The Aaron Olson Podcast

Billy Cooper is the father of the late Kevin Cooper, aka Cole Summers. At 7 years old, Kevin started his own business, at 10 he remodeled his own house, and at 14, he wrote the inspiring book Don't Tell Me I Can't: An Ambitious Homeschoolers Journey with Billy Cooper.

Joel Bein, CEO of CareerHackers.com, is on a mission to help more people find a career that makes them come alive. He encourages us to follow our curiosity by learning-out-loud. Joel talks about his journey from music teacher to CEO of CareerHackers. He talks about the opportunities that can be found when you really go after something. 

Links: 

https://events.careerhackers.com/supercharger 

https://careerhackers.com/  

Chapters: 

00:00:00 Joel Bein https://joelbein.com/ 

00:02:37 Follow your curiosity  

00:05:30 Do work that makes you come alive  

00:07:48 Supercharge your career https://events.careerhackers.com/supercharger 

00:13:06 Learning UX/UI with no experience https://www.linkedin.com/posts/careercrash_uxdesign-userexperience-changingcareers-activity-6980451308713463808-VANL?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Health food entrepreneur Lizanne Falsetto and I discuss how she built a health food empire that sold for 217 million and how she is now disrupting the dairy industry with betterland milk.

We talk about how she pioneered the protein bar industry. We also talk about her latest venture - making milk without cows from fermented whey proteins.

She shares what it takes to be an entrepreneur, how she became so damn smart (my words), and things you can do to improve your odds of success.

https://www.lizannefalsetto.com/

https://www.woobars.com/

https://www.betterlandmilk.com/

Bryan Caplan and I discuss the ideas of the iconoclast social critic and psychiatrist Thomas Szasz. Dr. Caplan won the Thomas Szasz award in 2005 for his paper, The Economics of Szasz: Preferences, Constraints, and Mental Illness. We have a wide-ranging conversation about Szasz, his ideas, and how to help ourselves and others when struggling with life. Dr. Caplan shares some of his personal experiences with depression during Covid and how he got out of it.

Related Episodes

Bryan Caplan on Parenting: https://youtu.be/JM0dGLRgko0

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John Nash on Schizophrenia: https://youtu.be/SizS1nOOeJg

Chapters:

Mark Eglinton talks with me about his adventures in writing, and his latest book on John McAfee's life called, No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes (https://amzn.to/35cIHr8).

Chapters:

00:00:00 Mark Eglinton https://twitter.com/MarkEglinton

00:00:33 How did Mark become a writer? 

00:01:30 From caddy to writer 

00:05:30 Do the work, just do it 

00:06:00 Where do you start? 

00:08:20 How do you start? 

00:09:20 Get some distance from your work 

00:10:27 Writing is the sexiest job ever 

00:12:00 How is the money in writing? 

00:12:15 Make shit happen 

00:13:10 How Mark started working with John McAfee 

00:14:28 John McAfee is The Great White Whale 

00:15:45 Was John telling the truth? 

00:19:00 Working with John was like being in a James Bond movie 

00:20:45 John's relationship with his kids 

00:24:10 John's early life as a programmer 

00:25:40 John's work for NASA 

00:27:44 John applied math to relationships 

00:29:00 Did John ever work hard? 

00:29:34 John and methamphetamine 

00:30:28 John didn't want a corporate life 

00:31:40 John's outlandish spending 

00:32:23 John McAfee and yoga 

00:33:15 John's yoga books https://amzn.to/3wBV4Z1

00:34:50 Amanda Milius https://mobile.twitter.com/amandamilius

00:35:55 John McAfee weeps 

00:37:27 John understood the human spirit 

00:38:25 John leaves Belize 

00:40:00 John marries Janice 

00:41:00 John on the run in the US 

00:41:40 Was John just paranoid? 

00:42:18 Janice ties to poison John 

00:43:10 John cancels the book project 

00:46:30 Was John broke? 

00:48:00 Canonic books on bitcoin 

00:49:40 Books as NFTs 

00:51:00 Will tech control us, or will we control tech? 

00:52:00 Extras associated w/ the NFT 

00:55:40 Canonic is seeing into the future 

00:57:25 Steve Bannon 

00:59:40 Mark on Twitter https://twitter.com/MarkEglinton

01:00:00 Mark on Twetch https://twetch.com/u/68864

Low-Mileage Running is a short guide to running faster, injury free. It focuses on avoiding injury while optimizing your training. The book provides practical training advice, workouts, and sample training plans for the 5k to Marathon. Throughout this book, I share how you can maximize your training and reduce injuries while running fewer miles. By listening to your body and focusing on quality workouts tailored to your event, you can improve your performance and avoid injury. Download the free PDF book here: https://aaronolson.blog/books/

Chapters:

00:00:00 Opening Credits 

00:00:11 Introduction 

00:00:36 How I Got Started 

00:02:17 A New Approach 

00:05:12 Quality Workouts 

00:06:25 Stress + Rest = Adaptation 

00:07:42 Creating Quality Workouts 

00:08:02 Time Trials 

00:09:52 Race Time Predictor https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/a761681/rws-race-time-predictor/

00:11:25 Intervals 

00:12:56 Tracking workouts 

00:13:54 Intensity 

00:15:19 Training the Central Governor 

00:16:53 Recovery 

00:18:40 Training Guidelines 

00:18:43 Economics of Running 

00:19:46 Listen to Your Body 

00:21:12 Adjusting on the Fly 

00:21:33 Take a Holistic Approach 

00:22:24 Follow the 80:20 Rule 

00:23:15 Find the Minimum Effective Dose 

00:24:15 Race Your Way Into Shape 

00:25:46 Similar Workouts 

00:26:19 Train Performance Not Physiology 

00:27:13 Cross-training 

00:27:50 Strength Training 

00:28:19 Stretching 

00:29:10 Sample Training Plans 

00:29:51 Training Plans Guidelines http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/

00:30:29 5k Training Plan http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/low-mileage-5k-training-plan/

00:30:52 10k Training Plan http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/low-mileage-10k-training-plan/

00:31:16 Half-Marathon Training Plan http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/low-mileage-half-marathon-training-plan/

00:31:42 Marathon Training Plan http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/low-mileage-marathon-training-plan/

00:32:17 Jeff Ford Interview https://youtu.be/FG4dJmqPOQA

00:33:30 Conclusion 

00:34:26 Closing Credits

I talk with David Gornoski about René Girard's ideas on the role of scapegoating in society. David says that Jesus turned the traditional role of scapegoating on it's head. He maintains that Christ changed the course of society by destroying the pagan use of scapegoating.

Chapters:

00:00:00 David Gornoski https://aneighborschoice.com/

00:01:00 Jeff Diest https://mises.org/profile/jeff-deist

00:01:40 Science and U Show https://aneighborschoice.com/show/science-and-u/

00:03:45 Things Hidden Podcast https://aneighborschoice.com/show/things-hidden/

00:04:00 René Girard https://amzn.to/3MZYtqq

00:08:30 Scapegoating & The Science 

00:11:00 Jesus Changed the role of Scapegoating 

00:13:25 Mimetic desire 

00:16:14 The left and mimetic desire 

00:18:40 The traditional scapegoat 

00:19:40 Jesus and the scapegoat 

00:21:05 What's wrong with scapegoating? 

00:23:18 Since Christ came, scapegoating no longer works 

00:27:35 Marcionite Christian Church against COVID https://aaronolson.blog/2021/11/26/marcionite-christian-church-and-the-covid-scam/

00:30:00 Christ inverts the scapegoating mechanism 

00:34:00 Myth helps us contain violence 

00:35:09 The Gospels reveal the disgusting sausage-making of scapegoating 

00:37:00 The emphasis on the victim is a modern phenomenon 

00:37:42 How does this affect an atheist's worldview? 

00:40:27 How did Jesus save the world? 

00:41:20 Jesus liberated us from the scapegoat mechanism 

00:42:55 Belief vs practice 

00:44:27 Big tech censorship 

00:45:25 Dr. Lisanti, antibiotics and cancer https://aneighborschoice.com/michael-lisanti-interview-on-his-breakthrough-antibiotic-solution-for-cancer-metastasis-atp/

00:49:00 Christianity is about an arch in history 

00:50:00 Jesus and skepticism 

00:53:42 Fleischmann–Pons Cold Fusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion

00:56:00 Ancel Keys 

00:57:33 CBC René Girard Documentary https://youtu.be/g8Y8dVVV4To

I talk with Staton Peele about the nature of addiction. Peele believes that addiction is a life problem, not a brain disease. We talk about the ideas that he has been writing about for many years.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Stanton Peele https://peele.net/

00:02:43 Failure is redefined as success in addition science 

00:05:05 Life Process Program https://lifeprocessprogram.com/

00:07:33 Most rehab sets a person up for failure 

00:09:01 A non-disease approach is more realistic 

00:10:11 Harm reduction 

00:10:49 The entire addiction field is built on bullshit 

00:11:55 What is addiction? 

00:13:41 Opioid addiction 

00:16:37 Mindfulness 

00:17:11 Responsibility in addiction 

00:19:19 What does a person gain from addiction? 

00:21:57 Brain science BS in addiction 

00:22:05 Life needs to come online with their values 

00:24:20 Human motivation and experience help a person quit 

00:26:23 Dealing with addiction as a disease makes it worse 

00:28:52 Freud and secondary gain 

00:31:14 My job is to open a window for a person 

00:31:46 You have the power to improve yourself 

00:31:48 Encouraging a person is the most essential ingredient 

00:33:25 Labels hurt a person 

00:36:21 Therapeutic State https://amzn.to/36n63KJ

00:36:31 Jeffrey Schaler https://youtu.be/7wySu4S1w14

00:37:20 Addiction that causes the most deaths 

00:42:43 Addiction to alcohol 

00:45:08 Living a good life prevents addiction 

00:48:04 Labels can be crippling 

00:48:57 Life Process Program https://lifeprocessprogram.com/

00:49:23 Peele.net https://peele.net/

00:49:37 Books by Stanton Peele https://amzn.to/3q5p7Va

00:52:35 Stanton's Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lpp-podcast/id1494188367

00:53:03 Stanton's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSYridYK8h1uXu0Gx0Kl2Og

I talk with Joel Bein about music, writing, creativity, and taking action. Joel is a conductor, author, director of Growth at Crash, and writer of The Daily Job Hunt. He recently released his book, Do It Now.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Joel Bein https://joelbein.com/

00:00:27 Crash https://crash.co/

00:03:13 Unleashing creative power 

00:04:58 The Daily Job Hunt https://sparklp.co/6e19a560

00:06:22 Bias for action 

00:06:38 Connection between music and creativity 

00:09:51 Joel's book, Do It Now https://amzn.to/3q2o5sM

00:10:37 Music vs writing 

00:14:09 From blogging to a career in email marketing 

00:18:02 Self-directed learning 

00:23:35 Getting started at Crash 

00:25:22 Pitching crash 

00:27:45 What did you do to get a job at Crash? 

00:30:10 Is your job exciting to work at? 

00:33:05 What is it like to write for 150,000 people per day? 

00:34:56 The Daily Job Hunt 

00:37:10 How do you manage social media? 

00:45:22 Getting started on any project 

00:47:04 Why did you write this book? 

00:49:06 Derek Sivers https://sive.rs/

00:53:05 Coercion vs Voluntarism 

00:55:04 Acting from interest and motivation 

00:56:38 How to be more creative 

00:57:24 What tools did you use to write this book? 

01:00:34 Asking for feedback on the book 

01:04:51 Conclusion 

01:06:43 Joel's book: Do It Now

I talk with Dr. Kevin Conners about natural, supplementary, and alternative options for cancer.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Dr. Kevin Conners https://www.connersclinic.com/

00:03:10 Rife and Electromedicine https://amzn.to/3pZwpcM

00:04:25 Frequencies and electromedicine 

00:08:25 Immune system and cancer 

00:10:25 The Truth About Cancer https://amzn.to/37s8yfB

00:13:30 Frequencies for different types of cancers 

00:16:25 Quality of life 

00:17:00 Success rate of traditional medicine 

00:18:00 Hoxsey Therapy https://amzn.to/3tP2fdC

00:18:15 Side effects of chemotherapy

00:19:45 Pharmacratic state against alternatives https://youtu.be/JuLsL3_eBWw

00:25:10 Robin Feldman https://amzn.to/3pVvpXh

00:25:15 Per Bylund https://youtu.be/sWe3Bv5Durc

00:26:10 Can the body fight off cancer? 

00:27:10 Conners Clinic 

00:28:45 Testing 

00:29:10 Self-care 

00:30:40 Success of alternatives 

00:32:35 Goal is to stop replication 

00:35:45 Combined care 

00:37:00 Cancer prevention 

00:37:10 Avoid toxins 

00:38:30 Detoxification 

00:39:00 Plastics 

00:40:00 Soy 

00:40:20 Hormone driven cancer 

00:41:20 Fasting 

00:48:40 Ketogenic diet 

00:50:50 Supplements 

00:54:28 Things to avoid when you have cancer 

00:56:45 Chemotherapy 

00:59:40 Fasting and chemotherapy 

01:03:00 Stay calm do your own research 

01:04:00 Spontaneous remission and background rates