Episodes

In this From the Archive episode, James talks with Ray Dalio about Principles, the book that explains the rules Ray used to build Bridgewater and guide his life. They discuss failure, radical open-mindedness, idea meritocracy, decision-making, habits, meditation, the economy, cryptocurrencies, and w...

In this From the Archive episode, James talks with Tyra Banks and her mother, Carolyn London, about beauty, business, parenting, preparation, and the lessons behind their book Perfect Is Boring. Tyra explains how she turned rejection, body criticism, and industry limits into strategy, while Carolyn ...

In this From the Archive episode, James talks with Dan Harris about meditation, ambition, anxiety, marriage, money, news, and why mindfulness does not have to be mystical or precious. Dan explains how meditation helped him after his on-air panic attack, why the practice works best when it is simple ...

In this From the Archive episode, James talks with Steven Pressfield about story structure, the hero’s journey, the artist’s journey, Resistance, and why every creative life begins with crossing a threshold. They discuss The Legend of Bagger Vance, The War of Art, ancient myths, screenwriting, entre...

Charles Duhigg joins James to explain why GLP-1 drugs may do more than suppress appetite. They talk about “food noise,” habit loops, keystone habits, identity change, and why the most important part of taking a GLP-1 may be using the temporary window it creates to build habits that last after the me...

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov on Deep Blue, AI, fear, resilience, and the skill that matters most when the world changes: adaptability.

Frank Miller joins James for a conversation about Batman, Daredevil, mythology, discipline, mentorship, and the craft behind great comic book storytelling. They discuss The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil, Ronin, Sin City, and Miller’s new book, Push the Wall, a memoir and guide to writing, drawing, ...

Dr. David Sinclair returns to discuss ER-100, the first partial epigenetic-reprogramming therapy to enter human clinical trials. He explains how three Yamanaka factors restored visual function in animal studies, why the first trial targets optic-nerve diseases, and what this could mean for treating ...

James explains how prediction markets work and the two kinds of informational advantage he looks for before placing a trade. Using markets involving government disclosures, SpaceX launches, presidential speech patterns, and TSA passenger volume, he shows how data can reveal a gap between the market ...