Episode description
To close off 2023, Arnab and Ilya sat down for a lighthearted review of our favorite books, podcasts, products and experiences of 2023.
Segments
- [01:51] A lesson in geology
- [03:16] Our top books of 2023
- [23:46] Our favorite podcasts of 2023
- [41:04] Our favorite products
- [49:34] Experiences of the year 2023
Show notes
Books
Arnab’s
The Ministry for the Future: A Novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
Project Hail Mary: A Novel by Andy Weir
Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi
The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you by Rob Fitzpatrick
Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor
By His Bootstraps by Robert Heinlein
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Ilya’s
The Three-body Problem trilogy by Cixin Liu
Books about Apple and simplicity
Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products by Leander Kahney
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell
Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success by Ken Segall
Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kocienda
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon by Dr Joe Dispenza
Music, addiction, etc.
It's So Easy: and other lies by Duff McKagan
How To Be A Man (and other illusions) by Duff McKagan
Slash by Slash and Anthony Bozza
Podcasts
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Ilya’s
Mark Cuban: “And for that reason I’m out” on "The Really Good Podcast"
E235: The Man That Makes Millionaires: How To Turn $1,000 Into $100 Million!: Alex Hormozi on the "The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett" podcast
Arnab’s
The Bing Who Loved Me + Elon Rewrites the Algorithm on the "Hard Fork" podcast
Las cartas de papá on "Duolingo Spanish Podcast"
Show 69 - Twilight of the Aesir & Show 70 - Twilight of the Aesir II on "Dan Carlin's Hardcore History"
Products
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