Podcast Episodes

E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union

0:00 Bestie intro!

1:49 Report about US involvement in the destruction of Nordstream pipelines, breaking away from the military-industrial complex

28…

3 years, 8 months ago

E114: Markets update: whipsaw macro picture, big tech, startup mass extinction event, VC reckoning

(0:00) Bestie intro!

(1:15) Macro picture update: 0.25% raise, jobs rip up, wage growth continues to slow

(17:52) Interest rates impact on mega-cap c…

3 years, 8 months ago

E113: DOJ tries to break up Google, vaccine questions, Ukraine escalation & more

(0:00) David Sacks does bestie intros!

(2:49) DOJ sues Google over ads business

(23:09) EU probes Microsoft over Slack complaint based on "bundling" …

3 years, 8 months ago

E112: Is Davos a grift? Plus: globalist mishaps, debt ceilings, TikTok's endgame & more

(0:00) Bestie intro, who gets credit for the podcast?

(6:27) Top candidates for the Republican nominee in 2024: DeSantis, Youngkin, Haley; major 2024…

3 years, 9 months ago

E111: Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, generative AI hype, America's over-classification problem

(0:00) Bestie intro!

(0:43) Reacting to Slate's article on All-In

(11:18) SF business owner caught spraying homeless person on camera

(29:22) Microso…

3 years, 9 months ago

E110: 2023 Bestie Predictions!

(0:00) Bestie New Year catch-up!

(2:44) Prediction 1: 2023's biggest political winner

(17:25) Prediction 2: 2023's biggest political loser

(21:57) Pr…

3 years, 9 months ago

E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ

(0:00) Bestie catch up!

(3:05) Kicking off the 2022 Bestie Awards

(4:12) Biggest winner in politics

(9:11) Biggest loser in politics

(16:37) Biggest …

3 years, 9 months ago

E108: Doxing debate, Nuclear fusion breakthrough, state of the markets & more

(0:00) Jason's new gig!

(1:05) Twitter's new privacy rules, notable suspension, doxing dynamics

(20:48) Nuclear fusion breakthrough and geopolitical …

3 years, 10 months ago

E107: The Twitter Files Parts 1-2: shadow banning, story suppression, interference & more

(0:00) Bestie gut health!

(2:17) Twitter Files Part 2: shadow banning and blacklisting entire accounts and topics; how content moderation was handled…

3 years, 10 months ago

E106: SBF's media strategy, FTX culpability, ChatGPT, SaaS slowdown & more

(0:00) Bestie hangover!

(1:05) Analyzing SBF's media tour: his angle, media coverage, and more

(21:09) FTX culpability: media, investors, regulators

3 years, 10 months ago