Long-form interviews and conversations with tech, AI, and finance leaders (30min+)
Lifco is a Swedish serial acquirer with 275+ acquisitions in niche industrial markets (dental, demolition robotics, systems) that has compounded earnings at 14% annually since its 2014 IPO without diluting shareholders, utilizing a decentralized, long-term focused strategy distinct from traditional private equity.
Former Congressman and Pentagon official Brad Carson argues that AI development is not inevitable and can be controlled through strategic regulation, particularly by treating AI as products subject to liability laws rather than granting them human rights, while leveraging chip controls and mandatory testing to shape the technology's future.
Nick Nisi from WorkOS explains how deleting 95% of his AI agent's skills improved accuracy from 77% to 97%, detailing his 'Case' harness system that uses state machines and cryptographic proof to enforce accountability rather than relying on instructions.
Jordan Peterson explains that self-transformation requires structured writing exercises to process past trauma and specify future goals, arguing that truth—not avoidance—is the fundamental mechanism for psychological redemption and measurable life improvement.
Corgi Insurance CEO Nico details the company's radical '7-day week' work culture where employees live in the office, revealing a philosophy that prioritizes asymmetric upside and winning at all costs over work-life balance, traditional credentials, and even longevity. The interview explores how this intensity serves as a filter to attract 'killers' while repelling those unwilling to sacrifice health and weekends for trillion-dollar ambitions.
Jordy Visser argues that despite record valuations, the market remains in a secular bull market driven by AI infrastructure spending and expanding tech profit margins, creating a 'run it hot' policy environment where governments prioritize asset price support over inflation control.
Host Nathan Labenz reveals his personal AI infrastructure featuring a 1GB "second brain" database and two autonomous AI agents named AId and clAY, while security expert Daniel Miessler audits the setup, emphasizing hierarchical control, platform independence, and continuous self-improvement systems.
The hosts and guest Bill Gurley explore how the AI job market narrative has shifted from doom to opportunity, emphasizing that high-agency 'AI natives' who leverage tools like Claude for continuous learning will thrive while 'quiet quitters' face displacement, and demonstrating how sophisticated AI workflows require human curation and systems thinking rather than simple automation.
CNBC's Morgan Brennan previews SpaceX's historic June IPO targeting a $2 trillion valuation and $28.5 trillion addressable market, while explaining how space infrastructure is becoming the essential backbone for AI, defense technology, and orbital manufacturing—driven by a new generation of startups emerging from the SpaceX ecosystem.
Comedian Harland Williams joins Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging conversation covering historical political violence, the logistics of hosting UFC events at the White House, and a detailed analysis of US nuclear submarine capabilities in the context of the Iran-Israel conflict.
Jordan Peterson explains how evolutionary biology reveals deep structures of fairness and play across species, arguing that voluntary confrontation with challenges—rather than avoidance—activates healthier psychological responses and prevents minor issues from becoming catastrophic dragons.
Particle physicist Don Lincoln traces physics as a history of unifications—from Newton's gravity to Maxwell's electromagnetism to Einstein's spacetime—demonstrating how investigating nature's deepest mysteries inevitably generates civilization-transforming technologies while satisfying humanity's fundamental curiosity.