Random Show – Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Death, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, And It Can’t Wait for “Someday” (#875)

In this edition of The Random Show, Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose meet again over tequila to talk about Zen retreats, learning to rock climb at (almost) 50, death and grief, why you should stop saying “one day,” AI predictions, and much more.

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Connect with Kevin Rose:

Website | Play | Diggnation Podcast | Instagram | X | Threads | Bluesky

Connect with Tim Ferriss:

Website | 5-Bullet Friday | Saisei Foundation | Instagram | X

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Books and Recommended Reading

Movies and TV

People

Reflection and Self-Examination

Supplements, Food, Drinks, and Performance

Training

Science and Research

Technology and AI

Time stamps

• [00:00:00] Start.
• [00:00:24] A tequila toast, and getting “taxed” on alcohol as you get older.
• [00:02:18] Toaster at 15: a late night health scare.
• [00:06:01] Losing Om Malik, and getting a withdrawal.
• [00:08:03] Matt Mullenweg, Antarctica, and thanks.
• [00:09:34] Accepting our limited time on Earth.
• [00:14:37] Five days of silence and the koan “Mu.”
• [00:15:20] Kevin’s micro-insight and plug for The Way.
• [00:27:25] Rock climbing after 40, and Yosemite goal.
• [00:29:18] Michael Eckert and finger strength training.
• [00:30:40] Nug, Abrahangs, and a walking training kit.
• [00:32:57] It’s free and climbing with fear of high places.
• [00:37:53] The Blade itselfand a friend was lost in a plane crash.
• [00:39:19] A2 protein and Pioneer Pasture.
• [00:40:34] Maui Nui venison and the nitrate question.
• [00:43:48] deltaG ketones: what they are and how to handle them.
• [00:45:42] Ketones, dementia, and altered speech.
• [00:46:29] Grief before a parent’s death.
• [00:48:33] Training for immortality: one bike I can’t stand and a Norwegian 4×4.
• [00:51:10] Something beats nothing: saunas, treadmills, and Duolingo chess.
• [00:53:04] MM120 anxiety study – and the wonder of a small world.
• [00:56:17] Reports of Psilocybin, LSD, and dementia.
• [01:01:28] Neutonic toothpicks and Kevin’s AI-powered home.
• [01:06:12] Spooky AI personalization and investment autopsy.
• [01:17:38] Rate cards, contract bonds, and black information.
• [01:23:25] 360 reviews and parenting.
• [01:24:54] Wispr Flow, Shokz, and my recording rig.
• [01:29:32] The “big three” and where AI is going next.
• [01:44:40] Let your winners run; buy the company, not the product.
• [01:51:08] Digg’s relaunch, 5-Bullet Friday, and parting thoughts.

Want to hear the last time Kevin and I got together for The Random Show? Listen to our Couch Editionwhere Kevin and I discussed our Zen retreat with Henry Shukman, DIY vagus nerve stimulation, my Bertolotti’s Syndrome for back-pain, balance boards and slacklining, Emil Abrahamsson’s tendon strengthening protocol, photobiomodulation and urolithin A for mitochondria, Japanese vintage training – vintage-blood-4× finds on Etsy, Kevin’s hummingbird-feeder obsession, and much more.