The Network State Podcast
Episodes
#36 - Arjun Khemani
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Arjun Khemani is an author, podcaster, and privacy evangelist. He previously worked at Naval Ravikant's Airchat. We discuss the moral imperative f...
#35 - Noor Siddiqui
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Noor Siddiqui is the founder of Orchid, which offers whole genome screening for over 1,000 genetic diseases. We cover the transition from biological c...
#34 - Sean Neville
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Neville co-founded Circle, the issuer of USDC, and is now the founder of Catena Labs. We cover the Centre Consortium joint venture between Circle...
#33 - Ben Horowitz
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Horowitz is co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and the author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things. We cover why a16z left Delaware, the crea...
#32 - Alex Gladstein
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and author of Check Your Financial Privilege. We cover fiat devaluation as...
#31 - The Don't Die Network State | Bryan Johnson
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Johnson is the most biologically characterized human in history. We cover the transition from the FDA era to large effect sizes, the potential o...
#30 - Dan Wang
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Wang is the author of Breakneck and a Research Fellow at the Hoover History Lab at Stanford. We analyze why China has become the Engineering State...
#29 - Yat Siu
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Yat Siu is the co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, which has over 600 portfolio companies and billions in assets. We discuss why gaming is the ...
#28 - Timur Kuran
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Timur Kuran is a professor at Duke University and the originator of the concept preference falsification. We cover the mechanics of public lies, the f...
#27 - Luke Gromen
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Gromen is the founder of Forest for the Trees (FFTT) and a macroeconomic analyst with three decades of experience identifying global economic bot...
#26 - Andrew Huberman
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Huberman is a professor of neurobiology at Stanford and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. We explore the design of the Huberman Health Zone, fo...
#25 - El Salvador's National Bitcoin Office
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stacy Herbert is the Director of the National Bitcoin Office of El Salvador. We cover El Salvador's pivot from gang warfare to physical security, the ...
#24 - Cory Levy Interviews Balaji
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cory Levy is the founder of Z Fellows and an investor in early-stage technical founders. We cover the decline of legacy institutions, where talent sho...
#23 - Cafe Cursor
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Lang leads community at Cursor, where 1,000 users applied within days to host Cafe Cursor popups. We cover the logistics of cafe takeovers, printi...
#22 - Kamil Galeev
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kamil Galeev is a writer specializing in the mechanics of historical power. We discuss why revolutions often lead to extreme regimentation, the centra...
#21 - David Friedberg
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David Friedberg is co-host of the All-In podcast and CEO of Ohalo. We discuss the fractal frontier, why the network wins in the West while the state w...
#20 - Solana
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Solana has become by some measures the #1 new ecosystem for crypto devs. Why? We talk with Akshay and Lily on how Solana is creating Internet Capital ...
#19 - Lightspeed India
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India is now #3 in global unicorns, and was the #1 fastest growing economy in the world from 2015-2025. How did that come about? I'm joined by Hemant ...
#18 - Jesse Pollak
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Pollak leads Coinbase Base, which enables 1 cent transactions on Ethereum. We discuss the motivation behind Base, monetization for creators &...
#17 - Claire Lehmann
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Claire is the founder of Quillette.com, a digital magazine covering tech, culture, and centrist politics. We cover the rise of China, why Australia ma...
#16 - Benedict Evans
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Benedict Evans is a former partner at Andreessen Horowitz and runs a newsletter with ~200k subscribers. We discuss smart glasses, amplified intelligen...
#15 - Jeremy Howard
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Howard is the creator of fast.ai, perhaps the best way to get a running start in modern deep learning. We talk about AI research, decentralizin...
#14 - Vitalik on Ethereum
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vitalik Buterin is the co-founder of Ethereum and Zuzalu. We had a fireside chat on the state of Ethereum, defi, prediction markets, AI, biotech, stab...
#13 - Jason Calacanis
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Calacanis is the co-host of All-In and one of Silicon Valley's most successful angels. We discuss Network School, startup societies, voting ...
#12 - Michael Saylor
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Saylor is the creator of the first Bitcoin treasury company, Strategy. He joins Balaji to discuss his new Digital Assets Framework, where he u...
#11 - Applied History with WhatIfAltHist
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rudyard Lynch runs the popular YouTube channel WhatIfAltHist. We're both into applied history — namely, studying the past to forecast the future...
#10 - The Crypto Islands
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where do you legally set up your DAO or web3 organization? You might check out the Marshall Islands. They recently passed a new bill that's a mode...
#9 - Joe Lonsdale on Everything
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lonsdale is one of the most prominent investors in technology. He's the co-founder of Palantir, 8VC, Addepar, and the Cicero Institute — an...
#8 - The Solana Phone
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana, joins Balaji to talk about the new Solana Phone (https://solanamobile.com). The idea of the crypto phone is o...
#7 - Bryan Johnson's Blueprint for Longevity
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Johnson founded Braintree and sold it for $800M. Then he plowed the proceeds into eternal life. He turned himself into the world's most meas...
#6 - Chris Dixon on Read Write Own
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Read Write Own (readwriteown.com) is a new book by Chris Dixon, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and founder of the largest crypto fund i...
#5 - India's Largest Exit
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The $16B acquisition of Flipkart was the largest in Indian tech history. Balaji speaks with Flipkart founder/CEO Binny Bansal on how he built the comp...
#4 - The Winklevoss Twins and Balaji
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss talk with Balaji about how Washington, DC is losing crypto, while other countries like the UAE and Japan are winning web3...
#3 - The President of Palau
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The President of Palau and Balaji discuss how the tiny island country is becoming a digital leader, experimenting with everything from on-chain identi...
#2 - Tobi Lütke & Kaz Nejatian on Shopify's Country-Sized Economy
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tobi Lütke (Shopify Founder & CEO), Kaz Nejatian (Shopify COO), and Balaji review how Shopify rose from tiny startup to $180B+ global economy, wi...
#1 - Vitalik Buterin on Starting New Countries, Upgrading Ethereum, and Improving Yourself
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion between Vitalik Buterin and Balaji Srinivasan on starting new countries, improving yourself, and upgrading Ethereum. OUTLINE 00:00 - Intr...