Podcast Episodes
223: Bryan Johnson | A Plan for the Future of the Human Race
Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and founder and CEO of Kernel, a company developing advanced neural interfaces, and OS Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage science and technology companies. What We Discuss with Bryan Johnson: Why humanity needs to co-evolve with artificial intelligence if we are to survive as […]
VIEW EPISODE222: Matt McCarthy | The Race to Stop a Superbug Epidemic
Matt McCarthy (@drmattmccarthy) is an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell, a staff physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and the author of Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic. What We Discuss with Matt McCarthy: How antibiotics are abused on a large scale by industrial agriculture, prescription-happy doctors, and mysophobic hand washers. Why antibiotic abuse […]
VIEW EPISODE221: How to Meet the Parents Without a Meltdown | Feedback Friday
You and your significant other of six months planned on using your parents’ vacation home for a romantic weekend getaway together, but now your parents have decided to join you. The problem: your parents and significant other haven’t met yet. You’re confident they’ll get along great, but you want to make sure you set up […]
VIEW EPISODE220: The Right Way to Cultivate Abundance | Deep Dive
Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) joins us for this deep dive into what it takes to cultivate the mindset of abundance that seemingly makes generosity possible, and how to overcome the evolutionary blips in our programming that make it so counterintuitive. “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” -Paul […]
VIEW EPISODE219: Adam Savage | Every Tool’s a Hammer
Adam Savage (@donttrythis) is a special effects designer, educator, actor, former cohost of MythBusters, current host of Savage Builds (both on Discovery Channel), and author of Every Tool’s a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It. What We Discuss with Adam Savage: What you have to gain by paying heed to your obsessions. The sublime […]
VIEW EPISODE218: How to Renegotiate with a Bait-and-Switch Employer | Feedback Friday
When a longstanding policy — whether official or not — was a serious tipping point in the decision to accept your current job, are you right to feel like you’ve gotten the old bait-and-switch treatment when it’s axed nine months after you started? If so, how do you engage leadership to renegotiate terms? We’ll tackle […]
VIEW EPISODE217: Matthew Schrier | How to Survive in a Secret Syrian Terrorist Prison
Matthew Schrier is an American photographer who survived seven months as an Al-Qaeda captive in Syria before escaping, and the author of The Dawn Prayer: A Memoir. What We Discuss with Matt Schrier: How Matt Schrier was captured by Al-Qaeda just 45 minutes away from the border on his way out of Syria in 2012. […]
VIEW EPISODE216: Chelsea Handler | Life Will Be the Death of Me
Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) is a writer, comedian, producer, TV host, activist, and the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers — her latest is Life Will Be the Death of Me…And You Too! [Featured photo by Ryan Hartford of Ecliptic Media] What We Discuss with Chelsea Handler: Finding the line between mood enhancement and […]
VIEW EPISODE215: How to Invest Wisely and Crush Student Debt | Feedback Friday
There’s lots of stuff in this one about investing wisely and eradicating debt — especially student debt — thanks to some professional help from our all-star, money-ninja accountant Matt Rzepka, along with the usual questions about everything else we get here on Feedback Friday. And in case you didn’t already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) […]
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