This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #421 “Dr. Jane Goodall — The Legend, The Lessons, The Hope” and episode #145 “The Interview Master: Cal Fussman and the Power of Listening.”
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#743: Dr. Jane Goodall and Cal Fussman
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SHOW NOTES
- [04:48] Notes about this supercombo format.
- [05:51] Enter Dr. Jane Goodall.
- [06:19] Connecting with Louis Leakey and becoming his secretary.
- [09:43] Gaining acceptance among chimpanzees.
- [13:09] Primate personalities, compassion, and the story of Old Man saving Marc Cusano.
- [17:34] Observations of chimpanzee compassion and violence, and inferences about human nature.
- [19:19] Explaining variance in chimpanzee attitudes toward dominance.
- [20:55] Cultivating hope to overcome apathy.
- [26:19] Mr. H, Gary Haun, the indomitable human spirit, and overcoming adversity.
- [29:37] Dr. Goodall’s billboard.
- [31:20] Enter Cal Fussman.
- [32:56] Quincy Jones’ unique book signing practice.
- [34:19] Cal’s pivotal childhood moment.
- [38:55] Deconstructing the skill of asking great questions.
- [42:43] Contrasting interview styles from different life stages.
- [48:25] University of Missouri Journalism’s role in Cal’s career.
- [52:24] Drinking with Hunter S. Thompson and Johnny Depp.
- [55:45] Cal’s start in international travel (and my family trip to Iceland).
- [1:06:34] How a single question got Cal six months of lodging.
- [1:14:45] Common mistakes and lessons learned about the art of asking questions.
- [1:23:30] Honing the ability to tell stories.
- [1:27:11] A life-changing event at the end of Cal’s travels.
- [1:31:43] Perfecting the conversational interview.
- [1:33:43] Speaking at Summit at Sea.
- [1:46:15] What Mikhail Gorbachev taught Cal about the art of the interview.
- [1:55:45] Boxing Julio César Chávez.
- [2:30:31] Why Alex Banayan and George Foreman define success for Cal.
- [2:42:58] Most gifted books.
- [2:49:47] Favorite documentaries and movies.
- [2:55:37] Cal’s billboard.
- [2:56:08] Advice to Cal’s 30-year-old self.
- [2:59:05] Overcoming writer’s block with Harry Crews’ advice.
- [3:18:56] Parting thoughts.
SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
Connect with The Jane Goodall Institute:
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Connect with Roots & Shoots:
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
- Leakey and Goodall: Scientists Who Changed How We Define ‘Human’ | Jane Goodall’s Good for All News
- Gombe Stream National Park | Global Alliance of National Parks
- Jane | Prime Video
- Flo, Flint, David, and Goliath: The Famous Chimps of Gombe | Jane Goodall’s Good for All News
- Compassion: The Chimpanzee Who Saved a Life | Lessons for Hope
- Drive-Through Safari | Lion Country Safari
- Some Apes Jane Goodall Studied Fought a Years-Long War | AV Club
- Did Jane Goodall Compare Donald Trump’s Actions to Primate Dominance Behavior? | Snopes
- The Power of One by Jane Goodall | Time
- The Shocking River Fire That Fueled the Creation of the EPA | History
- 15 Animal Species Miraculously Saved from Extinction | BestLife
- Jane Goodall Always Travels with a Stuffed Animal Named Mr. H to Remind Her of the ‘Indomitable Human Spirit’ | CNBC
- Blind Artist: Introspective and Memory Recollections: Introspective and Memory Recollections by Gary J. Haun | Amazon
- Richard Turner — The Magical Phenom Who Will Blow Your Mind | The Tim Ferriss Show #411
- Best of What I’ve Learned | Esquire
- Big Books: Esquire: The Meaning of Life: Wit, Wisdom, and Wonder From 65 Extraordinary People | The Austin Chronicle
- The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro | Amazon
- The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro | Amazon
- Did Muhammad Ali Throw His Olympic Gold Medal into the Ohio River? | Sports Detectives, Smithsonian Channel
- “Just Take Me to Jail:” Remembering Muhammad Ali’s Refusal to Fight in Vietnam | Democracy Now
- Muhammad Ali’s Astounding Bursts of Physical Brilliance by Cal Fussman | Esquire
- Missouri School of Journalism | University of Missouri
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Prime Video
- Monpazier, Dordogne: One of the Most Beautiful Villages in France | North of the Dordogne
- The Northern Lights in Iceland | Visit Iceland
- Your Next Adventure Is At Our Doorstep | Hotel Rangá
- Founded 1975 | Llywelyn’s Pub
- Dorf Tirol/Tirolo in South Tyrol | Instagram
- On Finding a Lost Ezra Pound Poem in a Castle | The Paris Review
- What Is Goulash? | Cooking School
- The Five Best Things to Do in Kiskunhalas | Tripadvisor
- Stay with Locals and Meet Travelers | Couchsurfing
- Sting Explains That Whole Tantric Sex Thing | VCR
- Fortaleza, Brazil: All You Must Know Before You Go | Tripadvisor
- What I’ve Learned: The Meaning of Life According to 65 Artists, Athletes, Leaders & Legends by Esquire | Amazon
- Summit at Sea
- 3,000 Millennials on a Cruise Ship: An Insider’s Look into Summit at Sea 2015 by Loic Le Meur | Medium
- The Art of the Interview by Cal Fussman by Loic Le Meur | Medium
- The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change by Adam Braun | Amazon
- Dr. Dre: What I’ve Learned by Cal Fussman | Esquire
- Mikhail Gorbachev: What I’ve Learned by Cal Fussman | Esquire
- Every Journey Starts with “What If…?” by Cal Fussman | Medium
- Rocky | Prime Video
- Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran 2 Full Fight | Batman Boxing
- When I Was 19 Years Old… by Alex Banayan | Instagram
- Foreman vs. Frazier at 50: Revisiting the Shocking, Iconic Heavyweight Title Fight | Andscape
- Ali vs Foreman: Rope-A-Dope Explained | The Modern Martial Artist
- Moorer vs. Foreman | Fight Source
- Books by Cal Fussman | Amazon
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez | Amazon
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates | Amazon
- Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History’s Greatest Speakers by James Humes | Amazon
- Ronald Reagan | NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame
- 11 Fireside Chats (F. Roosevelt) | The American Presidency Project
- Cinema Paradiso | Prime Video
- Man on Wire | Prime Video
- The Walk | Prime Video
- The Intern | Prime Video
- ‘The Walk’ Morpheus VR Experience Makes You Wire Walk Between the Twin Towers | Road to VR
- Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex Among Apes by Frans de Waal | Amazon
- Sideways | Prime Video
- A Feast of Snakes: A Novel by Harry Crews | Amazon
- Car: A Novel by Harry Crews | Amazon
- The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique
- The Barbecue! Bible by Steven Raichlen | Amazon
- Drinking at 1,300 Ft: A 9/11 Story About Wine and Wisdom by Cal Fussman | Esquire
- Louis Leakey
- Mary Leakey
- David Greybeard
- Old Man
- Marc Cusano
- Frodo
- Fifi
- Freud
- Goblin
- Mr. H
- Gary Haun
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- James Carter
- Ted Kennedy
- Jeff Bezos
- Richard Branson
- Jack Welch
- Robert De Niro
- Clint Eastwood
- Al Pacino
- George Clooney
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Tom Hanks
- Bruce Springsteen
- Drew Pinsky
- Quincy Jones
- Woody Allen
- Barbara Walters
- Pelé
- Yao Ming
- Serena Williams
- John Wooden
- Muhammad Ali
- Larry King
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- John F. Kennedy
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Robert Caro
- Juanita D. Roberts
- Edward Norton
- Carmelo Anthony
- Julio César Chávez
- Hunter S. Thompson
- Johnny Depp
- Frank Deford
- Gary Smith
- David Halberstam
- John A. Walsh
- Toni Morrison
- Donald Trump
- Wolfgang Puck
- Dr. Dre
- Ezra Pound
- Harry Crews
- George Foreman
- Joe Frazier
- Pernell Whitaker
- Michael Moorer
- Angelo Dundee
- Ronda Rousey
- Thomas Hearns
- Harold Weston, Jr.
- Juan Laporte
- José Sulaimán
- Roberto Durán
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- Mike Tyson
- Alex Banayan
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Petra Němcová
- Adam Braun
- Leroy Moorehead
- David M. Granger
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- James C. Humes
- Ronald Reagan
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Sting
- Billy Joel
- Christie Brinkley
- Philippe Petit
- Robert Zemeckis
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Tiger Woods
- Jesus
- Newt Gingrich
- Steven Raichlen
- Jack LaLanne
- Michael Buffer
- Jocko Willink
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