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Five Good Questions Podcast

Welcome to Five Good Questions. I’m your host, Jake Taylor. Fact: the average American watches 5 hours of television per day. What would the world be like if we dedicated one of those hours to reading books instead? I don’t know, but I’d like to find out. So to inspire others to read more, I ask five good questions of interesting authors and share the results with you every Friday. Let’s see if together, we can’t rescue some of those lost hours. In addition to author interviews, we also publish "The Hikecast." The Hikecast is a show where interesting people take me on their favorite hikes or walks and we talk about big ideas in an unconstrained format.  No planned agendas, just deep conversations, recorded out in nature. The idea is for you to put on The Hikecast and get outside to simulate taking a hike with us.  I want you to feel like you're there with us out in nature.
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Oct 25, 2018

The Hikecast is a show where interesting people take me on their favorite hikes or walks and we talk about big ideas in an unconstrained format.  No planned agendas, just deep conversations, recorded out in nature.

The idea is for you to put on The Hikecast and get outside to simulate taking a hike with us.  I want you to feel like you're there with us out in nature.

Care to join us on a hike? :)

My guest for this episode is Darren Virassammy.  Darren is the founder of 34Strong, a strengths-based coaching and consulting agency.  His company has been recognized as one of the fastest growing in his area.  Darren and I met in our first year of business school and we've been fast friends ever since, and I've always loved his infectious positive energy.

We went on a crisp morning hike around Folsom Lake, CA.

Please enjoy this hikecast with Darren Virassammy.
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Also, I'm announcing the release of my first literary effort: The Rebel Allocator

It’s a coming-of-age story of a young man who learns about business and life from an unlikely teacher. Imagine The Karate Kid meets Thorndike’s The Outsiders. You’re right, it’s probably not what you were expecting, but I have my fingers crossed that you’ll really enjoy it. I’m looking at a December release date and am so excited to get this out to you.

With gratitude,
Jake

Oct 11, 2018

The Hikecast is a show where interesting people take me on their favorite hikes or walks and we talk about big ideas in an unconstrained format.  No planned agendas, just deep conversations, recorded out in nature.

The idea is for you to put on The Hikecast and get outside to simulate taking a hike with us.  I want you to feel like you're there with us out in nature.

Care to join us on a hike?  :)

My guest for this episode is Brad Kearns. Brad is the host of the podcast "Get Over Yourself." He's also a NYT best selling author, a Guinness World Recorder holding speed golfer, and the former #3 world-ranked pro triathlete.

We had perfect weather for a hike in my backyard of Folsom Lake, CA.

Please enjoy this hikecast with Brad Kearns.
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Also, I'm announcing the release of my first literary effort: The Rebel Allocator

It’s a coming-of-age story of a young man who learns about business and life from an unlikely teacher. Imagine The Karate Kid meets Thorndike’s The Outsiders. You’re right, it’s probably not what you were expecting, but I have my fingers crossed that you’ll really enjoy it. I’m looking at a December release date and am so excited to get this out to you.

With gratitude,
Jake

Oct 4, 2018

The Hikecast is a show where interesting people take me on their favorite hikes or walks and we talk about big ideas in an unconstrained format.  No planned agendas, just deep conversations, recorded out in nature.

The idea is for you to put on The Hikecast and get outside to simulate taking a hike with us.  I want you to feel like you're there with us out in nature.

Care to join us on a hike?  :)

My guest for this episode is Christopher Kelly.  Chris is the founder of Nourish Balance Thrive, a functional medicine practice for athletes.  He is a computer scientist and pro mountain biker.  Chris was doing machine learning for a hedge fund when chronic health issues lead him tackling health for himself.  All of that learning lead him to founding his own company to help others.  He's one of my favorite thinkers in the space and his NBT podcast is a treasure trove of health info.

We went on a gorgeous hike near his home in Santa Cruz, CA.

Please enjoy this hikecast with Chris Kelly.

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