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November 2024

Ep 103: Raj Bhakta Created WhistlePig; Now He's Reinventing the Whiskey Industry (Again)
Listen now | Raj Bhakta is best known as the founder of Whistlepig Whiskey. But he also served in the Marines, rode an elephant across the Rio Grande…
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Ep 102: "If You're Not Blowing Stuff Up, You're Not Innovating!" — Stanford Professor Steve Blank
Listen now | In World War II, the U.S. government embraced a radical idea: putting scientists and technologists in charge of building advanced weapons…
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Ep 101: Gov. Kevin Stitt — the Businessman Governor Standing Up to Special Interests
Listen now | What does political courage look like in action? What does it mean to stand up to special interests? And what are the fights we must take…
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Ep 100: Why AI Is Underhyped with Elad Gil
Listen now | For Episode 100, we have a special conversation with Elad Gil, one of Silicon Valley's great thinkers, builders, and investors.
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October 2024

Lessons from Palantir in the AI Age
Notes from 8VC on the new wave of "AI Services"
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The Stakes
Why 2024 matters, and why you might sound like a crazy person if you complain about what the left is actually doing.
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Ep 99: The Myth of American Inequality with Senator Phil Gramm
Listen now | The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer. The wealthiest among us don't pay their fair share in taxes. The American Dream…
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"How to Spend a Trillion Dollars"
My new essay - in a new magazine
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Ep 98: How Wokeness Foments Antisemitism; a Conversation with ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt
Listen now | Founded in 1913, the Anti-Defamation League has played an important role in protecting the Jewish community and fighting for civil rights.
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Ep 97: Jimmy John Built a Restaurant Empire; Government Almost Destroyed It
Listen now | At 19 years old, Jimmy John Liautaud dropped out of college to start his own sandwich shop. He spent 10 years perfecting his first 10…
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