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Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings: stories, schools, superpowers

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Reid and Aria sit down with Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings. Reed has seen technology rewrite the rules of entertainment before, but AI ta...

The grid(lock) slowing AI down

15 Apr 2026

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With AI moving from apps into the devices we use every day, Reid and Aria explore where the real value will be created. From Google Gemini powering hu...

AI’s expanding attack surface

08 Apr 2026

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Reid and Aria unpack the geopolitical battle over chips, from U.S. export controls to China’s push for self-sufficiency, and how the race for comput...

Should we give AI a bank account?

01 Apr 2026

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In this episode of Possible, Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger talk with Sean Neville, co-founder of Circle and architect of USDC, about building the finan...

After SaaS

25 Mar 2026

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Is SaaS actually dead or just evolving? Reid and Aria break down why the traditional seat-based software model is under pressure as AI reshapes how pr...

Humans secretly prefer AI writing

18 Mar 2026

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Reid and Aria unpack three emerging fault lines in the AI era: where real power sits in the AI stack, how AI is reshaping human creativity, and whethe...

The AI Kept Choosing War

11 Mar 2026

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Reid and Aria unpack new research on AI decision-making in simulated nuclear crises—and what it reveals about the limits of machine reasoning. They ...

How Notion rebuilt for the age of AI

04 Mar 2026

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In this episode of Possible, Reid and Aria talk with Ivan Zhao, co-founder of Notion, about what happens when intelligence becomes abundant rather tha...

Network effects, AI medicine, and the fight for free speech

25 Feb 2026

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In this episode, Reid and Aria are live from New York as they unpack why predictions about the “death” of San Francisco and New York keep missing ...

Does AI really save time?

18 Feb 2026

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In this episode, Reid and Aria examine a growing tension at the heart of the AI moment: whether these tools are actually saving time or simply acceler...

Making sense of the layoff wave

11 Feb 2026

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In this episode, Reid and Aria unpack the growing panic around layoffs, the actual impact of AI on work, and why autonomous agents are reshaping produ...

CryptoPunks creators: from art experiment to cultural movement

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Before NFTs were a category and crypto was an industry, two artists released 10,000 characters into the world with no roadmap, no pitch, and no expect...

Reid Riffs with Parth Patil on AI-Native Startups (Part 3 of 3)

28 Jan 2026

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This episode is our third and final installment of a special, three-part Reid Riffs miniseries focused on what it actually means to become AI-native. ...

Reid Riffs with Parth Patil on Enterprise AI Integration (Part 2 of 3)

21 Jan 2026

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This episode is our second installment of a special, three-part Reid Riffs miniseries focused on what it actually means to become AI-native. Instead o...

Reid Riffs with Parth Patil on Individual AI Mastery (Part 1 of 3)

14 Jan 2026

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This is the first of a special, three-part Reid Riffs miniseries. Instead of a news-and-headline driven conversation, Reid sits down one-on-one with P...

Amjad Masad on vibe coding, AI agents, and the end of boilerplate

07 Jan 2026

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On this episode of Possible, Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger sit down with Amjad Masad, founder and CEO of Replit, to explore how AI is fundamentally cha...

BONUS: Conversations with Coleman: Big Tech, Politics, and Trust in Institutions

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a bonus episode from the Conversations of Coleman podcast, featuring Reid Hoffman as the guest. Here are the show notes from that episode: My...

Stephen Colbert on connection, discovery, and human nature

24 Dec 2025

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This is a holiday special re-airing of our excellent episode with Stephen Colbert. What could we gain—and what might we lose—when technology beg...

The power of AI, from curing cancer to ballot boxes

17 Dec 2025

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In this special episode of Reid Riffs, Reid and Aria are joined by Pulitzer Prize–winning author, oncologist, and Manas AI cofounder Siddhartha Mukh...

The AI energy war is here

10 Dec 2025

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In this episode of Reid Riffs, Reid and Aria explain why "compute" is the new oil powering the cognitive industrial revolution. They argue that the Un...

R.I.P. Computer Keyboard (1964 – 2025)

03 Dec 2025

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In this special live episode of Possible, Reid and Aria sit down with Wispr Flow founder and CEO Tanay Kothari to explore a post-keyboard future where...

AI’s Influence On The Church, Cybersecurity, and Disney

26 Nov 2025

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This week, Reid and Aria dive into three central AI stories that have been dominating the headlines: Pope Leo XIV issues a powerful call for moral dis...

Our AI blindspot: incentives over intentions

19 Nov 2025

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Software is eating the world, but will it start eating us? On this episode of Possible, Aria Finger and Reid Hoffman sit down for an encore conversati...

How we regulate AI could decide the next century

12 Nov 2025

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In this episode of Possible, Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger explore how AI is colliding with real-world regulation, responsibility, and even civility. A...

Reid riffs on NVIDIA's chips, China’s AI ambitions, and the push to pause AI

05 Nov 2025

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This week Reid and Aria break down the global AI race from Nvidia’s $5 trillion valuation and the U.S.–China chip rivalry to what happens when AI ...

Steve Kerr and Kris Brown on Leadership, Purpose, and Innovation in Sport and Society

29 Oct 2025

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What does it take to turn tragedy into advocacy, and advocacy into lasting change? This week, Reid and Aria are talking to Warriors head coach Steve K...

Aza Raskin on interspecies communication, empathy, and AI’s next frontier

22 Oct 2025

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Can AI help us better understand animals and, if it could, what might we discover? This week’s episode was recorded live at the 2025 Masters of Scal...

Reid riffs on fostering trust with founders, in boardrooms, and in AI

15 Oct 2025

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In this week's episode, Reid and Aria unpack why trust is a practical skill, not just a feeling. Reid riffs on the importance of hands-on investor-fou...

David Fajgenbaum on drug repurposing, AI, and saving his own life

08 Oct 2025

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How can AI really help advance medicine? Should patients and care teams be seeking second opinions from LLMs? This week, Reid and Aria sit down with p...

Reid riffs on Trump’s $100K visa fee, 3-day work weeks, and AI trust issues

01 Oct 2025

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This week, Reid and Aria dive into the debate over new $100,000 fees on H-1B visas, and discuss how immigration powers U.S. innovation and how to ensu...

Lisa Su on semiconductors, compute, and big bets

24 Sep 2025

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What’s the role of semiconductors—and the companies that make them—in powering human progress? What does it look like to innovate thoughtfully i...

Reid Riffs on AI translations, Apple Intelligence, and OpenAI’s Critterz

17 Sep 2025

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This week, Reid and Aria discuss Apple’s new AirPods Pro 3 and live translation capabilities, AI-generated movies (specifically Critterz from OpenAI...

Stephen Colbert on connection, discovery and human nature

10 Sep 2025

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What could we gain—and what might we lose—when technology begins to approximate the contours of human connection and presence? In this episode, Re...

Reid riffs on AI adoption, NVIDIA, and AI’s impact on entry-level jobs

03 Sep 2025

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This week, Reid and Aria discuss the challenges around integrating AI into organizations and workspaces, China’s recent pivot away from NVIDIA, and ...

MacKenzie Price on AI-Powered K-12 Schools

27 Aug 2025

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Gains in the quality of America’s K-12 education in the late 20th and early 21st century have largely plateaued—and , in several instances, revers...

Reid riffs on GPT-5, Figma's IPO, and the end of AOL dial-up

20 Aug 2025

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This week, Reid and Aria discuss the much-anticipated launch of GPT-5, Figma's blockbuster IPO, Perplexity’s bid to acquire Google Chrome, and the e...

Audrey Tang and Divya Siddarth on Outfitting Democracy for the AI Era

13 Aug 2025

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How can we take digitally-empowered democracy straight out of science fiction into reality? This week, Reid and Aria are joined by two digital demo...

Reid riffs on the energy arms race and AI addressing climate change

06 Aug 2025

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Could the very technology that requires massive amounts of energy to power it also be key to solving the climate crisis? This week, Reid and Aria disc...

Tony Marx on the Future of Libraries, AI, and Trust

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What can public libraries teach us about finding and sharing trustworthy information in the age of AI? How can—and should—AI build upon the techno...

Reid riffs on AI adoption, sensitive data, and digital twins

23 Jul 2025

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On Part II of last week’s Live Riff, co-hosted with Village Global, Reid fields audience member questions about scale product-market fit, license mo...

Reid riffs on acquihires, agents, and new startup norms

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the deal with hyperscalers’ recent string of acquisitions betting big on AI talent? When will business schools start requiring classes on m...

Reid riffs on cryptocurrency, stablecoins and regulation

09 Jul 2025

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Crypto often feels like a microcosm of the broader government–tech relationship. On one extreme, you have true believers who see blockchain as the n...

David Autor on AI’s impact on jobs, expertise, and labor markets

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if AI helped people develop and deepen their existing expertise, and better outfitted them for the jobs of the future? This week, Reid and Aria a...

Reid riffs on massive AI acquisitions, robotics, and headcount trimming

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Aria and Reid dive into the recent flurry of multibillion-dollar AI acquisitions—from OpenAI’s $3B Windsurf deal to Meta’s ~$15B stake in Scale ...

Hannah Fry on AI, Algorithms, and Human Nature

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when we take numbers seriously—not just at face value, but in terms of their actual impact on our lives? This week, Reid and Aria ar...

Reid riffs on if AI can become conscious

16 Jun 2025

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Yuval Noah Harari on trust, the dangers of AI, power, and revolutions

04 Jun 2025

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What will it take to create AI that is as trustworthy, if not more trustworthy than humans?  This week, Reid and Aria sit down with Yuval Noah Har...

Reid riffs on AI companions, human friends, and age gates

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Riff, Reid reacts to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s suggestion that AIs can help address the loneliness epidemic and function as friend...

Alexis Ohanian on the future of online and offline communities

21 May 2025

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How do we build products and platforms that support a healthy, prosperous future? What will it take to “make the internet fun again?” Should kids ...

Reid riffs on PBCs, jobs and automation, and AI access for kids

14 May 2025

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Reid breaks down OpenAI’s shift to a public benefit corporation—what it really means, why it matters, and why some critics are missing the point. ...

Jane Goodall on Hope, AI, and the Natural World

07 May 2025

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What would it look like to keep all living creatures in the loop on the development of new technology? Reid sat down for a wide-ranging solo discus...

Reid riffs on antitrust, AI coworkers, and Chinese manufacturing

30 Apr 2025

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Reid weighs in on the U.S. government’s latest antitrust action against Google and what it could mean for competition, innovation, and America’s t...

Derek Thompson on AI, abundance, and human progress

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why can the United States government help make a vaccine in a year but not build a high-speed train in a reasonable timeframe? What if our biggest pro...

Reid riffs on Tobi’s memo, AI and play, and the tweet that cost trillions

16 Apr 2025

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After Tobi Lütke, the CEO of Shopify, put out a memo stating all his employees should be expected to use AI every day, Reid offers his thoughts on AI...

Demis Hassabis on AI, game theory, multimodality, and the nature of creativity

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How can AI help us understand and master deeply complex systems—from the game Go, which has 10 to the power 170 possible positions a player could pu...

Reid riffs on Signal, AI for cancer detection, and GPT-4o image generation

02 Apr 2025

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In the wake of Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg’s accidental inclusion in senior government officials’ Signal group chat discussing war p...

Andrew Bosworth on AI, wearables, and mixed reality

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The evolution of AI is changing the way we interact with the physical world, not just in how we use this technology, but also where and how we access ...

Re-release of Trevor Noah | Celebrating two years of Possible!

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been two years since the Possible podcast began, so we’re taking a moment to return to the beginning: our series launch episode with Trevor Noa...

Reid riffs on AI as “American Intelligence” and a prediction from Anthropic’s CEO

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is code going to be 100% AI-generated a year from now? Reid shares where he diverges from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's recent prediction about the fut...

Dana Griffin on AI, belonging, and intergenerational connection

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Loneliness is a public health crisis affecting people of all ages.This week on Possible, Reid and Aria sit down with someone using AI to bridge genera...

Reid riffs on AI wearables, quantum, and Deep Research

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reid reacts to the news of HP acquiring Humane Ai Pin and weighs in on the future of wearable tech, quantum, and copyright law. Plus, AI whiz Parth Pa...

Latanya Sweeney on AI, trust, and privacy

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How does the rise of AI impact our sense of what’s true? How can humans maintain a degree of individual privacy and unlock the benefits of AI while ...

Reid riffs on the AI race with China and if the US should regulate AI

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Following last week’s chat with former diplomat and author Anja Manuel, Reid talks about the potential benefits of an FDA for AI, the current status...

BONUS: Pioneers of AI: Love in the Age of AI

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Love, dating, and AI — what could go wrong? Or right? In this Valentine’s Day special, Rana el Kaliouby and a series of expert guests explore how ...

Anja Manuel on AI, China, and national security

12 Feb 2025

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What role can AI play in international diplomacy and national security? In this episode, Reid and Aria sit down with Anja Manuel, a former diplomat,...

Reid and AIs riff on what could go right with AI

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're bringing you the introduction of Reid’s new book, Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future, which he co-wrote w...

Greg Beato on superagency, AI, and the cognitive industrial revolution

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an age of increasingly ubiquitous AI, how do we maintain control of our lives and successfully plot our own destinies? In this episode, Reid is in ...

Bret Taylor on conversational AI, voice, and agents

22 Jan 2025

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What new kinds of jobs will AI bring that we never could have imagined before?  In this special two-part episode, Reid and Aria explore this questio...

Fei-Fei Li on spatial intelligence and human-centered AI

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How can we use AI to amplify human potential and build a better future? And what exactly does “AGI” even mean?  To kick off Possible’s fourth ...

PRESENTING: Pioneers of AI with Dr. Rana El Kaliouby and Musician Taryn Southern

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pioneers of AI is your weekly guide to the AI frontier. Each week, host Dr. Rana el Kaliouby (AI scientist, investor, author, co-founder of Affectiva)...

Artful Intelligence | Ep 3: Paul Trillo on Music Video x AI

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to create something the world has never seen before? In this final episode of Artful Intelligence, Reid Hoffman and Chris McLeod exp...

Artful Intelligence | Ep 2: Elise Swopes on Photography x AI

11 Dec 2024

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How can you shape the future with AI to create the world you want to live in? Reid Hoffman and Chris McLeod explore this question with Elise Swopes, a...

Introducing: Artful Intelligence | Ep 1: Malick Lombion on Hyperlapse x AI

04 Dec 2024

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What if you could create the impossible with AI? In this debut episode of Artful Intelligence, Chris McLeod introduces us to Montreal-based filmmaker ...

Spencer Hyman on flavor and chocolate

27 Nov 2024

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Would the world be a better place if we all paused to enjoy a square of sustainably-sourced craft chocolate every day? In honor of the Thanksgiving se...

Reid riffs on AI and public service technology

20 Nov 2024

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Following an inspiring conversation with JusticeText co-founder Devshi Mehrotra, Aria asks Reid about other opportunities for AI to support public inf...

Devshi Mehrotra on AI, justice, and public defense

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

America’s criminal justice system relies on public defenders to represent anyone without access to a private attorney. But public defenders are chro...

Reid riffs on Bill Gates and promising technology developments

06 Nov 2024

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After last week’s wide-ranging discussion with Bill Gates, Aria asks Reid for his take on the work of this philanthropic luminary. Plus, Reid gives ...

Feed Drop: Reid Hoffman: Entrepreneurship, AI, and the Battle for Democracy

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Remarkable People, join host Guy Kawasaki for an illuminating conversation with Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and partner at...

Feed Drop: Masters of Scale: President Bill Clinton in conversation with Reid Hoffman

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of the U.S. presidential election, we’re bringing you a bonus episode from Reid's Masters of Scale podcast. A few weeks ago, Reid sat down wit...

Bill Gates on possibility, AI, and humanity

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How many lives will be saved with the help of AI over the next decade? Reid and Aria sat down with Bill Gates to discuss his main areas of focus: clim...

Reid riffs on iterative development and cultural differences

23 Oct 2024

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What does productive collaboration between big tech developers and the rest of the world actually look like? This week, Reid gets into the value of co...

James Manyika on global AI and inclusion

16 Oct 2024

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How can people in all corners of the world participate in the AI revolution and unlock benefits in their own lives? James Manyika, Senior Vice Preside...

Reid riffs on the next generation of LLMs

09 Oct 2024

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Reid unpacks the decision to appoint Sean White as the leader of Inflection and outlines what makes him uniquely poised to take on this exciting chall...

Sean White on Inflection and AI frontiers

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How will an empathetic AI interact with humans? What if we used AI not just for its IQ, but its EQ? How do we build the trust to enable it to take age...

Reid riffs on Silicon Valley, politics, and the election

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With Election Day fast approaching, Reid tackles some big questions: Is Silicon Valley leaning increasingly red? How can—and should—the government...

Sarah Longwell on politics, AI, and elections

18 Sep 2024

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What’s driving some of the greatest political divisions and threats to democracy ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election? This week, Reid and A...

Reid riffs on his personal history with AI

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reid reflects on his early exposure to AI as an undergraduate at Stanford and on navigating the space between academia and industry. Plus, he and Aria...

Daphne Koller on drug discovery and AI

04 Sep 2024

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How can scientists leverage AI and machine learning to more effectively research, develop, and deliver new drugs? This week, Reid and Aria talk drug d...

Reid riffs on the future of human connectivity

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Reid veers toward science fiction, tackling big questions including: Is a single mentally-linked network in our future? Can and should huma...

Nick Thompson on our AI future

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What might it look like if we used AI to make democracy work better and to make society more equal? In this special live recording of Possible, Aria t...

Reid riffs on AI regulation

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Aria asks Reid about government regulation of AI, including where the U.S. fits in on the global stage and how America can learn from where...

Gina Raimondo on AI, government, and commerce

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can the U.S. government support the use of AI to stimulate innovation, bring healthcare to people more effectively, and educate people more equita...

Reid riffs on AI agents and investments

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aria asks Reid about his general and AI-specific investment philosophies, including what draws him to a pitch and what raises red fla...

Ashton Kutcher on AI and investing

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Reid and Aria are joined by Ashton Kutcher. While you might know him as the actor and producer who rose to fame on That ‘70s Show, Dude, ...

Reid riffs on building better cities

17 Jul 2024

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Reid discusses what aspects of urban planning need to be reimagined. He advocates that prioritizing smart technology, clean energy, and data can vastl...

Devon Zuegel on the future of cities and community

10 Jul 2024

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What if we built cities focused around community, leveraging technology to actually increase human connection, health, and fulfillment? Devon Zuegel, ...

Reid riffs on California Forever and housing

03 Jul 2024

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Reid talks about why he invested in California Forever, the ambitious sustainable city project in Solano County, California. He contends with some of ...

Jan Sramek on California Forever and the future of cities

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if we could build the ideal sustainable city from scratch? This week’s guest is aiming to do that, and he has unique insight into what making t...

Reid riffs on going from idea to launch

19 Jun 2024

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In this episode, Aria asks Reid about the path from idea to execution—and Reid draws from LinkedIn to share his launch lessons. Plus, Reid predicts ...

Massimo Bottura on the future of food and creativity

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What role might artificial intelligence play in making the perfect meal? How will AI transform food creation—and creation more generally? Massimo Bo...