Jason Levin

The Jason Levin Show

Technology EN ↓ 89 episodes

Sup nerds. Join me for conversations with the coolest creatives on the internet. Best-selling authors, massive TikTokers, millionaire memelords, gigabrained founders, and brilliant venture capitalists. We talk about strategies and tactics to build digital worlds and content empires.

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Jason Levin

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#15: Justin Fineberg - Heretical thoughts, the curator economy, and creating content 14.05.2022 51:08

Justin Fineberg is a good friend and the founder of Reclists , a customizable newsletter that delivers you the reading lists and twitter likes of your favorite thought leaders like Tim Ferriss, Paul Graham, and Balaji Srinivasan.  We chat heretical thoughts, content creation, Lambda School, and more.

#14: Kevin Esherick - Fashion NFTs, impactful books, and running through NYC 07.05.2022 56:36

Kevin Esherick is working on a fashion NFT project called Material.  He lets people draw on his jeans, mints images of the jeans as NFTs, then lets NFT-holders decide where the jeans go.  Kevin is also a freelance writer and frequently runs health experiments.  

#13: John Januzzi - Selling $300k in NFTs, working at Twitter, and How to Wear Socks 30.04.2022 48:06

John Januzzi is a writer and artist based out of Brooklyn, NY.  We connected after I minted 5 of his Avius Animae NFTs.  He's written for GQ, Lucky Mag, and had the pleasure of working for Twitter curating their trending moments.  We chat NFTs, Elon, and John's book How to Wear Socks.

#12: Austin Schlessinger - Sleeping better, ghostwriting, and Twitter scandals 23.04.2022 50:26

Austin Schlessinger is a writer focused on health-tech (although he may post a web3 deep dive soon...).  He writes for several brands and you've probably seen his viral threads about health companies around Twitter.  Check out his newsletter !

#11: Megan Carnegie - History/Future of Work, Freelance Writing, and the Metaverse 16.04.2022 36:33

Megan Carnegie is a writer for WIRED, Courier Media, Time Out London, and more.  We linked up after I read her fascinating WIRED article exploring the history of remote work.  We discuss the history/future of work, the business of freelance writing (also coffee shops), and where Marky Mark's Metaverse is going.

#10: Nick Greenwalt - $15 million in NFTs, designing, building on YouTube 09.04.2022 31:33

Nick Greenwalt is the designer behind The Wanderers , a space-themed NFT collection with over $15M in trading volume.  The art is absolutely badass.  This convo was a lot of fun.  Go give him a follow @motionbynick .  

#9: Justin Murphy - Rationalism-to-Satanism-pipeline, internet writing, and censorship 02.04.2022 53:48

Justin Murphy left his job as a professor to go full-time on the internet.  He writes a newsletter called Otherlife.co and tweets spicy opinions to his 30,000 followers on Twitter.  Find him @jmrphy .

#8: Jack Raines - working for Litquidity, losing $150,000 in 1 min, and making money writing 26.03.2022 39:13

Jack Raines is a professional shitposter at Litquidity.  He also writes a newsletter called Young Money - the most fun meme-filled money newsletter out there. We chat shitposting on LinkedIn, making friends while traveling, day trading, and freelance writing.  Jack can be found on Twitter and LinkedIn .  Jason can be found on Twitter .  Subscribe to Brain Blasts for free weekly...

#7: Jamey Gannon - creator economy, dropout-to-startup-pipeline, freelancing 19.03.2022 32:53

Jamey Gannon is the 20-year-old cofounder of Continuum, a startup creating the next biggest education platform for creators.  Jamey dropped out of college, pursued freelance design work, and has built up her TikTok to 30,000 followers. We chat:  · Building Continuum at 20 years old · Freelance design work + thrift shopping · Growing on TikTok + getting creators educated and paid Jamey: T...

#6: Jack Rhysider - Darknet Diaries, hackers, and cybercriminals 12.03.2022 31:13

Jack Rhysider is the pseudonymous host of Darknet Diaries where he explores true stories from the dark side of the internet: hackers, spies, and cybercriminals. It's the #4 tech podcast in the world and has kept me entertained on dog walks for the last 6 months. We chat: · crypto and NFTs · how to use Tor safely · why use a pseudonym Jack Rhysider: Twitter | Darknet Diaries Jason: Twitter | TikTok...

#5: Jake - pseudonymous wealth, time allocation, and health protocols 05.03.2022 1:03:50

Jake is the semi-pseudonymous host of Pod of Jake where he's interviewed people like Balaji Srinivasan, Vitalik Buterin, and Mark Cuban.  We chat about: · how to achieve anonymous fame and wealth · why it's ok to say some shit is a waste of time · Jake's current health protocols  Jake: Twitter | Podcast | Blog Jason: Twitter | Website | TikTok

#4: Ben Wilson - How to take over the world, Vladimir Putin, and why The Art of War sucks 26.02.2022 36:26

Ben Wilson is the host of How To Take Over The World (HTTOTW) and a producer at My First Million.  In his series HTTOTW, he studies leaders like Vladimir Putin, Steve Jobs, Alexander the Great, and more. We discuss: · How To Take Over The World · Putin and the Russian crisis · Why The Art of War sucks Ben Wilson: Twitter | How To Take Over The World Jason Levin: Twitter | Website

#3: Adam Mitrani - stand-up comedy, writing process, why tv is so good right now 19.02.2022 48:27

Adam Mitrani is a stand-up comedian based out of Brooklyn, NY.  He's one of the funniest people I know + a genuinely good human. We discuss: writing jokes golden age of comedy films SNL + Pete Davidson state of hip-hop social media strategy Adam Mitrani: Twitter | Instagram Jason Levin: Twitter | Website

#2: Liam Killingstad - shitposting your way to a job, why investors write so well, and information cartography 12.02.2022 52:41

"It started like any other love story ... shitposting on Twitter."  Liam Killingstad writes a newsletter to 1M+ people via Front Office Sports.  Prior to FOS, Liam was a Goldman Sachs analyst focused on energy solutions.   This was our first live convo and it went swimmingly.  After our call, I immediately bought 2 books he recommended + wrote about some of the ideas we talked...