About this episode

Chris Ryan and Kyle Thiermann discuss various topics over coffee, including birding, learning styles, and parenting.

I sat down over coffee with Kyle on my recent drive through Santa Cruz. Our spontaneous, far ranging conversation included birding in Manhattan, our differing learning styles, how we share the curse of having been raised by loving parents, One Last Question Before You Go — Kyle’s wonderful book about interviewing our parents, and how to optimize one’s life by opting out. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Chris Ryan

Guest: Kyle Thiermann

Topics covered

• birding
• learning styles
• parenting
• optimizing life
• interviewing parents

Keywords

• Kyle Thiermann
• Chris Ryan
• birding
• parenting
• interviewing
• optimizing life
• Santa Cruz

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: One Last Question Before You Go

Places: Santa Cruz, Manhattan

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