The Danny Miranda Podcast

Chris Van Vliet is a 4-time Emmy-winning TV Host and podcaster. In this conversation, we spoke about Chris's first broadcasting experience, what it's like when The Rock calls you out, and Tyler Perry's advice that changed his life.   The video version of this podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. Topics: (0:00) Happy Birthday Chris  (0:48) How do you like consuming books?  (2:39) Chris’ early television experience  (8:33) Ask the obvious  (11:31) What’s it like to interview The Rock?  (14:13) Chris’ wrestling career as Chris Sharp  (17:11) Early access to internet  (19:17) Chris’ college band  (20:53) Connection between Chris’ passions (wrestling, music, interviews)  (27:00) What makes Chris great?  (29:23) How to get better at asking?  (33:03) What people don’t know about Hollywood  (34:26) What makes for a great team in Hollywood?  (37:28) How do you build a stronger intuition?  (40:01) How to bring up your energy?  (41:41) How does anyone getting to record themselves change society?  (44:49) What would Chris do if he was graduating college today?  (48:23) Tyler Perry’s advice to Chris  (53:29) Closing words   https://bionic-reading.com/  Chris' Links  Instagram / YouTube / TikTok / Twitter / Podcast Continue the conversation with me...   🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda   📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda   🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda   🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure

Nicolle Merrilyne is an energy healer and intuitive medium.  In this conversation, we spoke about my intuitive healing session with Nicolle, her spiritual team, how to protect your energy, and how intuition can guide you. (0:00) Nicolle’s mom's incredible intuition (3:59) Why Nicolle said no to her dream job (7:49) Family support (10:12) The right balance between surrender vs. taking action (14:08) What is an intuitive healer? (15:42) Spirit team (18:58) All religions point to the same truth (20:23) My intuitive healing session with Nicolle (27:41) Measuring energy frequency? (29:30) Guided meditation (31:41) Why Nicolle is drawn to nature (32:59) How to manifest (44:54) Nicolle's transformation (47:24) Shields up (49:25) How to protect energy (52:13) Intention (53:53) Spirituality when your physical environment doesn’t understand you (57:38) Synchronicities (1:04:02) Shower thoughts (1:06:31) Affirmations (1:09:49) Getting back in alignment (1:17:34) Moments of magic Nicolle's Links Instagram / Website

Jay Alderton is a fitness business coach. He has previously served in the military, competed in bodybuilding competitions, and been a fitness coach. In this conversation, we spoke about building self-awareness, the mistake of intellectualizing everything, why you should focus on impact over income, and much more.  The video version of this episode is available on Spotify and YouTube. (0:00) Happy Birthday Jay  (2:43) Building self-awareness  (5:02) What can we do to better love ourselves?  (7:41) The mistake of “intellectualization”  (10:15) Health, Wealth, Productivity, and Connectivity  (15:11) Thursday at the spa  (21:45) What to do when feeling miserable  (25:37) Running 2 marathons without training  (29:33) How to best be comfortable with discomfort  (34:30) Why don’t we learn?  (39:23) Day 29 of cold showers  (43:01) How to be a great speaker  (46:31) Impact over income  (50:51) Jay’s final closing words  Jay on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jayalderton/  Jay on TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@jayalderton  Continue the conversation with me...  🎙Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view  🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda  📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda  🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda  🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure

Nick Maggiulli is the creator of Of Dollars And Data and the Chief Operating Officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management. He has published a post on his blog every week since 2017. Most recently, he published his first book (Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways To Save Money And Build Your Wealth), which has sold over 10,000 copies in the first month.  In this conversation, we speak about what it felt like to get mentioned on The Tim Ferriss Show, the power of books, how Morgan Housel has served as a mentor for Nick, and much more.  The video version of this podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. Topics discussed: (0:00) Intro  (0:33) Tooth fairy  (2:23) How does skepticism impact you?  (5:08) Starting a blog (and the slow grind)  (8:35) Moments of quitting?  (10:48) How has motivation changed for Nick?  (13:21) Going on a book tour and repeating himself?  (15:25) Optimism toward future progress  (17:03) Does paying attention to the news impact Nick?  (18:08) The power of books  (19:21) How many hours to write Just Keep Buying?  (20:13) Most unexpected challenge when writing the book?  (22:03) Nick’s $500,000 goal by 30  (23:40) Is high expectations a new phenomenon?  (26:23) Dealing with existential dread in early 20s  (27:46) What would Nick recommend to young people who don’t know?  (29:36) “I’ll probably never write a book” –Nick, May 2020  (34:23) Do family and friends rely on Nick as a data scientist?  (35:49) Words matter  (37:54) Taleb’s Turkey Problem  (40:03) Winners keep winning true for nations as well?  (42:24) Morgan Housel as a mentor  (44:48) Shouted out on Tim Ferriss Show  (46:50) “No medals for prevention, only cures”   (49:07) Appreciation for Mark Zuckerberg  (51:23) Creating as a part of your being  (53:03) How to be kinder    Nick’s book (Just Keep Buying) – https://www.amazon.com/Just-Keep-Buying-Proven-wealth/dp/0857199250 Nick's Twitter – https://twitter.com/dollarsanddata Nick's Website – https://ofdollarsanddata.com/ Resources Mentioned:   Escape From Freedom by Erich Fromm – https://www.amazon.com/Escape-Freedom-Erich-Fromm/dp/0805031499 How To Write Weekly and Accelerate Your Career (Nick Maggiulli + David Perell) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HI5CISSPms Continue the conversation with me... 🎙Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure

After hundreds of interviews, Danny shares how curiosity, meditation, thoughtful preparation, and real-time listening shape better conversations. He and Dan Go explore how to move beyond familiar talking points, ask questions that spark unexpected answers, and bring more genuine connection to interviews, from podcasts to conversations with grandparents.

Writer and entrepreneur David Perell discusses finding creative leverage, building confidence before you feel qualified, and why education could learn from sports. He shares his unusual writing rituals, the role of conversation and physical intuition in creative work, and his shift toward long-term thinking. The conversation also explores desire, self-doubt, and making room for more joy.

Carter Good is a fitness coach. He has lost over 100 pounds, kept it off, and now coaches other people on how to do it too. But this conversation wasn't centered around his 448,000-person Instagram following or losing the weight. Instead, we spoke about how his passions for fitness have lessened over the years, why Carter turned to therapy, and how he's building internal peace. Topics: (0:00) Intro (0:28) Carter’s tattoos (4:16) Carter’s journey toward internal peace (7:01) Replaying the same song over and over? (8:21) Mike Vacanti phone call (10:22) Framework for making decisions (13:31) Why did Carter choose to lose weight? (16:01) Fear in college (18:41) How Carter changed his physical environment (21:01) Moving to Austin, running into Tim Ferriss? (22:11) Struggling with passion for fitness (28:13) Passion for friends (30:13) Where does Carter’s vulnerability come from? (32:42) How journaling has helped Carter (33:55) Benefits of therapy (34:41) Why start therapy? (36:43) The importance of a morning routine (40:03) Going from 10,000 followers to 300,000 followers on Instagram (42:33) Why does Carter feel uncomfortable sharing himself? (44:46) Carter’s proudest moments creating content (51:49) The similarity between business + losing weight (55:41) How do we reframe what’s cool? (58:33) The importance of being on a journey (1:01:21) “All the best content is about you’re going to die“ (1:04:00) 80-year-old self regret test (1:05:02) Carter’s current mission Carter's Instagram – https://instagram.com/cartergood Carter's Twitter – https://twitter.com/cartergood 🎙Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

Noah Kagan is the CEO of AppSumo.com, a digital marketplace for software. NOTE: Audio gets better after 2:15. This convo got deep. Noah was willing to talk openly about his failings, insecurities, and strengths. And because of that... this conversation turned out incredible. Let me know what your favorite part was on Twitter – @heydannymiranda. Topics: (0:35) Gifting Noah (1:06) Crazy coincidence (2:15) Audio gets better (3:45) Biking across the country because of favorite book (5:30) “The hardest thing we do is the thing we’re most proud of” (7:44) Noah always knew he was going to be rich (9:50) Looking down upon followers to becoming fans (11:11) What has helped Noah live the life he wants to live? (13:54) Noah’s quest to find a wife (23:20) Noah’s phrase of the year: Be Nice To Noah (28:10) What are the hard things you’re avoiding? (29:08) How do you practice more peace? (36:02) How does Noah view his path toward a deeper, more meaningful life? (39:20) Does Noah feel an obligation to help every person now that he has money? (41:20) Why does Noah put down himself? (44:03) How has committing to growing his YouTube changed Noah? (49:18) How has Noah changed the narrative with himself? (52:20) What does it mean to love yourself? (54:13) How does Noah stay in touch with so many people? (56:21) Noah’s favorite memories alone (57:21) “You have an enviable life with a non-enviable psychology.” (59:39) “It’s all going to work out” (1:02:02) What is your movie title right now, five years, and ten years? Connect with Noah Twitter / YouTube / Instagram / AppSumo.com Thank you to Noah, who was gracious enough to let me use his home recording studio. 🎙Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

Rory Sutherland explores why technologies like video calls and electric cars take years to catch on, and what electric bikes, Twitter, and personal brands reveal about human behavior. He also wanders through storytelling, creativity, fame, parenting, and the curious ways people make sense of the world.

Pat Walls is an entrepreneur and writer. He is the creator of Starter Story and also my favorite personal blog on the Internet (patwalls.com). Connect with Pat on Twitter. Continue the conversation with me... 🎙Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/