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The AI energy bottleneck, with Tim Fist
Episode 39
In this episode, Patrick McKenzie (@patio11) is joined by Tim Fist, Director of Emerging Technologies at the Institute for Progress, to discuss how e…
1 year ago
Taking stablecoins seriously, with Haseeb Qureshi
Episode 38
In this episode, Patrick McKenzie (@patio11) is joined by Haseeb Qureshi, a managing partner at Dragonfly, a crypto-focused VC fund. They discuss the…
1 year ago
The past, present, and future of AI, with Stripe
Episode 37
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Emily Sands, Head of Information at Stripe, to discuss how they leverage AI to process over $1.4 trillion ann…
1 year ago
No, poor people aren’t funding your credit card rewards
Episode 36
In this episode, Patrick McKenzie (patio11) challenges a recent Atlantic article claiming that low-income cardholders subsidize credit card rewards t…
1 year, 1 month ago
Points, profits, and packed planes, with Gary Leff
Episode 35
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Gary Leff, the author of "View from the Wing", to discuss the economic systems behind airlines and loyalty pr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Tax the dirt, with Lars Doucet & Greg Miller
Episode 34
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Lars Doucet and Greg Miller, co-founders who have just launched the Center for Land Economics, to discuss imp…
1 year, 1 month ago
A tale of two Americas in one $50K cash withdrawal
Episode 33
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) explains the standard procedure for large withdrawals in bank branches, with particular focus on the viral story published…
1 year, 1 month ago
AI, data centers, and power economics, with Azeem Azhar
Episode 32
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined by Azeem Azhar, writer of the Exponential View newsletter, to discuss the massive data center buildout powering …
1 year, 2 months ago
You can’t retract the facts
Episode 31
In this episode, Patrick McKenzie (@patio11) responds to a recent request by a crypto unicorn founder / bank CEO to retract his essay Debanking (and …
1 year, 2 months ago
Stablecoins and shenanigans, with Zeke Faux
Episode 30
In this episode, Patrick McKenzie (@patio11) is joined by Zeke Faux, investigative reporter at Bloomberg and author of Number Go Up, to discuss stabl…
1 year, 2 months ago