Podcasts are like being a fly on the wall for profound conversations. Here lies a list of my all time favorite podcast episodes.
Jewel on the Joe Rogan Experience — I had no idea. Jewel has been on the grandest, toughest adventure of a lifetime. Her approach to life and homespun form of psychological processing is brilliant.
Bobby Klein on the Align Podcast — Bobby Klein has lived a heck of a life. I wish there were more elders in our culture. Bobby is rad and experienced and wise.
Radiolab: Space — There’s a lot happening out there beyond our little space rock. Get acquainted with the people who acquainted us with it.
Rick Rubin on the On Being Podcast — Ruck Rubin is a legendary music producer (working with artists as diverse as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dixie Chicks, Jay-Z, Adelle, and Johnny Cash). I believe he is both a creative genius and zen master.
Elon Musk on the Joe Rogan Experience — The most legendary podcast episode of all time. Elon Musk blows minds and smokes weed on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Vagabonding pioneer Ed Buryn on travel in the 1960s — In 1971, Ed wrote the book Vagabonding, inspiring thousands to see life different and explore our beautiful Earth. Like his book, this conversation is riddled with golden wisdom. After listening, I wrote him and hung out at his house for a surreal weekend!
Derek Sivers on the Tim Ferriss Show — Derek Sivers is a wise-creative-countercultural-minimalist sage. Multiple nuggets of wisdom from this podcast episode still grace my life.
Werner Herzog on The Portal — Wener Herzog is a badass German filmmaking legend. He tells it how it is and confronts life more full-frontal and direct than any other human of which I know.
Kevin Kelly on the Tim Ferriss Show — Kevin Kelly is a known as the co-founding editor of Wired Magazine, and spent the majority of his twenties backpacking about pre-tourism Asia. This conversation was large inspiration for my own travels.
Mary Oliver on the On Being Podcast — Mary Oliver is one of my all time favorite poets and one of nature’s most potent advocates.
Steven Pressfield on the Rich Roll Podcast — Author of The War of Art, an absolute must read for creatives, Steven’s truly epic, lifelong struggle with the creative process is most inspiring.
Mr. Money Mustache on the Tim Ferriss Show — If you save your money instead of spent it, you can be free.
Elizabeth Gilbert on the Tim Ferriss Show — I love Elizabeth Gilbert. Big Magic is one of my favorite books, her talk on creative genius is one of my favorite talks (olé!), and this podcast is riddled with wisdom.