AI, and More

Legendary producer Rick Rubin unpacks creativity as a way of being, sharing the philosophy behind his book The Creative

James Clear, Atomic Habits — Strategies for Mastering Habits

James Clear breaks down the habit systems, identity shifts, and methodical launch strategy behind Atomic Habits' 10

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck — Mark Manson on Writing, Career Reinvention, and More

Mark Manson tells Tim Ferriss the unglamorous truth behind his mega-bestseller, his decade of quiet iteration, and his p

2023 Resolutions and New Tools, Booze and Ethanol Alternatives, The “Yearly Delete,” and Much More

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose trade 2023 resolutions, fitness gear, meditation, the yearly delete, AI's impact on art,

The Coddling of the American Mind and How to Become Intellectually Antifragile — Jonathan Haidt

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on antifragility, moral pluralism, why universities and kids are breaking, and gettin

Taking Responsibility for Your Life, Why Creators Need to Smash Limits, and Dealmaking Strategies

Spawn creator Todd McFarlane on Stan Lee, beating toy giants, dealmaking, and the mindset that built a multi-medium empi

"The War of Art" Author Steven Pressfield on Overcoming Self-Sabotage, Momentum, and Turning Pro

Steven Pressfield and Tim Ferriss dig into resistance, ambition, momentum, and trusting the creative muse to escape self

How to Make Iconic Art, Reinvent Spider-Man, and Meet Every Deadline | Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane on surviving 300+ rejections, reinventing Spider-Man, accidentally creating Venom, and founding Image Com

Stephen Wolfram — Productivity Systems, Richard Feynman Stories, Computational Thinking, and More

Stephen Wolfram on computational physics, the ruliad, the nature of time and consciousness, and his decades-long product

Jason Calacanis on Brooklyn Grit, Big Asks, The Magic of Thinking Big, and More

Jason Calacanis tells Tim Ferriss his rise from a Brooklyn bar to media and venture success, plus the craft behind All-I

The Coming Cold War II — Niall Ferguson

Historian Niall Ferguson argues we've already entered Cold War II with China, with Taiwan as the new Cuba-style fla

The Potential of Metabolic Psychiatry — Chris Palmer, MD

Harvard psychiatrist Chris Palmer argues mental illnesses are metabolic brain disorders, and the ketogenic diet can trea

Insights from Dr. Matthew Walker, Adam Grant/Atul Gawande, Diana Chapman, & Rich Roll/David Goggins

Tim Ferriss curates standout podcast clips on sleep, leadership, drama-free living, and mental toughness from six top th

Media’s Hottest Dealmaker on How to Negotiate, Mastering the Calendar to Create More Time, and More

LionTree founder Aryeh Bourkoff on becoming media's hottest dealmaker, negotiation, time mastery, and where podcast

Q&A with Tim — PR and Marketing Lessons, Time Dilation, Selling to the Affluent, and Much More

Tim Ferriss fields a solo live Q&A on PR, marketing, launching products, selling to the affluent, time dilation, and

Insights from Tara Brach, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, and Cal Newport | The Tim Ferriss Show

A curated podcast buffet where four friends of Tim Ferriss share favorite clips on presence, Stoic questions, reading, a

Relentless Focus, Full-Contact Entrepreneurship, Epigenetic Reprogramming, and More

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on building crypto, making unpopular leadership calls, and funding longevity science.

All Things Ketamine — The Most Comprehensive Podcast Episode Ever with Dr. John Krystal

Yale psychiatrist John Krystal, who discovered ketamine's rapid antidepressant effect, explains how it works, optim

The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages, and More — Rolf Potts

Travel writer Rolf Potts returns to discuss vagabonding, attention, slow travel, marriage later in life, and filling the

A Rare In-Person Random Show with Kevin Rose! How to Shape Your Mind, Books, Movies, and More

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose reunite in person for a Random Show on podcasting, psychedelics, Zen retreats, fiction, films

The Possibilities of Mind-Altering Compounds | Dr. Suresh Muthukumaraswamy | The Tim Ferriss Show

Psychopharmacologist Dr. Suresh Muthukumaraswamy explains ketamine, classical psychedelics, and the first randomized LSD

UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten on Self-Defense, Savage Fight Stories, Breathing Techniques, and More

UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten tells wild Pancrase and Pride stories and breaks down self-defense and breathing training.

Dr. Gabor Maté — The Myth of Normal

Trauma physician Gabor Maté explains how a sick culture disconnects us from ourselves, and why healing means reconnectin

Investing with the Best, Founder-Problem Fit, Pre-Mortems and Pre-Parades, and More — Roelof Botha

Sequoia's Roelof Botha on goal-setting rituals, founder problem fit, pre-mortems, power-law investing, and daring t

Insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman, Greg McKeown, Jocko Willink, Brené Brown, and Naval Ravikant

A curated buffet of standout podcast clips from five top thinkers on dopamine, focus, leadership, self-acceptance, and w

Dr. Andrew Weil — The 4-7-8 Breath Method, How to Emerge from Depression, & More

Andrew Weil returns to discuss the 4-7-8 breath, rehabilitating demonized plants, matcha, Okinawan longevity, and psyche

Tim Ferriss Q&A: Wealth and Money, Book Recommendations, Advice on Taking Advice, and Much More

Tim Ferriss answers live and pre-submitted listener questions on wealth, money's limits, book recommendations, skil

Russ Roberts — The Decisions that Define Us

Economist Russ Roberts on why life's biggest decisions can't be solved with cost-benefit analysis, and what ma

Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, AI, and How to Save the World

Philosopher Will MacAskill explains longtermism, existential risks from AI, pandemics and war, and why the vast future i

The Life-Extension Episode With Dr. Matt Kaeberlein | The Tim Ferriss Show

Aging biologist Matt Kaeberlein on rapamycin, why most longevity hype (resveratrol, sirtuins, NAD) fails the data, and h

Liv Boeree, Poker and Life —Turning $500 into $1.7M, Game Theory, and Metaphysical Curiosities

Poker champion Liv Boeree on game theory, learning poker, emotional control under pressure, and unexplainable metaphysic

Hamilton Morris and Dr. Mark Plotkin — Exploring the History of Psychoactive Substances and More

Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin interviews chemist Hamilton Morris on the history, chemistry, and conservation of psychoactiv

Signal Over Noise with Noah Feldman — The War in Ukraine, The Battles for Free Speech, and More

Legal scholar Noah Feldman dissects the rationality of the Ukraine war and the looming collision between free speech and

Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder of Duolingo — How to Be (Truly) Mission-Driven, 10x Growth, and More

Duolingo's CEO on monetizing free education, metric-based teams, going public, catching cheaters, and expanding bey

Balaji Srinivasan — How to Start a New Country

Balaji Srinivasan explains the network state: how online communities with shared moral premises could crowdfund territor

Ed Thorp on How to Think for Yourself, How to Be Inner-Directed, and The Dangers of Investing Fads

Investor Ed Thorp on long-term thinking, numeracy, avoiding risks, and aging well at 89.

Legendary Comedian Bill Burr — Fear< with Tim Ferriss

Comedian Bill Burr tells Tim Ferriss how getting booed, bombing, and staying self-employed shaped his fearless approach

Jack Kornfield — How to Overcome Apathy and Find Beautiful Purpose

Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield guides Tim Ferriss through working with anger, hypervigilance, despair, death, and culti

Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, and Books to Change Your Life | Jason Portnoy

PayPal-era finance leader Jason Portnoy candidly traces his secret porn and sex addiction, marriage near-collapse, and t

Insights from Sam Harris, Dr. Peter Attia, Ramit Sethi, and Elizabeth Gilbert | The Tim Ferriss Show

An experimental compilation of favorite segments from Tim Ferriss's friends: Sam Harris on meditation, Peter Attia

Isabel Behncke — Lessons from Sex and Play, What We Can Learn from Bonobos and Chimpanzees, and More

Primatologist Isabel Behncke on wild bonobos, the evolution of play, niche construction, and what their playful societie

Morgan Fallon — 10 Years on the Road with Anthony Bourdain, High Standards, and More

Anthony Bourdain's longtime director-cinematographer Morgan Fallon on 10 years of Parts Unknown, high standards, hu

Legendary Trader Edward O. Thorp on Beating the Stock Market and Blackjack

Math professor Edward Thorp explains how he beat blackjack, roulette, and Wall Street, plus lessons on risk, longevity,

Cal Newport and Tim Ferriss Revisit “The 4-Hour Workweek” Plus Much More! | The Tim Ferriss Show

Cal Newport interviews Tim Ferriss about how The 4-Hour Workweek warned of unsustainable knowledge work fifteen years ea

Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, and More

Psychologist and magician Richard Wiseman on the science of luck, lying, dreams, the paranormal, and why so many famous

An Ethnopharmacologist on Hallucinogens, Sex-Crazed Cicadas, and More | Dennis McKenna

Ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna on psychedelic admixtures, fungi that zombify insects, plant conservation, mortality,

Tony Fadell — Stories of Steve Jobs, Product Design, Good Assholes vs. Bad Assholes, and More

Tony Fadell on his book Build, storytelling-first product design, managing small teams, and the climate technologies he

A.J. Jacobs — How to Be Less Furious and More Curious | The Tim Ferriss Show

Author A.J. Jacobs explains how adopting a puzzle mindset—less furious, more curious—improves thinking, conflict resolut

Terry Crews — Masculinity, True Power, Therapy, and Resisting Cynicism

Terry Crews tells Tim Ferriss how addiction, therapy, and rejecting revenge taught him real strength and true power.

The Random Show with Kevin Rose — Current Books, Men's Groups, the Latest in NFTs, and More

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on books, men's therapy groups, frugal habits, and the realities of investing in NF

The Case Against Reality — Professor Donald Hoffman

Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues evolution hid objective reality, space-time is doomed, and consciousness is fu

Bo Shao — His Path from Food Rations to Managing Billions | The Tim Ferriss Show

Investor Bo Shao traces his path from food-rationed Shanghai to managing billions, and his turn toward inner work, paren

Susan Cain on Transforming Pain, Building Your Emotional Resilience, Exploring Sufi Wisdom, and More

Susan Cain explains how bittersweetness, longing, and sorrow can be transformed into creativity, connection, and emotion

Mark Zuckerberg on Business Strategy, Parenting, Religion, and More

Mark Zuckerberg talks fencing, classics, long-term metaverse bets, Meta's new company values, his partnership with

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stewart Copeland — Fear< with Tim Ferriss

Stewart Copeland on The Police, scoring films, the purpose of music, productive anger, and saying yes.

Jane McGonigal — How She Predicted COVID in 2010, Becoming the Expert of Your Own Future, and More

Futurist Jane McGonagall on how a 2010 game eerily predicted COVID, plus practical habits to imagine and prepare for any

Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg Get Personal in Antarctica

Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg record from a tent on an Antarctic glacier, sharing personal reflections on grief, mortal

The Psychology of Money — Morgan Housel

Morgan Housel unpacks why endurance, independence, and behavior matter far more than intelligence or returns when it com

Margaret Atwood — A Living Legend on Creative Process, The Handmaid’s Tale, and More

Margaret Atwood talks creative process, poetry vs. prose, dystopias, and her practical-Utopias project with Tim Ferriss.

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on How to Catalyze Change with Awe and Wonder | The Tim Ferriss Show

Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Tim Ferriss explore using awe, humor, and solutions to catalyze climate act

How to Tame Your Inner Critic | Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott on taming the inner critic, radical self-care, writing badly on purpose, recovery, prayer, and turning pain

Boyd Varty — The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life | The Tim Ferriss Show

Lion tracker and author Boyd Varty on using wilderness tracking as a model for trauma healing and living moment to momen

ESPN Co-Founder Bill Rasmussen — Fear< with Tim Ferriss

ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen tells Tim Ferriss how a firing and a $34,167/month satellite gamble built 24-hour sports tel

The Deep Life — Cal Newport

Cal Newport on building a deep life through slow productivity, digital minimalism, craft, and contemplation in an age of

A Rare Podcast at 30 Below Zero — Sue Flood on Antarctica and Much More! | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss records inside a tent on the Antarctic sea ice with wildlife photographer Sue Flood about penguins, polar be

Master Economist on Strategic Quitting and Valuable Decisions on the Margin — John List

Economist John List explains clawback incentives, the science of scaling ideas, optimal quitting, and lessons from Uber,

Michael Schur — Lessons from "The Office" and SNL, Moral Philosophy, Storytelling, and More

Michael Schur on the Harvard Lampoon, SNL's brutal lessons, learning to write from Greg Daniels, and turning moral

Sarah Silverman — How to Be Your Own Best Friend | The Tim Ferriss Show

Sarah Silverman talks depression, learning to be her own best friend, bombing as a craft, therapy, and grabbing joy.

Performance Psychologist Michael Gervais — Fear< with Tim Ferriss

Performance psychologist Michael Gervais on extinguishing fear, building a philosophy, mindfulness, and creating high-pe

Dr. Michio Kaku — Exploring Time Travel, the Beauty of Physics, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Physicist Michio Kaku on string theory, time travel, parallel universes, consciousness, and reading the mind of God.

How to Reinvent Your Life at 30, 40, and Beyond — Rich Roll

Rich Roll on getting sober at 31, reinventing himself as an ultra-endurance athlete at 40, and the tools behind lasting

Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm and The Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show

Zen master Henry Shukman guides Tim Ferriss through a 20-minute somatic calming practice, then unpacks koans, kensho awa

Q&A with Tim — Tools for Better Sleep, Parenting, Fear, How to Boost Your Mood, and More

Tim Ferriss answers live and submitted Q&A on sleep, parenting, fear, mood, psychedelics, learning, and travel.

The Incredible Kyle Maynard — Fear< with Tim Ferriss

Kyle Maynard, born a congenital quadruple amputee, on wrestling, mountaineering, fear, and refusing to be seen as helple

How to Reboot Yourself and Feel Unrushed in the New Year — Jerry Colonna | The Tim Ferriss Show

Executive coach Jerry Colonna and Tim Ferriss explore how sabbaticals, rest, and facing discomfort help you reboot and f

Jessica Lahey on Parenting, Desirable Difficulties, And Much More! | The Tim Ferriss Show

Teacher and author Jessica Lahey on raising self-sufficient kids, preventing addiction, her own sobriety, and learning t

Iconic Therapist Dr. Sue Johnson — How to Improve Sex and Crack the Code of Love

Therapist Dr. Sue Johnson explains how attachment science and Emotionally Focused Therapy let couples repair bonds, impr

TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie — Fear< with Tim Ferriss

TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie tells Tim Ferriss how a serial entrepreneur turned an Argentina shoe drive into a one-for-on

Andrew Chen — Growth Secrets from Uber, Exploring the Metaverse, Startup Investing, and More

Andreessen Horowitz GP Andrew Chen unpacks growth, network effects, the metaverse, and modern startup investing with Tim

The Lost Presentation That Launched The 4-Hour Workweek from SXSW 2007 | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss's recovered 2007 SXSW talk that launched The 4-Hour Workweek, laying out lifestyle design before the bo

Marco Canora — The Art of Food, Eating, Nutrition, and Life | The Tim Ferriss Show

Chef Marco Canora and Tim Ferriss riff on simple cooking, blood-sugar self-experiments, bone broth, food processing, and

Master Magician David Blaine — Fear< with Tim Ferriss

David Blaine talks fear, fasting, breath-holding, and how magic connects people, in a live conversation with Tim Ferriss

John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to the Climate Crisis Now | The Tim Ferriss Show

Legendary VC John Doerr on OKRs, picking Google early, and his data-driven action plan to solve the climate crisis.

Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3 And Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant explain Web3, NFTs, tokens, and DAOs as a user-owned internet revolution with Tim Ferriss

Eric Schmidt — The Promises and Perils of AI, the Future of Warfare, Profound Revolutions, and More

Eric Schmidt explains why AI rivals the Renaissance, the perils of AGI and AI-driven warfare, and how to coexist with ma

Noah Feldman on Hyper-Productivity, Learning 10+ Languages, DAOs, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Harvard polyglot Noah Feldman on learning 10+ languages, hyper-productivity without caffeine, drafting Iraq's const

Alisa Cohn - Prenups for Startup Founders, Reinventing Your Career, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Executive coach Alisa Cohn shares frameworks on 360 feedback, founder prenups, self-talk, and word-for-word scripts for

How I Built The Tim Ferriss Show to 700+ Million Downloads (Featuring Chris Hutchins)

Tim Ferriss breaks down how he built a 700M-download podcast, covering gear, guests, prep, monetization, and growth with

How to Get Unstuck, Do “The Work,” Take Radical Responsibility, and Reduce Drama in Your Life

Diana Chapman teaches Tim Ferriss how to leave the drama triangle, trust the body's whole-body yes, and take radica

General Stanley McChrystal — Mastering Risk: A User’s Guide | The Tim Ferriss Show

Retired General Stanley McChrystal explains why the greatest risk we face is ourselves and how to build a 'risk imm

Michael Dell, Founder of Dell — How to Play Nice But Win | The Tim Ferriss Show

Michael Dell tells Tim Ferriss the raw story of taking Dell private, beating Carl Icahn, and building a company that pla

How Trauma Works and How to Heal From It — Paul Conti, MD

Psychiatrist Paul Conti explains how trauma reshapes the brain, fuels shame, and how validation, connection, and the rig

Sheila Heen — How to Navigate Hard Conversations, the Subtle Art of Apologizing, and More

Harvard negotiation expert Sheila Heen breaks down the anatomy of difficult conversations, effective apologies, and mana

Henry Shukman — Zen, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, and an Intro to Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show

Zen teacher Henry Shukman tells Tim Ferriss how meditation, koans, and a spontaneous beach awakening reshaped his life,

Founder of Dyson on How to Turn the Mundane into Magic — Sir James Dyson

Inventor Sir James Dyson on turning a clogging vacuum bag into an empire through 5,127 prototypes, persistence, and lear

Dr. Sue Johnson on How to Improve Sex, Shape Love, Face Dragons, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Couples therapist Sue Johnson explains the attachment science behind love, the 'hold me tight' bonding convers

Jimmy Wales - Wikipedia’s Real Genesis Story, The Questioning Mind, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on its dot-com-crash genesis, the failed Nupedia precursor, and designing healthier online

The Random Show — Blockchain/Crypto Investing, NFT Experiments, Dogecoin, Zen Buddhism, and More

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on crypto, NFTs, Dogecoin, biohacking, sleep, and a year of Zen practice.

B. Jeffrey Madoff — The Hidden Persuaders, Working with Ralph Lauren, & More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Designer-turned-filmmaker B. Jeffrey Madoff on Ralph Lauren, scratching your own itch, perseverance through rejection, a

Giuliana Furci on the Wonders of Mycology, Wisdom from Jane Goodall, And More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Mycologist Giuliana Furci on discovering new fungi, getting fungi into Chilean law, Jane Goodall's blessing, and wh

How to Play Offense with Money — Ramit Sethi, Author of "I Will Teach You to Be Rich"

Ramit Sethi shares the questions, exercises, and psychology shifts couples need to align on money and play offense.

The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions — Dennis McKenna

Ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna on 500+ ayahuasca sessions, the science of plant medicines, and preserving Amazonian

Anne Lamott - Spiritual Fitness, Creative Process, and Redecorating the Abyss | The Tim Ferriss Show

Anne Lamott on writing badly to write at all, recovery, dark nights of the soul, and turning pain into medicine.

Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Sleep, Performance, and Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show

Stanford neurobiologist Andrew Huberman on using light, breathing, and the body to control sleep, stress, and performanc

Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants | The Tim Ferriss Show

Michael Pollan explores caffeine, opium, and mescaline, the history and politics of the drug war, and the future of psyc

Q&A with Tim — Exercise And Morning Routines, Holotropic Breathwork, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss answers fan questions on his morning and exercise routines, holotropic breathwork, self-compassion, meaning,

Dr. Peter Attia — Longevity Drugs, Alzheimer's Disease, and More

Peter Attia and Tim Ferriss go deep on longevity drugs, cancer screening, zone two training, psilocybin research, and ho

Suleika Jaouad - Invaluable Road Trips, the To-Feel List, and Artistic Homes | The Tim Ferriss Show

Writer Suleika Jaouad on surviving leukemia, a 15,000-mile solo road trip, journaling rituals, and learning to live in t

Chris Bosh - How to Reinvent Yourself, The Way and The Power, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

NBA champion Chris Bosh on reinventing himself after blood clots ended his career, leadership, learning, and his book Le

Chip Wilson — Building Lululemon, the Art of Setting Goals, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson on building brands, future-spotting trends, goal setting, the Landmark-based culture he cr

Sebastian Junger — Seeking Freedom and Reordering Your Place in the World | The Tim Ferriss Show

Sebastian Junger on surviving a near-fatal aneurysm, fatherhood, warriorhood, and how people throughout history fight to

Jacqueline Novogratz - Building Acumen & How to (Actually) Change the World | The Tim Ferriss Show

Acumen founder Jacqueline Novogratz tells Tim Ferriss how patient capital, moral imagination, and betting on character c

Hamilton Morris on Iboga, 5-MeO-DMT, the Power of Ritual, New Frontiers in Psychedelics, and More

Hamilton Morris and Tim Ferriss explore iboga ritual, 5-MeO-DMT toad sustainability, xenon anesthesia, and the ethics of

Greg McKeown — The Art of Effortless Results, the Joys of Simplicity, and More

Greg McKeown joins Tim Ferriss to explore doing the right things the easier way, gratitude, and a wrenching family healt

George Mumford - Mindfulness Coach to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant | The Tim Ferriss Show

Mindfulness coach George Mumford on how meditation transformed Michael Jordan, Kobe, and his own recovery from heroin ad

Dr. Adam Gazzaley - Brain Optimization and The Future of Psychedelic Medicine | The Tim Ferriss Show

Neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley on FDA-cleared video game medicine and launching a UCSF psychedelic research division with

Balaji Srinivasan — Bitcoin and Ethereum, Lee Kuan Yew, US vs China, and More

Balaji Srinivasan lays out a sweeping thesis on crypto, decentralized media, life extension, network states, and a decli

Elizabeth Lesser on Building Omega Institute, Intentional Communities, & More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Elizabeth Lesser on founding Omega Institute, intentional communities, grief, and rewriting the myths that shape how wom

Vitalik Buterin — Creator of Ethereum feat. Naval Ravikant

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, interviewed by Naval Ravikant, explains Ethereum, scaling, DeFi, tokens, public goods,

Walter Isaacson on CRISPR, Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and More! | The Tim Ferriss Show

Walter Isaacson on CRISPR, Jennifer Doudna, gene editing's promises and perils, and the coming biotech revolution.

Jordan Peterson on Rules for Life, Psychedelics, The Bible, and More

Jordan Peterson and Tim Ferriss explore morality, resentment, psychedelics, biblical stories, order and chaos, and findi

Steven Pressfield - The Artist’s Journey, Wisdom In Little Successes, & More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Steven Pressfield on resistance, the artist's journey, the muse, shadow careers, and why finishing your first big w

#500! KevKev TimTim TalkTalk on Dragon Slaying, Lessons Learned, Viagra, and Assorted Nonsense

For episode 500, Kevin Rose turns the tables and interviews Tim Ferriss in a loose, candid, fan-question-driven Random S

Katie Haun on the Dark Web, Gangs, Investigating Bitcoin, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Former federal prosecutor Katie Haun on the Silk Road's corrupt agents, prosecuting gangs, and why blockchain crack

Josh Waitzkin - The Cave Process, Advice from Future Selves, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Josh Waitzkin turns the tables on Tim Ferriss, probing gating questions, the entanglement of genius and wounds, surrende

Joyce Carol Oates — A Writing Icon on Creative Process and Creative Living | The Tim Ferriss Show

Prolific author Joyce Carol Oates on writing energy, revision, running for ideas, avoiding distraction, and writing with

Marc Randolph on Building Netflix, Negotiating with Amazon/Bezos, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph on testing bad ideas fast, walking away from 98% of revenue, and refusing to sell to Am

David Rubenstein — Raising Billions of Dollars & Advising Presidents

Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein on building a private equity giant, mastering fundraising, advising Carter, an

Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett — Two Legends on Competing and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Swimming legends Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett on elite training, competitive drive, and their raw, mutual journey th

Richard Schwartz — IFS, Psychedelic Experiences without Drugs, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Richard Schwartz explains Internal Family Systems therapy and leads Tim Ferriss through a live IFS session on his own an

The Random Show — Bitcoin Pros and Cons, 2021 Resolutions, Fave Books, Lucid Dreaming, and More

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on Bitcoin, 2021 resolutions, favorite books, lucid dreaming, nature, couples therapy, a

Dr. Stefi Cohen — 25 World Records, Power Training, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Powerlifting world-record holder Stefi Cohen breaks down strength training, back-pain science, mindset, and the case for

Dr. Jim Loehr on Mental Toughness, Energy Management, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Performance psychologist Jim Loehr on mental toughness, managing energy over time, the private inner voice, and characte

Leo Babauta on Zen Habits, Antifragility, Contentment, and Unschooling | The Tim Ferriss Show

Zen Habits founder Leo Babauta on rebuilding his life one habit at a time, simplicity, contentment, unschooling, and bef

Dr. Martine Rothblatt — The Incredible Polymath of Polymaths | The Tim Ferriss Show

Polymath Martine Rothblatt on building United Therapeutics to save her daughter, manufacturing organs, digital conscious

Harley Finkelstein — Strategies from Shopify, the Future of Retail, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein on building the entrepreneurship company, lessons from law school, the Build-A-Business c

Jerry Seinfeld — A Comedy Legend’s Systems, Routines, and Methods for Success | The Tim Ferriss Show

Jerry Seinfeld breaks down his writing systems, daily routines, gamification, and the brutal craft of surviving stand-up

Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify — Habits, Systems and Mental Models for Performance | The Tim Ferriss Show

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shares the habits, mental models, and leadership systems behind his focus, energy, and decision-ma

Jim Collins on The Value of Small Gestures, Unseen Sources of Power, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Jim Collins returns to discuss mentors, the power of small gestures, light vs. dark motivation, the Stockdale Paradox, a

Short Introduction to True Wilderness Skills and Survival — Steven Rinella

Steven Rinella debunks survival fantasies and explains the simple, unglamorous preparation that actually keeps you safe

Dan Harris on Becoming 10% Happier, Training the Mind, and More

ABC anchor turned meditation evangelist Dan Harris on panic attacks, training the mind, and becoming 10% happier.

Dax Shepard on the Craft of Podcasting, Favorite Books, and Dancing With Your Demons

Dax Shepard talks craft of podcasting, his recent opiate relapse, vulnerability, addiction, and favorite books with Tim

Mary Karr — Memoirs on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering | The Tim Ferriss Show

Memoirist Mary Karr on the painful craft of memoir, getting sober, prayer, and finding spiritual gifts hidden inside suf

Scott Kelly — Lessons Learned from 500+ Days in Space and Making Hard Choices | The Tim Ferriss Show

Astronaut Scott Kelly on decision-making under pressure, learning to study, embracing failure, scientific literacy, and

Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, The Power of Awareness, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Yuval Noah Harari on meditation, the fictional stories that bind humanity, suffering as a test of reality, and the exist

Seth Godin on The Game of Life, The Value of Hacks, and Overcoming Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show

Seth Godin on shipping creative work, ignoring outcomes, reframing anxiety, and using constraints, generosity, and pract

Matthew McConaughey on Success Playbooks, Philosophy of Greenlights, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Matthew McConaughey unpacks the philosophy behind Greenlights: family lessons, journaling, taking risks, and the sabbati

Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Anxiety, and More

Naval Ravikant returns to discuss happiness, anxiety, meditation, true science, building wealth without luck, and crypto

Steven Rinella on Hunting And Why You Should Care, Nature, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Hunter-conservationist Steven Rinella explains how hunting funds wildlife and why reconnecting with nature starts in you

Dr Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin on Amazon shamans, real vs fake healers, hallucinogens like yopo and ayahuasca, and preservin

Dustin Yellin on Making Art, Weaving Madness, and Forging Your Own Path | The Tim Ferriss Show

Artist Dustin Yellin recounts a wild, chaotic path from high-school dropout to building Pioneer Works and making monumen

The 80/20 Principle, Achieving Unreasonable Success, and More | Richard Koch | The Tim Ferriss Show

Richard Koch explains the 80/20 principle, his star-business investing method, and the nine landmarks of unreasonable su

Tim Ferriss — My Healing Journey After Childhood Abuse

Tim Ferriss publicly shares his childhood sexual abuse for the first time, discussing trauma, near-suicide, and the tool

Guy Raz on Building ‘How I Built This,’ Managing Depression, and Podcasts | The Tim Ferriss Show

Guy Raz on building 'How I Built This,' managing lifelong depression, the hero's-journey craft of storyte

Kelly Slater — The Surfing Legend on Routine, Favorite Books, and Setbacks | The Tim Ferriss Show

Surfing legend Kelly Slater on morning routines, painful setbacks, favorite books, longevity, and the future of wave tec

The Psychedelic News Hour - New Breakthroughs, Treatment of Trauma, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss is interviewed by two psychedelic-medicine physicians about MDMA trials, treating trauma, funding, and safe

Chuck Palahniuk — A Masterclass in Creative Living and Dangerous Writing | The Tim Ferriss Show

Chuck Palahniuk delivers a masterclass on minimalism, dangerous writing, and using fiction to exhaust your unresolved em

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — Powerful Books, Mystics, and More

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on faith as hearing music beneath noise, moving society from 'I' to 'we',

The Random Show — Zen, Investing, Mike Tyson, Artificial Intelligence, and the World's Best Beers

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on Zen, pandemic investing, Mike Tyson's comeback, GPT-3, and the world's rare

Mike Novogratz on Bitcoin, Macro Trading, Ayahuasca, Redemption, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Mike Novogratz on resilience after public failure, intuition in macro trading, his bitcoin bull case, ayahuasca, and bai

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley — The Path and Strategies of World-Class Mastery | The Tim Ferriss Show

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley traces his path from Brooklyn chess hustles to history-making mastery, plus lessons on focus,

Brad Feld — The Art of Unplugging, Carving Your Own Path, and More! | The Tim Ferriss Show

VC Brad Feld tells Tim Ferriss how unplugging rituals, therapy, and openness about depression sustained him through entr

Blake Mycoskie — TOMS, Conscious Uncoupling, and Psychedelics | The Tim Ferriss Show

TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie on the inner-work pilgrimage behind his depression: Hoffman Process, ayahuasca, conscious un

Janna Levin on Extra Dimensions and How to Overcome Boots in the Face | The Tim Ferriss Show

Physicist Janna Levin on the finite universe, extra dimensions, time travel, and reframing life's obstacles as the

Hugh Jackman — His Best Decisions, Favorite Books, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, & More

Hugh Jackman tells Tim Ferriss about his morning reading ritual, meditation, intuition, the 85% rule, and following his

David Yarrow on Art, Markets, Business, and Combining It All | The Tim Ferriss Show

Fine-art photographer David Yarrow traces his path from sports photography and a billion-dollar hedge fund to selling an

Tribe of Mentors — Naval Ravikant, Susan Cain, and Yuval Noah Harari | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss introduces Tribe of Mentors, then shares profiles of Naval Ravikant, Susan Cain, and Yuval Noah Harari.

John Paul DeJoria — From Homelessness to Building Paul Mitchell and Patrón | The Tim Ferriss Show

Billionaire John Paul DeJoria tells Tim Ferriss how he went from twice-homeless to building Paul Mitchell and Patrón.

Rick Doblin — Psychedelic Breakthroughs, $10M Bets, PTSD Promise, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Rick Doblin on how MDMA-assisted psychotherapy heals chronic PTSD and a $10M challenge grant to push it through FDA.

Tools of Titans — Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss narrates his Tools of Titans intro plus profiles of Derek Sivers, BJ Miller, and Christopher Sommer.

Coach George Raveling on This Unique Moment in Time and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

82-year-old coaching legend George Raveling reflects on race, leadership, and hope amid the George Floyd protests of 202

Secretary Madeleine Albright — Optimism, The Future of the US, and 450-Pound Leg Presses

Madeleine Albright traces her refugee-to-Secretary-of-State path, the art of diplomacy, women in power, fascism warnings

Kevin Hart — The Unstoppable Combination of Positivity and Relentless Improvement

Kevin Hart shares how positivity, relentless improvement, vision, and ownership took him from poverty to global stardom.

Jim Dethmer — How to Shift from Victim Consciousness, Reduce Drama, Be Fully Alive, and More

Conscious leadership pioneer Jim Dethmer teaches Tim Ferriss how to escape victim consciousness, defuse drama, feel emot

Sam Harris — Psychedelics, Meditation, and The Bigger Picture | The Tim Ferriss Show

Sam Harris and Tim Ferriss talk fear, mindfulness, and psychedelics through the lens of the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.

Howard Marks on the US Dollar, Three Ways to Add Defense, and Good Questions | The Tim Ferriss Show

Legendary investor Howard Marks on dollar reserve status, three ways to add portfolio defense, and thinking probabilisti

Elizabeth Gilbert’s Creative Path — Saying No, Trusting Your Intuition, and More

Elizabeth Gilbert on grief, creativity as spiritual practice, trusting bodily intuition, and saying a clean, guilt-free

Nick Kokonas on Resurrecting Restaurants, Skin in the Game, and Investing | The Tim Ferriss Show

Restaurateur Nick Kokonas explains how Alinea and his Tock startup pivoted to record revenue during the COVID-19 shutdow

Michael Lewis on the Crafts of Writing, Friendship, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Michael Lewis on how he became a writer, his creative process, mentors, friendship, ambition, and the craft of coaching.

Jim Jefferies on Comedy, Life Lessons, and the Magic of Filling Out Customs Forms

Australian comedian Jim Jefferies tells Tim Ferriss how he built a global stand-up career from open mics to specials.

The Random Show: Boozy Quarantine Edition!

Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose drink wine and riff on quarantine life, books, investing, anxiety, and binge-watching during

Brian Koppelman on Making Art, Francis Ford Coppola, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Brian Koppelman on giving and taking feedback, beating creative and personal stuckness, building serendipity, and the ar

Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself

Emotion AI pioneer Rana el Kaliouby on teaching machines emotional intelligence, her journey from Cairo to CEO, and embr

Dr. Jane Goodall — The Legend, The Lessons, The Hope | The Tim Ferriss Show

Jane Goodall reflects on her wartime childhood, decades studying chimpanzees at Gombe, and why hope and individual actio

How to Use Stoicism to Choose Alive Time Over Dead Time — Daily Stoic Author Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday and Tim Ferriss apply Stoic philosophy to the COVID-19 crisis, choosing alive time over dead time.

Esther Perel — Tactics for Relationships in Quarantine | The Tim Ferriss Show

Esther Perel joins Tim Ferriss to share practical tactics for navigating relationships, grief, and isolation during COVI