This film or show by John Milius has come up 3 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Arnold Schwarzenegger, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-03-01 and the most recent from 2024-07-12. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ann Miura-Ko — The Tim Ferriss Show
“all of a sudden I got the contract for Conan the Barbarian and bang There we were a $20 million movie”— Arnold Schwarzenegger
The guest here is Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ann Miura-Ko: Arnold Schwarzenegger: Austrian-born bodybuilder, actor (Terminator, Twins, Conan), businessman, author of Be Useful, and 38th governor of California. Ann Miura-Ko: co-founding partner at Floodgate venture capital firm, Forbes Midas List investor, Stanford lecturer, and Yale trustee. Arnold Schwarzenegger on vision, psychological warfare, and dealmaking, plus Ann Miura-Ko on debate, world-class effort, and hunting startup Thunder Lizards.
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thinking Big, Building Resilience, 7 Tools for Life, and More
“And now I've arrived, starring role in Conan the Barbarian. When John Milius saw me, he says, "If we wouldn't have Schwarzenegger, we would've had to build one."”— Arnold Schwarzenegger
The guest here is Arnold Schwarzenegger: Bodybuilding champion, Hollywood action star, former California governor, and author of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life. Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Tim Ferriss how a botched heart surgery, a brutal upbringing, and thinking big shaped his life rules.
Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial Arts | Lex Fridman #165
“conan the barbarian by john millions is one of my favorite films of all time uh and you know that's such a pure film”— guest
The guest here is Josh Barnett: Former UFC heavyweight champion and one of the most accomplished catch wrestlers and submission grapplers in history, with a 25-year career. Known as a deeply self-taught philosopher of martial arts and violence. Catch-wrestling champion Josh Barnett and Lex Fridman trade Nietzsche, the philosophy of violence, and what combat reveals about being human.
