The Aaron Olson Podcast

Aaron Olson
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Conversations about entrepreneurship, economics, stoicism, existentialism, health, nutrition, philosophy, and self-improvement.

  1. 12/10/2022

    A Celebration of the Life of Kevin Cooper aka Cole Summers

    Billy Cooper is the father of the late Kevin Cooper, aka Cole Summers. At 7 years old, Kevin started his own business, at 10 he remodeled his own house, and at 14, he wrote the inspiring book Don't Tell Me I Can't: An Ambitious Homeschoolers Journey with Billy Cooper. I asked Billy about Kevin's upbringing, his education, and fond memories. We get to celebrate the life and memory of Kevin.

  2. 09/30/2022

    Joel Bein on Hacking Your Career

    Joel Bein, CEO of CareerHackers.com, is on a mission to help more people find a career that makes them come alive. He encourages us to follow our curiosity by learning-out-loud. Joel talks about his journey from music teacher to CEO of CareerHackers. He talks about the opportunities that can be found when you really go after something.  Links:  https://events.careerhackers.com/supercharger  https://careerhackers.com/   Chapters:  00:00:00 Joel Bein https://joelbein.com/  00:02:37 Follow your curiosity   00:05:30 Do work that makes you come alive   00:07:48 Supercharge your career https://events.careerhackers.com/supercharger  00:13:06 Learning UX/UI with no experience https://www.linkedin.com/posts/careercrash_uxdesign-userexperience-changingcareers-activity-6980451308713463808-VANL?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

  3. 09/03/2022

    Lizanne Falsetto on Entrepreneurship & Building a Health Food Empire

    Health food entrepreneur Lizanne Falsetto and I discuss how she built a health food empire that sold for 217 million and how she is now disrupting the dairy industry with betterland milk. We talk about how she pioneered the protein bar industry. We also talk about her latest venture - making milk without cows from fermented whey proteins. She shares what it takes to be an entrepreneur, how she became so damn smart (my words), and things you can do to improve your odds of success. Links: https://www.lizannefalsetto.com/ https://www.woobars.com/ https://www.betterlandmilk.com/

  4. 03/26/2022

    Mark Eglinton on the Enigma of John McAfee

    Mark Eglinton talks with me about his adventures in writing, and his latest book on John McAfee's life called, No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes (https://amzn.to/35cIHr8). Chapters: 00:00:00 Mark Eglinton https://twitter.com/MarkEglinton 00:00:33 How did Mark become a writer?  00:01:30 From caddy to writer  00:05:30 Do the work, just do it  00:06:00 Where do you start?  00:08:20 How do you start?  00:09:20 Get some distance from your work  00:10:27 Writing is the sexiest job ever  00:12:00 How is the money in writing?  00:12:15 Make shit happen  00:13:10 How Mark started working with John McAfee  00:14:28 John McAfee is The Great White Whale  00:15:45 Was John telling the truth?  00:19:00 Working with John was like being in a James Bond movie  00:20:45 John's relationship with his kids  00:24:10 John's early life as a programmer  00:25:40 John's work for NASA  00:27:44 John applied math to relationships  00:29:00 Did John ever work hard?  00:29:34 John and methamphetamine  00:30:28 John didn't want a corporate life  00:31:40 John's outlandish spending  00:32:23 John McAfee and yoga  00:33:15 John's yoga books https://amzn.to/3wBV4Z1 00:34:50 Amanda Milius https://mobile.twitter.com/amandamilius 00:35:55 John McAfee weeps  00:37:27 John understood the human spirit  00:38:25 John leaves Belize  00:40:00 John marries Janice  00:41:00 John on the run in the US  00:41:40 Was John just paranoid?  00:42:18 Janice ties to poison John  00:43:10 John cancels the book project  00:46:30 Was John broke?  00:48:00 Canonic books on bitcoin  00:49:40 Books as NFTs  00:51:00 Will tech control us, or will we control tech?  00:52:00 Extras associated w/ the NFT  00:55:40 Canonic is seeing into the future  00:57:25 Steve Bannon  00:59:40 Mark on Twitter https://twitter.com/MarkEglinton 01:00:00 Mark on Twetch https://twetch.com/u/68864

  5. 03/20/2022

    Low-Mileage Running: A Short Guide to Running Faster, Injury Free

    Low-Mileage Running is a short guide to running faster, injury free. It focuses on avoiding injury while optimizing your training. The book provides practical training advice, workouts, and sample training plans for the 5k to Marathon. Throughout this book, I share how you can maximize your training and reduce injuries while running fewer miles. By listening to your body and focusing on quality workouts tailored to your event, you can improve your performance and avoid injury. Download the free PDF book here: https://aaronolson.blog/books/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Opening Credits  00:00:11 Introduction  00:00:36 How I Got Started  00:02:17 A New Approach  00:05:12 Quality Workouts  00:06:25 Stress + Rest = Adaptation  00:07:42 Creating Quality Workouts  00:08:02 Time Trials  00:09:52 Race Time Predictor https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/a761681/rws-race-time-predictor/ 00:11:25 Intervals  00:12:56 Tracking workouts  00:13:54 Intensity  00:15:19 Training the Central Governor  00:16:53 Recovery  00:18:40 Training Guidelines  00:18:43 Economics of Running  00:19:46 Listen to Your Body  00:21:12 Adjusting on the Fly  00:21:33 Take a Holistic Approach  00:22:24 Follow the 80:20 Rule  00:23:15 Find the Minimum Effective Dose  00:24:15 Race Your Way Into Shape  00:25:46 Similar Workouts  00:26:19 Train Performance Not Physiology  00:27:13 Cross-training  00:27:50 Strength Training  00:28:19 Stretching  00:29:10 Sample Training Plans  00:29:51 Training Plans Guidelines http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/ 00:30:29 5k Training Plan http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/low-mileage-5k-training-plan/ 00:30:52 10k Training Plan http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/low-mileage-10k-training-plan/ 00:31:16 Half-Marathon Training Plan http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/low-mileage-half-marathon-training-plan/ 00:31:42 Marathon Training Plan http://aaronolson.blog/low-mileage-training-plans/low-mileage-marathon-training-plan/ 00:32:17 Jeff Ford Interview https://youtu.be/FG4dJmqPOQA 00:33:30 Conclusion  00:34:26 Closing Credits

  6. 03/14/2022

    Joel Bein on Music, Creativity, Writing, and Taking Action

    I talk with Joel Bein about music, writing, creativity, and taking action. Joel is a conductor, author, director of Growth at Crash, and writer of The Daily Job Hunt. He recently released his book, Do It Now. Chapters: 00:00:00 Joel Bein https://joelbein.com/ 00:00:27 Crash https://crash.co/ 00:03:13 Unleashing creative power  00:04:58 The Daily Job Hunt https://sparklp.co/6e19a560 00:06:22 Bias for action  00:06:38 Connection between music and creativity  00:09:51 Joel's book, Do It Now https://amzn.to/3q2o5sM 00:10:37 Music vs writing  00:14:09 From blogging to a career in email marketing  00:18:02 Self-directed learning  00:23:35 Getting started at Crash  00:25:22 Pitching crash  00:27:45 What did you do to get a job at Crash?  00:30:10 Is your job exciting to work at?  00:33:05 What is it like to write for 150,000 people per day?  00:34:56 The Daily Job Hunt  00:37:10 How do you manage social media?  00:45:22 Getting started on any project  00:47:04 Why did you write this book?  00:49:06 Derek Sivers https://sive.rs/ 00:53:05 Coercion vs Voluntarism  00:55:04 Acting from interest and motivation  00:56:38 How to be more creative  00:57:24 What tools did you use to write this book?  01:00:34 Asking for feedback on the book  01:04:51 Conclusion  01:06:43 Joel's book: Do It Now

  7. 03/13/2022

    Alternative Support for Cancer with Dr. Kevin Conners

    I talk with Dr. Kevin Conners about natural, supplementary, and alternative options for cancer. Chapters: 00:00:00 Dr. Kevin Conners https://www.connersclinic.com/ 00:03:10 Rife and Electromedicine https://amzn.to/3pZwpcM 00:04:25 Frequencies and electromedicine  00:08:25 Immune system and cancer  00:10:25 The Truth About Cancer https://amzn.to/37s8yfB 00:13:30 Frequencies for different types of cancers  00:16:25 Quality of life  00:17:00 Success rate of traditional medicine  00:18:00 Hoxsey Therapy https://amzn.to/3tP2fdC 00:18:15 Side effects of chemotherapy 00:19:45 Pharmacratic state against alternatives https://youtu.be/JuLsL3_eBWw 00:25:10 Robin Feldman https://amzn.to/3pVvpXh 00:25:15 Per Bylund https://youtu.be/sWe3Bv5Durc 00:26:10 Can the body fight off cancer?  00:27:10 Conners Clinic  00:28:45 Testing  00:29:10 Self-care  00:30:40 Success of alternatives  00:32:35 Goal is to stop replication  00:35:45 Combined care  00:37:00 Cancer prevention  00:37:10 Avoid toxins  00:38:30 Detoxification  00:39:00 Plastics  00:40:00 Soy  00:40:20 Hormone driven cancer  00:41:20 Fasting  00:48:40 Ketogenic diet  00:50:50 Supplements  00:54:28 Things to avoid when you have cancer  00:56:45 Chemotherapy  00:59:40 Fasting and chemotherapy  01:03:00 Stay calm do your own research  01:04:00 Spontaneous remission and background rates

  8. 03/11/2022

    Kerry McDonald on Unschooling and Homeschooling

    I talk with Kerry McDonald about her book, Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom.  Chapters: 00:00:00 Kerry McDonald https://fee.org/kerry 00:04:30 Public school vs Homeschool  00:06:20 Harvard  00:10:50 FEE https://fee.org/ 00:11:30 Cato https://www.cato.org/ 00:12:10 Educational Freedom in America  00:14:15 Compulsory schooling laws  00:16:10 Unschooling  00:19:00 Adult learning vs child learning  00:20:40 Creativity, curiosity, entrepreneurship  00:23:30 Unschooling at Kerry's home  00:25:18 Creating vs consuming  00:27:40 Gender differences  00:29:14 Kids are expected to read earlier and earlier  00:30:27 Individuality in education  00:31:15 Thomas Edison  00:32:35 Study on adults who were unschooled 00:33:25 Left vs Right in homeschooling

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Conversations about entrepreneurship, economics, stoicism, existentialism, health, nutrition, philosophy, and self-improvement.

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  • Creator
    Aaron Olson
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2022
  • Episodes
    126
  • Rating
    Explicit
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