Episodes

On conviction, decentralization, and writing online.

On marketplaces, community-owned networks, and the future of work.

On academia, how open source works, code as a public good, and journalism.

On good storytelling, the brilliance of irrationality, the dangers of institutional behavior, and air fryers.

On dorm room crypto mining, Layer 2 Bitcoin, Web3 disruption, and much more.

On curiosity, finding purpose in life, the future of longevity science, and the importance of space.

On status games, paths in life, persuasion, good parenting, privacy, and God.

On climate tech, crypto regulation, and writing in public.

On decentralization, geo-politics, and power

On metabolic health, running a remote company, bio-observability and more.

On forced reflection, breaking into VC, modern friendships, and the new logic of the internet

On podcasting, the end of the great stagnation, academia, antitrust, and more.

On sampling in life, Colombian gangs, and the perpetuation of peace

On predicting success, angel investing, remote work, and more.

On navigating education, what good science means, and why we get fat.

On cold emails, the state of VC, time as wealth, and more.

The CEO of Golden talks investing, indexing knowledge, and important problems.

The pseudonymous figure talks fame, life decisions, and podcasting.

Eric Jorgenson talks sandwiches, book writing and leverage.

On immigrant beginnings, unconventional paths, and space factories.

On when startups become corporations, the future of open source, and doing what makes the best story.

On volcanoes, discovering bitcoin, and anarchism.

The travel writer and essayist talks time as wealth, why we travel, and the role of social media.

Dr. Aubrey de Grey on the ultimate human problem, why we age, and how we can stop it.