The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Master the best of what other people have already figured out. Each week, I learn from the best so you can apply their insights to your life. No fluff, no filler, just timeless conversations that make you smarter. Inspired by Charlie Munger's timeless advice: "I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don't believe in just sitting down and trying to come up with everything on your own. Nobody's that smart." Subscribe now and start mastering what works.

Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
#236 Harley Finkelstein: You Must Requalify for Your Role, Every Year 01:49:56 2025-07-08 12:00
#235 Outliers: Jimmy Pattison — Building a $16B Empire Without Connections, Capital, or Credentials 01:13:12 2025-07-01 12:00
#234 Indra Nooyi: Lessons from the Top of PepsiCo—and the Cost of Getting There 01:36:38 2025-06-24 12:00
#233 Outliers: Anna Wintour – Vogue 01:12:06 2025-06-17 12:00
#232 Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment 01:12:25 2025-06-10 12:00
#231 Outliers: Harvey Firestone – Men and Rubber 01:24:47 2025-06-03 12:00
#230 Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline 01:15:23 2025-05-27 12:00
#229 Outliers: Andy Grove – Only The Paranoid Survive 01:23:18 2025-05-20 12:00
#228 Elad Gil: How to Spot a Billion-Dollar Startup Before the Rest of the World 01:38:34 2025-05-13 12:00
The Knowledge Project Podcast: Trailer 00:02:47 2025-05-08 19:43
#227 Outliers: Rose Blumkin — Women of Berkshire Hathaway 00:45:58 2025-05-06 12:00
#226 Garry Tan: How Y Combinator Turns Ambitious Misfits Into Billion-Dollar Founders 02:23:14 2025-04-29 12:00
#225 Outliers: Henry Singleton – The CEO Who Bought Back 90% of His Company's Shares 01:00:47 2025-04-22 12:00
#224 Bret Taylor: A Vision for AI’s Next Frontier 02:11:14 2025-04-15 12:00
#223 Pierre Poilievre: What I Want to Build (and Break) To Fix Canada 01:23:27 2025-04-13 21:33
#222 Outliers: Cornelius Vanderbilt — The First Tycoon 01:24:31 2025-04-08 12:00
#221 Bruce Flatt on Value, Discipline, and Durability 01:20:54 2025-04-01 12:00
#220 Outliers: James Dyson — Against the Odds 01:12:42 2025-03-25 11:00
#219 Logan Ury: The Dating Myths You Need to Stop Believing 02:12:51 2025-03-18 11:00
#218 Outliers: Estée Lauder — A Success Story 01:21:48 2025-03-11 11:00
#217 Josh Wolfe: Human Advantage in the World of AI 02:02:28 2025-03-04 12:00
#216 Outliers: Andrew Mellon – America’s Secret Banker 01:18:47 2025-02-25 12:00
#215 David Heacock: A Logistics Genius Who Built an Empire on Air Filters 02:04:30 2025-02-18 12:00
#214 Outliers: Timothy Eaton | How to Build an Empire (And Why It Crumbled) 00:42:07 2025-02-11 12:00
#213 Mickey Drexler: The Art of Selling with Retail's Merchant Prince 00:56:55 2025-02-04 12:00
#212 How to Win by Being Right and Contrarian: Lessons from Zappos to DoorDash 02:19:14 2025-01-21 11:45
#211 Codie Sanchez: Your Blueprint to Financial Freedom 02:13:44 2025-01-07 20:28
#210 Best of 2024: The Blueprint for a Transformative New Year 01:36:31 2024-12-24 10:53
#209 Charlie Hoehn: Write Something People Want to Read 01:46:58 2024-12-10 11:30
#208 Ryan Holiday: How to Win the War with Yourself 01:45:55 2024-11-26 11:30
#207 Adam Karr: The Investing Blueprint 01:14:22 2024-11-12 12:33
#206 John Mackey: Building Whole Foods 02:18:27 2024-10-29 12:49
#205 Rob Fraser: The Power of Focus 01:42:48 2024-10-15 10:00
#204 John Bragg: The Blueberry Billionaire 01:32:12 2024-10-01 10:00
#203 Erin Wade: The Mac and Cheese Empire 01:09:37 2024-09-17 10:00
#202 Matthew Dicks: The Storytelling Expert 02:04:07 2024-09-03 10:00
#201 April Dunford: The Marketing Expert 01:19:05 2024-08-20 10:00
#200 Brian Halligan: Building HubSpot into a Multi-Billion Dollar Company 01:04:27 2024-08-06 10:00
#199 Esther Perel: Cultivating Desire 01:21:59 2024-07-23 10:00
(#198) #1 Psychologist: Toolkit to Accomplish Your Hardest Goals 00:52:07 2024-07-09 10:00
#197 Michaeleen Doucleff: The 4 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make 01:16:23 2024-06-25 10:00
#196 Brent Beshore: Business Brilliance and Happiness at Home 02:21:53 2024-06-11 10:00
#195 Morgan Housel: Get Rich, Stay Rich 01:42:50 2024-05-28 10:00
#194 Why the Kids Aren’t Alright with Abigail Shrier 01:24:06 2024-05-21 21:12
Top Performance Psychologist: What it Takes to Win | Dr. Jim Loehr 01:26:50 2024-04-30 09:10
The Architecture of Scale: Building a $200m Business | David Segal 01:15:36 2024-04-16 07:00
Dr. Rhonda Patrick: Diet Essentials For Healthy Living 01:35:43 2024-04-02 07:00
#190 Brad Jacobs: How To Build a Billion Dollar Company 01:43:10 2024-03-19 06:00
#189 Chris Davis: Three Generations of Wealth 02:47:14 2024-03-05 07:00
#188 Bryan Johnson: Five Habits for Longer Living 01:28:22 2024-02-20 07:00
#187 Dr. Becky Kennedy: The One Thing You Can Say That Changes Everything 01:59:45 2024-02-06 07:00
#186 Tom Gayner: Invest Like The Best 02:12:19 2024-01-23 07:00
#185 Blake Eastman: Learn to Read Anyone 01:44:13 2024-01-09 07:00
#184 Best of 2023: Conversations of the Year 01:36:00 2023-12-26 07:00
#183 Paul Assaiante: Learning to Face Your Fears 01:15:37 2023-12-12 10:42
#182 Todd Herman: Unleashing Your Secret Identity 01:44:25 2023-11-28 07:00
#181 Dr. Gio Valiante (Part 2): Failure and Success 00:56:24 2023-11-14 07:00
#180 TKP Insights: Learning and Thinking 01:15:39 2023-11-07 07:00
#179 Dr. Gio Valiante (Part 1): Discipline and Resilience 00:55:09 2023-10-31 06:00
#178 Jerry Colonna: The CEO Whisperer 01:33:54 2023-10-17 07:00
#177 Shane Parrish: A Glimpse Into Clear Thinking 00:15:02 2023-10-03 07:00
#176: Dr. Leah Lagos and Joe Mazzulla: Control Your Heart, Conquer Your Stress 01:12:54 2023-09-19 07:00
#175: Shreyas Doshi: Better Teams, Better Products 01:22:47 2023-09-05 07:00
#174 Rey Flemings: A Different Definition of Success 01:08:00 2023-08-22 07:00
#173 Frank Slootman: Doing Less, Doing Better 01:00:56 2023-08-08 07:00
#172 Dr. Julie Gurner (Part 2): Caring Deeply, Challenging Directly 00:49:46 2023-07-25 07:00
#171 Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher (2017) 02:06:51 2023-07-11 07:00
#170: TKP Insights: Philosophy 01:09:05 2023-07-04 07:03
#169 Dr. Julie Gurner (Part 1): Caring Deeply, Challenging Directly 00:59:42 2023-06-27 07:00
#168 Adam Robinson: Positioning Yourself For Success 00:55:53 2023-06-13 07:00
#167 Dr. Gina Poe: The Science of Better Sleep 01:09:50 2023-05-30 07:00
#166 Kevin Kelly: Excellent Advice for Living 01:16:21 2023-05-16 07:00
Proven Strategies to Accelerate Growth, Productivity and Profits with George Stalk, Jr. 01:36:42 2023-05-02 07:00
#164 Ravi Gupta: The Realities of Success 01:49:33 2023-04-18 07:00
#163 Jason Karp: Live A Healthier Life 01:30:07 2023-04-04 07:00
#162 Nathan Myhrvold 01:03:43 2023-03-21 06:00
#161 Jim Dethmer: The Pillars of Integrity 02:00:20 2023-03-07 07:00
#160 TKP Insights: Leadership 01:01:51 2023-02-28 10:00
#159 Dr. Anna Lembke: Between Pleasure and Pain 01:10:42 2023-02-21 07:00
#158 Aaron Dignan: Change The Way You Work 01:22:22 2023-02-07 07:00
#157 Carolyn Coughlin: Become A Better Listener 01:22:00 2023-01-24 07:00
#156 Jack Kornfield: Finding Inner Calm 01:42:56 2023-01-10 07:00
#155 Best of 2022: Conversations of the Year 01:59:03 2022-12-27 07:00
#154 Emily Balcetis: Setting and Achieving Goals 01:28:56 2022-12-13 07:00
#153 Keith Creel: Lessons from Life on the Railroad 01:29:01 2022-11-29 07:00
#152 Tobi Lütke: Calm Progress 02:45:59 2022-11-15 07:00
#151 Alan Mulally: The Power Of Working Together 01:18:45 2022-11-01 06:00
#150 TKP Insights: Making (Even) Better Decisions 01:25:36 2022-10-25 07:00
#149 Neil Pasricha: Simple Rules for Happiness 01:59:15 2022-10-18 07:00
#148 Kenneth Stanley: Set The Right Objectives 00:57:29 2022-10-04 07:00
#147 Reid Hoffman: Better Decisions, Fewer Mistakes 00:58:03 2022-09-20 07:00
#146 Barbara Tversky: Action Shapes Thought 02:06:40 2022-09-06 07:00
#145 Les Snead: Building a Super Bowl Champion 01:23:29 2022-08-23 07:00
#144 Gary Klein: Insights For Making Better Decisions 01:31:55 2022-08-09 07:00
#143 Andrew Wilkinson: Building an Empire 01:17:24 2022-07-26 07:00
#142 Marshall Goldsmith: The Essentials Of Leadership 01:38:39 2022-07-12 10:00
#141 Kunal Shah: Core Human Motivations 02:23:58 2022-06-28 07:00
#140 TKP Insights: Sex and Relationships 00:57:14 2022-06-21 07:00
#139 Laurie Santos: The Pursuit of Happiness 01:46:11 2022-06-14 07:00
#138 Luke Burgis: The Power of Mimetic Desire 02:17:32 2022-05-31 07:00
#137 Justin Su'a: Peak Mental Performance 01:30:31 2022-05-17 10:00
#136 David Sinclair: Reversing the Aging Process 01:37:44 2022-05-03 07:00
#135 Sarah Jones Simmer: The Foundation of Trust 01:07:39 2022-04-19 23:51
#134 Balaji Srinivasan: The Network State 02:58:12 2022-04-05 10:00
#133 Andrew Huberman: The Science of Small Changes 01:46:45 2022-03-22 06:00
#132 Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal - The Essence of Leadership 01:23:57 2022-03-08 07:00
#131 Matthew Walker: The Power of Sleep 01:57:07 2022-02-22 07:00
#130 Diana Chapman: Trusting Your Instincts 01:40:06 2022-02-08 07:00
#129 Marc Andreessen: Interview with an Icon 01:22:02 2022-01-25 08:00
#128 Ryan Holiday: A Stoic Life 01:13:19 2022-01-11 08:00
#127 Best of 2021: Conversations of the Year 01:52:31 2021-12-21 01:16
#126 Nancy Sherman: Soldiers and Stoics 01:09:51 2021-12-14 08:00
#125 Paul Rabil: Confidence and Competition 00:57:15 2021-11-30 08:00
#124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media 01:09:09 2021-11-16 08:00
#123 William Irvine: How To Live a Stoic Life 01:08:53 2021-11-02 07:00
#122 Robert Cialdini - The Principles of Persuasion 01:06:55 2021-10-19 09:00
#121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Creativity 01:10:16 2021-10-05 09:00
#120 Chris Bosh: Hunger and Greatness 01:05:14 2021-09-21 09:00
#119 Todd Simkin: Making Better Decisions 01:15:41 2021-09-07 09:00
#118 Doug Conant: Leadership With Integrity 00:59:01 2021-08-24 09:00
#117 Kat Cole: The Power of Possible 01:06:24 2021-08-10 09:00
#116 Jeff Immelt: Leadership In A Crisis 00:54:14 2021-07-27 10:00
#115 Danny Meyer: Hospitality and Humanity 00:58:54 2021-07-13 11:00
#114 Noreena Hertz: The Crisis of Loneliness 00:45:19 2021-06-29 11:00
#113 Sarah Tavel: The Value of Intellectual Rigor 01:05:07 2021-06-15 11:00
#112 Adam Grant: Rethinking Your Position 01:06:13 2021-06-01 11:00
#111 Joel Greenblatt: Investing Made Simple 01:04:50 2021-05-18 11:00
#110 Jim Collins: Relationships vs. Transactions 01:15:32 2021-05-04 11:00
#109 Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior 01:05:17 2021-04-20 13:00
#108 Thomas Zurbuchen: Adventures in Astrophysics 01:25:54 2021-04-06 11:00
#107 Matt Ridley: Infinite Innovation 01:06:45 2021-03-23 10:00
#106 Josh Kaufman: Maximizing Our Locus of Control 01:19:31 2021-03-09 11:00
#105 Seth Godin: Failing On Our Way To Mastery 01:26:53 2021-02-23 11:00
#104 Nir Eyal: Mastering Indistraction 01:25:02 2021-02-16 11:00
#103 Loch Kelly: Effortless Mindfulness 01:20:56 2021-02-09 11:00
#102 Sendhil Mullainathan: The Chaos Inside Us 01:40:20 2021-02-02 11:00
#101 Jane McGonigal: The Psychology of Gaming 01:01:30 2021-01-19 11:00
#100 Matt Mullenweg: Collaboration Is Key 01:28:20 2021-01-05 13:00
#99 Kris Cordle: Releasing the Ego 00:50:38 2020-12-22 13:00
#98 Sahil Lavingia: Observing the Present 01:13:02 2020-12-08 13:00
#97 Roger Martin: Forward Thinking 01:31:16 2020-11-24 13:00
#96 Randall Stutman: The Essence of Leadership 01:38:51 2020-11-10 13:00
#95 Code Cubitt: Coachability Is Critical 01:04:51 2020-10-27 12:00
#94 Chamath Palihapitiya: Understanding Yourself 01:29:29 2020-10-13 13:00
#93 Matt Holland: Zero Day 01:29:55 2020-09-29 13:00
#92 Lisa Feldman Barrett: Balancing the Brain Budget 01:22:59 2020-09-15 13:00
#91 Russ Hudson: The Pursuit of Presence 01:50:29 2020-09-01 13:00
#90 Apolo Ohno: Process Versus Prize 01:20:23 2020-08-18 13:00
#89 Maria Konnikova: Less Certainty, More Inquiry 01:39:20 2020-08-04 13:00
#88 Derek Sivers: Innovation Versus Imitation 01:47:14 2020-07-21 13:00
#87 Hannah Fry: The Role of Algorithms 00:54:01 2020-07-07 13:00
#86 BJ Fogg: The Science of Lasting Change 01:11:56 2020-06-23 13:00
#85 Bethany McLean: Crafting a Narrative 01:36:48 2020-06-09 13:00
#84 Jennifer Garvey Berger: Creating Routine in Chaos 01:33:12 2020-05-26 13:00
#83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters 01:00:22 2020-05-12 13:00
#82 Bill Ackman: Getting Back Up 01:42:26 2020-04-28 13:30
#81 Jason Calacanis: Intelligent Risk 01:06:11 2020-04-14 13:00
#80 John Maxwell: Developing the Leader in You 01:03:22 2020-03-31 13:00
#79 Esther Wojcicki: The “TRICK” to Raising Successful People 01:28:46 2020-03-17 12:00
#78 Balaji Srinivasan: Exploring COVID-19 01:17:40 2020-03-13 17:41
#77 Mike Maples: Living in the Future 01:36:59 2020-03-03 14:00
#76 Frank Stephenson: Pushing the Limits of Innovation 01:34:19 2020-02-18 13:00
#75 Suzanne Iasenza: Rewriting Relationship Narratives 01:16:38 2020-02-04 23:52
#74 Jeff Hunter: Embracing Confusion 01:46:53 2020-01-21 13:00
#73 Steven Strogatz: Exploring Curiosities 01:39:15 2020-01-07 13:00
#72 Neil Pasricha: Happy Habits 01:46:06 2019-12-24 10:00
#71 Esther Perel: Cultivating Desire 01:21:14 2019-12-10 10:00
#70 Scott Adams: Avoiding Loserthink 01:01:19 2019-11-26 13:00
#69 Stephen Schwarzman: What It Takes 01:06:56 2019-11-12 13:00
#68 Daniel Kahneman: Putting Your Intuition on Ice 01:09:55 2019-10-15 10:00
#67 Jim Collins: Keeping the Flywheel in Motion 02:28:56 2019-10-01 13:30
#66 Dr. Emily Nagoski: Pleasure is the Measure 01:25:10 2019-09-17 13:00
#65 Shep Gordon: Trust, Compassion, and Shooting Friends from Cannons 00:58:54 2019-09-03 13:00
#64 Greg Walton: The Big Impact of Small Interventions 00:54:27 2019-08-20 13:00
#63 Hugh Howey: Winning at the Self-publishing Game 01:39:29 2019-08-06 13:00
#62 Dr. Sue Johnson: Cracking the Code of Love 02:08:47 2019-07-23 10:00
#61 Jonathan Haidt: When Good Intentions Go Bad 01:18:35 2019-07-02 13:00
#60 Jim Dethmer: Leading Above the Line 01:52:36 2019-06-18 13:30
#59 Following Intellectual Curiosity with Thomas Tull 01:14:46 2019-05-28 13:00
#57 Sheila Heen: Decoding Difficult Conversations 01:31:46 2019-05-15 20:57
Gabriel Weinberg: Practical Steps to Safeguard Your Data and Identity Online 01:39:42 2019-05-14 13:30
#56 Daniel Gross: Catalyzing Success 01:30:40 2019-04-16 13:00
#55 Scott Page: Becoming a Model Thinker 01:26:46 2019-04-02 13:30
#54 Jason Fried: Doing the Enough Thing 01:02:18 2019-03-19 12:00
#53 Howard Marks: Luck, Risk and Avoiding Losers 01:35:21 2019-03-05 13:00
#52 Dr. Laura Markham: Peaceful Parenting with 01:32:18 2019-02-19 14:00
#51 Celeste Headlee: The Dying Art of Conversation 01:15:53 2019-02-05 13:00
#50 Josh Wolfe: Inventing the Future 01:40:41 2019-01-22 14:00
#49 Brent Gilchrist: Goal Mining 00:56:12 2019-01-08 14:00
#48 Adam Robinson: Winning at the Great Game (Part 2) 01:13:33 2018-12-26 13:00
#47 Adam Robinson: Winning at the Great Game (Part 1) 02:05:36 2018-12-11 13:00
#46 Sophie Grégoire Trudeau: Authenticity, Kindness, and Self Love 01:08:15 2018-11-27 13:00
#45 Dan Kluger: Taking Time to Get It Right 01:07:27 2018-11-13 13:00
#44 Barbara Coloroso: The Kids Are Worth It 02:08:38 2018-10-30 12:00
#43 Jennifer Garvey Berger: The Mental Habits of Effective Leaders 01:33:02 2018-10-16 13:00
#42 Atul Gawande: The Path to Perpetual Progress 01:23:10 2018-10-02 13:00
#41 Tobi Lütke: The Trust Battery 01:49:13 2018-09-18 13:00
#40 Ben Thompson: Thriving in a Digital World 01:43:24 2018-09-05 11:00
#39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking 00:59:50 2018-08-21 15:00
#38 Ali Almossawi: Thinking in Algorithms 00:21:33 2018-08-08 15:10
#37 Annie Duke: Getting Better by Being Wrong 02:01:48 2018-07-25 05:00
#36 William MacAskill: The Science of Doing Good 01:08:19 2018-07-11 18:00
#35 Robert Greene: Alive Time vs. Dead Time 01:20:40 2018-06-27 15:00
#34 Amelia Boone: Learning How to Suffer 01:12:24 2018-06-13 17:00
#33 Dan Ariely: The Truth About Lies 00:59:30 2018-05-25 18:02
#32 Patrick Collison: Earning Your Stripes 01:52:40 2018-05-02 17:50
#31 Barbara Oakley: Learning How to Learn 01:36:36 2018-04-10 14:43
#30 Margaret Heffernan: Collaboration and Competition 01:19:38 2018-03-13 16:11
#29 Dacher Keltner: Survival of the Kindest 01:22:59 2018-02-21 15:48
#28 Michael Mauboussin: A Decision Making Jedi 01:19:44 2018-01-23 16:26
#27 Chris Voss: The Art of Letting Other People Have Your Way 01:25:19 2018-01-03 14:32
#26 Warren Berger: Improving The Questions You Ask 01:25:30 2017-12-14 04:00
#25 Gary Taubes: Is Sugar Slowly Killing Us 01:46:33 2017-11-30 02:45
#24 Susan Cain: Leading the Quiet Revolution 00:59:59 2017-11-01 13:32
#23 Ray Dalio: Life Lessons from a Self-Made Billionaire 01:34:24 2017-10-11 18:01
#22 Adam Grant: Givers, Takers, and the Resilient Mind 01:30:32 2017-09-21 04:25
#21 Ed Latimore: The Warrior Poet 01:04:50 2017-08-09 15:03
#20 Marc Garneau: The Future of Transportation 01:03:12 2017-07-02 18:41
Rory Sutherland: The Psychology of Advertising 02:02:03 2017-05-30 22:25
#18 Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher 02:06:34 2017-04-12 00:42
Aristotle Koskinas on Greek History 01:07:10 2017-01-05 16:25
Santorini Wine with Panayiota Kalogeropoulou 00:33:29 2017-01-05 16:14
#15 Samuel Arbesman: Future-Proof Your Knowledge 00:50:01 2016-11-28 14:24
#14 Morgan Housel: Reading, Writing, and Lifelong Learning 01:02:18 2016-10-24 12:18
#13 Pedro Domingos: The Rise of The Machines 01:06:00 2016-08-30 18:00
#12 Véronique Rivest: Wine Lessons 01:05:48 2016-07-24 15:09
#11 Ryan Holiday: The Stoic Whisperer 00:49:04 2016-05-16 02:12
Are we too busy to pay attention to life? 00:47:26 2016-03-30 02:57
#9 Maestro Alexander Shelley: The Architecture of Music 01:00:12 2016-03-18 21:00
#8 Julia Galef: The Art of Changing Minds 00:57:22 2016-02-20 21:27
#7 Venkatesh Rao: The Three Types of Decision Makers 01:10:08 2016-01-28 23:36
#6 Philip Tetlock: How to See the Future 00:49:40 2015-12-08 21:03
#5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital 00:59:41 2015-11-13 01:32
#4 Jason Zweig: Elevate Your Financial IQ 01:04:01 2015-10-19 18:28
#3 Sanjay Bakshi: Why Mental Models 00:57:21 2015-09-18 13:31
#2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field 00:36:38 2015-05-29 03:34
#1 Michael Mauboussin: When To Trust Your Gut 00:42:29 2015-04-28 02:16