Episodes

Aug. 31, 2023

Frederik Gieschen — On Agility, Agreeableness, Alchemy & the Arena

"Who is America’s best-known banker? That would be Jamie Dimon. But who is the richest? That would be Andy Beal, with an estimated net worth of $9 billion." Friend-of-the-show Frederik Gieschen joins us for an impromptu conversation...

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Aug. 24, 2023

Dr. Julie Gurner — Ultra Successful (EP.176)

Dr. Julie Gurner is a doctor of psychology and executive performance coach to top percentile executives, primarily in finance and technology. She is also the proprietor of the Ultra Successful newsletter, which delivers a weekly challenge pulled from...

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Aug. 17, 2023

Todd Goodwin — “Revelation is not Resolution” (EP.175)

Board Certified hypnotist & Goodwin Hypnosis founder Todd Goodwin joins us for his second appearance to discuss why we should treat the mind like a garden, why revelation is not the same as resolution, why labels can be counterproductive, and much...

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Aug. 10, 2023

Luca Dellanna — On Survival, Signals & Success (EP.174)

Why is hard work a form of laziness? Why should we be wary of short-term success? How can imagining parallel worlds help us make better decisions? Author, management advisor, and researcher Luca Dellanna joins us to discuss these questions and more!...

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Aug. 3, 2023

Jack Butcher — Reality is the Boss (EP.173)

Designer, entrepreneur and Visualize Value founder Jack Butcher joins us for his second appearance on the show to discuss how to get closer to reality, the differences between the US & the UK, whether vision can be taught, and MUCH more! Important...

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July 27, 2023

Dan Runcie — The Future of Music (EP.172)

Dan Runcie is the Founder of Trapital, a company focused on music, media, and entertainment. Trapital’s output includes a podcast, weekly newsletter, and deep-dive essays breaking down trends in the music industry. Dan joins us for his second...

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July 20, 2023

Dr. William Zeng — Towards a Quantum Future (EP.171)

Dr. William Zeng is founder and President of the Unitary Fund, a non-profit dedicated to developing the quantum ecosystem to benefit the most people. He previously led initial development of Rigetti Computing’s quantum cloud platform, and is...

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July 13, 2023

Jack Raines — The Authentic Path (EP.170)

Jack Raines is an online writer and LinkedIn provocateur, whose newsletter Young Money has already amassed 30,000 readers. Jack joins the show to discuss the importance of travel, the upsides of authenticity, risk, luck, and much, much more! ...

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July 6, 2023

Richard Craib — How to Open Source Finance (EP.169)

Richard Craib is the Founder & CEO of Numerai, a new kind of hedge fund where data scientists around the world collaborate to predict equity returns using artificial intelligence. Richard joins the show to discuss Numerai’s origins, how it...

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June 29, 2023

Brian Roemmele - The Wisdom Keeper (EP.168)

The scientist, researcher, analyst, connector, thinker, and doer Brian Roemmele joins us for his second Infinite Loops appearance to discuss the decline of wisdom and how we can save it, why LLMs are the modern version of Plato’s cave, we need...

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June 22, 2023

Dr. Pippa Malmgren — Why Leadership Has Gone Wrong (EP.167)

Dr. Pippa Malmgren is an economist, founder, keynote speaker & award-winning author. She served President George W. Bush as Special Assistant to the President and on the National Economic Council. She was responsible for financial market issues...

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June 15, 2023

Ethan Mollick — How AI Changes Everything (EP.166)

Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he studies and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship. He also leads Wharton Interactive, an effort to democratize education using games,...

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June 8, 2023

Chen Qiufan — AI 2041: 10 Visions for Our Future (EP.165)

Chen Qiufan (AKA Stanley Chan) is an award-winning science fiction writer, screenwriter, creative producer, and columnist. He is the president of the World Chinese Science Fiction Association and the founder of the content development studio Thema...

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June 1, 2023

Todd Goodwin — Hypnosis: Separating Myth From Reality (EP.164)

Todd Goodwin is the founder of Goodwin Hypnosis, a hypnosis center based in North Carolina. He is a Board Certified Fellow of the National Guild of Hypnotists, a designation earned by only one in every 500 hypnotists. As well as working with...

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May 30, 2023

Nat & Martha Sharpe — The Conflict between Agency & Community (EP.163)

Nat & Martha Sharpe have been a creative team for over a decade. Nat was a film school graduate and Martha a storytelling enthusiast. They fell in love while filming a musical parody of "Beowulf" with their friends. After another comedy and two...

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May 25, 2023

Jason Crawford — The Roots of Progress (EP.162)

Jason Crawford is the founder & president of The Roots of Progress, a nonprofit dedicated to establishing a new philosophy of progress for the 21st century. Jason has written well over 100 essays on the history of technology and the philosophy of...

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May 18, 2023

David Pinsof — Everything is Bullshit (EP.161)

David Pinsof is an evolutionary social scientist and a co-creator of the game Cards Against Humanity. He holds a PhD in Psychology from UCLA, where he studied the , and has written a handful of academic papers,  has been cited 152 times...

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May 16, 2023

Dylan O’Sullivan — Essayful (EP.160)

Dylan O’Sullivan is a writer and media specialist based in Cork, Ireland. Dylan’s work has been published in magazines such as The Spectator and Areo. He is also the creator of Essayful, a Substack dedicated to becoming “a new home for...

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May 11, 2023

John Sills — The Human Experience (EP.159)

After starting his career on a market stall in Essex, John Sills has spent the last twenty-five years working to make the world a better place for customers. John is the Managing Partner at the customer-led growth company The Foundation, and his...

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May 4, 2023

Billy Oppenheimer — On Curiosity, Creativity & Conceptual Ancestors (…

Billy Oppenheimer is a researcher for Ryan Holiday. He is also known for his  and  newsletter. Billy is insatiably curious. He is a master at drawing lessons from anecdotes from the worlds of sports, music, comedy, business, and more. ...

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April 27, 2023

Jimmy Soni & Liberty RPF — Unleashing the Future of Publishing (EP.15…

Friend-of-the-show (and new O’Shaughnessy Ventures team member) Liberty RPF joins Jim and fellow friend-of-the-show Jimmy Soni to discuss the current state of the publishing industry and the new opportunities emerging for current and aspiring...

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April 20, 2023

Alex Danco — On Self-Delusion, Sancho Panza, Safe Words & Seinfeld (E…

Alex Danco returns for his seventh (yes, SEVENTH) appearance on Infinite Loops to discuss, as usual, pretty much everything other than the topics we had prepared in advance. This week, we discuss: The two types of lawyers, what Alex learned from...

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April 13, 2023

Gurwinder Bhogal — Certainty is the Death of Thought (EP.155)

Gurwinder Bhogal is a writer and programmer who writes about the myriad ways in which technology and psychology conspire to fool us and how we can withstand the covert assault on our senses. Gurwinder is known for his epic Twitter ‘Megathreads’...

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April 6, 2023

Ed Latimore — The Difference Between Being Liked and Being Respected …

This week, we’re delighted to welcome Ed Latimore back for his second Infinite Loops appearance. Ed is a best-selling author, former professional heavyweight boxer, competitive chess player, Physics graduate, father, and husband. He joins us to...

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