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2026
Emma Camp - Why Gen Z Is Afraid of Rejection: Dating, Therapy Culture & Housing (Ep. 331)
Infinite Loops · Oct 2026 · 76:31
“he walked me into the library and he pointed at the encyclopedia britannica and he said read that ”
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar: IPO, AI Rivalries, New Device, and Spending $100B+ on Compute
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jun 2026 · 12:48
“i think about when i grew up and the encyclopedia britannicas showed up at the front door in northern ireland in a tiny little community in the middle of the troubles it was like the clouds parted ”
Stewart Brand, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Prophet, on Life’s Most Important Principle
The Ezra Klein Show · Apr 2026 · 49:52
“they all studied diderot's encyclopedia and they came up with their own encyclopedia called the encyclopedia britannica ”
Stanford Neuroscientist: Can’t Remember Your Dreams? Your Brain May Be Warning You!
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Apr 2026 · 27:26
“i would pick up the encyclopedia britannica and i would flip through it and hope they had an article about the thing that i wanted to know about ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2022
#637: Stephen Wolfram — Personal Productivity Systems, Richard Feynman Stories, Computational Thinking as a Superpower, Perceiving a Branching Universe, and The Ruliad... The Biggest Object in Metascience
The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2022 · 35:16
“i own the set of encyclopedia britannica that he bought when he was i think forty three years old ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
2021
Starling Bank: Building a $1.5 Billion Business Against The Odds: Anne Boden
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Nov 2021 · 5:52
“it bought me a twentyfour volume set of exactly ple the britannica ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
2020
#138 Alexander Graham Bell
Founders · Aug 2020 · 49:52
“he had brought he had purchased a new set of the encyclopedia britannica and had announced that he was going to read it from start to finish ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
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