Episodes
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Consider This from NPR
AI safety collides with Washington’s political limits
The episode examines whether government safeguards can reduce catastrophic AI risks without shielding dominant companies or weakening the U.S. position against China.
Sep 14, 2026 · 13 min
WSJ What’s News
AI safety fight collides with markets and midterm politics
The episode connects Washington’s resistance to new AI guardrails with U.S.-China tensions, financial volatility, corporate accountability and Democrats’ electoral path.
Sep 14, 2026 · 13 min
Marketplace
Hawkish central banks reshape the global economy
Persistent inflation, costly energy and geopolitical uncertainty are pushing central banks toward higher rates, with consequences for currencies, household wealth and prices.
Sep 14, 2026 · 26 min
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Newport and Stulberg defend meaningful friction against AI
As AI makes producing work easier and more abundant, the episode asks whether convenience is quietly eroding craft, agency, and the effort that makes achievement meaningful.
Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 12m
The a16z Show
OpenAI frames computer-using agents as the next AGI threshold
The discussion links AGI’s definition to sustained computer-based work while confronting the infrastructure, security, and governance needed to deploy it safely.
Sep 14, 2026 · 51 min
How I AI
Designers delegate production and life admin to AI agents
The episode shows AI moving beyond chat into persistent systems that build, organize, and maintain parts of creative and personal life.
Sep 14, 2026 · 42 min
Sourcery
Bending Spoons turns acquisitions into an operating system
The episode examines whether disciplined integration, financing, and talent decisions can make perpetual ownership a credible alternative to conventional private equity.
Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 18m
TBPN
AI’s race raises questions about safety, supply chains and durable businesses
The episode connects frontier-AI governance to semiconductor bottlenecks, cybersecurity, consumer software, industrial strategy and the economics of consolidation.
Sep 14, 2026 · 2h 50m
TBPN
AI safety debate collides with regulation, markets, and political theater
The episode tests whether slowing AI requires independent oversight, broad supply-chain controls, or simply more skepticism about the technology’s promises and harms.
Sep 14, 2026 · 26 min
This American Life
Death’s clues expose memory, grief and the chance to reconcile
The episode shows how imagined stories about death can distort memory, reveal painful truths and open unexpected paths toward forgiveness.
Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 8m
Inside AsembleAI: DeepTech, AI & Science
AI turns insider risk into a machine-speed security problem
Organizations are adopting AI faster than they can govern employee behavior, shadow usage, and autonomous systems without resorting to intrusive surveillance.
Sep 14, 2026 · 25 min
Acquired
Home Depot turned service into a retail moat
The episode shows how Home Depot preserved its founding values through operational upheaval, leadership failures, housing cycles, and the shift to omnichannel retail.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3h 35m
Global News Podcast
Sweden’s left gains ground as war strains Europe
Sweden’s coalition arithmetic unfolds alongside escalating security risks near NATO territory and mounting economic and political pressure from Russia’s war.
Sep 14, 2026 · 29 min
Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | Start and Grow Your Own Business
Small businesses find scale in disciplined operations
The episode shows how process, supply-chain visibility, data, and outside expertise can help smaller companies control costs while growing sustainably.
Sep 14, 2026 · 33 min
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast
Gary Vee says AI will reward builders who act early
The conversation frames AI as a test of judgment, team design, and adaptability rather than merely a threat to jobs.
Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 3m
Cyclone Fanatic Pregame
Iowa State finds an identity despite Cy-Hawk defeat
The loss exposed finishing and quarterback questions, but Iowa State’s line play, defense, and competitiveness offer an early test of Jimmy Rogers’ rebuild.
Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 3m
Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend
AI safety fears rattle markets as inflation pressures the Fed
The briefing connects AI governance, geopolitical energy risks, and persistent inflation to decisions that could reshape markets and public policy.
Sep 14, 2026 · 21 min
Ross Tucker Football Podcast: Daily NFL Podcast
NFL Week 1 delivers explosive offense and defensive chaos
Ross Tucker’s opening-week review separates genuine team signals from early surprises across a slate defined by scoring, turnovers, injuries, and narrow finishes.
Sep 14, 2026 · 31 min
How I Invest with David Weisburd
Venture investors hunt pattern breakers before consensus arrives
As AI reshapes labor and private markets grow more complex, investors face pressure to move early without mistaking momentum for durable opportunity.
Sep 14, 2026 · 36 min
Global News Podcast
NATO weighs drone interception as Ukraine fighting intensifies
The episode examines whether a more forceful NATO response could deter Russian attacks without triggering a wider war, alongside major political and cultural stories.
Sep 14, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
Republicans revive Islamophobia as a 2026 turnout strategy
The episode connects election-season anti-Muslim rhetoric to post-9/11 policy, MAGA media, and a broader fight over religious pluralism.
Sep 14, 2026 · 28 min
Bloomberg Tech
AI leaders clash over who should control the slowdown
The debate links frontier-model safety and oversight to competition, infrastructure demand, regulation, markets, and the future of AI-powered creation.
Sep 14, 2026 · 52 min
Cyclone Fanatic Pregame
Iowa State’s defense reshapes its 2026 outlook
With 10 games remaining, Iowa State’s early defensive performance is forcing a reassessment of preseason expectations.
Sep 14, 2026 · 18 min
Letters from an American
AI’s safety race collides with Washington’s growth agenda
The episode frames AI regulation as a choice between public safeguards and an administration betting on rapid expansion to ease economic pressures.
Sep 14, 2026 · 13 min