The Knowledge Project

Technology

The Knowledge Project

by Shane Parrish

Master the best of what other people have already figured out.
Deep conversations with the best that go beyond the usual advice to uncover the timeless principles that drive success.
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103 episodes

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1

Joe Liemandt: Alpha School and the Future of Education

2:13:46 Mar 31, 2026

2

[Outliers] Harrison McCain: Single-Minded Purpose

39:29 Mar 24, 2026

3

Connor Teskey: The 90% Rule, AI Infrastructure, and the Future of Investing

1:25:27 Mar 17, 2026

4

[Outliers] J.W. Marriott: Building an Empire Without a Master Plan

39:21 Mar 10, 2026

5

Inside the Mind of Robinhood Co-Founder Vlad Tenev

1:50:38 Mar 3, 2026

6

[Outliers] The Obsession That Built Nike | Phil Knight

37:55 Feb 24, 2026

7

The $2 Trillion Mind | Nicolai Tangen

1:02:46 Feb 17, 2026

8

The Psychology of Power | Michael Ovitz

1:36:01 Feb 3, 2026

9

[Outliers] How McDonald’s Took Over America | Ray Kroc

50:20 Jan 27, 2026

10

Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

1:57:55 Jan 20, 2026

11

The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking | Peter D. Kaufman [Outliers]

26:04 Jan 13, 2026

12

How to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear

2:17:26 Jan 1, 2026

13

The Outlier Playbook: The Patterns Behind Enduring Success

40:36 Dec 30, 2025

14

Pierre Poilievre on the Role of Government, Freedom, and Affordability

56:40 Dec 27, 2025

15

Be Your Best in 2026: The Most Important Lessons from The Knowledge Project (2025)

1:10:45 Dec 23, 2025

16

[Outliers] Bernie Marcus: The Home Depot Story

1:00:47 Dec 16, 2025

17

How to Think Like a World-Class Marketer | Rory Sutherland

2:01:07 Dec 9, 2025

18

Mary Kay Ash: The Greatest Salesperson In History [Outliers]

1:03:41 Dec 2, 2025

19

7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

1:17:32 Nov 25, 2025

20

Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers]

1:13:38 Nov 18, 2025

21

Panera Founder Ron Shaich

1:43:44 Nov 11, 2025

22

Steve Wozniak: The Engineer Who Built Apple [Outliers]

56:06 Nov 4, 2025

23

Forensic Account: The Bubble No One is Talking About | Anthony Scilipoti

1:34:47 Oct 28, 2025

24

Jim Clayton: Turning Competitors’ Mistakes Into $1.7B [Outliers]

1:04:50 Oct 21, 2025

25

Building Great Businesses | Tracy Britt Cool

1:44:51 Oct 14, 2025

26

Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street [Outliers]

46:53 Oct 7, 2025

27

Barry Diller: Building IAC

1:00:14 Sep 30, 2025

28

Ed Stack: Lessons from Dick’s Sporting Goods [Outliers]

1:20:14 Sep 23, 2025

29

How To Build A Cult | Lulu Cheng Meservey

1:49:21 Sep 16, 2025

30

Fred Smith: The Story of FedEx [Outliers]

52:10 Sep 9, 2025

31

Why Everyone Is Wrong About AI (Including You) | Benedict Evans

1:13:24 Sep 2, 2025

32

Small Town Billionaire: How John Bragg Built 3 Empires [Outliers]

1:08:00 Aug 26, 2025

33

The Science of Lasting Love with Dr. Sue Johnson

2:10:25 Aug 19, 2025

34

Sol Price: The Retail Legend Who Taught Sam Walton, Jim Sinegal, and Jeff Bezos [Outliers]

58:17 Aug 12, 2025

35

Ryan Petersen: Building Flexport

1:40:59 Aug 5, 2025

36

Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]

57:36 Jul 29, 2025

37

Daniel Kahneman: Algorithms Make Better Decisions Than You

1:12:52 Jul 22, 2025

38

Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers]

58:42 Jul 15, 2025

39

Harley Finkelstein: You Must Requalify for Your Role, Every Year

1:47:56 Jul 8, 2025

40

Jimmy Pattison: Building a $16B Empire Without Connections, Capital, or Credentials [Outliers]

1:11:12 Jul 1, 2025

41

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi: Lessons from the Top

1:34:38 Jun 24, 2025

42

Anna Wintour: Vogue [Outliers]

1:10:06 Jun 17, 2025

43

Netflix Founder Reed Hastings on Scaling High-Trust Culture & Bold Judgment

1:10:25 Jun 10, 2025

44

Harvey Firestone: Men and Rubber [Outliers]

1:22:47 Jun 3, 2025

45

Bill Belichick: 8x Super Bowl Champion on Winning, Leadership, and Discipline

1:13:23 May 27, 2025

46

Andy Grove: Only The Paranoid Survive [Outliers]

1:21:18 May 20, 2025

47

Elad Gil: How to Spot a Billion-Dollar Startup Before the Rest of the World

1:36:34 May 13, 2025

48

The Knowledge Project Podcast: Trailer

2:47 May 8, 2025

49

Rose Blumkin: Women of Berkshire Hathaway [Outliers]

43:58 May 6, 2025

50

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan: Turning Ambitious Misfits into Founders

2:20:14 Apr 29, 2025

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