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by Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig
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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- Mar 26, 20261h 23m
#859: Q&A with Tim — The Upcoming AI Tsunami and Building Offline Advantage, Book Recommendations, Spotting Psychedelic Red Flags, Courage as a Learnable Skill, and More
Welcome back to another in-between-isode, with one of my favorite formats: the good old-fashioned Q&A. This episode is brought to you by: Our Place’s Titanium Always Pan® Pro using nonstick technology that’s coating-free and made without PFAS, otherwise known as “forever chemicals”: FromOurPlace.com/Tim AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/Tim Wealthfront high-yield cash account: Wealthfront.com/Tim (New clients get 3.30% base APY from program banks + additional 0.75% boost for 3 months on your uninvested cash (max $150k balance). Terms and conditions apply. ) The Cash Account offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC (“WFB”) member FINRA/SIPC, not a bank. The base APY as of 1/30/26 is representative, can change, and requires no minimum. Tim Ferriss, a non-client, receives compensation from WFB for advertising and holds a non-controlling equity interest in the corporate parent of WFB, which creates a conflict of interest. Individual experiences and outcomes will differ. Instant withdrawals may be limited by your receiving firm and other factors. Investment advisory services provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Securities investments: not bank deposits, not bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value. TIMESTAMPS: [00:00:00] Start. [00:02:12] Why I tend to choose the dull edge over the bleeding edge of tech. [00:04:27] Leopold Aschenbrenner: The closest thing to an AI Nostradamus. [00:05:32] What humans still do better than AI. [00:07:55] The bull and bear case for Alphabet. [00:11:30] Three things for which you should never use AI. [00:16:05] Can AI be as creative as humans? [00:17:01] Rising above the AI content flood. [00:19:19] Chris Hutchins on optimizing workflow with OpenClaw and Claude Code. [00:22:02] AI under the hood at Team Ferriss [00:26:37] Making career jumps in the age of AI displacement. [00:30:20] Cultivating a respectful community of 1,000 True Fans [00:34:49] Dog training as community management. [00:36:03] My favorite color [00:36:21] Coyote’s steady state and the future of Cockpunch/Varlata. [00:38:03] Essential reading from my own bookshelf. [00:40:48] Most breathtaking places I’ve visited. [00:41:44] Optimizing time and networking effectively at conferences. [00:47:34] Choosing what not to do when your company’s growing quickly. [00:49:12] Psychedelic practitioner red flags (and why you should watch Kumaré). [00:52:35] The career I’m pursuing in an alternative universe. [00:53:29] Dog training the right way with Molly the rescue mutt and Susan Garrett. [00:55:28] Thoughts on Enneagram for matchmaking. [00:57:02] Quantum computing: Fascinating, terrifying, and probably not 30 years away anymore. [00:58:18] Maintaining friendships across ideological lines. [00:59:49] The compounding upsides to selective ignorance. [01:02:04] In-common humor: The glue that binds the most resilient relationships. [01:02:36] The inspiration behind my blog post about 20+ years of “optimizing.” [01:04:28] Simple ways to make the world shine brighter. [01:05:16] The No Book. [01:05:37] The 18th question: “What is the most generous interpretation of this?” [01:07:42] The best way I’ve found to experience a new city with limited time. [01:08:18] How “Ozymandias” informs the priority I place on wealth accumulation. [01:09:59] Relationships over riches. [01:11:16] What I consider the top three values for kids: Optimism, resourcefulness, physical activity. [01:13:04] Weirdness in the wilderness and succumbing to a shipwreck scam. [01:14:21] Ask your best friends when they’ve seen you at your best — and what superpower you’re blind to. [01:17:33] Is courage internal or external? Can it be learned? [01:19:27] Parting thoughts. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast. For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Mar 18, 20261h 36m
#858: The Random Show, Couch Edition! — Supplements, Hummingbirds, Cock Rings, Optimizing Mitochondria, Breathing and Balance Training, Cool Grip Strength Tools, and More
Welcome to another wide-ranging "Random Show" episode that I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose (digg.com)! This episode is brought to you by: Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5 sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: EightSleep.com/Tim AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/Tim Cresset family office services for CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs: CressetCapital.com/Tim Timestamps: [00:00:00] A meditative start. [00:02:19] Reflecting on our second Zen retreat in Santa Fe with Henry Shukman. [00:04:08] Ketone liver warnings and eggplant allergies: The perils of raiding Kevin’s fridge. [00:08:06] “Just be still” — three simple words that miraculously shut down my OCD. [00:13:54] Is meditation secretly vagus nerve stimulation? [00:20:17] DIY vagus nerve stim for $25 vs. Kevin’s $900 ear clip. [00:24:57] HeartMath and watching your HRV move in real time. [00:27:57] Marching toward 50: balance boards and the end of jiu-jitsu. [00:31:26] Tony Hawk snowboarding Hokkaido with screws in his hip. [00:33:01] Slacklining and why your nervous system needs sleep cycles. [00:35:19] Bertolotti’s Syndrome: My six-year back pain gets a name. [00:37:09] The nerve block test: everything wrong, zero pain. [00:44:10] Abrahangs tendon protocol: 10 seconds on, 50 off. [00:46:24] The NUG: a pocket hangboard for travelers. [00:48:31] Craig Mod’s Japanese toothbrush and Toaster’s cameo. [00:50:45] Kevin’s $92 vintage fire jacket: Blue Heritage Japan. [00:54:26] Podcast picks: The Power Broker and STEM Talk. [00:56:20] Alzheimer’s: A plaque or mitochondrial problem? [00:57:30] 10 grams of ketones turns one-word answers into sentences. [00:58:40] Methylene blue on Amazon: 120 years of research, zero guardrails. [01:02:36] Bredesen Protocol, APOE genotyping, and a cognitive comeback. [01:05:32] Photobiomodulation: $30k laser to the forehead. [01:07:55] Urolithin A and the high price of mitochondrial upkeep. [01:14:56] Recipe for disaster pants: espresso + creatine + MCT oil. [01:17:39] Norwegian 4×4 training and lactate as a brain lever. [01:23:15] Blood flow restriction bands and schwantz ring koans. [01:29:08] Hummingbirds named Sunset and squirrel obstacle courses. [01:32:06] Parting thoughts. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast. For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Mar 10, 202642 min
#857: How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, Craig Mod, and Debbie Millman
Many of us feel like we’re drowning in invisible complexity. So I wanted to hit pause and ask a simple question: What are 1-3 decisions that could dramatically simplify my life in 2026? To explore that, I invited five long-time listener favorites: Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, Craig Mod, and Debbie Millman. This episode is brought to you by: Shopify global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business: Shopify.com/tim Helix Sleep premium mattresses: HelixSleep.com/Tim Timestamps: [00:00:00] Start. [00:01:49] Maria Popova [00:02:04] The Cherish Quotient: Stop giving hours to people who rank as “fine.” [00:03:15] When you apologize for your priorities, you’re apologizing for your life. Stop! [00:04:41] Morgan Housel [00:04:50] The do-nothing thesis: Be average long enough and you’ll end up in the top 1%. [00:08:42] Read more history, fewer forecasts — and watch the news lose its power over you. [00:09:32] How Stephen King’s 11/22/63 illustrates the futility of prediction. [00:12:21] Cal Newport [00:12:36] What deserves a “yes” when the default is “no?” [00:16:38] Deep Work sells two million copies and creates a schizophrenic double life. [00:19:07] The unifying insight: Both careers were always about technology and human flourishing. [00:24:07] Craig Mod [00:24:46] How quitting alcohol has been Craig’s highest-ROI decision. [00:27:13] Therapy after a decade of sobriety: The cliché that actually cleared the water. [00:30:27] The compounding interest that comes from committing to one craft. [00:33:09] Debbie Millman [00:34:30] How being offered the CEO seat at her company led to four months of paralysis. [00:36:10] The sentence that broke the spell: “If it takes four months, you probably don’t want it.” [00:37:38] Ambition changes shape: Validation isn’t fulfillment, and power isn’t purpose. More about today's guests: Maria Popova (@mariapopova) thinks and writes about our search for meaning, lensed sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children's books, always through wonder. She is the creator of The Marginalian (born in 2006 under the name Brain Pickings), which is included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials. Her books and projects include Traversal, The Universe in Verse, Figuring, The Coziest Place on the Moon, and An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations for Uncertain Days. Morgan Housel (@morganhousel) is a partner at The Collaborative Fund. His book The Psychology of Money has sold more than three million copies and has been translated into 53 languages. Morgan is also the author of Same As Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes and The Art of Spending Money. Cal Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University, where he is also a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for a general audience about the intersection of technology, productivity, and culture. His books have sold millions of copies and been translated into over forty languages. He is also a contributor to The New Yorker and hosts the popular Deep Questions podcast. His latest book is Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout. Craig Mod (@craigmod) is a writer, photographer, and walker living in Tokyo and Kamakura, Japan. He is the author of Things Become Other Things and Kissa by Kissa. He also writes the newsletters Roden and Ridgeline and has contributed to The New York Times, The Atlantic, Wired, and more. Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) has been named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company and one of the most influential designers working today by Graphic Design USA. She is the host of Design Matters—a great show and one of the world’s longest-running podcasts. She is also chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, editorial director of Print magazine, a Harvard Business School Case Study, and a member of the board of directors at the Joyful Heart Foundation. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast. For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Mar 5, 20262h 49m
#856: Jim Collins — What to Make of a Life and How to Maximize Your Return on Luck
Jim Collins has published multiple international bestsellers that have sold in total more than eleven million copies worldwide, including the perennial favorite Good to Great. His new book is What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire, and the Self-Knowledge Imperative. This episode is brought to you by: AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/Tim Cresset family office services for CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs: CressetCapital.com/Tim Momentous Fiber+ 3-in-1 formula with soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, and Solnul® resistant starch: LiveMomentous.com/Tim Gusto simple and easy payroll, HR, and benefits platform used by 400,000+ businesses: Gusto.com/Tim Timestamps: [00:00:00] Start. [00:02:43] More energy at 68 than 37: Jim’s mysteriously expanding battery. [00:04:57] Two mornings a day. [00:08:24] How Marcelo Garcia avoids the “simmering six.” [00:10:24] The portable coffee ritual. [00:12:44] Side passions of high performers: Disco dancing, the occult, and Sunday school. [00:18:20] Genesis of “What to Make of a Life” and the sage down the hall: John W. Gardner. [00:20:51] Joanne’s IRONMAN triumph: winning by 90 seconds on a shattered hamstring — then the cliff. [00:26:01] Cliff events, matched pairs, and the bigger question that swallowed the smaller one. [00:31:35] The fog-clarity inversion: clear on life, foggy on projects. [00:34:56] Fog happens to everyone — don’t freak out about it. [00:40:38] Jim’s wife’s one-word review of life with him. [00:47:29] When the fire went from red molten rage to a green-yellow warming glow. [00:54:18] Encodings vs. strengths: The window frame metaphor and John Glenn’s click moment. [01:01:49] My encoding candidates. [01:08:07] 70 points on trust: Discovering your encodings matters, but trusting them matters more. [01:12:43] Enneagram as an acceptable horoscope for tech guys. [01:15:21] The 1,000 creative hours rule and Warren Buffett’s punch card: Life is the ultimate finite resource. [01:23:37] “The most wonderful, disappointing answer”: How Jim’s team says no with grace. [01:27:14] Right people, right seats, encoded edition: When management angst shrinks to almost nothing. [01:38:23] Return on luck deep dive: What luck, who luck, and zeit luck. [01:46:24] Natalie moments: Not all time in life is equal. [01:46:52] Maximizing surface area of luck, return on luck, and Jim’s chain of who luck. [02:04:47] Cardiss Collins and return on bad luck: Cliff events that expose encodings you never knew you had. [02:08:33] A warning for founders: Sell your company, lose a decade — the cliff nobody plans for. [02:11:23] “An option to come back has negative value”: Irv Grousbeck’s counterintuitive wisdom. [02:14:22] Signing the Declaration as a death warrant: When there’s no option, the mind focuses. [02:16:01] The hunt for Roger Sherman: Choosing matched pairs and the man who saved the Constitution twice. [02:20:48] The mythology of youthful creativity: Jim’s rebuttal — Toni Morrison wrote Beloved at 56. [02:34:35] Flipping the arrow of money: Is money fuel for your work, or is your work fuel for money? [02:38:42] Commonwealth Club event: Jim Collins live in San Francisco, April 9th. [02:39:44] The ultimate definition of success: “My spouse likes and respects me evermore as the years go by.” [02:43:08] A plus-two day and parting thoughts. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast. For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Feb 24, 20261h 18m
#855: Tim Ferriss — How to Quiet the Ruminative Mind, Avoid Traps of Self-Help, and Focus in a World of Promiscuous Overcommitment
This episode is a bit different, and I am in the hot seat. Dan Harris (@danharris) interviewed me for his show, the 10% Happier with Dan Harris podcast, and I thought it was worth sharing here. Dan is a wonderful interviewer, and we got in the zone. He is also the bestselling author of 10% Happier and Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book. This episode is brought to you by: Cresset family office services for CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs: CressetCapital.com/Tim AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/Tim Wealthfront high-yield cash account: Wealthfront.com/Tim New clients get 3.30% base APY from program banks + additional 0.75% boost for 3 months on your uninvested cash (max $150k balance). Terms and conditions apply. The Cash Account offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC (“WFB”) member FINRA/SIPC, not a bank. The base APY as of 1/30/26 is representative, can change, and requires no minimum. Tim Ferriss, a non-client, receives compensation from WFB for advertising and holds a non-controlling equity interest in the corporate parent of WFB, which creates a conflict of interest. Individual experiences and outcomes will differ. Instant withdrawals may be limited by your receiving firm and other factors. Investment advisory services provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Securities investments: not bank deposits, not bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value. Timestamps: [00:00:00] Start. [00:02:16] The simple social secret that has me feeling better than self-help and isolation ever did. [00:05:55] 70–80% depression remission with accelerated TMS and the SAINT Protocol. [00:10:14] One day of TMS + an old tuberculosis antibiotic flipped the OCD switch to near-zero. [00:14:10] The pros and cons of TMS accessibility for all. [00:18:09] Dan’s parallel confession: The “desertification” of social life under workaholism. [00:22:10] “It’s the relationships, stupid.” Evolutionary biology meets self-improvement. [00:26:51] What you’re optimizing for should come before how. [00:28:33] Health optimization made personal. [00:31:12] Intermittent fasting: Just changing when I eat has been the single biggest needle-mover for my bloodwork. [00:32:54] Working with your doctors: Replicate tests, respect diurnal cycles, and resist the four-drug opening salvo. [00:37:17] AI as health co-pilot: Use LLMs for medical literacy and contraindication checks — but always fact-check one tool with another. [00:41:48] Full-body MRIs: Over 40, you will find something. But Dan’s wife (a doctor) says skip ’em — and Rumi might have agreed with her. [00:45:22] How my actual daily life compares to a poorly programmed Roomba. [00:47:30] Jerry Seinfeld’s grand unified life theory: Lift weights and do TM. That’s pretty much it. [00:51:28] The No Book: 800 pages, six years deep, co-written with Neil Strauss — because even the most accomplished people can’t say no. [00:55:25] “I can’t do the life Tetris.” Martha Beck’s masterclass in declining without defending. [00:59:04] Rocks, gravel, and sand: How to protect your life-changing commitments from death by a thousand small distractions. [01:04:50] Three years without social media on my phone, fear-setting as clarity, and two hours of daily focus as the new top 1%. [01:08:46] Coyote: My card game with Exploding Kittens, and why I only choose projects that let me win even if they fail. [01:13:05] Parting thoughts. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast. For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Feb 18, 20261h 27m
#854: Tish Rabe — 200+ Children's Books, Getting Picked for Dr. Seuss, Lessons from Early Sesame Street, How to Write 300+ Songs, and More
Tish Rabe (@tishrabebooks) is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 children's books with more than 11 million copies sold. She has written for Sesame Street, Disney, PBS Kids, Curious George, Clifford, and many more. She now heads her own children's book publishing company, Tish Rabe Books. This episode is brought to you by: Circle complete community platform for your community, events, and courses — all under your own brand: Circle.so/Tim AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/Tim Helix Sleep premium mattresses: HelixSleep.com/Tim * Timestamps [00:00:00] Who is Tish Rabe? [00:00:24] How an opera major became a bestselling children’s author and songwriter. [00:03:12] Tish’s trashy debut on television treasure Sesame Street. [00:03:36] Pitching a childhood memory to dead silence — and landing book number one. [00:07:27] The value of writing a story’s ending first. [00:09:42] Jim Henson: The kind, gentle giant with a mind of steel. [00:10:58] Keeping kids and their parents entertained with double-level humor. [00:11:38] How Tish put her music training to work with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. [00:18:56] From nine-note auditions to signing on with Sesame Street‘s mission to level the kindergarten playing field. [00:22:48] Churning out children’s books and writing bangers about animal gestation periods and lumber measurement for 3-2-1 Contact. [00:26:56] The zero-rhyming genius of Joe Raposo’s “Bein’ Green” and why it works. [00:29:59] Curriculum is king: Focus groups, orange Oscar, and making sure the kids aren’t lost. [00:32:16] Random House rejected her book, but the late Dr. Seuss took a second look. [00:37:17] Accepting the Widow Seuss’s challenge to write a book for babies in utero and ending up with a bestseller. [00:40:39] The secret to perfect rhyme in Dr. Seuss’s paradigm. [00:44:14] Is rhyming a part of Tish’s DNA, or did she learn it along the way? [00:48:12] The time Tish transformed a planet from pizza into nickels to make her deadline. [00:49:45] Has music as a mission preserved Tish’s cognition? [00:55:10] What does Tish aim to do with the company she started in her 70s? [01:01:18] Sometimes Apart, Always in My Heart: A military kid’s book born from a POW father’s legacy and a high-five traced on paper. [01:05:30] Alaska the stuffed dog, financial literacy bunnies, hallucinated seagulls, and 843 acres of Central Park in 24 pages. [01:12:54] Tish’s campaign to get free books to kids in underserved neighborhoods. [01:14:02] Advice for aspiring children’s book authors. [01:15:42] Tish doesn’t get derailed by writer’s block — she prepares for it. [01:17:24] When Michelle Obama added 16 pages to a book Tish thought would be boring. [01:19:37] Big Bird in China, 1982: One hand-painted costume, 13 days of rain, zero coffee, and a five-year-old who memorized the wrong script. [01:23:41] Tish’s billboard. [01:24:38] Kindness is Caring, Friendship is Sharing and other parting thoughts. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast. For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Feb 11, 20262h 26m
#853: Jordan Jonas, Champion of Alone — The Art of Survival, Lessons from Nomadic Tribes, Hardship as the Path to Peace, How to Handle Rogue Wolverines, and Why Not to Photograph Attacking Bears
Jordan Jonas (@hobojordo) grew up on a farm in Idaho, rode freight trains across the US, spent time in remote Russian villages, fur trapped and travelled for several years with nomads in Siberia, and won Alone Season 6, after being the first contestant to truly thrive in the wilderness and harvest big game. You can learn more about Jordan's axes at JordanJonas.com/Axe. This episode is brought to you by: Momentous high-quality creatine for cognitive and muscular support: LiveMomentous.com/Tim Monarch track, budget, plan, and do more with your money: Monarch.com/Tim Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5 sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: EightSleep.com/Tim Cresset family office services for CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs: CressetCapital.com/Tim * TIMESTAMPS: [00:00:00] Who is Jordan Jonas? [00:02:20] The Siberian axe gospel: Single bevel, wide eye, and why your Lowe's hatchet is basically a butter knife. [00:07:16] A Montana downpour baptism. [00:08:04] Feather sticks and ferro rods. [00:12:36] A gnarly axe-ident, a quest for an abandoned boot, and frontier convalescense in a tipi. [00:19:59] First Russian word learned, courtesy of a Moscow airport officer with zero chill. [00:21:18] Jordan's youthful faith crisis and a Trans-Siberian prayer. [00:29:16] From building an orphanage to living with the Evenki. [00:31:29] Experiencing tug-of-war hospitality between ex-con Siberian families. [00:39:34] Reindeer vs caribou. [00:45:42] The Gulag Archipelago at 17. [00:49:36] The homeschooling advantage: Finishing academics by noon, then deep-diving history for fun. [00:53:50] Campfire psychology for gentlemen. [00:56:00] Why llamas are more practical than reindeer on Jordan's expeditions in the northern United States. [01:01:37] How Jordan's grandparents found purpose and built a joyful family after surviving Assyrian genocide. [01:11:18] Dad's 12-year health collapse and facing death with radical joy. [01:18:49] Freight train philosophy and evolutionary dopamine alignment. [01:30:03] Grandma moose rodeo. [01:33:07] Alone Season 6: The "Super Bowl of survival" just south of the Arctic Circle. [01:40:38] How Jordan survived 77 days in the woods barely breaking a sweat. [01:48:21] Harvesting a moose at day 20 via Russian fence-funneling tactics. [01:56:21] Wolverine vs. man with axe, a tin can alarm, and a wife who likes rustic jewelry. [02:03:05] The crappy fate of less-than-lucky rabbit feet. [02:04:59] Fat as a survival bottleneck, and how to experience the wild with Jordan. [02:09:31] Jordan hopes his upcoming book will help readers build reservoirs of resilience before they're needed. [02:12:27] The most overlooked part of the Serenity Prayer: "Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace." [02:14:48] The wilderness as political neutral ground and other parting thoughts. For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast. For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Feb 4, 20261h 57m
#852: Tim McGraw — Starting Late with a $20 Guitar, Selling 100M+ Records, and 30+ Years of Creative Longevity
Tim McGraw (@thetimmcgraw) is a Grammy Award-winning entertainer, author, and actor who has sold more than 106 million records worldwide, with 49 number-one singles and 19 number-one albums. He is one of the most-played country artists since his debut in 1992, has four New York Times bestselling books, and has acted for both film and television, including the movies Friday Night Lights and The Blind Side and Paramount Network’s Yellowstone. He recently starred alongside his wife Faith Hill and Sam Elliott in Yellowstone’s prequel—the three-time-Emmy-nominated 1883. You can find tickets for his upcoming Pawn Shop Guitar Tour at TimMcGraw.com. This episode is brought to you by: Circle complete community platform for your community, events, and courses — all under your own brand: Circle.so/Tim Shopify global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business: Shopify.com/tim AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/Tim TIMESTAMPS [00:00:00] Who is Tim McGraw? [00:01:51] Two Tims walk into a podcast. [00:02:56] “The song always has to win.” [00:05:02] Recording “Live Like You Were Dying” at 2 a.m. with Uncle Hank in a puddle in the corner. [00:09:22] Sensing when the moment is right. [00:10:29] The song Nashville hated that Tim heard his first night off the Greyhound. [00:13:18] The one-two punch that saved Tim from novelty-act purgatory. [00:15:22] Turning down the CMAs because the song wouldn’t fit the time slot. [00:20:11] Why you can’t let the audience steer the ship when testing material live. [00:25:51] Coping with the physical toll of performing for three decades. [00:34:04] The Four Christmases wake-up call that changed everything. [00:37:42] What training smarter looks like for Tim. [00:41:22] When Tim found out his dad was a baseball legend whose picture was already on his wall. [00:54:53] Important advice for aspiring parents. [00:55:41] When Tim pawned his high school ring for a $20 guitar. [00:58:27] Learning guitar from CMT videos and fret diagrams. [00:59:37] The morning Tim tore up his Marines paperwork and bought a Greyhound ticket to Nashville. [01:07:20] Nashville as creative accelerant: Tracy Lawrence, Kenny Chesney, and $50 singing competitions. [01:12:45] Po’boy Don’s crawfish shack: The demo that launched Tim’s career. [01:15:39] How Faith Hill saved Tim’s life. [01:18:33] The 7 a.m. bottle of whiskey cry for help. [01:20:27] Parenthood as selfishness-removal surgery. [01:24:28] Tim’s “Glory Days” disaster with Bruce Springsteen. [01:28:30] When Tim’s first album “went wood” — the failure that taught him everything. [01:33:29] A rodeo monkey no longer: When Tim kicked his record company to the curb. [01:37:35] Tim’s most important advice for artists. [01:43:41] Announcing the summer 2026 Pawn Shop Guitar tour with The Chicks. [01:46:28] If it’s so grueling, why does Tim still tour? [01:49:50] Tim’s “Humble and Kind” billboard. [01:50:50] Parting thoughts and a parting gift: “Different” — the new song only on social media. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast. For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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