Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

Episodes

• Ep 157: Scott Nolan on the AI Energy Crisis & America's Nuclear Renaissance

  5 Jun 2026 39:41

• Ep 156: Coleman Hughes Takes on America's Most Contentious Debate: the Legacy of Slavery

  29 May 2026 49:38

• Ep 155: Eric Scott on the Biggest Missed Opportunity in Venture Investing

  22 May 2026 30:26

• Ep 154: Jacob Helberg on Pax Silica & the New Global Order in the AI Age

  19 May 2026 33:53

• Ep 153: Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar on Heretics, AI Weapons, and Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy

  8 May 2026 44:04

• Ep 152: Ben Black Runs America's $200B Foreign Investment Fund; Here's His Plan to Counter China & Rebuild American Influence

  30 Apr 2026 38:32

• Ep 151: The Myth of Michael Milken with Richard Sandler

  24 Apr 2026 41:17

• Ep 150: How AI Is Transforming Diligence, Decision-Making & the Future of Investing with John Melas-Kyriazi

  17 Apr 2026 34:44

• Ep 149: Will Fry on the Small Business Succession Crisis & New Opportunities in the AI Age

  9 Apr 2026 34:48

• Ep 148: JoeBen Bevirt, Founder & CEO of Joby Aviation — Flying Cars Have Arrived

  3 Apr 2026 38:28

• Ep 147: Scott Wu & Russell Kaplan on the New Era of Software Abundance

  27 Mar 2026 53:09

• Ep 146: Jake Paul & Geoff Woo on Building Anti Fund, the Future of the Creator Economy & How to Change the Culture

  19 Mar 2026 35:51

• Ep 145: SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler on Exposing Billions in Fraud & What AI Means for Small Business

  13 Mar 2026 31:26

• Ep 144: Jared Isaacman's Bold Vision for Moon Bases, Nuclear Power in Space, and Returning NASA to Greatness

  3 Mar 2026 32:18

• Ep 143: JD Ross on the New Invention Era & Building with AI in 2026

  27 Feb 2026 35:58

• Ep 142: Understanding the AI Wave with 8VC's Alex Kolicich & Jack Moshkovich

  17 Feb 2026 1:01:06

• Ep 141: AI Hackers Are Here; Cybersecurity Legend Kevin Mandia Is Building the Answer

  4 Feb 2026 38:36

• Ep 140: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Making IPOs Great Again, Crypto's Comeback & New Rules for Retail Investors

  26 Jan 2026 46:18

• Ep 139: Make Government Beautiful & Functional Again with America's Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia

  20 Jan 2026 38:59

• Ep 138: AI, Space-Based Interceptors & the Bleeding Edge of Warfare with Pentagon R&D Chief Emil Michael

  9 Jan 2026 29:39

• Ep 137: Gov. Chris Sununu on AI vs Harvard, DOGE 2.0, and a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution

  30 Dec 2025 34:46

• Ep 136: OPM Director Scott Kupor on Launching the U.S. Tech Force & Bringing Merit Back to Government

  18 Dec 2025 33:11

• Ep 135: Philip Howard on Saving the American Spirit

  11 Dec 2025 37:43

• Ep 134: Inside the White House and the AI Race with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios

  26 Nov 2025 17:56

• Ep 133: Matt Ridley on the Fight to Save the UK & How Extraordinary Ideas Evolve

  21 Nov 2025 43:59

• Ep 132: Sen. Bill Hagerty on Saving Memphis & Designing Regulatory Frameworks for AI and Crypto

  6 Nov 2025 40:42

• Ep 131: How AI + Incentives Can 10X Learning & Save American Education with Tech Legend Joe Liemandt

  17 Oct 2025 54:23

• Ep 130: "Free speech is not enough" — UATX President Carlos Carvalho on Charlie Kirk, Fighting Communists & the Duty of a University

  9 Oct 2025 48:34

• Ep 129: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Steps Up to Save Tulsa — and Prove What's Possible

  3 Oct 2025 25:53

• Ep 128: Hollywood Star Zachary Levi on Speaking Out for Trump, AI vs the Arts, and His $100M Texas Studio Project

  25 Sep 2025 59:22

• Ep 127: Max Meyer, Arena Magazine, and the Battle for Truth, Beauty & Progress

  15 Sep 2025 31:12

• Ep 126: Will AI Spark A New Logistics Revolution? Harish Abbott Helped Pioneer Next-Day Shipping — And He’s Betting Yes.

  5 Sep 2025 42:27

• Ep 125: Sen. Eric Schmitt on Exposing Mass Censorship & Outsmarting the Far-Left

  29 Aug 2025 39:13

• Ep 124: The Fearless Adversary of Venezuela's Dictators - A Special Interview with Maria Corina Machado

  21 Aug 2025 29:14

• Ep 123: The New Space Age with Palantir Alum & Apex Space CEO Ian Cinnamon

  13 Aug 2025 46:07

• Ep 122: The AI Services Revolution with Shreyas Parab & Anton Lin of DayDream

  6 Aug 2025 31:05

• Ep 121: Reid Hoffman on AI Optimism & How the Democratic Party Alienated Silicon Valley

  28 Jul 2025 40:08

• Ep 120: OMB Director Russ Vought on the Big Beautiful Bill, Making DOGE Permanent & the Looming Battle over Impoundment

  22 Jul 2025 26:43

• Ep 119: Former Waymo Leader Boris Sofman on Autonomous Construction & Bringing AI into the Physical World

  16 Jul 2025 41:37

• Ep 118: Marc Andreessen on AI, Robotics & America's Industrial Renaissance

  3 Jul 2025 36:22

• Ep 117: Dave Rubin on the Woke Right, Free Speech vs Conspiracy Theories & His New Tequila Company

  26 Jun 2025 48:38

• Ep 116: California — the Next Revolution? A Conversation with Steve Hilton

  19 Jun 2025 50:50

• Ep 115: Scott Wu, Devin, and a Trillion-Dollar Opportunity

  12 Jun 2025 44:14

• Ep 114: Flying Cars Are About to Change the World — Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt

  4 Jun 2025 38:57

• Ep 113: Why Sam Lessin Believes AI Isn't Disruptive & Venture Capital Is Fundamentally Changing

  17 May 2025 45:40

• Ep 112: Peter Thiel on DOGE, Tariffs, Building Generational Companies & the Future of Civilization

  17 Apr 2025 46:57

• Episode 111: Sen. Tom Cotton on DOGE, TikTok, and "Seven Things You Can't Say About China"

  3 Apr 2025 43:07

• Ep 110: Dr. Mike Israetel on Miracle Drugs, the Aesthetic Revolution, Living to 200 & New Frontiers in AI-Powered Medicine

  14 Mar 2025 42:06

• Ep 109: Anson Frericks on the Rise & Fall of Budweiser; Milton Friedman vs Klaus Schwab; and How to Save Corporate America

  21 Feb 2025 43:14

• Ep 108: Tim Urban on Superintelligence, Mars, Fermi Paradox & How to Conquer a Society

  14 Feb 2025 56:15