Best Jason Calacanis Podcasts (2025)

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Archer buys an airport, Ramp’s huge raise, RIP KitKat, Bezos returns to the C-Suite, and more | E2210 1:14:15

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*Are we finally reaching Peak eVTOL? Jason and Alex on Joby’s big Abu Dhabi moves and Archer’s purchase of LA’s Hawthorne Airport. On a PACKED Monday TWiST, Jason is BACK from MENA and Tokyo. Hear tales from his whirlwind trips launching new Founder University satellite programs… and find out why construction and fintech are BOOMING across the Midd…

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End All SNAP Benefits | Change My Mind 40:23

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Steven Crowder is at University of Oklahoma’s campus during the government shutdown. A shutdown that went long enough to impact benefits for SNAP recipients. Steven took the opportunity to explain why SNAP benefits need to come to the end. Link to today’s sources: https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/cmm-cancel-all-snap-ebt Foundation Daily is made up…

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Stop ghosting your friends with Nox’s RPLY, plus Alloy Automation and a Shopify flashback | E2209 1:13:31

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👉 Register here to join Founder University Japan’s kickoff: https://luma.com/cm0x90mk Today’s show: Nox’s new app RPLY reminds you to text your friends back, getting you to iMessage inbox zero. On today’s TWiST, we’ve got Molly Cantillon of Nox, telling us how she plans to make lackadaisical texters (like our co-host Alex) more effective, even if i…

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Home Affordability Crisis, Palantir's Advantage, Big Short on AI, H-1B Abuse, Solar Storm Hits Earth 55:05

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(0:00) Michael Burry's big short against AI (12:00) Why Palantir is so richly valued vs other tech companies (20:07) Home affordability crisis: Mortgage innovation, building, top priorities to win mid-terms (36:18) H-1B debate flares up again after Trump's comments on Fox News (42:37) Science Corner: Solar storms, coronal mass ejection, risks (51:1…

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Just Release the Damn Epstein Files - End It Once and For All 1:01:41

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It’s the Epstein file release day…again. The Left thinks they scored some hits on President Donald Trump because he was mentioned in emails. Do you think what else was said in the email matters? Maybe. Timothy Chalamet thinks celebrating childlessness is bleak. Well, he’s right. Now he’s facing backlash. We went online and found a decadent feast th…

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Why We Need Ferries and Tugboats in Space w/ Orbital Operations | E2208 1:13:56

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👉 Register here to join the kickoff: https://luma.com/cm0x90mk Today’s show: Just getting our stuff into orbit isn’t enough… Orbital Operations wants to help companies take things HIGHER. In today’s TWiST 500 interview, Alex chats with Ben Schleuniger, whose startup Orbital Operations is solving the complexity of space logistics. The advent of reus…

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Inside Harvey AI’s $8 billion AI lawyer app, PLUS How OpenRouter unites the LLMs | E2207 1:03:04

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Register for Founder University Japan’s Kickoff! https://luma.com/cm0x90mk Today’s show: Find out why AI is perfectly suited to legal tasks… despite being too fast for “billable hours” On today’s TWiST, Alex takes a deep dive into LLM Law with Harvey AI co-founder/president Gabe Pereyra. It turns out, much like software development, doing legal wor…

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Is This Really MAGA: What the Hell Is Donald Trump Doing? 1:02:29

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A member of the media kissed Representative Jasmine Crockett’s feet. No, seriously. Rumble announces a new advertising commitment with tether. President Donald Trump put out some policies this week that are…not good. The government shutdown is over! Well, until January, that is. All the Leftists who blamed the Republicans are now blaming the Democr…

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IPO Mania hits the TWiST 500! Three companies are ready to go public | E2206 1:05:14

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👉 Register here for Founder University Japan’s Kickoff! https://luma.com/cm0x90mk Today’s show: *Three of our favorite TWiST 500 startups — Ledger, 1Password, AND Mercury — are circling IPOs. Find out why the cybersecurity space remains so hot… AND why Jason says you really need to have multiple banks. PLUS Marc Andreessen called The Pope an AI Doo…

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Deport All Illegals | Change My Mind 1:10:38

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Get them all out. Change My Mind heads to the University of Oklahoma to take on illegal immigration. Is illegal immigration a crime? What is the best way to deport them? How fast will we get to someone claiming we are on stolen land? Steven talks to students about one of the biggest issues Americans are facing. Link to today’s sources: https://www.…

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It’s a boat, it’s a plane, it’s REGENT’s Seafarer | E2205 1:15:13

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Register for Founder University Japan’s Kickoff: https://luma.com/cm0x90mk Today’s show: *The key to avoiding long airport delays? Low-altitude sea planes! Why didn’t you think of that? We’ve got an awesome line-up of TWiST 500 founders giving us an inside glimpse inside their startups on this Friday special edition. FIRST: Billy Thalheimer of REGE…

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Does OpenAI Need a Bailout? Mamdani Wins, Socialism Rising, Filibuster Nuclear Option 1:27:29

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(0:00) Brad Gerstner joins the show! (0:49) OpenAI's rough week: Altman's controversial comments on BG2, CFO's "federal backstop" faux pas, clarifications (18:33) Why Jensen Huang said "China is going to win the AI race."; the need for a federal framework on AI (30:39) OpenAI's strengths and headwinds: breakout product, trust issues, competition, b…

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Mamdani's Anti-White Victory Must Be America's Wake Up Call 14:09

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Senator Bernie Sanders was asked a question about identity politics. He becomes the most agile 84 year old man while trying to dodge it .Sydney Sweeney was asked a question and threw back a banger of an answer. Representative Nancy Pelosi is retiring, so you know what time it is. GUEST: Josh Firestine Link to today’s sources: https://www.louderwith…

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Is investing REALLY the hardest job in tech? A TWIST VC Roundtable (ft. Deedy Das and Jay Eum) | E2204 1:23:50

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Register for Founder University Japan’s kickoff! https://luma.com/cm0x90mk Today’s show: *On TWiST, Jason welcomes an all-star VC panel — Deedy Das of Menlo Partners and Jay Eum of GFT Ventures — for a deep dive into the shocking scale of early-stage AI raises, a transitional moment for investors, the growing importance of the “prosumer” market, Ch…

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Ari Emanuel on the Future of Entertainment: Hollywood, AI, Creator Economy, YouTube vs Netflix 27:25

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(0:00) Introducing Ari Emanuel (1:03) Ari's background in the content business and Hollywood (4:14) How infinite distribution is changing Hollywood, the future of podcasting, creators owning advertising products (9:21) AI's impact: anticipating the 3-day workweek (12:13) Splitting time between TKO and WME, YouTube vs Netflix for creators, modern IP…

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Who is the Real Myron Gaines | Ash Wednesday 1:00:58

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Myron Gaines, cohost of the Fresh & Fit Podcast, joins me to tell us that men are better than women, whites can't dance, and Jews control America. But is there anyone out there he DOES like? I try to get to the bottom of it. DOWNLOAD THE RUMBLE APP TODAY: https://rumble.com/our-apps Join Rumble Premium to watch this show every day! http://louderwit…

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Inside Saudi Arabia's AI Ambition: Tareq Amin on Building a New Tech Superpower 29:16

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(0:00) Introducing Tareq Amin (0:39) Saudi Arabia's evolution, Humain's business (8:11) How Humain works with foundational model providers (13:14) Saudi's energy and talent advantages, the AI race in the Middle East (18:11) Working in the era of MBS, Vision 2030 (21:40) How Saudi manages their relationships with the US and China (23:51) Sacks on th…

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Failed Hit Job: Another Trump Media Hoax Exposed 1:00:03

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Somalians, Virginians and Muslims, oh my! Happy Election Day for the people who it’s Election Day for! President Donald Trump gave Cuomo a last minute endorsement in New York City. What else is going on? We’ll let you know. The BBC has been caught editing January 6th coverage to make it look like Trump said something he didn’t. This goes beyond dec…

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Sending datacenters into orbit | E2203 1:17:54

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👉 Register here to join the Founder University Japan kickoff! https://luma.com/cm0x90mk Today’s show: *Starcloud has started sending AI chips into orbit. So is this where the datacenters the power AI will one day live? And does wifi work in the vacuum of space? We’re asking the TOUGH questions. PLUS Jason and Alex are doing a deep dive on all this …

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Triple H on WWE's Evolution, the Rise of the Antihero, and the Psychology of Stardom 26:05

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(0:00) Introducing Paul "Triple H" Levesque (0:56) The skills needed to be an effective professional wrestler, understanding the characteristics of President Trump and The Rock (5:41) The rise of the antihero / heel persona, and why modern wrestling is more morally grey (8:43) WWE vs UFC: Why they are opposites, star building (11:21) Physicality of…

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Tucker Carlson & MAGA: Everyone is Missing the Point 1:02:22

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President Donald Trump had an interview with 60 Minutes. It lasted 73 minutes. So he dropped the whole thing without edits. Trump also threatened to pull all aid and assistance from Nigeria if they don’t stop the mass slaughter of Christians. He has a surprising ally in this fight. Last week, Tucker Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes on his show, and the …

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What will be OpenAI’s IPO price? Place ya bets! | E2202 1:18:34

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What will be OpenAI’s IPO price? Place ya bets! | EXXX *Polymarket’s sharps are already placing bets on when ChatGPT maker OpenAI will go public… and Jason and Alex want in on this action. They’re placing side wagers on how the House that Sam Altman built will be valued once it finally goes public. PLUS find out why Amazon is Jason’s stock pick for…

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Elon Musk: OpenAI Betrayal, His Future at Tesla, and the Next Big Thing - Grokipedia 1:33:36

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(0:00) Disgraziad Corner: The most disgraceful things of the week! (3:10) Elon on X's new algorithm, why there has been so much Sydney Sweeney content lately (11:35) Creating Grokipedia: Wikipedia's failures, the future of information on the internet, confirmation bias (24:52) Three years of X: Looking back on the Twitter acquisition and how it cha…

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10th Annual Halloween Spooktacular: Reacting to the 69 Gayest Horror Movies of All Time 13:58

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The White House hosts Halloween, Kat Abughazaleh gets mad, and Japan has something to say about Islam. Them magazine (yes, it’s a gay magazine) wants to make everything gay, including horror movies. Let’s check on the list and see if yours made it. GUEST: Josh Firestine Buy the OG Mug Club Mug on Crowder Shop now! https://crowdershop.com/products/o…

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Pete Buttigieg: The Left's Identity Crisis, Wealth Tax, 2024 Mistakes, Plans for 2028 1:04:19

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(0:00) Chamath and Jason welcome Pete Buttigieg (1:31) Why the Democrats lost tech (6:40) Taxes: Federal wealth tax, wealth disparity, billionaires, the role of government in the free market (23:17) Government efficiency: Democratic DOGE, breaking ranks on debt, his plan to control spending (33:01) Culture Wars: The costly role of democratic identi…

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Trump vs. Xi: Who Won The US - China Trade Meeting & Who is Lying 1:02:13

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New right-wing coded behavior has dropped and it’s…having a boyfriend? That’s correct. If you’re dating someone, you might be a Republican. A woman who blocked ICE actions in Chicago is running for Congress in Illinois, so let’s bring out the usual suspects. President Donald Trump travelled to Korea to meet with Xi Jinping. Let’s see how it went. G…

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Grammarly is now Superhuman! CEO Shishir Mehrotra explains the rebrand | E2201 1:38:52

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Today’s show: *Why rebrand an app with 40 million daily active users? On TWiST, Grammarly CEO Shishir Mehrotra swings by to explain why he’s renaming his company after the mail app he just purchased, Superhuman. Plus he’s giving us a first look at the startup’s new AI assistant, Superhuman Go, digging into their new agent-centered strategy, looking…

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Shutdown Backfire: Dems Are In Major Trouble While Trump Takes on the World in Asia 1:01:04

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The government shutdown continues and it’s only making Republicans more popular. Well, if we knew that, we’d shut down the government all the time. Bill Gates has changed his mind on climate change. Is it because climate change is a hoax? Let’s take a look. President Donald Trump took a trip to Japan after the election of conservative Takaichi Sana…

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iPhone Air is “inspiring,” and a first step toward Apple Glasses (w/ Zach Handshoe of SpatialGen) | E2200 1:18:59

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Today’s show: Jason’s been skeptical on Apple lately, but he’s BLOWN AWAY by his new iPhone Air.Hear why JCal thinks Cupertino’s latest release is “completely inspiring,” and why he’s sure it’s the next step on the road to Apple Glasses. We’re chatting with LAUNCH founder Zach Handshoe of spacial video startup SpatialGen about designing products fo…

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Dave Smith: Discussing Trump, Israel, & America First 1:24:06

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The countdown is on for SNAP benefits expiration. It’d be terrible if we looked deeper into this program and discovered that there’s a bunch of illegals and foreign-born people leeching off of the system. Well, what do you know? Comedian Dave Smith joins the show to talk about the state of America and American politics. GUEST: Josh Firestine | Dave…

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Nobel Peace Prize Winner: María Corina Machado on Defeating Maduro, Socialism & Freeing Venezuela 58:19

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(0:00) Friedberg introduces 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner María Corina Machado (4:27) Venezuela before and after Chavez (15:25) Why María got involved in politics and why she was expelled (24:33) Why Maduro was chosen and Chavez's successor, China relationship, why people are fleeing (31:27) Intimidation tactics by the Maduro regime, response to cl…

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Jason Unpacks Sequoia’s New Funds | E2199 1:21:45

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Today’s show: Australia has accused Microsoft of employing a dark pattern… Hear why Jason says these kinds of sneaky tactics aren’t usually worth it. It’s a brand-new Monday TWiST and it’s PACKED with news. In addition to Australia’s allegations against MSFT, we’re looking at Chinese drone fails and wondering how live experiences will change in the…

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Nobel Prize in Physics Winner: John Martinis on the State of Quantum 49:59

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(0:00) David Friedberg intros John Martinis, the 2025 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (0:43) John's history, how he got into physics (4:54) Explainer on quantum mechanics (22:57) Quantum tunneling and the 1985 paper that led to this Nobel Prize (30:37) Understanding qubits, the state of quantum computing, and the impact of AI (40:56) US vs …