Theo Von

There was no such thing called a neuroscience degree or a neuroscientist. There was biology, there was genetics, but there wasn't something official. Then came the decade of the brain, and now neuroscience is everywhere.

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You did not. And it really drew people from different fields. And then now we have a better, not complete, but we could talk about better understanding of lots of different things, memory, addiction, etc., When I got into podcasting, I started my podcast in 2021. As we were talking about before, it was just a small closet. I was living in Topanga, kind of self-appointed sabbatical.

You did not. And it really drew people from different fields. And then now we have a better, not complete, but we could talk about better understanding of lots of different things, memory, addiction, etc., When I got into podcasting, I started my podcast in 2021. As we were talking about before, it was just a small closet. I was living in Topanga, kind of self-appointed sabbatical.

You did not. And it really drew people from different fields. And then now we have a better, not complete, but we could talk about better understanding of lots of different things, memory, addiction, etc., When I got into podcasting, I started my podcast in 2021. As we were talking about before, it was just a small closet. I was living in Topanga, kind of self-appointed sabbatical.

It was the pandemic. Everything was shut down. And you had a dog. And my bulldog, Mastiff Costello. And he passed away at some point? 2021, I had to put him down. I had to do it myself. No. What are you talking about? At home, I had them come. He hated the vet. I mean, a bulldog's an amazing animal. The contract between a bulldog and owner is very simple.

It was the pandemic. Everything was shut down. And you had a dog. And my bulldog, Mastiff Costello. And he passed away at some point? 2021, I had to put him down. I had to do it myself. No. What are you talking about? At home, I had them come. He hated the vet. I mean, a bulldog's an amazing animal. The contract between a bulldog and owner is very simple.

It was the pandemic. Everything was shut down. And you had a dog. And my bulldog, Mastiff Costello. And he passed away at some point? 2021, I had to put him down. I had to do it myself. No. What are you talking about? At home, I had them come. He hated the vet. I mean, a bulldog's an amazing animal. The contract between a bulldog and owner is very simple.

They will die for you and you can feel that. They will die for you. But if your life is not on the line, they're not doing shit at all. That's the contract.

They will die for you and you can feel that. They will die for you. But if your life is not on the line, they're not doing shit at all. That's the contract.

They will die for you and you can feel that. They will die for you. But if your life is not on the line, they're not doing shit at all. That's the contract.

There he is. They will also take a nap for you. They will take a nap for you. So he used to just snore. You can hear him snoring in our early episodes and fart and that's what they do. But if there was a threat, they don't hesitate. He was skunked something like 27 times because they don't learn. He was stung by bees? No, skunked. Oh, by skunks.

There he is. They will also take a nap for you. They will take a nap for you. So he used to just snore. You can hear him snoring in our early episodes and fart and that's what they do. But if there was a threat, they don't hesitate. He was skunked something like 27 times because they don't learn. He was stung by bees? No, skunked. Oh, by skunks.

There he is. They will also take a nap for you. They will take a nap for you. So he used to just snore. You can hear him snoring in our early episodes and fart and that's what they do. But if there was a threat, they don't hesitate. He was skunked something like 27 times because they don't learn. He was stung by bees? No, skunked. Oh, by skunks.

Yeah, they always say there are two kinds of dogs, dogs that get skunked once and then all the other kinds of dogs. But in any case, we started the podcast and we weren't thinking about, oh, we're going to make money with this or it'll be a big podcast. I sat down, put up a couple of cameras and me and my, what I now call my producer, but my friend Rob Moore just did that.

Yeah, they always say there are two kinds of dogs, dogs that get skunked once and then all the other kinds of dogs. But in any case, we started the podcast and we weren't thinking about, oh, we're going to make money with this or it'll be a big podcast. I sat down, put up a couple of cameras and me and my, what I now call my producer, but my friend Rob Moore just did that.

Yeah, they always say there are two kinds of dogs, dogs that get skunked once and then all the other kinds of dogs. But in any case, we started the podcast and we weren't thinking about, oh, we're going to make money with this or it'll be a big podcast. I sat down, put up a couple of cameras and me and my, what I now call my producer, but my friend Rob Moore just did that.

Mike Blayback from DC, because I knew people from skateboarding, he took the photos. And then what happened between 2021 and 2025 is you all, thanks in large part to Joe, we could talk about, I have theories about why Joe is the king of podcasting and the biggest media channel on the planet, not just podcasting.