Referenced by Josh as someone who pushes back on mainstream productivity advice.
Referenced as the inspiration for picking a 'word of the year' to set intentions.
Mentioned as someone already active on Substack.
Mentioned as having had a client meeting interrupted by witnessing a heroin overdose across the street.
Told Josh about the specific Eric Weinstein podcast episode.
Referenced as a mutual friend ('Dr Jason Fox') who introduced the 'choose one word' yearly practice on a prior New Year's Eve episode.
Josh references Fox's concept of 'second simplicity' in relation to oversimplifying after complexity.
Josh mentions telling him about wanting a slower, idle lifestyle.
Referenced for concepts like 'pre-pretending' and meta-modernism discussed in the identity conversation.
Credited as the originator of the 'choose one word for the year' practice that Josh and Tommy adopt.
Cited as someone who uses obscure words well, in the context of starting a book club.
Discussed as a mutual acquaintance known for talking about meta-modernism and philosophical frameworks.
Referenced by Josh in a tangent about whiskey taste.
Kim's partner, referenced as a previous guest on episode 101 and mentioned complimenting Josh's fitness.
Previous podcast guest the hosts ran into, married to illustrator Kim Lam.
Former podcast guest who Josh says always chooses a meaningful word for each year, inspiring Josh's own 'intentional' theme.
Named by Tommy as someone he respects in the context of rethinking social media and audience building.
Josh references a conversation with Jason Fox about conferences using audience plants to pressure attendees into signing up.
Tommy references Dr. Jason Fox, a previous podcast guest, who wrote an email listing his thoughts on social media.
Previous podcast guest compared to Ned Kelly due to his beard and yearly personal 'archetype' practice.
Former podcast guest who recommended Josh a natural deodorant called Mr. Pitts.
Previous podcast guest whose concept of being 'the jester' Josh references when describing a wine-tasting social moment while traveling.
Josh mentions discussing NLP principles with Jason Fox a couple of days earlier.
Previous guest on the show referenced in relation to paradox and the coffee discussion.
Josh references a conversation with Jason Fox about people misunderstanding his jokes about motivational speakers.