Long-form interviews and conversations with tech, AI, and finance leaders (30min+)
Stanford GSB's People, Culture, and Performance program teaches executives to treat human capital as a competitive advantage through a 5.5-day immersive experience that blends social science research with real-world Silicon Valley practices.
Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone warns that a speculative 'pump and dump' cycle starting in cryptocurrencies and precious metals is entering its final phase, predicting a US stock market rollover will trigger a recession and drive inflation toward 0% within the next year.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is blocking promotions of 24 officers—60% Black or female—without explanation and firing dissenting leaders like General Randy George, creating a climate of fear at the Pentagon, while National Guard troops surge in DC and other cities for crime patrols despite limited effectiveness.
Foreign policy experts Anne Applebaum and Fiona Hill argue that President Trump approaches the Iran conflict through a lens of personal political theater rather than strategic national interest, while autocratic regimes exploit the fundamental asymmetry between democratic societies' low tolerance for casualties and autocracies' willingness to absorb massive losses to achieve long-term objectives.
SpaceX is launching the largest IPO in history at a $1.75 trillion valuation, offering 30% of shares to retail investors while burning billions quarterly on AI infrastructure and generating deeply negative free cash flow. The listing grants Elon Musk 82% voting control and raises concerns about unsustainable valuation multiples, with shares trading at nearly 100 times annual sales.
Dean Radin discusses his unconventional path from violinist to parapsychology researcher, presenting 150 years of scientific evidence for telepathy and remote viewing while challenging materialist assumptions in mainstream science, and explains how his Gilbert Syndrome genetic mutation provides unexpected cardiovascular longevity benefits despite limiting physical exertion.
Advanced AI could trigger a societal transformation as profound as the Agricultural or Industrial Revolutions within decades rather than centuries by automating economically valuable human labor, creating both unprecedented prosperity and existential risks that make AI safety work a critical priority.
Jordan Peterson uses the Tower of Babel and Pareto distributions to argue that utopian social engineering and forced equality are dangerous and mathematically impossible, advocating instead for humility through fixing oneself and one's immediate circle rather than attempting broad societal revolution.
Former McKinsey consultant Paul Millard and host Ali Abdaal explore the psychological journey of leaving prestigious but unfulfilling careers without a set plan, outlining how to recognize the societal "prestige game," identify when work drains rather than energizes you, and overcome the shame of deviating from expected career paths.
Macro analyst Jesse Felder warns that the AI boom is transitioning into a bust as physical constraints delay data center construction while accounting distortions and evaporating subsidies mask weakening demand, all against a backdrop of building stagflationary pressures.
Christian Angermayer advocates for "human-maxxing"—using FDA-approved drugs and technology to maximize human potential without becoming post-human. Through initiatives like the Enhanced Games, he promotes medically supervised performance enhancement, fair athlete pay, and the normalization of hormone optimization for everyday improvements from sleep to sex.
SpaceX is launching the largest IPO in history at a $1.8 trillion valuation using a risky fixed-price mechanism that bypasses traditional price discovery, while OpenAI files confidentially to go public and venture LPs raise return expectations to 7-8x following massive liquidity events.