Episodes

Feb. 20, 2025

Luke Fehily — Ireland's Innovation Playbook (EP.256)

Luke Fehily is the Director of Innovation Policy at Progress Ireland — an independent think tank backed by the likes of the Collison brothers — that’s on a mission to connect Ireland to proven policy solutions from around the world. …

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Feb. 13, 2025

Rudy Havenstein — How to Fix America’s Accountability Crisis (EP.255)

Rudy Havenstein is a writer and satirist known for his sharp critiques of America’s sprawling institutions and the elites who run them. He joins the show to discuss the accountability crisis in America — how it manifests across political life …

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Feb. 6, 2025

Mark Daniel — How to Find a Kaleidoscopic Alien (EP.254)

Mark Daniel is the co-founder and managing partner of the investment firm Digital, whose portfolio extends across accelerated computing, gaming, crypto, social networking, AI, extended reality, cybersecurity, creator tools, spatial computing, and...

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Jan. 30, 2025

John Kennedy — The Hidden Crisis in American Education (EP.253)

John Kennedy, a director at the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation, is tackling an overlooked crisis in American education: air quality. With the ingenious use of a simple $60 box fan, he's on a mission to revolutionize the health and learning...

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Jan. 23, 2025

Michael Strong — Let’s Get Socratical (EP.252)

Michael Strong has spent decades quietly revolutionizing education by designing innovative schools and programs built around agency, critical thinking, entrepreneurship and creativity. He is the founder and CEO of The Socratic Experience, a virtual...

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Jan. 16, 2025

Sahil Bloom — A Multitude of Wealth (EP.251)

Sahil Bloom, a prolific creator, founder and investor, has mastered the art of translating complex ideas about wealth and success into wisdom that resonates with millions. His newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle, grew from just 100 readers to over...

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Jan. 9, 2025

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz — Who Makes the NBA? (EP.250)

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, a data scientist and bestselling author, is known for his brilliant use of data to upend conventional wisdom - often with humorous, surprising, and occasionally shocking results. His latest book, Who Makes the NBA, uses data...

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Jan. 2, 2025

Julian Gough — The Egg and The Rock (EP.249)

Julian Gough sums up his career as follows: “I just sit in my room and write.” Well, I think being an acclaimed children’s author, novelist, stage playwright, poet and top-ten Irish musician is a little more impressive than he’s letting …

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Dec. 26, 2024

Ben Reinhardt — Speculative Technologies (EP.248)

Ben Reinhardt is the founder of Speculative Technologies “a nonprofit industrial research lab that’s working to unlock a wonderful, abundant future through technologies that don’t have a home in other institutions.” He has previously worked at...

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Dec. 19, 2024

Jay Reno — Making A Point (EP.247)

My guest on Infinite Loops this week knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur from the time he was buying and selling things on eBay. Jay Reno claims he didn’t know what the word ‘arbitrage’ meant back then, but if …

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Dec. 12, 2024

Michael Garfield — Play the (Mind) Jazz (EP.246)

My guest today is Michael Garfield, a paleontologist, futurist, writer, podcast host and strategic advisor whose “mind-jazz” performances — essays, music and fine art — bridge the worlds of art, science and philosophy. This year, Michael...

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Dec. 5, 2024

Max Meyer Launched a Print Magazine in 2024. Here’s Why. (EP.245)

My guest today is Max Meyer, the proprietor of Arena Magazine, a new quarterly publication exploring technology, capitalism and civilization. Arena’s aim? To “make it okay to dream in public again.” Max and I discuss why he launched a print...

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Nov. 28, 2024

Parmita Mishra — How to Think About Biology (EP.244)

Parmita Mishra is a computational biologist and the founder & CEO of Precigenetics, a company aiming to become a rocket to precision medicine. Parmita is deeply knowledgeable about cutting-edge biology, particularly epigenetics — how behavior...

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Nov. 21, 2024

Luis Seco — On Mathematical Beethovens, Decentralized Education & the…

Professor Luis Seco is a mathematician, educator, and investor. Among many other titles and achievements, he is the Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto, Director of the quant research hub Risklab, Chair of the Centre for Sustainable...

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Nov. 14, 2024

Anthony Pompliano — How to Live an Extraordinary Life (EP.242)

Anthony Pompliano — investor, entrepreneur, and media powerhouse — returns four years and 228 episodes later to discuss his new book, , a collection of 65 heartfelt letters to his two children. At just 36, Anthony has already invested in …

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Nov. 7, 2024

Sajith Pai — Exploring Indus Valley (Ep.241)

There’s a quote I heard a long time ago that goes something like this - “India has consistently disappointed both the optimists and the pessimists”. It is equal parts pithy and profound, and does a somewhat passable job of summarising …

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Oct. 31, 2024

Scott Aaronson — Quantumania (EP.240)

My guest today is Scott Aaronson, a theoretical computer scientist, OG blogger, and quantum computing maestro. Scott has so many achievements and credentials that listing them here would take longer than recording the episode. Here's a select few: ...

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Oct. 24, 2024

Danny Crichton — Player of Games (EP.239)

Danny Crichton is a man of many talents. He’s got a background in computer science, has worked in the worlds of foreign policy, was a managing editor at Techcrunch, and now serves as Head of Editorial at Lux Capital. As …

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Oct. 17, 2024

Yuk Chi Chan — On Rockets, Dog Years & Robotic Space-Snakes (EP.238)

My guest today is the human Swiss Army Knife, Yuk Chi Chan, who has packed more into the last decade than many people do in a lifetime. Yuk Chi is the founder of Charter Space, the first British space company …

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Oct. 10, 2024

Dan Shipper — I, Writer (EP.237)

“Ignoring what is obvious incurs a huge cost. It requires you to go about your day numbing yourself to the reality of who you are and what you want—which is a waste of time for you and everyone around you. …

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Oct. 3, 2024

Dr. Gena Gorlin — How to Build a Builder (EP.236)

My guest today is Dr. Gena Gorlin, a psychologist specializing in the unique needs of the ultra-ambitious. Unlike many in her field. Gena doesn’t aim to simply lift the floor of her clients’ ambitions — she wants to raise the …

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Sept. 26, 2024

Nir Eyal — How To Become An Indistractable Force (EP.235)

“Most people don’t want to acknowledge the uncomfortable truth that distraction is always an unhealthy escape from reality.” My latest guest, , writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of , technology, and business. Nir...

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Sept. 19, 2024

Alex Danco — Finding Mystery in the Margin (EP.234)

As the saying goes, only three things in life are certain: death, taxes & Alex Danco. Armed with sizzling hot takes on the sad death of Twitter likes and a new secret weapon in the form of his catchphrase-turned-episode theme …

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Sept. 12, 2024

Mike Maples, Jr. — How To Become a Pattern-Breaking Founder (EP.233)

Mike Maples, Jr., co-founding partner of the VC firm Floodgate, is the veteran seed investor behind some of the 21st-century’s great success stories, including Twitter, Twitch, and Applied Intuition. His book, Pattern Breakers (co-authored with...

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