May 31, 2025
(0:00) Bestie intros!
(1:25) The AI Doomer Ecosystem: goals, astroturfing, Biden connections, effective altruist rebrand, global AI regulation
(25:17) Doom vs Boom in AI: Job Destruction or Abundance?
(52:44) Big, Beautiful Bill cleanup and upside: DOGE angle, CBO issues
(1:17:14) US Steel/Nippon Steel deal: national...
May 29, 2025
(0:00) The Besties welcome Nico Rosberg!
(0:27) Nico's history with F1, what makes a great driver
(6:24) The business of F1
(10:05) Teammate rivalries, why "Drive to Survive" works, future growth
(16:48) Post-F1 career, best angel investments, becoming a VC
(22:16) Partner shoutouts: Thanks to OKX, Circle,...
May 25, 2025
(0:00) Friedberg and Chamath welcome Senator Ron Johnson
(2:30) The Reconciliation Bill process, how much the Big, Beautiful Bill will add to the national debt
(14:33) Problems with growing our way out of debt, why elected officials are avoiding the fiscal reality
(24:53) Energy rescissions, future of DOGE
(32:09) How...
May 24, 2025
(0:00) Today's topics and bestie intros!
(2:49) Bond market chaos, GOP abandons DOGE, Trump's big, beautiful bill passes the House
(38:15) Google's big week: AI in search, roadmap to diversifying revenue
(46:49) OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's design startup for $6.5B
(57:09) AI Diplomacy: Sacks breaks down his trip to the...
May 21, 2025
(0:00) The Besties welcome Antonio Gracias!
(0:30) DOGE updates: Government complexity worse than imagined, how to fix it
(9:00) Talent acquisition: How Elon attracted 10x engineers for DOGE, a better model for civil service
(15:54) Voter fraud findings: illegal immigrants voting in elections, building a zero-defect...