
The Polymath PolyCast with Dustin Miller PolyInnovator
Welcome to The Polymath PolyCast! I'm Dustin Miller PolyInnovator, your host, guiding you through a journey of polymathy, where we celebrate the intellectually curious, the creatively diverse, and the endlessly innovative.
In Season 7, we continue exploring the limitless potential of polymaths, multipotentialites, and generalists. Join us as we delve into the minds of extraordinary individuals who embody the polymathic spirit.
Our show offers two captivating series:
Multidisciplinary Interviews: Discover unique approaches to learning and gain insights from polymaths and masters of diverse skills.
Fireside MicroPolyCast: Experience stimulating conversations with me, Dustin Miller, offering bursts of ideas and thought-provoking discussions.
At The Polymath PolyCast, we believe in the boundless pursuit of knowledge and interdisciplinary thinking. Join us to unleash your own polymathic potential and discover the beauty of versatile thinking.
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Latest episodes

Nov 15, 2020 • 1h 3min
The Third Door for a Polymathic Doctor with Ali Abdaal [Interview]
Today we are talking with Ali Abdaal the self-proclaimed productivity guru, former junior doctor, podcaster, and Youtuber!"How do we define ourselves, other than by the things that we do?"It was a lot of fun having him on, and we go into some really cool thought processes. Such as productivity, when to relax rather than work, and finding the third door!Links:https://aliabdaal.com/https://www.youtube.com/user/Sepharoth64https://twitter.com/aliabdaalhttps://www.instagram.com/AliAbdaal/https://www.facebook.com/aliabdaalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/https://www.twitch.tv/aliabdaalhttps://www.notoverthinking.com/https://twitter.com/noverthinkingTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro3:00 Communication and How to Design Your Life5:00 Learning to Delegate10:00 How many books does Ali read?14:00 Elephant in the brain19:00 The Third Door25:00 Running a Company, SixMed30:00 Starting a podcast with his brother35:00 Meeting people online40:00 Music Creators45:00 The intersections of the polymathic approach46:01 What is a Polymath to you?50:00 Forcing yourself to do something you don't want to do55:00 Having dinner with Derek Sivers and Cold Outreach01:00:00 Ghost CMS and Outro

Nov 14, 2020 • 1h 51min
Building a better Future with quantum technology with Anastasia Marchenkova [Interview]
Genius, Future Billionaire, Content Creator, PhilanthropistShe's helping the world by building a better future with technology.Today we are talking with Anastasia Marchenkova a Quantum Researcher and Quantum Computing Content Creator. She started from being a super smart teenager in college, going after computer science, then that evolved into an interesting journey to where she is at now.www.amarchenkova.comhttps://linktr.ee/amarchenkovahttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzaYH6WeohiHKj3Ih_GdZdQhttps://www.instagram.com/amarchenkova/https://twitter.com/amarchenkovahttps://medium.com/@amarchenkovaRead morehttps://www.quantumcomputingweekly.com/issues/what-a-quantum-computer-programmer-looks-like-quantum-computing-weekly-6-147608TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro3:00 How she got into Quantum5:00 Finding Passion10:00 Why people WILL listen to YOU15:00 Backend vs Frontend Minds20:00 Women in STEM25:00 Not knowing what comes next30:00 Lifelong Learning35:00 Being good at something40:00 Building Product Market fit with her Startup45:00 Engaging with Content and Modular Learning50:00 New Age Learning55:00 Creating Content01:00:00 Content Optimization01:05:00 TikTok Ban and Marginalized Creators (changed now)01:10:00 Various Instagram Content Types01:15:00 Content Ideas for Anastasia01:20:00 Speed Content Consumption01:25:00 Living with the pandemic and connecting with people01:30:00 Setting a Covid Resolution01:35:00 Systems and Productivity Tools01:40:00 Speed Work Hacks01:41:40 - 01:44:0001:45:00 Outro

Nov 12, 2020 • 1h 46min
The Meta of the Curious Multipotenziale with MIR [Interview]
Day three of the daily #polycasts! Today we are talking with Mir the multipotenziale cronica and bitcoin expert!Her principles in life are:Keep on growing, exploring & learning-Be kind & true to yourself and help others whenever you canwhat doesn't kill me, makes me strongerAny new personal/professional endeavors in your life?"Omg... So many... Where do i start?"Links:https://mirserena.contactin.bio/https://www.instagram.com/mirserena/https://www.youtube.com/user/rnbmir/featuredhttps://www.facebook.com/mirbitcoin/https://tippin.me/@mir_btchttps://twitter.com/mir_btcTIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro3:00 Multipotentialites5:00 Even when you're divergent, you can be productive10:00 Wandering mind and Focused mind15:00 Ecosystem of Crypto20:00 Italian word for Polymath25:00 People are naturally more interdisciplinary30:00 Mental Models35:00 Reading40:00 A modern renaissance45:00 What is a Polymath to you?50:00 Choices of School and Life55:00 Leadership01:00:00 Personality and Singing01:10:00 Getting the Spark of Curiosity01:15:00 Confidence and Learning Modalities01:20:00 Languages01:25:00 Blockchain decentralized platforms01:30:00 Crytpo01:35:00 Multipotentiality01:40:00 Outro

Nov 12, 2020 • 1h 27min
Interfacing with the Future with Thomas Frey [Interview]
Today we are talking with Thomas Frey the Architect of the Future, author of Epiphany Z, and he is the Executive Director as well as Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute.Changing the lens on situational futuring.Recently launched a "Foresight Journaling" Newsletter.His three principles in life:1.) There is great value in the human struggle, and when we fail to be challenged, our best-laid plans tend to fall apart at the seams.2.) The future favors the bold. During periods of great chaos, comes great opportunities!3.) The “unknowability” of the future is what gives us our drive and motivation. The fact that the future is unknowable is a good thing. Our involvement in the game of life is based on our notion that we as individuals can make a difference. If we somehow remove the mystery of what results our actions will have, we also dismantle our individual drives and motivations for moving forward.Links:ForesightJournaling.com - Unlocking the secret truths to your hidden future!www.futuristspeaker.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Thomas-J.-Frey/e/B005E8WIBWhttps://twitter.com/thomasfreyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/futuristspeaker/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoV-sOCQu8Rf0in5IdoG3rAhttps://www.facebook.com/FuturistSpeaker/www.davinciinstitute.comhttps://twitter.com/DaVinciGrouphttps://www.facebook.com/DaVinciInstituteResources:https://su.org/blog/visiting-the-future-with-thomas-frey-of-the-davinci-institute/https://www.bigspeak.com/speakers/thomas-frey/https://futuristspeaker.com/future-of-education/podcast-college/TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro3:00 Contemplative Inquiry5:00 Interfacing with the Future9:00 Alternative Weed Execution for Agriculture15:00 Knowing True Information20:00 Global Information Consumption24:00 Other worldly life & Humanity's Uniqueness29:00 Importance of Time34:00 Forecasting Tools of the Future40:00 Clear Pathway to Success #steppingstones #degree #modegree45:00 Constant Lifelong Learning and Credentials #microcredits #universallearningpoints50:00 Gamification of Education55:00 Radical Transparency01:00:00 Confidently Held Misinformation01:06:50 - 01:07:40 What is a polymath to you?01:00:00 Information Overload and Polymathy01:15:00 Unified Effort for Global Collaboration01:20:00 Foresight Journaling Newsletter01:23:20 Outro

Nov 10, 2020 • 1h 33min
The Punk Ethos to Digital Marketing Tom of All Trades with Tom Marriott [Interview]
Today we are talking with Tom Marriott the Host of DM PUNK PODCAST and Director of Digital Marketing at Ina4Alternative title for those curious: Ethos and mentality of the golden onion ecosystemI got a question for you Tom, did you ever go try tiktok?? Congrats on your five year anniversary as well! (At the time of recording)We are here to talk about personal branding, podcasting, and more!## Links:[https://linktr.ee/iamdmpunk][https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRn0vguYo5MCO31ywmCZldg][https://pod.co/digital-marketing-punkcast][dmpunk.co.uk][ina4.com][https://www.facebook.com/iamdmpunk][https://www.instagram.com/iamdmpunk/[https://twitter.com/iamdmpunk][https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitalmarketingpunk/][https://app.matchmaker.fm/profiles/guests/1167885c-386e-433e-8cf7-7922b745061a][https://dmpunk.co.uk/5-steps-to-starting-a-podcast-in-2020/][https://pod.co/digital-marketing-punkcast/power-of-podcasting-with-james-mulvany-from-matchmaker-fm]TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro3:00 His Curious Singing Career5:00 Punkcast and PolyCast10:00 Digital Marketing Snakeoil15:00 Content Value20:00 Omnichannel25:00 Taking the Polymathic Approach30:00 Radio Superstar (Great Smile Tom! :D )35:00 Educating Podcastees40:00 Going down the list is the BEST way to way to the bedroom45:00 We need marketers50:00 Knowing All Trades53:00 UK History Podcast01:00:00 Future of Audio01:04:00 podcast.co matchmaker.fm radio.co01:10:50 - 01:14:25 What is a Polymath To you?01:19:00 Tom's Various Endeavors01:29:00 OutroWe matched as PolyCast host, and guest on matchmaker.fm !If you have a show, or want to be on this one, then go check out the awesome site!

Nov 8, 2020 • 7min
100th PolyCast Celebration and Update! [Fireside Polycast]
Welcome to today's #PolyCast, I'm so excited to note that today is the 100th! Episode :DYears ago I thought about what it would be like to have done 100 #podcasts, or in this case #polycasts, and I'm grateful for all the listeners. As well as, all of the people who have come on the show thus far!I've recorded 70 interviews with amazing people at this point, and I'm thinking I don't want to make them wait much longer for it to be released.Starting this Nov, I'll be doing an interview a day until the end of the year! This won't set a precedent for after! However I wanted to make sure each person get's their time to shine.Every episode will also still get accompanying micro-content throughout the next year from the day of release, until I can't squeeze any more out of it!Additionally, I will be doing the #OmniContent series #TheMultidisciplinarySpectrum I've been meaning to get it out there, but with the website move it got put on hold!I'm going to hopefully be finishing up the website here soon, and I moved ALL of my content to it, so now things are far more condensed. Hopefully making it easier for all of you!Cheers!

Oct 31, 2020 • 7min
The Fireside Codex [Fireside Polycast]
Today I am talking about how I plan on consolidating my blogs, as well as the future of what my sites will be like. Hopefully much more conducive to providing value to each of my subscribers, and perhaps even gain some patrons from their enjoyment of the posts!Here are the links for those who are curious https://polyinnovator.substack.com/https://polyinnovator.space/

Oct 27, 2020 • 1h 7min
Authenticity of the Self-Driven with Jesus Najera [Interview]
Today we are talking with Jesus Najera the Creator of YOUNG POLYMATHS, as well as the Founder of both SetDev and NightKnight.His principles in life:Work-life alignment > work-life balance.Happiness is overratedThe most important relationship is the one you have with yourselfSlight disagreements that caused us to have some really interesting discussions!Links:https://www.setzeus.com/https://medium.com/@setzeushttps://www.instagram.com/setzeus/https://twitter.com/setzeushttps://www.setdev.tech/https://www.nightknight.club/https://www.instagram.com/nightknight.club/https://medium.com/young-polymathshttps://twitter.com/youngpolymathshttps://www.instagram.com/youngpolymaths/https://www.facebook.com/Young-Polymaths-103219751213188https://www.instagram.com/cryptospacevr/https://www.instagram.com/setmine/TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro3:00 What defines a polymath?5:00 Immigration is the History of United States + His history10:00 His College Experience!15:00 Playing in the Sand of Life20:00 Writing in Jesus' Life25:00 Translatable Knowledge + Great Minds of History30:00 Understanding Your Strengths and Weaknesses34:00 The Four Pillars36:00 Authenticity40:00 Cultivating Curiosity44:20 - 46:00 What is a Polymath to you?46:00 Rationalizing the Clever Marketing Term50:00 Niche-ing Down for Business55:00 Principles01:00:00 Sleep is SO IMPORTANT01:05:00 Outro

Oct 20, 2020 • 1h 38min
Saying YES to Opportunity through Creativity with Dave Birss [Interview]
Today we are talking with Dave Birss the Master of Creativity, speaker, online trainer, and Internationally renowned creativity and innovation thinker!We are here to talk about the bell curve to society, Input Fueling Your Output, creating or rather FINDING a tribe for your community, and much much more! Even at one point discussing accountability and GETTING THINGS DONE. Being a completer not just a starter!## Links:[http://davebirss.com/](http://davebirss.com/)[https://www.instagram.com/davebirss/?hl=en][https://www.linkedin.com/in/davebirss][https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/dave-birss[https://twitter.com/davebirss[https://www.youtube.com/user/thatdavebirss/videos][https://www.amazon.com/Dave-Birss/e/B0077E4XMS][https://www.lynda.com/Dave-Birss/20515000-1.html][https://www.thedrum.com/users/davebirss][https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Jae1W4VSNPsfTOBPkoIRa[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-future-of-advertising-podcast-re-issued/id426915592][https://vivaldigroup.com/en/]## TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro2:00 The Lucky Vs Unlucky5:00 Innovation is as simple as...10:00 Silos of Expertise15:00 Trees of Knowledge; Transferable Knowledge 20:00 Curiosity is a Skill25:00 Motivation Cycle30:00 Experiments35:00 Neuro-divergent40:00 Dulled by Conformity45:00 Disruptive Technology50:00 Habits are hard to get rid of; Comedians55:00 Finding a Different way to approach the problem01:00:00 Snowballing Completion01:06:30 ? What is a Polymath to You?01:09:00 Divergent Thinkers01:13:00 Teams around Geniuses01:20:00 Modern Philosopher01:25:00 Becoming a Course Instructor01:30:00 Neuro Diversity01:34:00 Outro (Thank you Dave for the nice compliments ! <3 )

Oct 17, 2020 • 1h 36min
Loops and Spheres for a Genius with Lance Wantenaar [Interview]
Hello Innovators! I am Dustin Miller PolyInnovator. Today we are talking with Lance Wantenaar the Host of Thinking like a Genius!From cybersecurity professional, to philosophical psychologist, and even online content creator.Thinking like a Genius Polymath.https://pod.co/thinking-like-a-genius-podcast/dustin-miller-multi-disciplinary-skill-seeker-and-omnicontent-creator## Links:[https://open.spotify.com/show/09TgJCJM1lrtw3rCSeqcbE][https://www.thinkinglikeagenius.com/][https://www.messenger.com/t/thinkinglikeagenius]FB - [https://www.facebook.com/thinkinglikeagenius/]Twitter - [https://twitter.com/ThinkingLikeAG]Instagram - [https://www.instagram.com/thinkinglikeagenius/][https://www.amazon.com/Featherbird-Media-Ltd-Thinking-Genius/dp/B07TGSWGC9][https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/thinking-like-a-genius-podcast-lance-YBCzT2lFW6L/][https://www.linkedin.com/in/lancewantenaar/][https://www.quora.com/profile/Lance-Wantenaar-1][https://medium.com/@lwantenaar]## TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro3:00 Finding how things Work5:00 Awareness of Self10:00 Formatting shows to Make things Flow Better15:00 Pillars of Life20:00 Tracking Data24:00 Managing Diet and Energy30:00 Newbie Gains35:00 Learning for Retention and Actual Usage40:00 His Enjoyment for Reading45:00 Power of Breathing50:00 Application of Knowledge55:00 Systems that Tie into Each Other> 59:00 - 01:02:00 What is a Polymath to you?01:02:00 Feynman Techinique01:09:00 Fixed Mindset and Growth Mindset01:15:00 FLOW and Slow Incremental Stress01:30:00 Binaural Beats01:34:00 Outro