Podcast Episodes

Sajith Pai — Exploring Indus Valley (Ep.241)

Episode 241

There's a quote I heard a long time ago that goes something like this - "India has consistently disappointed both the optimists and the pessimists".

It is equal parts pithy and profound, and does a s…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Scott Aaronson — Quantumania (EP.240)

Episode 240

My guest today is Scott Aaronson, a theoretical computer scientist, OG blogger, and quantum computing maestro.

Scott has so many achievements and credentials that listing them here would take longer …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Danny Crichton — Player of Games (EP.239)

Episode 239

Danny Crichton is a man of many talents. He's got a background in computer science, has worked in the worlds of foreign policy, was a managing editor at Techcrunch, and now serves as Head of Editoria…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Yuk Chi Chan — On Rockets, Dog Years & Robotic Space-Snakes (EP.238)

Episode 238

My guest today is the human Swiss Army Knife, Yuk Chi Chan, who has packed more into the last decade than many people do in a lifetime.

Yuk Chi is the founder of Charter Space, the first British spac…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Dan Shipper — I, Writer (EP.237)

Episode 237

"Ignoring what is obvious incurs a huge cost.

It requires you to go about your day numbing yourself to the reality of who you are and what you want—which is a waste of time for you and everyone aroun…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Dr. Gena Gorlin — How to Build a Builder (EP.236)

Episode 236

My guest today is Dr. Gena Gorlin, a psychologist specializing in the unique needs of the ultra-ambitious.

Unlike many in her field. Gena doesn't aim to simply lift the floor of her clients' ambition…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Nir Eyal — How To Become An Indistractable Force (EP.235)

Episode 235

"Most people don't want to acknowledge the uncomfortable truth that distraction is always an unhealthy escape from reality."

My latest guest, Nir Eyal, writes, consults, and teaches about the interse…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Danco — Finding Mystery in the Margin (EP.234)

Episode 234

As the saying goes, only three things in life are certain: death, taxes & Alex Danco.

Armed with sizzling hot takes on the sad death of Twitter likes and a new secret weapon in the form of his catchp…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Mike Maples, Jr. — How To Become a Pattern-Breaking Founder (EP.233)

Episode 233

Mike Maples, Jr., co-founding partner of the VC firm Floodgate, is the veteran seed investor behind some of the 21st-century's great success stories, including Twitter, Twitch, and Applied Intuition.…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ben Orlin — Math As Universal Language (EP.232)

Episode 232

As a former quant with six grandkids, my spidey-senses started tingling as soon as I heard about Ben Orlin's mission to make math fun.

A native of St.Paul, Ben is a math educator and popularizer who …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago