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In this edition of The Random Show, Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose reunite over tequila to talk Zen retreats, learning to rock climb at (almost) 50, mortality and grief, why you should stop saying “one day,” AI predictions , and much more.

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Show Notes

Connect with Kevin Rose:

Website | Digg | Diggnation Podcast | Instagram | X | Threads | Bluesky

Connect with Tim Ferriss:

Website | 5-Bullet Friday | Saisei Foundation | Instagram | X

Relevant Tim Ferriss Show Episodes

• Assessing Risk and Living Without a Rope – Lessons from Alex Honnold | The Tim Ferriss Show #160
• Dr. Adam Gazzaley, UCSF — Brain Optimization and the Future of Psychedelic Medicine | The Tim Ferriss Show #507
• Dr. Tommy Wood — How to Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia | The Tim Ferriss Show #851
• Elan Lee, Co-Creator of Exploding Kittens — How to Raise Millions on Kickstarter, Deconstructing Mega-Successes, Secrets of Game Design, The Power of Positive Constraints, The Delights of Craftsmanship, and The Art of Turning Fans into Superfans | The Tim Ferriss Show #653
• Henry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway | The Tim Ferriss Show #531
• Matt Mullenweg on Polyphasic Sleep, Tequila, and Building Billion-Dollar Companies | The Tim Ferriss Show #61
• Matt Mullenweg — The Art of Crafting a Sabbatical, Tips for Defending Against Hackers, Leveraging Open Source, Thriving in an AI World, and Tips for Life’s Darkest Hours | The Tim Ferriss Show #713
• The Maverick of Brain Optimization | The Tim Ferriss Show #83
• Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics | The Tim Ferriss Show #313
• Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants | The Tim Ferriss Show #520
• My Two-Year Secret Project, COYOTE — The Strategies and Tactics for Building a Bestseller from Nothing with Elan Lee of Exploding Kittens | The Tim Ferriss Show #821
• The Random Show, Couch Edition! — Supplements, Hummingbirds, Cock Rings, Optimizing Mitochondria, Breathing and Balance Training, Cool Grip-Strength Tools, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #858
• The Random Show, Rare Drinking Edition — Affordable Luxuries, Brain Stimulation, Sampling the Future (and Some Previews), Recharging with Creative Experiments, Tokenizing Humans with a Bonding Curve, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry, and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show #690
• Sam Harris, Ph.D. — How to Master Your Mind | The Tim Ferriss Show #342
• Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg in Antarctica — Exploring Personal Fears, Bucket Lists, Facing Grief, Crafting Life Missions, and Tim’s Best Penguin Impressions | The Tim Ferriss Show #578
• Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show #560

Books & Recommended Reading

• 10,000 Years of Dog Domestication | CBC Radio’s Ideas
• 360 Feedback Questions: Samples for Managers [With Downloadable Templates] | Indeed
• The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy, Book One) by Joe Abercrombie | Amazon
• The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan | Amazon
• FANG Stocks Explained | Investopedia
• Has AI Already Killed Nonfiction? by Tim Ferriss | Tim’s Blog
• The Tail End by Tim Urban | Wait But Why
• Internet?Enabled Orgasms: How Teledildonics Are Changing the Way We Have Sex | The Conversation

Films & TV

• Free Solo | Prime Video
• Rain Man | Prime Video
• Toy Story | Prime Video
• Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory | Prime Video

People

• Joe Abercrombie
• Emil Abrahamsson
• Joshua Baer
• Sergey Brin
• Warren Buffett
• Michael Eckert
• Molly Ferriss
• Adam Gazzaley
• Sam Harris
• Alex Honnold
• Andrew Huberman
• Steve Jobs
• John Lasseter
• Elan Lee
• Om Malik
• Bill Maris
• Terence McKenna
• Matt Mullenweg
• Elon Musk
• Michael Pollan
• David Prager
• Joe Rogan
• Darya Rose
• Toaster Rose
• Henry Shukman
• Lisa Su
• Tim Urban
• Chris Williamson
• Tommy Wood
• Yamada Ryoun Roshi

Meditation & Introspection

• Four Myths About Zen Buddhism’s Mu Koan by Steven Heine | OUPblog
• The Live Your Values Deck | Amazon
• Waking Up (Sam Harris’ Mindfulness Meditation App)
• The Way (Henry Shukman’s Guided Meditation App)
• The Last Time by Sam Harris | Waking Up
• The Whole Earth is Medicine by Harry Shukman | Instagram

Supplements, Food, Drinks, & Performance

• Bulleit Rye Whiskey
• deltaG Ketones
• LALO Tequila
• Maui Nui Venison
• Neutonic Nootropic Toothpicks
• Pioneer Pastures A2 Protein (Chocolate / Vanilla | Amazon)

Training

• Abrahangs Protocol (10s on / 50s off, 10 min, 2×/day)
• Ape Index Calculator | 99Boulders
• Learn Chess the Duolingo Way | Duolingo
• M3i Studio Indoor Bike | Keiser
• Norwegian 4×4 High-Intensity Interval Training | On
• The Nug | Frictitious Climbing

Science & Research

• A Phase 3 Trial of MM120 for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Voyage) | UCSF Neuroscape
• Definium Therapeutics (formerly MindMed)
• Research | Dog Aging Project
• Single Treatment With MM120 (Lysergide) in Generalized Anxiety Disorder | JAMA

Tech & AI

• AI Halo | AMD Ryzen
• ChatGPT | OpenAI
• Claude / Claude Code | Anthropic
• Descript
• Ferrite Recording Studio App | Wooji Juice
• Gemini | Google
• Google X
• NVIDIA
• Pixar Animation Studios
• Sennheiser XS Lav USB-C Pro Audio Condenser Microphone | Amazon
• Shokz OpenMeet UC Bone-Conduction Headset | Amazon
• SimCity Games | EA
• SpaceX
• Tesla
• Ubiquiti UniFi G5 Ultra Network Camera | Amazon
• Waymo
• Wispr Flow (Voice-to-Text)

Timestamps

• [00:00:00] Start.
• [00:00:24] A tequila toast, and getting “taxed” by alcohol as you age.
• [00:02:18] Toaster at 15: a late-night health scare.
• [00:06:01] Losing Om Malik, and finding out on retreat.
• [00:08:03] Matt Mullenweg, Antarctica, and gratitude.
• [00:09:34] Coming to terms with our limited time on Earth.
• [00:14:37] Five days of silence and the koan “Mu.”
• [00:15:20] Kevin’s micro-insight and a plug for The Way.
• [00:27:25] Rock climbing after 40, and a Yosemite goal.
• [00:29:18] Michael Eckert and finger-strength training.
• [00:30:40] The Nug, Abrahangs, and a travel training kit.
• [00:32:57] Free Solo and climbing with a fear of heights.
• [00:37:53] The Blade Itself, and a friend lost in a plane crash.
• [00:39:19] A2 protein and Pioneer Pastures.
• [00:40:34] Maui Nui venison and the nitrate question.
• [00:43:48] deltaG ketones: what they are and the catch.
• [00:45:42] Ketones, dementia, and verbal fluidity.
• [00:46:29] Pre-grieving a parent’s decline.
• [00:48:33] Training not to die: the one bike I can stand and the Norwegian 4×4.
• [00:51:10] Something beats nothing: saunas, treadmills, and Duolingo chess.
• [00:53:04] The MM120 anxiety study — and a small-world surprise.
• [00:56:17] Psilocybin, LSD, and dementia case reports.
• [01:01:28] Neutonic toothpicks and Kevin’s AI-powered home.
• [01:06:12] Spooky AI personalization and investment autopsies.
• [01:17:38] Values cards, contractual bonds, and dark information.
• [01:23:25] 360 reviews and child-rearing.
• [01:24:54] Wispr Flow, Shokz, and my recording rig.
• [01:29:32] The “big three” and where AI goes next.
• [01:44:40] Let your winners run; buy the company, not the product.
• [01:51:08] Digg’s relaunch, 5-Bullet Friday, and parting thoughts.

Want to hear the last time Kevin and I got together for a Random Show? Listen to our Couch Edition, in which Kevin and I discussed our Zen retreat with Henry Shukman, DIY vagus nerve stimulation, my Bertolotti’s Syndrome back-pain breakthrough, balance boards and slacklining, Emil Abrahamsson’s tendon-strengthening protocol, photobiomodulation and urolithin A for mitochondria, blood-flow-restriction training, the Norwegian 4×4 protocol, vintage Japanese finds on Etsy, Kevin’s hummingbird-feeder obsession, and much more.

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