Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

Ideas and dialectic on technology, policy & philosophy.

Latest Episode

Ep 129: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Steps Up to Save Tulsa — and Prove What's Possible (03.10.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Ep 128: Hollywood Star Zachary Levi on Speaking Out for Trump, AI vs the Arts, and His $100M Texas Studio Project 25.09.2025
  • Ep 127: Max Meyer, Arena Magazine, and the Battle for Truth, Beauty & Progress 15.09.2025
  • Ep 126: Will AI Spark A New Logistics Revolution? Harish Abbott Helped Pioneer Next-Day Shipping — And He’s Betting Yes. 05.09.2025
  • Ep 125: Sen. Eric Schmitt on Exposing Mass Censorship & Outsmarting the Far-Left 29.08.2025
  • Ep 124: The Fearless Adversary of Venezuela's Dictators - A Special Interview with Maria Corina Machado 22.08.2025
  • Ep 123: The New Space Age with Palantir Alum & Apex Space CEO Ian Cinnamon 14.08.2025
  • Ep 122: The AI Services Revolution with Shreyas Parab & Anton Lin of DayDream 06.08.2025
  • Ep 121: Reid Hoffman on AI Optimism & How the Democratic Party Alienated Silicon Valley 29.07.2025
  • Ep 120: OMB Director Russ Vought on the Big Beautiful Bill, Making DOGE Permanent & the Looming Battle over Impoundment 22.07.2025
  • Ep 119: Former Waymo Leader Boris Sofman on Autonomous Construction & Bringing AI into the Physical World 16.07.2025
  • Ep 118: Marc Andreessen on AI, Robotics & America's Industrial Renaissance 03.07.2025
  • Ep 117: Dave Rubin on the Woke Right, Free Speech vs Conspiracy Theories & His New Tequila Company 26.06.2025
  • Ep 116: California — the Next Revolution? A Conversation with Steve Hilton 19.06.2025
  • Ep 115: Scott Wu, Devin, and a Trillion-Dollar Opportunity 12.06.2025
  • Ep 114: Flying Cars Are About to Change the World — Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt 05.06.2025
  • Ep 113: Why Sam Lessin Believes AI Isn't Disruptive & Venture Capital Is Fundamentally Changing 17.05.2025
  • Ep 112: Peter Thiel on DOGE, Tariffs, Building Generational Companies & the Future of Civilization 17.04.2025
  • Episode 111: Sen. Tom Cotton on DOGE, TikTok, and "Seven Things You Can't Say About China" 03.04.2025
  • Ep 110: Dr. Mike Israetel on Miracle Drugs, the Aesthetic Revolution, Living to 200 & New Frontiers in AI-Powered Medicine 14.03.2025
  • Ep 109: Anson Frericks on the Rise & Fall of Budweiser; Milton Friedman vs Klaus Schwab; and How to Save Corporate America 21.02.2025

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