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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
- Connect with Kevin Rose:
Website | PROOF | Instagram | Twitter
- 10 Reasons Why L.A. Totally Beats NYC for Raising Kids | MommyPoppins
- Los Dos Blanco | Los Dos Tequila
- How Jay-Z Changed Champagne Culture | Wine Enthusiast Magazine
- Snoop Dogg Cali Red Blend | 19 Crimes
- Anti-Tech Protesters Are Telling Kevin Rose’s Neighbors That He’s a “Parasite” | TechCrunch
- Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #582
- Mark Zuckerberg | The Joe Rogan Experience #1863
- Face to Face with the Ayatollah | 60 Minutes
- Mike Wallace is Here | Prime Video
- Elon Musk Interview | The Kevin Rose Show
- Elon Musk | The Joe Rogan Experience #1609
- Aaron Rodgers | The Joe Rogan Experience #1865
- fear{less} with Tim Ferriss | YouTube
- Five Lessons from the Life of Oprah | Entrepreneur
- Everything’s Bigger in Texas — Including Taxes, Which Are Outpacing California | Yahoo!
- Lex Fridman Podcast
- ‘Conspirituality’ — The Overlap between the New Age and Conspiracy Beliefs by Jules Evans | Medium
- Ayahuasca, Psychedelics a Hit with Celebs Like Aaron Rodgers | New York Post
- Psychedelics 101: Books, Documentaries, Podcasts, Science, and More | Tim Ferriss
- Brain Damages in Ketamine Addicts as Revealed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
- Mountain Cloud Zen Center
- The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment by Roshi Philip Kapleau | Amazon
- Zen: The Authentic Gate by Yamada Koun | Amazon
- Waking Up with Sam Harris App
- Henry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway | The Tim Ferriss Show #531
- Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show #560
- Henry Shukman: Associate Master of Sanbo Zen | The Kevin Rose Show
- Top Gun: Maverick | Prime Video
- Tom Cruise and Scientology: A Lesson in Cognitive Dissonance | Only Sky
- The Price of Everything | Prime Video
- Elvis | Prime Video
- Everything Everywhere All At Once | Prime Video
- The Goonies | Prime Video
- Airplane! | Prime Video
- Spirited Away (English Language) | Prime Video
- Studio Ghibli
- A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin | Amazon
- Harry Potter Complete Boxed Set by J.K. Rowling | Amazon
- Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien | Amazon
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Prime Video
- Arcane: League of Legends | Netflix
- Arcane: Bridging the Rift | YouTube
- Fortiche
- League of Legends
- How to Start a War by Tim Ferriss | Grails by PROOF Collective
- Steven Pressfield — How to Overcome Self-Sabotage and Resistance, Routines for Little Successes, and The Hero’s Journey vs. The Artist’s Journey | The Tim Ferriss Show #501
- Neil Gaiman — The Interview I’ve Waited 20 Years to Do | The Tim Ferriss Show #366
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman | Amazon
- The Neverending Story by Michael Ende | Amazon
- Aladdin | Prime Video
- Series I Savings Bonds | Treasury Direct
- Neil Gaiman Teaches the Art of Storytelling | MasterClass
- Amy Tan Teaches Fiction, Memory, and Imagination | MasterClass
- Start Something Great | Match
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Prime Video
- XPO Trainer 2.0 Workout Push Sled | Armored Fitness Equipment
- Jump Ropes | Amazon
- Kettlebells | Amazon
- VR Fitness App | Supernatural
- Fruit Ninja | Halfbrick
- Whole-Body MRI Scans | Prenuvo
- Sam Harris: Enlightenment, Real Meditation, and Consciousness Explained | The Kevin Rose Show
- The Story of Rage Against the Machine’s Political Album Cover | Far Out Magazine
- Thich Quang Duc Self-Immolation | YouTube
- A Cancer Treatment Makes Leukemia Vanish, but Creates More Mysteries | The New York Times
- Some Thoughts on For-Profit Psychedelic Startups and Companies | Tim Ferriss
- The Effects of Ketamine on Suicidality across Various Formulations and Study Settings | Journal of Mental Health and Clinical Psychology
- LSD and Psilocybin for Cluster Headaches: Preventing Pain, Saving Lives | MAPS
SHOW NOTES
- [05:35] Why we’re recording this in Los Angeles.
- [09:40] What are we drinking?
- [12:06] Why I aim for evergreen interviews over gotchas on this show.
- [21:51] Where Kevin wants me to take this show.
- [23:35] Scenes: Austin vs. San Francisco.
- [25:55] I did not start the conspirituality.
- [32:17] Opening the doors of perception with prescription and meditation.
- [38:34] Movies we’ve been watching.
- [50:18] A peek into my world-building, fictional foray.
- [56:13] Are we too old for podcasting?
- [57:18] Should you buy I bonds right now? (Reminder: not financial advice!)
- [59:46] Lessons from Amy Tan.
- [1:02:27] How we get suckered into paying for services we haven’t used in years.
- [1:03:30] Fat, bald, and bastardly is no way to go through life, son.
- [1:05:44] Supernatural fitness: the only thing Kevin likes about VR.
- [1:07:06] Why you might want to consider getting a full-body MRI scan.
- [1:11:44] Mind over matter.
- [1:17:48] What the current state of medicine hints about its future.
- [1:25:27] Parting thoughts.
PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Darya Rose
- Anish Acharya
- Jay-Z
- Snoop Dogg
- Tupac Shakur
- Joe Rogan
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Mike Wallace
- Ruhollah Khomeini
- Elon Musk
- Oprah Winfrey
- Statler and Waldorf
- Lex Fridman
- Sam Harris
- Henry Shukman
- Tom Cruise
- Elvis Presley
- Tony Conrad
- Michelle Yeoh
- Ke Huy Quan
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- Jeff Bezos
- Steven Pressfield
- Neil Gaiman
- Amy Tan
- Fat Bastard
- Peter Attia
- Thích Quảng Đức
- David Blaine
- Andrew Weil
- Toaster
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Hi Tim, you mentioned non-hallucinogenic LSD as a treatment for cluster headaches which got me googling. Been getting them for decades and treatments are inconsistent at best. With all the caveats that I’ll consult my doctor before making any decisions, do you know anyone that’s had success with this or thoughts on where to learn more? Thanks for all you do, longtime fan.
Hi Tim, I’m the director/cinematographer of Arcane: Bridging the Rift. I’m glad to hear you’re liking the show and following the docuseries! As a Studio Ghibli fan, I think it follows you’d be into Arcane. I’m curious how you feel about the teams behind Arcane after finishing the doc and how they persisted in their vision. It’s a pretty inspiring story to me, and they’re surely leaving a mark in the animation world. If you’re interested in more of Christian’s backstory and viewpoints, I worked on a similar doc in 2014 about him as a composer and starting to direct some music videos. It’s called Frequencies: Music of League of Legends and is also on the League of Legends YouTube channel. It’s a fun watch.
Feel free to comment with any follow up thoughts or ask me any questions. Keep up the great work, and all the best!
Tim ! Loved this show, great you have started writing fiction.
“The Wizard of Earthsea” has been one of my favourite books since I read it when I was 11. Also if you want to listen to the best audio version of “LOTR” then check out Ron Inglis version, it is sensational.
Going to check out some of your other recommendations.
Wishing you well, Slatts
The Spotify link directs to YouTube.
Many thanks, Jesse. This has been corrected.
Best,
Team Tim Ferriss
Hello Tim Ferriss san
I’m Eriko from Kanagawa Japan, right by the river going along Tokyo. I was surprised to hear that you sincerely like Spirited Away in the podcast!
Somehow I would never imagine you would talk thoughtfully about Ghibli. It was a wonderful surprise to me which made me want to listen to other talks of yours more. Spirited Away is also one of my favorite Ghibli movies, and I never gave a deep thought about it before like you. I like Castle in the Sky and Nausicaa too.
Thank you for the fun talks always.
Tim,
Immense gratitude for the journey you are on and the stimulus and inspiration it provides to me as a listener.
There are a number of things you speak of that just are not a part of my life experience. I for example am not interested in taking psychedelics only in their application for people who will benefit from them. I dont understand NFT’s and am not fascinated by the use of VR technology only because I find it difficult enough living my own reality!
I am however continually impressed by your growing humility and grateful you are participating in your life in a way that is bringing more value to your wider community.
Through my listening and connecting to you and your peers I now slide into a ice fest on a regular basis, deep heat my body in a sauna, drink puerrh tea, fast regularly, speak enough French, swim effortlessly, pay attention to my protein intake and make sweat an every day occurrence.
Most importantly though has been the introduction to Stoicism which has taken on a life of its own and to which I am eternally indebted as a way to see the world without blame, anger or resentment and to challenge myself to live according to what I value inherently.
I just wanted to say thank you. As a mother of four who is in my fifties I am grateful for the way you have helped me see the world.
Blessings of love for what is occurring in your life now and wishing you increased courage and self compassion,
Christy