The Moonshot Podcast
Episodes
The Moonshot Podcast S2, Episode 1: Supercharging Human Health
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Moonshot Podcast is back! In the season 2 premiere, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller explores how three X projects developed technology t...
Season 2: The Moonshot Podcast Trailer
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Moonshot Podcast is back! The Moonshot Podcast chronicles the untold stories of innovation - both highs and lows - from inside Google’s Moonsho...
Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive: Emily Ma on Solving Food Waste
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the ninth installment of the Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive series, Astro Teller and Emily Ma explore how to solve humanity’s food waste and hunger p...
The Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive: Jason Rugolo on iyO and the Future of Audio Wearables
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighth installment of the Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive series, Astro Teller discusses the future of audio wearables with iyO Founder Jason Rugolo...
Deep Dive: Ivy Ross & Isabelle Olsson on the Early Days of Google Glass
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this installment of the Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive series, Astro Teller explores the origins of Google Glass with designers Ivy Ross and Isabelle O...
Deep Dive: David Guerena on the Future of Agriculture
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive series, X’s Captain of Moonshots, Astro Teller, discusses plant breeding and the future o...
Deep Dive: Jeff Dean on Google Brain’s Early Days
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with Google DeepM...
The Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive: Andrew Ng on Deep Learning and Google Brain
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with Andrew Ng, ...
Deep Dive: Catie Cuan on Dancing and Living With Robots
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the third installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with Dr. Catie Cu...
Deep Dive: André Prager on Prototyping at Wing
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with André Prag...
Deep Dive: Sebastian Thrun on Waymo’s Early Days
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
n the first installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with Sebastian Thr...
Episode 10: Prototyping The Future, live from SXSW 2025
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Astro joins an all-star cast of inventors, futurists and creatives for a live conversation about radical innovation on-stage at SXSW 2025. These pione...
Episode 9: Supersenses
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if, rather than making you distracted, your smart device helped you be more present? In this episode, we revisit the early days of Google Glass:...
Episode 8: Powering Up
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Energy might just be the ultimate moonshot – because if we can make it affordable, abundant and dependable long-term, it could improve life for all ...
Episode 7: Fires, Floods and Future-Proofing
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Natural disasters will keep coming — but what if we could stay one step ahead? That’s the mission of Bellwether, a moonshot working to build a “...
Episode 6: Trash to Treasure
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if waste wasn’t the end of the story – but the start of something new? In this episode of The Moonshot Podcast, we explore Delta, a Moonshot ...
Episode 5: Living With Robots
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robots are at the heart of sci-fi, visions of the future, but what if that future is now? And what if those robots, helping us at work and at home, ar...
Episode 4: Feeding The World
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Agriculture is the world’s oldest industry – and it’s racing to meet one of the newest and biggest challenges of our time: how to feed a growing...
Episode 3: Machines That Think – The AI Moonshot
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping everything - but how did we get here? Dive deep with Astro Teller into the origins of Google Brain, meeting Andre...
Episode 2: Essential Connections
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 3 billion people still don’t have a reliable internet connection. In this episode of The Moonshot Podcast, Astro Teller dives into X’s deca...
Episode 1: Driving The Future
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fifteen years ago, the world thought self-driving cars were impossible - even the experts doubted it. Today, they’re on the road. In this inaugural ...
The Moonshot Podcast Trailer
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Premiering March 10th! The Moonshot Podcast chronicles the untold stories of innovation - both highs and lows - from 15 years inside Google’s Moon...