TBPN
TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays from 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with full episodes posted to Spotify immediately after airing. Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” TBPN has interviewed Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella. Diet TBPN delivers the best moments from each episode in under 30 minutes.
Episodes
Snap Launches SPECS, Paramount Eyes Nashville Offices, OpenAI Explores $1.2T Valuation | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Snap Launches Specs, Paramount Eyes Nashville, Japan's Monks Turn to Investing, New Clip from 'The Social Reckoning' | Aaref Hilaly, David Gross, Max Junestrand, Chase Lochmiller, Jesse Zhang, Nilam Ganenthiran & Leonard Tang, Joe Weisenthal
(02:34) - Snap officially launches Specs
(27:18) - Paramount scouts offices in Nashville
(30:25) - Reacting to new clip from 'The Social Reckoning'
(41:00) - Japan’s monks turn to investing
(55:51) - Aaref Hilaly discusses Bain Capital Ventures’ post-AGI investment strategy, arguing that abundant intelligence will unlock transformative opportunities in robotics, drug discovery, simulation
METR and AI Regulation, Zuck Pushes Back on AI Slowdown, Fed Hikes Rates | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Third Party Evaluators, Fed Hikes Rates, Zuck Pushes Back On AI Slowdown | Jeremy Allaire, Tomasz Tunguz, William Layden, Justin Beroz, Eli Wachs, Sean McCarthy, Tom Mueller
(00:52) - Third Party Evaluators
(14:00) - Fed Hikes Rates
(18:47) - Zuck Pushes Back On AI Slowdown
(37:44) - Kalshi's AI Compute Market Closed
(49:45) - Jeremy Allaire discusses Circle’s launch of Arc, a blockchain-based economic operating system designed for payments, capital markets, and trusted AI-agent transactions. The Circle co-founder, chairman, and CEO also explains how stableco
Interest Rates Spike, Politicians Take Sides on the AI Safety Debate, Time’s AI Cover | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
High Interest Rate Phenomenon, Driscoll's China Bet Backfires, Who Votes on AI Safety? | Stephen Colbert & Josh Kline, Jim VandeHei, Steve Menneto, Matthew Wilson, Rune Kvist, Tyler Bahl, James Cadwallader
(01:10) - High Interest Rate Phenomenon
(17:46) - WSJ Opinion: 'The People Get a Vote on AI Safety'
(30:00) - Timeline Reactions
(51:45) - Driscoll's China Bet Backfires
(57:47) - Jim VandeHei, co-founder and CEO of Axios, discusses his book *Simplify*, which presents a system for increasing productivity by focusing on high-value work and eliminating or automating unnecessary tasks. He al
The AI Slowdown Debate | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
The AI Slowdown Debate | Nico Wittenborn, Scott Keogh, Mitchell Green, David Rosenthal & Ben Gilbert, Faraj Aalaei
(04:30) - The "Pacing AI" Debate
(27:51) - Nico Wittenborn discusses his journey from growing up in Germany and selling refurbished iPhones to founding Adjacent, a solo-GP venture firm. He shares his investment strategy across consumer subscriptions, AI, hardware, and European technology, highlighting investments such as Speechify, Oura, Revolut, and Bending Spoons.
(01:00:18) - Scott Keo
Washington Hones in on AI Safety, What Are AI Doomers Proposing | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Fruitfly Hard Takeoff, Washington on AI Risk, 𝕏 Timeline Reactions | Thijs Simonian, Alex Heath & Guy Oseary, Mitesh Agrawal
(01:54) - Washington on AI Risk
(23:07) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(34:23) - Fruitfly Hard Takeoff
(41:07) - Thijs Simonian discusses his exploratory robotics work as an OpenAI intern, including connecting Codex to an inexpensive, open-source robotic arm that can plan, paint, monitor its progress, and improve through iteration. He highlights the potential for affordable robots to handle every
AI Safety Timeline Takeover, Bending Spoons Acquires Miro, iPhone Duo Reactions | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
YC Demo Day, Spoon = Bent (Again), iPhone Duo Reactions | Garry Tan, Om Buddhdev, Karen Serfaty, Antonio Li, Edward Ge, Alfredo Gonzalez
(01:47) - The Future of AI
(10:57) - AI Safety Takes Over the Timeline
(12:48) - Spoon = Bent (Again)
(17:54) - iPhone Duo Reactions
(24:17) - Garry Tan discusses Y Combinator’s growing focus on hard tech and how AI enables small teams to build ambitious hardware, software, defense, and gaming companies with fewer resources. The Y Combinator CEO predicts AI-native startups will outcom
Apple’s iPhone Duo, Meta’s Muse AI Agent, Anthropic Researcher Quits Over AI Doom | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Apple Unveils iPhone Duo, Muse AI Agent, Keith Rabois Joins | David Cahn, Mikey Shulman, David Perell, Jim Reilly, Fletcher Richman
(01:44) - Apple Unveils iPhone Duo
(13:08) - Steve Jobs Predicts ChatGPT
(21:38) - Apple Kicks off Ternus Era
(30:03) - Meta Launches Muse AI Agent
(45:41) - Anthropic Researcher Quits Over AI
(54:08) - David Cahn discusses how AI is reshaping venture capital through concentrated investment in leading private companies, an approaching wave of IPOs, and massive data-center infrastruct
OpenAI Cracks Navier-Stokes, Tech Trailers, AI Jobs Apocalypse on Hold | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Math Wars, GG Navier Stokes, Greg Brockman Joins | Dan Wright, Eric Seufert, Scott Wu, Sahir Jaggi, Andrew Borovsky, Harry Mellsop
(00:57) - Math Wars
(14:38) - Astra Reactions
(26:47) - Trailer Zone
(39:19) - AI Job Boom Beats the Doom
(52:57) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(01:02:27) - Dan Wright discusses Armada’s mission to bring modular AI infrastructure to underserved regions as the “hyperscaler for the edge.” He highlights the company’s rapid growth, scalable Galleon data centers, use of stranded renewable energy
Greg Brockman on Astra and the Future of OpenAI
This is our full interview with OpenAI Co-Founder and President Greg Brockman.We discuss how OpenAI solved the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem, what Astra reveals about the future of computer use, why AI is shifting from chatbots to agents that can actually do work for you, how ChatGPT could transform healthcare, why image generation is unlocking entirely new applications, what Ope
Jobs Boom, Astra Reactions, Cybercab Roll Out, The Dyson Debate | Hunter Somerville, Bar Winkler, Bridgit Mendler, Carina Hong & Ken Ono
(00:49) - Astra Reactions
(21:43) - Jobs Report
(41:20) - The Dyson Debate
(51:17) - Cybercab Roll Out
(58:00) - Hunter Somerville discusses his role as co-head of venture and growth equity at StepStone Group, where he invests across funds, direct deals, and secondary transactions. He examines the difficult fundraising environment for emerging managers, inflated valuations and SPV fee
Astra Reactions, Jobs Print, Cybercab Launch | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Model Mayhem, GPT-6 Astra, Why Nvidia Bought Hugging Face | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Pablo Torre Explains the Steve Ballmer & Kawhi Leonard Scandal
This is our full interview with Pablo Torre.We discuss how he uncovered the alleged scheme to funnel $48 million to Kawhi Leonard, why Steve Ballmer risked circumventing the NBA salary cap, how money was routed through companies tied to the Clippers, why the NBA handed Ballmer a historic punishment, whether he could be forced to sell the team, what happens if he goes to war with the NBA,
Model Mayhem, NVIDIA x Hugging Face Deal, GPT-6 Astra | Pablo Torre, Mohit Aron, Akshay Narisetti, Hari Ravichandran, Matt Caldwell & Jordy Leiser, Jeff Thornburg, Charlie O’Neill, Sridhar Ramaswamy
(00:19) - Model Mayhem
(13:12) - Why NVIDIA Bought Hugging Face
(23:55) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(31:25) - Pablo Torre discusses his investigation into an alleged salary-cap circumvention scheme involving Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard. The investigative journalist and host of Pablo Torre Finds Out explains the evidence, the NBA’s punishment, and why Ballmer’s threatened
Another AI Safety Kerfuffle, Markiplier’s Stake in GoPro, SpaceX Getting Into Turbines | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Jimmy Iovine on AI: “The Great Artists Will Show the World How to Use It”
This is our full interview with Jimmy Iovine.We discuss why he and Dr. Dre started a school at USC, how they built Beats into the world's biggest headphone company, what he learned from Steve Jobs, why software companies struggle to build great hardware, how AI will transform music, what's broken about Spotify and streaming, and more.TBPN is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comPublic
Yapping in Neuralese, GoPro v2, Jimmy Iovine in the Ultradome | Nikesh Arora & Andrei Serban, Kurt Tenenbaum, Philip Johnston
(00:58) - Yapping in Neuralese
(08:50) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(11:47) - Markiplier Sends GoPro Stock Flying
(19:42) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(36:13) - Elon Wants to Make Power Turbine Components
(41:29) - Maersk Brings Sails Back
(44:04) - Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, discusses the growing cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly powerful AI models and the ne
LIVE From CrowdStrike's Fal.Con 2026 | George Kurtz, Michael Sentonas, Daniel Bernard & Justin Boitano
(00:03) - George Kurtz discusses CrowdStrike’s new AI security products, including Falcon Guardian and an agentic security platform developed with Nvidia. The CrowdStrike co-founder and CEO explains how AI is accelerating cyberattacks and defenses, emphasizing scalable threat detection, deterministic security, continuous red-team/blue-team learning, and responsible AI adoption.
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Meta Settles Addiction Suits, Tim Cook Signs Off After 15 Years, OpenAI’s Jalapeño Chip | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
WE'RE BACK, Meta Addiction, Tim Cook's Last Day | Jordan Schneider, Robert Mendelsohn & Eric Olszewski, Billy Thalheimer, Aaron Cannon, Stephen Balaban
(03:29) - Meta Addiction
(20:32) - Tim Cook's Last Day
(31:33) - OpenAI's Jalapeño Chip
(39:48) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(58:39) - Jordan Schneider discusses China’s low-cost EVs, opposition to data centers, ineffective influence operations, AI-generated media, online censorship, and technology investment. The ChinaTalk founder and editor-in-chief also examines DeepSeek’s strategy and c
Tesla’s Roadster, Car Week Takes, Unwell Beverages Shuts Down | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Cursor Acquisition Closes, Bezos x Liverpool, Flying Roadster, Car Week, Gen Z Trends & More
(01:16) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(16:37) - Cami Clark's Anthropic Influence
(31:35) - South Korea Cracks Down on ETF Frenzy
(37:58) - Flying Tesla Roadster
(56:42) - Mansion Section
(01:07:50) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(01:16:30) - Gen Z Makes Pickle Flavor Explode
(01:22:12) - Gen Z Fashion Takes a Hit
(01:24:24) - CalTech Builds a "Fraud Squad"
(01:28:39) - Bezos Buys into Liverpool
North Korea’s Secret US Workforce, Canceling the SaaSpocalypse, MSL’s Latest Exits | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
SaaSpocalypse Revisited, Singer x Louis Vuitton, Aman vs Ryan Walker | Igor Babuschkin, Brannin McBee, Garret Langley, Sonya Huang, Sean Cole
(00:37) - SaaSpocalypse Revisited
(13:46) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(25:13) - Singer x Louis Vuitton
(33:33) - North Korea Infiltrates U.S Jobs
(39:06) - Aman vs Ryan Walker
(50:57) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(54:49) - Igor Babuschkin discusses his journey from physicist to AI researcher at DeepMind and OpenAI, co-founder of xAI, and founder of River AI. He outlines River AI’s vision for p
Kushner & Iger’s $12.5B Lakers Deal, Grok 4.6 Launches, Anthropic’s Watermarking Move | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Kushner and Iger Buy The Lakers, Grok 4.6 Launch, NVIDIA Nemotron | Darren Rovell, Patrick Whitesell, Harjot Gill, Jeff Huber, Soren Monroe-Anderson & Shaun Maguire, Andrei Georgescu
(00:29) - Kushner and Iger Buy The Lakers
(11:46) - Grok 4.6
(15:52) - NVIDIA Nemotron
(23:58) - Darren Rovell is a sports business reporter and industry analyst. Darren Rovell discusses the Lakers’ record-setting sale, the growing role of institutional investors in sports ownership, and the risks surrounding prediction markets, sports betting, and gambling-like commerce platforms.
(4
Nvidia’s $500B Compute Deal, Paramount Threatens CA Exit, Musk’s “Shortcut” to $1T Payday | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
NVIDIA's $500B Compute Deal, Paramount Threatens to Bounce, Record Europe Tourism | Ernie Garcia, Alex Edelson, Nico Simko, Ian McGinley, Conor Sen
(00:28) - NVIDIA's $500B Compute Deal
(10:46) - Paramount Threatens to Bounce
(14:30) - Tesla Deal Could Shortcut Musk's Pay
(31:34) - Europe Gets Record US Tourists
(45:17) - Ernie Garcia, founder and CEO of Carvana, discusses building the online used-car retailer, navigating its volatile growth through COVID and the 2022 downturn, and strengthening its vertically integrated business
Zuck’s AI Vision, Celebs Are Dating Private Equity Guys, AI Agent Hacks Gym | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Zuck's AI Future, AI Hacks Gym, SpaceX Moons | Ryan Spoon, Nicolai Klemke, Adam Goldstein & Brian Yutko
(00:41) - Zuck's AI Future
(25:50) - PE Boyfriends
(33:42) - Chip Nerds Dominate Dating Scene
(35:22) - AI Hacks Gym
(41:29) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(44:46) - SpaceX Moons
(52:00) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(01:02:25) - Ryan Spoon, president of Yahoo Media Group, discusses Yahoo’s strategy for growing its sports, finance, fantasy, and video businesses. He highlights new fantasy formats,
AI-Designed Viruses, OpenAI’s First Device, The Mansion Section | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine
(01:31) - AI Viruses
(08:18) - OpenAI's Device Takes Shape
(16:39) - Meta Faces Major Child Safety Case
(25:25) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(36:10) - WSJ Mansion Section
(43:41) - Samir Kaul, a general partner at Khosla Ventures, discusses the firm’s investment in Jeff Dean’s Discovery Loop and its potential to apply AI to scientific research with tangible outcomes. He also shares hi
More Details on OpenAI-Hugging Face, SpaceX SPV Investors Get Rugged, Demis and DeepMind | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
SpaceX SPV Gone Wrong, Intel's Comeback, Dylan Field Joins | Aditya Agarwal, Ariane Gorin, Nick Thompson, Chris Power, Christian Mochen
(04:00) - OpenAI Details Hugging Face Incident
(12:36) - SpaceX SPV Gone Wrong
(20:05) - Nikita Bier Steps Down at X
(25:44) - Google Rewires AI Leadership
(30:15) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(36:14) - Intel's Comeback
(56:51) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(01:00:02) - Aditya Agarwal, managing partner at South Park Commons, discusses its new $575 million fund and the growing ambition of founde
Demis Is Out as DeepMind CEO, Revolut Founder Yacht Drama, AI’s Great Reverse Bank Run | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Google DeepMind Reorgs, Rainforest Discoveries, Monkey Prices Surge | Harley Finkelstein, John J. Giamatteo, Jeremy Allaire, Mackenzie Burnett
(00:18) - Google DeepMind Reorgs
(21:08) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(23:40) - Revolut Founder Sued Over Yacht
(29:38) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(34:12) - China Biotech Drives Monkey Prices
(38:29) - Rainforest Discoveries
(41:12) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(45:10) - Harley Finkelstein, president of Shopify, discusses the company’s strong growth and how AI-driven agentic commerce is helping sh
Bending Spoons Buys Airtable, OpenAI Hits Back at Apple Over Lawsuit, Spider-Man Ads in BMWs | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Bending Spoons Buys Airtable, Snap Rips, Ads in BMW | Grace Li, Samir Kaji, John Quinn, Nikhil Reddy, Art Levy & Russell Kaplan, Brendan Carr
(01:04) - Bending Spoons Buys Airtable
(17:14) - Snap Earnings
(27:02) - Apple Escalates OpenAI Lawsuit
(31:08) - Ads in BMW
(40:34) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(44:25) - Grace Lee, co-founder and CEO of Intelligence, discusses how Design Arena uses human preferences to improve AI-generated designs, games, and websites. She outlines the company’s vision for an intelligence marketplace and
Hank Green Faces AI Backlash, Astra Makes 10 Math Advances, Million-Dollar Solo Firms | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Astra Ends Math, 1 Person $1M Companies, Hank Green Is Absolutely Right | John Gruber, Shaun Maguire & Isaiah Taylor, Justin Lopas, Beau Gaston, Ron Arel
(02:08) - Hank Green Is Absolutely Right
(17:03) - Astra Ends Math
(21:50) - 1 Person $1M Companies
(40:33) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(51:52) - Meta Faces an AI Timing Problem
(57:45) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(01:03:31) - John Gruber, a technology writer and founder of Daring Fireball, discusses Apple’s response to rising component costs, its move toward lower-priced products and leasing
Leopold Stays in the Game, Big Tech Earnings, OpenAI Slashes GPT-5.6 Prices | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Leopold is Back! Big Tech Earnings, Defense Tech Deep Dive | Richard Craib, Trae Stephens, Blake Resnick
(00:27) - Leopold is Back!
(29:21) - Big Tech Earnings
(32:45) - Richard Craib is a mathematician, AI researcher, and founder of Numerai, an AI-driven quantitative hedge fund. Richard Craib discusses the distinction between genuine alpha and returns driven by concentrated risk, arguing that disciplined diversification, mathematical risk management, and sustainable long-term investing ma
The Collapse of Situational Awareness, Ferrari Luce Stays on Track for 2026 | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Leopold Sold, Ferrari Undefeated, Martin Shkreli Joins | Guillaume Verdon, Lulu Meservey, Michael Kim, Joon Sung Park, Karan Kunjur, Vlad Tenev
(00:17) - Leopold Sold
(12:14) - Martin Shkreli discusses the leveraged collapse of a major AI-focused hedge fund, explaining how forced liquidation, predatory short-selling, and excessive position sizing can rapidly destroy a portfolio. The former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical executive also examines Citadel’s reported acquisition of the fund’s assets, the broader correction in
Martin Shkreli Breaks Down the Collapse of Situational Awareness
This is our full interview with Martin Shkreli.We discussed the collapse of Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI-focused hedge fund, why leverage turns market corrections into disasters, how Wall Street unwinds massive positions, why AI infrastructure stocks sold off despite record AI demand, whether the AI trade has further to fall, and much more.TBPN is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comPub
U.S. Bans New Chinese Humanoids, Zuck’s Op-Ed, eBay's $56M Lawsuit | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Robot Bans, Zuck Op-Ed, eBay Settles | Joe Weisenthal, Jameson Detweiler, Stanley Tang, Amjad Masad, Adam Cohen
(00:15) - Robot Bans
(14:25) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(16:56) - Zuck Op-Ed
(19:21) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(26:16) - eBay Settles
(31:36) - Joe Weisenthal, co-host of Bloomberg’s *Odd Lots* podcast, discusses social media addiction, online discourse, and the escalating AI race. He examines open-source models, massive infrastructure spending, monopoly risks, and why AI may ultimately del
RSI Is Closer Than People Think, Per Tae Kim
This is our full interview with Tae Kim.We discussed why the AI trade is being misunderstood, why Kimi and better open-weight models could increase compute demand instead of reducing it, Meta's AI spending, NVIDIA's open-weight strategy, the race toward RSI, why data center fears are overblown, AMD's expanding AI market forecast, the future of agentic AI, NVIDIA's CUDA moat, and much more
Big Companies Start Hiring Again, Anthropic's Open-Weight Position, Zuck Backs AI for All | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Tae Kim Sounds Off, Big Companies Are Hiring Again, NVIDIA $50B Tenant | Tae Kim, Ben Zweig, Aakash Thumaty
(01:17) - Big Companies Are Hiring Again
(09:58) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(20:19) - NVIDIA $50B Tenant
(23:33) - The Three Anthropic Proposals
(35:00) - Tae Kim discusses negative sentiment around AI and semiconductor stocks, arguing that sensationalized headlines obscure strong underlying demand for compute, memory, and data-center infrastructure. He remains bullish on Nvidia and the b
Open Source vs. Closed Source, NVIDIA Backs SSI, YC Startup School Fills Stadium | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Letter Enthusiasts, Open Source vs. Closed Source, Mega-Startup School | Luke Knight & Ronan Chambers, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jonathan Jacobi, Dean Meyer, Brent Franson, Matej Cernosek, Justin Boitano
(00:26) - Open Source vs. Closed Source
(38:51) - Mega-Startup School
(45:02) - Luke Knight & Ronan Chambers discuss building ETN, the European Technology Network, and raising $1.6 million at a $9 million post-money valuation. They outline ETN’s new studio, live-show model, and ambitions to expand into events, recruitment, investing, and other media verticals while highlighting the
AMD Advancing AI, Google Q2 Earnings, OpenAI Plans $750B Cloud Spend | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
AMD CEO Lisa Su Live on TBPN | Oliver Cameron, Mohammad Norouzi, Anjney Midha, Lisa Su
(03:31) - Oliver Cameron, co-founder and CEO of Odyssey, discusses the development of foundational world models—AI systems capable of understanding physics, causality, and human behavior—to enhance various industries, including robotics, gaming, and autonomous vehicles. He highlights the limitations of current AI systems, which are often narrowly trained, and advocates for more generalize
AI Agents Hack Hugging Face, White House Promotes Science’s Golden Age | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Inside Travis Kalanick’s Wild New AI Company
This is our full interview with Travis Kalanick.We discuss his new $1.7 billion funding round, why he's betting on industrial AI instead of consumer AI, how autonomous mining can increase productivity by 30 to 40%, why he believes AI will make food dramatically cheaper, what he looks for when hiring executives, lessons from scaling Uber, the future of robotics, AI regulation, and why he c
HackingFace, White House $5B AI Science Bet, Travis Kalanick Joins | Veeral Patel, Lin Qiao, Jason Fried, Travis Kalanick, Max Hodak
(01:52) - HackingFace
(17:48) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(29:02) - White House Puts $5B into AI Science
(33:48) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(44:55) - Veeral Patel, Director of Software Engineering at Ramp, discusses the launch of Ramp Router, a tool developed internally over three years to optimize AI model selection and token cost management. He explains how Ramp Router allows enterprises to
U.S. AI Execs Warn as China’s AI Push Grows, Substack Adds AI Detection Tool | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
China's AI Push Sounds Alarms, Airplane Seat Debate, Chris Best Joins | Ferdinand Dabitz, Kaiwei Tang, Steven Schwartz, Katie Roof, Zavain Dar, Chad Edwards
(01:58) - China's AI Push Sounds Alarms
(36:37) - Should You Recline Your Airplane Seat?
(42:47) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(51:39) - Ferdinand Dabitz, the 25-year-old CEO of Augustus Bank, discusses the company's recent $180 million Series B funding round, which elevated its valuation to $1 billion. He highlights Augustus's mission to "dollarize the world" by modernizing correspondent ban
Kimi K3 Reactions, The Odyssey Hits $264M in Debut, Netflix Embraces AI | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
The AI Cold War, Odyssey Rips, Tyler Cowen Joins | Danny Yeung, Connor Love, Kahlil Lalji, Tarek Mansour, Tony Zhao
(01:35) - The AI Cold War
(33:40) - Odyssey Rips
(44:19) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(55:54) - Tyler Cowen is an American economist, author, and professor at George Mason University, known for his work in cultural economics and as co-author of the blog Marginal Revolution. He discusses the inevitability of open-source AI, emphasizing that attempts to ban it are futile due to its global prol
Tyler Cowen Doesn't Think America Should Ban Chinese AI Models
This is our full interview with Tyler Cowen.We discussed why he believes banning Chinese open source AI is impossible, the rise of "AI maniacs," why Europe is quietly becoming an AI powerhouse, the future of jobs in an AI economy, why data centers are good for local communities, AI-generated religions, the gambling boom, economic "vibecession," and much more.TBPN is made possible by:Ramp
Thinking Machines’ First AI Model, California Loses $3.2B to Texas, TSMC Adds $100B | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
TML Inkling, California Forever?, TSMC Capex | David Baszucki, Everett Randle, Eric Glyman, Jordan Black
(01:38) - TML Inkling
(11:31) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(15:15) - California Forever?
(17:27) - TSMC Capex
(18:32) - Everett Randle is a general partner at Benchmark, where he invests in AI, enterprise software, and frontier technology companies. Before joining Benchmark, he was a partner at Kleiner Perkins and previously invested at Founders Fund, BOND, and Vista Equity Partners, backin
Stripe’s $53B PayPal Offer, OpenAI’s First Device, TBPN’s New Business Ideas | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Stripe x PayPal, Codex Micro, Saagar Enjeti Joins | George Kailas, Mukund Jha, Russ Tedrake, Glenn Youngkin
(00:23) - Stripe x PayPal
(11:40) - OpenAI's First Device
(15:44) - John's Business Ideas
(23:15) - Chip: The Robot Car
(30:27) - Saagar Enjeti is an American journalist and political commentator, best known as the co-host of the political news series "Breaking Points" alongside Krystal Ball. In the conversation, Enjeti discusses the potential consequences of prediction markets on fli
IBM's AI Rollercoaster, Demis Calls for AI Watchdog, NY Pauses AI Data Centers | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
IBM Nukes, Demis Govt Plan, Paramount WBD Deep Dive | Dylan Byers, Noah Schochet, Saam Motamedi, Ioannis Antonoglou, Jack Dent, Evan Burns & Jamie Seltzer, Tyler Page
(00:21) - IBM Nukes
(07:36) - Demis Govt Plan
(20:08) - NY Pauses AI Datacenters
(25:38) - Can Pretty Data centers Win?
(27:58) - Clanker Whales
(29:23) - Dylan Byers, a founding partner and senior correspondent at Puck, is known for his in-depth coverage of the media industry. He discusses the challenges David Ellison faces in merging Warner Brothers Discovery with Paramount, highli
Apple Sues OpenAI, Experts Sign Another AI Warning Letter, Paramount Threatens CA Exit | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Apple vs OpenAI, Paramount Threatens to Leave CA, Mark Gurman Joins | Alexis Ohanian, Morgan Housel, Nico Christie & Michael Jarman
(00:39) - Apple vs OpenAI
(25:24) - Paramount Threatens to Leave CA
(42:48) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(45:39) - Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and venture capitalist, discusses the enduring value of live events in the age of AI, emphasizing that human experiences like sports and theater remain irreplaceable. He highlights his investments in women's sports, such as Angel City FC, and
GPT-5.6 Reactions, Phoebe Gates’ Phia Drama, Hollywood Chases Internet Horror | Diet TBPN
Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya
Hollywood Chases Internet Horror, Love Island Prediction Markets, Phoebe Gates Affiliate Drama, 𝕏 Timeline Reactions & More
(00:18) - SK Hynix Rallies in Trading Debut
(04:00) - GPT-5.6 Stories
(19:28) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(45:30) - Phoebe Gates Accused of Fake Sales
(01:05:34) - China Launches First Reusable Rocket
(01:08:09) - Costco Cashier Becomes Millionaire
(01:12:01) - Love Island Prediction Markets
(01:18:01) - SONOS Layoffs
(01:22:28) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(01:28:53) - Hollywood Chases Int
