Brian Koppelman asked Aaron Sorkin about becoming a great writer. Sorkin says you’ve got to find the magic trick. So you didn’t like something. Your friends agree it’s just crap. But it’s up to you to figure out WHY. The same with the great stuff. Why’d you hate it? Why’d you love it? Demystify it. … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Find The Magic Trick w/ Aaron Sorkin
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Podcast Of The Week: What The NBA Can Learn From Formula 1
Ben Thompson of Stratechery takes a look at “What the NBA Can Learn From Formula 1” (and what we ALL can learn from his breakdown). Seeing as we’ve already established my fandom of Thompson and Drive to Survive - I couldn’t resist him applying systems-logic to the business strategy of these two fan-culture driven entities. … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: What The NBA Can Learn From Formula 1
Podcast Of The Week: The Education Of A Financial Planner (hey, it’s me?!)
Nothing like one day having a conversation with two friends who say, “hey, we should record this” and then they actually do it. My buddies Jack Forehand and Justin Carbonneau are partners at the (primarily) quant-investing shop Validea. They’re smart, make fantastic content on their podcast and YouTube channel (Excess Returns), and I go to … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: The Education Of A Financial Planner (hey, it’s me?!)
Podcast Of The Week: Remembering Trugoy from De La Soul
Dave Jolicouer, aka Trugoy the Dove, aka Plug 2 - from De La Soul - passed away on 2/12/2023, mere weeks from the group’s catalog FINALLY becoming available on streaming platforms. De La has a very special place in my heart. Not only did I love their music, but their artistic aesthetic was so objectively… … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Remembering Trugoy from De La Soul
Podcast Of The Week: Rubin On Rubin (And Gladwell On Rubin Too)
Rick Rubin’s book, The Creative Act, is out now. Here’s him and Malcolm Gladwell discussing it. You’ll likely continue to hear a bit about this one - Rubin’s got just a bit of influence on me (and my lifelong fascination with him apparently only grows with the years).
Podcast Of The Week: Josh Spector On Building His Creative Entrepreneur Business
Josh Spector takes an introspective dive on his own podcast, “How I Built My Creative Entrepreneur Business.” There are gems in this one for anyone building something - like setting an output goal instead of an outcome goal to get things off the ground, the magic of consistency + focus, and understanding the sliding scales … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Josh Spector On Building His Creative Entrepreneur Business
Podcast Of The Week: My Favorite Podcast From 2022 (Todd Boehly On Capital Allocators)
Who waits until February to put up a year-end recommendation? Cultish Creative. Todd Boehly took over Chelsea (my football/soccer club of choice)* in mid-2022. The club was being auctioned off after the previously Russian owners were being extracted from the modern world post-Ukrainian invasion. I knew next to nothing about him except he was an … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: My Favorite Podcast From 2022 (Todd Boehly On Capital Allocators)
Podcast Of The Week: Pressfield And Altucher (Writing For A Living)
Steven Pressfield has been on the James Altucher podcast multiple times. After reading Pressfield's new book, Govt Cheese, and catching his most recent appearance discussing the book with Altucher, I want to give a plug for these two recent accomplishments and revisiting older episodes. Pressfield’s already an inspiration to a lot of us. But hearing … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Pressfield And Altucher (Writing For A Living)
Podcast Of The Week: Zeihan With Rogan
Zeihan is getting more famous than ever. Who else is going to make the intersections between geography and geopolitics cool? While I may not be able to tell everyone to read at least the first handful of chapters from The Accidental Superpower, I’m hoping some of you will check out Zeihan’s brain getting the Rogan … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Zeihan With Rogan
Podcast Of The Week: GZA Dropping (Star) Science
I was pretty moved by getting a bunch of messages from people over sharing a GZA reference the other day. It reminded me of this old StarTalk podcast episode where Neil DeGrasse Tyson talks to GZA. It’s delightfully nerdy. With plenty of Wu, and the always amusing commentary of Tyson, Chuck Nice’s comedic angle, and … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: GZA Dropping (Star) Science