Fourth annual Bestie Awards recapping the best and worst of 2023, including biggest political winners, losers, and surprises. Discussion of biggest business winners, losers, and surprises. Favorite memes of the year and critique of mainstream media. Best new tech of the year. Controversial actions and influence of Ivy League schools.

The podcast covers topics such as trade disruption in the Red Sea, major M&A deals called off due to regulatory environment, the new era of startup building with less capital raised, class action lawsuits against real estate brokerages, and Trump being banned from the primary ballots in Colorado.

Podcast covers topics such as Epic Games' legal win against Google, OpenAI's licensing deal with Axel Springer, FCC targeting Elon Musk, Alex Jones being reinstated, and discussions on fair use, political retribution, journalistic integrity, free speech, social media penalties, hiring practices, and company name for a new business.

Topics include Ivy League antisemitism hearings, state of the economy for consumers, signs of life in SaaS, Gemini announcement by Google, Friedberg's new role as CEO at Ohalo, and the delay in the Figma and Adobe acquisition.

Tucker Carlson joins the show to discuss his departure from Fox News, the state of American society, prosperity's self-destruction, climate change, immigration, the current political landscape, media control, the importance of free speech platforms, and understanding the chaos at OpenAI.

Presidential candidate Dean Phillips, with a business background and experience in Congress, shares insights on legal corruption, Biden's mental state, China/US de-escalation, healthcare, and restoring cross-party common ground. They also discuss Xi's visit to San Francisco, changing Middle East policy, border situation, and a revolutionary weather forecasting model.

Jared Kushner, former senior advisor to President Donald Trump, discusses the Israel-Hamas war and paths forward. They also touch on the macro picture, failed solutions, AI in macro markets, improving the economy, Russia-Ukraine, and the impact on the 2024 election cycle.

In this episode, the hosts discuss Biden's Executive Order on AI and the confusion surrounding its clarity. They also talk about the potential bankruptcy of WeWork and the second-order effects from commercial real estate debtholders. Additionally, they delve into Ukraine's recent events and the impact on investor confidence. Finally, they explore Silicon Valley's shift right and the current state of AI.

Topics discussed in the podcast include the risk of World War Three, nuclear weapons use, startup failures, the confusion in the markets, the rarity of $300M ARR companies, the discrepancy between Main Street and Wall Street, potential consequences of technology accidents, the economic impact of category five hurricanes, changing perceptions of the Middle East, a profile of a socially conservative congressman, and updates on the Trump cases.

Israel/Gaza conflict, the two-state solution, Harvard and Penn donors cutting ties, EU's DSA, GLP-1 hype cycle, suppression of free speech on college campuses, Digital Services Act, defining illegal content, metabolism and weight gain, Arnold Schwarzenegger on hard work, use of semaglutide as a pharmaceutical drug, creating basket investments for elite clients.