The Tim Ferriss Show is the first business-interview podcast to pass 200 million downloads, and it has been selected for “Best of iTunes” by Apple three years running.
My top-25 most popular episodes, as of September 1, 2017, are listed below.
But achtung! I didn’t rank episodes in descending order of total downloads. Due to rapid growth, there would be a misleading recency bias—in other words, a newer decent episode could be “more popular” than an older blockbuster episode that was 3x the average at the time. To correct for this, we used a better methodology, and I owe special thanks to my brother for the help.*
All 250+ episodes to date can be found at tim.blog/podcast and itunes.com/timferriss
Jamie Foxx on Workout Routines, Success Habits, and Untold Hollywood Stories (#124)— tim.blog/jamie
The Scariest Navy SEAL I’ve Ever Met . . . and What He Taught Me (#107)—tim.blog/jocko
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Psychological Warfare (and Much More) (#60)—tim.blog/arnold
Dom D’Agostino on Fasting, Ketosis, and the End of Cancer (#117)—tim.blog/dom2
Tony Robbins on Morning Routines, Peak Performance, and Mastering Money (#37)—tim.blog/tony
How to Design a Life—Debbie Millman (#214)—tim.blog/debbie
Tony Robbins—On Achievement Versus Fulfillment (#178)—tim.blog/tony2
Kevin Rose (#1)—tim.blog/kevinrose [If you want to hear how bad a first episode can be, this delivers. Drunkenness didn’t help matters.]
Charles Poliquin on Strength Training, Shredding Body Fat, and Increasing Testosterone and Sex Drive (#91)—tim.blog/charles
Mr. Money Mustache—Living Beautifully on $25–27K Per Year (#221)—tim.blog/mustache
Lessons from Warren Buffett, Bobby Fischer, and Other Outliers (#219)—tim.blog/buffett
Exploring Smart Drugs, Fasting, and Fat Loss—Dr. Rhonda Patrick (#237)—tim.blog/rhonda
5 Morning Rituals That Help Me Win the Day (#105)—tim.blog/rituals
David Heinemeier Hansson: The Power of Being Outspoken (#195)—tim.blog/dhh
Lessons from Geniuses, Billionaires, and Tinkerers (#173)—tim.blog/chrisyoung
The Secrets of Gymnastic Strength Training (#158)—tim.blog/gst
Becoming the Best Version of You (#210)—tim.blog/best
The Science of Strength and Simplicity with Pavel Tsatsouline (#55)—tim.blog/pavel
Tony Robbins (Part 2) on Morning Routines, Peak Performance, and Mastering Money (#38)—tim.blog/tony
How Seth Godin Manages His Life—Rules, Principles, and Obsessions (#138)—tim.blog/seth
The Relationship Episode: Sex, Love, Polyamory, Marriage, and More (with Esther Perel) (#241)—tim.blog/esther
The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency—Nick Szabo (#244)—tim.blog/crypto
Joshua Waitzkin (#2)—tim.blog/josh
The Benevolent Dictator of the Internet, Matt Mullenweg (#61)—tim.blog/matt
Ricardo Semler—The Seven-Day Weekend and How to Break the Rules (#229)—tim.blog/ricardo