North Star Podcast podcast

North Star Podcast

A deep dive into the stories, habits, ideas, strategies and methods that drive fulfilled people and create enormous success for them. The guests are diverse, but they share profound similarities. They’re guided by purpose, live with intense joy, learn passionately, and see the world with a unique lens. Each episode lets us soak in their hard-earned wisdom and apply it to our lives. Guests include Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth Godin, and Tyler Cowen.

A deep dive into the stories, habits, ideas, strategies and methods that drive fulfilled people and create enormous success for them. The guests are diverse, but they share profound similarities. They’re guided by purpose, live with intense joy, learn passionately, and see the world with a unique lens. Each episode lets us soak in their hard-earned wisdom and apply it to our lives. Guests include Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth Godin, and Tyler Cowen.

 

#90

Rob Henderson: An Internet Academic

Rob Henderson is one of my favorite up-and-coming writers. I like him because he's one of ... more

24 May 2021

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:16

24 May 2021


#89

Chrisman Frank and Ana Lorena Fabrega: How Childhood Education Will Change

This week, I have two guests. Both are affiliated with Synthesis, a new kind of online sch... more

17 May 2021

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:33

17 May 2021


#88

Ash Fontana: Building Artificial Intelligence

Ash Fontana is an entrepreneur, investor, and author. As an entrepreneur, he was only of t... more

07 May 2021

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:15

07 May 2021


#87

Li Jin: Creating the Creator Economy

My guest today is Li Jin, the founder and managing partner at an early-stage venture capit... more

16 Feb 2021

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:12

16 Feb 2021


#86

Zena Hitz: Liberal Arts Thinking

My guest today is Zena Hitz, a tutor at St John’s and the author of an excellent book call... more

01 Feb 2021

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:07

01 Feb 2021


#85

Tiago Forte and Will Mannon: Building Cohort-Based Courses

I have two guests today: Tiago Forte and Will Mannon. Tiago is my business partner and the... more

25 Jan 2021

1 HR 44 MINS

1:44:44

25 Jan 2021


#84

Gagan Biyani: Building Silicon Valley Startups

My guest today is Gagan Biyani, the current CEO of an education startup (where I’m both an... more

25 Jan 2021

1 HR 48 MINS

1:48:53

25 Jan 2021


#83

Trevor Bauer: Playing Professional Baseball

My guest today is Trevor Bauer, who is arguably the very best pitcher in Major League Base... more

21 Dec 2020

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:02

21 Dec 2020


#82

Nik Sharma: Building DTC Companies

My guest today is Nik Sharma, the founder of Sharma Brands and an advisor to companies lik... more

16 Nov 2020

2 HR 01 MINS

2:01:18

16 Nov 2020


#81

Kevin Kelly: Seeing the Future

My guest today is Kevin Kelly, who co-founded Wired Magazine in 1993 and served as its Exe... more

09 Nov 2020

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:18

09 Nov 2020


#80

Will Ahmed: Founding WHOOP and the Future of Wearables

Will Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of WHOOP, which has developed next-generation wearable t... more

02 Nov 2020

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:37

02 Nov 2020


#79

Seth Godin: Writing Every Day

My guest today is Seth Godin, the author of nineteen international bestsellers that have b... more

26 Oct 2020

46 MINS

46:43

26 Oct 2020


#78

David Nemetz: Founding Bleacher Report

My guest today is Dave Nemetz, the Founder of Bleacher Report, which was one of my favorit... more

19 Oct 2020

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:00

19 Oct 2020


#77

Rabbi David Wolpe: Jewish Wisdom

Newsweek Magazine once called Rabbi Wolpe the most influential rabbi in America. He is the... more

12 Oct 2020

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:15

12 Oct 2020


#76

Joe Henrich: What Makes Society Smart?

My guest today is Joseph Henrich, a professor at Harvard and an expert on the evolution of... more

05 Oct 2020

1 HR 57 MINS

1:57:49

05 Oct 2020


#75

Grant Sanderson: Math For The Masses

My guest today is Grant Sanderson, the man behind one of the world's largest math-focused ... more

28 Sep 2020

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:54

28 Sep 2020


#74

Eric Jorgenson: Lessons from Naval Ravikant

My guest today is Eric Jorgenson, a Product Strategist at Zaarly and the author of the Alm... more

14 Sep 2020

54 MINS

54:36

14 Sep 2020


#73

Morgan Housel: Writing for the Internet

Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley ... more

07 Sep 2020

59 MINS

59:12

07 Sep 2020


#72

Claire Lehmann: Building an Internet Media Company

My guest today is Claire Lehmann, the founder and editor-in-chief of Quillette, a for-prof... more

31 Aug 2020

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:53

31 Aug 2020


#71

Balaji Srinivasan: Living in the Future

My guest today is Balaji Srinivasan, an angel investor and entrepreneur. When it comes to ... more

24 Aug 2020

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:42

24 Aug 2020


#70

Nadia Eghbal: Open-Source Software

My guest today is Nadia Eghbal, an independent researcher and the author of Working in Pub... more

17 Aug 2020

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:01

17 Aug 2020


#69

Matthew Kobach: Social Media Brands

My guest today is Matthew Kobach, the Director of Content Marketing at Fast and the former... more

10 Aug 2020

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:28

10 Aug 2020


#68

David Brittain: Designing iPad Apps

David Brittain is the CEO of Concepts, my favorite iPad app. It's marketed as a "flexible ... more

03 Aug 2020

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:21

03 Aug 2020


#67

Tyler Cowen: Production Function

  Tyler Cowen is an economics professor at George Mason University. He runs the Mercatus C... more

20 Jul 2020

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:53

20 Jul 2020


#66

Patrick McKenzie: Internet Famous

My guest today is marketer and software engineer Patrick McKenzie, who writes mostly about... more

06 Jul 2020

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:00

06 Jul 2020


#65

Will Mannon: Running an Online Course

My guest today is Will Mannon, the student manager for my online writing school called Wri... more

26 Jun 2020

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:36

26 Jun 2020


#64

Sara Dietschy: From YouTube to Business

My guest today is Sara Dietschy, a YouTuber with more than 620,000 YouTube subscribers. Th... more

15 Jun 2020

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:39

15 Jun 2020


#63

Austin Rief & Alex Lieberman: Morning Brew’s Secret Sauce

I have two guests this week: Austin Rief and Alex Lieberman, the founders of Morning Brew.... more

08 Jun 2020

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:03

08 Jun 2020


#62

Tiago Forte: What's Next in Education

My guest today is Tiago Forte. He runs an online course called Building a Second Brain, wh... more

01 Jun 2020

2 HR 03 MINS

2:03:48

01 Jun 2020


#61

Michael Mayer: Building the Next Amazon

My guest today is Michael Mayer, the co-founder and CEO of Bottomless. This episode explor... more

27 May 2020

53 MINS

53:36

27 May 2020