The Tim Weichselbaum Show

If you're the kind of person who likes to go kayaking, hit up a coffee shop, and dabble in the ukulele, you're obsolete. Society isn't meant for well-rounded people with varied hobbies anymore. It's designed specifically for isolated addicts who engorge themselves to the point of losing their relationships. We also get into the afterlife bureaucracy. Social hierarchies absolutely follow you when you die. If you don't have any earthly clout or a few billion dollars to grease the wheels, get ready to sit in a purgatory waiting room for 80,000 years just because they don't know who you are. Other stuff I talk about: vibe-coding an options trading algorithm with GPT-5.2 , losing tens of thousands of dollars on 0 DTE SPX trades , why DJs are going straight to hell even if they cure diseases, and why people who complain about "bad takes" are nobodies. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OoKM7i9pTq0

In this episode, we open up by checking in on the psychology of the elite and the Jeffrey Epstein files, before pivoting to a lesson on inflation and vocabulary: if you only have $45 million, you aren't a millionaire—you are just a "thousand-thousandaire". Later, we tackle the branding crisis of the cosmos. "The Solar System" is a boring name, and we investigate whether the galaxy owes trademark royalties to the Mars candy company for the use of "Milky Way". We also brainstorm better corporate sponsors for the universe, like Nabisco or Chiquita. Finally, we get into the "guru" section. I give an update on my trading app, OptionsAware, which "still sucks" but helps me rank daily opportunities. I explain why I'm selling puts, hedging my bets, and why—despite everything—I remain incredibly bullish on Campbell's Soup. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt85u2Dmoro

After battling through numerous false starts, Tim records this episode while feeling "rusty" and dealing with a headache, jaw pain, and debilitating fatigue. This episode is a candid look at the grind of a solo developer, the frustrations of building a new product from scratch, and the personal toll it takes. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHM_I8eCz74

Tim is back! After more than a month away developing a new app, he returns for Episode 115 with guest Mike Dragon for a sprawling, deep-dive conversation. The discussion starts with a surprisingly frank and personal look at ALS disease before spiraling into a grand theory of everything, where Tim posits that all complex systems—from DNA and viruses to Bitcoin and financial markets—are fundamentally a form of language. From there, they dissect the psychology of wealth, recent political events, the culture of the Austin comedy scene, and the intricate details of Tim's new FinTech application. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1940gPwvmY

This was a pseudoscience-heavy episode where I lean heavily into the ChatGPT psychosis I've been cultivating for over a year. It was a long episode where I introduce a hypothesis on intracellular communication, which could possibly shed light on ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases. At least that's what I'm telling myself to feel like I'm doing something important. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EumCuHWGHQw

This episode kicks off with a take on marketing — not as a weakness, but as something Tim believes he could excel at, if only he had a product worth pushing. That launches a long-form, semi-improvised dive into the mind of Steve Jobs: not just the public myth, but the obsessive, detail-driven version that cared as much about keynotes as he did about hardware. There's admiration here, but also satire, with a focus on why Jobs' ideas actually landed — and how most people completely miss the point. From there, the monologue expands into a chaotic but intentional meditation on logic, genius, and cultural mythmaking. Van Gogh becomes a case study in misunderstood brilliance. Jesus is examined as a PR story with missing context. Even Trump shows up, framed as someone who operates (however messily) according to internal logic. It’s loose, fast, and unapologetically nonlinear — but underneath the tangents, there’s a steady argument about what it means to speak truth in public. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s6NEM2q7Pio

In episode 112 of The Tim Weichselbaum Show, Tim dives deep into a complex neuroscience project he's spearheading. The project aims to experimentally test a hypothesis about how the brain unifies sensory information from different modalities, like vision and language, into a cohesive understanding. Tim explains that this in silico experiment utilizes fMRI data, computer modeling, AI, and machine learning to investigate where and how the brain creates a "unified semantic workspace." The core idea is that diverse inputs, such as watching a movie or listening to a story, are ultimately translated into a common "language" within the brain. Tim notes this interdisciplinary project draws on cognitive neuroscience, data science, computer science, and AI. He also suggests that understanding these fundamental brain processes could eventually contribute to research on brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0P2NlZbVIc

So, Tim hit record for Ep 111 and just let his brain spill out. We're talking identity crises right out the gate, the weird science of music and reality, and the frustrating life of a "polymath" who knows a bit about everything (and isn't afraid to say it). He covers old business wins, why self-help gurus piss him off, the illusion of separation, and somehow ties racial realism to astrology (don't ask). It's chaotic, opinionated, maybe a little arrogant, but definitely honest. Basically, Tim processing the world in real-time. Give it a listen if you're up for the ride. (Warning: unfiltered language inside) Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPR4VUQRRsQ

In this milestone 110th episode, Tim Weichselbaum takes a reflective break from his usual content format to look back on the podcast's journey over the past 3+ years. He shares his personal experience with sobriety and how quitting alcohol has transformed both his social interactions and creative process. The episode explores how alcohol previously served as a social facilitator in his comedy career and discusses the challenges of performing and connecting with audiences without it. Tim dives into his unique way of perceiving patterns and meaning in the world, touching on how his thought processes differ from typical approaches. Throughout the episode, he weaves in philosophical musings about semantics, reality, and how everything is defined by its distinctions from other things. He briefly explores scientific concepts like brain lateralization and information theory while acknowledging the burnout he's been experiencing from working on various intellectual projects. The conversation flows in a stream-of-consciousness style with personal anecdotes from childhood and his time in comedy, culminating in reflections on perception and the nature of reality. While Tim admits to feeling tired toward the end of the recording, he continues sharing his thoughts with the raw authenticity that longtime listeners have come to expect. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q_DXt0fNSs

You are currenty living in the future and past simultanously. You are receiving and sending messages to your future and past self subconsiously. Your best role model is your future self. The secret to reaching your goals in life is in learning how to honestly communicate with these two other parties, and doing so as often as possible. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8n6Trt0JA

Jack Horner returns for his second appearance to discuss how reality emerges from language, Terence McKenna, and other deep topics that you must be a psuedointellectual to understand. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Hb1TliGNKHE

My voice is deteroriating due to an illness I made up caused by doing too much karaoke later in life. This episode talks about really esoteric things like ear training and how humans are languages. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AlRV5WbeFAQ

My younger brother Kyle returns to the program to discuss our memories of early childhood and the solution to capitalism. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF5YDNyXvD0

This is a highly technical episode about some of the thought experiments I've been coming up with. I'd recommend it if you are trying to fall asleep, or if you are interested in hearing my esoteric metaphysical views. I didn't even know the word metaphysical until a few months ago, so the Dunning-Kruger effect is still strong. I'm a very slow learner, so this isn't likely to change any time soon. Some of the stuff is probably true, but whether it crystallizes into something useful or not is still totally up for grabs. This makes it a fun time for me, because I'm either going to find out if I'm the next Einstein, or just another pseudo-intellectual. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZmsadGYqY-w

If a tree falls in the woods and no one's there to hear it, does it make a sound? Sound is a label or abstraction for a phenomenom. An abstraction can never perfectly replicate the phenomenom it is referring to. The concept of sound is not an objective truth. It was invented by animals and only exists in their minds. Does a painting exist when you aren't looking at it? It takes observation to label something a painting, whether it is a physical object or any other idea. I would say object permanence is an illusion. Babies are right not to innately believe in it. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XbAl1hIIIJ0

You're allowed to think before you act in life. You're allowed to come to your own conclusions that are unique to you. That haven't gone through anyone else. It doesn't have to pass through anyone else. How you dress. How you talk. This brings us to physics, because Einstein's theory of General Relativity is incomplete. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/C9uEs7HSQpg

I struggle to explain the beginnings of a Theory of Everything I'm currently developing. Turns out it's not an easy task, and it doesn't help that it's never been done before. This makes it hard to google the answers when I get stuck trying to finish defining my own concepts within the framework. Just because I thought of the premise with language being the most fundamental concept of reality means I am gifted enough to also author an entire practical framework around such a simplistic metaphor. But it's my cross to bear, and I have to remain confident that I am indeed smarter than I sound. I don't think I've ever sounded dumber on a podcast. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/p61U98rmv8E

I define a genius as someone who effortlessly recognizes patterns that others don't, and can self-check themselves without an ego. They are continuous in their production of novel insights or works of art. They tend to be fluent in verbal and nonverbal languages and can combine them to express themselves or solve problems on the fly. They don't need to consult with other authorities before coming to their own conclusions about reality. The negative side of this is that they tend not to listen to other people, and they often resort to conspiracy theories to justify their beliefs, since no institutions take them seriously due to their poor social skills. It's really interesting that you can be a genius internally, but when you interact with others, they think you're cognitively impaired. Interaction between two people is never as efficient as interaction between you and yourself. Great, now I'm sounding like a maniac. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dol4AjKvk2I

I'm coming to terms with the fact that the west is pro-anti-intelligence. Dogmatic religions are dangerous, no matter how scientific they claim to be. What's the solution? Bunkers and VR. I didn't really talk about that in the episode, I mostly complained about dumb people and how I'm the next Einstein. Unfortunately I'll probably be Epsteined before anyone finds out about this gift. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h1-uKP7wmCc

Have you ever wondered what is means for something to mean to something? What happens in the brain when it ascribes meaning to something? That's a tough thing to think about, let alone describe. How can something becoming meaningful if it cannot be described? What is our brain doing when it assigns meaning to something but can't think of the words for that feeling or idea? This episode has nothing to do with any of the above, but if you are a fanboi of Elon Musk, this one's for you. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th0FmA68o04

I never appreciated the difference between network and cable TV, and that the whole point of a TV network is to sell advertising. This might already be obvious to most people, but it wasn't to me because I never actually wondered why TV shows are created in the first place. It's to make content that grabs the eyeballs of a certain demographic for the sake of selling stuff to the owners of those eyeballs. HBO and premium networks are actually creating content for the sake of quality, not to sell products. Either way, it's just rich people paying talented people to do stuff that will result in profit. Even if it doesn't make a profit, all the people involved get recognized for being in "show business." I guess that's a blessing and a curse, but it's interesting that all it takes to create famous people and critically acclaimed "art" is a big enough bag of money. It takes the glamour out of show business to know that anyone with enough money can start a production company and that is the only thing stopping great art from happening. It takes a businessman first to allow artists to create art. Simply creating art doesn't lend itself to a career. There has to be some rich guy out there who greenlights it. So if you aren't talented enough to be an actor, just become a rich guy. You'll get way more gratification out of that. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pa7JKLO2bE

Why do American liberals only care about abuse of power in arbitrary latitudes and longitudes? I'm pretty sure there are worse examples of people taking advantage of their power than Puff Daddy. But he's located in America so that for some reason makes it relevant. Same with Taylor Swift. People are hating on her for being a billionaire who wastes fuel, but I haven't heard from them getting angry about the trillionaires in Saudi Arabia who sold her the fuel. Aren't they doing more damage to the environment than all of the billionaires combined? I'm not saying we should go after trillionaires. It's a beautiful thing that they are getting away with it scot free for simply not being American. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pppNRzMF4XA

This is another podcast I recorded to get ready for something else. My podcast in and of itself is not powerful enough to do without some outside force that initiates me to do it. Doing someone else's podcast is a great example of such a force. I don't remember what I talked about at all on this one. But, I remember what I talked about on The High Today Show. It will come out in about a week. You'll see that I'm wearing the same exact shirt in both podcasts, which proves that they were recorded within mere hours of each other. I'm only documenting this to make it easy for future generations to organize my life's chronology when they create works about it. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DvGhTQNdBcw

I recorded this episode purely to warm up my speaking voice for a stand-up comedy show I was booked on. I didn't prepare at all in the weeks leading up to the show by actually performing in public, so this is the best I can do to at least feel warmed up. There is no substitute for actually performing in front of an audience, but I had my hands tied with coding projects which I happen to be a lot better at than comedy. It's way easier to get up and walk to the next room to do something you're already good at, than it is to drive ten miles into a dangerous city to bomb in front of people and feel worthless the rest of the night. I need to figure out how to solve my issue with agoraphobia if I ever want to be a Joe Rogan comedian. Probably won't happen. The show went well, by the way. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BFTIY-qYhpA

It's great to be back in front of the camera and terrible for the people behind it. And also for the people behind the microphone, as my voice is very annoying. In this episode, I catch everyone up on how I've been doing with ADHD medication, talk about using language models to improve my proficiency as a programmer, and a lot of long winded nonsense about personal finance and how simple it is to build wealth by buying low and selling high. I would rate this episode pretty high up in quality, but that isn't saying much. It's got a few good moments, but is ridden with unwatchable displays of some kind of undiagnosed compulsivity. I can see why I don't do this very often. Catch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rfRzc7znVVc

With Trump back on the campaign trail the country is more united than ever. A lot of people don't like the guy, but that's because they're told not to like him. If you have no social life, and spend 90% of your time watching YouTube, you're definitely more likely to support him. Celebrities whose careers' peaked long ago are the least likely to intentionally support him, because voicing their distaste for him is the only way they can feel relevant again. If you're a celebrity currently at the peak of your success, you're probably not going around bashing Trump, because why would you? Success doesn't make you bitter. It's only when it dries up that you become like Barbra Streisand, Rob Reiner, Stephen King, and Luke Skywalker. The one exception is Taylor Swift, who's currently peaking in success. The reason she voices her distaste for Trump is simply be because Kanye actively supported him. It's easier to point your ire towards some old white guy than the person who actually slighted you. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3-6h6GRHl_Y

Are multicellular organisms a scam? Like capitalism, our bodies enslave billions of cells to do our bidding. These individual cells take direct orders from the dictatorial nervous system, of which the brain is in charge of. What benefits are they receiving by working 24/7 in such a society? Sure, they get to survive for a few years at most, but what happens after they retire? Do they get a pension? Our thankless brain is being serviced by these hard working machines at their complete expense. Single cell organisms have a much better quality of life. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HxWnmzOpfQ0

I'm a contrarian investor with over two years of experience in the stock market. I've now been through at least one market cycle and that is enough to feel confident giving strangers financial advice. I live by the words of the late Charlie Munger, who famously said you make money sitting on your butt. I go against the common folk who say you shouldn't try to time the market. Screw that nonsense. The market is like the ocean. You can't fight it, but you can certainly choose not to set sail during a hurricane. I'm also a gambling addict who has been day trading 0 DTE SPX options for over a month. Hear all about it in this tremendous episode. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ApeuQIKb4zM

Comedian Michael Dragon joins me to talk about day trading the S&P 500 and other topics related to investing and finance. Usually people who are passionate about these topics aren't known to be the funniest people. Well times are changing, and thanks to r/wallstreetbets there are a lot more finance bros being born every day. Look out hedge funds, retail investors are becoming the new sharks. Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LY6FlBX4-1U

Going from poor to rich and then losing most of your wealth is very detrimental to a person's identity. I've been saying this for a while on this podcast, but it wasn't until I watched another guy's podcast who validated this idea. It's freeing to know that money is not the ultimate thing to chase in life. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yuUONIK_RYA

There's a reason has-been celebrities are called "washed up" and that's because they spend so much time hanging out in bathtubs. These evil manmade pools have claimed the lives of many famous people in the past decade. We need to spread more awareness about the dangers of taking baths if you are a former star from the 90s. Who will be next to parish from the warm kiss of a bubble bath? Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9WQ4V0u4h2E

I've been sober from alcohol for two years and there hasn't really been much to show for it, other than not embarrassing myself in public as often. It helps that I rarely am seen in public. I've become a very private individual and can only relate to the upper elite class. This podcast doesn't count as being personal, as I don't think anyone listens. These past few weeks I've been hyper focused on music production and options trading. Two of the most boomer hobbies in existence. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYzUxhMUnMI

Handicapped people tend to be better than average people because they were forced to adapt due to their shortcomings. The average person just smooth brains their way through life without evaluating anything. Being called a boot licker doesn't offend me because it's usually door dashers who call me this. I respect people to some degree by default, but if your job is to deliver other people's food I can't say I value your opinions anymore than the opinions of an octopus or a tarantula. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_rBDoyhfvBU

I've got a full fledged look going called the natural mullet. I need more western shirts to go with my matured style. I am a guitar player and that includes ukuleles, since those are just smaller guitars with fewer strings. I prefer the lightweight version of the guitar that you can play in bed. The older the ukulele, the harder it is to change the strings and keep it in tune. I also talk about my s*x traffi**ing agency in this episode. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/okq78zrOr_w

Trump was arrested and this makes him more attractive than ever as a candidate. Who wouldn't want to vote for an ex-president that went to jail for no real reason? In other news, I learned about Hikikomori, an advanced lifestyle invented by Japanese people. I used to think being a recluse was a bad way to live, now I'm convinced we are the ones who have figured out that avoiding society is actually the better way to do it. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Gaf-BgxJ4

Tim is back and more eloquent and insightful than ever. This episode is more of a lecture on why Trump is a good leader, why imposing a wealth tax is a stupid idea, and why the oligarchy is not as evil as people make it sound. If you hate rich people, this episode will surely change your mind. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/00A6Ju5AlnA

Being funny is a rare gift, and it can't be denied once it has been proven. Some comedy elitists claim that Chris D'Elia is not funny because he does silly voices and not the type of comedy that they were taught is legitimate in their circles. I can get not enjoying his comedy, but to deny that he's funny is simply wrong. Look up his older stuff on YouTube from around 2011. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVAlIXPxKbs

I'm a reclusive person living alone in the middle of Texas, and another reclusive species is moving in. I'm not willing to burn the house down, so I have to fight the problem by cleaning it. This is an arduous undertaking for someone who can barely get out of bed in the morning. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wrqgOL1cb0s

A lot of people have been piling onto Stockton Rush, claiming he was a bad person for supposedly not listening to the engineers he fired. That's very convenient for them to do now that he's dead and can't defend himself. I believe there are two sides to every story, and that Stockton might not be the one to blame for the implosion after all. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uY2fN6GTG0w

J. Bruce Ismay caught a lot of heat for not going down with the Titanic, which I think is ridiculous. Just because other people died, why should he be shamed into isolation for surviving? The crypto market is stagnant and I'm stuck at home without a car during a heat wave. So there's not much else to do besides learn about shipwrecks and the Erie Canal. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FysPWribEk

I wouldn't listen to this while eating. I go deep into describing Texas wildlife that I've been encountering such as frogs, lizards, wasps, and spiders. There's currently a heat wave and I'm stuck at home without a car. Lord knows I'm not going outside and exposing my skin to the actual sun. I didn't move here to accelerate the aging process. I moved here to get away from the zealots of the North who unironically think Juneteenth is not a cringeworthy holiday. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pPKNVzPyaiE

I finally got my comeuppance for driving without a dashcam in a city where traffic laws are optional. I put in my community service by hosting an open mic early in the night, and decided to drive into town only to get side swept while attempting a right turn onto Red River. I learned a lot about human psychology by watching drivers and pedestrians react to my car as it sat disabled in a busy intersection for hours. Luckily I had my CBD cigarettes to help pass the time. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K_Uw6hy3bpo

I don't buy this AI hype one bit. It ain't gonna take anyone's job. It's just another fad like beanie babies. Folks are buying into tech stocks and it's just another cycle. I will be selling my NVDA stock while others are FOMOing in. I've been around long enough to learn how to profit. You want to profit from AI? Too late. The ones profiting already bought in back when everyone else was selling. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eS9MxtdVqxI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timweichselbaum/

Nobody told me that SSDs only last around five years. I thought they were infallible storage devices that lasted up to thirty years or longer. Nope, turns out my three year old drive was suffering from over a thousand bad sectors and this is probably what was causing my computer to blue screen. I stupidly bought a new one with Amazon reward points, when I should have charged it to my credit card. That way I would have gotten 5% back on the purchase. Learning to be frugal is how I've been getting my rocks off lately. My mental health is still in the toilet otherwise. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHy7xuJUYiw

This episode is for my hardcore fans who look to me as a leader. I may not be the most confident or well spoken influencer, but I have a more defined jaw line than Andrew Tate, and that's what really matters. My interests are all over the place, and I could never be dedicated to just one niche. That would get stale and I'm not trying to stoke that kind of focused, consistent hatred. I'm much too talented to be only known for one of my many skills and passions. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPJsrrUJDGM

Fomo is a dangerous drug that causes a deep pain in one's soul. These past few weeks I've been glued to my computer screen watching the crypto market in hopes of figuring out some way to benefit from it. While I'm bullish on certain projects, the market still seems overpriced compared to the utility crypto provides. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP2pRoOZMDw

A right-wing titan of broadcasting is immersed in a fiery tailspin. Steven Crowder's grill is out of wood pellets, and as the man of the house, it should be his decision who gets to take the car out and when. His wife's job is to perform wifely duties and answer to her man. Everyone in a relationship with Steven, whether personal or professional, should know that they are not to step out of line. I'm embarrassed for him, but will continue to drink from his mug until it goes out of style. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7fu1pxppju4

Does it make me a bad person to admit that I would probably not want to date a Walmart shopper? I don't think so. I have nothing against Walmart, or people who shop there. But there is certainly a correlation between shopping at Walmart regularly and low intelligence. I want my partner to say stuff that I find clever every once in a while. In other news, I'm on a lean budget so I might have to start shopping at Walmart. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhA3R20UbB4

I'm starting to figure out what my niche is as a podcaster. I'm the niche. This week's episode is mostly about confronting internal darkness and how businesses are like sandcastles. I'm doing a lot of growing on this podcast. I'm maturing into the Tim Weichselbaum I am meant to be. A sweet, gentle, man. Thanks for listening. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2re2zI5Kp1w

Some would argue that chronic fatigue is psychosomatic, and whether that's true or not, doesn't mean it isn't real. Being told that something is all in your head doesn't make the problem go away. It's got debilitating symptoms that are stopping people from getting out of bed, let alone reaching their dreams. I'm going to be the first singer to capitalize off this condition, then I'm going to plateau creatively once I have positive cash flow. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0vGChu2LlY