Teesche Podcast

Episode 19: For the Record: Training for and Trying a Sub-3 Hour Marathon

17th of May · 66 Minutes

Some people think that running is just the same every time. That’s not true, there’s lot of variation possibilities to it, for example, you can do speed training and go for a Sub-3 hour marathon. What that’s like, I’ll tell you in this episode.

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Episode 18: Grüner Ring 200: Organizing and Supporting a 200 Kilometer Running Race

16th of May · 35 Minutes

It’s a humongous task to run for 200 kilometers straight. But organizing an event of this sort also requires quite some effort. Here you can find out how something like this can go down and what’s it like to witness it first hand.

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Episode 17: Book – Ward Farnsworth, The Practicing Stoic

13th of May · 26 Minutes

A practical philosophy which has stood the test of time for well over 2000 years now, is Stoicism. In this book, all it’s helpful pieces of wisdom are neatly sorted by topic and explained in an easy way.

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Episode 16: Book – Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

12th of May · 16 Minutes

A collection of the words of advice and wisdom which successful investor Naval Ravikant has put out into the world. There are a few gems in here!

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Episode 15: Book – Rou Reynolds, A Treatise on Possibility

11th of May · 25 Minutes

We have maneuvered ourselves into a socioeconomic cul-de-sac and are facing lots of existential problems. Human behavior needs to change for us to make it through the next few hundred years, and Rou Reynolds explains it well.

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Episode 14: New Quarter, Theme, Goals, Intents! (Spring 2022)

10th of May · 26 Minutes

The first quarter of 2022 is history. I had made a bunch of plans for it, so it’s time for a review, and an outlook about what’s coming in this next quarter.

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Episode 13: Book – Hans Rosling, Factfulness

9th of May · 22 Minutes

The world is not as bad as we think and it’s improving in many regards. Rosling helps us understand our own biases in order to make our worldview more facts-based and therefore improve our decision making.

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Episode 12: Book – Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning

5th of May · 12 Minutes

A psychiatrist who has spend three years in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz and Dachau as a Jewish prisoner writes about the mental state and the meaning of life derived from the suffering

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Episode 11: Book – Mike Monteiro, Ruined by Design

2nd of May · 11 Minutes

The type of work used to create this modern world is called design. Everything which is broken is because of bad and unethical design decisions. We’re all responsible and this book helps us realize that we need to step up and be the change.

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Episode 10: Educational Project: How to Become a Better Manager

29th of April · 28 Minutes

Learning how to become a better manager is an exercise in trial and error for most people. But there are shortcuts, for example the brilliant book “The Making of a Manager” by Julie Zhou. I tried to make it more accessible and documented the process.

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Episode 9: Book – Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

28th of April · 15 Minutes

It doesn’t have to be super tough to reach wealth and happiness in life. Morgan Housel gives us a lot of guidance on how to behave in order to feel and be content with our financial situation.

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Episode 8: Book – Patrick Lange, Becoming Ironman

27th of April · 4 Minutes

One of the best triathletes in the world has written an autobiography. After watching his career from the outside, it’s quite interesting to learn how it felt from the inside, meaning from his own perspective.

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Episode 7: Book – Jared Beasley, In Search of Al Howie

27th of April · 3 Minutes

Al Howie was a truly exceptional human being in many regards. His stand-out ability was long distance running and he defied what most people would think is humanly possible. But his life was tragic.

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Episode 6: Book – Robert B. Cialdini, Influence

26th of April · 20 Minutes

A book which offers a lot of knowledge about how we make our day-to-day decisions. It’s helpful to understand and always remember its seven core principles: Reciprocity, Liking, Social Proof, Authority, Scarcity, Commitment/Consistency, and Unity.

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Episode 5: Announcement – New Book Out, The Story of my EU Marathon Runs

25th of April · 3 Minutes

That’s right, I wrote a book! It’s about the 28.5 official marathon races I did in all capital cities of the European Union. And you can read it for free, or buy it.

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Episode 4: Book – Matze Hielscher, Die Schule meines Lebens

25th of April · 17 Minutes

One of the most successful German podcast hosts, Matze Hielscher, has compiled the knowledge and wisdom his many guests have shared with him over the years. Why not profit from that?

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Episode 3: Book – Vicki Robin, Your Money or Your Life

22nd of April · 20 Minutes

Your money or your life? It doesn’t have to be either or, if you play it wisely and listen to what Vicki Robin can teach you. This is a book summary containing her most impactful truth-bombs.

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Episode 2: My Intentions For 2022

20th of April · 18 Minutes

What to do with the time given to us? For the last few years, I have been making and then even following concrete plans. These are my plans for 2022, especially the first quarter of it.

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Episode 1: Review of 2021

20th of April · 30 Minutes

What an unusual year. For me it contained lots of highs and lows, and in this episode I'm going through all of them with a special emphasis of all the marathons I ran.

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Episode 0: Teesche Podcast Trailer

11th of April · 2 Minutes

I’ve started a podcast for everyone who wants to read my blog posts but can’t find the time for it. It’s about cultivating a healthy mind in a healthy body. Enjoy!

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