388 - Kevin Russell (Former TechnoOptimist)
Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan
Chris Ryan
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2019
⏱️ 125 minutes
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Summary
Kevin is one of the smartest, most thoughtful people you’ve never met. His 15 minutes of fame came when he and his daughter were featured on a TV show, focusing on his technique of helping her overcome fear by balancing on his hand. Formerly a leader in the world of Techno Optimism, being a dad has led him to rethink some of his previous positions. We talk about everything from God to AI to drugs to the importance of podcasting.
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| 0:00.0 | Radio Manu, Papa Tzango. |
| 0:02.3 | Hi, Policeman. |
| 0:28.3 | Folks, I am an idiot, |
| 0:31.6 | I just recorded this entire intro, |
| 0:34.6 | but it wasn't recording, and I didn't notice, |
| 0:37.6 | because as I said, I'm an idiot. |
| 0:42.6 | And then I sneezed about 15 times in a row. |
| 0:45.6 | So I am going to try to make this quick and dirty, |
| 0:48.6 | A, because I've already done the whole thing, |
| 0:51.6 | and I hate repeating myself, |
| 0:53.6 | and B, because I'm likely to keep sneezing, |
| 0:56.6 | which is not good for you, |
| 0:58.6 | not good for your speakers. |
| 1:00.6 | And I don't know, I think I'm allergic to Colorado maybe. |
| 1:06.6 | I'm in Gunnison, sitting in the van in a parking lot. |
| 1:11.6 | As soon as I finish this, I'm going to go into a bike shop slash cafe |
| 1:15.6 | that purportedly has good Wi-Fi, and try to upload this. |
| 1:19.6 | I really would rather wait a couple days, |
| 1:23.6 | but I'm running behind, and I want to try to stick to my podcast, |
| 1:27.6 | and I don't do push ups, I don't do sit-ups, |
| 1:31.6 | I don't drink enough water, |
| 1:33.6 | I don't get to bed at the same time every night, |
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