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159: Cal Newport | Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Podcast Episodes

Feb 11, 2019

Cal Newport researches cutting-edge technology and writes about the impact of these innovations on society. He is the author of Deep Work, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, and Digital Minimalism. What We Discuss with Cal Newport: Why focus in our modern era of endless technological distractions is the new IQ. Why your greatest competitive […]

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156: Jaron Lanier | Why You Should Unplug from Social Media for Good

Podcast Episodes

Feb 4, 2019

Jaron Lanier is an early Internet pioneer, computer scientist, visual artist, musician, and author of Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now. What We Discuss with Jaron Lanier: The real cost of the “everything is free” mentality that accompanied the cultural proliferation of the Internet and social media. How social media manipulates […]

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150: Derren Brown | Using the Power of Suggestion for Good

Podcast Episodes

Jan 21, 2019

Derren Brown (@DerrenBrown) is a mentalist, illusionist, magician, artist, photographer, collector of curiosities, and author. What We Discuss: How did Derren Brown make the transition from law student to career hypnotist? How does psychological manipulation and hypnotic suggestion work to make people operate counter to their own desires? How does Derren use his own manipulative […]

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130: Srini Rao | Why You Should Reclaim Your Own Creativity

Podcast Episodes

Dec 5, 2018

Srini Rao (@unmistakableceo) is the host and founder of the Unmistakable Creative podcast and author of An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake. What We Discuss with Srini Rao: How an ADHD diagnosis in his mid-twenties and the inability to hold down a real job forced Srini to develop his own tools […]

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129: Chris Pfaff | The Drama Behind the Young and Reckless

Podcast Episodes

Dec 3, 2018

Chris “Drama” Pfaff (@dramadrama) is a former reality TV personality, host of the Short Story Long Podcast, and founder of streetwear clothing line Young and Reckless. What We Discuss with Chris Pfaff: Why Chris decided to take his skateboard from suburban Akron — where escaped cows made the evening news — to Los Angeles, where […]

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124: Kristen Carney | Living Through a Lapse in Laughter

Podcast Episodes

Nov 21, 2018

Kristen Carney (@KristenCarney) is a comedian, writer, host of the Mentally Ch(ill) and Ask Women podcasts, and someone who publicly copes with — as many silently do — depression. What We Discuss with Kristen Carney: Understand why someone who seems to have it all on the outside might really be dying on the inside. Deal […]

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