Book · recommended on 4 episodes
Born Standing Up
Steve Martin ISBN 9781847391483
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Steve Martin ISBN 9781847391483
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This book by Steve Martin has come up 4 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. 4 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Cal Newport, Rick Rubin, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-12-22 and the most recent from 2024-06-27. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
The author shares the stories of his years in stand-up comedy in a humorous memoir that recalls a first job selling guidebooks at Disneyland, his early magic and comedy act, his years of honing his craft, and the sacrifice, discipline, and originality it took to take him to the top.
“did you ever read um born standing up Steve Martin yes yeah such a great book it's a great book”— Rick Rubin
The guest here is Rick Rubin: Legendary music producer and Def Jam co-founder (LL Cool J, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Jay-Z) and author of The Creative Act. Rick Rubin on intuition over imitation, hip-hop's birth, comedy, his book, a near-fatal house fire, a 130-pound weight loss, and pro wrestling.
“let's go back to the book you mentioned born standing up which as you know is influential for me I mean I wrote a book called so good they can't ignore you”— Cal Newport
The guest here is Cal Newport: Georgetown computer science professor, New Yorker contributor, and bestselling author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and Slow Productivity. Cal Newport unpacks slow productivity, obsessing over quality, and resisting algorithm-driven attention economies in favor of long-horizon craft.
“because he wrote his memoir Born Standing Up which was a professional memoir the whole point of the book”— Cal Newport
The guest here is Cal Newport: Associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University (PhD from MIT) who researches the theory of distributed systems. He is a New Yorker contributing writer, host of the Deep Questions podcast, and author of seven books including Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and A World Without Email. Cal Newport on building a deep life through slow productivity, digital minimalism, craft, and contemplation in an age of distraction.
“his autobiography, I listened to an audio, which I recommend everyone do... It is spectacular. It is one of the best autobiographies I've ever had the pleasure to enjoy”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, and Tools of Titans, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show. This is a solo Q&A episode where he both asks and answers, fielding live-chat and pre-submitted listener questions. Tim Ferriss answers live and submitted Q&A on sleep, parenting, fear, mood, psychedelics, learning, and travel.
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