The Tim Ferriss Show

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Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages. Newsweek calls him "the world's best human guinea pig," and The New York Times calls him "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk." In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.

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#596: Edward O. Thorp, A Man For All Markets — Beating Blackjack and Roulette, Beating the Stock Market, Spotting Bernie Madoff Early, and Knowing When Enough is Enough

Brought to you by Wealthfront  automated investing,  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating . Edward O. Thorp  is the author of the bestseller  Beat the Dealer , which transformed the game of blackjack. His subsequent book,  Beat the Market , coauthored with Sheen T. Kassouf, influenced securities markets around the globe. He is also the author of  A Man for All...

May 25, 2022•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 596

#595: In Case You Missed It: April 2022 Recap of "The Tim Ferriss Show"

Welcome to another episode of  The Tim Ferriss Show , where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.  This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month. It features a short clip from each conversation in one place so you can easily jump around to get a feel for the episode and guest. Based on your feedback, this format has been tweaked and improved si...

May 20, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 595

#594: Cal Newport and Tim Ferriss Revisit "The 4-Hour Workweek" (Plus: The Allure and The Void of Remote Work, Unsustainable Behaviors, Burning Out, The Cult of Productivity, and More)

Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 770M+ users, Vuori  comfortable and durable performance apparel, and Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement. Welcome to another episode of  The Tim Ferriss Show , where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life. In this episode, past podcast guest  Cal Newport  interviews me for an article he ended up writing for&...

May 17, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 594

#593: Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, How to Keep a Luck Diary, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, Mass Participation Experiments, NLP, Remote Viewing, and Attempting the Impossible

Brought to you by   UCAN  endurance products ,  Headspace  easy-to-use app with guided meditations ,  and   Helix Sleep  premium mattresses.   More on all three below. Richard Wiseman  ( @richardwiseman ) holds Britain’s only professorship in the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles examining the psychology of magic and illusion, the paranormal, luck, and self-help...

May 10, 2022•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 593

#592: Dennis McKenna — An Ethnopharmacologist on Hallucinogens, Sex-Crazed Cicadas, The Mushrooms of Language, BioGnosis, and Illuminating Obscure Corners

Brought to you by  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement ,  Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and  Shopify  global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business.   Dennis McKenna  ( @DennisMcKenna4 ) has spent more than 40 years researching the interdisciplinary study of Amazonian ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens. He has conducted extensive et...

May 04, 2022•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 592

#591: Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine Fame — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

Welcome to another episode of  The Tim Ferriss Show , where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life. You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which features   my interview with Tom Morello from my 2017 TV Show  Fear{less} . The “less” is in parentheses because the objective is to teach you to fear  less , not to be fearless. Fear{less}  features in-depth, long-form ...

Apr 29, 2022•59 min•Ep. 591

#590: Tony Fadell of iPod, iPhone, and Nest Fame — Stories of Steve Jobs on “Vacation,” Product Design and Team Building, Good Assholes vs. Bad Assholes, Investing in Trends Before They Become Trends, The Hydrogen Economy, The Future of Batteries, and More

Brought to you by  LinkedIn Marketing Solutions  marketing platform with ~770M users,  LMNT  electrolyte supplement ,  and  Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating .  More on all three below. Tony Fadell  ( @tfadell ) is an active investor and entrepreneur with a 30+ year history of founding companies and designing products that profoundly improve people’s lives. As the principal at  Future Shape ,...

Apr 27, 2022•2 hr 52 min•Ep. 590

#589: In Case You Missed It: March 2022 Recap of The Tim Ferriss Show

Apr 25, 2022•45 min•Ep. 589

#588: A.J. Jacobs — How to Be Less Furious and More Curious

Brought to you by  LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 770M+ users ,  Helix Sleep  premium mattresses ,  and   Headspace  easy-to-use app   with guided meditations . A.J. Jacobs  ( @ajjacobs ) is a bestselling author, journalist, and human guinea pig. He has written four  New York Times  bestsellers, including  The Year of Living Biblically  (for which he followed all the rules of the Bible as literally as possible) and&n...

Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 588

#587: Terry Crews on Masculinity, True Power, Therapy, and Resisting Cynicism

Brought to you by Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, Gravity weighted blankets, and Allform  premium, modular furniture . Terry Crews  ( @terrycrews ) can do it all: author, action-movie hero, sitcom star, children’s book illustrator, advertising pitchman, playable video game character, talent show host, high-end furniture designer, and human rights activist. The list goes on and on.  Terry’s new memoir is  Tough: My Journey to True Power . In it, he chronicle...

Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 587

#586: The Random Show with Kevin Rose — Current Books, Men's Groups, Tuna Helper, the Latest in NFTs, Fierce Intimacy, and More

Brought to you by   Wealthfront  automated investing ,  Ascent Protein   premium protein, and  Shopify  global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business . Technologist, serial entrepreneur, world-class investor, self-experimenter, and all-around wild and crazy guy  Kevin Rose  ( @KevinRose ) rejoins me for another episode of The Random Show. In this one we discuss the books that we are currently reading, outdate...

Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 586

#585: Professor Donald Hoffman — The Case Against Reality, Beyond Spacetime, Rethinking Death, Panpsychism, QBism, and More

Brought to you by FreshBooks  cloud-based small business accounting software,  Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, and JuneShine organic hard kombucha for a brighter buzz. Donald Hoffman  (  @donalddhoffman ) received a PhD in computational psychology from MIT and is a Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He is an author of over 120 scientific papers and three books, including  The Case Against Reality: Why Evol...

Apr 13, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 585

#584: Bo Shao — His Path from Food Rations to Managing Billions, the Blessings and Burdens of Chasing Perfection, Building the eBay of China in 1999, Pillars of Parenting, and Pursuing the Unpopular

Brought to you by  Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement , Four Sigmatic  mushroom coffee, and Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating. Bo Shao  is a co-founder and the chairman of  Evolve , a philanthropic investment firm composed of a foundation, Evolve Foundation, and an impact investment firm, Evolve Ventures. With an initial capital of $100 million from the Shao family, Evolve aims to support organizations that...

Apr 06, 2022•2 hr 54 min•Ep. 584

#583: Susan Cain on Transforming Pain, Building Your Emotional Resilience, Exploring Sufi Wisdom, Tapping into Bittersweet Songs, and Seeking the Shards of Light

Brought to you by  LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 770M+ users,  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement, and  Pique  premium tea crystals. More on all three below. Susan Cain  ( @susancain ) is the author of  Quiet Journal: Discover Your Secret Strengths and Unleash Your Inner Power ,  Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts , and  Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking , the ...

Mar 31, 2022•2 hr 48 min•Ep. 583

#582: Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More

Brought to you by  Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating,  Magic Spoon  delicious low-carb cereal, and  Helium 10  all-in-one software suite to sell on Amazon.  Mark Zuckerberg  ( FB / IG ) is the founder, chairman, and CEO of  Meta , which he originally founded as Facebook in 2004. Mark is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for the company. In October 2021, Facebook rebranded to...

Mar 24, 2022•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 582

#581: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stewart Copeland — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

Welcome to another episode of  The Tim Ferriss Show , where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life. You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which features   my interview with Stewart Copeland from my 2017 TV Show  Fear{less} . The “less” is in parentheses because the objective is to teach you to fear  less , not to be fearless. Fear{less}  features in-depth, long-...

Mar 18, 2022•56 min•Ep. 581

#580: In Case You Missed It: February 2022 Recap of The Tim Ferriss Show

Mar 17, 2022•37 min•Ep. 580

#579: Jane McGonigal — How She Predicted COVID in 2010, Becoming the Expert of Your Own Future, Trust Warfare, the 10-Year Winter, and How to Cultivate Optimism

Brought to you by  Dry Farm Wines  natural wines designed for fewer hangovers,  Vuori  comfortable and durable performance apparel, and  Helix Sleep  premium mattresses. More on all three below. Jane McGonigal  ( @avantgame ) is a future-forecaster and a world-renowned designer of alternate reality games that improve real lives and solve real problems. She’s the Director of Games Research & Development at the Institute for the Future and the lead ...

Mar 16, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 579

#578: Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg in Antarctica: Exploring Personal Fears, Bucket Lists, Facing Grief, Crafting Life Missions, and Tim’s Best Penguin Impressions

Brought to you by Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, Wealthfront  automated investing, and  Tonal  smart home gym .  More on all three below. Matt Mullenweg ( @photomatt ) is a co-founder of the open-source publishing platform WordPress , which now powers more than one-third of all sites on the web. He is the founder and CEO of Automattic , the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce , Tumblr , WPVIP , Day One , and Pocket C...

Mar 09, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 578

#577: Hugh Jackman on Best Decisions, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, Favorite Exercises, Mind Training, and Much More (Repost)

Brought to you by Shopify global commerce platform providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business; Theragun  percussive muscle therapy devices; and  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement. More on all three below. Hugh Jackman  ( @TheHughJackman ) is an Academy Award®-nominated, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning performer, who has made an impression on audiences of all ages with his multi-hyphenate career persona, as successful onstage in ...

Mar 04, 2022•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 577

#576: Morgan Housel — The Psychology of Money, Picking the Right Game, and the $6 Million Janitor

Brought to you by Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement,  Allform  premium, modular furniture, and  Tonal  smart home gym .  Morgan Housel  ( @morganhousel ) is a partner at the  Collaborative Fund  and a former columnist at  The Motley Fool  and  The Wall Street Journal . He serves on the board of directors at  Markel Corporation . He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Busi...

Mar 02, 2022•3 hr 7 min•Ep. 576

#575: Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years to Do (Repost)

Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years to Do | Brought to you by  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement and 5-Bullet Friday , my very own email newsletter. Neil Gaiman  ( @neilhimself ) is the bestselling author and creator of books, graphic novels, short stories, film and television for all ages, including  Neverwhere ,  Coraline ,  The Graveyard Book ,  The Ocean at the End of the Lane ,  The View from the Cheap Seats  and&nbs...

Feb 28, 2022•2 hr 49 min•Ep. 575

#574: Arnold Schwarzenegger on Psychological Warfare (And Much More) (Repost)

Arnold Schwarzenegger on Psychological Warfare (And Much More) | Brought to you by  Vuori  comfortable and durable performance apparel and  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement. In this episode, I interview the one and only  Arnold Schwarzenegger … at his kitchen table. In our conversation, we dig into lessons learned, routines, favorite books, and much more, including many stories I’ve never heard anywhere else.  As a starting point, we cove...

Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 574

#573: Margaret Atwood — A Living Legend on Creative Process, The Handmaid’s Tale, Being a Mercenary Child, Resisting Labels, the Poet Rug Exchange, Liminal Beings, Burning Questions, Practical Utopias, and More

Brought to you by 80,000 Hours  free career advice for high impact and doing good in the world , Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating , and  LinkedIn Jobs  recruitment platform with 770M+ users More on all three below. Margaret Atwood ( @margaretatwood ) is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Dearly , her first collection of poetry in over a decade, was published November 2020. Her...

Feb 23, 2022•2 hr 52 min•Ep. 573

#572: In Case You Missed It: January 2022 Recap of The Tim Ferriss Show

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show , where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life.  This is a special inbetweenisode, which serves as a recap of the episodes from last month. It features the first 15 or so minutes from each conversation in one place, so you can easily jump around to get a taste for the episode and guest.  See it as a teaser. Something to whet your appetite. If y...

Feb 17, 2022•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 572

#571: Boyd Varty — The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life

Brought to you by  Wealthfront  automated investing ,  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement ,  and  Helix Sleep  premium mattresses. More on all three below. Boyd Varty ( @boydvarty ) is the author of two books, The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life and his memoir, Cathedral of the Wild . He has been featured in The New York Times , on NBC, and in other media and has taught his philosophy of “tracking your life” to individuals and companies around...

Feb 16, 2022•3 hr 33 min•Ep. 571

#570: Marine Biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on How to Catalyze Change with Awe and Wonder, How to Save the Planet, Finding Your Unique Venn Diagram of Strength, and Seeking the Minimum Effective Dose

Marine Biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on How to Catalyze Change with Awe and Wonder, How to Save the Planet, Finding Your Unique Venn Diagram of Strength, and Seeking the Minimum Effective Dose | Brought to you by  Helium 10  all-in-one software suite to sell on Amazon ,  Pique Tea  premium tea crystals ,  and   Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement .  More on all three below. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson  ( @ayanaeliza ) is a marin...

Feb 09, 2022•2 hr 52 min•Ep. 570

#569: ESPN Co-Founder Bill Rasmussen — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

Welcome to another episode of  The Tim Ferriss Show , where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life. You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which features   my interview with Bill Rasmussen from my 2017 TV Show  Fear{less} . The “less” is in parentheses because the objective is to teach you to fear  less , not to be fearless. Fear{less}  features in-depth, long-fo...

Feb 04, 2022•55 min•Ep. 569

#568: Cal Newport — The Eternal Pursuit of Craftsmanship, the Deep Life, Slow Productivity, and a 30-Day Digital Minimalism Challenge

Brought to you by  Magic Spoon  delicious low-carb cereal ,  Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating ,  and   Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement .  Cal Newport  ( calnewport.com ) is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University who previously earned his PhD from MIT. His scholarship focuses on the theory of distributed systems, while his general-audience writing explores int...

Feb 02, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 568

#567: A Rare Podcast at 30 Below Zero — Sue Flood on Antarctica, Making Your Own Luck, Chasing David Attenborough, and Reinventing Yourself

A Rare Podcast at 30 Below Zero — Sue Flood on Antarctica, Making Your Own Luck, Chasing David Attenborough, and Reinventing Yourself | Brought to you by  UCAN  endurance products powered by SuperStarch® ,  Athletic Greens  all-in-one nutritional supplement ,  and   Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating. More on all three below. Sue Flood  (IG: @ suefloodphotography  TW: @ suefloodphotos ) is a photographer and...

Jan 28, 2022•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 567

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