American Optimist, hosted by Joe Lonsdale: entrepreneur, investor, and founder of four multi-billion
JoeBen Bevirt has spent two decades building electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft
After leading the product team at Facebook, Sam Lessin became one of the top seed investors in Silic
From co-founding PayPal and Palantir to writing the first check into Facebook and investing early in
Sen. Tom Cotton is a key leader on Capitol Hill, standing up to cronyism and grift at home and our a
Dr. Mike Israetel is one of the most influential voices in health and fitness. What are the "miracle
Budweiser was the undisputed king of American beers, until one controversial ad campaign erased $40
My friend Tim Urban is one of the most influential writers and public intellectuals of the past deca
Self-driving is an immensely complex challenge; Tesla, Waymo, and others are locked in a years-long
In 2012, Zac Bookman and I set out to bring efficiency and transparency to state and local governmen
AI is transforming our world. Yet many people building these technologies have no grounding in the p
How is AI augmenting software developers? Will it replace or commoditize certain roles? And how shou
Raj Bhakta is best known as the founder of Whistlepig Whiskey. But he also served in the Marines, ro
In World War II, the U.S. government embraced a radical idea: putting scientists and technologists i
What does political courage look like in action? What does it mean to stand up to special interests?
For Episode 100, we have a special conversation with Elad Gil, one of Silicon Valley's great thinker
The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer. The wealthiest among us don't pay their fa
Founded in 1913, the Anti-Defamation League has played an important role in protecting the Jewish co
At 19 years old, Jimmy John Liautaud dropped out of college to start his own sandwich shop. He spent
Roland Fryer is a profile in courage; the Harvard economist follows the data where it leads, no matt
The U.S. Navy dominated in World War II, not because we had the most advanced ships, but because our
