Creating New Futures in Podcasting with Aviv Shahar

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SUMMARY:
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We do not often have the opportunity to form friendships with those who have had a life as challenging and rewarding as Aviv Shahar. At a young age, a doctor diagnosed Aviv with a heart disease and told him to avoid strenuous activity. He responded to this diagnosis by winning Israel’s long-distance running championship at the age of 13. Later in his life, he became an air force pilot, and then started a very successful consulting business.
In this episode, I speak with Aviv about his youth, and how winning that race changed him. We then talk about how we are currently experiencing a “Third Big Bang,” according to Aviv. Finally, we discuss how hosting a podcast has helped him not only with his consulting, but mentally as well.
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TAKEAWAYS:
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02:30 Why did Aviv start his podcast?
05:20 The themes of Aviv’s show
07:30 The “third Big Bang”
14:00 Below-the-line conversations
17:30 The Fifth Dimension
20:00 The architecture of learning
22:20 Where did Aviv’s ideas originate?
25:00 Aviv’s heart condition, and how he overcame it
35:00 The three-legged journey into mastery
39:00 People Aviv considers mentors
43:00 How Aviv became a pilot
45:35 How his podcast has helped Aviv
55:15 How Aviv has expanded his mind recently
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ABOUT HARRY
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ABOUT PODCAST JUNKIES
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Podcast Junkies was born out of a genuine interest in and curiosity for this growing league of podcast hosts. It's hosted by Harry Duran. It features wide-ranging, authentic and sometimes candid interviews with this family of voices behind the microphone. The shows themselves cover a variety of topics such as Business, Finance Entrepreneurism, History, Comedy, Storytelling and more. Podcast Junkies explores the motivations behind the podcast's inception and allows the listener to connect on a more personal level with some of their favorite hosts. Some of the show's most memorable guests have been WTF with Marc Maron Executive Producer Brendan McDonald, Lea Thau, Host of Strangers, Helen Zaltzman, Host of The Allusionist, and Jordan Harbinger, Host of The Art of Charm.