Episodios

  • What an Elite Cave Diver Can Teach You About Navigating Risk

    What an Elite Cave Diver Can Teach You About Navigating Risk
    Dec 17 2025
    Jeremiah Gardner likes to get deep. He’s an underwater cave diver who uses lessons learned beneath the surface to help leaders and businesses survive and thrive in uncertainty. In this episode, he shares his “Gold Line” framework for moving forward boldly without losing your way. Plus, why learning fast matters more than failing fast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 m
  • Snack Break: Comedy’s 800 Pound Gorilla

    Snack Break: Comedy’s 800 Pound Gorilla
    Dec 14 2025
    Ryan Bitzer and Damion Greiman, plus the always-on-point Amanda Zuckerman, join Dan to break down the comedy business from every angle. On the comedy side, they dig into what’s trending and why getting to “the funny” faster matters more than ever. On the business side, they share the hire that kept their company sane. Plus, what do you do when the comedy special cameras start rolling, and you’ve got a wildly weird crowd to contend with? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 m
  • Susan Orlean on How to Actually Finish Your Book

    Susan Orlean on How to Actually Finish Your Book
    Dec 10 2025
    Orchids. Infernos. Rin Tin Tin. What do these things have in common? They’ve all been the subject of books by Susan Orlean. In her new book Joyride, she pulls back the curtain on how she does it. Susan and Dan dig into how she decides which ideas are worth pursuing, how she pushes through the doubt, and why audiobooks might just be the purest way to experience a story. Plus, she shares the one writing habit she wishes she could ditch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 m
  • Snack Break: Alexis Ohanian

    Snack Break: Alexis Ohanian
    Dec 7 2025
    If you’ve got “take actual time off” on your holiday to-do list but keep finding yourself sneaking in “just one more email,” this one’s for you. Just in time for the holidays, Dan revisits this chat with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, where they talk about why taking a break can be the best thing for the quality of your work. Plus, what’s the one thing he can beat his wife at? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 m
  • Jack Daniel's is a Family Affair

    Jack Daniel's is a Family Affair
    Dec 3 2025
    Turns out Jack Daniel’s isn’t just a whiskey company, it’s a family business. Master distiller Chris Fletcher stops by to share how he followed in his grandfather’s footsteps but he’s not the only one with a family tie on the team. He talks about legacy and what it means to serve a community that’s been working together for generations. Part of that is Operation Ride Home, a nonprofit that helps junior enlisted service members make it home for the holidays because Jack Daniel’s knows just how much family matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 m
  • Snack Break: Astronaut Ice Cream with Tracy C. Dyson

    Snack Break: Astronaut Ice Cream with Tracy C. Dyson
    Nov 30 2025
    In this snack break, Dan revisits his conversation with Tracy C Dyson (no relation to Sir James Dyson from the last episode). Tracy breaks down what it actually feels like to be launched off the planet and step into literal nothingness on a spacewalk. Plus, she also settles the debate once and for all: the Earth is extremely, unambiguously round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 m
  • James Dyson Found Success on his 5,128 Try

    James Dyson Found Success on his 5,128 Try
    Nov 26 2025
    Sir James Dyson can’t stand bad design. Instead of complaining, he channels that frustration into building machines that make the rest of us wonder, “Wait… why wasn’t it always done this way?” And he doesn’t stop at vacuums. From high-tech farming to championing the next generation of innovators, Dyson shares how relentless curiosity (and yes, 5,127 failed prototypes) can power a lifetime of breakthroughs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 m
  • Snack Break: Complex NTWRK

    Snack Break: Complex NTWRK
    Nov 23 2025
    Aaron Levant, the CEO of Complex NTWRK media, drops in to talk about why “ignorance is rich,” how taking wild swings has shaped his entire career, and why real-life experiences beat a thousand Instagram likes any day. This quick burst of inspiration will get you hyped to go out there and try anything. Even if everyone’s telling you not to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 m