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Emmy-winning journalist and public speaking expert. Founder and C.E.O. of Clarity Media Group, working with high-profile clients.

Editor of Tatler at 25, Vanity Fair at 30, and The New Yorker at 38. Founder of Truth Tellers, and has been a prominent figure in journalism for over half a century.

Mycologist and advocate for bioremediation and medicinal fungi. Author of 'Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats'.

Academy Award-winning actor, Grammy Award-winning musician, stand-up and improv comedian. Known for his diverse talents and captivating performances.

Media personality and cultural commentator. Known for his opinions on sports and social issues.

Journalist reporting on working-class life and society, podcaster, and author of 'Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere'. Known for his reporting and analysis of social issues.

Distressed-investing specialist who buys and trades bankruptcy claims and crypto-era insolvency positions; background includes growing up around bankruptcy law and experience buying claims in cases like Mt. Gox and FTX.

Host of the podcast Death by Comfort.

Mayor of San Francisco and former nonprofit leader (founder of Tipping Point Community), appearing to discuss city management, homelessness, housing policy, and the local AI/tech ecosystem.

Leads the Applied AI team at Anthropic and works with startups to apply Anthropic's models; joins the show to discuss Claude Sonnet 4.5 and the state of AI agents.

CEO and Founder of Input Output Global (IOHK), the company behind the Cardano blockchain. A mathematician by training, Hoskinson co-founded Ethereum in 2013.

New York Times international correspondent based in Paris, reporting on French politics and culture; guest on this episode to explain the Louvre jewelry theft and its aftermath.

VP of ML at Google Cloud, working on scaling the internet for decades. Focuses on TPUs, GPUs, and infrastructure scaling.

Professor at Harvard Law School and co-author of the book “Algorithmic Harm: Protecting People in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”. He also co-authored “Nudge” with Nobel Laureate Dick Thaler.

Writer, teacher, and podcaster. Currently writing a book about Kobe Bryant and spent six years on his previous book about the origin story of PayPal.

AI expert and regular guest on the podcast, known for their insights and contributions to the AI community.

Award-winning science writer specializing in the human brain, body, and behavior; author of "The Laws of Connection", "The Intelligence Trap", and "The Expectation Effect".

Staff writer at The Ringer. He is an NBA Draft expert.

Markets editor at Sherwood News, a media and research arm of Robinhood focused on markets, business, tech, and the culture of money.

Professor of physiology at UCSF and HHMI investigator. Expert in the neuroscience of hunger, satiety, and thirst.

Co-founder of the startup studio Prehype and co-founder of BarkBox, entrepreneur and investor building Autos/Audos to help people launch AI agent-driven businesses.

Journalist and Writer At Large for Esquire, known for his in-depth interviews with influential figures. Host of the podcast Big Questions.

Economist and Harvard economics professor. He is also a chess grandmaster and the author of "Our Dollar, Your Problem".

Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, expert in ethics, history of moral philosophy, moral psychology, military ethics, and emotions. Author of "Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience".

Neuroscientist and expert in mindset and manifestation, bringing scientific research to validate the power of manifestation.

Visionary photographer, artist, and entrepreneur who hosts The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show; founder and CEO of CreativeLive and author of Never Play It Safe.

Founder of Alpine Investors, a private equity firm focused on investing in small to mid-sized businesses. Also teaches at Stanford Business School.

Clinical psychologist and award-winning author specializing in working with children, teens, emerging adults, and families living with ADHD, anxiety, learning disabilities, and mental health issues. She offers guidance to families on effective communication and building stronger connections.

Co-founder and CEO of Sixth Street, a global investment firm with a flexible mandate across various asset classes and strategies.

CEO and founder of Moor Insights & Strategy, providing technology industry analysis and commentary on semiconductors, AI chips, and cloud strategy.

Founder of Bismarck Analysis, a geopolitics think tank, and Palladium magazine. Focuses on political dynamics, technology's impact on society, and historical parallels to current events.

Founder of Ultraspeaking, a company dedicated to communication and self-discovery. His teachings focus on allowing the present moment and trusting inner wisdom.

Psychologist specializing in self-confidence and self-love.

Expert in AI and investing, offering insights on billion-dollar AI business opportunities.

Google's VP of Search with over 20 years of experience at the company, discussing AI's impact on search and Google's products.

Professor at Columbia Law School and author of "The Fed Unbound." Expert on central banking and government regulation.

Macro investor with over 30 years of Wall Street experience and author of the Substack 'VisserLabs', appearing to discuss AI, macro forces, and the debasement trade.

Writer and journalist, known for his biographies of historical figures. Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'Hamilton'.

Physician at the UltraWellness Center specializing in functional medicine. He focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of health issues, particularly those related to ADHD and other chronic conditions.

Executive Productivity Advisor at Google and author of the book, Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing.

Founder and CEO of Outway (formerly Endur), a performance sock brand; discussed scaling to profitable eight-figure revenue, U.S. expansion, channel strategy (Amazon, wholesale), and brand/community plans.

Co-host of the Excellence, Actually podcast (formerly Farewell) who guides interviews and conversations about performance, growth, and evidence-based practices; leads episode introductions and interviewer dialogue.

Cognitive neuroscientist and expert on the reading brain. Author of Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain and Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World.

Trained pulmonary and critical care physician. She shares her personal experience with ADHD medications and the challenges she faced due to a brain tumor in her childhood.

Economic historian and author of "Chip War". Discusses global competition in semiconductor technology.

Wall Street veteran and macro expert. He shares insights on macroeconomics, tariffs, and their impact on various markets through his newsletter, The Informationist, and the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund.

Professor in the Kinesiology Department at McMaster University. Leading expert on protein and muscle health, particularly during aging.

General partner on a16z's healthcare team with expertise in digital health and monitoring, presenting the 'healthy mouths' idea about continuous monitoring and proactive care.

Former Supreme Court attorney turned TED speaker and CEO of Astera Institute; shared a personal story of recovery and practical tactics for increasing personal agency.

Investor, consultant, and writer known for the newsletter The Diff and co-author of Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation; discusses the economic role and upsides of financial bubbles.