This film or show by Terry Gilliam has come up 2 times on Tim Ferriss. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: L.A. Paul, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2022-03-16 and the most recent from 2025-02-21. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Whether or Not to Have Kids, Transformative Experiences, and More — L.A. Paul
“you watch a time travel film. I recommend Primer or La Jetee or 12 Monkeys”— L.A. Paul
The guest here is L.A. Paul: Yale philosopher working in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science; author of Transformative Experience, known for the 'transformative experience' framework about decisions like having children. Philosopher L.A. Paul explains why life-changing decisions like having kids can't be calculated rationally, and which books unlock philosophy.
Jane McGonigal — How She Predicted COVID in 2010, Becoming the Expert of Your Own Future, and More
“lest we allow the apathetic youth amongst us just turn into you know some version of 12 monkeys or worse i encourage everybody to re-watch that movie”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jane McGonigal: Future forecaster, director of games research and development at the Institute for the Future, and lead instructor of its Coursera series. New York Times bestselling author of Reality Is Broken, SuperBetter, and Imaginable. Futurist Jane McGonagall on how a 2010 game eerily predicted COVID, plus practical habits to imagine and prepare for any future.
