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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Cyan Banister
#780: Cyan Banister — From Homeless and Broke to Top Angel Investor (Uber, SpaceX, and 100+ More) · Nov 2024

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Daniel Ek
#484: Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify — Habits, Systems and Mental Models for Top Performance · Dec 2020

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David Heinemeier Hansson
#203: David Heinemeier Hansson on Digital Security, Company Culture, and the Value of Schooling · 2 episodes

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David Rubenstein
#495: David Rubenstein, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group, on Lessons Learned, Jeff Bezos, Raising Billions of Dollars, Advising Presidents, and Sprinting to the End · Jan 2021

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Dorian Yates
#235: Dorian Yates on High Intensity Training, Injury Prevention, and Building Maximum Muscle · Apr 2017

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Drew Houston
#334: Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox · Aug 2018

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Dustin Moskovitz
#686: Dustin Moskovitz, Co-Founder of Asana and Facebook — Energy Management, Coaching for Endurance, No Meeting Wednesdays, Understanding the Real Risks of AI, Embracing Frictionless Work with AI, The Value of Holding Stories Loosely, and More · Aug 2023

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Ed Cooke
Ep 53: Ed Cooke (Part 2), Grandmaster of Memory, on Mental Performance, Imagination, and Productive Mischief · 2 episodes

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Elad Gil
#863: Elad Gil, Consigliere to Empire Builders — How to Spot Billion-Dollar Companies Before Everyone Else, The Misty AI Frontier, How Coke Beat Pepsi, When Consensus Pays, and Much More · Apr 2026

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Eric Ripert
#268: Eric Ripert -- Lessons in Mastery and Mindfulness · Sep 2017

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Frank Blake
#303: How to Do Crazy Good Turns -- Frank Blake · Mar 2018

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Graham Duncan
#872: Graham Duncan — Talent Is the Best Asset Class (Repost) · 2 episodes

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Harley Finkelstein
#486: Harley Finkelstein — Tactics and Strategies from Shopify, The Future of Retail, and More · Dec 2020

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Howard Marks
#431: Howard Marks on the US Dollar, Three Ways to Add Defense, and Good Questions · 2 episodes

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Jane McGonigal
#579: Jane McGonigal — How She Predicted COVID in 2010, Becoming the Expert of Your Own Future, Trust Warfare, the 10-Year Winter, and How to Cultivate Optimism · 2 episodes

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Jeffrey Goldberg
#823: Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg — Creating Supranormal Vision, Cutting-Edge Science for Eye Health, Supplements, Red Light Therapy, and The Future of Eyesight Restoration · Aug 2025

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Jerry Colonna
#767: Jerry Colonna — Tim and Uncle Jerry Tackle Life, Big Questions, Business, Parenting, and Disco Duck · 3 episodes

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John Arnold
#818: John Arnold with Dr. Peter Attia — The Greatest Energy Trader of All Time on Lessons Learned, Walking Away from Wall Street, and Reinventing Philanthropy · Jul 2025

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John Doerr
#543: Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now · Nov 2021

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Josh Waitzkin
#498: Josh Waitzkin and Tim Ferriss on The Cave Process, Advice from Future Selves, and Training for an Uncertain Future · 8 episodes

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Joyce Carol Oates
#497: Joyce Carol Oates — A Writing Icon on Creative Process and Creative Living · Feb 2021

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Kevin Rose
#875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday” · 32 episodes

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Luis von Ahn
#607: Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Duolingo — How to Be (Truly) Mission-Driven, Monetization Experiments, 10x Growth, Org Chart Iterations for Impacting Metrics, The Intricate Path to an IPO, Best Hiring Practices, Catching Exam Cheaters, The Allur · 2 episodes

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Margaret Cho
Ep 43: Margaret Cho on Comedy, Bisexuality, and The Slow-Carb Diet · Nov 2014

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Mary Karr
#479: Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering · Nov 2020

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Matt Mochary
#658: CEO Coach Matt Mochary — Live Coaching with Tim, Why Fear and Anger Give Bad Advice, How to Perform Personal Energy Audits, The Power of Accountability Partners, Delegation Tips, Strategies for Hiring the Right People, and More · Mar 2023

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Max Levchin
#869: Max Levchin, PayPal and Affirm — The Path from The Soviet Union to Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies (Plus: Real-World Socialism vs. Capitalism) · Jun 2026

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Michael Mauboussin
#659: Michael Mauboussin — How Great Investors Make Decisions, Harnessing The Wisdom (vs. Madness) of Crowds, Lessons from Race Horses, and More · Mar 2023

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Mike Maples Jr
#397: Two Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer · 2 episodes

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Nick Kokonas
#830: Nick Kokonas and Richard Thaler, Nobel Prize Laureate — Realistic Economics, Avoiding The Winner’s Curse, Using Temptation Bundling, and Going Against the Establishment · 3 episodes

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Nolan Williams
#714: A Glimpse of the Future: Electroceuticals for 70%–90% Remission of Depression, Brain Stimulation for Sports Performance, and De-risking Ibogaine for TBI/PTSD · Jan 2024

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Pavel Tsatsouline
#748: Pavel Tsatsouline and Christopher Sommer · 3 episodes

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Phil Hellmuth
#260: Setting Goals, Making Money, and Overcoming Tough Times -- Phil Hellmuth · Aug 2017

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Phil Libin
#95: Lessons Learned from Jeff Bezos, Reid Hoffman, and More · Aug 2015

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Reed Hastings
#730: Reed Hastings, Co-Founder of Netflix — How to Cultivate High Performance, The Art of Farming for Dissent, Favorite Failures, and More · Apr 2024

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Rich Barton
#806: How Rich Barton Built Expedia and Zillow from $0 to $35B — Audacious Goals, Provocation Marketing, Scrabble for Naming, and Powerful Daily Rituals · Apr 2025

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Richard Schwartz
#492: Richard Schwartz — IFS, Psychedelic Experiences Without Drugs, and Finding Inner Peace for Our Many Parts · Jan 2021

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Roelof Botha
#618: Roelof Botha — Investing with the Best, Ulysses Pacts, The Magic of Founder-Problem Fit, How to Use Pre-Mortems and Pre-Parades, Learning from Crucible Moments, and Daring to Dream · Aug 2022

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Sami Inkinen
#866: Sami Inkinen of Virta Health — Reversing Type 2 Diabetes, Rowing 2,750 Miles, and Lessons from Fixing Metabolic Health in 100,000+ People · May 2026

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Soman Chainani
#720: Life Lessons from Taylor Swift, Conquering Anxiety, Coaching Teens, Career Reinvention, Supposedly Gay Bulls, Your Shadow Side, and More — Soman Chainani · 3 episodes

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with Cathy Lanier

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with Brian Dean

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