Tim Ferriss with Kevin Rose — Live 10th Anniversary Random Show!

In this live 10th-anniversary edition of the Random Show, Tim Ferriss reveals his podcast crossed 1 billion downloads and reflects on a decade of interviewing. Kevin Rose shares how he converted his old retirement accounts into Bitcoin ETFs (choosing Franklin Templeton for the lowest fee) and the sale of his Proof NFT project to Yuga Labs. Tim does a deep dive on accelerated TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation), describing two rounds of treatment that eliminated his diagnostic criteria for OCD, anxiety, and depression. The pair also discuss social-connection tactics from Charles Duhigg's 'Super Connectors,' Android's Gemini AI, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, GLP-1 drugs, Kevin's dating life, and engineering experiential lifespan through time dilation.

• Tim Ferriss reveals his podcast hit 1 billion downloads mid-last year, sharing it publicly for the first time, with the 10th anniversary one month away.
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• Kevin Rose converted three or four old retirement accounts (401k/Roth IRA) entirely into Bitcoin ETFs, moving everything into Franklin Templeton's fund for its lowest expense ratio to get tax-free gains at retirement.
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• Kevin sold his Proof NFT project to Yuga Labs, who want to build 'Roblox for adults,' and acknowledges he's done starting companies because he dislikes the scaling and human-management stage.
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• Tim did a deep dive on accelerated TMS over the last six months, undergoing two rounds (the SAINT protocol compressing 50 sessions into five days).
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• After the two TMS sessions, Tim no longer meets diagnostic criteria for OCD, anxiety, or depression, with three months of durability and the best sleep in decades.
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• Tim shares that after getting his sympathetic system 'smashed' by TMS, he couldn't orgasm for about two weeks, illustrating the risks of getting brain targeting wrong.
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• Kevin reveals his podcast was translated into Spanish and Japanese in his own and his guest's voice, with perfect lip-sync, to be released on YouTube.
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• Tim describes what he wants in a partner: not a clone of himself but someone he can mutually admire, distinguishing admiration (organic) from respect (which can carry obligation).
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• Most Bitcoin ETFs use Coinbase for custody on the back end, while Fidelity does its own custody.
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• The SAINT protocol, developed in connection with Nolan Williams at Stanford, compresses 50 TMS sessions into five days using Theta burst stimulation.
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• TMS has the most data for depression, and competent psychiatrists feel it is finally delivering on its long-promised results.
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• Accelerated TMS from vetted outfits costs roughly 5K to 15K for the five-day period and is not covered by insurance; most people return for boosters every 3 to 6 months.
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• The human brain runs on roughly the electricity of a light bulb, and TMS works by activating/deactivating networks of brain activity.
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• Charles Duhigg's book 'Super Connectors' teaches reaching deep conversation quickly and building trust via questions, follow-up questions, and reciting back what someone said.
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• A research study found that writing down five conversation questions and putting them in your pocket eased anxiety even when the questions were never used.
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• GLP-1 inhibitors show a 20% reduction in cardiovascular events even after controlling for weight loss; they began as type 2 diabetes drugs for glucose control.
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• On GLP-1 drugs you lose muscle mass largely from insufficient protein/calorie intake, often requiring testosterone replacement therapy to counter it.
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• In Sanjay Gupta's book, research on high-energy people like Martha Stewart (more energetic in her 80s) found the secret is taking 10-minute breaks rather than back-to-back meetings.
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