Podcast Episodes

E138: Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in conversation with the Besties

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(1:08) Vivek's background, corporate political / ESG distractions, why he's running for president

(19:16) Energy policy, unempl…

2 years, 8 months ago

E137: Inflation cools, market rips, Ripple/MSFT beat regulators, NATO summit, cocktails of youth

(0:00) Addressing the podcast hack

(2:55) Macro picture: inflation cools, what happens to rates, market sentiment, soft landing, tech run-up

(20:34) …

2 years, 8 months ago

E136 Hacking the pod, Threads launches, Fed minutes, immigration debate, balloon farce, heart health

(0:00) We hacked the pod! Jcal is on vaca

(5:34) Meta launches Threads

(17:15) Chat AI interest in decline?

(28:36) Fed meeting minutes, economic dat…

2 years, 8 months ago

E135: Wagner rebels, SCOTUS ends AA, AI M&A, startups gone bad, spacetime warps & more

(0:00) Bestie intros: Friedberg fills in as moderator!

(2:45) Wagner Group rebellion

(23:15) SCOTUS strikes down Affirmative Action

(51:03) Databrick…

2 years, 8 months ago

E134: Ukraine counteroffensive, China tensions, COVID Patient Zero, RFK Jr reaction & more

(0:00) Bestie intros!: Bad conference lunches, hair fluffers, and focus groups

(12:36) Zuck vs. Elon cage match

(15:50) Ukraine / Russia updates: und…

2 years, 9 months ago

E133: Market melt-up, IPO update, AI startups overheat, Reddit revolts & more with Brad Gerstner

(0:00) Bestie intros: Chamath flies public + Poker recap

(8:12) FED pauses hikes momentarily, IPO window status, state of the market

(25:10) Film, co…

2 years, 9 months ago

E132: SEC goes after crypto giants, Sequoia splits, LIV/PGA, Messi's deal + LIVE Q&A!

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(1:48) Why RFK Jr. is resonating

(7:52) US crypto crackdown: action against Binance & Coinbase

(26:08) Sequoia splits off its C…

2 years, 9 months ago

E131: 2024 Fantasy President picks, debt ceiling agreement, Dollar dominance & more

(0:00) Bestie intros + Vegas recap!

(4:01) Sacks donation strategy, Biden's uncomfortable truth, mental acuity concerns, fantasy picks for president!…

2 years, 9 months ago

E130: DeSantis's Twitter Spaces, debt ceiling, Nvidia rips, state of VC, startup failure & more

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(3:03) Sacks goes behind the scenes on the DeSantis Twitter Spaces experience

(28:18) Debt ceiling, government spending, and la…

2 years, 9 months ago

E129: Sam Altman plays chess with regulators, AI's "nuclear" potential, big pharma bundling & more

(0:00) Bestie intros!: Reddit Performance Reviews

(5:14) Quick AIS 2023 update

(6:27) AI Senate hearing: Sam Altman playing chess with regulators, op…

2 years, 10 months ago