Rudy Havenstein is a writer and satirist known for his sharp critiques of America’s sprawling institutions and the elites who run them. He joins the show to discuss the accountability crisis in America — how it manifests across political life and, most importantly, what we can do to fix it.…
"It is always the guy who's out of shape who's asking about push-up variations in the gym." ~ Mark Daniel on why the best solutions are usually the simplest... Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x79M3EMQhI&t=17s Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-find-a-kaleidoscopic-alien
"They've had some bizarre set of life experiences that have shown them the fourth dimension..." "You often find them coupled to these highly irrational obsessions at a pre-commercial point in time..." ~ Mark Daniel on how to spot a "kaleidoscopic alien"... Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x79M3EMQhI&t=17s Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-find-a-kaleidoscopic-alien
"When we think about making an investment, there's this visceral feeling that is more powerful than all of our strategies and frameworks, which is that if I wasn't building our firm, would I go and beg the founder for a job?" ~ Mark Daniel Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x79M3EMQhI&t=17s Links, highlights &…
"Each person who creates content on the internet should be limited to 10 posts..." ~ Mark Daniel Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x79M3EMQhI&t=17s Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-find-a-kaleidoscopic-alien
Mark Daniel is the co-founder and managing partner of the investment firm Digital XYZ, whose portfolio extends across accelerated computing, gaming, crypto, social networking, AI, extended reality, cybersecurity, creator tools, spatial computing, and immersive learning. Back in 2013, he was also one of the very first recipients of a Thiel…
"School districts are an adult factory." ~ John Kennedy... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/the-hidden-crisis-in-american-education Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuMAu9wFZxg&t=1s
We need more teachers! John Kennedy explains... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/the-hidden-crisis-in-american-education Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuMAu9wFZxg&t=1s
"If you've been in a conference room for an hour and the door opens [...] and it feels like you're a whole new person, you're thinking so much sharper. It's because you are." ~ John Kennedy reveals the dramatic effect air quality has on our brains... Links, highlights & transcript:…
“Right. I'll tell you what. I wasn't planning on this, but I will commit to you on podcast. I'll give you $100,000 to do exactly that." The moment Jim decided to give John Kennedy a $100k Fellowship on the spot... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/the-hidden-crisis-in-american-education Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuMAu9wFZxg&t=1s
John Kennedy, a director at the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation, is tackling an overlooked crisis in American education: air quality. With the ingenious use of a simple $60 box fan, he's on a mission to revolutionize the health and learning environments of students nationwide. It's mind-boggling how much low-hanging fruit there is…
"The whole credibility of science is based on prediction..." ~ Michael Strong argues that experts should be measured on the accuracy of their predictions... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/lets-get-socratical-ep-252 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hJB2vFmIcg
“I see the Mormons having designed a brilliant technology of agency and self-empowerment.” ~ Here's Michael Strong (@flowidealism) on the strength of the Mormon model... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/lets-get-socratical-ep-252 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hJB2vFmIcg
"Both the term 'teen' and 'adolescent' were invented in the early 20th century. We didn't even use to have concepts for these..." ~ Michael Strong Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/lets-get-socratical-ep-252 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hJB2vFmIcg
“Who are you going to kick out?” ~ Michael Strong dishes out some surprising advice for community builders... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/lets-get-socratical-ep-252 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hJB2vFmIcg
Michael Strong has spent decades quietly revolutionizing education by designing innovative schools and programs built around agency, critical thinking, entrepreneurship and creativity. He is the founder and CEO of The Socratic Experience, a virtual school that equips students for lifelong happiness and success through Socratic dialogue. Alongside his work in…
"Never let the quest for more distract you from the beauty of enough." ~ Sahil Bloom's sage words of advice Links, transcript, and highlights to the full episode: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/a-multitude-of-wealth-ep-251
"There will be a last time that your friends get together for that annual trip. There will be a last time that you're able to go for a walk with your parents. And you never know when that last time is..." ~ Stark but true words from Sahil Bloom on…
"Early on the curve of income, money and happiness are very strongly correlated... [so] what happens is we get patterned in those early years into saying more money = more happiness." ~ Sahil Bloom on how we can be trapped in a problematic mindset Links, transcript, and highlights to the…
"I think about content, I think about idea sharing. I think about this information economy that we live in now and it is the most remarkable time to be alive." ~ Sahil Bloom on why idea sharing triggers a positive energy chain reaction
Sahil Bloom, a prolific creator, founder and investor, has mastered the art of translating complex ideas about wealth and success into wisdom that resonates with millions. His newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle, grew from just 100 readers to over 800,000 subscribers in three years - a testament to his ability to…
"If you're not happy [...] how much of your week are you spending doing the very obvious things that tend to make people happy?" ~ Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on why the path to happiness may be more obvious than you think... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/who-makes-the-nba-ep-250 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acLxgFHzHLU&t=3s
Social media: "My husband is the best, the greatest, so cute, adorable." Private search: "My husband is a jerk." ~ Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on the stated preferences of social media vs the revealed preferences of search... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/who-makes-the-nba-ep-250 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acLxgFHzHLU&t=3s
"You don't want to do things that are necessarily really hard for you or really lean into your disadvantage even if it would make a better story..." ~ Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on leaning into your unfair advantage... Links, highlights & transcript: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/who-makes-the-nba-ep-250 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acLxgFHzHLU&t=3s