About this episode
This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #421 "Dr. Jane Goodall — The Legend, The Lessons, The Hope" and episode #145 "The Interview Master: Cal Fussman and the Power of Listening." Please enjoy! Sponsors: Momentous high-quality supplements: https://livemomentous.com/tim (code TIM for 20% off) Eight Sleep’s Pod 4 Ultra sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: https://eightsleep.com/tim (save $350 on the Pod 4 Ultra) Wealthfront high-yield cash account: https://wealthfront.com/tim (Start earning 5.00% APY on your short term cash until you’re ready to invest. And when you open an account today, you can get an extra fifty-dollar bonus with a deposit of five hundred dollars or more.) Terms apply. Timestamps: [00:00] Start [04:48] Notes about this supercombo format. [05:51] Enter Dr. Jane Goodall. [06:19] Connecting with Louis Leakey and becoming his secretary. [09:43] Gaining acceptance among chimpanzees. [13:09] Primate personalities, compassion, and the story of Old Man saving Marc Cusano. [17:34] Observations of chimpanzee compassion and violence, and inferences about human nature. [19:19] Explaining variance in chimpanzee attitudes toward dominance. [20:55] Cultivating hope to overcome apathy. [26:19] Mr. H, Gary Haun, the indomitable human spirit, and overcoming adversity. [29:37] Dr. Goodall's billboard. [31:20] Enter Cal Fussman. [32:56] Quincy Jones' unique book signing practice. [34:19] Cal's pivotal childhood moment. [38:55] Deconstructing the skill of asking great questions. [42:43] Contrasting interview styles from different life stages. [48:25] University of Missouri Journalism's role in Cal's career. [52:24] Drinking with Hunter S. Thompson and Johnny Depp. [55:45] Cal's start in international travel (and my family trip to Iceland). [1:06:34] How a single question got Cal six months of lodging. [1:14:45] Common mistakes and lessons learned about the art of asking questions. [1:23:30] Honing the ability to tell stories. [1:27:11] A life-changing event at the end of Cal's travels. [1:31:43] Perfecting the conversational interview. [1:33:43] Speaking at Summit at Sea. [1:46:15] What Mikhail Gorbachev taught Cal about the art of the interview. [1:55:45] Boxing Julio César Chávez. [2:30:31] Why Alex Banayan and George Foreman define success for Cal. [2:42:58] Most gifted books. [2:49:47] Favorite documentaries and movies. [2:55:37] Cal's billboard. [2:56:08] Advice to Cal's 30-year-old self. [2:59:05] Overcoming writer's block with Harry Crews' advice. [3:18:56] Parting thoughts. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show , please visit tim.blog/podcast . For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show , please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter ( 5-Bullet Friday ) at tim.blog/friday . For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts . Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books . Follow Tim: Twitter : twitter.com/tferriss Instagram : instagram.com/timferriss YouTube : youtube.com/timferriss Facebook : facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss Past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld , Hugh Jackman , Dr. Jane Goodall , LeBron James , Kevin Hart , Doris Kearns Goodwin , Jamie Foxx , Matthew McConaughey , Esther Perel , Elizabeth Gilbert , Terry Crews , Sia , Yuval Noah Harari , Malcolm Gladwell , Madeleine Albright , Cheryl Strayed , Jim Collins , Mary Karr, Maria Popova , Sam Harris , Michael Phelps , Bob Iger , Edward Norton , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Neil Strauss , Ken Burns , Maria Sharapova , Marc Andreessen , Neil Gaiman , Neil de Grasse Tyson , Jocko Willink , Daniel Ek , Kelly Slater , Dr. Peter Attia , Seth Godin , Howard Marks , Dr. Brené Brown , Eric Schmidt , Michael Lewis , Joe Gebbia , Michael Pollan , Dr. Jordan Peterson , Vince Vaughn , Brian Koppelman , Ramit Sethi , Dax Shepard , Tony Robbins , Jim Dethmer , Dan Harris , Ray Dalio , Naval Ravikant , Vitalik Buterin , Elizabeth Lesser , Amanda Palmer , Katie Haun , Sir Richard Branson , Chuck Palahniuk , Arianna Huffington , Reid Hoffman , Bill Burr , Whitney Cummings , Rick Rubin , Dr. Vivek Murthy , Darren Aronofsky , Margaret Atwood , Mark Zuckerberg , Peter Thiel , Dr. Gabor Maté , Anne Lamott , Sarah Silverman , Dr. Andrew Huberman , and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .