Metacast: Behind the scenes

49. Our favorite books, podcasts, products and experiences of 2023

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To close off 2023, Arnab and Ilya sat down for a lighthearted review of our favorite books, podcasts, products and experiences of 2023.


Segments

  • [01:51] A lesson in geology
    • [03:16] Our top books of 2023
      • [23:46] Our favorite podcasts of 2023
        • [41:04] Our favorite products
          • [49:34] Experiences of the year 2023


            • Show notes

            Books

            • Arnab’s

              • The Ministry for the Future: A Novel by Kim Stanley Robinson

              • Project Hail Mary: A Novel by Andy Weir

              • Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi

              • The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you by Rob Fitzpatrick

              • Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor

                • By His Bootstraps by Robert Heinlein

                • Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

                • Ilya’s

                  • The Three-body Problem trilogy by Cixin Liu

                  • Books about Apple and simplicity

                    • Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products by Leander Kahney

                    • Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell

                    • Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success by Ken Segall

                    • Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kocienda

                    • Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

                    • Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon by Dr Joe Dispenza

                    • Music, addiction, etc.

                      • It's So Easy: and other lies by Duff McKagan

                      • How To Be A Man (and other illusions) by Duff McKagan

                      • Slash by Slash and Anthony Bozza

                        • Podcasts

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                        • Ilya’s

                          • Metacast: Behind the Scenes

                          • Mark Cuban: “And for that reason I’m out” on "The Really Good Podcast"

                            • Bobbi Althof interviews Drake (bootleg video)

                            • E235: The Man That Makes Millionaires: How To Turn $1,000 Into $100 Million!: Alex Hormozi on the "The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett" podcast

                            • Arnab’s

                              • The Bing Who Loved Me + Elon Rewrites the Algorithm on the "Hard Fork" podcast

                              • Las cartas de papá on "Duolingo Spanish Podcast"

                              • Show 69 - Twilight of the Aesir & Show 70 - Twilight of the Aesir II on "Dan Carlin's Hardcore History"

                                • Products

                                • Metacast podcast app - the best podcast app. Ever. Period.

                                  • Duolingo

                                    • Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course: Spanish Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach by Paul Noble

                                      • What ayahuasca feels like: It opens the heart of darkness | Paul Rosolie and Lex Fridman


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