The Next Iteration Podcast

“You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great — and I can’t think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars” - Elon Musk



Today’s episode features Arnau, a literal rocket scientist who did his PhD at Purdue and is the Chair of the Space Generation Advisory Council, a nonprofit that represents the voice of the youth in the space industry

Tune in to hear his thoughts on the ethics of space travel, his dream of becoming an astronaut, and what he learned from travelling the world.

This one’s a gem you don’t want to miss! Check the link in the comments to listen to the full episode, and skip to the timestamps below for the action.

1:00 - Getting your PhD

8:37 - Explain Like I’m 5, Combustion Reasearch Publication

12:00 - Astronautical Aspirations

15:00 - Arnau's Hero

17:00 - Next steps to becoming an astronaut

22:00 - SGAC

31:00 - The Privatization of the Space Industry

44:30 - Working at NATO

47:00 - Lessons from Travelling the World

https://spacegeneration.org

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnau-pons-71995222/

Jack Dorsey sold his first tweet ever for 2.5 MILLION dollars. 

If you didn’t care about NFTs before, you should now.

Tune in today’s episode to hear from @Danish Ajmeri, head of Crypto at Wealthsimple, Canada’s first fintech unicorn.

We talk about Bitcoin, how NFTs are revolutionizing digital art, and his philosophy towards risk taking.

Here are some time stamps if you want to skip to the action, and check out the link in the comments for the full episode.

7:00 Taking Calculated Risks

11:00 Transitioning from Consulting to Tech

21:00 Crypto and the Wealthsimple Platform

28:22 Mass Adoption of Crypto

33:10 NFTs and Starting with the Artist

42:15 Future use cases of NFT

51:00 The Best Investment You Can Make

#podcast #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #crypto #quarantineRadio

Did anyone else have a religious reckoning in high school?

Joseph, Damien, and I sure did. 

On today’s episode we interview the founder of Tech Pod, Joseph Choi. Our conversation covers a ton of ground. He shares his views of the American Political system and what it needs to change, his political work with Andrew Yang, and how he came to terms with his spirituality.

Here are some time stamps if you want to jump to the action:

02:45 - The state of american politics

15:00 - How can the political system change?

19:10 - Andrew Yang and Universal basic income

36:00 - Religion and the internet

54:00 How psychedelics may have influenced religion

1:01:00 - Tech pod and the intersection of business and tech

This was one of our favorite episodes to record and genuinely felt like a conversation between old friends. Hopefully, it encourages you to have difficult conversations about politics and religion within your own circle!

It was a ton of fun recording this conversation with Shravan. He's had a lot of unique experiences in his life up till now — building the Industry Insights podcast, delivering a TedX talk, being selected as a Forbes under 30 scholar and getting to see how dazzlingly bright Quavo's diamond encrusted glasses really are up in person (apparently pictures don't do it justice), among many others. We dive into some of the insights that he's gained through these experiences and get to hear his thoughts on some things, which — especially if you're a student — you need to hear!

https://open.spotify.com/show/20eAJUs26WqjMCxipp7H5b?si=E1fKVe-ISmi_xQcyqVOBTw

Think you know the right way to drink coffee? Think again.

Today's episode features Liam Redmond. Liam helps drive growth at Clearbanc, and is a master in all things outbound marketing. Our convo today covered a ton of ground, including over 12 book suggestions, what the right way to brew coffee is, why Liam eats steak almost every day, and of course, how to craft a proper cold email (he went over the one Fuad sent him live and broke down how to make it better).

Hope you enjoy!

Timestamps:

1:20 - Stoicism and living in the moment

6:02 - Nutrition and the Right Way to Drink Coffee

16:00 - Moving from Ireland to Toronto

30:15 - Crafting the Perfect Cold Email

43:30 - Deadlifting 540 lbs

Our first (of hopefully, many) interviews with professors! Dr. Haddara is Fuad's Microelectronics professor at McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering.

This conversation was a pleasure to record, and we went over so many different topics. Everything from his path into Academia, how you should choose what stream to go into, the role of community and faith in a balanced lifestyle, and the future of electronics (hint: it's quantum computing 🤯).

We hope you enjoy this episode half as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Timestamps:

1:50 - The Ups and Downs of Teaching

7:30 - Pre Exam Rituals and Supporting Students

19:30 - Doing Your PHD at Stanford

27:00 - Faith and Community

39:30 - Tips for Remote School

44:00 - Moore's Law and Quantum Computing

When you live life knowing that everything you do will be written down, you live a little bit better.

Journaling is one of the habits that have 10xed our quality of life. Whether it's the space and time for reflection journaling gives you, the ability to ponder what happened in your day, or just a way for you to look back on good memories, we believe that journaling truly has something for everyone.

Listen to this episode of the Next Iteration Podcast so we can try and convince you to journal more often :)

Link to the David Perell article: https://perell.com/essay/why-you-should-write/

WELCOME TO THE NEXT ITERATION PODCAST.

AKA the podcast formerly known as Into the Adultverse

We're super super super excited to bring you the re-launch of our podcast. We've got a ton of new guests featured, new topics to discuss, new music, and even a new logo!

Without further ado, this is our first episode of the launch. In it, we do a recap of 2020, including how you can bounce back from 2020 and make 2021 your best year yet.

Timestamps:

00:27 - New intro music!

02:31 - Kobe's death :(

04:45 - BLM gaining momentum

12:00 - The change in politics

27:50 - Systems vs outcome based goals

43:20 - New outro!

Follow us on Spotify, and give us a review on Apple Podcast.

Website by Phaes Solutions, Logo by Shameni Selvarajah, and music by Wonderlymusic.

www.nextiterationpod.com

This episode is a continuation of last episode's discussion on aging, but instead tackling it from more of a scientific perspective.

Our discussion largely centers around the concept of Blue Zones: areas in the world scientists have identified as the longest living places, with the longest lifespans.

We talk about the principles those people leverage to live the longest, and how you can implement them in your own life as well.

Read more about blue zones here! https://www.bluezones.com/

Time flies, so they say.

Recently however, time's felt like it's been at a standstill. The pandemic has resulted in a slowdown of some of the fast paced aspects of life that we took for granted, and given us a time to reflect.

As part of a 2 part series (with part 2, longevity dropping next), we explore age-old (pardon the pun) questions on aging; how it feels to age, and look forward into how aging will change with the advent of technology. If you're looking for a reflective listen, look no further.