Episodes

April 25, 2024

Arjun Khemani — The Hunt for Better Problems (EP. 213)

Arjun Khemani is a 17-year-old writer and podcaster who dropped out of high school to help lead support at Airchat, the social network co-founded by Naval Ravikant. As the host of the Arjun Khemani podcast, Arjun has spoken to a …

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April 18, 2024

Eddy Elfenbein — On Crossing Wall Street (EP. 212)

Eddy Elfenbein is an OG finance blogger, ETF manager, and FinTwit legend, with over 25 years of experience working in and around Wall Street. Eddy joins the show to discuss the story behind his longtime blog - (CWS), the origins …

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April 10, 2024

Anna Gát — We Digress (EP. 211)

Friend-of-the-show Anna Gát returns to discuss… well… pretty much everything! On April 13th, and are co-hosting a Future of Publishing event at the beautiful Pratt Mansion in NYC. We’re bringing together...

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April 4, 2024

Visakan Veerasamy — Expanding Our Possibility-Space (EP. 210)

The inimitable Visakan Veerasamy returns for a characteristically wide-ranging discussion… Important Links: Show Notes: Life as a Dad A Conversation With David Deutsch Change, Courage, Curiosity & Creativity Possibility Space &...

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March 28, 2024

Brendan McCord — AI and the Philosophy of Technology (EP. 209)

Brendan McCord is the founder of — a non-profit dedicated to exploring the intersection of AI and philosophy. Brendan joins the show to discuss Cosmos’ origins, the pursuit of philosophy as a technologist, the different schools of thought in AI,...

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March 21, 2024

Alex Komoroske — Complex Adaptivity All The Way Down (EP. 208)

Alex Komoroske has spent his career studying, writing about, and working in complex adaptive systems. He has published multiple essays on topics like Schelling points in organizations, why debate should be collaborative, and how to ensure resilient...

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March 14, 2024

Cedric Chin — Accelerating Business Expertise (EP. 207)

Cedric Chin is a writer, researcher and operator whose Commoncog newsletter is dedicated to finding useful, practical ways to accelerate business expertise. He joins us to discuss some of the most potentially transformative concepts he’s uncovered,...

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March 7, 2024

Devon Eriksen — Theft of Fire (EP. 206)

Devon Eriksen always wanted to be a writer. As a child, he was persuaded to abandon his aspirations in favor of a career in software engineering. Two decades later, he retired to finally fulfil his...

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Feb. 29, 2024

Jacqueline Novogratz - Manifesto for a Moral Revolution (EP. 205)

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder of Acumen, a nonprofit impact investment fund “changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas.” As well as founding Acumen in 2001, Jacqueline is a public speaker and...

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Feb. 22, 2024

Rupert Sheldrake — On Scientism, Morphic Resonance and the Extended M…

Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of 9 books and over 100 scientific papers. A critic of what he sees as the scientific establishment’s dogmatic dedication to materialism, he is perhaps best known for his theory of “morphic resonance,”...

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Feb. 20, 2024

Rob Henderson — Troubled (EP. 203)

Friend-of-the-show Rob Henderson returns to discuss his powerful, moving and important debut book, Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class (published TODAY). We discuss Rob’s experience of the American foster care and adoption...

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Feb. 15, 2024

Alec Stapp — Progress is a Policy Choice (EP. 202)

Alec Stapp is the co-founder of the Institute for Progress, a non-partisan innovation policy think tank aiming to “accelerate scientific, technological and industrial progress while safeguarding humanity’s future.” He joins the show to...

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Feb. 8, 2024

Rohit Krishnan — Demystifying AI (EP. 201)

Essayist, tinkerer, and author Rohit Krishnan returns to discuss his book, Building God: Demystifying AI for Decision Makers. Important Links: (Rohit’s Substack) Show Notes: Demystifying AI AI as a Fuzzy Processor...

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Feb. 1, 2024

Jim O’Shaughnessy — Turning the Tables (EP. 200)

For this milestone 200th (yes, TWO HUNDREDTH) episode of Infinite Loops, regular guest and Infinite Media head Liberty RPF joins writer & researcher Ed William to turn the tables on Jim O’Shaughnessy. Stay tuned for Jim’s dream podcast...

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Jan. 25, 2024

Lisa Wehden and Minn Kim — America is Open For Business (EP.199)

Minn Kim and Lisa Wehden are the founders of Plymouth Street, which guides talented individuals through the US immigration process. Its aim is to accelerate innovation through faster and more transparent immigration services. ...

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Jan. 18, 2024

Alice Albrecht — On Creativity, Connection & Convergence (EP.198)

Alice Albrecht is the founder and CEO of re:collect, a company dedicated to “enhancing human intelligence by augmenting memory, perception, and synthesis utilizing AI.” Alice started her career in psychology and academia,...

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Jan. 11, 2024

Guy Spier — Wealth, Wisdom & Enlightenment (EP.197)

Guy Spier runs the Aquamarine Fund, an “investment partnership closely modeled on the original Buffet Partnerships.” He is also a podcast host, YouTube creator, author of The Education of a Value Investor and the host of the annual investment...

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Jan. 4, 2024

Jared Dillian — How To Live a Stress-Free Financial Life (EP.196)

Jared Dillian is a writer, strategist, financial expert, public speaker, and author of four books, including No Worries: How To Live a Stress-Free Financial Life (out this month!). He joins us to discuss why you should never loan money to...

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Dec. 28, 2023

George Mack — The Game of Life (EP.195)

Writer, marketer, entrepreneur, and master of mental models, George Mack returns to discuss the top 0.1% of ideas he’s ever come across, from treating life as a video game to spotting high-agency individuals. Important Links: (Rick and Morty) ...

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Dec. 21, 2023

Eric Jorgenson — on Publishing, Progress & Reinventing the Playbook (…

Eric Jorgenson is (deep breath) an author, investor, writer, podcast host, online course creator, and the CEO of Scribe Media (breathe out). He joins the show to discuss the death of the marketing department, the changing nature of...

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Dec. 14, 2023

Arkady Kulik — Bridging Science & Entrepreneurship (EP.193)

Arkady Kulik is a founding partner of rpv, a deep tech venture fund that aims to “drive tangible advancements in the well-being of humankind” by focusing on early, scientifically intensive ventures. He has over 15 years of experience in the...

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Dec. 7, 2023

Alex Lieberman — On Voice, Unicorns & Intrinsic Motivation (EP.192)

Alex Lieberman is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, the cofounder of Storyarb and the host of 60 Second Startup & Founder’s Journal. Alex joins the show to discuss why hiring a Voice Editor contributed to...

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Nov. 30, 2023

Venkatesh Rao & Tim Beiko — The Summer of Protocols (EP.191)

Tim Beiko, who runs the core protocol meetings for Ethereum, teams up with writer and consultant Venkatesh Rao to discuss their “Summer of Protocols” research program. This initiative brought together 33 researchers with a wide range of expertise...

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Nov. 23, 2023

Will Schoder — On Curation, Consumption & Compression (EP.190)

Will Schoder is a video essayist who explores a diverse range of topics including psychology, meaning, re-enchantment, metamodernism, mortality, and satire. Initially known for his short-form videos, his latest series is a trilogy of...

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