Podcast Episodes

AI and Accelerationism with Marc Andreessen

Episode 909

Marc Andreessen, cofounder Andreessen Horowitz, joins the Hermitix podcast for a conversation on AI, accelerationism, energy, and the future.

From the thermodynamic roots of effective accelerationism …

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Can AI Fix Housing and Healthcare Affordability?

Episode 908

Housing and healthcare make up nearly half of household spending, yet both sectors are riddled with inefficiency and rising costs.

In this episode, Erik Torenberg is joined by a16z Growth partner Alex…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Oren Cass & Noah Smith Debate the True Impact of Tariffs

Episode 907

Do tariffs help rebuild American manufacturing or hold it back? 

In this episode, American Compass founder and chief economist Oren Cass sits down with commentator and author Noah Smith and a16z Gener…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Dylan Patel: GPT-5, NVIDIA, Intel, Meta, Apple

Episode 906

The AI hardware race is heating up, and NVIDIA is still far ahead. What will it take to close the gap?

In this episode, Dylan Patel (Founder & CEO, SemiAnalysis) joins Erin Price-Wright (General Partn…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Google DeepMind Lead Researchers on Genie 3 & the Future of World-Building

Episode 905

Genie 3 can generate fully interactive, persistent worlds from just text, in real time.

In this episode, Google DeepMind’s Jack Parker-Holder (Research Scientist) and Shlomi Fruchter (Research Directo…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

The State of American AI Policy: From ‘Pause AI’ to ‘Build’

Episode 904

a16z General Partners Martin Casado and Anjney Midha join Erik Torenberg to unpack one of the most dramatic shifts in tech policy in recent memory: the move from “pause AI” to “win the AI race.”

They …

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

H20s to China + 15% with Chris Miller and Lennart Heim

Episode 903

We’re sharing an episode from ChinaTalk that dives into one of the biggest recent reversals in U.S. tech policy.

The U.S. banned Nvidia’s H20 AI chips to China in April. Now, just months later, they’r…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Grok, Genie 3, GPT-5 & the Rise of Vibe Coding

Episode 902

a16z partners Olivia and Justine Moore unpack the latest in consumer AI including: 

- Grok’s “Imagine” and its instant, social-first creative tools

- Google’s Genie 3 and the future of 3D worlds

- GPT-5…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Alex Danco on Speechwriting, Blogging, and Giving Founders Power

Episode 901

Fresh off the announcement of his move from Shopify to a16z, Alex Danco joins TBPN to talk about the “trade deal” that brought him here and his mission to make the firm’s written content truly world …

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Steven Sinofsky & Balaji Srinivasan on the Future of AI, Tech, & the Global World Order

Episode 900

There’s been a wave of M&A deals lately - Meta and Scale, Windsurf and Google - and a lot of it points to something bigger: how regulation, capital, and innovation are colliding in 2025.

In this episo…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago