Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist
Ideas and dialectic on technology, policy & philosophy.
Latest Episode
Ep 134: Inside the White House and the AI Race with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios (27.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Ep 133: Matt Ridley on the Fight to Save the UK & How Extraordinary Ideas Evolve
- Ep 132: Sen. Bill Hagerty on Saving Memphis & Designing Regulatory Frameworks for AI and Crypto
- Ep 131: How AI + Incentives Can 10X Learning & Save American Education with Tech Legend Joe Liemandt
- Ep 130: "Free speech is not enough" — UATX President Carlos Carvalho on Charlie Kirk, Fighting Communists & the Duty of a University
- Ep 129: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Steps Up to Save Tulsa — and Prove What's Possible
- Ep 128: Hollywood Star Zachary Levi on Speaking Out for Trump, AI vs the Arts, and His $100M Texas Studio Project
- Ep 127: Max Meyer, Arena Magazine, and the Battle for Truth, Beauty & Progress
- Ep 126: Will AI Spark A New Logistics Revolution? Harish Abbott Helped Pioneer Next-Day Shipping — And He’s Betting Yes.
- Ep 125: Sen. Eric Schmitt on Exposing Mass Censorship & Outsmarting the Far-Left
- Ep 124: The Fearless Adversary of Venezuela's Dictators - A Special Interview with Maria Corina Machado
- Ep 123: The New Space Age with Palantir Alum & Apex Space CEO Ian Cinnamon
- Ep 122: The AI Services Revolution with Shreyas Parab & Anton Lin of DayDream
- Ep 121: Reid Hoffman on AI Optimism & How the Democratic Party Alienated Silicon Valley
- Ep 120: OMB Director Russ Vought on the Big Beautiful Bill, Making DOGE Permanent & the Looming Battle over Impoundment
- Ep 119: Former Waymo Leader Boris Sofman on Autonomous Construction & Bringing AI into the Physical World
- Ep 118: Marc Andreessen on AI, Robotics & America's Industrial Renaissance
- Ep 117: Dave Rubin on the Woke Right, Free Speech vs Conspiracy Theories & His New Tequila Company
- Ep 116: California — the Next Revolution? A Conversation with Steve Hilton
- Ep 115: Scott Wu, Devin, and a Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
- Ep 114: Flying Cars Are About to Change the World — Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt
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