

The Swyx Mixtape
Swyx
swyx's personal picks pod.
Weekdays: the best audio clips from podcasts I listen to, in 10 minutes or less!
Fridays: Music picks!
Weekends: long form talks and conversations!
This is a passion project; never any ads, 100% just recs from me to people who like the stuff I like.
Share and give feedback: tag @swyx on Twitter or email audio questions to swyx @ swyx.io
Weekdays: the best audio clips from podcasts I listen to, in 10 minutes or less!
Fridays: Music picks!
Weekends: long form talks and conversations!
This is a passion project; never any ads, 100% just recs from me to people who like the stuff I like.
Share and give feedback: tag @swyx on Twitter or email audio questions to swyx @ swyx.io
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jun 2, 2022 • 13min
How Anaconda Saved Python [Peter Wang]
2hrs in to the Lex Fridman pod: https://lexfridman.com/peter-wang/

Jun 1, 2022 • 14min
How the Mac won Developers [Max Howell]
https://about.sourcegraph.com/podcast/max-howell about 15mins in

May 28, 2022 • 53min
[Weekend Drop] Part Time Creator Manifesto on Compressed.fm
Listen: https://www.compressed.fm/episode/6400:00 Introduction02:06 Introducing Swyx03:28 Why Writing?07:16 Priority and Time09:45 Better to be Part-Time Creator than a Full-Time Creator12:16 Do you set up a business entity?13:22 Consistency16:49 Lower the Barrier to Entry21:17 How much do you pay attention to growth?22:37 What is the leading indicator?24:17 Engaging with your Audience25:24 Ratio of One for me, One for Them31:44 Networking34:43 Niching38:04 What's a sustainable action plan for part-time content creation40:23 Getting your stuff stolen41:41 Creating Luck48:31 Community ShoutoutsRead: https://swyx.io/part-time-creator-manifesto

May 28, 2022 • 14min
[Music Friday] Adele's Tiny Desk Concert
Listen to Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfzpYcwiUrA

May 27, 2022 • 13min
Live Longer: CGMs for Insulin Levels [Betsy McLaughlin]
listen to the Levels podcast: https://www.levelshealth.com/podcasts/one-ceos-81-pound-weight-loss-using-glucose-monitoring-betsy-mclaughlin-casey-means (7mins on)

May 26, 2022 • 19min
Live Longer: Brain-Derived Nootropic Factor [Wendy Suzuki]
Watch Wendy's TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/wendy_suzuki_the_brain_changing_benefits_of_exercise?language=enListen to Huberman lab: https://hubermanlab.com/dr-wendy-suzuki-boost-attention-and-memory-with-science-based-tools/ (30mins in)

May 25, 2022 • 6min
Live Longer: 5x Mortality Reduction [Petter Attia]
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92kYDVjX0G0

May 24, 2022 • 4min
Live Longer: The 3 Basic Things [John Abramson]
From the Lex pod: https://lexfridman.com/john-abramson/ (1h 57mins in)

May 22, 2022 • 1h 5min
[Weekend Drop] Career+Luck with Adam Wiggins - Metamuse
I was super honored to join Adam Wiggins (cofounder of Heroku's) podcast to share thoughts on tools for thought, LIP, and Creating Luck.Full show notes on Metamuse: https://museapp.com/podcast/53-career/

May 21, 2022 • 33min
[Music Friday] Harry Mack Freestyles
(listen with good bassy headphones)Marcus Veltri intro (first, second, last clip) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_JrcAOfAp400:00 cold open01:49 Yeti, Pickle, Guitar29:30 Guitar, Star Wars, Black Hole"You make beats?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNC68gQluSE05:01 rhyming platypus, cleanser, eternal, onomatopoeiaMiami Guerrila Beats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6yoJTup3nY10:58 miami beachBehind the Beats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqTMbYvc57g13:41 practiceStevie Knight interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwn1UsNNmZE17:37 top 5 influencesGod tier doubletime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js2Q8tJLgig26:30 Harry potter, Octopus, JacketFirst Clipright on time h mac with the freestylerhyme i be coming through to get thatshinewhen i start i'ma blow your mind yeahand i'm going over headskinda like a bald spot yeah as soon as icome in with the lyricshey imma make your jaw drop let's moveimma make his own improve every nightlike it to the grove yeahevery time i show what i'm about when ibe rapping they cover their mouthyeah i'm tearing rappers to pieces icome in hot and they couldn't believe itheyi make them back down you got rat goodsin your background i can see those ikick free flows i come off top when iripyeah every mac every time around manpeople around the planet they can't evenget a grip hold up they love the vibethat i provide all at once everybodylook to the sideyeah imma make his figures go boomwhat's going on someone coming in theroomyeah h man i'm speaking with a purevoice please said the girl in thesweater that is turquoise harry metcoming off the tip of the mantle whenthey come to bars man they know i'messential mad effect i'll be the onethey acknowledge peace to the girl withthe black finger nail polish imma solveit any time i was happy every man youknow they'd be loving what i'm rappingyeahyou know what i'm all about look to theside how does he call it outyeah imma do it like none other yeahi've been calling out the nail polishcolor hey harry mack i be leaving tracksmother ayeand you know i put them under pressureboys that they couldn't even measure allup in the background you got the dresserdrawers i give y'all more i checked herout territoryi explore when i spit it yo it's hard torecordevery time that i beat rapping they cansee we really acting upi'm spitting with the passion i got allmy enemies backing up let's goSecond Clip - Yeti, Pickle, Guitaryeah yeah yeah hey rappers ain't readycoming through shop like machete y'allknow my lyrics is deadly my name isharry compare me to the yetiyeah whenever i'm rapping y'all knowthey're gonna go ham hey scaring y'alllike the abominable snowmani'm coming through and y'all know mylyrics quite pure scary kinda like thehairy eddy with the white furhey yo i'm doing me i hope youunderstand it they popped up in the tentwe were like damn are y'all campingit was like yeah we chilling in thebackyard never thought you'd be thepiano player in rap starbut here we are coming through do itswift yeah find another rapper who coulddo it like thisoff the handle forever we coming throughso easily and back when i first startedtold you ain't no one believing me butnow i make it happen y'all my style isnot for rant kid kinda like yoursituation thisis intense hmac break it down y'allbetter feel mei never hold it down cause i'mdelivering the real meyeah i come with the sick flow a lot ofthem don't even get those but when theybecoming a pringle major flavor i'm likea picklei'm here to make it happen i'm thedopest with the bars yeahflavor like a pickle when you open inthe jar yeah i keep it real and mythoughts are concealed word to picklescause i'm about to give y'all the dealyou feel me i break it down real swiftjust like this get your highlike a spliff i'm really bout to driftmoving through it when i'm on it i'll bedelivering bars hey yomarcus on the chords but he ain'tplaying guitar yeahcheck how we do this man we plucking thestrings yeah for me it really isn'tnothing to sayhey yo i come right off the top when ibe flexing i get strongerwe popped up and she was like hold upare y'all songersi'mma break it down one time h may becoming through with that astoundingrhymeyeah hey yo y'all know i get loose wheni create rhymes peace to both of y'alland the homie up on facetimeThird Clip - Platypus, Cleanser, Eternalyeah coming off the top and i'm spittingthat heat he's like you gotta rhyme overone of my beasts i'm like no doubt manwe bout to get loose i was like oh youmake beats tell me you produce he waslike yeah you know i got the fire i needthree words just to get inspired hmaci'm about to keep it true he was likenah wait a minute i'mma rap for you uhwe about to flip it to my birth so muchpassion my heart really hurts hmag y'allknow that i'll really be a boss as soonas the beat drops i'll be fully goingofffrom the heart imma gladly push i'm ananimal platypus hmeg when i rhyme and ireally get ill like a platypus mouthi'll be getting to the billsget into the money uh i live with everyday and be sunny when it comes to lyricsman i've never been a dummy uh hmacreally about to kill this [ __ ] i'm aboutto make you feel the [ __ ] i'm real withthis whenever i be on it man i'm aboutto leave a rhyme on censored uh y'allknow whenever i be all up on the scenekeep it clean like i came through withthe cleanser yeah hmac man i get it doneuh how to show where i spit it from yeahand my lyrics be the mean type spray abit of cleanser then hit you with ascreen wipe what i mean to say is theytalking i live it hit the screen rightcause i'm always coming through vividhmac with the hd cam whenever i becoming off the top i'm bout to slam yeahy'all know i'm bout to spit it clean andmy whole demeanor is something like soapback in the game just to fill him upwith hope preaching on the microphonesomething like the pope yeah y'all knowi'd be the illest freer first word hethrew was onomatopoeia i was like i'dlove to do it for you boy but theproblem is oh i did that one before hman you know i'm really about to slamhard on mine up here cause my flow boombam how you spend i've been comingthrough and making noise hma rocking forthe girls and the boys and the wholeentire team and the whole entire squadwhen it comes to kicking livers peopleknow that i'm a god yeah they're likehold on wait a minute cause they see me...