Big Questions with Cal Fussman
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Big Questions with Cal Fussman
As a bestselling author, speaker and one of the greatest interviewers of this generation, Cal Fussman has sat down with some of the world’s most influential individuals: Muhammad Ali, Mikhail Gorbachev, Serena Williams, Jeff Bezos, Jack Welch, John Wooden, Al Pacino and hundreds of others, digging d...
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The Future Of Policing Has Four Wheels – And No Cops
A police van that drives itself, launches drones, reads license plates, and streams live infrared video straight to headquarters. Miami-Dade just unve...
Sam Altman Shoplifting & Other Strange Sights
In a week when companies propose growing human eggs from male skin and gestating babies inside robots, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seen in a viral video...
Don’t Be 1 in 93
Roughly 1 in 93 Americans will die in a car accident. According to the National Safety Council, that’s the math—even after seatbelts, airbags, sensors...
Turbulence, Tranquility & Central Park
Cal comes upon a book called The Fourth Turning Is Here which suggests that we’re in a historical cycle of crisis when institutions collapse and a new...
April 20, 1999, September 10, 2025, And The Future
Two dates. Separated by decades. Bound by a thread we’d all prefer didn’t exist. Cal revisits the first—a day etched in memory that too many now treat...
Great Advice From George Raveling
Raveling passed away early this month at 88 after living a life shaped by being in the right place at the right time — and knowing what to do when he...
Billie Eilish & My Friend Phillip
Billie Eilish was just 13 when she recorded the song Ocean Eyes in the bedroom of her home and her brother Finneas uploaded it to SoundCloud. Within w...
Old Is New In The Age of AI
Cal was ready to dump his storage bins of CDs, tape cassettes, and DVDs — until he discovered a twist: the world is racing back to the very things he...
The Last Book Written By A Human
Cal sits down with Jeff Burningham, author of The Last Book Written by a Human, to unpack the AI tidal wave about to hit classrooms, boardrooms, gover...
If The NFL Can Overlook Shedeur Sanders, What Are Algorithms Doing To You?
The NFL passed on Shedeur Sanders — son of Deion “Prime Time” Sanders — through the first four rounds of its 2025 draft, despite the quarterback’s two...
Jim Carrey’s $10 Million Lesson
Jim Carrey’s $10 Million Lesson
Cal has an epiphany as he’s giving one of his storytelling workshops. He’s able to tie the thought to the mome...
First A Scam, Then The Future Of Trust
On a sunny Sunday morning, Cal shares breakfast with friends—when a woman reveals how a shady third-party travel site jacked up her airline ticket pri...
Your New Therapist: Talk To Ash
It was during the pandemic when Cal first realized how many people were searching for mental health professionals and couldn’t find them. Cal wished e...
De Niro And A Day Of No Regrets
Cal has long believed the best way to avoid regret is to really listen when someone talks about theirs. One answer came to him during an interview wit...
Mr. Wonderful, Bill Gates & Free Money
Cal hears an interview with Kevin O’Leary – Mr. Wonderful on Shark Tank -- that puts into focus the loss of jobs coming with the onset of AI. Then he...
Then I Look At AI . . . And The World’s Alright With Me
Cal reads a Wall Street Journal story about a graduation speech that ends with the audience asked to sing Bill Withers’ Lean On Me—a soulful anthem fo...
AI & Your Job
After speaking at a CREW conference in Texas, Cal meets a smart young Uber driver who was curious about the number of jobs that we can anticipate losi...
Elon, AI & The Curious Key To Peace
When an interview on AI and the future of warfare gets postponed by the birth of a child,Cal turns to the web to satisfy his curiosity on the topic —a...
AI & The Great Photographer
Cal reads about artificial intelligence models that have written their own code in order to escape being shut down. He ponders the friction between th...
A Breath Of The Future
Cal takes a breath of fresh air after a friend goes through double lung-transplant surgery and comes out with a new life. This story will make anyone...
Two Marathons A Day For 12 Days — And A Bold Question About AI
What kind of person runs 1,000 kilometers in 12 days – twice? Meet Natalie Dau, a Guinness World Record holder who doesn’t just push the limits of hum...
Education, Cheating & AI
In times when college students are using artificial intelligence to answer even introductory course questions like: “Briefly introduce yourself and sa...
Our AI Evolution
In ten years, we’ll create content as fast as we can think it. That’s what the owner of a cutting-edge AI studio told Cal—and something clicked. This...
From Paralyzed To Powerful
After a devastating rugby injury to his spine seven years ago to this day, Robert Paylor was told he'd never walk again and the best he could hope for...
How 2025 Will Shape History Forever
A single year can easily get lost in time or echo for centuries. A thought-provoking conversation with Simon Sinek makes Cal take a look back at 1925,...
Learning From Weight Loss Drugs
For decades, Cal steered clear of pharmaceuticals. But after assembling a new team of doctors and stepping on the scale and noticing a few extra pound...
Learning From Cooper Flagg
What would you choose: A shot at March Madness glory or a massive NBA contract? Cal dives into the $100 billion-dollar question facing Cooper Flagg—an...
Ozan Ozkural: What's REALLY Behind Trump's Tariffs?
Ever wonder what's truly behind President Trump's controversial tariffs? Cal turns to his go-to expert—Ozan Ozkural, the astute international banker h...
Learning From JFK
What if you could talk to John F. Kennedy today? In this episode, Cal sits down with an AI recreation of the 35th president for a conversation that’s...
Learning from George Foreman
Cal reflects deeply on a man known by millions as the smiling face behind the grill—and the heavyweight champion who stunned the world by reclaiming t...
Cal Interviews AI John Lennon: A Mind-Bending Conversation Across Time
What if you could sit down and talk to John Lennon today? In this one-of-a-kind episode, Cal has an astonishing conversation with an AI-powered person...
The Luck We Find
Cal draws pocket aces and wins big in the first hand of a charity poker night raising money for the fight against cancer. The surge of luck makes it f...
The Academy Awards, Leo, and the Magic of Movie Theaters
As Cal watches the Academy Awards, he has a startling realization—he’s barely stepped inside a movie theater all year. Then, host Conan O’Brien delive...
AI, War & Peace
Technology, history, and global politics collide in this episode after Cal asks ChatGPT if there is a way that he can stop a war. The question unexpec...
AI & Comedy on SNL’s 50th Anniversary
After reading about Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, Cal turns to one of his AI assistants, Arbor, for recommendations on the freshest new come...
AI & Your Therapist: Can AI Help You Overcome Your Biggest Roadblocks?
Marketing guru Seth Godin recently shared on The Tim Ferriss Show that people often ask AI simple questions—missing out on the real value of deeper co...
The Visionary Behind Siri: AI’s Past, Present & Future
Siri didn’t emerge from a single mind—it was the product of many brilliant innovators. But in this episode, Cal talks with one of the key founders beh...
President Trump & AI
Donald Trump divides opinions like few others—some love him, others loathe him. But over the next four years, his most impactful decisions might not b...
Kobe, Claude AI & The Nature Of Competition
As we approach the fifth anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s passing, Cal dives deep into a fascinating discussion with Claude AI about the relentless spirit...
Muhammad Ali & AI: Lessons From A Hero’s Birthday
January 17th marks what would have been Muhammad Ali’s 83rd birthday. To honor his legacy, Cal embarks on a unique journey—reconnecting with his child...