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Season 1

Sept. 16, 2023

E42: Walter Russell Mead on Wonks vs Proles, Post Liberalism, and Pol…

Dan, Antonio, and Erik sit down with Professor Walter Russel Mead, an American academic, author, WSJ- and Tablet-contributor and podcast host to discuss the shape of the next era after our information age.

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Sept. 25, 2023

E43: Ideas from Balaji and Curtis That Changed Our Minds

Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg talk about their intellectual evolution, why San Francisco is back, and the ideas finding new momentum because of the thorny politics in tech the last few years.

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Oct. 2, 2023

E44: Elon and the Border Crisis, the Case for Immigration, and the Am…

Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg talk about the ongoing border crisis, the history of immigration to the US, and the case for and against immigration.

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Oct. 7, 2023

E45: The Hoax of the Century, Hybrid Warfare, and Israel's Future wit…

Dan Romero, Erik Torenberg and Antonio Garcia Martinez are joined by journalist Jacob Siegel to discuss disinformation, the evolving narrative between tech and political power, and geopolitics.

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Oct. 16, 2023

E46: Why this is BLM for Jews, Unpacking the conflict, and Prediction…

Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg discuss the history of Israel, Gaza, and Iran and what happens next in this war on the ground. They also discuss the schism in the current thing, the public discourse, and political implications in the …

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Oct. 23, 2023

E47: Antonio's Dispatch From Israel

Antonio Garcia Martinez, reporting live from Israel, joins Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg to share his firsthand perspective on the ground, discussing the unfolding events, and potential outcomes for Israel and Gaza.

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Oct. 30, 2023

E48: MoZ gets Nuke Pilled with Packy and Julia

Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg are joined by Packy McCormick of Not Boring and Julia DeWahl (founder of Antares, ex-SpaceX) to talk about the past, present, and future of nuclear energy.

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Nov. 6, 2023

E49: Biden vs Trump in Israel, Why Younger People Support Palestine, …

Dan Romero, Antonio Garcia Martinez and Erik Torenberg discuss the US reaction to the Israel-Hamas War.

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Nov. 13, 2023

E50: Balaji’s Gray Tribe, Fixing SF, and whether to start or buy a ci…

Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg discuss whether San Francisco can be exited or reformed, how to impact local politics, and what it would take to get talented, innovative people to live in the same city.

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Nov. 19, 2023

E51: The Sam Altman Episode: OpenAI, Sam's Legacy

Dan Romero, Antonio Garcia Martinez and Erik Torenberg discuss their takes on Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI, his legacy, and what could happen next.

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Nov. 24, 2023

E52: OpenAI Debrief, Why Liberals Become Conservatives, and Diversity…

Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg discuss their takes on why liberals become conservatives, diversity in tech, and debrief the OpenAI debacle that happened this past week.

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Dec. 2, 2023

E53: Dominic Cummings on Elon, Techies in Politics, and New Elitism

Erik Torenberg and Antonio Garcia Martinez sit down with political scientist Dominic Cummings and discuss the San Francisco homelessness complex, the 2024 election, educational polarization, & more.

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Dec. 4, 2023

E54: Who Is Beff Jezos? Beff on Being Doxxed, the e/acc movement, and…

Beff Jezos, the anonymous co-founder of the e/acc movement (effective accelerationism) had his identity revealed on Friday night by Forbes reporters. He gives the inside story to Antonio Garcia Martinez, Erik Torenberg, Dan Romero, his e/acc cofounder bayeslord, and The …

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Dec. 11, 2023

E55: How Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, and George Soros Reshape…

Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg dive deep into the concept of a 'live player', and compare and contrast three prominent live players: Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk.

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Dec. 20, 2023

E56: Balaji and Nathan

Balaji Srinivasan, investor, former CTO at Coinbase and GP at a16z, and writer of The Network State, joins Nathan to discuss polytheistic AI and AI gods, human-AI symbiosis, and how AI will be controlled.

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Dec. 24, 2023

E57: Are Americans Desensitized to Fascism?

Noah Smith joins Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg for this episode to discuss the impact of Twitter on journalism, the desensitization and overuse of the term “fascism,” how history has led to the manufacturing capabilities of China and the U.S., …

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Dec. 28, 2023

Katherine Boyle and Mike Solana on Liberal Arts Debate and Saving San…

Katherine Boyle, GP at a16z and Mike Solana, Editor in Chief of Pirate Wires joined Erik, Dan, and Antonio to discuss whether a liberal arts degree is worth it and how to save San Francisco.

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Jan. 9, 2024

E60: Bill Ackman, Harvard, and What Happens Next?

Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg talk about what's happening between Bill Ackman and Harvard: they touch on the 10-7 movement and the focus on DEI in universities, the future of education and the challenges of disrupting elite schools, the value …

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Jan. 14, 2024

E61: Curtis Yarvin on Rufo, Harvard, FDR, and The Cathedral

Curtis joins Dan and Erik to discuss his upcoming debate with Richard Hanania, FDR's leadership style, radical changes to institutions like Harvard, and more.

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Jan. 21, 2024

E62: 2023 Recap, 2024 Predictions, Farcaster/Turpentine updates

Dan and Erik discuss the potential impact of a Trump win in 2024, the appeal of populism, AI and efficiency in startups, and an update from Farcaster and Turpentine.

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Jan. 28, 2024

E63: What does E/acc stand for?

This week Erik sits down with Nadia Asparouhova and Bayeslord to discuss the meaning and philosophy of effective accelerationism (e/acc), as well as the polarization and nuance in the tech industry.

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Feb. 2, 2024

E64: The U.S. vs Europe, Bryan Johnson and Human Longevity

This week Erik Torenberg, Dan Romero, and Antonio Garcia Martinez sit down to discuss the popular Europe vs United States debate, the concept of human longevity, the current state of democracy in the age of social media, and more.

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Feb. 10, 2024

E65: How to Build a Startup Now, Finding PMF, and Navigating the Idea…

Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg chat about building a company in 2024, selecting ideas to work on, and finding product-market fit (Dan quotes Marc Andreessen's definition of the term).

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Feb. 26, 2024

E67: A Deep Dive on Farcaster: Past, Present, and Future

Erik Torenberg and Dan Romero talk about Dan’s company Farcaster, a protocol-based social network. Following the launch of Frames earlier this year, Farcaster experienced significant growth placing the team at a critical junction ripe with lessons for any startup.

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