Part 2 of 2...

Ed Cooke is a dear friend and a Grandmaster of Memory.  In 2010, he was interviewed by a journalist named Joshua Foer. Under Ed's Yoda-like training, Joshua became the very next American Memory Champion in 2011.  It took less than a year for Ed to transform a novice from unknown to world-class.

But how?!?

Aha... This interview explores Ed Cooke's brilliant techniques (many of which I use), strategies, and practical philosophies.  To boot, he's also a wicked funny bastard!  If you enjoyed the epic interviews with Kevin Kelly, Josh Waitzkin, or Maria Popova, you'll love Ed.  He's one of a kind.

Ed Cooke is a dear friend and a Grandmaster of Memory.  In 2010, he was interviewed by a journalist named Joshua Foer. Under Ed's Yoda-like training, Joshua became the very next American Memory Champion in 2011.  It took less than a year for Ed to transform a novice from unknown to world-class.

But how?!?  

Aha... This interview explores Ed Cooke's brilliant techniques (many of which I use), strategies, and practical philosophies.  To boot, he's also a wicked funny bastard!  If you enjoyed the epic interviews with Kevin Kelly, Josh Waitzkin, or Maria Popova, you'll love Ed.  He's one of a kind.

This is a short episode of around 30 minutes.  In it, I answer your 10 most popular questions, determined by 3,000+ votes.

Please let me know on Twitter what you think of this episode! @tferriss Would you like me to do more?

Hope you enjoy.  Pura vida...

Tim

Peter Attia, MD, is the President and co-Founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). He is an ultra-endurance athlete, compulsive self-experimenter, and one of the most fascinating human beings I know. Peter also earned his M.D. from Stanford University and holds a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

All show notes and links can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.

This is a short episode of around 30 minutes.  In it, I answer your top 10 most popular questions, as voted on by nearly 7,000 readers.

Please let me know on Twitter what you think of this episode! @tferriss Would you like me to do more?

Hope you enjoy...

Marc Goodman has been Resident Futurist for the FBI and a senior adviser to Interpol.  He is also author of the much anticipated Future Crimes.

In this episode, we'll go deep into the digital underground to expose the alarming ways criminals, corporations, and even countries are using emerging technologies against you…and some simple steps you can take to decrease your vulnerability.

To start, 3-D printers can produce AK-47s, bio-terrorists can download the recipe for Spanish flu, and cartels are using fleets of drones to ferry drugs across borders (all of which we touch on), but what else is waiting for you? What else is potentially targeting you right now?

If you want to hear about current and future threats, and simple defensive steps you can take, this interview is for you.

Show notes are available at www.fourhourworkweek.com (click "podcast")

Bryan Callen is a prolific actor and world-class standup comic. He's appeared on shows including Entourage, Law & Order, CSI, Sex and the City, Oz, and others. He also travels the globe performing stand-up comedy for sold-out audiences.

This episode is a hilarious romp.  We delve into the craft of comedy, fixing education (or shortcuts within it), habits and tricks for boosting creativity, writing, and the general pursuit of excellence.

And, of course, eating corgis...

Last but not least, Bryan is also INCREDIBLY well read.  Don't miss the show notes at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast

This is a special edition of The Tim Ferriss Show -- an audio version of The Random Show with my friend Kevin Rose (serial founder, Google Ventures).

The last few episodes have been rather serious, so this is intended as an informal (but still informative) mind snack. There are dozens of topics covered in this bromantic episode of scatterbrained nonsense.

Like what? To start off: hidden gems in Japan, hating tech, Kevin’s new obsessions (and projects), gifts, books we're reading, excessive sexual awkwardness, and much more. O-tanoshimi dane!

For all previous episodes of The Random Show, including the infamous China Scam episode, click here or go here:
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/category/random/

In this episode, I talk to my old friend Nick Ganju about ping pong, poker, hit songs, and tackling my most feared subject: math. He makes the complex seem simple, which is a rare gift.

Nick is the founder and CTO of ZocDoc. As CTO, he is responsible for overseeing all software development. It's a huge job for one of the fastest-growing startups in the US, and he's repeatedly proven himself to be a master teacher.

All show notes, links, resources for this episode can be found on www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. 

Enjoy!

- Tim

This is a short "inbetween-isode" of <20 minutes in length.  All the longer interviews and episodes can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast, and please let me know what you think on Twitter. I can be found at @tferriss.

Enjoy!

Tim

Margaret Cho is a polymath.

She is an internationally acclaimed comic, actress, author, fashion designer and singer-songwriter. Perhaps you've seen her on the big screen, or in TV series such as Sex and the City and 30 Rock.

But well before she was on Dancing with the Stars (yes, she's done that, too), she decided on her comedy career... at the tender age of eight.  The stage has been her constant companion ever since.

In this episode we delve into her comic influences and approaches, bisexuality, slow-carb adventures, and much more. Please indulge me as we dig deep into the lesser-known tricks of the Slow-Carb Diet. Margaret had a lot of detailed questions (she's followed it for ~3 months), and the answers might help accelerate your own fat loss.  (If you want more, here are several case studies -- with pics -- who've lost 100+ pounds.)

Enjoy!  All links and show notes can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast

Part 2 of 2 "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Rolf Potts

Rolf Potts is the author of Vagabonding (hear the audio book sample here), one of my favorite books of all-time.  It was one of just two books (the other was Walden) that I carried with me around the world from 2004-2005.  Those adventures led directly to The 4-Hour Workweek.

In this often hilarious conversation, Rolf and I dig deep into travel tactics, creating time wealth, "managing success," and much more.  It's a fun romp through every imaginable topic, from business to poetry, and from Wall Street to psychedelics. 

Show notes, including all links and resources: www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast

"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Rolf Potts

Rolf Potts is the author of Vagabonding (hear the audio book sample here), one of my favorite books of all-time.  It was one of just two books (the other was Walden) that I carried with me around the world from 2004-2005.  Those adventures led directly to The 4-Hour Workweek.

In this often hilarious conversation, Rolf and I dig deep into travel tactics, creating time wealth, "managing success," and much more.  It's a fun romp through every imaginable topic, from business to poetry, and from Wall Street to psychedelics.  

Enjoy!

Tim

Andrew Zimmern is a world-class chef, television host and producer, writer, and -- at the end of the day -- teacher. You've probably seen his shows Bizarre Foods and Dining with Death. In 2010 and 2013 he was awarded the James Beard Foundation Award, which annually presents awards for excellence in cuisine, culinary writing, and culinary television.

But many people don't know the earlier chapters in his life.  At one point, he was sleeping on the streets, stealing purses, and shooting heroin. In our interview, he shares all.  We delve into everything, including his culinary tricks, how he developed his hit TV show, his influences, key turning points in his life, beating addiction, and much more.

This is a powerful interview.

It's full of tactics for anyone, and it has extra insights for all types of compulsive behavior (and, really, who doesn't have at least one?).  I hope you enjoy it.

Show notes can be found at http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast

This episode is sponsored by 99Designs and ExOfficio.

Maria Popova has written for amazing outlets like The Atlantic and The New York Times, but I find her most amazing project to be BrainPickings.org.

Founded in 2006 as a weekly email that went out to seven friends, BrainPickings now get more than 5 million readers per month (!). I read very few blogs regularly, but BrainPickings is one of the few.  It is a treasure trove.

BrainPickings is Maria's one-woman labor of love — her subjective lens on what matters in the world and why. It's also an inquiry into how to live and what it means to lead a good life.  From Mark Twain to Oscar Wilde and everyone in between, Maria finds hidden gems to share.

And that's what I hoped to do in this episode.  It takes me a few minutes to warm up in this interview, but as soon as we get going, we geek out like crazy, talking about almost every aspect of her life, her site, her business, and her writing.

I loved doing this interview, and I hope you love listening to it.  There are a lot of valuable nuggets.

Part 2 of 2.

Tony Robbins is the world's most famous performance coach. He's advised everyone from Bill Clinton to Serena Williams, and from Leonardo DiCaprio to Oprah (who calls him "superhuman").

For years, you've also asked me to interview him in-depth -- so here it is! I flew to Florida to spend time with Tony in his home, and what ensued was an epic two-part conversation.  It covers just about everything I've ever wanted to ask him, ranging from his breakfast and morning routines, all the way to who he'd most like to punch in the face (it's a hilarious story).

My visit also coincided with his first new book in 20 years: Money--Master the Game.

This podcast is brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body? Here are some of the impressive results.

Last, how would you like to join me and Sir Richard Branson on his private island for mentoring? It's coming up soon, and it's all-expenses-paid. Click here to learn more. It's worth checking out.

QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What is the best piece of investment advice you ever received or read? Please let me know in the comments.

Part 1 of 2.

Tony Robbins is the world's most famous performance coach. He's advised everyone from Bill Clinton to Serena Williams, and from Leonardo DiCaprio to Oprah (who calls him "superhuman").

For years, you've also asked me to interview him in-depth -- so here it is! I flew to Florida to spend time with Tony in his home, and what ensued was an epic two-part conversation.  It covers just about everything I've ever wanted to ask him, ranging from his breakfast and morning routines, all the way to who he'd most like to punch in the face (it's a hilarious story).

My visit coincides with Tony's first new book in 20 years: Money--Master the Game.

This podcast is brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body? Here are some of the impressive results.

Also, how would you like to join me and Sir Richard Branson on his private island for mentoring? It's coming up soon, and it's all-expenses-paid. Click here to learn more. It's worth checking out.

QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What is the best piece of investment advice you ever received or read? Please let me know in the comments.

Alexis Ohanian is best known for being:

- On the Forbes "30 under 30" list multiple times (then he turned 30)
- A co-founder of reddit and hipmunk
- In the very first class of Y Combinator, arguably the world's most selective startup "accelerator" (bootcamp)
- Investor or advisor to more than 100 startups
- A newly minted parter at Y Combinator
- An activist related to SOPA/PIPA, etc.

Enjoy!

Tim

This conversation talks about doing HUGE things -- how do you even get started? How did Tony and Peter get started? Be sure to also check out the Global Learning XPRIZE at http://www.xprize.org

TONY ROBBINS

Tony Robbins has consulted or advised international leaders including Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, Francois Mitterrand, Princess Diana, and Mother Teresa. He has consulted members of two royal families, members of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marines and three U.S. Presidents, including Bill Clinton.  Other celebrity clients include Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, golf legend Greg Norman, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Robbins also has developed and produced five award-winning television infomercials that have continuously aired on average every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day somewhere in North America since their initial introduction in April 1989. 

PETER DIAMANDIS

Dr. Peter Diamandis has been named one of “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders" by Fortune Magazine. 

In the field of Innovation, Diamandis is Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, best known for its $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for private spaceflight.  Today the X PRIZE leads the world in designing and operating large-scale global competitions to solve market failures.   

Diamandis is also the Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman of Human Longevity Inc. (HLI), a genomics and cell therapy-based diagnostic and therapeutic company focused on extending the healthy human lifespan.  

He is also the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Singularity University, a graduate-level Silicon Valley institution that studies exponentially growing technologies, their ability to transform industries and solve humanity’s grand challenges.   

In the field of commercial space, Diamandis is Co-Founder/Co-Chairman of Planetary Resources, a company designing spacecraft to enable the detection and mining of asteroid for precious materials.

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This episode is brought to you by 99Designs -- See what I've done there myself by visiting http://www.99designs.com/tim 

This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

Ramit Sethi built his personal finance blog up to 500,000+ readers per month (http://www.ramitsethi.com), and has since turned it into a revenue generating monster.  I don't use that phrasing lightly.  In this episode, we dig into the nitty-gritty tools, software, and experiments he's used to turn a college side project into a multi-million-dollar business with 30+ employees.

This episode is brought to you by The Tim Ferriss Book Club. See the 4-6 books (and free samples of all) at http://www.audible.com/timsbooks

Also, would you like to join me and Richard Branson for a week of mentorship on his private island? Take a look at this: http://www.shopify.com/tim

Ramit Sethi built his personal finance blog (ramitsethi.com) up to 500,000+ readers per month, and has since turned it into a revenue generating monster.  I don't use that phrasing lightly.  In this episode, we dig into the nitty-gritty tools, software, and experiments he's used to turn a college side project into a multi-million-dollar business with 30+ employees.

This episode is brought to you by The Tim Ferriss Book Club. See the 4-6 books (and free samples of all) at www.audible.com/timsbooks

Also, would you like to join me and Richard Branson for a week of mentorship on his private island? Take a look at this: www.shopify.com/tim

Part 3 of 3.

Tracy DiNunzio is a killer.  She's the self-taught founder and CEO of Tradesy.com, which has taken off like a rocket ship.  She's raised $13 million from investors including Richard Branson, Kleiner Perkins, and yours truly, and board members include the legendary John Doerr.  Tradesy is on a mission to make the resale value of anything you own available on demand. Their tagline is "cash in on your closet."

Tracy is in the trenches 24/7, making it the perfect time to ask her... How has she created such high-velocity growth?  How did she recruit the investors she did?  What's been her experience as a female founder?  What are her biggest mistakes made and lessons learned?  This multi-part series, fueled by wine, will answer all this and more.  Even if you have no desire to start your own company, this 3-part series will get you amped to do big things.

This series is brought to you by the Tim Ferriss Book Club at www.audible.com/timsbooks

Part 2 of 3.

Tracy DiNunzio is a killer.  She's the self-taught founder and CEO of Tradesy.com, which has taken off like a rocket ship.  She's raised $13 million from investors including Richard Branson, Kleiner Perkins, and yours truly, and board members include the legendary John Doerr.  Tradesy is on a mission to make the resale value of anything you own available on demand. Their tagline is "cash in on your closet."

Tracy is in the trenches 24/7, making it the perfect time to ask her... How has she created such high-velocity growth?  How did she recruit the investors she did?  What's been her experience as a female founder?  What are her biggest mistakes made and lessons learned?  This multi-part series, fueled by wine, will answer all this and more.  Even if you have no desire to start your own company, this 3-part series will get you amped to do big things.

This series is brought to you by the Tim Ferriss Book Club at www.audible.com/timsbooks

Tracy DiNunzio is a killer.  She's the self-taught founder and CEO of Tradesy.com, which has taken off like a rocket ship.  She's raised $13 million from investors including Richard Branson, Kleiner Perkins, and yours truly, and board members include the legendary John Doerr.

She's in the trenches 24/7, making it the perfect time to ask her... How has she created such high-velocity growth?  How did she recruit the investors she did?  What's been her experience as a female founder?  What are her biggest mistakes made and lessons learned?  This multi-part series, fueled by wine, will answer all this and more.  Even if you have no desire to start your own company, this 3-part series will get you amped to do big things.

This series is brought to you by the Tim Ferriss Book Club at www.audible.com/timsbooks

Brendan Moynihan is a Managing Director at Marketfield Asset Management ($20 billion of assets under management). 

Mr. Moynihan is also the Senior Advisor to the Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg News, and an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University, where he teaches both international finance and investment analysis. Previous to all of these posts, he spent more than 20 years on Wall Street as a trader and risk manager. 

He is the author of Next Time will Be Different: Why Economists Can't Predict Financial Panics and Crises (Infrared Press, 2013), the author of Financial Origami: How the Wall Street Model Broke (Bloomberg Press, 2011), and the co-author of What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars (Columbia University Press, 2013), which is about the losses and lessons of investor Jim Paul. He is currently writing a book on the "science" of risk management. 

Peter Thiel has been involved with some of the most dynamic companies to emerge from Silicon Valley in the past decade, both as a founder and investor.  He is well known as the first outside investor in Facebook, but there's much more to the story...

Peter's first start-up was PayPal, which he co-founded in 1998 and led to a $1.5 billion acquisition by eBay in 2002. After the eBay acquisition, Peter founded Clarium Capital Management, a global macro hedge fund. Peter also helped launch Palantir Technologies, an analytical software company which now books $1B in revenue/year, and he serves as the chairman of that company’s board.

He has invested in more than 100 startups.

This is Part 3 of a 3-part interview with Kevin Kelly.

Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine, which he co-founded in 1993.  He also co-founded the All Species Foundation, a non-profit aimed at cataloging and identifying every living species on earth.  And in all his spare times, he writes bestselling books, co-founded the Rosetta Project, which is Building an Archive of ALL documented human languages, and he serves on the board of the Long Now Foundation.  As part of the latter, he's looking into how to revive and restore endangered or extinct species, including the Wooly Mammoth.

This is Part 2 of a 3-part interview with Kevin Kelly.

Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine, which he co-founded in 1993.  He also co-founded the All Species Foundation, a non-profit aimed at cataloging and identifying every living species on earth.  And in all his spare times, he writes bestselling books, co-founded the Rosetta Project, which is Building an Archive of ALL Documented 

Human Languages, and he serves on the board of the Long Now Foundation.  As part of the latter, he's looking into how to revive and restore endangered or extinct species, including the Wooly Mammoth.

Kevin Kelly is amazing.  He is a co-founder of WIRED Magazine, diverse polymath, and my nominee for the real "Most Interesting Man In The World."  This is a multi-part interview.

Read all about him at kk.org.

Show notes and links coming soon to www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast

Yes, Kevin Rose is back.

He was my first ever guest on this podcast, and now he's causing more trouble.

All shownotes and links at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast

Enjoy!

Tim

This short (<10 min) episode explores the realities and science of "homeopathy," a controversial approach to medicine.  This episode also explains common logical fallacies that you can guard against in all areas of life.

Ed Catmull is co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios (along with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter) and president of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation. Ed has received five Academy Awards, and -- as a computer scientist -- he has contributed to many important developments in computer graphics.  He is the author of Creativity, Inc., which Forbes has said "just might be the best business book ever written." (!)

This episode touches on a lot, including lessons learned from George Lucas and Steve Jobs, the origins of Pixar, personal challenges, routines, favorite books, and much more.

Enjoy!

Mike Shinoda is best known as the rapper, principal songwriter, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist and one of the two vocalists of Linkin Park, which has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide and earned two Grammy Awards in the process.

Mike has collaborated with everyone from Jay-Z to Depeche Mode, and he's also the lead rapper in his side project Fort Minor, which I'm a huge fan of.

As if that's not enough, he's also provided artwork, production and mixing for all the projects that I just mentioned. The man is a beast... but did he start out that way? The answers might surprise you.

This episode covers how he got started, advice for beginning musicians (or creatives/artists of any type), navigating "entertainment" and Hollywood, daily rituals, how he writes songs, how he and his band rehearse, and much more.

Enjoy!

Tim

Dan Carlin is the host of my favorite podcast, Hardcore History.

But... what?! History?! I know. I thought the same thing. How could a history podcast have a cult following?

And yet it did. During research for launching The Tim Ferriss Show, I asked many of the top dogs on the iTunes charts: what is your favorite podcast? Almost without exception, the answer came back: Hardcore History.

Since then, I've become friends with Dan (and more obsessed with his show), and this episode explores all the questions I've been dying to ask him, whether related to his early experiments, his "radio" voice, creativity, building podcasts, and much more.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed doing it.

Best,

Tim

This is a short "inbetween-isode" audio essay (<15 min). All episodes, including 1-2-hour interviews, can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast

Let me know what you think on Twitter! @tferriss

Pura vida,

Tim

James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, and bestselling author. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr. 17 have failed, 3 have made up all the difference. He has published 11 books.

Join us in this meandering conversation about just about everything. There are some gems to be found.

Enjoy!

Tim

This is a short "inbetween-isode" of <10 minutes in length.  Please find all episodes and more at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.  Let me know what you think on Twitter: @tferriss

Enjoy!

Tim

Joe De Sena is the co-founder of The Death Race, Spartan Race (1M+ competitors), and more.  Among other things, he has personally completed the famously grueling Iditarod dogsledding race...by FOOT.  What about the Badwater Ultramarathon, Vermont 100, and Lake Placid Ironman?  He did all of those in ONE WEEK.  The man is a maniac, but he's also strategic and tactical.  This episode covers his story, as well as his approaches to grit, endurance, and building empires.

Neil Strauss has written 7 New York Times bestsellers, including The Game. He's also been an editor at Rolling Stone and a staff writer for The New York Times.

In this episode, we discuss life, his creative process, writing, and generally answer the questions: How do you create amazing work? How to you overcome writer's block and other pitfalls? What are Neil's favorite books and movies? How do you edit your work to go from terrible to award-winning? How did Neil become a master interviewer, and how does he do it? What's next?

Show notes and links can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast.

Neil is a close friend, and this is one of my favorite conversations we've had together. Enjoy!

Sam Harris is a neuroscience Ph.D. and the author of the bestselling books, The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, and Lying. The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction.

In this episode, we explore the science of lying, "spirituality" or spiritual experiences, religion, meditation, and more.  It's really a discussion of the human experience, and how to optimize it without harming others.

Sam's writing has been published in more than 15 languages. Mr. Harris and his work have been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. 

Show notes and links can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast

Enjoy!

This is a short audio essay "inbetween-isode" of <15 minutes -- enjoy!  Let me know what you think: @tferriss

Pura vida,

Tim

My guest this episode is Rhonda Perciavalle Patrick, Ph.D., who works with Dr. Bruce Ames, the 23rd most-cited scientist across ALL fields between 1973 and 1984 (!).

Dr. Patrick also conducts clinical trials, performed aging research at Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and did graduate research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where she focused on cancer, mitochondrial metabolism, and apoptosis.

Whether you want to extend life, buy a stem-cell "insurance policy," or guard against cancer and premature death, she will have a surprise insight for you.

Find her on Twitter at @foundmyfitness.

Enjoy!

Tim

This episode is about 20 minutes long and features Sam Harris, PhD in neuroscience and bestselling author (www.samharris.org). 

It's intended to give you tools for the week or weekend ahead.

Please let me know what you think by pinging me on Twitter (@tferriss) using #TFS!

What do you like and what don't you like? Would you like more of these or something else?

Thank you,

Tim

Brian Koppelman is a screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer. He is best known as the co-writer of Ocean's Thirteen and Rounders, as well as a producer of The Illusionist and The Lucky Ones. He has directed films including Solitary Man (Michael Douglas).

In his episode, we discuss how he got started, how he handles rejection, his big breaks, his creative process, and much, much more.

Show notes and links at http://www.fourhourblog.com Just search "Koppelman"

Brian can be found on Twitter at @briankoppelman.

Enjoy!

- Tim

This episode is less than 20 minutes long and just me riffing on productivity.  

It's intended to give you tools for the week or weekend ahead.

Please let me know what you think by pinging me on Twitter (@tferriss) using #TFS!

What do you like and what don't you like? Would you like more of these or something else?

Thank you,

Tim

Chase Jarvis is a master photographer and the CEO of CreativeLIVE.com.  He is the youngest person ever to be named a Hasselblad Master, Nikon Master, and ASMP Master.

Since opening his own studio, Chase has photographed for Nike, Apple, Columbia Sportswear, REI, Honda, Subaru, Polaroid, Lady Gaga, Red Bull, and many more. He is known for a hyper-kinetic style and an emphasis on sports, lifestyle, and portraiture.

CreativeLIVE.com, of which he's CEO, is an online learning platform that broadcasts live, high-definition classes to more than 2M students in 200 countries. All classes are free to watch while live and can be purchased for repeated viewing.  They are amazing. Teachers include Pulitzer Prize winners, business luminaries, and beyond.

In this conversation, we explore his personal story, the most important choices he's made, common mistakes of "creative" professionals (or people in general), and how he reached the pinnacle of his industry.  His lessons learned can be applied almost anywhere.

For full show notes, please visit www.fourhourblog.com.  Say hello to Chase on Twitter at @chasejarvis.

Enjoy!

Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He is best-known for writing, along with the economist Steven D. Levitt, Freakonomics (2005), SuperFreakonomics (2009), and Think Like a Freak (2014), which have sold more than 5 million copies in 35 languages.

In this podcast, we discuss dozens of topics, including: his writing process, religion, how to "think like freak," parenting, favorite documentaries, and much, much more.

Show notes and more at http://www.fourhourblog.com Just search "Dubner"

Enjoy!

This is a new variation on the podcast -- a short experiment.  This episode is less than 20 minutes long and just me riffing on productivity.  

It's intended to give you tools for the week or weekend ahead.

Please let me know what you think by pinging me on Twitter (@tferriss) using #TFS!

What do you like and what don't you like? Would you like more of these or something else?

Thank you,

Tim

Jason Silva (@JasonSilva) is a filmmaker and has been called the "Timothy Leary of the viral video age" by The Atlantic. 

He is also host of Brain Games on National Geographic Channel. The show set a record as the highest-rated series launch in Nat Geo's history, with an average of 1.5 million viewers for the first two episodes.

In this episode, we discuss his career, his skills, TV, what it means to be a "performance philosopher," and much, much more.  Enjoy!

This episode features Ryan Holiday, who became Director of Marketing at American Apparel at age 21 (!).

Since dropping out of college at 19 to apprentice under the strategist Robert Greene, Ryan has advised many bestselling authors (including yours truly) and multi-platinum musicians.  He is master of the media, and he knows how to both build massive buzz and respond to unexpected crises.

I hired him to help with the launches of The 4-Hour Body and The 4-Hour Chef, and his unorthodox approaches always impress.  He takes the paths less traveled.

In this episode, we discuss dozens of topics, including the real-world strategies he uses to thrive (not just survive) when the world is exploding around him.

Enjoy!

This episode features two incredible guests: Dr. Justin Mager and Kelly Starrett. We all drink wine and get crazy.  

Dr. Mager is my personal doctor and has helped me with dozens of my crazy experiments, complete with blood testing and next-gen tracking. Kelly Starrett is one of the top Crossfit coaches in the world, and one of my favorite PTs and performance trainers. His clients include Olympic gold medalists, Tour de France cyclists, world and national record holders in Olympic lifting and powerlifting, Crossfit Games medalists, ballet dancers, and elite military personnel. If you're interested in taking your body or mind to the next level, or attempting to become the guy from Limitless, this episode is for you.

Enjoy!

Josh Waitzkin was the basis for the book and movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer." Considered a chess prodigy, he has learning strategies that can be applied to anything, including his other loves of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (he's a black belt under Marcelo Garcia) and Tai Chi Push Hands (he's a world champion).  Now, he spends his time coaching the world's top performers, whether Mark Messier, Cal Ripken Jr., or hedgefund managers. This episode is DEEP in the best way possible.  And for a change from Episode 1, I'm totally sober.

I consider Kevin Rose one of the best "stock pickers" in the early startup game, and he can predict even non-tech trends with stunning accuracy. Kevin is a tech entrepreneur who co-founded Digg, Revision3 (sold to Discovery Channel), Pownce, and Milk (sold to Google). Since 2012, he is a venture partner at Google Ventures.  He's also a hilarious dude, and this episode involves heavy drinking.