Steve Patterson is the founder of the Natural Philosophy Institute and the host of Patterson in Pursuit.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction, The Cards, and the Origins of Ventriloquism

08:30 The Central Card: "The Customer Is Always Right"

15:15 The Role of Social Paternalism

24:47 The Overton Window and Acceptable Discourse

29:12 The Taboo of Questioning Mathematics

34:24 The Power of Generalization: Chess and Jiu-Jitsu

41:48 Why Doctors are Often Wrong About Everything

52:02 Bitcoin: Why the Customer is Actually Right

57:32 The Superpower of Being Funny

01:03:05 The Devotion to Mystery vs. The Desire for Truth

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Selam Seifu is a professional reader and laboratory scientist.

Timestamps

00:00 Selam’s Viral Michael Jackson Video

05:46 Icebreaker Round

12:32 The Central Card: The Worst Piece of Advice Selam’s Ever Received

14:07The Importance of Reading and Book Content Creation

21:50 Why You Should Read: Empathy, Compassion, and Gratitude

30:01 Working in an Animal E.R.

39:24 A.I. in Writing and the Canceled A.I.-Authored Book

44:12 The Count of Monte Cristo and Classic Literature

52:02 First Impressions and Meta-Consciousness

01:03:05 The Story of Medusa and Retellings

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Kristen Ziegler is a professional organizer, a former architect, and the founder of Minima.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

6:22 The Central Card

9:37 Time is the most valuable asset

22:24 Naps

27:19 Kristen's architectural thesis

30:38 Horror movies and designing for fear

34:18 Midsommar

46:27 No Hobbies

54:41 Leaving architecture and discovering her passion

1:02:55 Closing advice: Define your vision

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Joshua Fields Millburn is one-third of the simple-living trio The Minimalists.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

4:41 Icebreaker Round

7:29 The Dream Pill

15:03 Joshua's 150-Store Corporate Nightmare

18:57 Never Take Anything Personally

29:05 T.K.'s Self-Righteousness Confession

37:30 Pleonexia: Chasing More Square Feet

47:10 Joshua's Sleep Struggles & Floor Sleeping

57:54 The Need for an "Us Box" in Relationships

1:05:39 Joshua's Grief After Losing His Brother Jerome

1:16:43 Grief and Dreams

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Janel Gonzalez is the founder of The Rising.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

03:39 Icebreaker Round

06:56 The Central Card: Quiet Day

14:19 Nice guys finish last (kindness vs. niceness)

24:12 "Was there a time you didn't set boundaries?"

32:39 Embracing the "dark side"

33:19 How do you comfort someone who is grieving?

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Matt Savidakis is a sponsored street skateboarder from Palm Harbor, Florida.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

04:30 Icebreaker round

05:40 The bag-of-money moral dilemma

16:26 Rage while filming skate tricks

24:54 Blowing $10K and landing in car debt at 18

27:34 Sister's advice, moving to California, and getting debt-free

31:21 What pro skateboarders actually get paid

40:54 The DoorDash customer who wouldn't give her name

47:14 Why Matt wants his sister to deliver his eulogy

Matt's Instagram

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Kute Blackson is an author, teacher, and inspirational speaker.

More about Kute:

https://www.kuteblackson.com

https://www.boundlessblissbali.com

https://www.8levelsofgratitude.com

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
01:55 Icebreaker Round
03:31 Central Card: Can Money Buy Happiness?
06:35 Happiness Is Your Natural State
11:03 How Childhood Conditioning Buries Joy
18:11 The Dog Poop Under the Rug
23:45 Building a Mask to Get Love
31:12 Why Success Doesn't Buy Happiness
36:56 "You're a Lion Pretending to Be a Mouse"
44:01 The Courage to Tell Yourself the Truth
53:03 Events Are Meaningless — You Choose the Meaning

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Rhino is one half of the YouTube comedy duo  Loveliveserve.

Time Stamps

0:00 Intro

3:11 Rapid Fire Round

5:12 The Central Card: A Bag of Money1

4:30 Does "Never Take It Personally" Actually Work?

19:10 The Uber Driver Road Rage Story

28:19 When Objects Whisper to You ($32K Painting)

38:04 The First Time Rhino Got Recognized

42:10 Getting Trolled Over Pull-Ups

44:06 Turning Insults into Fuel

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Elizabeth Laime is a comedian, writer, and podcaster. She cohosts the podcast Nobody's Listening, Right? with her husband.

Time Stamps

0:00 Intro and Icebreaker Round

10:28 Which historical figure would you play in a film?

19:56 Signs from Elizabeth's late parents

27:36 Losing both parents at 19

32:07 Moving to New York, rebuilding herself, meeting her husband

38:20 Moving to LA, starting her first podcast, and lessons from comedians

41:24 The "audacity to laugh" and earning the right to joke about pain

48:36 What making people laugh has taught Elizabeth

1:01:27 Saying no with love

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Freddie Wong is a filmmaker, VFX artist, podcaster, and competitive gamer. He's the founder of  ⁨Rocket Jump⁩  and cohost of the DnD podcast  ⁨Dungeons and Daddies .

Timemestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:44 Icebreaker round

7:52 Is anger useful?1

1:49 Star Wars as an anger case study1

8:29 Anger and the Internet

32:06 Real-world righteous anger4

3:03 What's wrong with film right now?

53:17 1 The 1,000 true fans theory

54:34 Historical patronage (Da Vinci, Michelangelo) as "brand deals"

56:00 Anger directed at your own work

56:56 Would your 12-year-old self think you were cool?

1:07:44 Copying vs. innovation

1:11:21 Chaos as the joy of filmmaking

1:12:10 What should non-creators do with their anger?