PDR #58 FABIO VOLO: "I libri, la radio, gli sciamani: la ricerca della felicità"

Fabio Volo is an Italian writer, radio host, and actor. We talked about books, radio, the envy of success, shamans, hallucinogens, the meaning of life, children, Iceland, and thefts at rest stops. Check out NordVPN's offer for PDR listeners ➼ https://nordvpn.com/PDR (huge discount + 4 months free + 30-day money-back guarantee) My free newsletter: https://danielerielli.substack.com/ Instagram -   / danielerielli   Twitter -   / danielerielli   Facebook -   / quitthedoner   Books by all PDR guests and some reading recommendations are here: https://www.amazon.it/shop/danielerielli My latest book is "IL FUOCO INVISIBILE" (Rizzoli) and you can find it here: https://amzn.to/40VFsLB 00:00 - Intro 1:33 - The search for novelty in Volo's work and life 4:32 - Radio and Writing as a Fixed Point in Volo's Life 6:15 AM - Entrepreneurs and Managers: How They Differ 8:05 AM - Le Iene and a Comparison of TV Today and Yesterday 9:32 AM - Radio, YouTube, and Some Considerations on Forced Entertainment 11:42 AM - Radio and Writing: Points of Contact 12:35 PM - The Relationship with the Audience, Both on the Radio and at Book Presentations 2:23 PM - Losing Patience Over the Messina Bridge: The Struggle Between Ideologies 6:01 PM - The Role of Social Networks in Digital Tribalism 7:54 PM - What Do You Think of the Use of Artificial Intelligence? 11:47 PM - AI Is Eliminating Jobs, But How Will People Spend Their Time? 25:27 - The work ethic in Volo's work 29:20 - Romantic relationships: first establishing yourself, then finding a partner 30:57 - The relationship with that which transcends humanity: Christianity, the Camino de Santiago, meditation 32:40 - Shamanism: peyote, ayahuasca 35:29 - How did you approach your first shamanic ritual? 37:39 - The dissolution of the ego and its appeal to Westerners 40:55 - What is God for you? 41:35 - Have you reduced your fear of dying? 42:16 - How has fatherhood changed your life? 48:28 - Your relationship with the Anglo-Saxon world and English 50:52 - Fabio Volo's TV series, Untraditional, inspired by Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and a precursor to Claudio Bisio and Carlo Verdone 56:27 - Criticism of Fabio Volo's books, despite being the best-selling Italian author in Italy 1:01:31 - What strikes you about your readers? 1:02:07 - The publication of Volo's works abroad 1:03:27 - Your relationship with fame, with the attacks and hatred you've suffered, and the problems you've had 1:08:58 - Your relationship with Iceland, through your wife: patronymics, the language, and the landscape 1:12:38 - Is it a coincidence that your wife isn't Italian? 1:13:31 - What do you like most about your latest book? 1:14:30 - "Are you still stealing from Autogrill?"