The Knowledge Project
Hosted by Shane Parrish
Shane Parrish interviews thinkers about mental models, decision-making, and applied wisdom rather than industry mechanics.
Editorial take
The Knowledge Project is the right pick when you want long-form conversations about thinking itself rather than industry tactics. Shane Parrish runs Farnam Street and brings the same mental-models lens to interviews. Guests range from Daniel Kahneman to elite athletes to investors, with the throughline being how good thinkers actually think. Not for week-by-week career application, useful for the longer arc of becoming better at decisions.
Last hand-checked 2026-05-15.
Listen if you …
- you read Farnam Street or are interested in mental models and meta-cognition
- you want long-form conversations that aren't tied to news cycles
- you appreciate cross-disciplinary interviewing
Skip if you …
- you want product, engineering, or operating-mechanics content
- you find self-improvement-adjacent framing annoying
About the show
Shane Parrish's interview show, an extension of his Farnam Street blog and newsletter. Episodes are long-form conversations with guests selected for the depth of their thinking rather than their company or industry.
The interviewing style emphasizes follow-up questions on how the guest reaches conclusions, not just what those conclusions are.
Notable guests
- Daniel Kahneman
- Naval Ravikant
- Howard Marks
- Adam Grant
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