Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist
Ideas and dialectic on technology, policy & philosophy.
Latest Episode
Ep 124: The Fearless Adversary of Venezuela's Dictators - A Special Interview with Maria Corina Machado (22.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- 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
- Ep 108: Tim Urban on Superintelligence, Mars, Fermi Paradox & How to Conquer a Society 14.02.2025
- Ep 107: Off-Road Autonomy & Saving Soldiers' Lives with Overland AI CEO Byron Boots 30.01.2025
- Ep 106: Zac Bookman on Advice for DOGE & Building OpenGov into a $1.8 Billion GovTech Leader 23.01.2025
- Ep 105: What Can Aristotle Teach Us About AI? Training "Philosopher Builders" with Brendan McCord of the Cosmos Institute 14.12.2024
- Ep 104: Will AI Replace Coders? Terminal Co-Founder & CEO Dylan Serota 06.12.2024
