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a16z co-founder and General Partner Marc Andreessen joins an AMA-style conversation to explain why AI is the largest technology shift he has experienced, how the cost of intelligence is collapsing, and why the market still feels early despite rapid adoption. The discussion covers how falling model costs and fast capability gains are reshaping pricing, distribution, and competition across the AI stack, why usage-based and value-based pricing are becoming standard, and how startups and incumbents are navigating big versus small models and open versus closed systems. Marc also addresses China’s progress, regulatory fragmentation, lessons from Europe, and why venture portfolios are designed to back multiple, conflicting outcomes at once.

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Most of us want our lives to feel calmer, clearer and more aligned. Yet so often, we hesitate, overthink or delay the changes we know would help us feel better.

This week’s guest believes that what holds us back is not a lack of motivation or confidence, but a lack of self-trust, which is the foundation that shapes everything from our habits to our relationships.

This week on, I’m joined by Dr Shadé Zahrai. Shadé is a behavioural researcher, award-winning peak performance educator and leading authority on confidence and self-doubt. In her new book, Big Trust: Rewire Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence and Fuel Success, her message is simple:
we need to stop getting in our own way, loosen the grip of self-doubt and learn how to back ourselves when it counts.

Many of Shadé’s insights are shaped by her own journey. After years in corporate roles that were filled with intense self-doubt and even physical anxiety, she found herself starting again when the pandemic hit and her work fell away overnight. Creating simple videos from home to support others became an unexpected turning point – and ultimately the foundation of the work she does today.

During our conversation, we discuss:

• Why self-trust sits at the heart of confidence, action and meaningful change, and how waiting to ‘feel ready’ keeps so many of us stuck.
• The four key attributes that make up self-trust, how our identity shapes our behaviour and why small daily choices become meaningful “proof points” of who we want to become.
• Why confidence doesn’t come first, and why self-trust, not motivation, is what allows us to take action.
• How repeatedly breaking promises to ourselves erodes our identity, and why keeping small commitments rebuilds a sense of capability and worth.
• The powerful connection between our inner narrative and our wellbeing, and how shifting our story changes the way we experience life.

Shadé believes that we are not defined by our doubts but by the choices we make when doubt appears. This episode offers a compassionate, practical guide to strengthening the trust we place in ourselves and invites us to stop outsourcing our worth to external validation. Only then can we reconnect with our core values and begin living from a place of clarity and courage.

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One Yale economist certainly thinks so. But even if he’s right, are economists any better? We find out, in this update of a 2022 episode.

• SOURCES:
  • James Choi, professor of finance at the Yale School of Management.
  • Morgan Housel, personal finance author and partner at the Collaborative Fund.

• RESOURCES:
  • The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life, by Morgan Housel (2025).
  • “Popular Personal Financial Advice versus the Professors,” by James J. Choi (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2022).
  • “Media Persuasion and Consumption: Evidence from the Dave Ramsey Show,” by Felix Chopra (SSRN, 2021).
  • The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness, by Morgan Housel (2020).
  • “In Bogle Family, It’s Either Passive or Aggressive,” by Liam Pleven (Wall Street Journal, 2013).

• EXTRAS: 
  • “Harold Pollack on Why Managing Your Money Is as Easy as Taking Out the Garbage,” by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).
  • “People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard,” by Freakonomics Radio (2018).
  • “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Money (But Were Afraid to Ask),” by Freakonomics Radio (2017).
  • “The Stupidest Thing You Can Do With Your Money,” by Freakonomics Radio (2017).

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What if success depends less on merit and more on the quiet transfer of status? In this episode, Guy Kawasaki interviews Toby Stuart, UC Berkeley Haas professor and leading expert on innovation and social networks, to break open the unseen systems that shape who rises and why.

Drawing from his new book Anointed, Toby explains how institutions — universities, investors, employers — confer credibility in ways that compound over a lifetime. He and Guy explore Silicon Valley myths, reverse anointment, and why AI may both democratize and distort fairness.

A sharp, eye-opening look at achievement, status, and the stories we tell ourselves about merit.

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James Clear is an expert on behavioral change and habits and the author of the bestselling book Atomic Habits. We discuss the best ways to build new healthy habits and end bad ones without relying on motivation or willpower. Rather than list off categories of tools or acronyms, James explains how anchoring the changes you want to make in your identity and physical environment allows you to make desired changes quickly and ones that stick. Whether your goal is better fitness and physical health, productivity or mental health, you’ll learn actionable, zero-cost protocols to build powerful and meaningful habits.

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00:18:42 Consistency, Flow vs Grind, Master Showing Up, Learning & Practice

00:24:54 Chunking, Getting Started at Gym

00:28:01 Flow Don’t Fight, Dissatisfaction & Effort, Tool: Identity-Based Habits

00:34:10 Friction, Competition & Effort; Credentials

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00:48:56 Reflection & Learning, Tool: Self-Testing; Perfectionism, Tool: Curiosity

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01:15:42 Criticism; Identity & Growth

01:21:47 Failure, Identity, Sports, Tool: Rebounding & Reaching; Public Failures

01:30:03 Daily Habits, Tools: Day in Quarters; Never Miss Twice; Meal Timing

01:38:22 Daily Habit Timing & Sequencing, Tool: Mindfully Choose Inputs

01:45:37 Creativity, Specialization vs Generalization; Books

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01:53:18 Habits & Context, Environmental Cues, Tools for Minimizing Phone Use

02:02:01 Bad Habits, Checking Phone, Tools for Breaking Bad Habits

02:08:21 Physical & Social Environment, New Habits, Tool: Join/Create Groups

02:18:40 Family, Habits; Kids & Parenting, Tools: Stimulus; Good Conditions

02:26:05 Impact of Habits, Habits as Solutions; Upcoming Projects

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Joel David Hamkins is a mathematician and philosopher specializing in set theory, the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of infinity, and he’s the #1 highest-rated user on MathOverflow. He is also the author of several books, including Proof and the Art of Mathematics and Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics. And he has a great blog called Infinitely More.
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(00:00) – Introduction
(01:58) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
(15:40) – Infinity & paradoxes
(1:02:50) – Russell’s paradox
(1:15:57) – Gödel’s incompleteness theorems
(1:33:28) – Truth vs proof
(1:44:52) – The Halting Problem
(2:00:45) – Does infinity exist?
(2:18:19) – MathOverflow
(2:22:12) – The Continuum Hypothesis
(2:31:58) – Hardest problems in mathematics
(2:41:25) – Mathematical multiverse
(3:00:18) – Surreal numbers
(3:10:55) – Conway’s Game of Life
(3:13:11) – Computability theory
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(3:40:05) – Infinite chess
(3:58:24) – Most beautiful idea in mathematics

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Episode 781: Sam Parr (⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri (⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) break down the best things they’ve seen over the last 12 months. 

Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(11:18) die with zero

(20:24) selling out

(37:06) 48 Laws of Power

(41:28) The Terminal List

(46:17) The Navalmanak

(49:13) Working smarter, not harder

(51:52) The $510M boom box

(54:08) Sam’s richer, better looking twin

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• The Will of the Many – https://www.amazon.com/Will-Many-1-Hierarchy/dp/1982141174 

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We’ve been checking in on the economic conditions in Venezuela for about a decade now. In response to the U.S. strike and the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro this weekend, we’re re-surfacing this episode with an update.

The original version ran in 2016, with an update in 2024.

Back in 2016, things were pretty bad in Venezuela. Grocery stores didn’t have enough food. Hospitals didn’t have basic supplies, like gauze. Child mortality was spiking. Businesses were shuttering. It was one of the epic economic collapses of our time. And it was totally avoidable.

Venezuela used to be a relatively rich country. It has just about all the economic advantages a country could ask for: Beautiful beaches and mountains ready for tourism, fertile land good for farming, an educated population, and oil, lots and lots of oil.

But during the boom years, the Venezuelan government made some choices that add up to an economic time bomb.

Today on the show, we run through the decisions that foreshadowed the collapse, and we hear from people in Venezuela in 2016 at a particularly low point for the economy, then again and in 2024 after a bounce back and a stabilization, in part due to the unlikely impact of the U.S. dollar. 

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If we’re truly in an AI bubble close to bursting, how do we avoid economic catastrophe? That’s a question we bring to Andrew Ross Sorkin this week, whose new book, 1929: The Inside Story of The Greatest Crash in Wall Street History, has as much to say about the present as it does the past. We ask Andrew what warning signs he sees in the market, how the government should respond to a crash, and what lessons from the 1920s apply today.

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Dopamine expert DR ANNA LEMBKE reveals how addiction is hijacking your brain, why dopamine addiction is rising fast, the danger of social media, porn, AI, GLP-1 drugs, and how to regain control FAST!

Dr Anna Lembke is Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She has spent over 25 years treating patients with substance and behavioral addictions and is the bestselling author of “Dopamine Nation”. 

She explains:

◼️Why endless pleasure quietly trains your brain to feel worse, not better

◼️How digital habits replace real connection with instant validation

◼️Why dopamine spikes always come with a hidden crash

◼️How easy comfort erodes discipline, motivation, and intimacy

◼️The practical reset that restores balance and control

00:00 Intro
03:05 Dopamine and Overabundance
04:22 How to Shake Bad Habits
06:16 Why Are Harmful Substances Addictive?
07:15 The Dangers of AI Simulating Human Connection
12:54 Sex Addiction Case Study
19:29 Elon Musk’s Age of Abundance
22:23 We’re Entertaining Ourselves to Death
23:35 How Our Brain Processes Pleasure and Pain
28:51 Why Do We Fall Off Our Good Habits?
30:40 When Are We Most Susceptible to Self-Destructive Behaviours
31:53 Who Is More Vulnerable to Addiction?
32:59 Link Between Addiction and People With ADHD
34:26 Link Between Childhood Trauma and Addiction
35:57 Parents Soothing Child’s Emotions With Technology
37:24 AI Replacing Parenting
40:05 Are You Hopeful People Will See the Downsides of AI?
43:23 Social Media Trials
45:12 Ads
46:07 The Science Behind How to Get Rid of Bad Habits
53:31 Is Addictive Personality a Real Thing?
54:20 4-Week Resolutions
56:24 Psychological Strategies for Adopting Good Habits
59:00 How to Trick Your Brain to Enjoy Doing Hard Things
01:02:06 How to Avoid Relapse
01:04:23 Is It Possible to Become Addicted to Good Things Too?
01:05:11 Daily Routines to Kick the Habit
01:07:10 The “Count Back” Trick to Start New Habits
01:10:24 Ads
01:12:24 Brains of Addicted vs. Non-Addicted People
01:17:42 Dopamine Research That Stood Out for You
01:19:22 Impact of Dopamine Addiction on Personal Relationships
01:22:52 Dopamine Agonist Drugs
01:26:27 Dopamine Release Associated With Learning and Impediments
01:32:13 Radical Honesty
01:37:06 What Is Agency and Why Does It Matter
01:38:58 The Biggest Problem With New Year’s Resolutions

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It’s not always the most wonderful time of the year.

Every December, we’re told to be merry and stay positive. But a lot of us don’t feel that way. And when we don’t, the pressure to be happy makes everything worse. Sadness feels like failure. Grief feels like a personal mistake. Depression becomes something to hide.

But what if dark moods aren’t problems to fix? What if they’re part of being human?

Today’s guest is philosopher Mariana Alessandri, author of Night Vision, a book about how to honor the emotions we usually try to outrun. It’s not a celebration of sadness, but Alessandri calls bullshit on the culture of toxic positivity and the idea that happiness is something we’re supposed to choose on command.

Sean and Mariana talk about why Americans are addicted to the light, why “cheering people up” often backfires, how Stoicism shaped our emotional habits, and what it looks like to sit with grief instead of shaming ourselves for feeling it.

Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling)

Guest: Mariana Alessandri (@mariana.alessandri), associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley and author of Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moods.

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Episode 91: How far has AI video really come—and what happens when your digital self can work, teach, or sell for you? Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) and Maria Gharib (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maria-gharib-091779b9) sit down with Victor Riparbelli (https://x.com/vriparbelli), CEO and co-founder of Synthesia, the company leading the charge in AI-generated avatars that can communicate in over 140 languages.

Victor’s background includes pioneering research in AI video, growing Synthesia since 2017 to become an industry leader in lifelike, customizable avatars used for everything from business training to personalized marketing at scale.

This episode dives deep into what the rise of AI video agents means for the business world, what it takes to create realistic digital avatars (hint: it’s all about the body language), and how lowering the cost and complexity of video creation is changing internal communication and customer engagement. Plus, hear Synthesia’s ethical approach to deepfakes, licensing data, and critical business use cases that work right now (and not just as novelty). If you’ve ever wondered how close we are to having your AI twin closing deals or teaching your kids, this is the one to check out.

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Show Notes:

• (00:00) AI Avatar and Future Video

• (03:54) AI-Driven Interactive Video Evolution

• (07:45) Corporate Shift to Video Communication

• (11:42) AI Improving Digital Human Realism

• (13:12) Accent Preservation in Voice Technology

• (16:41) Video to Replace PowerPoints

• (20:11) Balancing Content Moderation Challenges

• (22:50) Regulating AI Outputs, Not Inputs

• (26:36) Conversational Learning Revolution

• (29:56) Future of AI-Powered Video Creation

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Nicolás Maduro is no longer ruling Venezuela — he’s behind bars in the United States. Trump calls it a law-enforcement win. Democrats say it crossed a dangerous line. Jessica Tarlov is joined by Ben Meiselas of the Meidas Touch (@MeidasTouch) to break down how Democrats can defend the Constitution without sounding like they’re defending a dictator — and whether Trump is successfully reframing a military operation as justice. Plus: the welfare-fraud scandal that forced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to abandon his third-term bid, and the Silicon Valley backlash over a proposed billionaire wealth tax that’s putting Democrats on a collision course with their donors. 

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The new year is upon us and with it comes a certain level of optimism and maybe even obligation to make some changes, set some meaningful goals, and aim for some big wins.

But it’s no secret that most New Year’s resolutions fail and a lot of goals lose steam after just a few weeks. To help make sure that doesn’t happen to you, I’ve recruited my good friend and master goal planner Tom Sylvester to join us today.

He’s a serial entrepreneur, real estate investor, author of the book Lifestyle Builders, and head business coach at 2x.co. Tom set a goal to retire by 35, later retired young, and now helps six and seven-figure business owners scale up without burning out.

Listen in to Episode 716 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

• how to plan your year without burning out
• a GPS-style approach to goal setting
• how to turn big goals into daily actions

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Dr. Dominic D’Agostino (@DominicDAgosti2) is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and a Visiting Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.

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Timestamps:

• [00:00:00] Who is Dominic D’Agostino?
• [00:04:37] Ketosis benefits: Quieting the mind, GABA elevation, metabolic psychiatry.
• [00:09:24] My Lyme disease story: Pseudo-dementia reversed in 3-4 days of ketosis.
• [00:13:50] Spirochetes are glycolytic: Starve the bug, boost the immune response.
• [00:19:20] Ketosis and cancer: Slowing glycolytic tumors, enhancing standard care.
• [00:20:50] My 18-day keto experiment: Mood stabilization, Alzheimer’s prevention hopes.
• [00:23:19] Metabolic memory: Carryover effects and Valter Longo’s fasting mimicking research.
• [00:27:11] Intermittent fasting as keto on-ramp: My 2-8 p.m. eating window.
• [00:29:15] Dom’s budget keto meal: Canned mackerel, MCT oil, apple cider vinegar.
• [00:33:28] My ketone measurement paradox: Feeling sharp at 0.2 mM readings.
• [00:36:56] The carburetor analogy: Ketone production vs. utilization explained.
• [00:38:43] Breath ketones vs. blood ketones: Better indicator in caloric deficit.
• [00:39:47] Gluconeogenesis fears: Fat, fiber, and salt to slow protein absorption.
• [00:45:25] The bunless double cheeseburger question: 80 grams of protein in one sitting.
• [00:49:03] Post-meal walking and GLUT4 activation: Timing your glucose disposal.
• [00:51:02] CGM and ketone monitor limitations: When your devices gaslight you.
• [00:58:05] Rabbit starvation and protein-veggie days: Why your body won’t bankroll its own ketosis.
• [01:05:44] Alzheimer’s prevention: Biomarkers, B12, hsCRP, and metabolic health.
• [01:09:40] My family history: Letrozole, metabolic dysfunction, and rapid cognitive decline.
• [01:13:17] Minimum effective dose: 80% of benefits from low-carb Mediterranean.
• [01:18:56] One week per month protocol: Aggressive calorie cut to ramp ketones.
• [01:23:12] GKI sweet spot: Target 1-4, aim for 1-2 during intensive weeks.
• [01:36:22] Exogenous ketones 101: Palatability, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, toxicity.
• [01:39:21] 1,3-Butanediol warnings: Liver toxicity, NAD depletion, dependency risk.
• [01:54:22] Intermittent fasting vs. ketogenic breakfast.
• [01:59:09] My accidental intoxication story.
• [02:03:23] Dr. Veech tribute: Student of Hans Krebs, ketone ester pioneer.
• [02:05:08] Fiber on keto: Wild blueberries, broccoli, apples, walnuts.
• [02:09:58] The tainted gummies incident: Dom’s forensic investigation underway.
• [02:13:08] Thanks to Dr. Boz and Medifoodz.
• [02:16:19] Parting thoughts.

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