Podcast Episodes

Tommy Potter — Building the CIA for Entrepreneurs (EP.264)

Episode 264

Young, polymathic, and full of energy — Tommy Potter is on a quest to build a “CIA for Entrepreneurs.” He calls it “The Power Hour” — a startup community in Michigan that hosts dropouts, undergrads a…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Alex Danco — On Strollers, Slop & Citizen Kane (EP.263)

Episode 263

Shopify Product Director Alex Danco returns for his NINTH appearance on the show — and he comes in hot. As you’ll hear, I didn’t even get a chance to introduce him before he launched into his take on…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Vizi Andrei — The Way of the Tinkerer (EP.262)

Episode 262

My guest today is my former teammate Vizi Andrei, founder of The Sovereign Artist program and author of Sovereign Artist: Meditations on Lifestyle Design.

Vizi’s journey has been anything but convent…

Published on 5 months ago

Barry Ritholtz — Make Fewer Errors, Make More Money (EP.261)

Episode 261

My friend Barry Ritholtz has spent his career being an astute market observer, investigating behavioral finance and data analytics. He runs Ritholtz Wealth Management which has been named ETF Advisor…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Jason Carman — Filmmaking at the Frontier (EP.260)

Episode 260

The relentlessly prolific Jason Carman is making the films our culture needs: optimistic, inspiring and positioned at the frontiers of modern tech and science. In under two years, he has shipped more…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Anne-Laure Le Cunff — Experiment Your Way to a Better Life (EP.259)

Episode 259

My guest today is Anne-Laure Le Cunff, founder of Ness Labs and author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World.

On paper, Anne-Laure had it all: top grades, a high-flying job…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gabriel Kennedy — The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson (EP.258)

Episode 258

If you’ve heard me speak for more than five minutes you’ve probably caught me dropping a Robert Anton Wilson reference (or several). Wilson is one of the most interesting (and underappreciated) write…

Published on 6 months ago

The Art of Retirement — Christine Benz (EP.257)

Episode 257

Christine Benz is the Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning at Morningstar, where she has spent over three decades helping investors navigate the complexities of financial planning. Sh…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Luke Fehily — Ireland's Innovation Playbook (EP.256)

Episode 256

Luke Fehily is the Director of Innovation Policy at Progress Ireland — an independent think tank backed by the likes of the Collison brothers — that’s on a mission to connect Ireland to proven policy…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rudy Havenstein — How to Fix America’s Accountability Crisis (EP.255)

Episode 255

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 Ameri…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago