Best Aaron Conrad Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 151 | Honoring and Remembering Charlie Kirk 25:34

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There was nothing more important this week than for Mark and Aaron to pause to remember and honor the life, message, and mission of Charlie Kirk. Here's hoping we all find a better way. Download for iPhone and Android or stream at riverradio.comBy Aaron Conrad

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Aaron Levie: Why Startups Win In The AI Era 40:27

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For nearly two decades, Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie has been at the frontlines of how technology reshapes work—guiding the company through the rise of mobile, the cloud, and now the age of AI.In his fireside with YC General Partner David Lieb at AI Startup School, Aaron reflects on what it means to adapt a company over the long term, the har…

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The Biohacker (Strepsiptera with Dr Floria Uy) 1:07:33

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This episode Amanda and Kelly are joined by Dr Floria Mora-Kepfer Uy of the University of Rochester to discuss twisted wing insects. The name is deceptive because only the males have wings and they only have hours to use them to turn wasps into zombies! These rare insects have a strange and maybe even a little disturbing life history as parasitoids…

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The Future of Software Creation with Replit CEO Amjad Masad 42:01

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Amjad Masad is the co-founder & CEO of Replit, now valued at $3B after a recent $250M Series C. He's spent nearly a decade making programming accessible to all—and with the rise of AI, that vision is closer than ever.In this talk from AI Startup School on June 17, 2025, Amjad traces the arc of computing from mainframes to personal computers to a fu…

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Episode 150 | A celebration of 150 Episodes! 34:48

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Today, we look back at 150 episodes and celebrate the many stories and guests we've had over the last two years. Thank you to all who listen, share, and comment. We appreciate you! Download for iPhone and Android or stream at riverradio.comBy Aaron Conrad

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The FDE Playbook for AI Startups with Bob McGrew 50:42

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Bob McGrew helped build some of the most influential technologies of the past two decades. Bob was an early engineer at PayPal, an early executive at Palantir, and was recently Chief Research Officer at OpenAI - where he led the development of ChatGPT, GPT-4 and the o1 reasoning model. During his time at Palantir, he was a pioneer of the Forward De…

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Michael Truell: Building Cursor at 23, Taking on GitHub Copilot, and Advice to Engineering Students 27:55

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Michael Truell on June 17th, 2025 at AI Startup School in San Francisco.At 25, Michael Truell has already built Cursor into one of the fastest-growing companies in AI coding, hitting $100M ARR in just a year. In this fireside chat with YC General Partner Diana Hu, he shares the lessons that came from years of failed projects with his co-founders, w…

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Above Board - Nicole & Brent Slone 30:28

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Today on Startup to Storefront, we’re diving into the story of Nicole and Brent Slone, the San Diego couple behind Above Board Liqueurs, the award-winning brand that is reinventing what cocktails can be. What started in Nicole’s kitchen has now become a movement: sugar-free and low-sugar liqueurs that deliver all the flavor without the guilt. Toget…

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Episode 149 | Cavs, College Football, Pressure and handling it by faith 35:46

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Episode 149 is full of updates on the Cavs, the start of College Football and the pressure coaches and players are under. We close out this episode talking about faith and handling pressure. Download for iPhone and Android or stream at riverradio.comBy Aaron Conrad

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Mudwoman (MUD DAUBERS) 1:06:10

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This episode Amanda and Kelly discuss mud daubers. These wasps use mud to build their nests and fill those nests with paralyzed spiders, which is a very sexy behavior. Tangents include dinosaurs, the morals of relative television, Earthworm Jim, and Amanda's crochet tips. Bug discussion begins around 5:20 Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Derek…

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GPT-OSS vs. Qwen vs. Deepseek: Comparing Open Source LLM Architectures 12:31

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OpenAI recently released its first open-weights model since GPT-2, entering a field led by DeepSeek and Alibaba's Qwen.YC's Ankit Gupta breaks down everything you need to know about these top OSS models, including what sets them apart under the hood. He’ll compare their approaches to mixture-of-experts, long-context training, and post-training tech…

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How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience) 45:25

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In this episode of Founder Firesides, YC General Partner Gustaf Alströmer is joined by Max Junestrand, co-founder and CEO of Legora, one of the fastest-growing legal AI startups in the world. In just 13 months, Max and his team scaled from 10 to 100 people, raised $80M, and cracked the challenge of selling to one of the most skeptical industries. M…

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Mason Dixie Foods - Ayeshah Abuelhiga 30:03

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On today’s episode of Startup to Storefront we’re sitting down with Ayeshah Abuelhiga, the founder of Mason Dixie, the brand making comfort food clean and convenient. In 2014, she set out to prove that biscuits, breakfast sandwiches, and waffles could be crave-worthy without cheap ingredients or scary chemicals. As a first-generation American, Ayes…

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Episode 148 | Cavs Riser and Faller, 13 Million Dollar Card and handling conflict 20:16

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Quick episode today. We talk about the Bleacher Report article saying who the Cavs "Riser" and "Faller" is. We also discussed the recent sale of a 13 million Dollar Basketball card. We finish talking about the power of who's hands hold the troubles we face. Download for iPhone and Android or stream at riverradio.com…

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Darren & Phillip - Brian Nolan 38:10

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Today on Startup to Storefront, we’re sitting down with Brian Nolan, a lifelong entrepreneur and the co-owner of Darren & Phillip, a purpose-driven pet brand known for its premium matching apparel for dogs and their humans. Before launching Darren & Phillip in the U.S., Brian co-founded and led multiple successful ventures, including BookOutdoors, …

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Episode 147 | Cavs TV schedule, NBA TV schedule, autographs and signing your name to each day. 32:03

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Episode 147 of the Mark Price For 3 Podcast we are taking a look at the newly released NBA TV schedule. We look at some key dates and matchups for the Cavs as well. We also talk about all of the various ways to watch games and apps. Mark talks about signing autographs and we finish looking at signing our name to the end of each day. Download for iP…

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Sharpshooter, Agent of H.O.P.P.E.R.B.U.R.N. (LEAFHOPPERS) 55:35

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Sometimes it's hard to name these characters, but not this week. Amanda and Kelly talk aeroplankton, animal communication, and ask what is a pest really. Tangents include John Singer Sargent, KPop Demon Hunters, and lots of fashion talk this week as Amanda walks us through her character creation process. Bug discussion begins around 7:40 Kelly's Fi…

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The Sales Playbook for Founders | Startup School 18:38

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Navigating B2B sales for the first time can feel slow and overwhelming.Drawing from his experience founding Monzo and GoCardless, YC's Tom Blomfield shares his playbook for running a tight sales process that lands real, recurring revenue. He walks through each step—free and paid pilots, opt-out contracts, long-term deals—and shows how to prove valu…

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Project ReWear - Kimberly Lau and Linda Young 38:54

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Today’s guests are Kimberly Lau and Linda Young, co-founders of Project ReWear, a sustainable kids’ clothing brand proving that profitability and purpose can go hand in hand. Kim spent 24 years in wealth management. Linda built her career in fashion retail and thrifting. Coming from different industries, they joined forces to fix what fast fashion …

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Episode 146 | The Rundown - Covering a number of topics and answering your questions 26:10

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Episode 146 of the Mark Price For 3 Podcast is a fun one. We called today "The Rundown" due to the number of topics we covered. We finish the episode talking about the faith of our parents and leaving a legacy of faith. Download for iPhone and Android or stream at riverradio.comBy Aaron Conrad

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Figma CEO Dylan Field: How AI Will Transform Design 40:36

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Dylan Field on June 17th, 2025 at AI Startup School in San Francisco.Dylan Field co-founded Figma to bring the design process online and make it multiplayer. From a meme maker built on WebGL to a design platform powering millions, Figma’s journey hit a major milestone with its IPO last week.In this conversation, Dylan shares the early challenges of…

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Map Labs - Evan Oder 40:35

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Today on Startup to Storefront, we are diving into one of the most overlooked growth channels for restaurants and local businesses: Google Maps. Most business owners do not realize how much their Google Business Profile impacts foot traffic, reservations, and real-world sales. While many focus on social media and ads, the smartest brands are domina…

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Episode 145 | Mark returns and we're talking about reunions 28:45

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Mark returned for episode 145 and it's all about reunions. Mark has been traveling and spent time with Craig Ehlo, Ron Harper, Kenny Lofton and Bernie Kosar recently. We close it out talking about the ultimate reunion in Heaven. Download for iPhone and Android or stream at riverradio.comBy Aaron Conrad

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Dude Dad Diaper Bug (GIANT WATER BUGS aka TOE-BITERS) 1:23:31

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This episode we are joined by Dr Scott Kight once again to talk about Belostomatidae. We initially planned to do this topic around Father's Day for reasons that will become apparent. Tangents include bears, science teachers, and that Coldplay concert. Bug discussion begins around 4:20 Send us questions and suggestions! [email protected] Join…

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The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall Street 46:15

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Brothers Chaz and Arnie Englander started Model ML after building and selling two YC companies. What began as a tool to help them analyze deals has grown into a full AI-powered workspace purpose-built for financial services, empowering firms to create automations and workflows that reflect exactly how their teams operate. And it's already being use…

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Brami - Aaron Gatti 36:37

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Today’s guest is Aaron Gatti, founder of Brami, the fastest growing pasta brand in the U.S. Aaron’s story begins on a small farm in southern Italy, where he spent childhood summers with his grandparents. Not by choice, but because his parents couldn’t afford childcare back in the States. It was there he discovered the lupini bean, a Mediterranean s…

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Scaling and the Road to Human-Level AI | Anthropic Co-founder Jared Kaplan 40:47

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Jared Kaplan on June 16th, 2025 at AI Startup School in San Francisco.Jared Kaplan started out as a theoretical physicist chasing questions about the universe. Then he helped uncover one of AI’s most surprising truths: that intelligence scales in a predictable, almost physical way.That insight became foundational to the modern era of large language…

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Episode 144 | Cavs Updates with Sam Amico and Leaving No Doubt 32:37

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BIG Episode today as Sam Amico joins us once again to talk all things Cavs and the offseason. Sam breaks down the subtractions and additions to the Cavs roster. We talk about Kevin Love, Lebron and many other things regarding the Cavs. We finish out the podcast talking about leaving no doubt when it comes to our faith. Download for iPhone and Andro…

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Brand Design Tips From Linear Founder Karri Saarinen 43:41

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For this episode of Design Review, YC’s Aaron Epstein is joined by Karri Saarinen, co-founder & CEO of Linear, one of the top designer-founders working today. Together, they'll review several sites from the YC community with an eye for how to build and maintain a high-quality brand. Thank you to these companies for volunteering to have their sites …

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The World of Lander According to Jake Dickerson 53:09

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Lander local shop owner, author and prolific route developer Jake Dickerson joins me on the pod today! Jake's routes are beloved in the Lander area. With over 50 routes to his name (including routes at the hilariously named 'Jake's World'), he has some great thoughts about how to approach route development in the Lander area. He is also part owner …

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Iggy Rodriguez - Life After The Bachelorette 47:36

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On this week’s episode of Startup to Storefront, we sit down with Iggy Rodriguez, whose career spans the intersection of sports, entertainment, and business. From leading partnerships at the LA Dodgers and Therabody to helping scale VIP platforms like Velocity Black and Kapow, Iggy has spent years negotiating deals with teams, leagues, and luxury b…

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Chelsea Finn: Building Robots That Can Do Anything 44:52

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Chelsea Finn on June 17th, 2025 at AI Startup School in San Francisco.From MIT through her PhD at Berkeley, where she pioneered meta‑learning methods, and Google Brain, Chelsea Finn has built her career around teaching machines how to learn. Now an Assistant Professor at Stanford and co‑founder of Physical Intelligence, she’s using that foundation …

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Replit CEO Amjad Masad: Coding Agents, Autonomy, and the Future of Work 35:50

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Amjad Masad started Replit to make programming accessible to anyone, anywhere. What began as a tool for learning to code has grown into a platform pushing the limits of AI-assisted software creation and recently surpassed $100M in ARR.On The Breakdown with Tom and Dave, Amjad shares the journey from his early days in Jordan, working on open-source …

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Episode 143 | The Beginning - The first time Mark and Aaron met on the Unscripted Podcast. 56:37

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A very special Mark Price For 3 Podcast today. A question that Aaron is often asked is "How in the world do you know Mark Price?" It all started with a tweet. Today we share the very first interview Aaron ever did with Mark where they met for the first time on Aaron's podcast Unscripted. We hope you enjoy this look back at a podcast before the MPF3…

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X-Mantis (MANTIDAE) 1:08:17

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This episode contains discussion of sexual cannibalism as we discuss the classic mantis and how they are centaurs. Tangents include eagles, ninjas, and Amanda's art tips. Bug discussion begins around minute six. Kelly's Field Notes: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/x-mantis Send us questions and suggestions! [email protected] Join us …

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The Legend of Tim DeRoehn 1:03:44

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Tim DeRoehn is that underground climber that everyone knows. Climbing since the 90s, his history spans Rumney, Boulder, dirtbagging across the west and now residing in Chattanooga, TN. Today, Tim shares how the culture at Rumney has changed over the last 20+ years, and why he thinks the changes are for the better. He explains his long time love for…

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Daniel Bennet - DX Creative 28:55

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We’re sitting down with Daniel Bennett, a Los Angeles based digital creator and Head of Creative at his own media agency. Daniel has led social strategy for some of the biggest names in entertainment and gaming, including Grammy-winning artists like Diplo and Dillon Francis, as well as global brands like Call of Duty. But what really sets Daniel ap…

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John Jumper: AlphaFold and the Future of Science 27:12

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John Jumper on June 16, 2025 at AI Startup School in San Francisco. John Jumper is a physicist-turned-computational biologist who led DeepMind’s AlphaFold team—and earned the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving protein folding, a decades-old scientific challenge. In this talk, he shares how a deep learning breakthrough at CASP14 turned into A…

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Episode 142 | Losing the Iconic Moments, Influencers, Identity 31:08

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We took a different conversation on this weeks episode of the Mark Price for 3 podcast. Today we took a look at the costs and benefits of all of the access we have to sports now. We would love your feedback on this topic as well. We finished out the episode looking at our identity in Christ. Download for iPhone and Android or stream at riverradio.c…

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Aravind Srinivas: The Race to Build the AI Browser of the Future 43:12

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Aravind Srinivas on June 16, 2025 at AI Startup School in San Francisco.Aravind Srinivas started Perplexity with one goal: to rethink how we search, browse, and interact with information online. In this conversation, he shares the journey from hacking together a natural-language-to-SQL search tool to building a product used by millions around the w…