2025-06-03 03:28:57
Stephen West is a father, husband, and host of the Philosophize This! podcast. Follow his YouTube channel here:@philosophizethispodcast
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2025-05-30 01:21:47
Welcome back to another in-between-isode, with one of my favorite formats: the good old-fashioned Q&A.
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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[0:00] Start.
[0:33] Instilling nostalgia in future children.
[2:25] Secret suspicions about success.
[5:58] Comfy clothes and commandments for my new cult religion.
[9:47] Laying groundwork for large projects.
[11:41] The purpose of my No Book preview community.
[12:14] How I use and don't use AI.
[15:40] My own success: because of strategies or despite them?
[16:11] Optimizing efficiency in the face of unknown variables.
[18:07] Why we should all learn how to live offline.
[19:42] Superb Sufism sources.
[20:34] How a podcast episode anticipated to be good can go bad.
[23:55] When inefficiency is the optimal choice.
[27:57] Helping rather than hurting our workaholic friends.
[30:33] The right time to announce a new project.
[34:16] Establishing partnership parameters.
[36:21] Spiritual speculations.
[39:05] Using today's advantages to build tomorrow's apps.
[41:14] Keeping audience capture from converting you to caricature.
[44:30] Legends of Varlata vs. The Legend of COCKPUNCH.
[48:03] Hunting for Easter eggs across IPs.
[48:29] Coyote curiosity.
[52:35] 4-Hour Workweek tools I still use regularly.
[54:27] A favorite memory with my childhood best friends.
[55:02] A movie sequel I'd finance.
[55:59] I will (not) sell No book before its time.
[1:01:37] Archery aims.
[1:02:13] Inspirational blurbs, billboards, and tchotchkes.
[1:05:09] Does study of stoicism risk dulling positive emotions?
[1:08:17] What my Saisei Foundation is focusing on lately.
[1:15:01] Kundalini activation caution.
[1:15:51] Molly's ideal trip with me.
[1:16:19] Parting thoughts.
2025-05-27 23:39:00
Dr. Keith Baar is a Professor at the University of California, Davis in the Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology. During his Ph.D. studies, his research revealed that mechanical strain on muscle fibers activates the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway, a crucial regulator of muscular hypertrophy. Subsequently, he studied the molecular dynamics of skeletal muscle adaptation to endurance training under the guidance of Dr. John Holloszy, a legend in the field of exercise physiology, considered the father of modern exercise biochemistry. Building on all of this experience, he conducted research into tendon health and the potential for engineering ligaments, which could have implications for treatment and recovery from injuries.
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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2025-05-23 08:27:47
This time, we have a very special episode I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose. We cover dozens of topics: from the cutting edge of health tech to pro-tips for colonoscopies; AI; adventures in Japan and Taiwan seeking out perfect coffee and tea; tips for drinking less alcohol; powerful documentaries like 32 Sounds and books such as Awareness; the unexpected joys and therapeutic benefits of adult Lego; and much, much more.
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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[00:00] Start.
[00:44] Two old men discuss the importance of regular medical checkups.
[07:29] Zen and the art of 32 Sounds.
[10:34] Going with the low-poly Flow.
[13:49] KevKev goes cleanclean and sober.
[20:57] The first rule of AA is you do not talk about AA.
[22:15] LEGO bricks (and Nanoblocks) as art for grown-ups.
[24:19] Maintaining sobriety with a partner who still drinks.
[27:36] Addressing under-the-hood reasons behind addiction with a group.
[30:05] TimTim talks Taiwan and tea.
[37:45] A Japanese coffee bender.
[43:52] An "expresso" intervention.
[44:54] Where Americans can get Taiwanese tea if they can't make the trip.
[46:10] Kevin's new WHOOP wearable and quantifying health benchmarks/goals.
[52:48] I'm getting a new exercise bike because the old one rubbed me the wrong way.
[54:16] Kevin keeps COVID and cooties at bay with Profi in his schnozz.
[57:09] Sippin' dashi and conquering anxiety with Awareness.
[01:01:42] Getting a (Versa) Gripp on eclectic injuries.
[01:05:20] Finding magic in the ordinary with Paul Madonna and Hayao Miyazaki.
[01:08:36] The Well of Being is back in stock for a reasonable price.
[01:09:18] Finding Asian artisanal goods in the US without having to travel.
[01:12:08] Squirrels: distracting dogs and humans for millennia.
[01:13:29] My personal ups and downs with accelerated TMS.
[01:23:57] The current state of consumer-level sleep aid technology.
[01:29:24] How full genome sequencing helped Kevin tame a once-insurmountable health issue.
[01:31:49] Eyeing traffic at the intersection of AI and life sciences.
[01:34:04] Genetic data privacy concerns.
[01:38:15] Face to face with my deepfaked side hustler.
[01:39:44] Kevin's unsettling AI headphone review experiment and its implications for real humans.
[01:42:42] Steps Kevin has taken toward proving he's a real boy.
[01:44:05] "You were talking to models — you were just talking to large language models."
[01:46:01] Exploding Kittens and I made a game together: Coyote.
[01:47:48] When meditation retreats go right (and wrong).
[01:55:11] Parting thoughts.
2025-05-23 00:52:26
Rich Barton is the co-founder and co-executive chairman of Zillow, a company transforming how people buy, sell, rent, and finance homes. Before Zillow, Rich founded Expedia within Microsoft in 1994 and successfully spun the company off as a public company in 1999. He served as president, CEO, and board director of Expedia and later co-founded and served as non-executive chairman of Glassdoor.
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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2025-05-22 04:44:16
Robert Rodriguez is a film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and composer. Rodriguez has written, produced, directed, and edited a series of successful films including El Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, the Spy Kids franchise, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Frank Miller’s Sin City, and many more. Robert recently launched Brass Knuckle Films, an investable action film slate: https://brassknucklefilms.com/
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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