Podcast Episodes

Creating the Uncrashable Car

Season 1 Episode 45

When Austin Russell was 17 years old, he founded Luminar Technologies to work on a remote sensing technology called Lidar. 

Today, Austin is one of the world's youngest self-made billionaires, and Lu…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The Electric Truck that Went Viral on TikTok

Season 1 Episode 44

Chace Barber is the co-founder of Edison Motors. Chace's problem is this: How do you build electric logging trucks in rural Canada, with money you raised from people who follow you on TikTok?
Chace s…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Introducing Other People’s Pockets: Mistress Marley, Financial Dominatrix

Season 1 Episode 8

Here's a bonus episode of a new show from Pushkin, Other People's Pockets.

Have you ever wondered how your friend bought that vacation home or why that colleague of yours makes everyone meticulously …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Running in Recycled Shoes

Season 1 Episode 43

Caspar Coppetti is the co-founder of On, a company that makes athletic shoes. Caspar's problem is this: How can you sell tens of millions of shoes a year -- and then take them all back, to turn them …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

355 Days in Space: Finding Meaning with Astronaut Mark Vande Hei

Season 2 Episode 9

After a historic 355 days in orbit, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on March 30, 2022, breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight by an American. In this episode of Smart …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Turning Garbage Into Food

Season 1 Episode 42

Matt Rogers is the co-founder of Mill. Matt's problem is this: How do you turn garbage into food?
Before Mill, Matt co-founded Nest, a smart thermostat company. Now, he wants to take on the garbage in…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

The Fake-Meat Frontier

Season 1 Episode 41

Jacob Goldstein co-hosts today's show with Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful. Jacob and Dan eat their way through the history of fake meat -- from Gardenburger hockey pucks, to meatier Impossible bur…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

From Impossible Burgers to Fake Steak

Season 1 Episode 40

Pat Brown is the founder of Impossible Foods. Pat's problem is this: How can you make meat without animals?

Pat's goal isn't to make better burgers for vegetarians; he wants to sell to meat eaters. T…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Small Pizza Shops Want a Bigger Slice

Season 1 Episode 39

Ilir Sela is the co-founder and CEO of Slice. His problem: How do you bring the technological revolution to thousands of tiny mom and pop pizza shops?

Most local pizza shops haven't adapted well to c…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Turning Waves Into Electricity

Season 1 Episode 38

Tim Mundon is chief technology officer at Oscilla Power. Tim's problem is this: How do you turn waves into electrical power?

You can see the power of the ocean in every wave, but the complex churm an…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago