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The Joseph Wells Podcast
by Joseph Wells
A deep dive into all things interesting and complicated.
Episodes
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#36 - Ryan Sneddon: Building a Local Newsletter Empire
Ryan is the founder of Naptown Scoop, a local newsletter covering the goings on in Annapolis, Maryland. Ryan started the newsletter about a year ago and has grown it to over 6,000 subscribers. While Annapolis is Ryan's current focus, he has big plans. His vision is to own hundreds of local...
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#35 - Grant Nissly: Writing, Curating, and a Better Alternative to an MBA
In this episode, Grant and I discussed his recent curation of Balaji Srinivasan's work. Grant taught me about the metaverse, which was a term I'd heard many times but wasn't sure what it meant. We talked about MyMBA—why Grant built it, how it works, and the outcomes his students are seeing. And…
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#34 - Abe Maingi: Basketball, Books, and Building a Biotech Business
My guest today is Abe Maingi. Abe is a fellow self improvement junkie, avid reader, writer, and habit builder. He's also co-founder of a company called Inceptor Bio, a biotech company focused on advancing cell and gene therapies to cure cancer.
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#33 - David Grew: Why Doctors Should Be Creators
My guest today is Dr. David Grew. David is a radiation oncologist and the founder of an app called PRIMR. PRIMR is a web application where doctors can provide patients with digitally recorded, personalized explanations about their medical conditions and treatments. In this episode, David and I...
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#32 - Michael Ashcroft: How to Say "No" to Your Boss
My guest today is Michael Ashcroft. Michael is a writer, thinker, YouTuber, and teacher of the Alexander Technique through his online course. In this episode, Michael and I discussed why he left his corporate career to be an online teacher. Michael explained what the Alexander Technique is, who...
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#31 - Cole Schafer: How to Write Like Hemingway and Speak Like Obama
My guest today is Cole Schafer. Cole is a master copywriter, poet, author, and adman. He is best known for his newsletter, Sticky Notes, where he sends weekly emails about advertising, writing, creativity, and life. Cole has an exceptional ability to tell stories that grab you by the collar and...
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#30 - Danny Miranda: Meditation, Mindfulness, and Meaningful Conversations
My guest today is Danny Miranda. Danny is best known as the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast. Danny started his podcast about seven months ago and has hosted nearly 100 guests. He's moving at blistering speed as a podcaster and improving tremendously along the way.
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#29 - Jason Hill: We Have Overcome
My guest today is Dr. Jason Hill. Dr. Hill is a professor of philosophy at DePaul University and the author of four books. He holds a P.h.D. in philosophy and has been a professional writer and book author for over 30 years. Dr. Hill has been interviewed on the Today Show, Fox News, and NPR…
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#28 - Jeremy Anderberg: Presidential Bios, Podcasts, and the Art of Manliness
My guest today is Jeremy Anderberg. Jeremy is the Managing Editor and Podcast Producer at Art of Manliness. When not working, Jeremy is reading and writing his newsletter about what he's reading. Jeremy has read at least one biography of every single US president. In this episode, Jeremy and I...
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#27 - Erik Rostad: Lessons from Reading 52 Books per Year
My guest today is Erik Rostad. Erik is the creator of the Books of Titans project. Inspired by Tim Ferriss' book, Tools of Titans, Erik has been reading 52 books per year since 2017. Not only does he read the books, but Erik posts written summaries on his beautifully designed website and audio...
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#26 - Robbie Crabtree: How to Be a Better Speaker
Robbie is a trial lawyer and the founder of Performative Speaking, an online course that transforms ambitious professionals into powerful public speakers. Robbie's course was recently acquired by On Deck, where he is now the program director working toward launching the first cohort.
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#25 - Peter Kang: Habits, Investing, and Building a Digital Agency
My guest today is Peter Kang. Peter is the co-founder of Barrel, a creative and digital marketing agency. He writes a personal blog where he meticulously documents his habits, his investments, and his thoughts on running a digital agency. In this conversation, Peter and I discussed habits, mental...
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#24 - Tommy Collison: Liberal Arts, Lambda School, and The Great Books Project
My guest today is Tommy Collison. Tommy grew up in Ireland, attended college at NYU, and now works at Lambda School in communication strategy and business development. In this episode, we discussed Tommy's childhood in Ireland, the liberal arts, The Great Book Project, and much more.
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#23 - Joe Ferraro: How to Have a Damn Good Conversation
My guest today is Joe Ferraro. Joe is the host of The One Percent Better Podcast where he interviews guests like James Clear, Chris Voss, and Annie Duke. He's fascinated with asking better questions and having damn good conversations.
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#22 - Alex Wieckowski: How to Be a Better Reader
My guest today is Alex Wieckowski. Alex has been running his popular book blog, Alex & Books, for more than four years. You may have seen him on Instagram where he has more than 70 thousand followers. Instagram is actually where Alex and I first met, and over the last couple years we've developed…
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#21 - Jake Singer: Embracing Serendipity on the Internet
My guest today is Jake Singer. Jake recently left a successful career at Amazon to pursue the serendipity of the internet. One of his first pursuits was starting a Substack titled The Flywheel. In it, Jake uses the concept of a flywheel as a framework to understand and analyze companies he finds...
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#20 - Brad Dantonio: Financial Freedom, Journaling, and Thoughts on Being a Dad
My guest today is Brad Dantonio, better known as Man Overseas. Brad is forty years old and has been retired for five years. He took a year off to travel at 35 and never returned to work. In normal times, you can find Brad and his wife traveling the world, living off passive income from rental...
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#19 - Golden Harper: Elite Running, Goal Setting, and the Science Behind Healthy Feet
My guest today is Golden Harper, the founder and CEO of Altra Running, an athletic shoe company known for their excellent trail running shoes. Before starting Altra, Golden was an elite runner himself. We talked about his impressive race history, goal setting versus following a process, and...
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#18 - Morgan Housel: The Psychology of Money
My guest today is Morgan Housel, a writer and public speaker with Collaborative Fund. He recently published his first book, The Psychology of Money. Morgan and I discussed how history alters our perspectives, Morgan's unconventional childhood, the beauty of serendipitous relationships, and some…
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#17 - Stephen Storey: Bail Bonds, Donald Trump, and Declining American Standards
My guest today is Stephen Storey, part time insurance adjuster and full time interesting dude. Our conversation was wide ranging. Stephen told stories about his days as a bail bondsman. We talked about injustice in the criminal justice system. Stephen shared the detailed reasons he thinks Donald...
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#16 - Eric Jorgenson: Lessons from Naval Ravikant
My guest today is Eric Jorgenson, the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant. Eric and I discussed his decision to drop out of college, how he thinks about credentials, and the differences between specialists and generalists. Of course, we also spent a lot of time talking about his book and…
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Ramesh Nagarajah: Reflections From a Token Black Friend
My guest today is Ramesh Nagarajah. Ramesh is a recent graduate of the US Naval Academy and a newly commissioned 2nd Lt in the United States Marine Corps. He is also the author of the recently viral article, Reflections From a Token Black Friend. In this episode, Ramesh and I discuss the…
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Jason Lacayo: Policing and Race in America
My guest today is Jason Lacayo. Jason is an Emergency Services Unit officer with the White Plains Police Department. He started his career with the NYPD and has more than 15 years on the job. In this episode, Jason and I discuss the specifics of SWAT teams, police training, why people don't want...
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Oshan Jarow: UBI and the Capitalist Production of Consciousness
My guest today is Oshan Jarow. Oshan spent the last five years learning about economics, universal basic income, and consciousness. In his essay, Universal Basic Income and the Capitalist Production of Consciousness, he ties those topics together in an interesting and educational way. In this...
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Zuby: Perseverance, Twitter Bans, and American Exceptionalism
My guest today is Zuby, a rapper, podcaster, author, and deep thinker from the UK. Zuby was born in England, raised in Saudi Arabia, and is a graduate of Oxford University. His diverse experiences contribute to his unique and thoughtful perspective on life and politics. Zuby has been featured on...
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Clayton Dorge: Good People Summit and the Magic of Twitter
My guest today is Clayton Dorge. Clayton is a resident of Colombia, Missouri and an employee of Permanent Equity. He is also an avid outdoors man, an intellectual, and the author of a wonderful monthly newsletter called Side Notes. In this episode, Clayton and I discuss how to create memorable...
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Packy McCormick: Conjuring Scenius
My guest today is Packy McCormick. Packy is a resident of Brooklyn, New York and my peer in the Write of Passage Fellowship. He is also the found of the Not Boring Club - a roaming social club for people who never stop learning. In this episode, Packy and I go behind the scenes on the Write of...
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Peter Boghossian: Having Impossible Conversations
My guest today is Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian). Peter is a professional philosopher and professor with more than 25 years of teaching experience. His primary research areas are moral reasoning and critical thinking. Peter is the author of several books, including his most recent, How to…
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National Service Series: Brendan O'Byrne
My guest today is Brendan O'Byrne. Brendan is a veteran of the United States Army. In 2007, he served a 15 month deployment in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan with the men of Second Platoon, Battle Company. This deployment was documented in Sebastian Junger's films, Restrepo and Korengal....
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National Service Series: Yancey Strickler
My guest today is Yancey Strickler (@ystrickler). Yancey is the co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter. He's also the author of This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World. Strickler's book transformed my thinking. He helped me view decisions from a values perspective rather...
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National Service Series: Rob Lawless
My guest today is Rob Lawless (@robs10kfriends). Rob is a Penn State graduate and founder of Rob's 10k Friends, a project where he's seeking to spend one hour with 10,000 different people. He's more than four years in and nearly 1/3 of the way to his goal. Rob and I talked about stereotypes,...
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National Service Series: Matt Conroy
My guest today is Matt Conroy. After graduating from Niagara University, Matt was commissioned as an Officer in the US Army, served four years in Alaska, and nine months as a military advisor to the Afghan National Army. He is currently a Captain in the US Army Reserve, and is pursuing his dream…
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National Service Series: Ben Gagne-Maynard
My guest today is Ben Gagne-Maynard. After graduating from Boston University, Ben spent two years teaching in Hartford, Connecticut through Teach for America. After Teach for America, Ben continued his service in a different form. He currently works for the Tennessee Department of Education. Ben...
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National Service Series: Kerri Murphy
My guest today is Kerri Murphy (@kerrimup), a current employee at Intel, and a former NYC public school teacher. After college, Kerri spent two years in the Peace Corps where she served as a teacher on a banana plantation in Costa Rica. Kerri and I discuss her time in the Peace Corps, the benefit...
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National Service Series: Jurvis Tan
My guest today is Jurvis Tan (@jurvistan), a Singapore native and current student at Santa Monica College in Los Angeles. Jurvis is the co-founder of Undertide Apps (@undertideco), a company that matches talented high school students to fulfilling and challenging technical projects. As a citizen…
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National Service Series: Dipan Patel
My guest today is Dipan Patel, a deep thinker who shares his unique perspectives on the importance of experiencing multiple cultures.
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A deep dive into all things interesting and complicated.
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