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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Lucky #888 — My Tour of Designing Luck in China, Japan, and Korea
Épisode 888
jeudi 5 novembre 2026 • Durée 29:55
For episode #888, I couldn’t resist going down a rabbit hole about the number eight and what it can tell us about luck, language, money, and fate. Join me for a nerdy tour of China, Japan, and Korea, including a million-dollar license plate, disappearing hotel floors, a casino room designed around one gambler’s birthday, and the lucky number hiding in Toyota’s name. This is my excuse to dust off some of my East Asian Studies background and indulge a few wonderfully weird interests. Please enjoy!
#887: Q&A with Tim — The 4-Hour Workweek in a World of AI, Rebuilding Personal Agency, The 4-Hour Body After 40, and More
Épisode 887
mardi 20 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:19:06
This episode explores 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.
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[00:06:29] Revisiting old advice as your life changes.
[00:09:10] Rebuilding momentum with small daily actions.
[00:12:58] The one question Tim would ask every guest.
[00:18:06] Staying close when friends drift apart.
[00:22:19] Knowing when to persist and when to quit.
[00:27:15] Oryx and age-related vision changes.
[00:31:51] Investing 10 times more in health and relationships.
#886: The Random Show — AI Super Assistants, Boner Pills, Dream Engineering, Wizards, Supplements, Books, and More
Épisode 886
jeudi 8 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:54:22
In this edition of The Random Show, Tim and Kevin reunite 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, Tim's upcoming book, a Jean-Claude Van Damme splits bet, and much more. Please enjoy!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Start
00:00:52 AI super assistants: Instinct, Muse, Grok Bot, and ChatGPT dots
00:09:04 How AI agents could reshape shopping and video editing
00:19:43 Beta-alanine for climbing endurance
#885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More
Épisode 885
vendredi 2 octobre 2026 • Durée 46:33
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 this episode:
Chip Conley shares how a near-death experience on stage changed his life.
Greg McKeown reveals what a stormtrooper costume has to do with all the goddamn clutter in our lives.
David Allen explains why the to-do list living in your head costs you more than you think.
Elizabeth Gilbert explains why she treats her inbox like her home and what she does when uninvited guests show up.
And Oliver Burkeman explains why so much simplicity advice backfires and what has actually worked for him.
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#884: How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies — Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More
Épisode 884
jeudi 24 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:26:20
Kevin Ryan is 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, and more. Kevin is also the co-founder of several notable companies including MongoDB, Business Insider, Zola, Gilt Groupe, and Transcend Therapeutics. Earlier in his career, Kevin was the CEO of DoubleClick, which he helped grow from a 20-person startup to a publicly-traded company with more than 1,500 employees.
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00:01:25 Kevin Ryan’s entrepreneurial track record
#883: How to Legalize Medical Psychedelics in Your Country — Tania de Jong on The Playbook Behind Australia's World-First Breakthrough
Épisode 883
vendredi 18 septembre 2026 • Durée 02:11:33
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.
This episode is brought to you by:
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[00:04:39] A first psychedelic experience—and the year it took to integrate it.
[00:10:17] Rick Doblin’s encouragement and the birth of Mind Medicine Australia.
[00:13:15] Turning regulatory rejection into a stronger application.
[00:20:48] Building a grassroots movement and training clinicians.
#882: How to Teach a 3-Year-Old to Read and Rethinking Education — Tim Coaches Niels Hoven of Mentava
Épisode 882
jeudi 10 septembre 2026 • Durée 02:13:41
This episode is a bit different. It's a live, unscripted working session with a founder, and I've only done one other earlier this year.
Niels Hoven (@NielsHoven) is the founder and CEO of Mentava, a company building software to support fast learners. Eager kids are dramatically underserved by today's education system, and Niels created Mentava to allow students to achieve their potential. Prior to Mentava, Niels worked at Cloudflare, ClassDojo, and Pocket Gems, where he ran the highest-grossing mobile game in the world in 2011. He has a graduate degree in electrical engineering from UC Berkeley.
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#881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More
Épisode 881
vendredi 4 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:05:23
This is 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.
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In this episode:
BJ Miller, a triple amputee, on his years-long quest to ride a motorcycle.
Terry Crews on missing a season-ending shot—and the mindset shift that stayed with him for life.
Tim McGraw on his debut album flopping and betting his career on next steps.
Jessica Lahey on being told her first book was “unpublishable” and turning brutal feedback into a New York Times bestseller.
Dax Shepard on the collapse of an identity and career he thought he wanted—and the unexpected much better life it made possible.
Cathy Lanier on becoming a teenage single mother, passing her GED by a single point, and beginning an unlikely climb.
Janna Levin on the liberating realization that life is not a smooth path interrupted by obstacles—life the obstacles.
#880: Relationship Tools That Work — Esther Perel, Brené Brown, Dr. Sue Johnson, Terry Real, and More on Conflict, Repair, and Lasting Love
Épisode 880
mercredi 19 août 2026 • Durée 57:11
This episode is 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?
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In this episode:
Esther Perel begins with the basics: appreciation, affection, and replacing chronic complaints with clear requests.
Brené Brown explains why marriage is never 50/50 and how she and her husband create what Brené calls a “plan of kindness.”
Brad Feld describes the monthly “life dinners” that have helped him and his wife review the previous 30 days, talk honestly about the future, and prevent resentments from building up
Jim Dethmer offers a practical way to distinguish observable facts from the stories we make up about our partners.
Sheila Heen explains how humor and genuine curiosity can serve as an interrupt on an argument that is heating up
The late Dr. Sue Johnson then walks us through a “Hold Me Tight” conversation—a way of moving beneath anger and defensiveness to the fear, vulnerability, and need for connection underneath.
Terry Real thenoffers a strikingly simple model for repair and introduces the term “normal marital hatred” - as he put it, nobody ever goes up to him and says “What do you mean by that?!”
Finally, Diana Chapman describes what it means to let an outdated version of a marriage end so that two people can consciously choose what comes next for their relationship.
Timestamps:
Intro from Tim: 00:00:00
: 00:01:58
#879: How to Reinvent Yourself and Make Bold Moves — Decisive Stories from Matthew McConaughey, Steve Young, Samin Nosrat, and More
Épisode 879
mercredi 12 août 2026 • Durée 01:01:20
This is a special compilation 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.
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In this episode:
Matthew McConaughey explains why he stopped making romantic comedies, turned down $15 million, and waited nearly two years for Hollywood to see him differently.
Steve Young talks about losing the identity that had defined him and the advice another legendary quarterback gave him.
Lori Gottlieb explains how listening to a quiet inner voice led her from Hollywood to medicine, then to journalism, and finally to psychotherapy.
Suleika Jaouad describes rebuilding her life after cancer when going back to her old life was no longer possible.
Samin Nosrat on walking away from a wildly successful food business that was making her miserable, and making room for the writing career that ultimately became Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.
Martine Rothblatt tells the remarkable story of teaching herself biology and starting a pharmaceutical company to save her daughter’s life.
Finally, Debbie Millman gives you a simple exercise for imagining—and creating—the life you truly want.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro from Tim
01:43 Matthew McConaughey
14:35 Steve Young
17:16 Lori Gottlieb
24:38 Suleika Jaouad
36:47 Samin Nosrat
[00:37:35] Making room for serendipity.
[00:42:37] What Tim gets from live Q&As.
[00:43:54] Climbing and building finger strength.
[00:44:49] Tim's experience with accelerated TMS.
[00:48:01] Bioelectric medicine and vagus nerve research.
00:26:23 Psyllium, contaminants, and creatine without stomach trouble
00:30:34 Walnuts, sperm quality, and micronutrients
00:40:15 A2 protein shakes and practical training nutrition
00:46:20 Dream engineering, lucid dreaming, and brain stimulation
00:53:06 Anesthesia dreams and trauma recovery
00:59:19 DORA sleep medications and Alzheimer’s research
01:01:25 Plum Flower Curing Pills and Airofit breathing training
01:05:36 Brain-stimulating contact lenses and the mysteries of anesthesia
01:10:06 Boner pills, back pain, and the lure of enhancement
01:12:55 AI writing tools and the value of lived experience
01:16:51 “Personal Renewal”: John Gardner and the story of Cervantes
01:18:44 Man makeup, rosacea, and Kevin’s skincare routine
01:22:17 The Dark Wizard and the extraordinary life of Dean Potter
01:24:48 Studs Terkel’s Hard Times, Working, and the art of oral history
01:27:34 Exploring romantasy: Fourth Wing and A Court of Thorns and Roses
01:30:40 What Fifty Shades of Grey teaches about clear positioning
01:34:43 Tim’s next book: saying no in a world of noise
01:37:23 Authors Equity, publishing timelines, and the case for print
01:43:10 “Please Use AI,” Kurt Vonnegut, and preserving human connection
01:44:53 Will AI create more leisure—or just more work?
01:47:34 The $500 Jean-Claude Van Damme splits bet
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DISCLAIMER FROM TIM FERRISS: I am not an investment adviser or a medical professional. Nor is Kevin Rose. All opinions are mine alone. Or his. Nothing here is investment or medical advice; it is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Please talk to your doctor before trying any drug, supplement, or protocol we mention.
[00:23:23] Cold emails, scientific allies, and singing your way into the room.
[00:31:11] A week with Ram Dass: silence, singing, and an extraordinary LSD story.
[00:37:54] Bringing David Nutt—and a family’s devastating story—to the regulators.
[00:42:42] Dancing in the kitchen: Australia’s rescheduling breakthrough.
[00:43:40] From changing the rules to treating patients.
[00:48:18] Why Tim thinks MDMA is still underestimated.
[00:50:23] Integration beyond the session: therapy, nutrition, and exercise.
[00:52:29] Scaling access and collecting real-world evidence.
[00:58:13] Getting insurers, government agencies, and philanthropists on board.
[01:00:44] Syrian rue, psilocybin, and learning to let go of control.
[01:09:06] Dosing, expectations, and the pressure to take more.
[01:11:07] The promise of group therapy and shared integration.
[01:13:27] Hiring mistakes, personal attacks, and the resilience advocacy requires.
[01:22:43] Turning a window of change into lasting habits.
[01:24:56] Getting through to regulators and pushing for end-of-life access.
[01:27:32] The bureaucratic barriers that remain.
[01:30:43] What treatment costs—and why therapist time drives the bill.
[01:34:12] Could shorter-acting compounds make treatment more affordable?
[01:37:51] Ketamine, kratom, and the limits of “all natural.”
[01:42:19] The unexpected payoff from Tim’s ketamine experiment.
[01:46:51] What might come next for psychedelic access worldwide?
[01:48:10] Persistence versus pushiness—and knowing when to try another door.
[01:53:27] Supporting patients and training the next wave of clinicians.
[01:56:56] “Be curious”: exploring your inner world and walking each other home.
[02:00:40] The ripple effects of sharing your curiosity—and simply asking for help.
Timeline:
February 2, 2015: Michael Pollan publishes “The Trip Treatment” in The New Yorker, which is the article Tania credits with setting her journey in motion.
March 21, 2015: Tim releases his James Fadiman interview, “The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide” (#66). Its show notes link to “The Trip Treatment.”
January 15, 2016: In 5-Bullet Friday, Tim announces support for Johns Hopkins’ psilocybin research and a personal commitment of at least $100,000 toward psychedelic research that year.
2016: Tania and Peter travel to the Netherlands for their first guided psilocybin experience. (Source)
2017–2019: UCSF conducts the psilocybin-assisted group-therapy study involving long-term AIDS survivors that Tim helped support. (Source)
May 6, 2018: Michael Pollan joins Tim for “Exploring the New Science of Psychedelics” (#313), discussing his forthcoming book (How to Change Your Mind).
2020–2022: MMA applies to reschedule MDMA and psilocybin, faces rejection, and submits new applications in March 2022. (Source)
November 21, 2022: David Nutt presents to Australia’s medicines regulator, the TGA, supporting the case for therapeutic access. (Source)
February 3, 2023: The TGA announces restricted prescribing access to MDMA for PTSD and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression, effective July 1, 2023. (Source)
January 2024: Patients begin receiving treatment under the new prescribing program. (Source)
Boyd Varty on using the mindset of a lion tracker to move through uncertainty and the paralysis of not knowing what comes next.
Dr. BJ Miller is a triple amputee, longtime palliative-care physician, cofounder of virtual palliative-care service Mettle Health, and coauthor of A Beginner’s Guide to the End.
Terry Crews is an actor, artist, author, television host, and former NFL player best known as Terry Jeffords on the Emmy-nominated TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and as the longtime host of America’s Got Talent.
Tim McGraw is a three-time Grammy-winning country-music superstar, an actor, and a 2026 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee.
Jessica Lahey is an educator and the New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation.
Dax Shepard is an actor, writer, and director and the co-creator and host of the hit podcast Armchair Expert.
Cathy Lanier is the NFL’s chief security officer and the first woman—and longest serving chief—to lead Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department.
Janna Levin is a theoretical cosmologist, the Claire Tow Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College, a Guggenheim Fellow, a PEN-winning author, and the founding director of sciences at Pioneer Works.
Boyd Varty is a lion tracker, wildlife activist, TED speaker, and author of The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life.
Timestamps:
00:00 — Introduction from Tim
01:23 — BJ Miller: Making an Impossible Motorcycle Dream Real
05:35 — Terry Crews: Why You Have to Take the Shot
16:28 — Tim McGraw: Failing on Your Own Terms
27:31 — Jessica Lahey: From “Unpublishable” to Bestseller
31:48 — Dax Shepard: When Failure Saves You From What You Want
38:11 — Cathy Lanier: Rebuilding a Life
47:33 — Janna Levin: Life Is the Obstacles
54:36 — Boyd Varty: Finding the Next Track When You’re Stuck
Esther Perel is an internationally renowned psychotherapist, the New York Times bestselling author of Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs, and the host of the award-winning podcast Where Should We Begin?
Brené Brown is the author of six number-one New York Times bestsellers exploring courage, vulnerability, shame, and resilience; a research professor at the University of Houston; and a professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin.
Brad Feld is an early-stage investor and entrepreneur and a co-founder of Foundry Group, Mobius Venture Capital, and Techstars. He writes on entrepreneurship, leadership, mental health, and sustaining a life beyond work.
Jim Dethmer is a co-founder of the Conscious Leadership Group and co-author of The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, an influential framework for building candid, responsible, high-trust relationships.
Sheila Heen is the deputy director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, founder of Triad Consulting Group, and co-author of the New York Times bestsellers Difficult Conversations and Thanks for the Feedback.
Dr. Sue Johnson was the pioneering clinical psychologist who created Emotionally Focused Therapy. She was named Psychologist of the Year by the American Psychological Association and appointed to the Order of Canada for her global impact on psychotherapy.
Terry Real is an internationally recognized family therapist, a bestselling author, and the creator of Relational Life Therapy. He has spent more than four decades helping couples restore intimacy and connection.
Diana Chapman is co-author of The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, a cofounder of the Conscious Leadership Group, and founder of the Signal Institute, working with leaders on radical honesty, somatic intelligence, and transformation.
Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor—whose career spans 40+ feature films—a cofounder of the Just Keep Livin’ foundation, and the bestselling author of Greenlights.
Steve Young is a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, Super Bowl MVP, and co-founder and chairman of private-equity firm HGGC.
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist, the New York Times “Ask the Therapist” advice columnist, and the bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.
Suleika Jaouad is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, artist, and bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms and The Book of Alchemy.
Samin Nosrat is the James Beard Award–winning author of the New York Times bestseller Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat—also the title of her acclaimed Netflix series.
Dr. Martine Rothblatt is the founder, chairperson, and CEO of United Therapeutics—a biotechnology company she started to save the life of one of her daughters—and a pioneer of satellite radio.
Debbie Millman is one of the most influential designers working today, according to Graphic Design USA, an author, an educator, and the host of the pioneering podcast Design Matters, now celebrating its 21st year.
