Today's Top Episodes
How Humans Will Earn in the AI Economy with Jordan Gray from Public AI
Will AI steal your job or create new opportunities? Discover how humans will thrive in the evolving AI economy.
Introducing: The Mishal Husain Show
Go beyond the headlines with Mishal Husain as she uncovers the ideas shaping our world, featuring exclusive interviews with global power players.
A Tiny Plot to Call Home
Discover how tiny homes are making a huge difference, offering hope and a fresh start for homeless veterans.
How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren
Are your developer productivity metrics outdated? Learn how to accurately measure and boost your team's performance in the AI era.
Version History: Sony Watchman
Remember the Sony Watchman? Take a trip down memory lane and rediscover the iconic personal TV that changed how we watched on the go.
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Diet TBPN: October 17th, 2025
Duration: 00:12:32
October 18, 2025
- The journalist who wrote the Reuters story about Anderol and Palanteer was criticized for refusing to include Palanteer's on-the-record statement, which would have fundamentally changed the narrative.
- Discussions touched upon the potential for robot sparring partners to mimic professional boxers and the humorous idea of pitting a human against a hundred robots.
- There's a notable shift in startup cloud spending, with a diversion of funds away from AWS towards AI models, inference, and developer tools, indicating a fundamental change in the tech ecosystem.
Full Interview: Sam Altman on Sora and the Future of OpenAI
Duration: 00:31:18
October 11, 2025
- OpenAI aims to be people's personal AI subscription, integrated into various services and devices to provide customized assistance.
- Vertical integration allows OpenAI to tightly couple research, product development, and infrastructure, enabling faster progress towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
- To prepare society for advanced AI, OpenAI prioritizes co-evolution of technology and societal understanding, exemplified by products like Sora, even if some applications like deepfakes raise concerns.
Google Gemini Strikes Back, China Hits NVIDIA on Antitrust | Bill Bishop, Pete Shadbolt, Sadi Khan, Lukas Czinger, Kyle Samani
Duration: 03:19:28
September 15, 2025
- The TVPN will host Mark Zuckerberg live from Meta Connect this week, promising crazy announcements and on-the-ground reporting.
- Google's AI model, Gemini, is experiencing a surge in worldwide search results, notably in India, and has surpassed ChatGPT, indicating a key competitive shift in the AI platform landscape.
- The discussion covered the increase in open-source LLM use from China, asking if American open-source AI can remain dominant, sparking a wider debate about value capture and the influence of source data.
Weekly Recap: Apple Debuts iPhone 17, Einstein of Wall Street, YC Demo Day, Declining AI Adoption
Duration: 01:14:00
September 13, 2025
- The US Census Bureau data indicates a recent decline in AI adoption among large companies, sparking debate about whether this is a bearish signal for the overall AI boom.
- The census data on AI adoption is being questioned for its methodology, with alternative estimates suggesting a much higher percentage of businesses are using AI in some form, highlighting a definition disconnect.
- Apple's new iPhone is closing the power gap with laptops and its local LLM capabilities could spark a wave of viral consumer AI applications, driven by free and readily available on-device AI processing.
Weekly Recap: Tesla's Crazy Plan, USA vs. Google, Palantir CEO on Conspiracy Theories
Duration: 01:30:10
September 6, 2025
- The cracks forming in Meta's partnership with Scale AI raise concerns about the effectiveness of Meta's $14.3 billion investment and the departure of key executives.
- Apple's potential for a default AI partnership with OpenAI or another foundation model lab hinges on whether LLM queries become profitable rather than costly for users.
- Palantir's CEO advocates paying skilled workers more and transitioning to a business model based on value creation rather than "parasitic software products", even if it means redefining traditional metrics.
Weekly Recap: Mark Cuban, Kanyeโs Wild Mansion Makeover, China Heads to the Moon, Money in Clipping
Duration: 01:36:54
August 23, 2025
- The rise of "clipping" long-form content creates new markets for generating promotional short videos, but requires careful consideration of brand standards to avoid negative virality.
- AI is increasingly used in video clipping, but currently lacks the "human ingenuity" needed to outperform on both views and brand alignment, suggesting that human expertise remains valuable.
- The discussion on Meta's Vision Pro revealed that its high price and limited compelling features have hindered sales, while there is a need to focus on making it the best movie-watching environment.
Weekly Recap: Sam vs. Elon, Cluely's Crazy Ad, UFC x Paramount, Apple's AI Robot
Duration: 02:00:15
August 16, 2025
- Elon Musk's claim of anti-trust behavior against Apple for favoring OpenAI in the app store rankings sparked debate regarding app store editorial decisions and ranking algorithms.
- The podcast explored monetization strategies for AI, highlighting Sam Altman's perspective on potential commission-based models and referencing the importance of maintaining user trust and ethical practices.
- A discussion of venture capital investment strategies involved a "slop vs. steel" debate regarding the value of high-margin software versus capex-intensive reindustrialization, ultimately questioning the revenue quality of different investment types and focusing on long-term sustainability and power.
Weekly Recap: GPT-5, Apple Sitting on $100B, Disney Enters The AI Race, Marc Andreessen
Duration: 02:26:10
August 9, 2025
- Microsoft's blockbuster earnings have cemented its status as one of the biggest winners in the artificial intelligence boom, due to its early investment in Open AI.
- A significant portion of Microsoftโs cloud growth stems from non-AI services, particularly infrastructure as a service (IaaS), as companies prepare for broader AI adoption.
- The podcast explores the competitive landscape, noting Microsoft's advantage with Open AI, while also examining Amazon's challenges and the potential strategies for Disney's AI integration.
Weekly Recap: Casey Neistat, OpenAI Cracks Math, The Future of ChatGPT, Apple x F1, Intel Layoffs
Duration: 02:20:49
July 26, 2025
- OpenAI and Google both achieved "gold medal level performance" on the International Math Olympiad, highlighting advancements and different technical approaches in AI reasoning.
- The podcast discusses whether to stream events to make announcements, with reream being mentioned as a useful live-streaming infrastructure to help companies with this "comm strategy".
- Casey Neistat is working wth Mod Retro to build electronics that retain a relationship with the past so they can "bridge generations" and will last longer than current consumer tech.
Weekly Recap: CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert, Elon Musk's AI Girlfriend, Cognition Acquires Windsurf
Duration: 02:33:25
July 19, 2025
- The Astronomer CEO's viral "kiss cam" incident sparked a discussion about appropriate workplace behavior and whether the event was a planned marketing stunt.
- The conversation explored the potential societal impacts of technology, specifically debating the role of "Find My Friends" in relationships and the ethical implications of AI companions on birth rates.
- The hosts analyzed the Cognition acquisition of Windsurf, examining the deal's fairness to all stakeholders amidst FTC scrutiny and the potential for other companies to learn from the chaotic process.