70 Episodes

  1. Austin Buchan on Democratizing Access to College and Helping Students Cope with Failure

    Published: 11/20/2018

  2. Derek Thompson on Google X, Embracing Failure, and Making Hits

    Published: 11/6/2018

  3. Jordan Selleck on Navy SEALS, Start-Ups, and Persistence Through Failure

    Published: 10/23/2018

  4. James Clear on Habits, Decision-Making, and Continuous Improvement

    Published: 10/9/2018

  5. Chelsey Korus on Turning Tragedy into a Love Story

    Published: 9/25/2018

  6. Susan Henderson On How to Deal with Failure & Critique

    Published: 9/11/2018

  7. Neil Pasricha on How Seeking Approval Can Lead to Failure

    Published: 8/28/2018

  8. Caroline Webb on How to Build Resilience in the Face of Failure

    Published: 8/14/2018

  9. Shane Snow on His Personal Failures and The Power of Storytelling

    Published: 7/31/2018

  10. Jessica Bennett on Becoming the First Gender Editor of The New York Times & How Failure Furthered Her Career

    Published: 7/17/2018

  11. Chris Kresser on Challenging the Status Quo in Medicine and How Failure Can Be a Blessing in Disguise

    Published: 7/3/2018

  12. Wayetu Moore on Escaping Liberia's Civil War and Creating a Nonprofit to Improve Literacy in Underrepresented Cultures

    Published: 6/19/2018

  13. Thor Conklin on Buying a Company with $1M of Fake Inventory

    Published: 6/12/2018

  14. Dr. Tasha Eurich on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Using Self-Awareness to Cope with Failure

    Published: 6/5/2018

  15. Ari Meisel of Less Doing on Overcoming Crohn's, Recovering from $3M of Debt and Building a Successful Coaching Company

    Published: 5/29/2018

  16. Jordan Harbinger on Being Fired From The Art Of Charm & Viewing Failure as an Opportunity to be Even Greater.

    Published: 5/22/2018

  17. Sarah Robb O'Hagan: Fired from Virgin & Laid Off by Atari to then be Named One of the Most Creative People in Business

    Published: 5/15/2018

  18. Case Lawrence: Surviving the 2008 Recession to Creating a World Wide Brand with Over 300 Locations

    Published: 5/8/2018

  19. Laurie A. Watkins on Reducing Stress Through a Healthy Lifestyle - Advice from Barack Obama's Campaign Policy Director

    Published: 5/1/2018

  20. Nir Eyal: How to Cope with Failure by Viewing Everything as Prom

    Published: 4/24/2018

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On Famous Failures, I interview the world's most interesting people about their failures and what they learned from them.