Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Sue Gordon, fmr ODNI/NGA/CIA: OSINT, Cybersecurity, War
Episode 107
Sue Gordon is the former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. She had a 30+ year career with the CIA, as well as serving as Deputy Dir…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ajit Pai: Innovation, Regulation, GDPR
Episode 106
Ajit Pai is the former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, where he served from 2017 to 2021. He’s currently a partner at Searchlight …
3 years, 1 month ago
Steven Pinker: Human Cognition vs. AI
Episode 105
Steven Pinker is a linguist, cognitive scientist, and a professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard. He’s the author of twelve books, includ…
3 years, 1 month ago
Erik Torenberg: Optionality, AI & Elites
Episode 104
Erik Torenberg was the first employee at Product Hunt, and the founder and chairman of On Deck. He’s currently a partner at Village Global and the fo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Jesse Pujji: Digital Marketing, D2C & Venture Studios
Episode 103
Jesse is the founder and CEO of Gateway X, a venture studio focused on DTC brands. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of Ampush, a digital mar…
3 years, 2 months ago
Immad Akhund, CEO of Mercury: SVB, Neobanks, and UI
Episode 102
Immad Akhund is the CEO of Mercury, a bank for startups. He’s also a multi-time founder and a Dual Threat CEO with over 300+ angel investments.
Auren…
3 years, 2 months ago
Prince Turki Al Faisal: Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia & Energy
Episode 101
HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud was the head of Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Directorate for 24 years. He also served as the Ambassador of …
3 years, 2 months ago
Dmitri Alperovitch: Ukraine, Russia, Starlink & Cyber Warfare
Episode 100
Dmitri Alperovitch is the co-founder and former CTO of CrowdStrike and the founder of Silverado Policy Accelerator.
Dmitri and Auren delve into the c…
3 years, 2 months ago
Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic: AI and Media
Episode 99
Nick Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic. Prior to that, he was editor-in-chief of Wired and a senior editor at The New Yorker.
Nick and Auren discuss…
3 years, 3 months ago
Hadi Partovi: Coding, AI & the Future of Learning
Episode 98
Hadi Partovi is the founder and CEO of Code.org. He also founded Tellme Networks and ILike, held leadership roles at Microsoft and Myspace, and angel…
3 years, 3 months ago