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The Knowledge Project
286 episodes · by Shane Parrish
About The Knowledge Project
The Knowledge Project is a podcast with 286 episodes in the PodLexicon database, each accompanied by a full searchable transcript and AI-generated summary. Master the best of what other people have already figured out. Deep conversations with the best that go beyond the usual advice to uncover the timeless principles that drive success. If you enjoy the show, please hit the follow button. PodLexicon indexes every episode of The Knowledge Project and turns each one into a searchable AI summary — find the episode that covers a topic, track how that topic evolved over time, or compare what different guests said about it.
Topics Covered on The Knowledge Project
Resilience Through Independence Lack of Confidence as a Motivator The Value of Failure and Instinct Confrontation and Directness as Tools AI Disruption Across Industries Erosion of Factual News and Media Trust Cash-Based Compensation Tied to Performance Offense vs. Defense in Founder Mindset
Notable Guests on The Knowledge Project
Recent Episodes
Roblox CEO: How to Make Better Decisions by Fixing Yourself First — August 18, 2026The Mindset Behind Building a Great Little Business | Brad Jacobs — August 04, 2026John D. Rockefeller: The Principles Behind The Greatest Fortune in History — July 28, 2026Opendoor CEO: Excellence Is the Capacity to Take Pain — July 21, 2026The Mindset That Unlocks Your Full Potential | Dr. Gio Valiante — July 07, 2026How to Repair and Nourish Your Gut | Dr. Giulia Enders — June 23, 2026Mental Models That Change How You Think | Bill Gurley — June 09, 2026You Don’t Need To Innovate To Be Successful | FarmVille Creator — June 02, 2026The Hyundai Founder Who Put a Country on His Back — May 19, 2026Speed, Stress, and Better Decisions | Winston Weinberg — May 12, 2026Ai Goes Parabolic | OpenAI Co-Founder Greg Brockman — April 22, 2026The Magic of Thinking Big | XPO CEO Mario Harik — April 14, 2026Alpha School: AI and The Future of Education | Joe Liemandt — March 31, 2026Harrison McCain: The Potato Farmer who Went Big — March 24, 2026Beating the Market: Connor Teskey, CEO Brookfield Asset Management — March 17, 2026An Unlikely Empire | J.W. Marriott — March 10, 2026The Near Death Experience of RobinHood | Vlad Tenev, Co-Founder — March 03, 2026The Obsession That Built Nike | Phil Knight — February 24, 2026The $2 Trillion Mind | Nicolai Tangen — February 17, 2026Michael Ovitz: The Psychology of Power — February 03, 2026Ray Kroc : How McDonald’s Took Over America — January 27, 2026Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want — January 20, 2026The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking | Peter D. Kaufman [Outliers] — January 13, 2026How to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear — January 01, 2026The Outlier Playbook: The Patterns Behind Enduring Success — December 30, 2025Pierre Poilievre on the Role of Government, Freedom, and Affordability — December 27, 2025Be Your Best in 2026: The Most Important Lessons from The Knowledge Project (2025) — December 23, 2025Bernie Marcus: The Story of Home Depot — December 16, 2025How to Think Like a World-Class Marketer | Rory Sutherland — December 09, 2025Mary Kay Ash: The Greatest Salesperson In History [Outliers] — December 02, 20257 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy — November 25, 2025Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers] — November 18, 2025Panera Founder Ron Shaich — November 11, 2025Steve Wozniak: The Engineer Who Built Apple [Outliers] — November 04, 2025Forensic Account: The Bubble No One is Talking About | Anthony Scilipoti — October 28, 2025Jim Clayton: Turning Competitors’ Mistakes Into $1.7B [Outliers] — October 21, 2025Building Great Businesses | Tracy Britt Cool — October 14, 2025Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street [Outliers] — October 07, 2025Barry Diller: Building IAC — September 30, 2025Ed Stack: Lessons from Dick’s Sporting Goods [Outliers] — September 23, 2025How To Build A Cult | Lulu Cheng Meservey — September 16, 2025Fred Smith: The Story of FedEx [Outliers] — September 09, 2025Why Everyone Is Wrong About AI (Including You) | Benedict Evans — September 02, 2025How John Bragg Built 3 Empires From a Small Town [Outliers] — August 26, 2025The Science of Lasting Love with Dr. Sue Johnson — August 19, 2025Sol Price: The Retail Legend Who Taught Sam Walton, Jim Sinegal, and Jeff Bezos [Outliers] — August 12, 2025Ryan Petersen: Building Flexport — August 05, 2025Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers] — July 29, 2025Daniel Kahneman: Algorithms Make Better Decisions Than You — July 22, 2025Les Schwab: Why Real Ownership Outperforms Experience, Capital, and Credentials [Outliers] — July 15, 2025
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