The Isaac Morehouse Podcast

Derek Carter was racing along the path to partnership at a large accounting firm. He had graduated college with an accounting degree and spent years busting his ass, taking on more responsibility and leading at a large regional firm. He was managing people and working with autonomy in a large organization. But his former colleague Levi Morehouse kept trying to sell him on leaving. They had worked together before Levi left to start Ceterus and had been pushing for Derek to join ever since. Eventually, Derek decided to make the leap into the startup world. He’s now the COO of Ceterus, one of the most innovative and fastest growing accounting startups in the country. Derek shares his backstory, from how he chose to pursue accounting, to deciding to leave his good job at a big firm to join a startup. Derek is an outstanding example of an implementer joining with a visionary to make big things happen. If you’re working in a traditional role and excited by the possibility of working with a startup, there's a ton of wisdom for you in this episode. Covered in this episode: - Leaning competitiveness from baseball - Deciding to pursue an accounting degree - What made Northwood University great - What are the common characteristics of accountants - Why public accountants need to learn how to sell to continuing progressing in their careers - Derek’s experience starting at a large public accounting firm - The disconnect between auditing classes in college and auditing reality - How did Derek decide to join Ceterus - Making the switch from a large established company to a startup - What does Derek look for when hiring for Ceterus - Making the decision to seek and eventually take on outside investment - Advice for implementors who want to work in cool fields, but don’t want to be visionaries - Opportunities at Ceterus Show notes and links to all books, articles, and resources mentioned are available at isaacmorehouse.com If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher

Today we're back at it and things get a little weird at first. We cover lots of stuff, and end with a deep dive on deep dives. Also we unveil a cool new totally free resource by Praxis! Philosophy in 30 Days - https://discoverpraxis.teachable.com/p/praxis-philosophy-course Mentioned in the episode: Subway, 'as if it's true', Brian Brenberg, Stanislavsky, barber shops, baristas, labels, Jewish meditation, Dallas Willard, social justice warriors, Sudbury Valley School, soccer, Why Haven't You Read this Book? Whitney Houston would have failed to mae it on American Idol, deep learning, philosophy in 30 days, Gregory Cokle, balance is boring. Recommendations: Punished by Reward, and Insult to Intelligence. If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

Is intellectual property law the foundation of an innovative society? Or a racket set up to protect entrenched businesses from competition? Stephan Kinsella joins the show this week to break it down. Stephan is a practicing patent attorney, a libertarian writer and speaker, Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF), and Founding and Executive Editor of Libertarian Papers. He is one of the clearest and most compelling thinkers on intellectual property law. We cover the historical context of IP law, the modern day consequences of copyright and patent monopolies, the flaws in common arguments for intellectual property laws and much more. Covered in this episode: - How did Stephan become interested in intellectual property? - His intellectual evolution on the topic of intellectual property - What are copyright, patent, trademarks, and trade secrets? - Where did the concept of intellectual property come from? - Which IP laws are the most harmful? - Fraud vs. Trademarks - Libertarian perspectives on IP - John Locke’s errors on property that affect us today - Why Innovation is stronger without IP (fashion, food, football) - Problems with trade secret law - Copyright law that existed under common law - Why IP is wrong from a deontological and consequentialist point of view - How would J.K. Rowling make a living without IP? - How to be principled about IP as an entrepreneur while not harming your company Show notes and links to all books, articles, and resources mentioned are available at isaacmorehouse.com If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher

Joseph Coker is a true renaissance man. He is a comedian and podcast/radio host based in Charleston, SC. He’s also a musician, jiu-jitsu instructor, and entrepreneur. In his early twenties, Joseph was married, living in europe, and working for a church. Life felt stable, but it soon turned chaotic. After losing his brother and going through a divorce in the span of six months Joseph realized he needed to make changes in his life. He sat down, evaluated his life, and set goals for what he wanted to accomplish. Now, he’s built a successful jiu-jitsu business, is headlining comedy shows, will soon be releasing a music EP, and hosts a podcast. Find out how Joseph bounced back from adversity, become an efficient learner in so many different disciplines. Covered in this episode: - Joseph’s early career plans - The impact of the renaissance man ideal - Anxiety about becoming a jack of all trades, but master of none - Moving to Europe, and then returning after a series of bad events - How he built his jiu-jitsu teaching business from cold calling schools to find students a few years ago to turning away kids today - How he started doing stand-up comedy - Joseph’s comedy writing process - How to engage the crowd at a comedy show - The process of writing music - The cliche of the suffering artist - Good songwriting is about empathy - Finding a producer for his new EP - Two songs from Joseph’s upcoming EP: Red Flag and Pompei Show notes and all links mentioned are available at isaacmorehouse.com If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

Today we squeezed in an episode before some weekend travel. We talk about conflicting moral intuitions on violence and just deserts, how the market empowers small groups without disempowering anyone else, why good ideas don't need subsidies, and how entertaining self-serious Facebookers can be. Mentioned in the episode: Kevin Johnson, Boogie Cousins, Lady Gaga, How Anonymity Enhances Civility, Qdoba, Heidegger, and more I'm forgetting. Recommendations: Five Characters in Search of Exit Twilight Zone episode, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

Lenny Magill is the founder and CEO of Glockstore, the largest retailer of Glock weapons, accessories, and parts in the world. The online store at Glockstore.com alone serves over 250,000 customers around the globe. Lenny is also very well known in the shooting community for his videos on shooting and self-defense. Lenny shares the story of his career, from growing up in Pennsylvania, and along all sorts of twists and turns from working in restaurants, radio DJing, selling advertising, producing TV shows, selling gun videos to now, running the largest Glock retailer in the world. This episode is two hours jam packed with amazing stories and powerful insights. You won’t want to miss a minute. Along the way - Lenny’s upbringing in Pennsylvania - From the path to medical school to dropping out - Moving to California and working in restaurants - How waiting tables opened an opportunity in radio - Lenny’s journey in the radio business - How radio news led to selling radio ads - Becoming a student when you have an incentive - Transition into cable TV - How he entered the gun business - Handing a rapidly changing video environment in the 90’s - Why you need to do great work no matter what job you have - The importance of time for concentrated thought about life, business, and who you want to be - What habits, tools, and techniques Lenny has used to create a happy, healthy, and successful life Show notes and all links mentioned are available at isaacmorehouse.com If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

Today TK's new mic got us a little distracted and caused some racially uncomfortable moments. We got over it. We dove into how weird it is that TK doesn't care to check tasks off his list after he's done them and how obsessed I am with list-checking. We discussed the danger of believing you are owed anything. We touched on positive rights (terrible) and negative rights (wonderful but still sometimes a trap), the weirdness of doing things you hate because they are "cheap" or "free", how not to build social capital, why learning to use Google beats everything else, and, most exciting to me, how to gain an edge by seeing the future as already here. "It's dead alright. I didn't kill it. It was dead when I got here." - Larry the Liquidator Mentioned in the episode: Wayne Dyer, Danny DeVito, Other People's Money, Breaking Smart, Taylor Pearson, TK's nephew schooling him in basketball, The Great Divorce, Michael Huemer, the ATR 2100, and lots more I'm forgetting. Recommendations: "Going All In" by Taylor Pearson, and The Problem of Political Authority by Michael Huemer. If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

This episode is all about football. Cameron Sorsby, Levi Morehouse, and Ian Vanhover join the show to break down everything from the start of the NFL season. From week one results to Tom Brady’s suspension, and how to create winning cultures. Also covered in this episode: - Is it weird to share a fantasy football team? - Why is deflate-gate still a thing? - Roger Goodell’s reputation and negative impact on the NFL - Notable moments and results from week one - The importance of a winning culture - How can you turn a losing culture into a winning culture - Why aren’t there better head coaches in the NFL? - When should teams fire coaches? - What are the incentives for franchises - Where are the next great quarterbacks? - Is football a dying sport? - What quarterbacks and teams will surprise people this year? Check out these previous episodes with Levi and Cameron: - Smart People Say Stuff About… Backup Plans w/ Cameron Sorsby and Levi Morehouse - Episode # 12 - Levi Morehouse on Ambition, Advice, and Enterprise - Episode # 53 - Beginner’s Guide to Startups Part 3 - Episode # 95 - Friday with Levi Unsung Entrepreneurs, Uber Class, 150 Year Lifespans, and More If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. Show notes, including all links mentioned in this episode, are available at isaacmorehouse.com All episodes of The Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on Soundcloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher

Kylon Gienger is a serial entrepreneur and the creator of The Successful Dropout Podcast. Since dropping out of college during freshman year Kylon has founded and co-founded companies in the construction, fitness, food, and online education industries. Seeing the ineffectiveness of traditional education and the rise of amazing alternatives, Kylon set out to create the ultimate resource for young people considering leaving college, or skipping it altogether, and so The Successful Dropout was born. Covered in this episode: - Kylon’s morning routine - How homeschool pushed Kylon towards entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship lessons from youth ministry - Is kidnapping a wedding tradition? - How leaving the Navy launched Kylon’s entrepreneurial journey - Starting and growing a painting company, a hot yoga studio, and a juice bar - Systems and risks for hiring employees - Deciding to branch out from one business into other businesses - Why Kylon started The Successful Dropout - Just in time learning vs. just in case learning - What’s next for The Successful Dropout If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. Show notes, including all links mentioned in this episode, are available at isaacmorehouse.com All episodes of The Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on Soundcloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher

Today we hit tons of stuff. TK and I open with a discussion of how small amounts of money or time can pay huge quality of life dividends. We lament the sadness of forcing kids into schools, discuss why a bad resume is like asking someone to pay you for nothing, and then dive into tons of listener questions. Thanks to: Georgia Houghton, Francisco, Matt Needham, Karen Morehouse, Caitlyn Scheel, Nate Baker, Dan Sanchez, Zak Slayback, Maxine Cox, Wanda Lough, and Connor Jeffers for awesome questions. -How to be a successful entrepreneur? -How to work remotely, and pros/cons? -Does Isaac remember his mother? -Least favorite thinkers? -Are your 20's as good as it gets? -Does interest in electoral politics make you less free? (Yes) -Best way to start a new routine? -Alternatives to STEM degrees? -Innovations we like but don't know how to make? Mentioned in the episode: Narnia, vacation, Chucky, Poking Hobbes in the Eye, The Student vs. The Entrepreneur Approach to Learning, The Mandela Effect, Horror Movie Epistemology, Tim Chermak, lightning learning, Tesla, time travelers, aliens, NDT, and a bunch more stuff. Recommendations: PHI, and Beyond the Blame Game. This and all episodes are available on on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher. Rate and review if you like it!

Tim Chermak is the founder of Platform, the digital marketing agency for real estate agents. Tim educated himself outside of the school system, consistently invested in himself, and learned valuable skills to build a consulting career and then a company. If you are or want to be an entrepreneur, you’ll love this episode. Tim shares his stories from getting his first clients as a marketing consultant to shifting his consulting business into a scalable digital marketing company and the challenges along the way. *The episode kicks off with NFL talk, skip ahead to the 18:00-minute mark for marketing and entrepreneurship content - NFL Talk: Teddy Dridgewater, Vikings vs. Lions, Quarterbacks, Rational Choice and NFL coaches - Tim’s career path from political campaign intern to founder of Platform - The advantages young people have when entering new fields - How Tim landed his first client (as a marketing consultant) - The value of raising your prices - Using a book as a sales tool - Learning to work ON your business, not IN your business - Investing in yourself, even when you can’t “afford” it - Tim’s impact on Isaac’s first book “The Future of School” If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. Show notes, including all links mentioned in this episode, are available at isaacmorehouse.com All episodes of The Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on Soundcloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher

TK is back this week as we explore whether or not beauty is objective, the difference between morality and justice, why the least applicable advice is the best, and what legendary rap producer Suge Knight had to say about Praxis. Recommendations: On the Origins of Money by Carl Menger, Toward an Empirical Theory of Natural Rights by John Hasnas, and fisheconomics.org This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher. Give us a review on iTunes!

George Beall is a co-founder of Everipedia, an open encyclopedia that takes puts more power in the hands of the public. In his first year of college, George founded a plug and play touchscreen tile technology company that he sold prior to joining Everipedia. George is a perfect example of learning from experience. Jumping into projects that interest him without waiting for permission or credentials. Covered in this episode: - What is wrong with Wikipedia? - Is Wikipedia censoring information? - The bureaucracy of editing on Wikipedia - How do you convince people of a problem they may not be aware of? - What are Everipedia’s biggest challenges - George’s origin story - Creating Touch Tiles as a college freshman - Learning from experience vs. a classroom - Goals for Everipedia ----------------- If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. Show notes, including all links mentioned in this episode, are available at isaacmorehouse.com All episodes of The Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on Soundcloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher

Pulled a fast one on you today! TK is occupied in Chicago at a family wedding and told me the house he's staying in is way too loud and full of nieces and nephews to record today. I called him a wimp. He laughed. Keeping with the family theme, today my brother Levi Morehouse steps in as TK's replacement. He's the Founder & CEO of Ceterus (ceterus.com), which provides cloud-based accounting and bookkeeping for franchise owners. Levi is a ridiculously successful entrepreneur, father, and offensive fouler on the basketball court. It was just like growing up. I did most of the talking, he made most of the sense. Some of the things we discuss: -If you lived to 150, how would that change your lifestyle today? -Could you learn more as an Uber driver than a student? -Philosophers vs. Tony Robbins -Choosing what to do based on what it does to you, instead of what it does for the world -Unsung entrepreneurs (and how Levi's company helps them!) -Smart drugs Recommendations: BOLD by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler, Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher.

This episode is a short audio essay on one of the most life-changing mindsets I've found. Economics is the most powerful social discipline. It also has tremendous potential to improve our lives on the individual level. Not by understanding the stock market and making money, but by seeing the world through the lens of rational choice theory. The minute you do, problems and challenges become opportunities and possibilities. The world becomes a series of games. All actions become a source of information and enlightenment. Economics helps you navigate relationships with others, and your own process of self-knowledge and self-improvement. When you assume rationality, you can begin to peel back and understand the preferences, information, and incentives that cause people to do what they do.

This week's guest is Mitchell Earl, the co-author of Don't Do Stuff You Hate and a Praxis participant working at Ceterus, one of the INC 5000 fastest growing companies in the country. Topics covered in this episode: - Mitchell’s journey from growing up in rural Oklahoma to writing his first book and working at a fast-growing startup in South Carolina. - Life lessons from livestock and meat evaluation - Why do so many young people want to go to law school? - Being entrepreneurial as a college student: Freelance writing and photography - The “Don’t Do Stuff You Hate” origin story - Lessons learned from writing a book - Mitchell’s next book - Tension between getting things done and getting things perfect - The benefits of co-writing a book Don't do stuff you hate is now available on Amazon. Visit dontdostuffyouhate.com for a free preview of the book. --------------- If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. Show notes, including all links mentioned in this episode, are available at isaacmorehouse.com All episodes of The Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Today TK became inexplicably obsessed with me respecting his name (also he's getting a haircut for the first time in years so he's respecting his mane...ba-dum!) We talk a little about PDP's and persistence without doing stuff you hate, then we dive into tons of great questions from: Eric Olson, Sigal Sharabani, Andrew Stover, Simon Fraser, Thomas Bogle, Michael Hogan, Julia Patterson, Jeff Till, Forrest Plaster, Gabe Mitchell, Philip Gross, and Kelly Hackman. Some of the questions were: Can you promote my book? (Yes! See below) Can order exist without state monopolies, even when bad people want to do bad things? The Terminator-like future of Praxis How to get important people to do favors for you Why is success specific but failure is universal? (or is it?) Should you cut negative people out of your life? (Yes) Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson duets How to get off the conveyor belt Hayek and the size and structure of companies Is boredom good? Is the German school system good? Lessons from seeing life as a game Mentioned in the episode: Blake Boles, Taking a Walk as a Revolutionary Act, Noble Boredom, Ronald Coase, The Pretense of Knowledge, The Use of Knowledge in Society, Robert Heinlein, Ursela Le Guin, Don't Do Stuff You Hate (now on Amazon!) Today's recommendations: The Option Method by Bruce Di Marsico, The Optimistic Child by Martin Seligman. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher. Eric's Book: Why Every President Sucked - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1929635985/why-every-president-sucked-hardcover-book

Connor Jeffers is the Director of Revenue Operations at Dose Media, one of the world’s fastest growing digital media startups. Dose uses innovative testing to create massively viral content on their popular sites OMGfacts.com and Dose.com. Connor shares how he built his career from interning at an education startup to becoming Director of Revenue Operations at Dose in only a few years. He tells you how to get hired at a startup, how to stand out once you are there, and how to leave a job without burning bridges. Also covered in this episode: - How Dose uses testing and experimentation to create viral content - How Facebook is flipping the advertising world on its head - Trends in how people consume content online (Hint: Not on your website) - Connor’s smart house - How to get noticed and hired by a startup - How to move on from a job without burning bridges - The value of changing “maybe we should” ideas, into “can I?” solutions - Connor’s favorite books and podcasts right now If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. Show notes, including all links mentioned in this episode, are available at isaacmorehouse.com This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher.

TK and I get into discussion on a recent post I did about working your butt off before trying to optimize your life, and his story of learning the "carry the tray". Then we dive into a little philosophy and explore crappy arguments for and against the supernatural, aliens, immortality, God, and more. Mentioned in the episode: Carl Sagan, Bertrand Russell's Problem of Philosophy, not finding yourself until you know how to work, game theory, carrying the tray, John Hasnas, Descartes, the Socratic method, Steven Brams, and more I'm probably forgetting. Recommendations: Superior Beings, and, The Fabric of the Cosmos. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Lots of people have ideas, not many take action and create valuable products. Derek Magill, Director of Marketing at Praxis and Voice & Exit, turned a frustrating problem into nohipsterstocks.com in the course of a day. Instead of complaining or talking about your ideas, what lightning project could you be creating this week? Also in this episode, you will learn: - How side projects create value for you and your business - How to make decisions on outsourcing vs. doing the work yourself - How to persuade by showing, not telling - How treating yourself like a company changes your mindset - The value of answering questions on Quora - How to bring an abundance mindset to your work - How spending your own money at work is a great investment in your career Full show notes including all links mentioned in this episode are at isaacmorehouse.com Show your support by leaving a review on iTunes. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Today we dive deep into the ideas behind a single chapter of a (weird but fascinating) book TK recommended called, "Sex, Drugs, Einstein, & Elves". It's about language, and to what extent our vocabulary actually alters our reality, not merely our attempts to give expression to it. Discussed in the episode: Marc Andreesson, George Lakoff, Ben Horowitz, Wayne Dyer, Seth Godin, Terrence McKenna, Clifford Pickover, Robert Anton Wilson, general semantics theory. Recommendations: Lexicon, and, The Tyranny of Words Also, sign up to get mid-week quick-hits every Wednesday at isaacmorehouse.com. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Aaron Watson is a two-time national ultimate frisbee champion and the host of Going Deep with Aaron. On “Going Deep” Aaron has interviewed Wired Magazine founder Kevin Kelly, Chris Guillebeau, Taylor Pearson and over 100 other entrepreneurs, authors, and interesting human beings. This episode is a wide-ranging conversation with Aaron covering: - The benefits of starting a podcast - Life lessons from sports - Goals vs. processes - How to prepare for podcast interviews - Beginners Guide to Snapchat - The creator vs. consumer experiences on Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat - The relationship between work and happiness - And more If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. Show notes, including links mentioned in this episode, are available at isaacmorehouse.com This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher

Today we take a few Ask Isaac questions and dive into the problem of asking your ideology to be an all-consuming identity. Political philosophy needn't be life philosophy, religious beliefs needn't be aesthetic preferences, networks built around one thing needn't serve every other thing. You'll probably end up a perpetually frustrated crusader if you don't realize this. Thanks to David Richelson and Leonard Marino for great listener questions! -How to tell the different between stuff you hate and stuff that challenges you in a good way? -Better to have a too long or too short bucket list? Mentioned in this episode: H.L. Mencken, Man's Search for Meaning, The Twighlight Zone, the good life, bucket lists, hard work vs. hated work. Recommendations from this episode: How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World, How to Win Friends and Influence People. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Kevin Geary (previous guest of this podcast) brings me on his Revolutionary Parent Radio to discuss raising kids who have entrepreneurial know-how. You can't teach entrepreneurship. Attempts to do so are silly. But, you can provide an environment that allows the entrepreneurial spark we all have to grow. School and authoritarian structures do just the opposite. The best thing is to first do no harm. Get out of the way. Remove the things that artificially increase the cost of failure, dampen curiosity and experimentation, and provide too-quick answers from experts to be memorized and regurgitated. Even if your kid will never start a business, the traits being crushed through the conveyor belt mindset are the very traits needed to succeed at any form of employment in the near future. Check out Kevin's stuff at revolutionaryparent.com.

TK and I only had twenty minutes today so we ran down a few things that grind our gears, discussed the good side of being bad, why trying to be what you're not is the greatest evil, why the NBA's Eastern Conference is a big joke, why Thomas Hobbes is the root of all bad social theory, and more. Recommended in the episode: Anarchy Unbound, Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves. Rate and review if you like the podcast!

Would you put yourself into an environment where learning becomes an activity that you hate and for which you hope that it will last as short as possible? Connor Boyack told himself that if he would not do that to himself, than he shouldn’t do it to his children. Education should be based on letting children discover new passions through creativity and an incentivized environment - same things that are chronically absent from mainstream education which deals with aggregates and not with individuals. Connor does great work writing books for children that are based on stories about liberty, including ‘translating’ ideas from ‘I, Pencil’ and ‘The Law. Check out his work at connorboyack.com and passiondriveneducation.com

Today is another FwTK/Ask Isaac combo where we take questions submitted via the website and live questions from Facebook. Covered in the episode: TK admits, "I'm angry at everybody", we answer a few tough questions about choosing alternatives to college and dealing with skeptical parents, as well as how to build a network outside of school. Plus an assortment of other great questions, including: What ideas are we wrestling with? What can a 12 year old do to earn money? Should sweatshops be banned? One-on-one basketball matchup predictions? Should people who love liberty be more vocal about racial issues? What podcasts do we listen to? The WNBA? Thanks to Vake, Tim, Morgan, Cameron (and Derek), Edward, Billy, Walter, Danny, Simon, and Don for questions. Recommendations: The Most Dangerous Superstition, by Larken Rose, The State is Out of Date, by Gregory Sams, the brand spanking new discoverpraxis.com and the video there!

Famous philosophers advocated separation of church and state on the basis that such a connection would corrupt both institutions. I oppose state established education on the same grounds - it undermines diversity, eliminates competition between beliefs and ideas, creating the illusion of schooling being equal to education.

This Friday TK and I are taking a break from live discussion...but you still get to hear his ideas! This episode is a chapter from the audiobook version of Why Haven't You Read This Book? The episode includes the book's introduction as well as a chapter, read by Mitchell Earl, that tells TK's story of throwing caution to the wind and traveling cross country to audition for American Idol. Next week we'll be back taking listener questions, so send them our way via isaacmorehouse.com, email, or social! Enjoy, and download a free chapter of the audiobook at whyrtb.com. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Entrepreneur, podcaster, free thinker and BFF Jeff Till joins me to expand on a Facebook post about “doublespeak” or “doublethink” where a policy idea is mistaken for (or purposefully replaced by) a more genuine objective or desire. Here we talk myths about school, the law, the military, welfare, and regulation. Enjoy! The post the episode is based on: Just about every argument for school is actually an argument for the value of education that proves nothing about the value of school. Just about every argument for law is actually an argument for the value of order that proves nothing about the value of law. Just about every argument for welfare is actually an argument for the value of compassion that proves nothing about the value of welfare. Just about every argument for the military is actually an argument for the value of security that proves nothing about the value of the military. Just about every argument for regulation is actually an argument for the value of safety that proves nothing about the value of regulation. Doublespeak is alive and well. Those who succeed in making the name of their pet policy linguistically interchangeable with a basic universal value always get to play offense.

Praxis colleague, aviation buff, and all around interesting guy Zak Slayback comes back to the show to talk about the future, technology, progress, work, universal basic income, and much more. We discuss whether there is a "digital divide" between urban and rural populations, whether that has significance culturally or politically, the rate of technological change, how self-driving cars might disrupt the aviation industry, and whether a future of greater wealth and robots means income should be forcibly redistributed (hint: no). This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Today we discuss why you have to be free before you expect the world to, not the other way around. We talk about why politics is disempowering, why it's so hard to not let your job get in the way of your work, and why fringe theories are great for society. Recommended in the episode: But What if We're Wrong, Patterson in Pursuit, Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

To specialize or to generalize, that is the question - which I asked Chuck Grimmett, a web developer during the day and solver of interesting problems in creative ways during the night. Chuck likes to dabble into many things while searching for might be interesting, and has an interesting approach to learning which entails the importance of feedback, that he shared with me. Simple and tasty recipes can be found at cooklikechuck.com, while there is also a mouth watering podcast of his at snacktime.fm

Sometimes you just have to realize what it is to pass it. TK and I discuss the concept of "shit tests" and how interpreting disagreement and hate through this lens can keep you in your "zone of power" (TK's cheesy phrase). Recommendations from the episode: Pulling Your Own Strings by Wayne Dyer, How to Deal With Nasty People by Jay Carter, Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story by Harvey Pekar.

Highly acclaimed NYT bestselling author who has written 12 books, acquired education at some of the top institutions and managed to become a most prolific online content creator, Tom Woods joined me to talk about what gets him out of the bed every day and issues that he struggled with on his way to become an intellectual entrepreneur. Tom shared some personal stories and he talked about how he dealt with criticism from all sides of the ideological spectrum. We also covered plenty of topics, from academia and public speaking, to how Tom wrote a book on financial crisis in a month, and how to create your own opportunities instead of waiting for them to happen. Pay a visit to tomwoods.com which is abundant with great resources

TK and I cover a wide range of topics and I kind of went nuts taking more mic time than normal. Host privilege is real. Mentioned in the episode: Be Slightly Evil, Without Their Permission, Neil Gaiman, management books, Notes on the Synthesis of Form, Herbert Spencer, Tempo, The Gervais Principle, The Obedience-Entitlement Matrix, The Matrix (movie), Moral Technology, Generation Z, Coursera, Gatekeepers, Google AdWords, "Faithfully" by Journey and lots of other stuff I'm forgetting. Thanks to Zak Slayback for great ideas and recs, and Peter Neiger and Kelly Hackman for listener questions. Recommendations: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis, Social Statics by Herbert Spencer. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

A few basketball inspired thoughts on whether following your gut is better than planning an elaborate strategy.

Abbey Lovett is a soon to be Praxis participant who's always experimenting and believes entrepreneurship is more important for kids than academic subjects. She had a lemonade stand with employees at age of nine and she hasn't stopped. We discuss her education, the importance of debate, why her entrepreneurship camp failed, and how she made the decision to apply for Praxis.

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My family and I just moved to a new house and it's been a surprisingly hard adjustment. TK and I discuss how to handle moving, change, grief, and heartache, as well as what a sense of space means and how humans interact with light and their built environments. Mentioned in the episode: Christopher Alexander, Too Many Dirty Dishes, Tim Ferriss, Peter Thiel, Aslan, In Defense of Metaphor in Science Writing, Jeff Till's Five Hundred Years, George Lakoff, Your Brain is Not a Computer, Metaphors and Magic, Recommended: Space and Place, Landscapes of the Soul, A Timeless Way of Building This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

We live at a time when artificial intelligence is booming and major breakthroughs are happening, with a lot of people thinking about what is coming and how will it impact society. Robin Hanson is an economics professor at GMU with a background that ranges from philosophy, to physics and computer research. He joins me today to talk about his book ‘The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth’ which is shipping as we speak, where he outlines what he thinks will happen when humans become able to emulate a human brain in a machine. We discuss what are the things that might be different, what are those that will change less than we expect, and how social institutions will change once AI reaches such a level. Don’t skip his blog overcomingbias.com and you can order his new book from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Age-Em-Work-Robots-Earth/dp/0198754620

Today we discuss my threatening letter from the municipal business license office, TK's appearance on the Tom Woods show and some critical comments he received, whether believing in your own power is delusional, why wishful thinking is the source of all the good stuff, why faith is not the absence of logic but a remembrance of it, whether coding is a skill every will need or no one will need, old-timey radio voices, and more! Mentioned in the episode: Rebecca Black, Child's Play, Become a Rich Employee, Web Browsers Beat GPA's, Shaquille O'Neal shooting threes, C.S. Lewis, Marc Andreessen, Game of Thrones (no spoilers), and a lot more I'm probably forgetting. Oh, and believe it or not, this is the 100th episode of the podcast! Why is it numbers 68.5? Several episodes, like "Ask Isaac" and other special features are not numbered. But 100 total episodes posted nonetheless. Make sure to rate and review us if you like it! This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

A young tech company builds software for small businesses. It employs around 10-15 people and is currently hiring. That is a hypothetical situation which myself and Daniel Myers go through in this episode of the podcast, with me being the recruiter and Daniel a young prospect. Some standard questions that appear during almost every interview are covered, along with some of the ones that I personally like to ask on interviews. After the mock-up we also go through some of the basics concerning job interview preparation and the point of view that interviewees should take. Get in touch with Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-myers-3116b588/en

Did Malcolm Gladwell really get it wrong? People love to point out when a writer shares an idea that's oversimplified or could be misapplied if not interpreted wisely. Why don't they pick on the readers who are dumb enough to misinterpret it instead? Do ideas come first and bring about changes in technology and social institutions or do those changes come first and bring about new ideas? What does the answer mean when it comes to creativity? Can you control your ideas without stifling creativity? What does it mean to have 100% equity in the startups in your head vs. 5% in those you actually create? Mentioned in the episode: The Nirvana Fallacy, Kristen Stewart, Twilight, Malcolm Gladwell and his detractors, Scott Berkun, Agere Sequiter Credere, Paul Cantor's Commerce & Culture, Blake Lively, Sir Mix-A-Lot, The Waking Life, Apparition, The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Bruce Levine, Thundersqueak, Youth Pastors, and more that I'm forgetting. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Most people see traveling as something of a luxury, instead of an investment into discovering different places and people. Most importantly traveling is an investment into discovering yourself. Ryan and Amanda’s first trip together was just a great excursion, but after completing it they realized that what they want is to wander the world. Experiences that they had in different countries, how they fund their traveling, what strains they faced and their plans for years that come are some of the things that I had the opportunity to talk to them about, and there are plenty of topics that we haven’t even touched upon. Make sure to visit theworldwanderers.com where you can find great advice on traveling.

Today TK and I take questions in near real-time, submitted via Facebook while we were recording. Careful, this one's hot! How to not get stuck being a "wantrepreneur" How to test an idea before launch How to get better at quitting stuff you hate The psychological impact of entrepreneurship vs. FOMO Why Kobe is greater than LeBron Maps vs. territory Grad school Remote work cultures The 'corporatization' of college Drugs Fixing your hook in golf What parts of the college bundle will be next to get disrupted? Egoism My bad grammar TK's plans to remake the NBA to be more like the WWE What's the next fad career? Thanks to: Matt, Tom, Ben, Jonathan, Liz, Carl, Gabe, Ken, Andrew, Daniel, and Michael for your questions! Submit them anytime on this website or via Facebook. Mentioned in this episode: T.M.T.S., Breaking Smart, Metaphors We Live By, a Few of my Praxis Videos, and a bunch more stuff. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Something is rotten in the state of education, and Zak Slayback comes back to the show to talk about his upcoming book that deals with this: The End of School. Although his attitude to the current situation in education may sound a bit negative, his is quite optimistic about the future of education, if the paradigms finally change. We talk about where the idea for this book comes from, what he sees as the purpose of education and for whom this book is meant for. Both kindle and hardcopy of his upcoming can be preordered either on Amazon or by Zak’s website where you can also find his articles http://zakslayback.com

*Spoiler Alert - listen after you've seen the movie!* My son NL (age 11) joins me again for a movie review. This time we enter the Marvel universe and take on the newest Avengers film, "Captain America Civil War".

Today we tackle a little bit of everything in this 'Fridays with TK episode', merged with 'Ask Isaac'. -The Valley of the Shadow of Debt and how to avoid it. -Are boys are girls treated differently? What does it mean? -How to sell unpopular ideas? Should you reform or revolutionize? -What does Kobe Bryant's 20 year tenure with a single team mean? -Can we survive without government? -What's up with the graph about physicians and administrators? -How do you deal with internet fame you didn't want? Mentioned in the episode: Robert Anton Wilson, Karl Hess, James P. Carse, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Kobe Bryant, John Hasnas, Howard Thurman.

*Forgive the echo in the audio. New microphone and live interview gave us some issues. Some forty episodes ago, comedy was just a side gig for Jeremy McLellan but now he is moving to make it his full-time job. On this episode we talk about corporate vs bar comedy and whether things that we like doing become less likable when people start doing them as their income sources. Reputation is king in the comedy business, so we also covered the issue of joke thieving, dealing with hecklers, offending people, apologizing and other strategies, as well as one of the biggest questions every business faces - what is my price? Go to fb/JeremyMcLellanComedy or check out his website jeremymclellan.com