The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
Join Shane Parrish—entrepreneur, philosopher, and author—as he explores how to make better decisions, learn more, raise children, and live a happier more meaningful life. The goal is simple: master the best of what other people have already figured out.
“This show is unique in that it actually delivers on what others promise. It's interesting and practical in a way that is unobtrusive.”
— iTunes Review
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Episode 31: Learning How to Learn: My Conversation With Barbara Oakley — In this interview, Barbara Oakley, 8-time author and creator of Learning to Learn, an online course with over a million enrolled students, shares the science and strategies to learn more quickly, overcome procrastination and get better at practically anything.
Episode 30: Company Culture, Collaboration, and Competition: A Discussion With Margaret Heffernan — On this episode, I’m joined by speaker, international executive, and five-time author Margaret Heffernan. We discuss how to get the most out of our people, creating a thriving culture of trust and collaboration, and how to prevent potentially devastating “willful blindness.”
Episode 29: Survival of the Kindest: Dacher Keltner Reveals the New Rules of Power — When Pixar was dreaming up the idea for Inside Out, a film that would explore the roiling emotions inside the head of a young girl, they needed guidance from an expert. So they called Dacher Keltner.
Episode 28: The Return of a Decision Making Jedi: My Discussion With Michael Mauboussin — Michael Mauboussin returns for a fascinating encore interview on the Knowledge Project. We geek out on decision making, luck vs. skill, work/life balance, and so much more.
Episode 27: The Art of Letting Other People Have Your Way: Negotiating Secrets from Chris Voss — Negotiation expert Chris Voss, former lead international kidnapping negotiator for the FBI and author of the excellent book, Never Split the Difference, offers some hands-on negotiation training.
Episode 26: Warren Berger: Improve Your Life By Improving Your Questions — The quality of your outcome depends on the quality of your questions. In this episode, Warren Berger and I discuss the importance of asking the right questions, why they’re critical to your success, and how you may be one great question away from a major breakthrough.
Episode 25: Is Sugar Slowly Killing Us? My conversation with Gary Taubes — In this interview, award winning science writer Gary Taubes takes on Big Sugar, breaks down the sharp rise of obesity and diabetes in America, and busts the common myth that a calorie is just a calorie.
Episode 24: Susan Cain: Leading the “Quiet Revolution” — Susan Cain shares powerful insights into what it really means to be introverted and extroverted, and how to tap into your true self to find purpose and happiness in your life.
Episode 23: Life Lessons from a Self-Made Billionaire: My Conversation with Ray Dalio —In this interview with billionaire investor and entrepreneur Ray Dalio, you’ll learn the principles Ray prescribes for making better decisions, fewer mistakes, and creating meaningful relationships with the people in your life.
Episode 22: Givers, Takers, and the Resilient Mind. My Conversation with Adam Grant — Are you a giver or a taker? (Don’t pat yourself on the back quite yet.) Listen to my interview with bestselling author Adam Grant to find out! We also discuss building resilience so you can bulldoze through any challenge, no matter how big or scary.
Episode 21: Ed Latimore on The Secret to a Happy Life — On this episode of The Knowledge Project, Ed Latimore and Shane Parrish discuss the physics of boxing, philosophy, and the secret to a happy life.
Episode 20: Marc Garneau on the Future of Transportation
Episode 19: Rory Sutherland on the Psychology of Advertising, Complex Evolved Systems, Reading, Decision Making
Episode 18: Naval Ravikant on Reading, Happiness, Systems for Decision Making, Habits, Honesty and More
Episode 16/17: Field Trip (Greece), Parts one and two.
Episode 15: Samuel Arbesman on Complex Adaptive Systems and the Difference between Biological and Physics-Based Thinking
Episode 14: Morgan Housel on Investing and Life.
Episode 13: Pedro Domingos on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Episode 12: Véronique Rivest on How Sommeliers Taste, the 20-Minute Rule, Starting a Wine Group and So Much More
Episode 11: Ryan Holiday on Reading, What It Means to Be a Stoic, and How to Take Notes
Episode 8: Julia Galef on Becoming More Rational, Changing Minds, and Filtering Information
Episode 7: Venkatesh Rao on the Three Types of Decision Makers, Mental Models, and How to Process Information
Episode 6: Philip Tetlock on the Art and Science of Prediction
Episode 5: Chris Dixon on Why Companies Fail, the State of Venture Capital, Artificial Intelligence
Episode 4: Jason Zweig on Writing, Risk, and Why Historical Perspectives Matter
Episode 3: Sanjay Bakshi on Reading, Mental Models, Worldly Wisdom, and Investing
Episode 2: Michael Lombardi on Decision Making, the Four Elements of Leadership, and the Difference Between Good and Bad Coaches
Episode 1: Michael Mauboussin on Intuition, Experts, Technology, and Making Better Decisions
Actual Reviews from Real People
“Shane's brain is so hungry that it ate all his hair. His loss is your gain.”
— iTunes Review
“Shane asks the right questions and never interrupts or talks to much. His guests are the stars in this show, and it’s amazing.”
— teddyzetterlund, iTunes Review
“I listen to many podcasts and this one I look forward to the most. It takes on topics that are important to your intellect, since it makes you think and occasionally inspires. What can you do better for yourself if not spend your time on something that is good, high quality and makes you smarter? If this would be a food product, you would eat it every day. Shane, the host, is just amazing in doing what he does. Thank you!”
— Newkid123, iTunes Review
“I stumbled across this podcast quite by chance and I can’t get enough of it. If you are into reading and thinking, do yourself a favour and listen to this podcast, you won’t regret it.”
— K HH, iTunes Review
“Hands down one of the most important people/sources for me to improve, learn, and get inspired.”
— Aussie girl, iTunes Review
“Simply on of the best, you always get a high quality time when a new episode is launched. Highly recommend.”
— Andycandy93, iTunes Review
“Shane Parrish has an intense curiosity for how the world works and consumes knowledge and ideas at a prodigious rate. These podcasts are a great way to gain some of his condensed insights and learnings.”
— EhMonkey, iTunes Review
“This show will challenge you intellectually. Shane gets into very deep discussions with his guests. I loved the Venkatesh Rao and the Chris Dixon episodes. Bring on more thoughtful guests like these!”
— Frankieg33, iTunes Review
“This podcast has to be, hands down, THE most outstanding stuff I’ve ever come across. I’ve learnt so much from The Knowledge Project over the course of the time that I’ve been subscribed to it. It contains a lot of cheat-codes (if you will!) that’d help you get through your professional AND your personal life in an optimal way. Shane has got this amazing knack of bringing out the candor in the people he’s interviewing. Thank you so much for all this, Shane. Words can’t express my gratitude to how much Farnam Street and The Knowledge Project have changed my life and made me a better person as a whole. Keep up the good work.”
— ChinmayG, iTunes Review
“Shane is an incredible thinker and teacher. His podcasts are very purposeful and direct with brilliant minds across various fields.”
— alexdavidkim, iTunes Review
“I appreciate the interesting questions Shane poses and the thoughtful and insightful nature of his guests. The podcast features brilliant, interesting people who have well-formed thoughts on people, behaviors, human nature, business and strategies for all sorts of challenges. I would highly recommend this podcast to anyone interested in learning from smart people and improving their well-being.”
— Briss29, iTunes Review
“Shane always research[es] his subjects thoroughly before the podcast and it shows, he can go beyond the expected interview questions. Always very enlightening, engaging, and intellectually nourishing.”
— crowcorw, iTunes Review
“Shane's ability to pull the most salient pieces of information from the books and essays he reads is evident in this new podcast, where his quest for knowledge puts him in front of some of today's greatest thinkers. Great show to listen to, probably best to sit down with a pen & paper to take notes though!”
— ElisaDoucette, iTunes Review