Spirited Away came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 6 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.
Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away has six mentions on Tim Ferriss alone, which is notable for an animated film on a show mostly known for business and performance guests.
Guests bring it up as a formative piece of storytelling rather than a kids' movie. Each mention links to the exact quote and the moment it was said.
“Miyazaki Hayao is figurehead behind Ghibli. And my favorite movie, Spirited Away, is, I think, their crowning achievement” — Tim Ferriss 00:48:08
Tim Ferriss answers fan questions on AI companions, weight training for longevity, writer's block, low-back pain, and meaning in a secular age.
“if people have not seen I recently rewatched it, Spirited Away ... By Studio Ghibli ... My favorite movie of all time.” — Tim Ferriss 00:39:11
Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose reunite in person for a Random Show on podcasting, psychedelics, Zen retreats, fiction, films, and full-body health scans.
“an animated movie called spirited away by hayao miyazaki it's just a mesmerizing fantastical film and it's so deeply layered” — Tim Ferriss 01:43:45
Anne Lamott on taming the inner critic, radical self-care, writing badly on purpose, recovery, prayer, and turning pain into medicine.
“an animated movie called spirited away by hayao miyazaki ... it's a just a mesmerizing fantastical film ... one of my favorite movies of all time” — Tim Ferriss 01:49:34
Anne Lamott on writing badly to write at all, recovery, dark nights of the soul, and turning pain into medicine.
“i would say spirited away oh arguably my favorite movie of all time the animated movie spirited away will blow your mind” — Tim Ferriss 00:52:54
For episode 500, Kevin Rose turns the tables and interviews Tim Ferriss in a loose, candid, fan-question-driven Random Show reunion.
“use expressvpn to access japanese netflix for instance and be spirited away one of my favorite movies by the way spirited away” — Tim Ferriss 00:06:11
Artist Dustin Yellin recounts a wild, chaotic path from high-school dropout to building Pioneer Works and making monumental glass artworks.
