Unexplained power outages and glitches run rampant in Surge Springs, California. A young boy discovers something in his bedroom that could be the cause: a blue furry creature named ‘Glitch.’ by the second-place winner @JeffSynthesized --- Our next-gen filmmaking competition has drawn to a close. https://www.osv.llc/next-gen Designed to showcase how…
Bojan Tunguz is a senior systems software engineer at NVIDIA, quadruple Kaggle grandmaster, former top 10 Amazon reviewer, and former physicist. He joins the show to discuss the problems that LLMs can’t solve, the speed of AI progress, why he homeschools his kids, how to win Twitter, and more! Important…
"This idea that we are all programmed is true. We're all programmed not only by our biology but the books we read, the people we talk to. Everything is adding just a little bit to our programming." -- Julie Fredrickson
"The only constant we are ever engaging with is change, while at the same time, we are dealing with bodies and brains that were not adapted for this moment..." -- Julie Fredrickson
"Capitalism provides you with the muse. You don't have to have one, the market is already there, and she speaks to you constantly." -- Julie Fredrickson
Julie Fredrickson on how she thinks about preparation: "Am I ready when the universe sends me a piece of good luck? Have I done the work... such that if my dream moment happens, I am there, I am ready."
Julie Fredrickson is a former founder and the Managing Partner of Chaotic Capital, an “early stage fund for companies that adapt our lives and systems to the opportunities that chaos brings.” She joins the show to discuss the Great Weirding, becoming a playable character, how the market provides a muse,…
What will podcasting look like in 2034? "The people who are the best at presence and love will be at the top of the podcasting charts." - Danny Miranda
"Then I said, okay, I'm going to try to think about the biggest dream I can imagine that is in alignment with my heart..." Here's Danny Miranda on his goal to sell out Madison Square Garden.
Are there too many podcasts?🎙️🤔 Danny Miranda certainly doesn't think so... "No. We are at the start of the printing press for audio."
Our guest, Danny Miranda, explains why he is "attracted to the light."
Danny Miranda’s ambition is to sell out Madison Square Gardens for a live edition of his podcast. Now, on episode 402 (and counting), he is getting closer to that goal every week. He joins the show to discuss the art of interviewing, why he’s attracted to the light, his favorite…
The internet isn't just a variance amplifier. It's a matching engine. Dror Poleg explains why...
Is ambition overrated? Dror Poleg argues that today's economy requires "far fewer people to be really ambitious...and it needs everyone else to just do whatever they want."
Welcome to the Age of Scaleability... Our guest Dror Poleg believes that technology such as AI will enable skills and professions to scale in ways that were unfathomable previously.
Here’s Dror Poleg on how “remote work and the move towards digital collaboration basically set the scene for AI.” 👇👇
Dror Poleg is an author, speaker, and researcher investigating technology’s impact on the way people work, live, and invest. He joins us to discuss the relationship between AI and remote work, how cities are going to change, the internet’s role as a matching engine, and MUCH more! Important Links: -…
"I may see what goes into the black box and I may see what comes out of the black box, but I have no idea what's going on inside the black box." -- Jed McKenna Here's Rob Henderson on the mystery of the creative process...
"To live as an artist is a way of being in the world. A way of perceiving. A practice of paying attention." - Rick Rubin Here's Trung Phan on the art of noticing...
Rob Henderson argues that the reluctance of the young to go to war in Vietnam was driven not by physical cowardice but by a desire for status. They were willing to put their lives at risk when the cause was socially accepted 👇👇
“The line between good and evil runs not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either — but right through every human heart.” — Solzhenitsyn Here’s Trung Phan on what Apocalypse Now reveals about humanity…
Our previous episode with Trung & Rob included the bombshell reveal that Rob had never watched Apocalypse Now. Nearly one year later, Rob and Trung make their triumphant return to the show to discuss the themes of the film, the lessons aspiring creators can draw from its troubled production history,…
Here’s Frederik Gieschen on the overlap between investors and people who play games of chance 🎲🃏
Alchemists are among us. Here’s Frederik Gieschen on the mysterious talents of our greatest investors...