Episode
#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
Description
The goal of this blog and my podcast is to push you outside of your comfort zone and force you to question assumptions. This why I invite divergent thinkers and world-class performers who often disagree. I might interview Tony Robbins (Part 1, Part 2) and then Matt Mullenweg, as I did. Or I might have Sam Harris, PhD on and later invite a seemingly opposite guest like... Glenn Beck. This interview is a wild ride, and it happened — oddly enough -- thanks to a late-night sauna session. I was catching up with an old friend, who is mixed-race, a Brown University grad, and liberal in almost every sense of the word. I casually asked him, “If you could pick one person to be on the podcast, who would it be?" “Glenn Beck,” he answered without a moment’s hesitation. “His story is FASCINATING." He went on to describe how Glenn hit rock bottom and restarted his life in his 30’s. Fast forward to 2014, Forbes named him to their annual Celebrity 100 Power List and pegged his earnings at $90 million for that year. This placed him ahead of people like Mark Burnett, Jimmy Fallon, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Will Smith. Glenn's site, TheBlaze.com, gets somewhere between 30 and 50 million unique visitors per month. This interview is neither a “gotcha” interview nor a softball interview. I ask some very tough questions (some from listeners), but my primary goal was to pull out routines, habits, books, etc. that you can use. There is no political agenda whatsoever. If anything, this is a story of entrepreneurship, and whether you love Glenn, hate Glenn, or have never heard his name, there is a lot to learn from him. Full show notes and links from this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Tim Ferriss promotes his newsletter, Five Bullet Friday, in which he sends subscribers five short and interesting things he found that week, such as apps, books, gadgets, documentaries, and self-experiments.
Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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04:30 - 08:47 (04:17)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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08:47 - 13:15 (04:28)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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13:15 - 18:49 (05:34)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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18:49 - 23:31 (04:42)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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23:31 - 33:13 (09:42)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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33:13 - 37:59 (04:46)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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37:59 - 42:56 (04:57)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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42:56 - 47:13 (04:17)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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47:13 - 50:41 (03:28)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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50:41 - 58:36 (07:55)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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58:36 - 1:02:09 (03:33)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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1:02:09 - 1:07:38 (05:28)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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1:28:50 - 1:34:05 (05:14)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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1:41:07 - 1:49:58 (08:51)
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Episode#69: Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck Is...Walt Disney and Orson Welles?
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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1:49:58 - 1:50:56 (00:58)
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