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A Vision for Healthcare AI in America
8VC's battle plan to upend a broken system
 • Joe Lonsdale
38:35
Ep 141: AI Hackers Are Here; Cybersecurity Legend Kevin Mandia Is Building the Answer
Listen now | When Kevin Mandia’s phone rings, it’s often a Fortune 500 CEO or government leader with a billion-dollar problem.
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46:18
Ep 140: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Making IPOs Great Again, Crypto's Comeback & New Rules for Retail Investors
Listen now | America’s capital markets are the envy of the world, but in recent years, misguided policies have driven innovation offshore and stifled…
 • Joe Lonsdale
38:59
Ep 139: Make Government Beautiful & Functional Again with America's Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia
Listen now | First, he digitized the entire federal retirement process, cutting it from six months to a few days. Now, he’s overhauling the U.S…
 • Joe Lonsdale
29:39
Ep 138: AI, Space-Based Interceptors & the Bleeding Edge of Warfare with Pentagon R&D Chief Emil Michael
Listen now | Emil Michael directs the U.S. military's research and development of advanced technologies.
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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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40:41
Ep 132: Sen. Bill Hagerty on Saving Memphis & Designing Regulatory Frameworks for AI and Crypto
Listen now | In 2023, Memphis earned the distinction of the nation’s most violent and dangerous city. Senator Bill Hagerty had seen enough. Together…
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A Silver Tsunami?
Some thoughts on the future of American small business.
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54:23
Ep 131: How AI + Incentives Can 10X Learning & Save American Education with Tech Legend Joe Liemandt
Listen now | Joe Liemandt is a legend in the technology world. Starting in the 1990s, he built a multi-billion dollar software empire, before quietly…
 • Joe Lonsdale
A Nobel Prize for a Free Venezuela
María Corina Machado is the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
 • Joe Lonsdale
48:34
Ep 130: "Free speech is not enough" — UATX President Carlos Carvalho on Charlie Kirk, Fighting Communists & the Duty of a University
Listen now | Universities called for “free speech” after Charlie Kirk’s murder—UATX President Carlos Carvalho says they’re missing the point entirely.
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25:52
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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59:22
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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