This week I have a recurring guest, the man who helped the lives of people around the globe during lockdown when they needed it most, Joe Wicks. After we last spoke he achieved his dream and has recently been awarded an MBE but when it had finished it led to Joe feeling lost and a … Read more
On November 3, as the country fixated on the incoming presidential election results, voters in Oregon approved a seemingly innocuous ballot measure with revolutionary potential. Proposition 109, which passed with 56 percent of the vote (the same margin by which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the state), legalizes the use of psilocybin, the main … Read more
Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free – MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 2 for price of 1 – BetterHelp: … Read more
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) are joined by Jack Smith (@_jacksmith). They discuss: – (0:59) Introduction to Jack Smith – (7:04) Jack introduces the world of collectible card investing – (14:40) What is Rally Rd – (23:29) How to make money lending against trading cards – (32:52) Collecting NBA moments? – (37:00) The … Read more
Harley Finkelstein (@harleyf) is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the President of Shopify. He founded his first company at age 17 while a student at McGill. Harley is an advisor to Felicis Ventures, and he is one of the “dragons” on CBC’s Next Gen Den. In 2017, he received the Canadian Angel Investor of the Year award and Canada’s … Read more
Ever thought about buying a semi truck and renting it out? Yeah, me neither, until I came across Ericka. Apparently there’s big money to be made in trucking, but like any other side hustle, there’s some strategy, risk, and nuance to the business. Ericka Williams owns 12 of these giant 18-wheelers, which can generate thousands … Read more
Dambisa Moyo, a global economist and bestselling author, joins Scott to discuss the five trends she believes will define the post-pandemic world economy. They discuss all sorts of topics like the private sector, deglobalization, and public policy. Dambisa also explains what board members can be doing better. She is a trusted advisor on macroeconomics, geopolitics, … Read more
Robert Sapolsky is a Stanford neuroscientist and primatologist. He’s the author of a slew of important books on human biology and behavior, including most recently Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst. But it’s an older book he wrote that forms the basis for this conversation. In Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, … Read more
The incoming president argues that the economy and the environment are deeply connected. This is reflected in his choice for National Economic Council director — Brian Deese, a climate-policy wonk and veteran of the no-drama-Obama era. But don’t mistake Deese’s lack of drama for a lack of intensity.
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) are joined by Superhuman’s Rahul Vohra (@rahulvohra). They discuss: – Rahul’s first startup, Rapportive – Rahul explain what it’s like to work with Marc Andreesen – Will Superhuman go public? – Why doesn’t Google crush Superhuman? – Rahul describes when the idea to create Superhuman struck him – … Read more