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Revolt Against Wall Street with Day Trader Jacob
This week was one of the craziest weeks in the history of American finance. Jacob explains the whole story of how the Reddit community Wallstreetbets is tanking a pres...
Capitol Riots and Bitcoin Christianity
I discuss my recent move to Austin TX, chaos at the Capitol, and the parallels between Bitcoin and Christianity with Jacob (@cryptochamomile).
Carl Jung's Model of the Psyche with John David Ebert
This is a warm-up for an 8-week course on Carl Jung, starting on February 20th.
Building Startup Cities with Dryden Brown of Bluebook Cities
Dryden Brown is building a new kind of city, from the cloud, in a style he calls hero-futurism.
Leo Strauss on Persecution, Education, and Revelation with Michael Millerman
Probably the best single podcast on the ideas of Leo Strauss. A warmup for Michael's 8-week course starting January 23.
Reality-Forking Communities with Erik Torenberg and Greg Isenberg
I discuss my theory of reality forking with two tech entrepreneurs who specialize in community business models.
Q&A on Crypto, Community, and the Future of Other Life
What percentage of my net worth is in crypto? Is the future of academia on Youtube, or where? Would I cut ties with Patreon? Do I consider myself uncensorable? What is...
The Business of Indie Philosophy Comics, with Philosopher-Illustrator Tom K of Uncivilized Books
Tom Kaczynski is a successful indie thinker in a most challenging niche: Philosophy comics. Over 10 years, Tom K. has built an impressive little empire as an independe...
How Creators Are Creating Money for Their Communities, with Bradley Miles of Roll
After all the scams of the 2017 ICO craze, there's a new wave of genuine creators and communities creating serious value with social currencies. Bradley Miles is the C...
Tokenizing Content with Kenny Rowe of the Dalten Collective
We discuss the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the creator economy and our idea to mint NFTs for other kinds of media, like podcasts.
Can We Escape? On Deleuze and Heidegger with Johannes Niederhauser
We're launching our Deleuze vs. Heidegger seminar, starting this Sunday, November 22. Download the reading list: otherlife.co/deleuze-vs-heidegger
Video Futurism: Networked & Monetized, with Anirudh Pai of Superpeer
Neo-China arrives from the future, as a networked and monetized video platform called Superpeer. Anirudh Pai explains why he believes education will merge with the inf...
Dating and Mating Via Twitter with @Default_Friend
Learn how Default met two different boyfriends through Twitter, how she networked her way into tech without tech skills, some copywriting tips for creators, and why we...
On Marriage
One of the luckiest accidents of my life was British visa restrictions forcing me & my girlfriend to decide if we were truly in love or just pretending.
Making Social Theory Viral on TikTok with Biz Sherbert
Biz Sherbert is a fashion theorist inspired by Mark Fisher, who's figured out how to make academic theory resonate with millions of people on TikTok. These videos earn...
Buying Mansions Without Money and Writer-Entrepreneurship with Max Nussenbaum of On Deck
Max Nussenbaum is an author and entrepreneur who currently runs the On Deck Writing Fellowship, a new Silicon Valley take on modern education and career acceleration. ...
How to Build a Mafia with Sudarshan Sridharan of Fion.tech
Sudarshan Sridharan is a 20-year-old co-founder of the wildfire prediction startup Fion.tech, and co-creator of the Gen Z Mafia. We discuss how to launch a tech startu...
Growing a Social Science Newsletter from a Creator House in Mexico, with Brett Goldstein
Brett Goldstein writes the newsletter SocialStudies.news. We talk about the untapped riches of social science for creators and founders, and how to think about brandin...
Meet the Gen Z Mafia, with Ringleader Emma Salinas
Gen Z Mafia is a Discord server incubating teenage billionaires. I talk with one of the ringleaders about community design, Gen Z psychology, and business models.
Should you start a Substack?
For most of you, no, starting a Substack is not the best way to build a financially sustainable long-term writing project. You should definitely build an email list, b...
Self-Publishing Non-Fiction with David Kadavy
David Kadavy is a full-time author of non-fiction books. He shares a ton of practical insight about Amazon's publishing system, how you should consider using paid ads,...
Tech Twitter's Christian Wunderkind Nicole Williams
Find Nicole at twitter.com/nwilliams030. ➡️ Patrons get early access to podcasts, not-yet-published writings, videos from my paid courses, and more. Become a patron at...
From Hacker to Homesteading Author with Travis Corcoran
Travis Corcoran worked on startups before he built a homestead and turned to indie book writing and publishing. He recently launched a homesteading book on Kickstarter...
The Lindy Scam: A Case Study of Paul Skallas
Paul Skallas aka Lindy Man is an acolyte of Nassim Taleb. He operates a particularly strange and, frankly, dubious hustle selling ebooks. This is a case study of his o...
Introduction to Georges Bataille with Nina Power
Get our free Bataille study guide and learn more about our online course at theotherlifenow.com/bataille. ➡️ If you'd like to discuss this podcast with me and others,...
Anna Khachiyan's Insubordination
Anna Khachiyan from Red Scare tells the story of how she left her PhD program at NYU; how she has more intellectual influence because of it; whether living in NYC is w...
Selling Zines and Quitting Jobs with Sonya Mann
We look under the hood of Sonya's business operations as a writer and zine-maker