The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages.

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Every guest on The Tim Ferriss Show

480 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Shep Gordon
#184: Shep Gordon - The King Maker on His Best PR Stunts, Hugest Failures, and Practical Philosophies · Sep 2016

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Katie Couric
#308: Inside Out with Katie Couric · Apr 2018

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Brian Grazer
#279: The Most Curious Man in Hollywood — Brian Grazer · Nov 2017

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Brian Koppelman
#424: Brian Koppelman on Making Art, Francis Ford Coppola, Building Momentum, and More · 2 episodes

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Mike Rowe
#157: The Importance of Being Dirty: Lessons from Mike Rowe · May 2016

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Suleika Jaouad
#516: Suleika Jaouad on Invaluable Road Trips, the Importance of a To-Feel List, and Finding Artistic Homes · Jun 2021

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Cheryl Strayed
#231: How to Be Creative Like a Motherf*cker -- Cheryl Strayed · Mar 2017

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Krista Tippett
#223: Calming Philosophies for Chaotic Times -- Krista Tippett · Feb 2017

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Caroline Paul
#227: Conquering Fear and Reducing Anxiety - Caroline Paul · 2 episodes

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Anne Lamott
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Amanda Palmer
#368: Amanda Palmer on Creativity, Pain, and Art · 2 episodes

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Brandon Stanton
#321: Brandon Stanton — The Story of Humans of New York and 25M+ Fans · Jun 2018

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Fei Fei Li
#839: Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI — Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star · Dec 2025

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Michael Pollan
#520: Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants · 3 episodes

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David Blaine
#546: Master Magician David Blaine — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss · 2 episodes

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Reid Hoffman
#326: Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn, Brian Chesky of Airbnb, and How to Scale to 100M+ Users · 3 episodes

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Kevin Costner
#119: Kevin Costner on Building His Career, Positive Self-Talk, and Making Dances with Wolves Happen · Nov 2015

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Maria Sharapova
#261: Mental Performance, Work-Life Balance, and the Rise to the Top - Maria Sharapova · Aug 2017

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Jon Batiste
#775: Jon Batiste — The Quest for Originality, How to Get Unstuck, His Favorite Mantras, and Strategies for Living a Creative Life · Oct 2024

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Becky Kennedy
#867: Dr. Becky Kennedy — Parenting Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids, Plus Word-for-Word Scripts for Repairing Relationships, Setting Boundaries, and More (Repost) · 2 episodes

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Vivek Murthy
#417: Dr. Vivek Murthy — Former Surgeon General on Combatting COVID-19, Loneliness, and More · Mar 2020

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Gabor Maté
#738: Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. BJ Miller · 3 episodes

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Brian Chesky

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Gretchen Rubin
#290: Gretchen Rubin — Experiments in Happiness and Creativity · Jan 2018

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Kelly Slater
#461: Kelly Slater — The Surfing Legend on Routine, Rickson Gracie, Favorite Books, and Overcoming Setbacks · Sep 2020

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Chris Palmer
#633: Chris Palmer, MD, of Harvard Medical School — Optimizing Brain Energy for Mental Health, The Incredible Potential of Metabolic Psychiatry, Extraordinary Case Studies, and Harnessing Mitochondria for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More · Nov 2022

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Sue Johnson
#529: Iconic Therapist Dr. Sue Johnson — How to Improve Sex and Crack the Code of Love · Aug 2021

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Richard Branson
#272: Sir Richard Branson — The Billionaire Maverick of the Virgin Empire · Oct 2017

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Shaun White
#140: Shaun White: The Most Unholy Snowboarder Ever · Feb 2016

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A.J. Jacobs
#588: A.J. Jacobs — How to Be Less Furious and More Curious · 3 episodes

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Jacqueline Novogratz
#512: Jacqueline Novogratz on Building Acumen, How to (Actually) Change the World, Speaking Your Truth, and The Incredible Power of “Dumb” Questions · May 2021

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Chuck Palahniuk
#457: Chuck Palahniuk, Author of Fight Club — A Masterclass in Creative Living and Dangerous Writing · Sep 2020

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Michael Schur
#565: Michael Schur, Creator of “The Good Place” — How SNL Trains Writers, His TV University at “The Office,” Lessons from Lorne Michaels, Wisdom from David Foster Wallace, and Exploring Moral Philosophy with “How to Be Perfect” · Jan 2022

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Eric Schmidt
#541: Eric Schmidt — The Promises and Perils of AI, the Future of Warfare, Profound Revolutions on the Horizon, and Exploring the Meaning of Life · 2 episodes

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Chris Bosh
#515: Chris Bosh on How to Reinvent Yourself, The Way and The Power, the Poison of Complaining, Leonardo da Vinci, and More · May 2021

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Scott Kelly
#478: Scott Kelly — Lessons Learned from 500+ Days in Space, Life-Changing Books, and The Art of Making Hard Choices · Nov 2020

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Jessica Lahey
#553: Jessica Lahey on Parenting, Desirable Difficulties, The Gift of Failure, Self-Efficacy, and The Addiction Inoculation · Dec 2021

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Rainn Wilson
#123: Rainn Wilson on Meditation, The Sexy Nostril Exercise, and Acting as Therapy · Nov 2015

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Lori Gottlieb
#415: Lori Gottlieb — The Power of Getting to *Unknow* Yourself · Mar 2020

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David Deutsch
#662: David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant — The Fabric of Reality, The Importance of Disobedience, The Inevitability of Artificial General Intelligence, Finding Good Problems, Redefining Wealth, Foundations of True Knowledge, Harnessing Optimism, Quantum Com · Mar 2023

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