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Ep 103: Raj Bhakta Created WhistlePig; Now He's Reinventing the Whiskey Industry (Again)
Raj Bhakta is best known as the founder of Whistlepig Whiskey. But he also served in the Marines, rode an elephant across the Rio Grande while runnin…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep 102: "If You're Not Blowing Stuff Up, You're Not Innovating!" — Stanford Professor Steve Blank
In World War II, the U.S. government embraced a radical idea: putting scientists and technologists in charge of building advanced weapons. The rest, …
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep 101: Gov. Kevin Stitt — the Businessman Governor Standing Up to Special Interests
What does political courage look like in action? What does it mean to stand up to special interests? And what are the fights we must take on — and wi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep 100: Why AI Is Underhyped with Elad Gil
For Episode 100, we have a special conversation with Elad Gil, one of Silicon Valley's great thinkers, builders, and investors. Elad has been involve…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep 99: The Myth of American Inequality with Senator Phil Gramm
The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer. The wealthiest among us don't pay their fair share in taxes. The American Dream is disappea…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep 98: How Wokeness Foments Antisemitism; a Conversation with ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt
Founded in 1913, the Anti-Defamation League has played an important role in protecting the Jewish community and fighting for civil rights. But in rec…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep 97: Jimmy John Built a Restaurant Empire; Government Almost Destroyed It
At 19 years old, Jimmy John Liautaud dropped out of college to start his own sandwich shop. He spent 10 years perfecting his first 10 stores, before …
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep 96: Harvard Economist Roland Fryer on the Truth Behind Police Shootings & Using Data to Supercharge Meritocracy
Roland Fryer is a profile in courage; the Harvard economist follows the data where it leads, no matter the outcome. He studied the impact of paying k…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep 95: Navy SEAL & Saronic CEO Dino Mavrookas on the Race for Autonomous Ships and Naval Dominance
The U.S. Navy dominated in World War II, not because we had the most advanced ships, but because our industrial capacity was unmatched. When we lost …
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep 94: A Conversation with Turnaround King & U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
Wilbur Ross is one of the great turnaround artists in modern finance. Dubbed the "King of Bankruptcy," he restructured over $400 billion of assets, s…
1 year, 6 months ago