Curiosityness

Las Vegas has gone through some phases. It started out as the Wild West, with saloon doors and wagon wheels. Then it decked itself out in midcentury modern sleekness, and moved on ...

Even as a child of the 90's in LA, I had never known that Los Angeles was once the bank robbery capital of the world. In 1992, there was a heist every 45 minutes! The main reason f...

Anyone who's ever golfed has inevitably heard that the game is 80% mental. Yet, most of us spend 100% of our time on swing technique and nothing on the right mindset! Even if you'r...

In this episode I'm joined by my buddy Kevin and we discuss the book, The Future of Humanity: Our Destiny in the Universe by Michio Kaku We talk about developments in robotics, nan...

Randy's Donuts has been an LA icon for nearly 60 years! You know it, it's the building with the giant doughnut on top featured in countless movies, music videos, and television, su...

Until now, human intelligence has had no rival. Can we coexist with beings whose intelligence dwarfs our own? And will they allow us to? In as little as a decade, AI could match an...

I've always wanted to try mountain biking but felt a bit intimidated with choosing the right equipment, finding the right trails for a beginner, and how to stay safe and not kill m...

Electric guitars have been around since the 1930's but had some serious drawbacks including their inability to get very loud. Both Leo Fender and Les Paul strived to achieve louder...

John Oller, a former Wall Street lawyer, tells the story of a new type of "White Shoe" lawyer. These lawyers were architects of the monopolistic new corporations so despised by man...

In Episode 051, I interviewed a hunter and asked him if it's ethical to hunt. So I thought it'd only be fair if I asked the same question of someone who is against sport hunting.  ...

Growing up in the LA area, I've always been curious about the transportation scene here. Why are we so reliant on cars to get around and why don't we have a great subway system lik...

The folks who worked at mission control are often clouded behind the astronauts they worked with. But the reality is that none of NASA's storied accomplishments would have been pos...