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!