The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish podcast

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. If you enjoy the show, please hit the follow button.

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. If you enjoy the show, please hit the follow button.

 

#244

Benedict Evans: The Patterns Everyone Else Misses

Benedict Evans has been calling tech shifts for decades. Now he says forget the hype: AI i... more

02 Sep 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:24

02 Sep 2025


#243

Small Town Billionaire: How John Bragg Built 3 Empires [Outliers]

One man controls half the world's wild blueberries, built North America's largest private ... more

26 Aug 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:00

26 Aug 2025


#242

The Science of Lasting Love with Dr. Sue Johnson

This conversation will change how you handle your relationship starting tonight. The late ... more

19 Aug 2025

2 HR 10 MINS

2:10:25

19 Aug 2025


#241

Sol Price: The Retail Legend Who Taught Bezos & Walmart Their Secret Playbook [Outliers]

The most influential retailer you’ve never heard of. How Sol Price invented the warehouse ... more

12 Aug 2025

58 MINS

58:17

12 Aug 2025


#240

Ryan Petersen: How to Build a Global Logistics Engine

Build the system behind the system. Flexport founder Ryan Petersen shows how to turn messy... more

05 Aug 2025

1 HR 40 MINS

1:40:59

05 Aug 2025


#239

Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]

When Katharine Graham took over the Washington Post in 1963, she was a shy socialite who'd... more

29 Jul 2025

57 MINS

57:36

29 Jul 2025


#238

Daniel Kahneman: Algorithms Make Better Decisions Than You

Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel Prize for proving we're not as rational as we think. In this... more

22 Jul 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:52

22 Jul 2025


#237

Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers]

They weren’t employees. They were partners. Les Schwab didn’t build a company. He built a ... more

15 Jul 2025

58 MINS

58:42

15 Jul 2025


#236

Harley Finkelstein: You Must Requalify for Your Role, Every Year

Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein reveals the one standard that actually scales your career and... more

08 Jul 2025

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:56

08 Jul 2025


#235

Jimmy Pattison: Building a $16B Empire Without Connections, Capital, or Credentials [Outliers]

Jimmy Pattison still runs his $16 billion empire personally at 96 years old. He’s built Th... more

01 Jul 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:12

01 Jul 2025


#234

Indra Nooyi: Lessons from the Top of PepsiCo—and the Cost of Getting There

On her first day as CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi fired her general counsel. Then rehired hi... more

24 Jun 2025

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:38

24 Jun 2025


#233

Anna Wintour: Vogue [Outliers]

The job was editor-in-chief. The goal was to become the platform. And she did.  Once she m... more

17 Jun 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:06

17 Jun 2025


#232

Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

How do you build a high-performance culture without turning your company into the Hunger G... more

10 Jun 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:25

10 Jun 2025


#231

Harvey Firestone: Men and Rubber [Outliers]

Harvey Firestone built one of America’s great industrial empires from scratch, transformin... more

03 Jun 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:47

03 Jun 2025


#230

Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline

Eight Super Bowl rings. Six with the Patriots. And a mindset that goes far deeper than foo... more

27 May 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:23

27 May 2025


#229

Andy Grove: Only The Paranoid Survive [Outliers]

Most people protect their identity. Andy Grove would rewrite his, again and again. He star... more

20 May 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:18

20 May 2025


#228

Elad Gil: How to Spot a Billion-Dollar Startup Before the Rest of the World

What if the world’s most connected tech investor handed you his mental playbook? Elad Gil,... more

13 May 2025

1 HR 36 MINS

1:36:34

13 May 2025


#227

Rose Blumkin: Women of Berkshire Hathaway [Outliers]

Rose Blumkin didn’t just build a business. She revolutionized retail. After fleeing Russia... more

06 May 2025

43 MINS

43:58

06 May 2025


#226

Garry Tan: How Y Combinator Turns Ambitious Misfits Into Billion-Dollar Founders

Most accelerators fund ideas. Y Combinator funds founders—and transforms them. With a 1% a... more

29 Apr 2025

2 HR 20 MINS

2:20:14

29 Apr 2025


#225

Henry Singleton: The CEO Who Bought Back 90% of His Company's Shares [Outliers]

If Warren Buffett is the king of capital allocation—Henry Singleton is the ghost. Singleto... more

22 Apr 2025

58 MINS

58:47

22 Apr 2025


#224

Bret Taylor: A Vision for AI’s Next Frontier

What happens when one of the most legendary minds in tech delves deep into the real workin... more

15 Apr 2025

2 HR 08 MINS

2:08:14

15 Apr 2025


#223

Pierre Poilievre: What I Want to Build (and Break) To Fix Canada

Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, reveals a roadmap for restoring o... more

13 Apr 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:27

13 Apr 2025


#222

Cornelius Vanderbilt: The First Tycoon [Outliers]

Cornelius Vanderbilt was a force in 19th century America, playing a pivotal role in transi... more

08 Apr 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:31

08 Apr 2025


#221

Bruce Flatt on Value, Discipline, and Durability

Brookfield CEO Bruce Flatt reveals the investment philosophy behind building one of the wo... more

01 Apr 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:54

01 Apr 2025