Crazy Wisdom

The individual is actually a group effort - Norland Tellez, PhD.

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Norland Tellez is an artist and teacher, with a degree in film animation from Cal Arts, and a student of mythology and mythological history with a mas...

How do you find the courage to be disliked? - Woody Wiegmann

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is brought to you from the top of Shasta Mountain where I’m holding a virtual conversation with Woody Wiegmann, founder of the Woo...

What is the right way to educate a child? - Ryan Delk

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Delk is the CEO of Primer, a company that seeks to revolutionize and rebrand homeschooling, and his mission is to revamp the education system so ...

Tantra isn't what pop-culture has you thinking it is - Ashton Szabo

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ashton is a martial artist and yoga instructor dedicated to the exploration of human consciousness. He spent six and a half years traveling the world ...

What is the Meaning Crisis? - John Vervaeke

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John Vervaeke is a professor of philosophy and cognitive science. He’s the mastermind behind the lecture series: ‘Awakening from the meaning crise...

How cats got a sweet deal by optimally navigating the curiosity-survivability loop - Jude Gomila

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jude Gomila is the CEO and co-founder of Golden; a firm dedicating to mapping all of human knowledge. As you’ve come to expect a lot of topics were ...

The strangest podcast intro you'll listen to this week - Thomas Spellman

23 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas, like any other human being, is a lot of things and is working on a lot of stuff. He loves to code, play the bass guitar, and is devoted to tru...

What makes some people contrarian? - Enzo Cavalie

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Enzo is an investment professional at Dalus Capital, Mexico City, and an Angel investor as well. He has holdings in companies like Talently, and this ...

How do plants communicate? - Yoshua Greenfield

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yoshua and I explore the world of plants (Do you think they’re conscious?) We discuss the wide-ranging influence they have on our lives- from being ...

How do you build the largest audio platform in Latin America? - Pamela Valdes

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pamela Valdez is the CEO and founder of Beek.io; one of the top-rated audio platforms in Latin America, known for its original, high-quality audio con...

- Why does philosophy become more dangerous as society takes a turn for the more challenging? - Zev Weinstein

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is the tripartite soul? What do we call people who thinking about thinking? What is the etymology of philosopher? What does it feel like to be u...

What is the relationship between the mind and the Self? - Joscha Bach: Cognitive Scientist

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some other questions we discuss: What is the best way to take drugs? What is the relationship between creativity and drugs? What is the rela...

How did you go from neuroscience to writing for a tech company? - Courtney Nash

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some more questions we discuss: How did Ochem break you? Why is organic chemistry so hard? What is the neuroscience of cross country skiing?...

What are the undisocovered parts of iboga? - Clare S. Wilkins: Founder and Director of Pangea Biomedics

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some questions we discuss: What is Iboga? Why did Gabon get so much bwiti or Iboga rather than its neighbors Cameroon? What is different abou...

What is the connection with survival situations and mindfulness? - Jessie Krebs: Survivalist at The Prepared

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some questions we talk about: How do people in the woods hurt themselves? How does poor decision making manifest itself in the survival situ...

How can technology make education more abundant? - Hla Hla Win: CEO and Cofounder of 360ed

07 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We also talked about the following questions: How does education work different in different countries? How has internet connectivity changed in Myanm...

What happens when a system gets too big? - Matt Maier: Complexity Thinker

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some of my favorite questions: What is the lifespan of an average system? Why does a system prioritize its own existence? How do adaptable sy...

How do you build an institution that can deal with modern life? - Mike Elias: Founder of Idea Markets

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some other questions we discussed: What is 3D trading technology? What is an idea market? What are the broken structures of the corporate med...

Why is there something rather than nothing? - Richard Price: CEO of Academia.edu

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some other questions we discuss: What did socrates say about the unexamined life? What would it mean to have free will? Is there a specializa...

What does it mean to live a good life? - Warren Gohl of the Seneca Nation

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Warren is the father of Arik Gohl who is a previous guest and master bodyworker. Warren story is fascinating and has served in many roles over his lif...

How much of Civilization depends on the movement of water in and out of homes? - Jesse Aizenstat: CEO of Forward Lateral

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse is a old friend and has a company that makes it really easy to for cities and counties to make sure water is flowing in and out of houses.  Fol...

How is internet culture like a mycelium network? - Robin Arnott: CEO of Andromeda Entertainment

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This was actually recorded several months ago before COVID19 but it's probably more relevant now.  You seriously should check out SoundSelf for your ...

What are the differences and similarities in Finance between 2008 and 2020? - Mike Alfred: CEO of Digital Assets Data and an investor

25 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some other questions we talked about: What is the effect of COVID19 on residential real estate? What are the differences and similarities be...

How has COVID19 effected the supply chain in the US and China? - Michael Mayer: CEO of Bottomless

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I sit down with Michael, the CEO of Bottomless, to talk about how his company is a key solution to the problems with the supply chain. He also shares ...

What do most people get wrong about ligaments? Arik Gohl: Founder of Manual Ligament Theory

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I've been seeing Arik for years and is one of my favorite bodyworkers. He developed something called manual ligament theory and his findings are count...

What is it like to take Iboga? - Levi Barker: Iboga Provider at Iboga Wellness Center

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I haven't talked too much about Iboga on the show. I think I've mentioned it a couple of times in a few episodes.  I decided to take Iboga on my way ...

How much of your working day do you spend in a flow state? - Matt Mireles:

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is the Founder/CEO at a Stealth AI company. Angel Investor. Founder @ Dishcraft Robotics. Ex-NYC Paramedic. Champion of righteous underdogs. Ques...

How do you survive and thrive in our authoritarian future? - Simon Chamorro: CEO of Valiu

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk a lot about latin america and its use of crypto and how Simon's company is helping to make it all easier. Even though this was recorded almos...

What is the point of studying something that the best minds have already studied? Reid Blackman: Ethicist

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Reid is CEO at Virtue consultants where he helps tech companies get their ethics in order. He has a PHD in Philosophy. Here are some things we cover: ...

What does Philosophy show us in the age of Information? - Max Brody: Founder of Cent

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some other questions we come up with: What was Neitzche reading from Eastern Philosophy? Are there paths of knowledge which will lead you to ...

How can colors help us improve our mental health? - Sam Hincks: PhD in Computer Science (Tufts)

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sam and I have been connected for a while online and it's clear that he is up there in terms of thinkers that will define our generation. We talk abou...

What is the free energy theory? - Jacob Falkovich

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jacob wrote this tweet thread and I had to reach out to him to find out what the hell free energy theory is: https://twitter.com/yashkaf/status/120713...

How to flip the switch on negative emotional states? - Mathew Belair

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mathew is a podcast host and author and the Best Selling Author of Zen Athlete. We talk about a lot of things, mostly having to do with yoga, spiritua...

Why did people stop becoming nuclear scientists? - Leslie Dewan: Founding Principle of Nucleation Capital

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the following questions: What did the 3 mile island do to the public acceptance of nuclear power? What is the age distribution of nuclea...

What is the substrate of reality? Geoffrey Woo - CEO of H.V.M.N

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here are some other questions we investigated: What is your objective function? Did Religion provide people with an objective function? When do you ex...

What is the current state of Crypto and how do they relate to the fundamentals? - Dan Hannum

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You will like this episode if you have a basic knowledge of crypto and want to find out more. Dan is an investor in crypto from a venture point of vie...

What's it like to see Remote Work from the very beginning? Gary Poster: VP of Engineering at Manifold

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This was a great episode about remote work and how to manage effectively in a remote work environment. We also talk about how life puts us into trying...

What is the lifespan of the most important technologies? Svilen Rangelov: CEO of Dronamics

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We also talk about the following questions: What is the value of internationalism? What is the nature of progress and collaboration? What is the relat...

What is the relationship between creativity and venture capital? - Leo Polovets: Susa Ventures

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about two types of creativity: 1. Creativity that VC unlocks through the companies VC's invest in 2. Creativity of how to make investment deci...

What happens when you pay someone $10K to move out of San Francisco? Doug Ludlow - CEO of Mainstreet

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I talk with Doug about his plan to give people $10K to move out of San Francisco and how they are building a network of coworking places where people ...

What does it look like for humans to adapt to cities? Brian Chen - CEO of Room

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This one was really fun because I got to talk to Brian about how humans are adapting to cities, one of my favorite things to talk about. Brian started...

What is the current state of AI? - James Mishra

19 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I reached out to James on Twitter because he posts a lot of interesting things about machine learning. He's building a stealth startup in the space an...

What is a fake guru and how does one take them down? - CoffeeZilla from YouTube

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This one is a personal interest one for me. I found the CoffeeZilla Youtube Channel through a friend of mine and I immediately wanted to interview the...

How do use the internet and not let it use you? - Collaboration with Chad from the Random Baddassery Podcast

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chad and I both interviewed each other about how to learn effectively on the internet and not let it use you (and the companies behind the internet). ...

What is the relationship between personal change and creativity? - Jan Bozarth

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jan teaches creativity and how to create inspiring change in entertainment, technology, and media through the use of content design and development. W...

How can you build a system that succeeds? - Steven Glod: VP of Sales of Machinio

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk a lot about how to sell something in this episode including these questions about what to ask yourself when you have an idea for a product or ...

What narratives are running your life? - Ben Hunt: Epsilon Theory

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This one is fire. As soon as he said that he named his firm after the famous Isaac Azimov book right of the beginning of the episode, I knew that thi...

How do you create unfair advantages? - Tyler Tringas: Founder of Earnest Captial

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We also talk about the following questions: In what ways is a university a tribe? Are entrepreneurs lone wolves? Do entrepreneurs start out questionin...

How is technology impacting the flow of patients in hospitals? - James Burns

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

James is a Physicians Assistant in Greensboro, North Carolina and gives us the lowdown on how the hospitals work on the inside and how technology is i...

What is the stress of growing up in poverty and then creating an abundant life? - Luis-Orlando Isaza Villegas

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special episode where I went to a small town outside of Medellin to stay with and interview Orlando about his life growing up in abject pove...

Fourth Episode with Kapil Gupta

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

By now you know the name of the game. All silences left. The audio quality isn't that great. Yet this episode will change your life and kill all your ...

What is it like to succeed when 290 investors tell you no? - Benjamin Fernandes: CEO of NALA

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here I talk with Benjamin Fernandes about how he pitched 290 investors before finally getting into Y Combinator. We also talk about the startup scene ...

What is the hallmark of true mastery? - Jacob Cole: CEO of IdeaFlow

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of the unexpected episodes I record because someone I don't know that well stays in my guestroom. Jacob needed a spot to crash in SF for t...

What does it mean to be in a community? - Jillian Richardson: Founder of Joy List

24 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jillian knows a lot about what it means to build a community as well as be part of a community. If you have wondered what it means to be a part of a c...

What is the current state of Coliving? Camilo Olarte: Cofounder of Indie Studio

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I've been staying at Indie Studio in Medellin, Colombia and I interviewed the owner. Indie Studio is a coliving space. Coliving, as a trend, probably ...

What's it like to start a company in Medellin, Colombia? - Camilo Usuga: CTO of Talos Digital

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Very proud to release this episode with Camilo who shares the truth, not just the hype about the particular stresses that come from starting a company...

What can we learn about creativity from taking pictures with an analog camera? - Christopher Michel

17 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I sit down with Christopher Michel to talk about photography, creativity, stress of talking to strangers, taking pictures all over the world, the cult...

What does it mean to commit to something challenging? Dulma Altan - CEO of Makelane

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dulma and I talk about what it means to create something that requires 100% of your effort and if its possible to remain balanced in the process. Dulm...

Singapore as a technology hub - Ben Reinhardt

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ben and I sit down to talk about the growth of technology innovation and entrepreneurship in Singapore. Ben knows a lot about this seeing as his an EI...

What do you learn from starting a company in Mexico and then selling it in SF? - Domingo Guerra

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a really great low down on the Mexican (and overall Latin American) startup scene from someone who has experience in both San Francisco as wel...

What is the intersection of healthcare, technology, and mindfulness? - Tracy Townsend (MD)

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tracy and I talk about the founding of modern American healthcare training, mindfulness, technology, and a lot more. I found Tracy via Twitter where I...

What does it mean to be a public intellectual? - Anna Gát: CEO of Pychon

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anna and I sit down to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual in the current age and what is the difference between a mainstream public ...

How does following interdisciplinary interests make you a better CEO? - Martin Permin (CEO of Pelion)

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We get into a lot of stuff here including: AI, Sports medicine, Pain, Consciousness, Mentorship, Being versus becoming, and much more. Check out Peli...

What does it mean to love oneself? - Kamal Ravikant

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kamal and I talk about his philosophy for loving oneself and how to do it. The day we recorded I was actually in the midst of a pretty deep depression...

When does philosophy become divorced from practicality? - James Pierce

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The answer from James: "When it creates problems, rather than dissolving them." If you like the episodes with Kapil and with Kunal you will like this ...

Can you grow a business while being yourself? - Krystal Mobayeni: CEO of Bento Box

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We also discuss the topic of using your strengths to help support the areas where we are weak. Krystal runs a business that is past 100 employees and ...

What does the study of philosophy do to our desires? - Crazy Polymath

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second time I've had Kunal on the show. He gives a great description of what the study of philosophy does to our desires as well as the wa...

How can technology help us prevent injury? - Part 2: FathomAI

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second episode of my 2 part series with the founders of FathomAI. Here we go into the actually biomechanics behind the relationship betwee...

How can technology help us prevent injury? - Ivonna Dumanyan: CEO and Cofounder of FathomAI

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This was a very fun episode where I sit down to talk with Ivonna about the device her company (FathomAI) built to help people exercise with less injur...

What is really happening with AI? - Josh Tobin: Former Researcher at OpenAI

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Josh and I have a conversation about the latest in AI research and he gives me the breakdown on what is Unsupervised learning and what is Supervised l...

How will the next billion users interact with the internet? - Jani Pasha: CEO of Lokal (YC-backed)

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jani and I talk about how his company helps people in India who don't speak English leverage the internet to reach their goals. This is one of the epi...

What does it mean to innovate? - Mark Bünger: Innovation Lab

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mark works with innovation and technology at Innovation Lab. We talk about a lot of science related stuff including: Flying Cars How you can't have b...

What can the culture of Singapore tell us about the future? - Visakan Veerasamy

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk all things culture and how culture spreads from place to place. We talk about how burning man culture is changing the culture of Singapore. We...

What is the difference between prana and breath? - Robin Rothenberg: Founder of Essential Yoga Therapy

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

She is the author of “Restoring Prana - A therapeutic guide to pranayama and healing through the breath. We talk about the connection between breath...

What is information asymmetry? - Huan Nguyen

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about information asymmetry and what it means and how it shows up in our lives. Check out Huan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HuanWin

Why does one narrative win and another one lose? Mike Solana: VP at Founders Fund

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I talked with Mike about: narratives and why one wins and another one loses narratives in China the demonization of technology through sci fi since th...

What is the relationship between money and entrepreneurship? Marco Fuxa: Investor and Entrepreneur

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Marco is like the Batman of entrepreneurship. No one knows of him in Silicon Valley but the guy has created like 6 companies that are all growing like...

What does a shamanic practitioner do? Mimi Young: Founder of CEREMONIE

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mimi Young is a shamanic practitioner and founder of Ceremonie, a shamanic and ritual-based brand focusing on in-person and online shamanic education...

What is the difference between stress and pressure? - Kulveer Taggar: CEO & Cofounder Zeus Living

23 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talked about how philosophy can help us do better business. We covered the following questions: What are the most important questions to ask yourse...

How to think about investing in remote companies? Jeff Morris Jr: Growth at Lambda School

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We recorded this episode right after Jeff started working at Lambda school doing growth. Jeff has a lot of insight into how remote works and how it do...

Why is it stressful to talk to strangers? Ruben: Founder of the Social Animal

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My friend Ruben talks about how he helps people connect with the people around them. I have learned a lot from Ruben about how to start a conversation...

What does it mean to see reality clearly - Priya Manivannan

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You will like this episode if you are interested in Advaita Vedanta Non Dual philosophy or if you have a meditation practice. If you aren't interested...

What does it mean to write well? Rachel Jepsen - Senior Editor of Holloway

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Here are a few questions which we discussed: What is the difference between writing for your business and writing for yourself? What is the relationsh...

What is the global playing field for startups? - Boris Wertz (Version One VC)

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you remember the interview I did with Ian Livingstone last thursday about starting companies outside of Silicon Valley, this is actually the episod...

What does it mean to innovate? Wiza Jalakasi: Head of Global BD and Strategy

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talked about the following questions: What is unique about Africa when it comes to merging of technology, culture and capital? How can individual A...

What is the long tail of remote work? Ian Livingstone - Cofounder of Dropout Labs

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You will like this episode if you are into machine learning, remote work, the rise of entrepreneurship around the world, secure computation, video gam...

How has the global startup ecosystem changed? Torsten Kolind: CEO & Cofounder YouNoodle

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the rise of startups outside of silicon valley. Also about the interactions between large companies and startups and how their relations...

How can we learn more effectively? Hossein Nivi: CEO of Pendaran

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the limitations of video for learning and what works best. We talk about the difference between implicit, explicit, and experiential for...

What does it mean to sell something? - Shaan Hathiramani: CEO of Flockjay

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the following questions: Was Sales the first tech job to go remote? When do you know when to meet someone in person or whether the conve...

How can we incentivize the truth? Is this possible? - Robin Raskin Founder of Living in Digital Times

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We try to get at this question: How can we incentivize the truth? Is this possible? We also talk about the rise of the personal computing industry and...

What is the relationship between technology, creativity, and modernity? - Dhrupad Karwa: CEO and Cofounder HaikuJam

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

More question that we talk about: What happens when you build a product with an expectation of what will happen and then something entirely different ...

What is the difference between a pitch and telling a story? - John Fein: Managing Partner Firebrand Ventures

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We cover these questions: What is the difference between a pitch and telling a story? How do you confidently broadcast your values while remaining cur...

How to tell a computer what to do? - Stephen Wolfram: Founder & CEO Wolfram Alpha

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about Stephen's long history in computation and the really big questions that we need to answer as a civilization to come into a more harmonio...

What is the future of Work? Stacey Ferreira: CEO of Forge

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the future of work, the joy of dancing and how to think about living a healthy life while also building a company. Follow @StaceyFerrei...

What is a proper objective for human civilization? - Daniel Thorson: Emerge Podcast

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I sit down with @dthorson and we talk about where civilization is headed and how we can help support it. You will like this episode if you are into ci...

How can we incentivize a common pursuit of truth? - Preethi Kasireddy (CEO of TruStory

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I sit down with Preethi Kasireddy from Trustory and we talk about the importance of debate for a shared understanding of the truth.  Find more about ...

How do you tell your investors you have cancer? - Michael FitzGerald (CEO of Submittable)

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Here are the questions we discuss in this episode: How do you tell your investors that you have "terminal" cancer? How do continue to run a company? H...

As a CEO, Executive or Manager, how can self awareness help us build better processes?

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special episode where I sit down with Henri Meijer, my business counselor, and we talk about how team-leads and managers can build better pr...

How does Dance help us deal with Uncomfortable emotions - Emily Webb (Founder of Mission Fusion)

06 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I sit down with Emily Webb the founder of Mission Fusion to talk about dance, martial arts (krav maga), emotions, pain, trauma, innovation in dance, h...

Why did Satoshi remain anonymous? - Dan Hannum (CEO Hannum Capital Management)

05 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You will like this episode if you are interested in the philosophy behind Bitcoin, centralization, and decentralization, as well as some information a...