
Fat Tony's Podcast
Captivating conversations with amazing experts. Inspired by the works of Nassim Taleb, amongst others. Hosted by Sebastian David Lees.
Latest episodes

Feb 25, 2024 • 1h 4min
Jim O'Shaughnessy - Adventure Capital & AI
Jim O'Shaughnessy discusses Human OS, The Great Reshuffle, information bubbles, and Open Source AI. The podcast explores mass customization, niche markets, media evolution, and navigating information overload. Insights on quantitative analysis in investing, ideal wealth usage, and embracing optimism are also covered.

Jan 23, 2024 • 53min
Joan Shields - What Went Wrong During Covid?
Joan Shields returns to discuss how her experience as a nurse during the early AIDS epidemic in New York in the 1980's prepared her for Covid, the mistakes that were made amongst policy makers, and what we can learn to help us prepare for future pandemics. We walk through the timeline of events, with particular emphasis on Nassim Taleb's Precautionary Principle paper, which was published early on in the Covid pandemic, warning us of what was to come... Fat Tony's is more than a podcast - it's a community. Join our community at FatTonys.net.

Jan 7, 2024 • 55min
Joan Shields - Healthcare and Home Grown Food
Joan spent her career working as a nurse and witnessing first hand the problems within the medical establishment before retiring and taking up growing her own organic produce. She has become wildly popular on Instagram for her recipes, and tips for eating healthier. She has since come under fire from shills for her anti GMO stance. Joan talks to us about her journey in healthcare, growing her own organic produce, and the benefits it confers. Fat Tony's is more than a podcast - it's a community. Join our community at FatTonys.net.

Dec 19, 2023 • 48min
Ernest Boehm - Energy, Gas, and the Polyfurcated life
Ernest is a Chemical Engineer my profession, a Classicist and Renaissance man by nature.Ernest was a start up engineer for 5 years and lived in 20 different countries and started up 15 different processes, working in Gas Processing design and sales.He joined fat Tony's to talk about the future of energy, the benefits of a classical education, tarot, Harry Potter, and more... Fat Tony's is more than a podcast - it's a community. Join our community at FatTonys.net.

Nov 5, 2023 • 55min
Shay Hill - Make Rules Without Making Enemies
Shay Hill joins Fat Tony's to talk about safety. Shay is an industrial safety and compliance expert, and is also the founder of foundationsafety.com, a skills based incident prevention consultancy. Shay is a man of many talents, most recently having released his new book; Make Rules Without Making Enemies: How to Draw the Lines Without Drawing Fire. It was an absolute pleasure talking with Shay - I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Shay's Consultancy, Foundation Safety https://www.foundationsafety.com/Shay's Blog https://shayallenhill.com/ Shay's BookMake Rules Without Making Enemies: How to Draw the Lines Without Drawing FireAdditional CreditsHostSebastian David LeesMusicTim HofmannFat Tony's is more than a podcast - it's a community. Join our community at FatTonys.net.

Oct 12, 2023 • 57min
Sara Lapsley - Psychopathy and Mental Health
Sara Lapsley, expert in mental health and undiagnosed psychopathy, discusses the challenges of psychopathy in society. Topics include misconceptions about psychopaths, community's role in mental health, the Vancouver music scene, and transitioning to classical music.

Aug 5, 2023 • 2min
Welcome to Fat Tony's Podcast
Hello and welcome. This is a short introduction to tell you about the history of Fat Tony's, and what this podcast will be all about. Fat Tony's is more than a podcast - it's a community. Join our community at FatTonys.net.