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Former Tesla president on The 5 Step Algorithm Behind Tesla, SpaceX, and Radical Innovation (#294)
Season 1 Episode 294
Love him or hate him, Elon Musk has upended entire industries - from cars to rockets - by doing things differently.
Jon McNeill, former president of T…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Quiet War: How Countries Fight Without Firing a Shot (#293)
Season 1 Episode 293
A few paragraphs from Washington once stopped oil tankers in their tracks halfway around the world - no navy, no missiles.
Eddie Fishman, who helped …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hidden Plastic Inside Us (And Why It’s Rising Fast) (#292)
Season 1 Episode 292
Scientists are finding tiny fragments of plastic inside the human body - including the brain.
Dr. Matthew Campen of the University of New Mexico expla…
5 months ago
Government by Deal: What Happens When Everything Becomes Negotiable? (#291)
Season 1 Episode 291
The government feels louder and faster than ever: executive actions, constant disruption, everything happening at once.
But Yuval Levin of the Americ…
5 months, 1 week ago
Why Quantum Computing Changes What’s Possible with Princeton Dean of Engineering Andrew Houck (#290)
Season 1 Episode 290
The rules of quantum physics aren’t just strange - they’re usable. Particles can exist in multiple states at once. Observation can reshape reality.
N…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Six Ways the Constitution Keeps Leaders in Check with Cass Sunstein (#289)
Season 1 Episode 289
The Constitution isn’t just a statement of ideals. It’s a framework for power - built to divide authority so that no single institution can fully con…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Winner’s Curse: Why “Winning” Often Means You Just Lost with Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler (#288)
Season 1 Episode 288
We all love the thrill of winning - the house, the promotion, the deal. But as Nobel laureate Richard Thaler explains, some of our biggest “wins” are…
6 months ago
The American Dream is Now a Coin Flip: Here's Why and What We Can Do (#287)
Season 1 Episode 287
The American Dream promises that hard work leads to a better life. But for many children today, that promise depends less on effort and more on where…
6 months, 1 week ago
Why Innocent People Plead Guilty (#286)
Season 1 Episode 286
Federal Judge Jed Rakoff has spent decades inside the justice system - as a prosecutor, a defense attorney, and now a judge. In this conversation, he…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Surprising Science of Why We Laugh (#285)
Season 1 Episode 285
We think laughter is a response to something funny.
A joke. A punchline. A light moment.
But listen closely to real conversations, and laughter shows u…
6 months, 3 weeks ago