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Tim Ferriss · 2023-09-01

The Random Show with Tim Ferriss & Kevin Rose — Affordable Luxuries, Brain Stimulation, and More!

The Random Show with Tim Ferriss & Kevin Rose — Affordable Luxuries, Brain Stimulation,  and More!

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Domaine Tempier Bandol 2021

Domaine Tempier

“it's fantastic. It's really nice”
“It was recommended to me, actually bought for me by a friend... and it's fantastic. It's really nice.”— Tim Ferriss
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MoonSwatch (Omega x Swatch Speedmaster)

Omega x Swatch

“looks amazing... such a fun watch”
“the actual collaboration looks amazing. It looks just like the Speedmaster... It's such a fun watch.”— Kevin Rose
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Descript

Descript (inferred)

“some great tools out there... we have also tested and used”
“there are some great tools out there that can interact with transcripts that we have also tested and used in the past, like Descript.”— Tim Ferriss
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The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics

Dennis O'Neil

“incredibly useful... The writing itself is spectacular”
“I found it incredibly useful and also hilarious. The writing itself is spectacular. I thought it was spectacular.”— Tim Ferriss
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Stories of Your Life and Others

Ted Chiang

“absurdly, absurdly good... my starting point”
“he's absurdly, absurdly good... So Ted Chiang for science fiction would be my starting point.”— Tim Ferriss
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The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss

“fucking incredible... completely blew his mind”
“The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, which is fucking incredible... It completely blew his mind.”— Tim Ferriss
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The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

“usually my trainer... I'll usually break them in with”
“is usually my trainer for people who are non-fiction purists... I'll usually break them in with The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.”— Tim Ferriss
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The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie

“really fun... really, really, really good”
“I'm in the middle of listening to The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, and it is really fun. It is really, really, really good.”— Tim Ferriss
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Give Yourself Permission to Be Creative (TED Talk)

Ethan Hawke

“so good and so powerful. I really, really recommend everybody check it out”
“it is so good and so powerful. I really, really recommend everybody check it out.”— Tim Ferriss
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Somnee

Somnee

“definitely check that out... Matt was impressed with the result”
“you wear it 15 minutes before you go to sleep, and it's supposed to just really improve your sleep quality... So definitely check that out.”— Kevin Rose
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friend.tech

friend.tech

“worth people just kicking the tires on it”
“It's a fascinating social experiment. I don't know where it's going to go, but I think it's worth people just kicking the tires on it.”— Kevin Rose
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Gold

Haleh Liza Gafori

“reread now multiple times”
“I also have reread now multiple times this collection of newly translated Rumi, called Gold, by Haleh Liza Gafori.”— Tim Ferriss
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Night Sky with Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong

“I read his first book, which blew my mind... I was so impressed”
“I was so impressed... it still put me into the cosmic philosophical washing machine and fucked me up.”— Tim Ferriss
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Japanese Death Poems

Yoel Hoffmann (inferred)

“It's fantastic... it's fucking amazing”
“There's a book called Japanese Death Poems. It's fantastic.”— Kevin Rose
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Three Simple Lines

Natalie Goldberg

“it's fantastic. It's a really good book”
“She has a book called Three Simple Lines, which is about haiku and it's fantastic. It's a really good book.”— Kevin Rose
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Writing Down the Bones

Natalie Goldberg

“That is a great book. Great book”
“Writing Down the Bones. That is a great book. Great book.”— Tim Ferriss
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Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master

Patricia Donegan and Yoshie Ishibashi (inferred)

“definitely worth picking up”
“it's Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master. That's the one I purchased... definitely worth picking up.”— Kevin Rose
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Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

Dan Flores

“It's a fascinating book. It's really, really interesting”
“It's a fascinating book. It's really, really interesting... It was a good book. It was a good book.”— Tim Ferriss
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Great Lakes Collagen

Great Lakes

“a brand that Rhonda takes, I'm a fan of”
“Great Lakes, no affiliation, a brand that Rhonda takes, I'm a fan of.”— Kevin Rose
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Brodo bone broth

Brodo

“The best broth... It's my go-to broth. Brodo is fantastic”
“The best broth, kills everything on the shelves... It's my go-to broth. Brodo is fantastic.”— Kevin Rose
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Aesop hand sanitizer

Aesop

“they smell amazing”
“They make little tiny baby hand sanitizers now. And they smell amazing.”— Kevin Rose
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Kre-Alkalyn (buffered creatine)

NOW Sports

“it eliminated all my stomach issues”
“It's buffered creatine. Dude, it eliminated all my stomach issues... it's done by NOW Sports.”— Kevin Rose
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Cold Pod

The Cold Pod (inferred)

“I've been really impressed with this thing... it's been a game changer for me”
“I've been really impressed with this thing... And it's been a game changer for me.”— Tim Ferriss
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Bellwether coffee roaster

Bellwether

“I've been very impressed with their consistency”
“The lowest carbon imprint coffee that you can purchase... I've been very impressed with their consistency.”— Tim Ferriss
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OneSkin

OneSkin

“I'm pretty impressed”
“I'm three months in and I'm starting to notice little tiny changes just in skin quality and less bumpiness... in general, I'm pretty impressed.”— Kevin Rose
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ProMix protein

ProMix

“Attia's favorite protein... insanely, insanely clean”
“this is Attia's favorite protein... it's just insanely, insanely clean. Grass fed, hormone-free cows, minimally processed.”— Kevin Rose
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Toshiba Low-Carb Rice Cooker (fuzzy logic)

Toshiba

“I thought was pretty awesome... I couldn't tell the difference”
“It cuts the carbs by 37 percent reduction in carbohydrate... It does not spike me nearly as much as the full rice.”— Kevin Rose
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Boodles gin

Boodles

“I like the less botanical gins. So I'll do a Boodles”
“I like the less botanical gins. So I'll do a Boodles or something that's just less botanical.”— Kevin Rose
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Airalo

Airalo

“the easiest, most reliable approach that I've found”
“for cellular data overseas. And it is the easiest, most reliable approach that I've found to cellular data overseas.”— Tim Ferriss
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Google Fi

Google

“Google Fi is just insane... the cheapest... It's great, man”
“Google Fi is just insane because internationally they give you coverage in just so many countries... Their data plans are the cheapest that are out there.”— Kevin Rose
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VUSXX (Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund)

Vanguard

“the Vanguard fund that I use... I think it's a no-brainer”
“VUSXX is the Vanguard fund that I use, and I think it's a no-brainer in that it's a hundred percent treasury-based.”— Kevin Rose
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Nvidia stock (NVDA)

Nvidia

“the dominant player in this space... I hold some”
“Nvidia is the dominant player in this space... I think long-term it's going to be a $3 trillion company.”— Kevin Rose
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AMD stock (AMD)

AMD

“I think AMD is a good cheap play”
“I think AMD is a good cheap play for this... AMD is way cheaper than Nvidia right now.”— Kevin Rose
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Nintendo stock (NTDOY)

Nintendo

“a nibble for me is Nintendo... could be interesting”
“a nibble for me is Nintendo... There's a lot of IP locked up there in Nintendo. I think that that could be interesting.”— Kevin Rose
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Illumination/Nintendo (inferred)

“Amazing movie”
“Super Mario Bros. Second highest box office sales of all animated films. The Super Mario Bros. Amazing movie.”— Kevin Rose

The guest's own work

ProductBy the guest

Maui Nui Venison

Maui Nui Venison

“bone broth from axis deer from Maui, which is from Maui Nui Venison... the collagen and protein levels are fucking bananas.”— Kevin Rose
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CØCKPUNCH Coffee

Tim Ferriss

“So this is the latest CØCKPUNCH Coffee, which it's very pretty... This is Bombay Sidama Ethiopia.”— Tim Ferriss

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Omega Speedmaster

Omega

“the most popular watch in the world for watch nerds... the most recognizable watch, would be the Speedmaster, which is the watch that was worn to the Moon.”— Kevin Rose
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Arrival

Denis Villeneuve (inferred)

“The movie Arrival was based on one of his short stories. I mean, the guy is so, so fantastic.”— Tim Ferriss
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Devotions

Mary Oliver

“I've been delving back into Mary Oliver. I read her collection, Devotions.”— Tim Ferriss
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Dream Work

Mary Oliver

“I recently bought a small collection called Dream Work, which I haven't finished. So in disclosure, if you read it and you hate it...”— Tim Ferriss
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Time Is a Mother

Ocean Vuong

“this particular poet, I have not read this yet, but you can see this, it says Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong.”— Tim Ferriss
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The Sound of Water

Sam Hamill (inferred)

“So I bought a book called The Sound of Water. And then that led me to the Japanese Death Poems.”— Kevin Rose
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Yeti cooler

Yeti

“And I ended up buying a Yeti cooler to store ice in. So I have a few days of ice.”— Tim Ferriss