American Alchemy with Jesse Michels
Episodes
The Company Building Factories in Space | Delian Asparouhov and Will Bruey
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Delian Asparouhov and Will Bruey are the cofounders of Varda space. With backgrounds in building the dragon capsule at SpaceX and at Founders Fund, th...
Why The CIA Hired a Team of Psychics | Paul Smith
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Parapsychology is a fringey field of physics that involves the study of mind over matter effects. Many elite universities had parapsychology departmen...
The Mysterious Origins of Lyme Disease | Ross Douthat
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s American Alchemist is Ross Douthat: Ross is an American political analyst, blogger, author and New York Times columnist. He was a senior...
Why the Soylent Founder Moved to a Goat Farm | Rob Rhinehart
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s American Alchemist is Rob Rhinehart: Rob is the founder of Soylent, partner at Mars Bio, and author of the blog mostly harmless. He’s ...
Did Jesus do Mushrooms? | Brian Muraresku
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s American Alchemist is Brian Muraresku: Brian is the New York Times bestselling author of the book, The Immortality Key. It documents the...
Can Psychedelics Solve Depression? | Christian Angermayer
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s American Alchemist is Christian Angermayer: entrepreneur, investor, and head of Apeiron Investment Group, which manages 3.5 Billion Doll...
Priceless Investing Secrets from Tinder's Founder | Justin Mateen
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s American Alchemist is Justin Mateen. Justin cofounded Tinder in 2012 and currently runs JAM Fund, a $400 million dollar fund that invests in...
Eric Weinstein: “We Need to Leave Earth Now”
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, cultural commentator and Managing Director of Thiel Capital. He has a theory in physics, called Geometric Unity, wh...
Jake Paul Reflects on Whole Career
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s American Alchemist is the one and only Jake Paul. Come explore the radical mind of one of the Internet’s most notorious personalities and ...