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A Vision for Healthcare AI in America
8VC's battle plan to upend a broken system
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Joe Lonsdale
Taking Thiel Seriously on the Antichrist
And how old models help us think about new problems
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Ep 134: Inside the White House and the AI Race with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios
Listen now | Michael Kratsios is the man of the hour, charged by President Trump to usher in the golden age of AI and American innovation.
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Ep 133: Matt Ridley on the Fight to Save the UK & How Extraordinary Ideas Evolve
Listen now | Do great men alter the course of history, or is everything more bottom-up than we realize? Or both? We credit Thomas Edison for the light…
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Fighting With Liberty, For Liberty
Thoughts from the 2025 Cicero Courage Awards
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Ep 129: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Steps Up to Save Tulsa — and Prove What's Possible
Listen now | America’s cities are dangerous and broken, and for too long, governors stood by as city officials failed their citizens. But Oklahoma…
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Ep 128: Hollywood Star Zachary Levi on Speaking Out for Trump, AI vs the Arts, and His $100M Texas Studio Project
Listen now | Zachary Levi is best known for starring in the popular TV series “Chuck” and hit movies like “Shazam!,” while millions of children, my…
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Ep 127: Max Meyer, Arena Magazine, and the Battle for Truth, Beauty & Progress
Listen now | Max Meyer is the Editor and Publisher of Arena — an American technology magazine that is pro-America and pro-technology! How did legacy…
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It's Time to FIGHT for American Cities
Who will answer the call?
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42:26
Ep 126: Will AI Spark A New Logistics Revolution? Harish Abbott Helped Pioneer Next-Day Shipping — And He’s Betting Yes.
Listen now | Harish Abbott is a serial entrepreneur at the forefront of the logistics revolution. He sold his last company to Shopify in 2022 for over…
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Ep 125: Sen. Eric Schmitt on Exposing Mass Censorship & Outsmarting the Far-Left
Listen now | Sen. Eric Schmitt is a fighter for our country — and knows how to win. In November 2022, as Missouri Attorney General, he sued the Biden…
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Ep 124: The Fearless Adversary of Venezuela's Dictators - A Special Interview with Maria Corina Machado
Listen now | This week, we're honored to be joined by Venezuela's "Iron Lady" — Maria Corina Machado. She's been physically assaulted, forced into…
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Ep 123: The New Space Age with Palantir Alum & Apex Space CEO Ian Cinnamon
Listen now | Reusable rockets, new economics, and surging investment are quickly making space one of the most promising areas for growth and innovation.
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Pay for Performance: Texas and Private Prisons
Texas can be a national leader yet again, showing how our principles work for prisons - if we’re bold.
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Ep 134: Inside the White House and the AI Race with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios
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Ideas and dialectic on technology, policy & philosophy.
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