American Optimist, hosted by Joe Lonsdale: entrepreneur, investor, and founder of four multi-billion
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
Wilbur Ross is one of the great turnaround artists in modern finance. Dubbed the "King of Bankruptcy
He predicted Vladimir Putin would attack Ukraine months before it happened. Now he believes similar
Electronic shields are iconic elements of Star Trek, Star Wars, and other great American sci-fi. Onc
Ken Langone's father was a plumber and his mother a cafeteria worker — neither made it past 8th grad
Is greatness a choice? If so, why doesn't everyone choose greatness? And more broadly, what are the
At Columbia University's freshman orientation, Coleman Hughes and his classmates were separated into
