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The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Q&A with Tim — The 4-Hour Workweek in a World of AI, Rebuilding Personal Agency, The 4-Hour Body After 40, and More (#887)

Please enjoy this transcript of my recent subscriber Q&A. We explore what The 4-Hour Workweek looks like in the age of AI, rebuilding momentum when you’re stuck, navigating friendships, making room for serendipity, and much, much more. Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the episode Legal conditions and copyright information Additional podcast platforms Listen […]
https://tim.blog/2026/10/21/qa-with-tim-ai-4-hour-workweek-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Oct 21

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: The Random Show — AI Super Assistants, Boner Pills, Dream Engineering, Wizards, Supplements, Books, and More (#886)

Please enjoy this transcript of another hilarious edition of The Random Show. This time, I reunite with Kevin in L.A. to talk AI super assistants that run your life over text message, agentic shopping, beta-alanine for climbing endurance, walnuts and sperm quality, dream engineering and anesthesia dreams, boner pills, man makeup, The Dark Wizard, my […]
https://tim.blog/2026/10/11/the-random-show-ai-super-assistants-boner-pills-dream-engineering-wizards-supplements-books-and-more-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Oct 11

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (#885)

Please enjoy this transcript of a special compilation episode on how to simplify your life. It features wisdom and advice from Chip Conley, Greg McKeown, David Allen, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Oliver Burkeman. More about this episode Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview Legal conditions/copyright information Additional podcast platforms Listen to this episode […]
https://tim.blog/2026/10/03/how-to-simplify-your-life-4-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Oct 3

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies — Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More (#884)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Kevin Ryan, one of the leading entrepreneurs and investors in New York. Often called the “Godfather of NYC tech,” he is the founder and CEO of AlleyCorp, a New York based venture capital firm that incubates and invests across healthcare, AI and software, consumer tech, deep tech, […]
https://tim.blog/2026/09/25/kevin-ryan-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Sep 25

How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies — Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More (#884)

My guest today is Tania de Jong, co-founder of Mind Medicine Australia. Tania and her husband, Peter, helped lead the push that, in 2023, made Australia the first country in the world to allow MDMA and psilocybin to be prescribed for psychiatric conditions. I wanted to understand how the hell they helped make that happen and what the rest of the world can learn from it.
https://tim.blog/2026/09/24/kevin-ryan/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Sep 25

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Legalize Medical Psychedelics in Your Country — Tania de Jong on The Playbook Behind Australia’s World-First Breakthrough (#883)

Please enjoy this transcript of my conversation with Tania de Jong, a co-founder of Mind Medicine Australia. In 2023, Tania and her husband Peter helped lead the push that made Australia the first country in the world to allow MDMA and psilocybin to be prescribed for psychiatric conditions. I wanted to understand how the hell they […]
https://tim.blog/2026/09/18/how-to-legalize-medical-psychedelics-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Sep 19

How to Legalize Medical Psychedelics in Your Country — Tania de Jong on The Playbook Behind Australia’s World-First Breakthrough (#883)

My guest today is Tania de Jong, co-founder of Mind Medicine Australia. Tania and her husband, Peter, helped lead the push that, in 2023, made Australia the first country in the world to allow MDMA and psilocybin to be prescribed for psychiatric conditions. I wanted to understand how the hell they helped make that happen and what the rest of the world can learn from it.
https://tim.blog/2026/09/18/how-to-legalize-medical-psychedelics/ tim.blog
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RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Sep 18

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Why Kids Can Learn 10x Faster Than We Think — Niels Hoven of Mentava (Tim Coaching Session) (#882)

Please enjoy this live, unscripted working session with a founder, one of only two I’ve done this year. Niels Hoven (@NielsHoven) is the founder and CEO of Mentava, a company building software to support fast learners. Niel’s full bio Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview Legal conditions/copyright information Additional podcast platforms Listen […]
https://tim.blog/2026/09/10/niels-hoven-mentava-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Sep 11

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (#881)

Please enjoy this transcript of a special episode about overcoming mistakes and failure. What do you do when your work is rejected, when the big bet fails, or when the path ahead suddenly disappears? As you’ll hear in this episode, setbacks can often present opportunities, if you know how to look for them. Books, people, […]
https://tim.blog/2026/09/04/failure-into-success-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Sep 5

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Relationship Tools That Work — Esther Perel, Brené Brown, Dr. Sue Johnson, Terry Real, and More on Conflict, Repair, and Lasting Love (#880)

Please enjoy this transcript of a special episode devoted to one deceptively simple question: How do you stay close to your partner over time through the inevitable exhaustion, misunderstanding, conflict, disappointment, and change? Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview Legal conditions/copyright information Additional podcast platforms Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket […]
https://tim.blog/2026/08/20/relationship-tools-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Aug 21

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Reinvent Yourself and Make Bold Moves — Decisive Stories from Matthew McConaughey, Steve Young, Samin Nosrat, and More (#879)

Please enjoy this transcript of a special compilation episode devoted to reinvention: how to shed an identity that no longer fits, decide on a new chapter, navigate uncertainty, and commit to what’s next. Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview Legal conditions/copyright information Additional podcast platforms Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket […]
https://tim.blog/2026/08/14/how-to-reinvent-yourself-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Aug 14

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Start When You’re Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott, and More (#878)

Please enjoy this transcript of a special compilation episode devoted to a subject very close to my heart and currently consuming a large percentage of my waking hours: writing. Over the years, I’ve asked some of the writers I admire most questions like: How do you choose a project and stay with it? How do […]
https://tim.blog/2026/08/07/writing-inspiration-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Aug 8

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Q&A with Tim — The Art of Male Friendship, Mini-Retirements, Higher-Resolution Living, Reinvention in The Age of AI, and More (#877)

Please enjoy this transcript of a wide-ranging Q&A I did with subscribers. We explore reinvention, enduring skills for the age of AI, friendship, mental health, fitness, language-learning, privacy, cognitive longevity, and more. Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview Legal conditions/copyright information Additional podcast platforms Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, YouTube […]
https://tim.blog/2026/07/29/qa-with-tim-male-friendship-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jul 30

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Dr. Andrew Huberman — Peptides, Performance, and Protocols (#876)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Dr. Andrew Huberman, (IG: @hubermanlab), a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Departments of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he runs the Huberman Lab. Andrew is the author of Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body and the host of the Huberman […]
https://tim.blog/2026/07/22/dr-andrew-huberman-protocols-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jul 23

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” (#875)

Please enjoy this transcript of another rousing edition of The Random Show with my good friend Kevin Rose. We reunite over tequila to talk Zen retreats, learning to rock climb at (almost) 50, mortality and grief, why you should stop saying “one day,” AI predictions , and much more. Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in […]
https://tim.blog/2026/07/16/the-random-show-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jul 17

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Guy Oseary — The Legendary Hollywood Power Broker on 5-Minute Decisions, 36 Years of Managing Madonna, 26 IPOs, and Spotting Magic First (#874)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Guy Oseary (@guyoseary). Guy has managed some of the biggest names in music, including Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and U2, and was named Variety‘s Music Mogul of the Year in 2022. He co-founded A-Grade Investments and then Sound Ventures, now with nearly $2 billion under […]
https://tim.blog/2026/07/08/guy-oseary-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jul 9

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade Davis (#871)

Please enjoy this transcript of my conversation with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade Davis on the many benefits of coca and how to liberate coca from its undeservedly tarnished reputation. Bios of Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade Davis Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview Legal conditions/copyright information Additional podcast platforms Listen to […]
https://tim.blog/2026/06/26/coca-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jun 26

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 100+ AI Insiders on The Race to Superintelligence, The Religion of AI, and Spotting Breakthroughs Early (#870)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Sebastian Mallaby (@scmallaby), the Paul A. Volcker senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the author of six books, including More Money Than God, The Power Law, The Man Who Knew, and The World’s Banker.  His latest book is The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and […]
https://tim.blog/2026/06/18/sebastian-mallaby-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jun 19

Death by 1,000 Compromises: How to Tap Into Founder Mode

The following is a guest post from Mark Pincus (@markpinc), an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist (including signatory of The Giving Pledge), and the founder of Zynga, the pioneering social- and mobile-gaming company behind Zynga Poker, FarmVille, Words with Friends, CSR 2, and many others. Mark earned a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School […]
https://tim.blog/2026/06/18/mark-pincus/ tim.blog
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RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jun 18

Has AI Already Killed How-To Nonfiction? Sales Trends, My Personal Data, and What It Might Mean for the Future

My head has been spinning after getting a spreadsheet roughly a week ago. Before we dive into my dirty laundry, let’s state the obvious: millions of people have a vague sense that AI is changing things. And LLMs sure are convenient for getting answers quickly. My team and I use Claude and other tools daily. […]
https://tim.blog/2026/06/12/has-ai-already-killed-nonfiction/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jun 12

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Max Levchin, PayPal and Affirm — The Path from The Soviet Union to Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies (Plus: Real-World Socialism vs. Capitalism) (#869)

Max Levchin (@mlevchin) is a serial entrepreneur, computer scientist, philanthropist, and active investor in more than 100 startups. He is the founder and CEO of Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth. He is also the co-founder and chairman of Glow, a data-driven fertility company. Max was one of the […]
https://tim.blog/2026/06/11/max-levchin-2-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jun 11

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Tim’s Founder Kitchen — From Brainstorm to the President’s Office in Two Months (Featuring Jake Becraft, Strand Therapeutics) (#868)

Please enjoy this transcript of my conversation with Jake Becraft, the CEO and co-founder of Strand Therapeutics, a company building one of the most advanced programmable genetic medicine platforms in biotechnology. Under his leadership, Strand is redefining what RNA medicines can do by enabling cell-selective targeting and therapeutic payload delivery inside the body, unlocking a […]
https://tim.blog/2026/06/03/jake-becraft-strand-therapeutics-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Jun 3

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Sami Inkinen of Virta Health — Reversing Type 2 Diabetes, Rowing 2,750 Miles, and Lessons from Fixing Metabolic Health in 100,000+ People (#866)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Sami Inkinen (@samiinkinen), a Finnish-born, Stanford-trained entrepreneur and the founder and CEO/president of Trulia and Virta Health. Virta is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people using technology, AI, and nutrition. He is the founder of Fat Chance Row, which he created to […]
https://tim.blog/2026/05/21/sami-inkinen-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • May 21

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: The Most Incredible Transformation I’ve Ever Seen — Jerzy Gregorek on Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Coaching, and the Power of Micro-Progressions (#865)

Jerzy Gregorek (@TheHappyBody) is a 4x World Weightlifting Champion, co-founder of UCLA’s weightlifting team, and co-creator, with his wife Aniela, of the Happy Body program.  To fill out the form on Cerebral Palsy Research Project, visit tim.blog/cp. To watch Prisoner No More for free, click here. Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview Legal conditions/copyright information Additional […]
https://tim.blog/2026/05/14/jerzy-gregorek-cerebral-palsy-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • May 15

The Practice of Self-Inquiry: 10 Questions for People Who Are Too Hard on Themselves

The following is a guest post from Paul Conti, MD, a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his psychiatry training at Stanford and at Harvard, where he was appointed chief resident and then served on the medical faculty before moving to Portland and founding a clinic. Dr. Conti specializes in complex assessment […]
https://tim.blog/2026/05/08/the-practice-of-self-inquiry-paul-conti/ tim.blog
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RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • May 8

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, and Diana Chapman (#864)

Please enjoy this transcript of a special episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, featuring four listener favorites—Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, and Diana Chapman—whom I invited to answer the question What are 1–3 decisions that could dramatically simplify my life in 2026? Guest information Books, people, tools, and resources mentioned in the interview […]
https://tim.blog/2026/05/06/how-to-simplify-your-life-3-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • May 7

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Elad Gil, Consigliere to Empire Builders — How to Spot Billion-Dollar Companies Before Everyone Else, The Misty AI Frontier, How Coke Beat Pepsi, When Consensus Pays, and Much More (#863)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Elad Gil (@eladgil), CEO of Gil & Co, a multi-stage investment firm, holding company, and operating company working on the world’s most advanced technologies. Elad is a serial entrepreneur, operating executive, and investor or advisor to private companies, including AirBnB, Anduril, Coinbase, Figma, Instacart, OpenAI, SpaceX, and […]
https://tim.blog/2026/04/30/elad-gil-transcript/ tim.blog
RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • May 1

How to Keep Your Brain Sharp: A Practical Playbook Beyond the Basics

The following is a guest post from Dr. Tommy Wood (@drtommywood), associate professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Washington, where his research focuses on brain health.  In this blog post, Tommy covers: Tommy’s new book is The Stimulated Mind: Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia and Stay Sharp at Any Age. Enter Tommy… […]
https://tim.blog/2026/04/24/how-to-keep-your-brain-sharp/ tim.blog
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RSS Hunter RSS Hunter • Apr 24