The Tim Ferriss Show

Hosts

• Tim FerrissAmerican author, podcaster and investor, host of The Tim Ferriss Show
• Kevin RoseAmerican technology entrepreneur and investor, founder of Digg and co-host of The Random Show

Frequent guests

• Elizabeth Gilbert · 2 episodesAmerican author of the memoir Eat, Pray, Love
• Oliver Burkeman · 1 episodeBritish author of Four Thousand Weeks and Meditations for Mortals
• David Allen · 1 episodeAmerican productivity consultant and creator of the Getting Things Done method
• Greg McKeown · 1 episodeBritish-American author of Essentialism
• Chip Conley · 1 episodeAmerican hotelier, founder of Joie de Vivre and Modern Elder Academy, former Airbnb executive
• Kevin Ryan · 1 episodeAmerican entrepreneur and investor, founder and CEO of AlleyCorp and former CEO of DoubleClick
• Boyd Varty · 1 episodeSouth African lion tracker, wildlife activist and author of The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life
• Janna Levin · 1 episodeTheoretical cosmologist and professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College
• Cathy Lanier · 1 episodeNFL chief security officer and former chief of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department
• Dax Shepard · 1 episodeAmerican actor and host of Armchair Expert; this label carries his show open and his 'robot' voice bit
• Jessica Lahey · 1 episodeAmerican educator and author of The Gift of Failure
• Tim McGraw · 1 episodeGrammy-winning American country-music singer and actor

Topics

• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Eight Sleep Pod
• Grief
• Sabbatical
• Minimalism
• Zen Buddhism
• Decision fatigue
• Airbnb
• Burning Man
• Modern Elder Academy
• Prostate cancer
• Midlife transition
• Saying no and personal boundaries
• The Work of Byron Katie
• Near-death experience

Recently covered

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  #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More

  Oct 2, 2026 · 47 min

  Tim Ferriss compiles advice from Chip Conley, Greg McKeown, David Allen, Elizabeth Gilbert and Oliver Burkeman on decisions that simplify life.

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  #884: How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies — Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More

  Sep 24, 2026 · 1 h 26 min

  Tim Ferriss talks with investor Kevin Ryan about spotting 10-year trends, building DoubleClick, Gilt, Business Insider and MongoDB, psychedelic drug development, deep tech, and immigration.

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  #881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More

  Sep 4, 2026 · 1 h 5 min

  Tim Ferriss compiles past interviews in which BJ Miller, Terry Crews, Tim McGraw, Dax Shepard, Cathy Lanier, Janna Levin and others describe turning setbacks into later success.

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  #880: Relationship Tools That Work — Esther Perel, Brené Brown, Dr. Sue Johnson, Terry Real, and More on Conflict, Repair, and Lasting Love

  Aug 19, 2026 · 57 min

  Tim Ferriss compiles advice from Esther Perel, Brené Brown, Brad Feld, Sue Johnson, Terry Real and others on sustaining long-term relationships.

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  #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More

  Aug 5, 2026 · 59 min

  Tim Ferriss compiles writing advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Anne Lamott, Joyce Carol Oates, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary Karr, Brandon Sanderson and Seth Godin on starting, persisting and finishing.

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