Joe Lonsdale

Ep 144: Jared Isaacman's Bold Vision for Moon Bases, Nuclear Power in Space, and Returning NASA to Greatness

Listen now | As a teenager, Jared Isaacman built a billion-dollar payments company. He then pursued aviation, acquiring the world's largest private…

Mar 3 • Joe Lonsdale

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February 2026

Ep 143: JD Ross on the New Invention Era & Building with AI in 2026

Listen now | JD Ross is one of my favorite entrepreneurs. I hired him out of college at Addepar where he quickly became Head of Product. He went on to…

Feb 27 • Joe Lonsdale

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Making the Media Great Again

Arena Magazine and the future of American media

Feb 25 • Joe Lonsdale

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Ep 142: Understanding the AI Wave with 8VC's Alex Kolicich & Jack Moshkovich

Listen now | Advances in AI are occurring at a pace we haven’t seen before in Silicon Valley.

Feb 17 • Joe Lonsdale

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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.

Feb 4 • Joe Lonsdale

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January 2026

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…

Jan 26 • Joe Lonsdale

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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…

Jan 20 • Joe Lonsdale

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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.

Jan 9 • Joe Lonsdale

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December 2025

Ep 137: Gov. Chris Sununu on AI vs Harvard, DOGE 2.0, and a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution

Listen now | Chris Sununu is an MIT-educated engineer who won four terms as governor of New Hampshire.

Dec 30, 2025 • Joe Lonsdale

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Ep 136: OPM Director Scott Kupor on Launching the U.S. Tech Force & Bringing Merit Back to Government

Listen now | This week, OPM Director Scott Kupor launched the U.S. Tech Force to recruit an elite cohort of engineering talent into the federal…

Dec 18, 2025 • Joe Lonsdale

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Ep 135: Philip Howard on Saving the American Spirit

Listen now | For decades, Philip Howard has been sounding the alarm: our government is broken, and tinkering around the edges won’t work. We need a new…

Dec 11, 2025 • Joe Lonsdale

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A Vision for Healthcare AI in America

8VC's battle plan to upend a broken system

Dec 3, 2025 • Joe Lonsdale

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