Moonwalk
Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the show on how to moonwalk your life. Think interdimensional roller coaster, but for your mind. We take big adventures and even bigger ideas, from science, to explore the ordinary – from how to be a better thinker to (most important) how to be better human being. Whether scientists or provocateurs, discover the wrinkles in everyday life. Uncover more at moonwalkpodcast.com.
Episodes
First off—it's been a thousand years.
But I have a quick update—and if you liked Moonwalk, I think you'll (most likely) be into it.
If you already know what it is (or just listened): here's the free system.
And the update is: I talked to a guy named Andrew, because Andrew read a book.
But when he read that book, it addressed a long-standing concern in his life.
On this quick 2-minute update, we talk about it.
The future of Moonwalk, and where I'm going next.
Join the email list, where I'll post new projects, updates, and book recommendations, all at mohnish.net/insider
The Facts
Special thanks to Kevin Sanji, Jarrod Sport, Justine Brumm, Vysali Soundararajan, Armi Legge, Justin Sheppard, and - last but not least - you. Thanks for listening.
"But he listened to it and he says, 'That's good shit, dad!'"
- Paul Rozin
There's a deep, subjective feeling inside us. And it's the feeling that you know what tastes good, you know what movies are terrible, and you know that your grandfather's esoteric opinions on classical operas are actually spot-on.
But in a world filled with varying subjective preferences (as well as peo...
"Worst case scenario, the spy gets killed" - Benedetta Lerva
If you hire a spy, a lot can happen. They can get caught. They can get tortured with endless roundhouse kicks to the face. And worst case scenario: they can die. So if you had to risk someone's life to spy for your country, would you do it? And, more importantly, what does this teach us about what it m...
If you hire a spy, a lot can happen. They can get caught. They can get tortured with endless roundhouse kicks to the face. And worst case scenario: they can die. So if you had to risk someone's life to spy for your country, would you do it? And, more importantly, what does this teach us about what it means to be a better person? An economist helps us figure it out.
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"My parents thought they hit the jackpot with me" - Gordie Bufton
There's a woman who buys a ticket. She gets in a plane, and passes all these little cultures of hills and cars and highways, and then - 2,000 miles later - realizes that the man whom she gave birth to and bought diapers in bulk for, is actually a complete shit show. On this episode, we talk about the shit show, and dive into a question tha...
I'm in a bar, and I tell Kevin a story about an African village. But the story I tell is the lovely, made-for-television version of what happened.
The real story is worse. Much worse.
On this episode, we uncover the secret of sharp thinkers.
There's a hidden side to your first impression that you forgot.
It's the secret that you forget - routinely - everyday when you slip on your carefully chosen off-color khakis, you spritz on your favorite cologne, and you spill orange soda all over your face.
Now, it's time to remember.
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Moonwalk is produced and hosted by Mohnish Soundararajan. It's co-hosted by Kevin Sanji. Editing direction was by Jarrod Sport and Kevin S...
"...And then the dread sets in - that immeasurable depression and blackness of your future that you have no bearing of what it's going to hold" - Devyn Tammons
After you do the song and dance, put on the goofy outfit, and grab your diploma cover - graduation's over.
But then the void hits. You have too much time. Boredom sets in. That excitement you had - it's gone. You start asking what the meaning of life is, and negotiate whet...
"And they say the exact same thing. They say, 'there's no way this is real...this can't be real', even though we're here and we're living it"
- Finn
If you talked to other people, they'd say they made friends with the wrong person. That they did something they shouldn't have. That, if given the chance, they s...
This isn't a episode of Moonwalk. If you're on the email list, you already got this update.
But if not - well then - here's the update:
- The first is a big change: we're now releasing one podcast a month, and I'm releasing one written piece a month. In total, that's two pieces of content, but instead of both of them being podcasts, one of them will be written.
- This gives us more time for ...
"Mohnish is about to lose his mind" - Kevin Sanji
Per Se is the 3rd most expensive restaurant in the world. Marisa Negro - a pastry chef - works at the 3-star Michelin restaurant (12 hour days are a minimum).
Ever since she could remember, she loved cooking.
But when she was 19, she fell in love. And - surprisingly - that story is much different than what happened with cooking. Weirder still, it brings us to something else: the se...
"I don't know how to describe it...it was a traumatic experience" - Airis Johnson
There's a church, right in the culinary underbelly, that no one knows about. It makes you work faster, work easier, and work better. It has no God, and it's followers wear chef whites, dice onions, and produce culinary experiences that would you make your grandfather's face explode right off.
We wanted to know more - so, we got a few chefs who've wor...
"I heard this story of this guy, and he was rushed to the emergency room because he was having heart palpitations...because he was watching too much porn"
- greyrocks1
Your mind is slipping. We've been conditioned to check our phones every 20 minutes, grapple with an inability to read essays longer than two paragraphs, and then scroll through our Twitter feeds at 2AM in the morning while crying soft...
"No - No. What the fuck is up with the texts?" - Karen Lee Poter
On December 24th, we got an email:
"I'm very attractive in certain social groups, but I'm afraid of showing interest. I'm afraid of coming off as a creeper. On the bright side, I'm seen as very safe ;}"
For this Q&A, we sit down with Karen Lee Poter and use everything in our toolbox from evolutionary psychology to Kevin's love life, to solve this guy's crisis.
A thr...
"It's sort of like someone else is doing an autopsy on your dead body, but you're looking at it through a TV screen and you're completely confused what's going on." - Mohnish Soundararajan
Imagine a grand experiment. Two men set foot to reconstruct your past - as accurately as they can. They talked to everyone you've ever cared for, looked at, talked to, yelled at, peed on, and washed a dish for.
But the story keeps changing. And i...
It's not just a new season or a new episode - we're getting a new name. And this time, we're not messing around.
Unless we're messing around. Then, technically, I guess we'd be messing around.
Moonwalk premieres January 24th, 2017.
Produced by Mohnish Soundararajan. Music is by Podington Bear.
"People are really looking for reasons to say no, Mohnish. That's the thing." - Ted Gonder
Mohnish has done well for himself. Thanks to his mother's credit card, he hasn't managed to die of starvation. He's worked with interesting authors, fast-paced startups, and - most importantly - he has a girlfriend.
But if he stops there - he's screwed.
As of January 1st, 2017, he doesn't have a job. He's a full-time student - so he doesn'...
Note: This December, we're taking a bit of a break. It's Christmas, we want to see our family's faces, and hey - we need some time to recharge and reorient the direction of this podcast.
Here's a short, rough episode - we'll be back to regular programming soon.
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Finding the right friends is harder than trying to ice skate in the Olympics blindfolded.
But - the key word is "right". Because anyone can make friends. You can go o...
Note: This December, we're taking a bit of a break. It's Christmas, we want to see our family's faces, and hey - we need some time to recharge and reorient the direction of this podcast.
Here's a short, rough episode - we'll be back to regular programming soon.
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Finding the right friends is harder than trying to ice skate in the Olympics blindfolded.
But - the key word is "right". Because anyone can make friends. You can go o...
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