The Alchemy of Money

Dec 28 2023 33 ep. 61 mins 73

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Conversations about life in a world shaped by money.

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Lyn Alden: Studying the Financial System

Dec 28 2023 57 mins

My conversation with Lyn Alden, author of Broken Money. Twitter: @LynAldenContact Disclaimer: I write and podcast for entertainment purposes only. This is not investment advice.

Nervous System Mastery with Jonny Miller

Aug 15 2023 44 mins

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Jonny Miller, writer, podcaster, and breathwork facilitator. Jonny wrote some of my favorite recent pieces, including the amazing operating manual for the nervous system and How to Pay Off Your Emotional Debt. Jonny also puts together terrific small wikis like this one on emotional resilience, the ‘spiritual MBA’ and Somalist (‘a g

Cultivating the Creative Seventh Sense with William Duggan

Jun 17 2023 51 mins

I had a chance to interview William Duggan, professor at Columbia Business School and author of Strategic Intuition. He explained how Kendo led him to his big idea, the difference between creative/strategic intuition and expert intuition (with examples including Howard Schultz, Henry Ford, and Elizabeth Holmes), and the roles of memory, passion, and presence of mind. Quotes that s

Escaping the Caterpillar Pillar with Jared Dillian

May 28 2023 64 mins

Hello everyone, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jared Dillian, author of The Daily Dirtnap and We're Gonna Get Those Bastards, about his new book Those Bastards. Years ago, I read his book Street Freak and I fondly remembered his wit, candor, depth of introspection, and keen eye for the antics of markets. Those Bastards is a collection of Jared’s essays on life, death, me

So Far, So Good: Roy Neuberger's Long Walk Down Wall Street

Feb 15 2023 28 mins

"What first led me to Wall Street was a desire to make money so I could buy great art and support artists. What I didn't know when I started is that working on Wall Street can be a fascinating art in itself and one for which I was almost immediately suited." — Roy Neuberger DISCLAIMER. I write and podcast for entertainment purposes only. None of this is investment advice and any

Drew Cohen of Speedwell Research: Deep Research and Business Counterfactuals

Feb 10 2023 56 mins

Disclaimer: None of this is investment advice. I write and podcast for entertainment purposes only and this conversation reflects our personal opinions. It should not be relied on to make investment decisions. Do your own work and seek your own financial, tax, and legal advice before making any investment decisions. Also see Speedwell’s Disclaimer. Drew and I talked about Meta, C

Paul Podolsky and The Paradox of Financial Fiction

Jan 21 2023 73 mins

My conversation with Paul Podolsky author of Master, Minion and the Things I Didn’t Learn in School Substack.

Watching Game Tapes of History’s Best Entrepreneurs with David Senra of Founders Podcast

Jan 03 2023 48 mins

This conversation was originally published at Compound.

Josh Wolfe, Lux Capital: Macro, Mentors, Motivation

Dec 22 2022 64 mins

You can find a full transcript of this conversation at Compound.

World Building with the Most Interesting People with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Dec 18 2022 66 mins

You can find a full transcript of this conversation Compound (part I, part II).