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Jason kicks off the show by breaking down clips from a recent conversation between Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, and Adam Neumann about Saudi Arabia’s promising startup scene (2:44). This leads to Jason diving into new city concepts and Trump’s presidential campaign (13:01). Then, BioFluff CEO Martin Stübler joins the show to discuss his sustainable fashion alternative (30:44).
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(2:44) Saudi Arabia’s promising startup scene
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(13:01) Creating cities and societies
(18:21) Trump-topia
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(25:02) Trump’s presidential campaign
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(30:44) BioFluff CEO Martin Stübler on developing plant-based fur
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