Possible
Episodes
Reid riffs on coding and K-12 education
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What will being a software engineer look like in the future, when the predominant coding language is English—or whatever language you speak—instea...
Pat Yongpradit on AI literacy and computer science education
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does AI literacy mean for students and their teachers? Code.org Chief Academic Officer Pat Yongpradit—himself a former middle school computer s...
BONUS: Reid Hoffman’s speech: Humanity’s Hegelian Golden Braid
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What should we keep in mind as we venture into this new AI era? Reid Hoffman delivers a speech, entitled Humanity’s Hegelian Golden Braid, to addres...
Reid riffs on tech journalism and the TikTok ban
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Aria asks Reid about the roles and responsibilities of technology journalists, along with his thoughts on the TikTok ban (recorded be...
Feed Drop: On with Kara Swisher: Reid Hoffman talks Trump, Thiel & AI
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alongside this week’s riff from Reid on tech journalism and last week’s episode with Kara Swisher, we’re bringing you a conversation between Rei...
Kara Swisher on AI, media, and accountability
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What will the media landscape look like as tech companies, as opposed to traditional media, own increasingly more ink? And who better to offer an opti...
Reid riffs on AI milestones and AI efforts abroad
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reid recounts the story of a milestone GPT-4 demo at Bill Gates’ house—and shares what series of achievements by AI would most impress and excite ...
Kevin Scott on AI and humanism
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if artificial intelligence becomes so ubiquitous that, in the future, we won’t be able to imagine what life was like without it? Kevin Scott...
[BONUS + VIDEO] Reid interviews Reid AI, his AI avatar
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reid recently created an AI version of himself—REID AI—and recorded a video Q&A to see how this digital twin might challenge him in new ways. Watc...
Introducing: a new Possible
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The award-winning podcast Possible is back with a new season and some new changes! As always, you can tune in every Wednesday for grounded and specula...
Reflections on AI and season two
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can we learn from the OpenAI saga? What role might AI play in the 2024 election? What’s the deal with the New York Times suing OpenAI? How will...
Katherine Maher on the future of trusted information
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would it take for AI to become as trusted a source of information as Wikipedia? Katherine Maher, former CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, joins...
Kerry Washington on connection, identity and AI
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can technology change—and actually deepen—human connection? Kerry Washington is an Emmy-winning, SAG-and-Golden Globe-nominated actor. She’...
Sal Khan on the future of K-12 education
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if every learner on the planet had access to a world-class education? This week’s guest has an impressive track record of using technology to m...
Van Jones on AI, disruption and inclusion
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would it look like to build coalitions to disrupt poverty, pollution, and the prison system? This week’s guest received a $100 million grant to...
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins on the future of social welfare
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What does it look like to build true access with technology? Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO and co-founder of Promise, is creating that reality. She sat d...
Sarah Sze on the future of AI and art
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can humanities and the arts flourish as artificial intelligence continues to grow and evolve? Contemporary artist Sarah Sze joins the podcast to t...
Kim Stanley Robinson on narrative and civilization
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the connection between the future of humanity and the future of technology? Science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson (The Mars trilogy, Min...
Peter Lee on the future of health and medicine
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if every doctor and every patient had an artificial intelligence copilot to help with medical decisions? Peter Lee joins the show to offer his ex...
Feed Drop: Masters of Scale | Reid Hoffman confronts the AI critics
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey listeners! Possible is off this week but we’re bringing you an episode from another podcast hosted by Reid called Masters of Scale. Questions...
Siddhartha Mukherjee on the future of disease and diagnostics
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will artificial intelligence change what it means to be human? Cancer physician, researcher, and author Siddhartha Mukherjee joins the podcast to help...
Condoleezza Rice on the future of war and geopolitics
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How will artificial intelligence reshape diplomacy and war? Renowned diplomat and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins the show to explore...
Anne-Marie Slaughter on the future of the care economy
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can technology help us fulfill our potential as caring beings, as well as rational, calculating beings? Anne-Marie Slaughter is a scholar, public inte...
Marques Brownlee on the future of creators
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if the best technology were deployed on the biggest problems for humanity? So asked Marques Brownlee, who joined us on Possible to open the first...
Introducing: Possible season two
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The award-winning Possible podcast is back with a new season that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get ther...
BONUS: Reid Hoffman’s commencement speech at Bologna Business School
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What does AI mean for the leaders of tomorrow? On this bonus episode of Possible, Reid talks about the role of AI in shaping the future, the importanc...
Prompt and process with Ethan Mollick [AI miniseries]
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could tweak the questions you ask ChatGPT and make you ten times more effective or productive? Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor at ...
Socially assistive robots with Maja Matarić [AI miniseries]
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if we each had a personal “buddy” to support us? Maja Mataric is a computer scientist, roboticist and AI researcher at the University of Sout...
Personal intelligence with Mustafa Suleyman [AI miniseries]
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to assume that we all have kindness and care in our daily lives. But not everyone has a family member or friend to lean on during hard tim...
Reflections on AI and season one
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the future of the Possible podcast? This week, Reid and Aria wrap up the first season of the podcast with reflections on the show, its guests,...
Ariel Ekblaw on the future of space exploration
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if we could commute to space for work? Or rest and relax in a floating pod, immersed in a galaxy? Such easy access to space might not be as far a...
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman on AI and the future
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How might we develop and deploy beneficial, safe artificial general intelligence for humanity? Reid and Aria are joined by Sam Altman, the CEO of Open...
Jaime Teevan on the future of work
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if we had a copilot for every profession? Or if we had the capability to create digital clones of ourselves to pursue our creative projects? Thes...
Bryan Stevenson on the future of criminal justice
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if, instead of punishing people who made mistakes, we helped them? Bryan Stevenson, founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiativ...
Janette Sadik-Khan on the future of cities
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if we didn’t need cars? Janette Sadik-Khan, former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, helped revolutionize some of...
Ben Nelson on the future of higher education
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if every student had access to the same high-quality educational tools? This week, Reid and Aria are joined by Ben Nelson to discuss higher educa...
Saul Griffith on a clean energy future
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if society completely phased out fossil fuels? This week, Saul Griffith joins the show to discuss how this future is actually possible. Best of a...
Dr. Kim Budil on the future of fusion
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if there was a source of energy that was virtually inexhaustible, produced no greenhouse gasses, and generated minimal waste? Well, it already ex...
Trevor Noah on the future of entertainment and AI
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if every TV show could be perfectly tailored to each viewer's interests, knowledge level, and needs? Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger sit down with T...
Introducing: Possible
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Possible, a new podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: ...