Using the exciting new launch of Ask Jerry as a springboard, Nathan and Dan parse out the importance of radical self-inquiry in business, an
Dan and Nathan discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
Nathan's been staying up to write into the wee hours of the night. Talking with Dan about how he balances sporadic work habits with a cohabi
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
After Nathan shares his recent run of reading material, he and Dan wonder if the more intense leadership styles layed out in books on manage
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
After talking with previous guest Alex Lieberman about panic and anxiety, Dan and Nathan walk through their memories of a panic attack that
Dan had a dream about Nathan. In this episode they unpack it together to try to figure what it means. It turns into a conversation about per
Dan & Nathan welcome Evan Armstrong, Every's new Napkin Math lead, to the show. Walking through Evan's path to joining the collective, t
After listening to an anxiety-centered episode of Ezra Klein's podcast, Dan and Nathan dive into their own past and current experiences with
This week, Dan and Nathan tell a story from the before times... (ya know, before therapy). It's about a situation that was extremely difficu
Dan and Nathan address the news that’s been dominating the Everything Slack all day: Substack’s long-awaited reader, which collects your new
Listen NowNathan and Dan reflect on their first week spent using Discord instead of Slack, and lay out their reasoning for making the jump t
It's Nathan's turn to take a break. After going over his plans with for a week of relaxing and cooking, he and Dan open up about why it can
Nathan and Dan discuss how a new kind of media business model requires them to rethink how to fairly compensate writers for the bundle. Ho
Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
Nathan walks Dan through the ideas and strategy behind his new Divinations series, Three Shorts. How do you get from the Zone of Ignorance t
This one goes deep. Recalling their first days working together, Dan and Nathan discuss the ways their relationship has evolved over the pas
Looking back and ahead after the launch
With the news that Twitter has acquired the podcasting company Breaker, Nathan walks Dan through his latest Divinations article on the state
Dan and Nathan are both writing about Clay Christensen’s iconic theory of disruption, so we decided the second week of July every year is go
What began as a weekly “Great Writing” meeting is now the newest member of the bundle! Dan and Nathan reflect on how their joint desire to g
Dan takes Nathan through his Superorganizers piece on Spatial Organizing. The technique is useful for a pretty much any project, from writin
