This time, we have a very special episode I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose. We cover 2025 predictions, AI, Bitcoin, aliens, fitness goals, and much, much more. Please enjoy! This episode is brought to you by: Ramp easy-to-use corporate cards, bill payments, accounting, and more: https://Ramp.com/tim (Get $250 when you join Ramp) Our Place's Titanium Always Pan® Pro using nonstick technology that’s coating-free and made without PFAS, otherwise known as “Forever Chemicals”: https://fromourplace.com/tim (Shop their Holiday Sale today!) Shopify global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business: https://shopify.com/tim (one-dollar-per-month trial period) Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow the Tim Ferriss Podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss Blog: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ [00:00] Alien tourism [00:45] Aloha and happy holidays! [03:40] Contemplating the societal impact of reality-bending AI. [12:27] Meathead vs. holistic fitness. [22:20] My current fitness priorities. [24:41] The pros and cons of training to failure. [32:37] Back pain causes and stem cell relief. [38:02] Protein's role in my regimen. [39:06] LICUS (Low-Intensity Continuous Ultrasound Therapies). [41:49] Early adoption leads to mainstream affordability. [44:17] Inexpensive injury avoidance/reversal. [46:59] Apps for tracking and planning finances. [54:54] Bitcoin and other investment projections. [55:45] AI mobile device predictions. [01:03:10] AI's place in the future of music creation. [01:03:56] We're not saying it's aliens, but... [01:16:13] David Bars, Maui Nui Venison, and ethical wild meat harvesting. [01:25:30] Alternative field trips considered. [01:26:32] From a simmering seven or eight to a chill two. [01:28:49] Aversion-defusing meditation — this is The Way. [01:36:21] Retreat! [01:37:08] Making time for friendship bonding. [01:42:52] NOBNOM complete. System reset. [01:46:01] The benefits of taking a break from alcohol. [01:48:33] A few reading recommendations. [01:53:32] Parting thoughts.