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All Transcripts from The Tim Ferriss Show!

Lo and behold! Please find transcripts for all episodes of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast below!

They go all the way back to episode #1 with my dear friend, world-class investor and entrepreneur Kevin Rose, who nicknamed the show “TimTimTalkTalk” in the first few minutes of its existence. Ah, the early days . . .

There are currently more than 850 transcripts. Newer transcripts will be added as they are published.

Each link below will take you directly to that episode’s transcript.

Enjoy!

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Before you dig in, please read the below, which applies to every transcript, and which I sadly need to post, due to previous legal headaches and related misbehavior.

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

#866: Sami Inkinen of Virta Health — Reversing Type 2 Diabetes, Rowing 2,750 Miles, and Lessons from Fixing Metabolic Health in 100,000+ People 

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

#864: How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, and Diana Chapman

#863: 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 

#862: Cathy Lanier, Chief Security Officer of the NFL — From 9th-Grade Dropout to DC’s Longest-Serving Police Chief, Protecting the Super Bowl, and Resilience Under Extreme Pressure 

#861: 4-Hour Workweek Success Story Brian Dean — From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies

#860: Daredevil Michelle Khare — How to Become a YouTube Superstar, Open Impossible Doors (FBI, Secret Service, etc.), Craft Jedi-Level Cold Emails, and Use Fear-Setting to Change Your Life

#859: Q&A with Tim — The Upcoming AI Tsunami and Building Offline Advantage, Book Recommendations, Spotting Psychedelic Red Flags, Courage as a Learnable Skill, and More

#858: The Random Show, Couch Edition! — Supplements, Hummingbirds, Cock Rings, Optimizing Mitochondria, Breathing and Balance Training, Cool Grip-Strength Tools, and More

#857: How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Maria Popova, Morgan Housel, Cal Newport, Craig Mod, and Debbie Millman

#856: Jim Collins — What to Make of a Life and How to Maximize Your Return on Luck

#855: Tim Ferriss — How to Quiet the Ruminative Mind, Avoid Traps of Self-Help, and Focus in a World of Promiscuous Overcommitment

#854: Tish Rabe — 200+ Children’s Books, Getting Picked for Dr. Seuss, Lessons from Early Sesame Street, How to Write 300+ Songs, and More

#853: Jordan Jonas, Champion of Alone — The Art of Survival, Lessons from Nomadic Tribes, Hardship as the Path to Peace, How to Handle Rogue Wolverines, and Why Not to Photograph Attacking Bears

#852: Tim McGraw — Starting Late with a $20 Guitar, Selling 100M+ Records, and 30+ Years of Creative Longevity

#851: Dr. Tommy Wood — How to Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia

#849: Dr. Michael Levin — Reprogramming Bioelectricity, Updating “Software” for Anti-Aging, Treating Cancer Without Drugs, Cognition of Cells, and Much More

#847: The Tim Ferris Show Transcripts: Steve Young, from Super Bowl MVP to Managing Billions — Hall of Fame 49ers Quarterback on High Performance, Reinvention, Faith, and How to Blend Dreams and Plans

#845: How to Use Ketosis for Enhanced Mood, Cognition, and Long-Term Brain Protection — A Practical and Tactical Guide with Dr. Dominic D’Agostino (Plus: Deconstructing Tim’s Latest Keto Experiment)

#841: Arthur Brooks — Finding The Meaning of Your Life, The Poet’s Protocol, The Holy Half-Hour, and Why Your Suffering is Sacred

#840: Bill Gurley

#839: Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI — Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star

#838: The Random Show — The 2–2–2 Rule, The Future of AI, Bioelectric Medicine, Surviving Modern Dating, The Promises of DORAs for Alzheimer’s, and Wisdom from Anthony de Mello ( #838)

#837: How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck

#835: Ben Patrick (KneesOverToesGuy) — 20-Minute Workouts That Produce Wild Results, From Chronic Knee Pain to Dunking Basketballs, Lessons from Charles Poliquin, Bulletproofing the Lower Body, and More

#834: David Baszucki, Co-Founder of Roblox — The Path to 150M+ Daily Users, Critical Business Decisions, Ketogenic Therapy for Brain Health, Daily Routines, The Roblox Economy, and More

#833: Jack Canfield — Selling 600+ Million Books, Success Principles, and How He Made The 4-Hour Workweek Happen

#832: The Return of The Lion Tracker — Boyd Varty on The Wild Man Within, Nature’s Hidden Wisdom, and How to Feel Fully Alive

#831: Frank Miller, Comic Book Legend — Creative Process, The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, 300, and Much More

#830: Nick Kokonas and Richard Thaler, Nobel Prize Laureate — Realistic Economics, Avoiding The Winner’s Curse, Using Temptation Bundling, and Going Against the Establishment

#829: James Nestor — Breathing Protocols to Reboot Your Health, Fix Your Sleep, and Boost Performance

#828: David Senra — How Extreme Winners Think and Win: Lessons from 400+ of History’s Greatest Founders and Investors (Including Buffett, Munger, Rockefeller, Jobs, Ovitz, Zell, and Names You Don’t Know But Should)

#827: Pablos Holman — One of the Scariest Hackers I’ve Ever Met

#826: Q&A with Tim — Supplements I’m Taking, Austin vs. SF, Training for Mental Performance, Current Go-To AI Tools, Recovering from Surgery, Intermittent Fasting, and More

#825: Dr. Dominic D’Agostino — All Things Ketones, How to Protect the Brain and Boost Cognition, Sardine Fasting, Diet Rules, Revisiting Metformin and Melatonin, and More

#824: Dr. Kevin Tracey — Stimulating the Vagus Nerve to Tame Inflammation, Alleviate Depression, Treat Autoimmune Disorders (e.g., Rheumatoid Arthritis), and Much More

#823: Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg — Creating Supranormal Vision, Cutting-Edge Science for Eye Health, Supplements, Red Light Therapy, and The Future of Eyesight Restoration

#822: The Random Show — Ketones for Cognition, Tim’s Best Lab Results in 10+ Years, How Kevin Hit 100 Days Sober, Home Defense, Vibe Coding Unleashed, and More

#821: My Two-Year Secret Project, COYOTE — The Strategies and Tactics for Building a Bestseller from Nothing with Elan Lee of Exploding Kittens

#819: Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D. — Protocols for Fasting, Lowering Dementia Risk, Reversing Heart Aging, Using Sauna for Longevity (Hotter is Not Better), and a Few Supplements That Might Actually Matter

#817: 4-Hour Workweek Success Stories — Charlie Houpert on Building “Charisma on Command” to 10M+ Subscribers, From Charging $10 for Seminars to Making Millions, Living in Brazil, Critical Early Decisions, and The Secret to Freedom

#816: Nsima Inyang, Mutant and Movement Coach — True Athleticism at Any Age, Microdosing Movement, “Rope Flow” as a Key Unlock, Why Sleds and Sandbags Matter, and Much More

#815: Chris Hutchins, Deal Master — Helping Tim Burn 15M+ Miles and Points, Flipping Costco Gold Into Five-Star Trips, Flying to Japan for $222, Tech Tools and Tricks, and Avoiding The Optimizer’s Curse

#814: Chatri Sityodtong, CEO of ONE Championship — From Dirt Poor to Top-10 Sports-Media Franchise, The $100M Breakfast, Dominating Social Media (30B+ Views/Year), Key Strategic Decisions, and The Moneyball of Fight Matchmaking

#813: Q&A with Tim — Three Life Commandments, 4-Hour Workweek Exercises I Still Use, The Art and Joy of Inefficiency, Stoicism Revisited, and Much More

#812: The Random Show — New Health Gadgets, Tim’s Latest Adventures, How to Drink Less, Zen Retreats, AI + Your Genome, and Colonoscopy Confessions

#811: 2x Olympic Archery Medalist Jake Kaminski — Behind-the-Scenes Stories of Coaching Tim, What Archery Teaches About High Performance, and Excellence Under Pressure

#810: Terry Real — The Therapist Who Breaks All The Rules

#808: Stephen West — From High School Dropout to Hit Podcast, and from Stocking Groceries to Reading Philosophy for a Living

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129 Comments
Poonam Muti
Poonam Muti
4 years ago

Can you please add episode 544!

Paul
Admin
4 years ago
Reply to  Poonam Muti

Hi, Poonam –

Episode #544 was a repost of Episode #214. Please enjoy the transcript of Episode #214, Tim’s interview with Debbie Millman titled “How to Design a Life.”

Best,

Team Tim Ferriss

Maria Rodrigues
Maria Rodrigues
4 years ago

The transcript for episode #463 is missing. Where can I find it?

Team Tim Ferriss
Team Tim Ferriss
4 years ago

Hi Maria,

#463 is a repost of #241: The Relationship Episode: Sex, Love, Polyamory, Marriage, and More (with Esther Perel)

Best,

Team Tim Ferriss

Adam Comella
Adam Comella
3 years ago

Is there a way to see the timestamp at which some text in the transcript was spoken in the episode audio?

Paul
Admin
3 years ago
Reply to  Adam Comella

Hi, Adam –

If you go to Tim’s YouTube page and find the video you want, you can click the three dots at the bottom-right of the video and choose to show the transcript. You can then find the passage you want and you’ll see the timestamp inside the YouTube video. Note, however, that timestamps on YouTube don’t always line up with timestamps on the blog, due to different editing for video and audio-only. You can also use the player embedded in the blog post to find the passage you want, but it could take longer. The timestamps in the player on the blog align with the timestamps in the Show Notes, which you can find further down the blog post page.

Team Tim Ferriss

Jieun
Jieun
3 years ago

Can you please add episode #656?

Paul
Admin
3 years ago
Reply to  Jieun

Hi, Jieun –

Episode #656 was a rebroadcast of episode #409, the transcript for which you’ll find above.

Best,

Team Tim Ferriss

Dawn
Dawn
5 months ago

Hi, Where is 836?

Team Tim Ferriss
Admin
5 months ago
Reply to  Dawn

Hi, Dawn –

As episode #836 feature chapters from the audiobook of Tim’s book The 4-Hour Workweek, we don’t publish the transcript of those chapters, since they’re available to read in Tim’s book, available in most bookstores, at online booksellers, and hopefully at your local library.

Best,

Team Tim Ferriss

Yoshiro Ikeda
Yoshiro Ikeda
5 years ago

Good to hear that Peterson is back. I LOVED the fact that he provided some very compelling push back to some of your beliefs/comments. That rarely happens in your interviews, and you dealt with it surprisingly well. Congratulations.

Zichao
Zichao
5 years ago

Hi Tim, I would like to learn the tools and tips that you have to transcribe audio to text. Thanks

Karen Putz
Karen Putz
4 years ago

Tim, thank you for the transcripts–this is great access for people who are deaf/hard of hearing.

Kim Kahn
Kim Kahn
4 years ago

Looking for the free site for summarized books mentioned in podcast I believe with Hugh Jackman

Chris
Chris
2 years ago

I just want to say thank you Tim Ferriss for doing this, I have learned a ton in the short 6 months since I discovered your podcast and the show notes are an amazing resource!

George
George
2 years ago

“you will never gather enough of the things you don’t need”

Johan R
Johan R
1 year ago

I think it might be a very worthwhile excercise to push the transcript of these podcasts, your books and digitze your enormous amount of notebooks in the context of a big LLM. And make you a twin. Please read thelongcontext article by Steven Johnsen,


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