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- Sep 5, 20241h 11m
Samantha Peszek: delusional Olympic dreams at five years old, early gymnastics failures, becoming an Olympian, post retirement, and more
Samantha Peszek is a retired Olympian, an NBC Olympic Broadcaster, and founder of Beam Queen Bootcamp. Last year, we sat down for a conversation with Sam where we touched on her move to Austin, her delusional 5-year old dreams of one day becoming an Olympian, the windy path getting there, retiring at such a young age, her post-athletic career, and more. Samantha's Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthapeszek/ Beam Queen: https://www.beamqueen.com/ WML Links WML Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madness_lies/ WML X: https://x.com/wheremadness
- Jul 18, 20241h 13m
Etan Ilfeld: Games, Arguing, Investing, Preserving Culture, Philosophy, and more
Etan Ilfeld is a London-based entrepreneur, author, venture partner at Remagine Ventures, and the owner and managing director of Watkins Books, Watkins Media, and the Mind Sports Olympiad. In our conversation, we discuss games, Etan's investing philosophy, geopolitics and exhausted ideologies, AI's approach to morality and ethics, and more. Etan's Links X / Twitter: https://x.com/EtanIlfeld The Etan Ilfeld Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-etan-ilfeld-podcast/id1500914118 Watkins Publishing: https://watkinspublishing.com/ Remagine Ventures: https://www.remagineventures.com/ WML Social WML Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madness_lies/ WML X / Twitter: https://x.com/WMadnessLies
- Jun 25, 202439 min
Peter Maxwell: Designing Spaces, Mastery, Timelessness, Hospitality's Impact on Culture, and more
PETERMAX is the creative force behind both The Powder Room & Manny's in Austin, Texas. He has designed spaces with various industry leaders such as MGM International, RH, Starwood Capital, ARIA Hotel, The Light Group and most recently Lobos Hospitality. In this conversation, we discuss the ups and downs of Peter's career so far, how trends follow the convicted, Kelly Wearstler and the Proper Hotel, the importance of operating beyond your comfort zone, storytelling and his process for designing luxury spaces, and more. Peter's Links Peter's Website Peter's Instagram Powder Room
- May 31, 20241h 0m
James Phelps: Fred Weasley actor reflects on Harry Potter, new travel series, British royalty and more
James Phelps is an actor best known for playing Fred Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise from 2001 to 2011. James is an autodidact with passions ranging from astronomy to history. In this conversation, we discussed what it was like being cast in one of the biggest film franchises of all time, a few of his other projects (including a horror comedy that Aaron produced called Patchwork), the travel series he starred in alongside his brother, Oliver, and more. We recorded this episode last summer while traveling in Europe.
- May 3, 202456 min
Joe Lonsdale: Building Billion Dollar Companies, Star Trek, Madness, Courage, and Humility
Joe Lonsdale has built several multi-billion dollar companies. He's a prolific entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. We discussed why he dislikes the title of our show (Where Madness Lies), his path from PayPal to Palantir, his frustration over the abundance of incompetent cowards in government, lessons from his father and some childhood anecdotes, what it was like being so successful at such a young age, his awkward teenage years, why he moved to Texas, his framework for cultivating talent, getting in trouble on social media, and more. Joe's Links: Joe's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTLonsdale Joe's blog: https://blog.joelonsdale.com/ Joe's podcast - https://www.americanoptimist.com/ 8VC - https://www.8vc.com/ Where Madness Lies: instagram.com/madness_lies https://www.youtube.com/@WhereMadnessLies
- Apr 14, 202439 min
Christian zu Fürstenberg: Hereditary Prince of a 1,000 Year Old German Family
Christian is the Hereditary of Prince of Fürstenberg. This was the first episode we recorded back in July 2023 while traveling to Schloss Heiligenberg, his family's historic castle in Germany. We discussed what it was like to grow up in an aristocratic family and why royalty still matters, the difficulty being an individual within the context of a prominent family, raising his children with his family's traditions, Catholicism, the Holocaust and German guilt, art philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and why Christian is bullish on South Africa. We hope you enjoy. WML SOCIALS: https://www.instagram.com/madness_lies https://twitter.com/AaronWebman
- Mar 28, 20241h 31m
Rabbi Dan Ain: Saving Judaism from Baby Boomers, ADL and the Industry of Anti-Semitism, and more
(This conversation was recorded before October 7, 2023) Rabbi Dan Ain moved to Austin from San Francisco during COVID due to toxic lockdown culture and policy in California. In this conversation, we discuss the negatives of Baby Boomer Judaism, the impact of X/Twitter and the importance of free speech, anti-Semitism, problems with the ADL, and much more. #judaism #babyboomer #podcast #1980s Rabbi Dan's Links: https://twitter.com/rabbidan?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/rabbiain/ Moontower Minyan Where Madness Lies on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/madness_lies https://twitter.com/AaronWebman
- Mar 22, 20241h 3m
Alexandra Sasha: One of Denmark's Youngest Politicians, Entrepreneurship, Danish Culture, and more
Alexandra Sasha is an entrepreneur and one of the youngest politicians in Denmark (the 1st Deputy to the Danish Parliament). She's Passionate about technology, education, sustainability, and mental health. In this episode, we discuss Alexandra's childhood, Danish cultural idiosyncrasies, what it was like running her first political campaign at 24 years old, her goal to make Denmark more attractive for entrepreneurs, maintaining her social life, dealing with the occasional stalker, Soviet era cinema, the social media landscape, and more. We recorded this episode in August 2023 while traveling in London. We hope you enjoy. Alexandra's Links: https://www.instagram.com/alex0sasha/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-sasha/ Alexandra's Fashion Brand: https://lavacopenhagen.com/ Where Madness Lies on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/madness_lies https://twitter.com/AaronWebman
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About Where Madness Lies
The show explores the madness that drives the numerous fascinating people I'm lucky to have in my life. The name of the show is based on the quote in Don Quixote: "When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Too much sanity may be madness, and maddest of all is to see life as it is and not as it should be."One of the reasons we're excited to film these conversations is so that we can always look back and remember the amazing people, ideas and pearls of wisdom that are currently in our world.
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