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Bryce Crawford is an evangelist, preacher, and founder of Jesus in the Street. Known for bringing his Christian faith directly into public spaces, he travels across the U.S. sharing the gospel in cities, on college campuses, and at large gatherings. After struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts as a teenager, Crawford experienced a life-changing encounter with God on Christmas Day in 2020, a turning point that led him into full-time ministry. Through Bryce Crawford Ministries and his po...
Returning to continue his conversation in Part Two, Vlad Tenev is the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood. He launched the trading platform alongside Baiju Bhatt in 2013 with the goal of making investing more accessible through commission-free stock trading for everyday investors. Under his leadership, Robinhood expanded beyond equities into options, ETFs, cryptocurrency, banking products, and private market investing, and the company went public in July 2021. In addition to Robinhood, Tenev is the ...
Vlad Tenev is the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood. He launched the trading platform alongside Baiju Bhatt in 2013 with the goal of making investing more accessible through commission-free stock trading for everyday investors. Under his leadership, Robinhood expanded beyond equities into options, ETFs, cryptocurrency, banking products, and private market investing, and the company went public in July 2021. In addition to Robinhood, Tenev is the co-founder and executive chairman of Harmonic, an AI...
Bob Roth is a teacher of Transcendental Meditation and the CEO of the David Lynch Foundation. He began practicing Transcendental Meditation in 1969 and went on to build a career centered on teaching it to executives, students, veterans, and others dealing with stress. As CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, he has expanded meditation programs for underserved communities and people affected by trauma, with 1.5 million adults and children worldwide learning to meditate. Roth is also the author of St...
Garry Tan is the president and CEO of Y Combinator, the startup accelerator behind companies like Airbnb, Reddit, Coinbase, and DoorDash. He previously co-founded the financial technology company Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter in 2012, and later founded the venture capital firm Initialized Capital alongside Alexis Ohanian. Before entering venture capital, Tan worked as an engineer at Palantir Technologies, where he helped develop early infrastructure and design systems. Now, he continu...
Michael Shawn Crahan, better known as Clown, is the co-founder and percussionist of Slipknot. Formed in 1995, the metal band rose to popularity with albums like Slipknot and Iowa. As one of the most recognizable names in modern metal, Slipknot has earned 11 Grammy nominations and one win for “Before I Forget” in 2006. Beyond music, Crahan has directed films, created visual art, and overseen many of Slipknot’s creative concepts, including stage design and imagery. ------ Thank you to the sponsors...
Chris Best is a technology entrepreneur and CEO of Substack. In 2017, he co-founded Substack, the publishing platform that helped popularize paid newsletters and direct-to-audience media businesses for writers, journalists, and creators. Previously, he worked as a vice president of engineering at Kickstarter and earlier co-founded the social messenger app Kik. Under his leadership, Substack has grown into a major player in independent media, attracting prominent authors, commentators, and podcas...
Brian Hoyer is an environmental health consultant and founder of Shielded Healing, specializing in electromagnetic field (EMF) testing, shielding, and mitigation. As a certified geobiologist with a background in functional nutritional therapy, he focuses on identifying electrical, wireless, and magnetic field exposures and their potential effects on sleep, stress response, and overall physiology. His work includes grounding strategies and shielding techniques to reduce environmental electromagne...
GT Dave is the founder of GT’s Living Foods and a key figure in the commercialization of kombucha in the United States. He began producing and selling kombucha in the mid-1990s, starting with small batches distributed to local Los Angeles health food stores. Under GT’s leadership, the company expanded through natural food retailers, including Whole Foods, and grew into a leading kombucha brand while maintaining a focus on raw, fermented products including Synergy kombucha, Alive mushroom beverag...
Jeff Harmon is the Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer of Angel Studios, the media company behind Sound of Freedom, His Only Son, After Death, and Dry Bar Comedy. He has played a key role in shaping Angel’s audience-driven approach to entertainment, including the Pay It Forward ticketing model and the Angel Guild, a community comprising over 2 million members which helps decide the films and shows that the company will distribute. His career, spanning 17 years, has centered on connecting creato...
Jonah Hill discusses his evolution as a filmmaker, from acting in comedies like "Superbad" to directing critically acclaimed films and documentaries like "Stutz." He delves into the distinct directing styles of industry titans, the profound impact of family and personal growth on his creative process, and his latest projects, "Outcome" and "Cutoff." Hill shares insights on balancing creative vision with commercial realities, the challenges of modern comedy, and the deep satisfaction he finds in fatherhood and an authentic life off social media.
Anne Lamott is a bestselling novelist and nonfiction writer. She is best known for her books Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird , enduring touchstones for readers and writers seeking honest insight into life and creativity. Her husband, Neal Allen, is a former journalist and corporate executive turned spiritual coach and author who writes and teaches on inner life and self-inquiry. Lamott and Allen frequently collaborate on workshops and public events that blend writing, spirituality, and p...
Adam Neumann is an entrepreneur, investor, and the co-founder of WeWork. Launching the shared office-space company in 2010, he grew WeWork into a global coworking brand that, at its peak, was valued at roughly $47 billion. Under his leadership, the company rapidly expanded its network of shared workspaces across major cities worldwide. In 2022, he founded Flow, a residential real estate company focused on branded, tech-enabled apartment communities that offer a service-oriented, community-driven...
Kelly Wearstler is a designer, creative director, and founder of the Los Angeles-based design firm Kelly Wearstler. Her work includes projects such as the San Francisco Proper Hotel, the Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills, the Four Seasons Anguilla, and Beefbar Courchevel. She has led residential, hotel, retail, and commercial projects worldwide while working with artists and craftspeople to honor history, location, and architecture, approaching each project as a multidisciplinary collaboration that emp...
Eric Roth is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter best known for adapting Forrest Gump, for which he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. He has received additional Academy Award nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, A Star Is Born, and Dune: Part One, and is widely regarded as one of Hollywood’s most sought-after writers. Roth co-wrote Killers of the Flower Moon with Martin Scorsese. He continues to work in films as both writer and executive producer. His latest project, t...
Returning to continue his conversation in Part Two, Greg Brockman is a cofounder and president of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. ------ Thank you to the sponsors that fuel our podcast and our team: AG1 https://DrinkAG1.com/tetra ------ Athletic Nicotine https://www.AthleticNicotine.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ LMNT Electrolytes https://DrinkLMNT.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Sign up to receive Tetragrammaton Transmissions https://www.tetragrammaton.com/join-newsletter...
Greg Brockman is a cofounder and president of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. ------ Thank you to the sponsors that fuel our podcast and our team: AG1 https://DrinkAG1.com/tetra ------ Athletic Nicotine https://www.AthleticNicotine.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ LMNT Electrolytes https://DrinkLMNT.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Sign up to receive Tetragrammaton Transmissions https://www.tetragrammaton.com/join-newsletter...
Chris Pavlovski is the founder and CEO of Rumble, an online video and cloud services platform launched in 2013 as an alternative to YouTube for independent creators. As CEO, he has positioned Rumble as a next generation infrastructure and video platform aimed at empowering creators and businesses that are wary of content moderation on larger tech platforms. Under his leadership, Rumble grew from roughly one million users before 2020 to tens of millions of monthly active users. He continues to sc...
Falling in love is a courageous, destabilizing, and deeply human act. In this Valentine’s Day special, Irish poet and philosopher David Whyte returns with poems of romance. He reflects on love’s power to transform a life through intimate stories of vulnerability, longing, and the willingness to step into the unknown to live and love fully. ------ Sign up to receive Tetragrammaton Transmissions https://www.tetragrammaton.com/join-newsletter
Bill Gurley is a venture capitalist and longtime general partner at Benchmark, where he has backed companies such as Uber, Zillow, and Grubhub. He began his career as a Wall Street research analyst before transitioning into venture capital, building a reputation for deep, first‑principles analysis of technology businesses. He also writes the blog Above the Crowd , where he publishes essays on the evolution and economics of high technology businesses. His upcoming book, Runnin’ Down a Dream: How ...
George Saunders is an author known for his inventive short stories and the Booker Prize–winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo . His works include the collections Tenth of December and Liberation Day and the craft book A Swim in a Pond in the Rain . This week, he released Vigil , a new novel that follows his trademark blend of imagination, compassion, and dark humor as it explores life, death, and moral reckoning in the twilight hours of a dying oil executive’s life. Named one of Time magazine’s 100...
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden is an ear, nose, and throat physician and founder of BreatheMD, a direct-care ENT clinic that emphasizes transparent pricing and outpatient airway care. She completed her residency at Stanford University, and she is board-certified in otolaryngology and sleep medicine, focusing her practice on sinus, sleep, and allergy disorders. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Bowden became a nationally prominent physician for opposing vaccine mandates, advocating for early outpatient t...
Barry Diller is a media executive and entrepreneur whose career has shaped modern television, film, and digital media. He helped redefine entertainment by innovating network programming at ABC, leading Paramount Pictures during a period of major commercial success, and later launching the Fox Broadcasting Company, establishing the United States’ fourth major television network. He expanded his influence into digital commerce as chairman of IAC and Expedia Group, building and scaling companies su...
Joseph Nguyen is the author of the #1 international bestselling book Don't Believe Everything You Think , translated into more than forty languages worldwide. His other titles include Beyond Thoughts: an exploration of who we are beyond our minds and workbooks such as The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions . Across these works, he uses philosophy, spirituality, and psychology to offer practical tools for seeing beyond conditioned thinking, deepening connection, and moving through life with ...
Mike White is a writer, director, producer, and actor best known as the creator of HBO’s acclaimed series The White Lotus. He began his career writing and producing TV shows, including Dawson’s Creek and Freaks and Geeks, and later wrote and acted in films such as School of Rock and Nacho Libre. Premiering in 2021, The White Lotus has received widespread critical acclaim across its seasons with numerous Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for drama series, writing, directing, and acting categories...
Daron Malakian returns to continue his conversation in Part Two. Composer, guitarist, vocalist, and record producer Daron Malakian, a founding member of System of a Down, reflects on his lifelong relationship with heavy metal. Using music as a guide to discuss how different styles, sounds, and eras shaped his identity as an artist, he talks through what he listens for in metal, including riffs, mood, aggression, and atmosphere, and how those elements influenced his own songwriting and creative d...
Composer, guitarist, vocalist, and record producer Daron Malakian, a founding member of System of a Down, returns to Tetragrammaton to reflect on his lifelong relationship with heavy metal. Using music as a guide to discuss how different styles, sounds, and eras shaped his identity as an artist, he talks through what he listens for in metal, including riffs, mood, aggression, and atmosphere, and how those elements influenced his own songwriting and creative direction. ------ Thank you to the spo...
Brian Armstrong is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States by trading volume and users. He launched Coinbase in 2012 after working as a software engineer at Airbnb, where he experienced firsthand the frictions of global payment systems. Under his leadership, Coinbase grew into a publicly traded company on Nasdaq in 2021 and now serves over 100 million verified users in more than 100 countries. Beyond Coinbase, Armstrong has co-founded initiati...
Mike Cessario is the founder and CEO of Liquid Death, one of the fastest-growing non-alcoholic brands and healthy beverage platform built on comedy. An advertising veteran-turned-entrepreneur, he has grown Liquid Death into the #2 most-followed beverage brand on social media through viral, entertainment-first campaigns. Scaling across categories including mountain water, soda-flavored sparkling water, iced tea, and energy, the rare brand has been most recently valued at $1.4 billion under Cessar...
Dan Brown is the bestselling author of the Robert Langdon thriller series, including The Da Vinci Code , Angels & Demons , The Lost Symbol , Inferno , and Origin . His novels have sold 250 million copies worldwide. Brown’s work has defined a modern genre of high-concept, research-driven thrillers that fuse art, history, religion, and science, and several of his books have been adapted into major feature films. His latest book, The Secret of Secrets , released in September 2025, returns to th...
