
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

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.
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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

Model Mayhem: OpenAI’s 5.6 and Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 | 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

Meta Releases Muse 1.1, GPT-5.6 Sol Reactions, New Robot Hand Alert | Eric Seufert, Bernt Børnich, Josh Lindgren, Jeffrey Morgan, Thibault Sottiaux, Sean Frank
(00:52) - Meta Releases Muse 1.1
(02:01) - GPT-5.6 Sol Reactions
(14:49) - Meta Prices AI to Win
(29:24) - Eric Seufert, a prominent analyst and founder of Mobile Dev Memo, discusses Meta's strategic use of AI in advertising to enhance ad performance and address investor skepticism. He emphasizes the importance of Meta's proprietary data in training AI models to create ads that are uni

Blue Origin Raises Capital, Getty-Shutterstock Deal Dies, GPT-5.6 Launches Tomorrow | 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

Ben Thompson Explains the XBOX Disaster
This is our full conversation with Ben Thompson.We discuss why Microsoft's Xbox strategy failed, why he thinks GTA 6 should cost $200, how console wars shaped the modern gaming industry, what went wrong with Xbox Game Pass, why AI is reshaping competition across tech, the future of Microsoft's gaming business, and why regulators often block mergers at exactly the wrong time.TBPN is made p

GPT-5.6 Sol Reactions, Coatue Bets Big on Blue Origin, Cheaper Vision Pro Delayed | Vincent Weisser, Ben Thompson, Rodrigo Liang, Alana Palmedo, Byron Boots, Will Mayer, Tucker Brown
(00:41) - Coatue Bets Big on Blue Origin
(05:39) - Cheaper Vision Pro Dead
(14:04) - Getty x Shutterstock Deal Dies
(21:17) - Empty IBM Campus Goes Viral
(28:52) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(32:44) - OpenAI Launches GPT-Live
(36:21) - GPT-5.6 Goes Public This Week
(41:16) - Vincent Weisser, co-founder and CEO of Prime Intellect, announced the company's $130 million Series A funding at a

China Considers AI Export Controls, SK Hynix Eyes $28B IPO, Banks Target Payment Business | 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 Export Controls, Jeremy Giffon Breaks Silence, Alex Hormozi in the Ultradome | Josh Zoffer, John McElhone, Deena Shakir, Hussein Fazal, John Nay
(04:13) - China Export Controls
(12:49) - SK Hynix Sets to Raise $28B
(15:51) - Meta Unveils Muse Image
(20:41) - Jeremy Giffon Breaks Silence
(22:42) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(28:35) - Alex Hormozi is an entrepreneur, investor, and author best known for founding Acquisition.com, where he invests in and advises growing businesses. He is the author of $100M Offers and $100M Leads, and i

Alex Hormozi's Playbook for Building Billion-Dollar Businesses
This is our full conversation with Alex Hormozi.We discuss his philosophy on choosing the right business, the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make with AI, why volume beats perfection in media, how he built one of the largest business education brands in the world, what founders get wrong about personal branding, why opportunity selection matters more than most people realize, and how Acqu

XBOX Layoffs, Tesla's New Model Y, $12.8M Lottery Dispute | 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

XBOX Layoffs, "Manual" Ferrari, Circle K Lottery Dispute | Baiju Bhatt, Daniel English, Michele Catasta
(03:58) - XBOX Layoffs
(21:13) - "Manual" Ferrari
(31:21) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(50:23) - Circle K Lottery Dispute
(01:05:31) - Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and CEO of Cowboy Space Corporation, discusses the evolution of his company from Aetherflux to Cowboy Space, focusing on developing vertically integrated orbital data centers and launch vehicles to meet the growing demand

Jersey Mikes's IPO, AI Lab Nationalization, SpaceX AIPhone | 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 Phone, U.S. Stake in OpenAI, Jersey Mike's IPO | Andrew Collins, Vipul Ved Prakash, Isaiah Taylor, Dean Ball, Rob Toews, Tuhin Srivastava
(00:32) - Fable Unbanned
(02:57) - OpenAI/U.S. Stake
(11:03) - Jersey Mike's IPO
(14:11) - End of Paper-Based Retirement
(19:27) - SpaceX Phone
(29:11) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(35:17) - Andrew Collins, CEO of Flexjet, discusses his journey from joining the company in 2012 through an acquisition to leading its global expansion, including the significant impact of COVID-19 on private a

The Meta Compute 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

MetaCloud, Bending Spoons IPO with Founder Luca Ferrari, Amble Founder Joins | Mark Pincus, Shubh Sinha, Wayne Ting, Jeffery Liu & Jon Wang, Eliot Pence, Luca Ferrari, Nick Grossman, Julian Hoenig
(01:26) - Meta Sells Compute?
(28:17) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(32:14) - Mark Pincus, an American internet entrepreneur, is best known as the founder of Zynga, the pioneering social mobile gaming company behind hits like FarmVille and Words with Friends. In his recent conversation, Pincus discusses his new book, Life at the Speed of Play, which offers a hands-on guide to transforming idea

Rocket Lab Enters SpaceX Arena, Meta’s Prediction Market, America’s Tech Wishlist | 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

America's Tech Wishlist, Comcast Splits in Two, Tristan Thompson in the Ultradome | Zach Laberge, Gavin Uberti, Eren Bali, Larsen Jensen, Ricky Rosa, Andrew Rea, Michael Anderson, Tristan Thompson, Grant Gregory & Ian Rountree
(02:02) - Rocket Lab Enters SpaceX Arena
(10:32) - Comcast Splits in Two
(12:16) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(21:15) - America's Tech Wishlist
(44:02) - Zach Laberge, founder and CEO of Omen AI, discusses his company's development of real-time fluid monitoring systems for mission-critical machines, particularly in data centers. He explains how their sensors detect contaminants and bio-grow

Open Source vs. Closed Source, Memory Chips Eat AI Profits, Comcast Restructures | 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

Open-Source AI Battle, Google Throttles Meta, Micron Margins Moon | Edward Coristine & Tai Groot, Chad Rigetti, Pim de Witte, Yadin Soffer, Jack Morris, Neil Movva, Jakob Diepenbrock, Chris Altchek
(02:21) - Open-Source AI Battle
(14:33) - GLM-5.2 Review
(21:38) - Google Throttles Meta
(27:20) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(34:38) - Micron Margins Moon
(38:48) - Comcast Splits in Two
(43:04) - Europe Meets Suburbia
(48:18) - Edward Gorberstein, head of engineering at the National Design Studio, discusses the launch of Ramparts, a local-first privacy model that allows users to contro

Shifts In The Creator Economy, Kylie Jenner x Meta, GPT 5.6 Limited Release | 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

Mini Truck Boom, Kylie and Zuck vs Spiegel and RDJ, Europe Considers AC
(01:07) - TBPN at Cannes Lions Recap / Europe Considers AC
(06:33) - The Current Creator Economy
(19:56) - Kylie and Zuck vs Spiegel and RDJ
(56:52) - Rockstar Energy CEO Selling Real Estate
(01:01:28) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(01:21:16) - Softbank Pitch Deck
(01:31:26) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(01:47:44) - Mini Truck Boom
(01:57:48) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(02:02:48) - The WSJ Mansio

Midjourney Goes Medical, Noam Shazeer & Dean Ball Join OpenAI | 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

Jake Paul Thinks We'll Live Forever
This is our full conversation with Jake Paul.We discuss Anti Fund's new $100M+ fund, why they're doubling down on AI, defense, robotics, and frontier technology, how Jake Paul built a media empire from Vine to boxing, the future of Most Valuable Promotions and women's boxing, what separates great founders from great celebrities, and why they're betting that the next wave of value creation

Midjourney Medical, AI Talent Wars 2.0, Jake Paul Joins | Derek Thompson, Rene Haas, Robert Slaughter, Rob Reid, Thais Castello Branco, David Senra, Jake Paul & Geoffrey Woo
(01:34) - Midjourney Medical
(25:50) - AI Talent Wars 2.0
(31:58) - Derek Thompson, co-author of *Abundance* and host of the *Plain English* podcast, discusses the stagnation in chair design over millennia, noting that chairs have maintained a consistent form since ancient times. He reflects on the challenges of implementing the "abundance agenda" from his book, highlighting mixed resul

Snap SPECS, Taste Labs Timeline Turmoil, AI Execs at G7 | 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 Specs, Taste, Midjourney Hardware | Eric Newcomer, Merrill Lutsky, Carter Reum, Swami Sivasubramanian, Thomas Suarez, Mark Gurman, Ryan Daniels, Isaiah Granet
(01:48) - Snap Specs
(17:39) - Midjourney Hardware
(18:56) - Taste Labs
(29:27) - Eric Newcomer, an American journalist and founder of the "Newcomer" newsletter, discusses his transition from traditional media to independent journalism, emphasizing the importance of building trust and transparency with his audience. He highlights the challenges and opportunities in covering Silicon Val

SpaceX Takes Off, Cursor's Wild Rise, Snap Bets on AR Glasses | 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 Lightning Round, New Snap AR Glasses, SpaceX Rips | Garry Tan, Andrew Lee, Stamatios Floratos, Hugo Frisk, Efraín Torres, Russell Smith, Payton Case, Akshay Trikha, Diana Hu, Harj Taggar, Connor Hayes, Luke Burgis, Anda Gansca
(01:05) - SpaceX Rips
(08:00) - Andrew Lee, co-founder of Firebase (acquired by Google in 2014), discusses his latest venture, Tasklet, an AI agent platform that integrates with various work tools to automate workflows. He highlights Tasklet's rapid growth, achieving a $7 million run rate, and its ability to dynamically generate integrations using AI, enabling connections to both public

Anthropic Drama, Meta Now Tokenminning, Fox's $22B Roku Deal | 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
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