Dec 24, 2022
(0:00) Bestie catch up!
(3:05) Kicking off the 2022 Bestie Awards
(4:12) Biggest winner in politics
(9:11) Biggest loser in politics
(16:37) Biggest political surprise
(23:35) Biggest winner in business
(29:48) Biggest loser in business
(42:21) Biggest business surprise
(51:16) Best science breakthrough
(57:36) Biggest...
Dec 16, 2022
(0:00) Jason's new gig!
(1:05) Twitter's new privacy rules, notable suspension, doxing dynamics
(20:48) Nuclear fusion breakthrough and geopolitical ramifications
(42:58) Jason and Sacks's big night
(51:11) State of the markets: Coupa acquired by Thoma Bravo, startups at all stages seeing heavy valuation reductions,...
Dec 10, 2022
(0:00) Bestie gut health!
(2:17) Twitter Files Part 2: shadow banning and blacklisting entire accounts and topics; how content moderation was handled at other tech giants
(33:09) Twitter Files Part 1: Suppressing the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop story
(47:30) China effectively ends Zero-Covid policies, Iran,...
Dec 3, 2022
(0:00) Bestie hangover!
(1:05) Analyzing SBF's media tour: his angle, media coverage, and more
(21:09) FTX culpability: media, investors, regulators
(53:41) Challenging media coverage of other countries, China's current situation, Xi Jinping's standing
(1:10:04) What OpenAI's new ChatGPT tool means for...
Nov 19, 2022
0:00 Bestie intros!
2:19 Trump announces 2024 presidential bid
26:07 Each bestie names their most important policy issue for 2024
59:03 Big tech belt-tightening, activist investor calls out Google, professional-managerial class culture
1:17:23 SBF's leaked DMs, Elon's culture shift
1:38:22 Sacks's big chess victory,...