Episodes
Four years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
23 episodes in 2026
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48m How Henry Singleton Worked
In this episode of Founders, host David Senra examines the life, intellect, and management doctrines of Henry Singleton, the legendary MIT mathematician and founder of Teledyne. Senra illust…
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1h 3m How to Make Ads That Sell: Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins
In this episode of Founders, host David Senra analyzes the foundational marketing and copywriting principles of Claude Hopkins from his classic books Scientific Advertising and My Life in Ad…
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59m How Bob Dylan Studied His Way to Greatness
This video analyzes Bob Dylan's autobiography Chronicles: Volume One, exploring how his obsessive self-education, unwavering self-belief, and relentless creative reinvention fueled his trans…
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51m How Claude Shannon Invented The Future
Host David Senra explores the life and cognitive methodology of Claude Shannon, the father of Information Theory whose synthesis of first-principles mathematics and playful curiosity invente…
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37m How Raymond Plank Made a Fortune in Big Oil's Scraps
This podcast episode chronicles the life, leadership philosophy, and entrepreneurial journey of Raymond Plank, who rose from Great Depression farm roots and World War II combat aviation to b…
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51m How Obsession Built Christopher Nolan
This biographical study analyzes Christopher Nolan's rise to cinematic prominence, exploring how his Spartan discipline, structural audacity, and analog purism shaped his distinctive auteur …
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46m The Merchant Bankers
In this podcast episode analyzing Joseph Wechsberg's classic book 'The Merchant Bankers', the host deconstructs the timeless operating principles, relationship-driven underwriting, and unbur…
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53m Peter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly
David Senra analyzes Peter Thiel and Blake Masters' seminal book 'Zero to One', unpacking how transformative entrepreneurs reject conventional competition, operate from first principles, and…
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48m The Practical Genius of Honda
David Senra examines the life, engineering philosophy, and business breakthroughs of Soichiro Honda, illustrating how a nonconformist mechanic built a global manufacturing powerhouse through…
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52m Joseph Pulitzer: The Inventor of Mass Media
This video explores the extraordinary life and legacy of Joseph Pulitzer, charting his rise from an impoverished immigrant to the visionary founder of modern mass media. It examines how his …
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52m The Simple Genius of Jony Ive
This video examines the life, creative philosophy, and career of Jony Ive, exploring how his obsessive craftsmanship and transformative partnership with Steve Jobs turned Apple into an iconi…
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53m Steve Jobs in Exile
David Senra analyzes Steve Jobs' twelve-year wilderness period following his 1985 ouster from Apple, examining how NeXT's hardware failures, massive financial burn, and managerial crises ser…
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1h 3m Phil Knight: Founder of Nike
David Senra explores the entrepreneurial journey of Phil Knight through his memoir Shoe Dog, detailing how passion, relentless resilience, and team dedication turned Blue Ribbon Sports into …
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43m How Arnold Schwarzenegger Won
David Senra analyzes Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography 'Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder,' breaking down how Arnold utilized extreme physical discipline, psychological mastery, and…
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54m The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis
Host David Senra analyzes Sebastian Mallaby's biography of Demis Hassabis, examining how the DeepMind co-founder evolved from a childhood chess prodigy into a mission-driven leader pursuing …
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51m How Elon Thinks
This podcast episode breaks down Eric Jorgensen's book, The Book of Elon, analyzing Elon Musk's foundational operating philosophies, mental models, and engineering principles. The host explo…
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40m How SpaceX Works
David Senra analyzes Max Olson's essay on SpaceX to deconstruct the engineering principles, vertical integration, rapid iterative testing, and organizational culture that turned the company …
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31m How To Run Down A Dream
This video explores venture capitalist Bill Gurley's 'Running Down a Dream' framework alongside the career of sports executive Sam Hinkie, outlining the core principles needed to turn authen…
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48m How Roger Federer Works.
David Senra examines the life and mental frameworks of Roger Federer, demonstrating how emotional discipline, structured recovery, and long-term thinking enabled multi-decade peak performanc…
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1h 1m Tortured Into Greatness: The Life of Andre Agassi
David Senra analyzes Andre Agassi's autobiography *Open*, examining how childhood trauma, severe isolation, and crippling perfectionism pushed the tennis icon to rock bottom before trusted m…
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37m Excellent Advice For Living: 79 Maxims from a Wise Old Man
David Senra analyzes Kevin Kelly's book Excellent Advice for Living, exploring practical aphorisms on creativity, habits, communication, and mindset by drawing rich parallels to history's mo…
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1h 20m How Rick Rubin Works
This podcast deep-dive explores the career, mindset, and creative philosophy of legendary music producer Rick Rubin, examining his journey from founding Def Jam Records in an NYU dorm room t…
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42m The Creative Genius of Rick Rubin
David Senra analyzes legendary music producer Rick Rubin's book 'The Creative Act: A Way of Being', extracting timeless principles on cultivating mindful attention, disciplined daily habits,…
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