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Why Scrivener keeps getting recommended on podcasts

Scrivener came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 7 times across the episodes we processed. This page collects every one of those moments: who said it, what they said, and the exact point in the episode.

Writers keep bringing up Scrivener, the writing software from Literature & Latte, on both Joe Rogan and Tim Ferriss, with seven mentions total.

It's a specific, unglamorous tool recommendation, which is exactly the kind of thing that tends to get lost in podcast conversations. We pulled each mention and linked it to its timestamp.

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7 on-air endorsements2 shows: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss7 episodes
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The endorsements, in their words

Tim Ferriss · 2025-05-29
“the best tool that I have found thus far is Scrivener. It's a software program. It's been used a lot for plays and screenwriting.” — Tim Ferriss 00:10:32

Tim Ferriss fields community Q&A on his three life commandments, AI, stoicism, writing, and the future of his fiction projects.

Tim Ferriss · 2024-06-06
“a piece of software called scrier which is originally for playwrights that allows you to move pieces around ... It's proven really helpful for me” — Sebastian Junger 00:53:10

Tim Ferriss revisits two favorite conversations: Jocko Willink on leadership and discipline, and Sebastian Junger on war, tribe, and PTSD.

Joe Rogan · 2024-03-08
“what I do with scrier is I make each individual bit once I have it kind of boiled down then I put it in the columns... I love scrier” — Kevin James 00:43:35

Joe Rogan and old friend Kevin James reminisce about early standup and dig into fitness, fasting, and aging.

Tim Ferriss · 2023-06-19
“I was using at the time and I still like to use a program called scrivener which is actually designed predominantly for screenwriting” — Tim Ferriss 00:24:35

Tim Ferriss breaks down his system for spotting future trends, learning fast, psychedelic philanthropy, and the personal traumas that shaped his work.

Tim Ferriss · 2022-12-31
“I find it great if you still haven't quite nailed down the organization of a book. Scrivener is great for moving around large chunks of text very easily” — Mark Manson 01:44:45

Mark Manson tells Tim Ferriss the unglamorous truth behind his mega-bestseller, his decade of quiet iteration, and his pivot back to online video.

Tim Ferriss · 2022-02-02
“I have found Scrivener just to be a lifesaver in that department ... I've used Scrivener for many many years” — Tim Ferriss 01:10:34

Cal Newport on building a deep life through slow productivity, digital minimalism, craft, and contemplation in an age of distraction.

Tim Ferriss · 2021-12-13
“i use scrivener to write and scrivener will me too i love scrivener scrivener lets you has a word frequency counter” — Jessica Lahey 01:18:13

Teacher and author Jessica Lahey on raising self-sufficient kids, preventing addiction, her own sobriety, and learning to write through failure.

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