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From the Archive: Yuval Noah Harari on The Story Behind Everything
Episode 1392
Episode Description
In this From the Archive conversation, James talks with Yuval Noah Harari about the idea underneath Sapiens and Homo Deus: humans …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
She Was Brainwashed. Then She Left Iran. Now She Has an $18M Portfolio | Kiana Danial, The Invest Diva
Episode 1391
A Note from James:
What is going on in Iran? And once this war is over, what happens to investing? Is the world coming down? I’m bringing on the Inves…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Thinking Sideways: Chess, AI, and Smarter Decisions with Jen Shahade
Episode 1390
A Note from James
One of my favorite people in the world is back on the podcast: Jen Shahade. She’s been on the show before. She’s a great chess playe…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Was Black Panther Racist? A Surprising Answer with Dr. Sheena Howard
Episode 1389
A Note from James:
This is why I love doing podcasts—talking to people like Dr. Sheena Howard, author of Why Wakanda Matters. Wakanda is the country w…
4 months ago
The Skills School Never Taught You - Train Your Brain with Jim Kwik
Episode 1388
Episode Description
This archival conversation with Jim Kwik moves beyond memory tricks and into something more fundamental: how we think, learn, and …
4 months ago
How to Improve Memory & Delay Alzheimer's with Nelson Dellis
Episode 1387
A Note from James:
I talked to Nelson Dellis, who’s a six-time USA Memory Champion and has broken multiple Guinness World Records. His book, Everyday …
4 months, 1 week ago
From the Archive: Lori Gottlieb — What Your Therapist Is Really Thinking
Episode 1386
A Note from James:
I’ve been in therapy for more than three decades.
Different therapists. Different kinds of therapy. Different crises.
And one questio…
4 months, 1 week ago
Fab 5 Freddy: How Hip-Hop Was Born
Episode 1385
A Note from James:
In the Blondie song “Rapture,” which was the number-one song in 1981, Debbie Harry has this famous line: “Fab Five Freddy told me e…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
From the Archive: Tony Hawk: Mastery, Failure, and the Trick That Changed Skateboarding
Episode 1384
A Note from James:
Tony Hawk is one of the greatest athletes of all time—but what fascinates me most isn’t just the tricks.
It’s the mindset.
Tony didn’…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Crypto's Quantum Challenges & Optical as the True Quantum-Class Winner – Martin Shkreli
Episode 1383
A Note from James:
In the last episode, we talked about whether Martin Shkreli really deserves the label “most hated man in America.” My conclusion wa…
4 months, 4 weeks ago