Oct 15, 2024
(0:00) Announcement from Friedberg
(0:18) Besties intro JD Vance!
(3:33) America's innovation problem
(5:04) Thoughts on Trump
(8:53) Would JD Vance have certified the election in 2020?
(12:02) Increasing government efficiency, shrinking the deficit, Vance's role as VP, thoughts on EOs
(19:35) Political realignment:...
Oct 11, 2024
(0:00) Bestie intros!
(3:18) The science behind Hurricanes Helene and Milton
(14:59) The economics of intensifying natural disasters
(29:03) AlphaFold creators win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
(35:17) The Jayter's Ball
(38:53) Google antitrust update: DOJ is going for a breakup
(53:32) VC giveback: CRV will return ~$275M of...
Oct 8, 2024
(0:00) Announcement from Friedberg
(0:24) Besties intro Elon Musk!
(1:23) The Battle of Free Speech
(10:24) Potential government efficiency agency
(27:45) SpaceX updates, overreaching regulations
(36:10) Thoughts on Boeing's culture
(38:27) The 80/20 AI Future
(54:03) Elon and Jason share unaired SNL skits
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Oct 3, 2024
(0:00) The Besties intro Mark Cuban: Voting record, working with Ross Perot's campaign in 1992
(5:43) The history of Cuban's love/hate relationship with Trump
(19:08) Trump's performance as President: what he got right and wrong
(40:46) Party nominations: Kamala vs. Trump
(49:18) Biden's performance as President: what...
Oct 1, 2024
(0:00) Announcement from Friedberg!
(0:21) Sacks intros John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs
(1:32) What is the Deep State Party, and what are their goals?
(13:56) Should America leverage its power against dictators?
(22:07) The China threat: avoiding the escalatory path to nuclear war
(36:08) India's growing role; are...