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Elon at Lex

I've always enjoyed the long-form interviews of Elon Musk by Lex Fridman (#1, #2, #3). This was his fourth time on the show and I was pleasantly surprised that I still do. After what has happened with Twitter/X, I expected to see a changed Elon. I thought power might

Age of Miracles - A Case for Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy is an insanely complex topic. Many smart people I know regard nuclear as a carbon-friendly source of energy. They are not against renewables. But they uphold nuclear power as important part of the energy mix of the future. In Germany the conservative party of Angela Merkel decided to

How to Take Over the World - My Favorite Storytelling in History

If you'd like to dive a bit more into biographies - and you should - start with this podcast series by Ben Willson. Ben picks out great leaders from all over history and explores the actions and traits that made them great. I adore his unique narration style. He speaks

The Story of Coffee

With the Story of Coffee, Tim Ferris features an amazing guest episode from Dr. Mark Plotkin about The Story of Coffee. Mark has his own podcast Plants of the Gods but released this episode first on Tim’s stream. Like many people, I do love coffee but I was not

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