Podcast Episodes

E145: Presidential Candidate Chris Christie in conversation with the Besties

(0:00) Besties welcome former NJ Governor and Republican Presidential Candidate Chris Christie!

(2:14) US debt crisis, cutting entitlements

(14:03) L…

3 years, 1 month ago

E144: Biden targets Elon, BRICS challenges the West, Tiger hit piece & more

(0:00) Chamath's big poker trip

(4:32) Addressing the "in the arena" comments

(7:16) Biden administration targets Elon's businesses

(21:58) Tiger Glo…

3 years, 1 month ago

E143: Nvidia smashes earnings, Arm walks the plank, M&A market, Vivek dominates GOP debate & more

(0:00) Bestie intros: Friedberg's interview with NASA Astronaut Woody Hoburg, live from the ISS!

(2:58) All-In Tequila update

(10:04) Nvidia smashes …

3 years, 1 month ago

E142: "Rich Men North of Richmond" hits #1, upward mobility, real estate capital crunch, Trump RICO

(0:00) Sacks' big night

(2:56) Sacks on spirits

(14:27) "Rich Men North of Richmond" goes viral and debuts at #1 on Apple Music, upward mobility issu…

3 years, 2 months ago

E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

(0:00) Bestie intros: Friedberg's bad haircut

(1:17) Welcome BG^2! Biography recommendations and film talk

(22:27) VC market update: State of Series …

3 years, 2 months ago

E140: LK-99, Sclerotic establishments, Fitch downgrades US debt, Trump indicted... again

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(0:53) LK-99 breakdown

(24:39) Funding landscape for breakthrough science, sclerotic establishments, boomer incumbents

(46:04) …

3 years, 2 months ago

E139: Recapping Chamath's wedding, VC surplus, unions vs Hollywood, room-temp superconductors & more

(0:00) All-In in Italy!: Recapping Chamath's wedding

(11:55) Discourse around obesity and weight loss in the US

(21:56) Are there too many VCs?

(38:1…

3 years, 2 months ago

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…

3 years, 3 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) …

3 years, 3 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…

3 years, 3 months ago