
Ingenious with Caterina Fake
Renowned creator, technologist and disruptor Caterina Fake brings together a cabal of visionaries, friends and colleagues, for deep discussions and exhilarating expostulations on the future of the world. With Ingenious, she mines the sources of energy fueling luminaries working at the precarious and far reaches of creation, art, and technology. Before us lies the work of shaping the outcome of global conflicts, climate change, education and other forces acting upon the future; Caterina poses questions about where we are headed, what we should do and how our fearlessness and ingenuity can hack like a vorpal sword through the world’s thorniest problems.
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Latest episodes

Oct 24, 2023 • 30min
Maria Ressa: From Nobel Peace Prize to Professor of Practice
Caterina meets with journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa at Columbia University at the Institute for Global Policy, focused on the role of AI in democracy. Having survived repeated arrests, attempts to shut down her news site and bogus law suits--she talks of other Filipino journalists who have been killed for their reporting, what it takes to stand up to a dictator, and how the optimism and idealism of the young students she teaches carries her forward in her work.

Oct 17, 2023 • 42min
Introducing: Masters of Scale's "AI + You"
AI can be overwhelming. In this 3-part series, Masters of Scale offers business leaders an actionable playbook to best implement AI. Part one: To unleash AI’s true power of scale, you must dive headfirst into ongoing experimentation. To guide you, host Reid Hoffman speaks to Stanford HAI’s Fei-Fei Li, Inflection’s Mustafa Suleyman, Adept’s David Luan, and more AI pioneers. Their experiences with AI provide a perfect lens for any leader to better understand and navigate this new era, even in industries far from the leading edge of tech trailblazers. Check out even more Masters of Scale here: https://listen.mastersofscale.com/MastersofScale_feedrop

Oct 10, 2023 • 34min
Andrey Liscovich: Supplying the Ukrainian Front Lines with Silicon Valley Knowhow
Caterina and former Uber exec Andrey Liscovich meet at Founders Forum, a gathering of investors, entrepreneurs and government leaders outside of London. They discuss Liscovich’s tireless work distributing supplies to the front lines in Ukraine for the army of civilian volunteers.

Oct 3, 2023 • 33min
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Peter Sellars: Imagining Something No One Has Seen Yet
Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and stage director Peter Sellars have been collaborating for 30 years on some of the most innovative performances in opera and classical music. The morning after their revival of the opera Adriana Mater, Caterina speaks with them about art, war, technology, and education.

Sep 26, 2023 • 31min
Dave Eggers: Energizing Young Writers in the Age of AI
Join Caterina Fake as she interviews Dave Eggers, writer, publisher, and humanitarian at 826 Valencia writing program. They discuss the invasion of AI in creative spaces, the origin and impact of 826 Valencia, the effects of AI on writing and schoolwork, creating a platform for powerful writers, and a captivating passage from Dave Eggers' new book, 'The Eyes and the Impossible'.

Sep 26, 2023 • 35min
W. Kamau Bell: Lifelong Credo from a Single Bruce Lee Quote
W. Kamau Bell, comedian and Bruce Lee superfan, discusses the impact of Bruce Lee's philosophy on his career and life choices. The podcast also explores the need for better treatment in the entertainment industry, the experiences of being mixed race, and Bruce Lee's journey as an outsider. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of moving at your own pace and being honest with yourself in the pursuit of success.

Sep 15, 2023 • 3min
Introducing: Ingenious with Caterina Fake
Renowned creator, entrepreneur and pioneer Caterina Fake brings together some of the most brilliant and visionary figures of our time, many of them friends and colleagues, for deep discussions about inspiration, humanity, technology, and the future of the world. With Ingenious, she explores the sources of inspiration and the hopes fueling luminaries working on the cutting edge of creativity, art, entrepreneurship, and technology. Shaping the outcome of global conflicts, climate change, education, and other forces acting upon the future, Caterina poses essential questions about where we are headed and how our ingenuity can solve some of the world’s thorniest problems.
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