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Subscribe for conversations that raise your consciousness. Previous guests include Gary Vaynerchuk, Alex Hormozi, Robert Greene, Seth Godin, Andy Frisella, Chris Williamson, Kamal Ravikant, Iman Gadzhi, Anthony Pompliano, George Heaton, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Miss Excel Kat Norton, Ariel Helwani, James Altucher, Sam Parr, Shaan Puri, Colin and Samir, Gay Hendricks, and 350+ incredible humans.
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Industry veterans, degenerate gamblers & besties Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks & David Friedberg cover all things economic, tech, political, social & poker.
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On Money Travels, we explore the stories and people behind the extraordinary innovations that are transforming digital finance. Join hosts Maxime Guirauton and Richard Arundel as they speak with industry experts who are examining the latest trends and insights, delving into the impact these innovations are having on our lives and economies across the world.
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A look into the business side of the modern creator. Over the past 8 years, Ian Borthwick has worked with over 1,000 creators. Now he wants to show listeners the businesses these entrepreneur-creators are building. If you're interested in why Cody Ko has his own mug company, why Emma Chamberlain has her own coffee, and why Mr. Beast has his own burger...then this podcast is for you.
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Inside Michelle Khare's Most Dangerous Video
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1:30:35YouTuber Michelle Khare and director Garrett Kennell join us to break down their most dangerous video yet: recreating Tom Cruise’s airplane stunt from Mission: Impossible. We get into how they pulled it off, the team behind the scenes, and what it’s like to build an independent media company from the ground up. Michelle also opens up about her fail…
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The New Era of the Stock Market with Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman | All-In Summit 2025
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28:21(0:00) Introducing Adena Friedman (1:16) Nasdaq's business, expanding beyond a stock exchange (2:44) Big announcement! Nasdaq will offer tokenized securities, crypto going mainstream, the 24/5 trading schedule (7:21) How the IPO market can change to help companies go public faster (13:37) Evolution of markets: predictions, options, SPVs, secondarie…
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How to Save America: Mark Cuban and Tucker Carlson Debate | All-In Summit 2025
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59:43(0:00) Introducing Mark Cuban, sadness over Luka Doncic (2:38) America’s broken healthcare system (15:16) State of the two-party system (19:24) Introducing Tucker Carlson (20:01) The fine line between listening and pandering, is Mamdani the Trump of the Left? (24:27) How to make Americans believe in America again (34:12) AI job displacement (39:29)…
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright on the Future of American Energy | All-In Summit 2025
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30:36(0:00) Introducing Secretary Wright (1:09) Nuclear, China’s approach (4:02) Increasing energy output, how the climate change complex slowed us down, problems with solar and wind (11:32) Debating renewables vs nat gas and coal (18:40) Chamath’s energy framework (21:42) Addressing challenges: budget cuts to research labs, residential energy cost incr…
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How the Gates Foundation Brings Financial Access to Billions
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1:04:47Money Travels Podcast Season 3, Episode 9 As the former Chief Architect of the SWIFT network, which is still used to handle $4 trillion in daily transfers, Kosta Peric helped to transform the global financial landscape. Now at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Kosta is helping to increase financial inclusion across the globe, building scalable…
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Inside the White House Tech Dinner, Weak Jobs Report, Tariffs Court Challenge, Google Wins Antitrust
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1:07:05(0:00) Bestie intros (0:52) Behind the scenes of the White House Tech Dinner! (28:39) Tariff showdown headed to the Supreme Court (42:44) Other Trump Administration legal battles (46:58) Weak jobs report: what is the state of the economy? (57:52) Google avoids worst-case scenario in antitrust case Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x…
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Senator Rand Paul: Tariffs, Debt, China, and a Warning for America
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1:07:53(0:00) David Friedberg welcomes Senator Rand Paul: background, family, what led him to medicine first (3:56) Career Change: Medicine to Politics (7:03) Political Philosophy (10:55) Trade Policy & Economic Impact (15:52) Consequences of Tariffs (20:43) Voting Against the One Big Beautiful Bill (27:52) AI & the Economy (35:10) Our Fragile Financial S…
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Trump Takes On the Fed, US-Intel Deal, Why Bankruptcies Are Up, OpenAI's Longevity Breakthrough
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1:31:34(0:00) Bestie intros: The Moose is loose at J-Cal Ranch! (0:46) All-In Summit updates, Jason's new program (9:45) Trump vs the Federal Reserve: Is the Fed partisan, what should a modern Fed look like? (36:45) US-Intel Deal: Sustainability, China comparison, could deals like this save Social Security? (51:37) US Sovereign Wealth Fund (58:41) Why cor…
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Masterclass: The YouTube Playbook in 37 Minutes
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39:38Download our Free 7-Point YouTube Checklist: http://colinandsamir.com/checklist We've asked 100s of professional YouTubers this question: How do you stand out on YouTube? We pulled out 37 minutes of the best advice from The Colin and Samir Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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AI Bubble Pops, Zuck Freezes Hiring, Newsom’s 2028 Surge, Russia/Ukraine Endgame
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1:11:45(0:00) Bestie intros (1:59) What's new with the All-In Summit (9:02) AI Mania hits the brakes: sign of a bubble or a healthy correction? (30:49) Meta's AI hiring freeze: are the AI talent wars slowing down? (39:09) Gavin Newsom is the early favorite to be the 2028 Democratic nominee (54:03) Russia/Ukraine: Trump's two summits, what endgame to expec…
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Senator Eric Schmitt: Exposing the Biggest Censorship Scandal in US History
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1:00:07(0:00) Sacks and Jason welcome Senator Eric Schmitt (2:34) Biden v. Missouri, uncovering government censorship as Missouri AG (6:06) Section 230 and social media, the legacy of Russiagate, big tech censorship in the age of AI (18:44) Behind the Hunter Biden laptop story and COVID censorship (30:17) The NGO "Leviathan" and how censorship requests we…
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Payments and the Rise of Agentic Commerce
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57:28Money Travels Podcast Season 3, Episode 8 The mobile revolution of the 2000s didn’t just redefine the way we communicate, it fueled innovation, redefined industries, and transformed our lives in ways few could have predicted. Working in mobile at the time, Checkout.com CMO Rory O’Neill sensed a similar transformation was about to grip the payments …
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AI Psychosis, America's Broken Social Fabric, Trump Takes Over DC Police, Is VC Broken?
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1:32:22(0:00) Bestie intros! (4:45) AI Psychosis: what it looks like and why it's happening (20:13) Why the social fabric in America is breaking down (35:55) Fixing the incentives that created the student debt crisis (48:52) Trump takes federal control of DC police (1:05:39) Venture Capital: is it broken and what it will look like in the future? Follow th…
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Josh Johnson on Building a Comedy Career on YouTube vs Netflix
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1:33:02Comedian Josh Johnson is doing something almost no one else in stand-up is doing: releasing a new set every single week on YouTube. In this episode, we talk with Josh about how he’s built a 350M-view channel without Netflix or HBO, why stand-up comedians are some of the best observers of the human condition, and what creators can learn from the way…
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OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis
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1:50:43(0:00) Bestie intros! Gavin Baker, Ben Shapiro, and Phil Deutch join the show (7:32) GPT-5 underwhelms, benchmark saturation, OpenAI's product excellence (18:14) AI's TAM, ROIC, and energy implications (27:27) China's major advantage and how the US can counter it (43:46) Political parties picking winners, energy subsidy reversal, how the bureaucrat…
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Colin & Samir Reflect on Life and the State of the Creator Economy
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1:30:06Money Travels Podcast Season 3, Episode 7 Back in 2011, Colin and Samir's decision to build a YouTube business creating Lacrosse videos seemed risky, baffling friends and family alike. But by building a loyal community and learning to monetize their content, they soon turned their passion into a thriving business, selling their Lacrosse Network in …
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Trump AI Speech & Action Plan, DC Summit Recap, Hot GDP Print, Trade Deals, Altman Warns No Privacy
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1:23:51(0:00) Bestie intros! (1:44) Recapping "Winning the AI Race" in DC: Trump's speech, best moments, key takeaways (16:39) AI Executive Orders, unbiased AI, spiciest moments (34:32) Copyright, fair use, and patents in the Age of AI (56:37) Sam Altman highlights AI chatbot privacy issues (1:02:48) Hot GDP print, Fed refuses to cut, major US-EU trade de…
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Come to Press Publish NYC: https://news.thepublishpress.com/press-publish-nyc In this solo episode, Samir breaks down the rise of Jubilee’s Surrounded series—and why the latest episode left him uneasy. He explores the line between conversation and spectacle, and what it means for the future of YouTube content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
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Winning the AI Race Part 5: President Trump on the AI Action Plan
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57:20(0:00) President Trump on the AI Agenda (54:14) Executive Order signing Thanks to our partners for making this happen: NYSE : https://www.nyse.com Visa: https://usa.visa.com Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod Follow on Instagram: https…
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Winning the AI Race Part 4: Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, Chris Wright, and Doug Burgum
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49:30(0:00) Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary (17:44) Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior and Chris Wright, Energy Secretary (35:11) Howard Lutnick, Commerce Secretary Thanks to our partners for making this happen: NYSE : https://www.nyse.com Visa: https://usa.visa.com Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidS…
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Winning the AI Race Part 3: Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, James Litinsky, Chase Lochmiller
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1:04:39(0:00) James Litinsky, MP Materials (13:32) Lisa Su, AMD (29:45) Chase Lochmiller, Crusoe (43:26) Jensen Huang, Nvidia Thanks to our partners for making this happen: NYSE : https://www.nyse.com Visa: https://usa.visa.com Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https…
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Winning the AI Race Part 2: Vice President JD Vance
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26:00(0:00) The Besties welcome JD Vance (1:24) Immigration (6:34) AI policy (9:27) Relationship with China: Technology competition, striking a balance, trade (12:42) Diplomatic relations when AI is at-scale, operating in a multipolar world (16:41) AI’s impact on jobs (22:02) Should America facilitate “National Champions” in strategic industries? (24:09…
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Winning the AI Race Part 1: Michael Kratsios, Kelly Loeffler, Chris Power, Shyam Sankar, Paul Buchheit, Jake Loosararian
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1:34:25(0:00) The besties introduce the day with Jacob Helberg (9:08) Michael Kratsios, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (18:24) Chris Power, Hadrian (35:15) Jake Loosararian, Gecko Robotics (44:37) Shyam Sankar, Palantir (1:00:33) Paul Buchheit, Y Combinator (1:13:35) Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the Small Business Administrati…
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The Future of Attention, Human Connection & the Internet with Mustafa Suleyman
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1:11:53In this episode, Colin and Samir sit down with Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of DeepMind, for a conversation about the future of artificial intelligence and what it means for creators, culture, and the future of the internet. Mustafa shares how his journey from running a juice stand in Camden Market to building one of the wor…
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Two of my close friends, Nick Sweeney and Jack Moses, joined me for this special episode of the podcast. (00:00) - The Shared Mission for Service (12:20) - Authenticity and Self-Acceptance (16:11) - Navigating Input Overload and Self-Awareness (23:27) - Finding Self-Love and True Alignment (35:21) - Honoring the Writer Within (45:39) - Empowerment …
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How DailyPay Is Reshaping The Financial Lives Of Americans
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43:40Money Travels Podcast Season 3, Episode 6 Since WWII, America’s two-week pay cycle has seen ordinary workers having to wait for their paycheque to pay their bills, put food on the table, and cover any expenses. With anywhere from 30-77% of Americans living paycheque to paycheque, this antiquated model has seen many go into debt, with others struggl…
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Trump vs Powell, Solving the Debt Crisis, The $10T AGI Prize, GENIUS Act Becomes Law
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1:19:29(0:00) The Besties welcome Gavin Baker! (1:51) Markets: Pricing in tariffs, Trump vs. Powell, solving the debt crisis (19:24) The $10 trillion AGI prize, what artificial general intelligence and superintelligence looks like in the economy (38:33) Sacks and Bo Hines join to discuss the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act passing the House this week, and …
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Nick DiGiovanni: From Harvard Dropout to YouTube's most watched Chef
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1:34:22Try Spotter Studio: https://partner.spotterstudio.com/colinandsamir Nick DiGiovanni is one of the biggest food creators on the internet — and creators in every genre can learn a lot from his journey. On this episode of The Colin and Samir Show, we talk with Nick about how he went from studying at Harvard to building a global audience by making cook…
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Inside Ryan Trahan’s 50-Day YouTube Marathon
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58:45In this episode, we catch up with Ryan Trahan midway through 50 States in 50 Days—his most ambitious YouTube series yet. Ryan breaks down how he's producing 20–30 minute daily videos while traveling to a new state every day, all to raise money for St. Jude (over $3.6M so far). We talk about building repeatable formats, interactive storytelling, and…
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Grok 4 Wows, The Bitter Lesson, Elon’s Third Party, AI Browsers, SCOTUS backs POTUS on RIFs
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1:30:50(0:00) The Besties welcome Travis Kalanick and Keith Rabois! (3:02) Travis on Pony.ai / Uber rumors and the state of Cloud Kitchens (18:51) xAI launches Grok 4, learning "The Bitter Lesson" in AI (40:36) How Grok can catch ChatGPT in usage, OpenAI's product excellence (46:27) Perplexity and OpenAI building AI-native browsers and taking on Chrome (5…
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Twitch CEO Dan Clancy : Why live streamers are driving culture in 2025
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1:16:17In this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we talk to Twitch CEO Dan Clancy about the platform’s unique place in internet culture, the creator economy, and the future of livestreaming. Dan shares why Twitch isn’t trying to compete with YouTube, how the platform supports community-driven creators, and what really happened with those exclusive Twit…
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Check out Epidemic Sound and get 50 in Five: https://share.epidemicsound.com/colinandsamirJUN25YouTuber Anthony Potero aka Anthpo is one of the brightest minds when it comes to storytelling on the internet. He's responsible for the Timothee Chalamet Lookalike Contest, Cheeseball Man, and Kid with Crocs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph…
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Her Genius Plan to Solve Asia Cross-Border Trade Challenges
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35:32Money Travels Podcast Season 3, Episode 5 In Asia’s fragmented payments landscape, cross-border trade can be challenging for small businesses. As CEO of the Emerging Payments Association Asia, Camilla Bullock is on a mission to change that. Using what she calls “the network effect”, Camilla brings together regulators, thought leaders, and innovator…
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Big Beautiful Bill, Elon/Trump, Dollar Down Big, Harvard's Money Problems, Figma IPO
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1:25:11(0:00) Bestie intros (2:58) Big Beautiful Bill: Senate revision, AI regulation moratorium killed (14:10) Clean energy subsidies phased out: What this means for energy production in the US (25:12) Elon/Trump; US fiscal picture post-BBB (43:26) US dollar down over 10% in 2025 (53:51) Harvard's money problems: bleeding $1B/year in fight against Trump,…
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12 Day War, Socialism Wins in NYC, Stocks All-Time High, AI Copyright, Science Corner
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1:47:33(0:00) Bestie intros: The Core Four is back! (1:38) Launching All-In Tequila! (7:01) 12 Day War ends in US-led ceasefire: what it means for the future of the region (29:48) How markets digested the last few weeks in the Middle East, crucial role of energy independence (39:58) Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani upsets Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic…
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His Brilliant Idea to Change Global Payments
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28:48Money Travels Podcast Season 3, Episode 4 In March 2020, as the world braced for a global pandemic, Jaco Veldsman gave up his comfortable career in finance to go it alone with the launch of Paytron, the cross-border payments platform. Three years later, Paytron’s mission to transform global payments for its customers was turbo-charged with the comp…
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How $1 Trillion in Ad Spend Is Shifting Toward Creators
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48:03We just got back from the most powerful week in advertising—and it wasn’t in New York or L.A., it was on the beaches of France. In this episode, we break down the 3 biggest takeaways from Cannes Lions 2025 that every YouTube creator needs to know. From why brands still struggle to measure creator impact, to the rise of deficit-financed YouTube seri…
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IPOs and SPACs are Back, Mag 7 Showdown, Zuck on Tilt, Apple's Fumble, GENIUS Act passes Senate
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1:52:45(0:00) The Besties welcome Thomas Laffont! (3:26) State of LA, Hollywood's decline, positivity around GDP growth and AI productivity (10:19) Zuck on tilt over AI: $100M offers, Scale AI deal, hiring spree (23:58) Mag 7 AI Showdown: Ranking the most likely AI winners, biggest stock divergences, and more (42:41) Why Apple is fumbling AI and how they …
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(0:00) The Besties welcome Tony Robbins! (0:23) Tony's background and how it led to his career (8:19) Why progress correlates to happiness, state of the younger generation, biochemistry studies (21:53) SSRIs, psychedelics, importance of personal moonshots (31:49) Maintaining focus while managing multiple businesses (36:37) Thoughts on longevity (42…
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ICE Raids, LA Riots, Strong Economic Data, Politicized Fed, Iran War with Tucker Carlson
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1:42:28**NOTE: This episode was recorded on Thursday, before the events in the Middle East. All-In will be back to cover this situation next week. (0:00) The Besties welcome Tucker Carlson! (4:25) ICE raids, LA riots, immigration debate (46:08) Strong macro data: inflation, tariff revenue, GDP, jobs (1:14:00) Big, Beautiful Bill update: State of the bill,…
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