Infinite Loops

Infinite Loops Classics | Mike Maples, Jr. — How To Become a Pattern-Breaking Founder

This week, we're re-upping one of my favorite episodes from the archives: my chat with Mike Maples, Jr., from September 2024. Normal scheduling will resume next week. Enj

Tren Griffin - How To Write, Publish & Sell A Book In The AI Era (Ep. 334)

Tren Griffin, author of Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor and the 25iq blog, joins Jim O'Shaughnessy on Infinite Loops to talk about why writing a book is rarely abou

Spencer Greenberg - 106 Self-Help Books Distilled Into 12 Strategies (Ep. 333)

Spencer Greenberg, mathematician, founder of Clearer Thinking, and co-author of The 12 Levers, joins Jim O'Shaughnessy on Infinite Loops to talk about which self-help tec

Ed William - Writing A Biography That Reads Like Fiction (Ep. 332)

Pre-order No One's Coming to Save You today: https://infinitebooks.com/products/no-ones-coming-to-save-you David Rhoiney was five when his father walked out, forcing Da

Emma Camp - Why Gen Z Is Afraid of Rejection: Dating, Therapy Culture & Housing (Ep. 331)

Emma Camp, senior newsletter editor at The Wall Street Journal's Free Expression, joins Jim O'Shaughnessy on Infinite Loops to talk about why Gen Z is dating less and spe

Julie Fredrickson - The Right to Compute: AI Agents, Nuclear Power & Human Data (Ep. 330)

Julie Fredrickson, Managing Partner of Chaotic Capital, rejoins Jim O'Shaughnessy on Infinite Loops to talk about Montana's Right to Compute Act, why verified human data

Derek Sivers - Living Many Lives: Parenting, Moving Countries & AI (Ep. 329)

Derek Sivers, author, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and founder of CD Baby, joins Jim O'Shaughnessy on Infinite Loops to talk about parenting a teenager who is ready to leav

Brent Seales - How AI Is Reading the Only Library That Survived Antiquity (Ep. 328)

Dr. Brent Seales, computer scientist at the University of Kentucky and co-founder of the Vesuvius Challenge, joins guest host Nick Tawil on Infinite Loops to explain how

Ryan Resch - How Data Changed the NBA and What AI Changes Next (Ep. 327)

Ryan Resch, former Assistant General Manager and VP of Basketball Operations for the Phoenix Suns, joins guest host Jimmy Soni on Infinite Loops to explore what happens t

Brian Chau - How AI is Reinventing Investigative Journalism (Ep. 326)

Brian Chau, founder of Effort News, joins Infinite Loops to explore how AI could fundamentally reshape investigative journalism—not by writing articles, but by searching,

Julian Gough — The Egg and The Rock (Infinite Loops Classics)

We're digging out some of our favorite conversations from the archive. This one is from January 2025, with Julian Gough. Enjoy. Julian Gough sums up his career as foll

Dr. Julie Gurner — Ultra Successful (Infinite Loops Classics)

Hi everyone, Jim here. We're taking a short pause on new episodes through the end of August. In the meantime, we're digging out some of our favorite conversations from th

Lulu Cheng Meservey — Going Direct: What Founders can learn from K-Pop, Crypto, and the Early Christians (Infinite Loops Classics)

Hi everyone, Jim here. We're taking a short pause on new episodes through the end of August. In the meantime, we're digging out some of our favorite conversations from th

Jesse Michels — American Alchemy (Infinite Loops Classics)

Hi everyone, Jim here. We're taking a short pause on new episodes through the end of August. In the meantime, we're digging out some of our favorite conversations from th

Nat Eliason - The High School That Guarantees You'll Make $1 Million (Ep. 325)

Nat Eliason joins guest host Jimmy Soni to discuss Founders School, a new high school for entrepreneurs that guarantees students will generate $1 million in gross profit

Philip Howard - How to Bring Common Sense Back to America (Ep. 324)

Philip Howard joins Infinite Loops to explain how America's legal and regulatory system became too complicated to function effectively—and how we can rebuild it around ju

Sangeet Choudary - How AI Will Reshape the Knowledge Economy (Ep. 323)

Sangeet Choudary joins Infinite Loops to explain why AI's greatest impact will not be automating today's work, but rebuilding the structures beneath it.   They discuss AI

Jameson Olsen - Becoming the Main Character (Ep. 322)

What if the great stories were more than just stories? Jameson Olsen, host of Becoming the Main Character, joins guest host Liberty to explore fiction as a kind of oper

David Gelles - The Stories that Shape Business (Ep. 321)

David Gelles joins guest host Jimmy Soni to discuss his career covering business for The New York Times. They talk about his books - Mindful Work, The Man Who Broke Capit

Gretchen Rubin - How Curiosity Becomes a Calling (Ep. 320)

Gretchen Rubin joins guest host and Infinite Books CEO Jimmy Soni to discuss her journey from Supreme Court clerk to bestselling author, the creative obsessions that shap