The Random Show — Lessons from Tim’s Sabbatical, Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs, Kevin Tries a Medium, Fitness Tools and Protocols, Book Recommendations, and More (#766)

Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it’s my job to interview world-class performers from every imaginable discipline to tease out the habits, routines, favorite books, and so on that you can apply to your own lives. 

This time, we have a very special episode I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose in person at his house. We trade our latest discoveries, and I think it’s one of our best. Tons of actionable takeaways and laughing fits.

We cover dozens of topics: new projects, what I’ve done on my recent sabbatical after the podcast’s 10th anniversary, Kevin’s latest findings and shenanigans, real vampire protocols, and much, much more. 

Please enjoy!

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Want to hear the last time Kevin and I put on a Random Show? Listen to our conversation here, in which we discussed reasons to celebrate, the SAINT protocol and accelerated TMS, how to appear human in social situations, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, extending experiential lifespan, interesting vs. impulse, Jinjer and Sohn, Android and Gemini, and much more.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Connect with Kevin Rose:

Website | Instagram | Twitter | Threads

• The Top Idea in Your Mind | Paul Graham
• The Scariest Navy SEAL Imaginable…And What He Taught Me | The Tim Ferriss Show #107
• The All-In Podcast with Chamath, Jason, Sacks, and Friedberg
• Pro Portraits Created with AI | PicStudio.ai
• PicStudio.AI-Enhanced Tim Ferriss | Instagram
• PicStudio.AI-Enhanced Kevin Rose | Instagram
• What Is the Uncanny Valley? | IEEE Spectrum
• Kevin’s New Tattoo by Jess Mascetti | Instagram
• What Are Vampire Facial and PRP Treatments? | Allure
• Eight Years of the Romanian Vampire Protocol (RVP)™️ | Instagram
• ‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein, 82, Reveals Her Face Pre-surgery in Surprising Throwback Photo | Hello!
• The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon
• Staph Infection Symptoms and Causes | Mayo Clinic
• Purely Crafted | LALO Tequila
• The Phantom of the Opera (2004) | Prime Video
• An Extitutional Community Prototyping the World of Tomorrow | Feÿtopia
• The Château of Possibilities | Château du Feÿ
• Castle Anthrax (Clip) | Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Michael Jackson on Fire Diorama | Bobby Fingers
• Drunk Mel Gibson Arrest Diorama | Bobby Fingers
• Bobby Fingers | Patreon
• Atlas Trainer Frame System | Outdoorsmans
• Why Rucking Is Every Man’s Favorite New Fitness Trend | Men’s Health
• Every Season Starts at Dick’s | Dick’s Sporting Goods
• DEXA Scan (DXA): Bone Density Test, What Is It and How It’s Done | Cleveland Clinic
• The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon
• To Bivy or Not to Bivy? That Is the Ultimate Question | Gohunt
• 17 Intriguing Rye Whiskey Cocktails | The Spruce Eats
• The World’s First Smartbrush | Feno
• Gum Recession Causes, Prevention, Surgery, and Treatment | Cleveland Clinic
• Kevin’s Thoughts on Ethereum In Early 2014 | The Tim Ferriss Show #24
• What Is Mimetic Theory? | Shared Ignorance
• Understanding the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon | Healthline
• ChatGPT | OpenAI
• The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham | Amazon
• Warren Buffett’s Shareholder Letters | Berkshire Hathaway
• The Calculated Contrarian: Extreme Security, Extreme Risk, Extraordinary Returns | Kevin Rose
• The Painted Porch Bookshop | Bastrop, TX
• What Is Stoicism? A Definition and Nine Stoic Exercises to Get You Started | Daily Stoic
• The Etymology of Trivia: A Place Where Three Roads Meet | Useless Etymology
• Longer, Healthier Lives for All Dogs…And Their Humans | Dog Aging Project
• The Life-Extension Episode — Dr. Matt Kaeberlein on The Dog Aging Project, Rapamycin, Metformin, Spermidine, NAD+ Precursors, Urolithin A, Acarbose, and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show #610
• Meditation Training Program | The Way
• Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening by Henry Shukman | Amazon
• Sanbo Zen Lineage | Mountain Cloud Zen Center
• Henry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway | The Tim Ferriss Show #531
• Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show #560
• New Mexico Chile | Wikipedia
• A Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Disease: The Promising Potential of Klotho for Brain Health, Cognitive Decline, and as a Therapeutic Tool for Alzheimer’s Disease with Dena Dubal, M.D., Ph.D. | The Peter Attia Drive Podcast #303
• What is Alzheimer’s Disease? | alz.org
• Longevity Factor Klotho Enhances Cognition in Aged Nonhuman Primates | Nature Aging
• The Future of Sleep with Dr. Matt Walker | Kevin Rose
• Dr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep — How to Improve Sleep, How Sleep Ties Into Alzheimer’s Disease and Weight Gain, and How Medications (Ambien, Trazodone, etc.), Caffeine, THC/CBD, Psychedelics, Exercise, Smart Drugs, Fasting, and More Affect Sleep | The Tim Ferriss Show #650
• Dr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep Continued — The Hidden Dangers of Melatonin, Tools for Insomnia, Enhancing Learning and Sleep Spindles, The Upsides of Sleep Divorce, How Sleep Impacts Sex (and Vice Versa), Adventures in Lucid Dreaming, The One Clock to Rule Them All, The IP Addresses of Your Memories, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #654
• As A Scientist, I Didn’t Believe In Psychic Powers. Then I Experienced Something That Changed My Life. | HuffPost Personal
• An Honest Liar | Prime Video
• What Is Reiki? And Does It Actually Work? | Cleveland Clinic
• Dora the Explorer (TV Series 2000–2019) | IMDb
• Shipibo-Conibo | Wikipedia
• Kichwa-Lamista People | Wikipedia
• Relearning the Language of a Lost World | Noema
• Plant Dietas: The Mysterious Language of Plant Teachers & Ayahuasca | Ayahuasca Wisdom
• Banisteriopsis Caapi | Wikipedia
• Psychotria Viridis (Chacruna) | Wikipedia
• Ryan Graves, Advanced Navy Fighter Pilot and UFOs | The Kevin Rose Show #34
• Jerry Seinfeld’s 2024 Commencement Address | Duke University
• David Hockney: The Art of Seeing | The Culture Show
• Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy | Amazon
• The Bear by Andrew Krivak | Amazon
• The Birth of Saké | Prime Video
• Japanese Sake “Hakuryu” | Yoshida Brewery
• America’s Premiere Sake Store | True Sake
• Hitorimusume Saké, Junmai Nigori | Astor Wines & Spirits
• Hi Ren (Official Music Video) | Ren
• Matthew Perry Died from Acute Effects of Ketamine, Autopsy Says | AP News
• Golden Afternoon Ketamine Clinic in L.A.
• Ketamine: My On-Camera Experience with a Treatment That Could Reshape Mental Health Worldwide | The Kevin Rose Show
• Your Home for Exploring, Creating, and Sharing | Prompt Hunt
• The Well of Being: A Children’s Book for Adults by Jean-Pierre Weill | Amazon
• Are You Hunting Antelope or Field Mice? | Tim Ferriss
• The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | Amazon

SHOW NOTES

• [07:40] A sabbatical recap and future podcasting plans.
• [15:25] PicStudio’s disturbingly realistic AI-generated portraits.
• [17:25] Kevin’s new Jess Mascetti tattoo.
• [18:08] Vampire facials and a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) problem.
• [22:22] Tequila martinis.
• [24:20] Romance versus radical planning.
• [32:50] Bobby Fingers.
• [34:46] Training for the hunt.
• [41:15] Fairbanks fun.
• [42:11] European dating.
• [43:46] Hasty oral hygiene with Feno.
• [48:00] The mysteries of mimetic contagion.
• [49:21] Big book beginnings.
• [50:15] Kevin’s AI-powered investment advisor experiment.
• [51:34] Publishing strategies.
• [52:25] Why you should visit Ryan Holiday’s bookstore.
• [53:53] A visit from a 14-year-old Toaster.
• [54:40] The Dog Aging Project.
• [55:14] Original Love: Zen master Henry Shukman’s new book.
• [55:37] Kevin’s Zen Hell week.
• [58:10] Dena Dubal’s Alzheimer’s treatment breakthrough.
• [1:07:45] Small expectations for a medium turn large.
• [1:14:44] Inexplicable skill efficacy and hypernatural happenings.
• [1:23:47] Another outstanding Addison-refined refreshment.
• [1:24:39] Unmissable media recommendations.
• [1:31:18] Taking ketamine seriously.
• [1:39:37] More tequila and tattoo talk.
• [1:40:27] What’s the Flux?
• [1:45:34] A children’s book for adults.
• [1:46:40] Are you hunting antelope or field mice?
• [1:48:12] Analyzing what “chill” looks like for me.
• [1:57:02] Parting thoughts.

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