Best John Dylan Ryan Podcasts (2025)

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Is AI Slowing Down? Nathan Labenz Says We're Asking the Wrong Question 1:31:02

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Nathan Labenz is one of the clearest voices analyzing where AI is headed, pairing sharp technical analysis with his years of work on The Cognitive Revolution. In this episode, Nathan joins a16z’s Erik Torenberg to ask a pressing question: is AI progress actually slowing down, or are we just getting used to the breakthroughs? They discuss the debate…

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J.P. Morgan Goes Patriot Mode, Dutch Seize Nexperia, 𝕏 Timeline Reactions | Alexis Ohanian, Ryan Petersen, Serena Ge 3:00:34

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(05:04) - J.PMorgan Goes Patriot Mode (09:57) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (18:34) - Netherlands Seizes Control of Nexperia (27:39) - Ryan Petersen, founder and CEO of Flexport, discusses the challenges of navigating the logistics industry amid fluctuating tariffs and the importance of building a team of dedicated "missionaries" rather than "mercenaries"…

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College Football Week 8 PICKS | Tennessee-Alabama, USC-Notre Dame, Ole Miss-Georgia, LSU-Vanderbilt 1:15:38

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As the football season continues to churn along, it's time for the week 8 slate in college football. Headlined by games such as Tennessee at Alabama and USC at Notre Dame, this week is sure to provide plenty of fireworks. Watch here as Andy & Ari pick this week's top games of the week! (0:00) On Today's Episode (0:28) BetMGM (2:06) Intro: James Fra…

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Spittin’ Chiclets Episode 587: Featuring Seth Jarvis, Rick Tocchet & Jody Shelley 3:27:47

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On Episode 587 of Spittin’ Chiclets, the fellas break down the Metro Division with some help from Carolina Hurricane Seth Jarvis, Flyers Head Coach Rick Tocchet, and Former NHL Left Winger and current Broadcaster Jody Shelley. Whit’s playoff predictions are shifting, Pasha is trying to rope whit into another bet, and Biz has high hopes for some und…

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Columbia CS Professor: Why LLMs Can’t Discover New Science 50:54

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From GPT-1 to GPT-5, LLMs have made tremendous progress in modeling human language. But can they go beyond that to make new discoveries and move the needle on scientific progress? We sat down with distinguished Columbia CS professor Vishal Misra to discuss this, plus why chain-of-thought reasoning works so well, what real AGI would look like, and w…

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Why Penn State fired James Franklin now | Candidates for the Nittany Lions' next coach 27:24

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Penn State has fired coach James Franklin after consecutive losses as a 20-point favorite. It’s a dramatic fall for a program that opened the season with national title aspirations. The Nittany Lions will eat a $48.6 million buyout, but that amount could be reduced if Franklin gets another job. And there is a good chance he will, because he will be…

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Monitoring the Situation #3: Who Is Nick Land? 52:44

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Zach Dell is founder and CEO of Base Power, an energy tech company that builds affordable, reliable power via home batteries. In this episode of Monitoring the Situation, a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg, Katherine Boyle, and Erin Price-Wright sit down with Zach to discuss the current state of home power generation, what’s misunderstood about t…

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Indiana PROVES itself at Oregon | FIRE EVERYBODY (Florida, Wisconsin, Penn State, Florida State) 1:21:11

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Andy and Ari break down an absolutely wild day in college football! Indiana went to Oregon and put to rest any questions about the Hoosiers’ legitimacy. Now where does Indiana rank among the best in the country? Elsewhere, fans — or at least Penn State, Wisconsin, Florida and Florida State fans — wants to fire their coach and Auburn fans want someo…

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Texas CRUSHES Oklahoma, stays alive in the College Football Playoff race 14:04

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The Texas offense weathered first-half offensive difficulties and then came alive in the second half. Meanwhile, the Longhorns’ defense shut down John Mateer and the Oklahoma offense all day. Texas remains alive for the College Football Playoff. Oklahoma must get a lot better if it hopes to survive its next six games without taking two more losses.…

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Full Interview: Sam Altman on Sora and the Future of OpenAI 31:18

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A rare live interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Sora head Bill Peebles. John and Jordi talk through the first 10 days of the Sora app, how AI will change advertising, and what Sora means for Hollywood. TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Vanta - https://vanta.com Linear - https://linear.app Eight Sle…

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Sam Altman LIVE on Sora, Hollywood, & the Future of Ads | Bill Peebles, Dylan Patel, Elad Gil, Robby Stein, Morgan Housel, Misha Laskin 3:22:47

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(02:32) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (16:29) - Softbank Pursues $5B Loan (28:18) - China Races to Buy NVIDIA Chips (33:06) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (56:31) - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI & Bill Peebles, Head of Sora, discuss the advancements of Sora, OpenAI's AI-driven video generation platform, highlighting its enhanced physics understanding and user-friendl…

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Spittin’ Chiclets Episode 586: Featuring Bill Guerin & Bob Heethuis 2:58:48

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On Episode 586 of Spittin Chiclets, the guys kick off with the Central Division Preview with Special guests Bill Guerin and Bob Heethuis as they break down the likely contenders this year. Billy G talks about a new found hobby in woodworking as well as how big the Kaprizov deal is for the Minnesota Wild. Bob Heethuis is a long time friend of Biz go…

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Ferrari Goes Electric, The Return of Nonsense Metrics, 𝕏 Timeline Reactions | John Quinn, Martin Casado, Preston Zhou, Scott Stevenson, George Kurdin, Zachary Townsend 3:13:36

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(01:20) - The Return of Nonsense Metrics (11:33) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (26:33) - John Quinn, founder of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, discusses the firm's unique focus on litigation and arbitration, emphasizing the advantages of specializing solely in disputes work. He highlights the firm's reputation as the "most feared law firm," attributin…

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Avsnitt 65: Inclusive Practices at Their Best! Roundtable on Explicit Instruction with Carl Hendrick, Nidhi Sachdeva, Nathaniel Swain, and Pritesh Raichura 1:41:54

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Inclusive Practices at Their Best! Roundtable on Explicit Instruction with Carl Hendrick, Nidhi Sachdeva, Nathaniel Swain, and Pritesh Raichura This episode brings together a powerhouse panel for a timely and essential conversation about explicit instruction—what it really is, what it isn’t, and why it matters for every learner. Join this dynamic, …

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Kalen DeBoer, Eli Drinkwitz, and the Black Hoodie of Death | John Mateer's Status | College Football Week 7: Best Bets 1:11:44

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As the college football season is in full swing, it's YOUR questions on today's Dear Andy & Ari episode, and Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz kicks it off with a question to Kalen DeBoer: Will the Crimson Tide coach wear the "black hoodie of death"? Find out here in this LOADED episode of Andy & Ari On3. (0:00) On Today’s Episode (0:52) BetMGM (3:05) Intro…

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Altman's Long-Term Vision, The GPU Bubble, Acquired Hosts Live in The Ultradome | Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal, David Faugno, Sergiy Nesterenko, Justin Lopas, Ryan Daniels, Zack Ganieany, Yash Rathod ... 3:28:14

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(01:18) - Altman's Long-Term Vision (26:18) - Karim Atiyeh, co-founder and CTO of Ramp, discusses the company's innovative use of AI agents to automate financial operations, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in tasks like expense classification and fraud detection. He highlights the integration of these agents with various tools and systems, enabli…

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The LATEST on John Mateer | Will the Sooners QB play vs Texas? Kentucky's buyout with Mark Stoops | Michigan at USC, Arkansas at Tennessee 1:14:41

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It's Megaboard Wednesday and on today's Andy & Ari On3, we head back to Norman where John Mateer watch is underway. The guys breakdown all of the news out of Oklahoma, as guys like Eddie Radosevich from SoonerScoop are working tirelessly on the case. Will the talented quarterback play in the Cotton Bowl on Saturday? Watch here as Andy & Ari discuss…

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Sam Altman on Sora, Energy, and Building an AI Empire 48:25

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Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in 2015 to becoming the most valuable startup in the world ten years later. In this episode, a16z Cofounder Ben Horowitz and General Partner Erik Torenberg sit down with Sam to discuss the core thesis behind OpenAI’s disparate bets, why they released Sora, how they use models inter…

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The AI Slop Debate, OpenAI’s $1T Web, 𝕏 Timeline Reactions | Shayne Coplan, Antoine Tessier, Rami Karabibar 2:42:14

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By John Coogan & Jordi Hays

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Is Arch Manning too big to fail at Texas? Will John Mateer play vs Longhorns? Why Ohio State could be College Football's New Dynasty 1:07:51

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How to Build a Real Estate Marketplace - Kaz Nejatian, Opendoor CEO 55:44

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By Kaz Nejatian, Alex Rampell

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OpenAI–AMD Deal, DevDay Reactions, xAI’s Memphis Datacenter | Doug O'Laughlin, Celine Halioua 2:18:49

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College Football Week 7 PICKS | Oklahoma-Texas, Indiana-Oregon, Georgia-Auburn, Michigan-USC, & MORE 1:36:13

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Can the US Beat China’s Engineering State? 1:03:10

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From high-speed rail to electric cars to batteries to AI, it’s clear that China can operate with incredible speed at massive scale. Can the US still compete? We sat down with Dan Wang, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the author of “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future” to discuss. Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction 1:36 Lawyers…

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Spittin’ Chiclets Episode 585: Featuring Matthew Knies, Big Caez & Eric Engels 3:29:04

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On Episode 585 of Spittin’ Chiclets, The boys are joined by Leafs Forward Matthew Knies to talk about playing and looking up to Auston Matthews, The speed of the Four Nations and much more. But first, The guys break down the Atlantic Division team’s chances this year and with a surprise entrance by Big Caez, the Florida Panthers kick off our chat a…

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Monitoring the Situation #2: Alana Newhouse 58:58

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Two trends in media have been abundantly clear since 2020: legacy media is dying, and independent media is rising. a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle sit down with Tablet founder and editor-in-chief Alana Newhouse to discuss the great media realignment, why real institutions will outlast the new “internet pirates", Alana’s dee…

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College Football Week 6 INSTANT REACTION | Miami-FSU | UCLA STUNS Penn State | Florida wins vs Texas 58:59

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It's time to recap a WILD week in College Football. The afternoon slate was filled with plenty of action, and Andy & Ari are LIVE from Tallahassee to break it all down here. As Andy & Ari instantly react to Miami at Florida State, the fellas break down the REST of the action on the jam-packed Saturday... (0:00) On Tonight's Instant Reaction (0:30) …

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Instant Reaction to a WILD Saturday afternoon | UCLA STUNS Penn State | Florida thumps Texas 19:00

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UCLA took a big lead and held on for dear life to stun Penn State 42-37 at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins now have a win, and Penn State has a nearly impossible climb to make the College Football Playoff. (0:00) Intro: UCLA knocks off Penn State (5:23) Modelo (6:08) Continuing UCLA vs Penn State (10:37) Florida thumps Texas In Gainesville, Florida's off…

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Software is Eating Labor 26:49

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Software has fundamentally changed the way we record, store, and share information. Its next act is to fundamentally change the nature of our economy, capturing trillions of dollars of value in the process. In this talk from the 2025 a16z LP Summit, a16z General Partner Alex Rampell discusses the history of filing cabinets and databases, how SaaS p…

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AI’s Power Problem, Apple Goes Meta on AI Glasses | Pat Gelsinger, Josh Isner, Sheel Mohnot, Santiago Nestares, Austin Federa 3:02:28

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(01:18) - AI’s Power Problem (22:04) - Andrej Karpathy AI Models Law of Diminishing Returns (35:40) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (56:18) - Apple Goes Meta on AI Glasses (01:01:31) - Josh Isner, President of Axon, has been with the company since 2009, starting in the Leadership Development Program and advancing through various roles to his current positio…

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We went on Matt Rhule’s Podcast | Did Nebraska's Head Coach and Ari SETTLE the beef? Best Bets of Week 6 | Dear Andy & Ari 1:15:32

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As Week 6 is right around the corner, it's a Dear Andy & Ari episode, but first, Andy & Ari recap their visit with Matt Rhule on his podcast, House Rhules. Did Ari and Matt Rhule settle the beef from over the summer? Find out here! To watch the full episode with Andy & Ari and Matt Rhule, head here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHuDMSTegKc (0:00…

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The Ben & Marc Show: China Has Scale. Can America Catch Up? 57:16

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Ben, Marc, and Erik Torenberg are joined by Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder & CEO of Anduril, and Chris Power, Founder & CEO of Hadrian. Together, they dig into America’s defense production gap: why the U.S. can out-innovate but not out-produce—and what it will take to turn that around. They discuss why U.S. war games show we run out of munitions in a we…

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The World Reacts to Sora 2, Slop vs. Farming Debate | Reece Chowdhry, Jim Gao, Fan-Yun Sun, Carl Pei, Shehzan Maredia, Victor Riparbelli, William Fedus, Jayanth Madheswaran 3:17:06

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(05:21) - Slop vs. Farm Debate (11:40) - Ben Thompson's Sora 2 Analysis (35:37) - The Timeline Reacts to Sora 2 (01:34:31) - The Stablecoin Duopoly is Ending (01:42:14) - Reece Chowdhry, Founding Partner of Concept Ventures, recently announced the launch of their latest $88 million fund, now the largest dedicated pre-seed technology fund in the UK.…

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How much TROUBLE is LSU’s offense in? Latest on Garrett Nussmeier 1:11:32

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It's a Megaboard Wednesday, and there is some big news on the On3 megaboard. Watch here as Andy & Ari breakdown the latest involving LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier. Are the LSU Tigers in trouble, or will they be just fine as they face the 2nd half of their schedule? (0:00) On Today’s Episode (0:53) BetMGM (2:31) Intro - Megaboard Wednesday: Atlanta Brave…

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Cheeky Pint: Marc Andreessen, John Collison & Charlie Songhurst on Tech’s Big Questions 2:09:12

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Today we’re sharing a feed drop from Cheeky Pint, where Stripe cofounder and president John Collison chats with legends in technology over a pint of Guinness. In this episode, John is joined by a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen and tech investor Charlie Songhurst for a candid conversation about bubbles, downturns, and the psychology of markets. They d…

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Sora 2 Launch Reactions, DoorDash CEO Live in The Ultradome | Tony Xu, Simon Eskildsen, Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Zach Abrams, Andrew Feldman, Brandon Millman, Stanley Tang, Alex Albert, Arthur Querou 3:09:45

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(00:21) - Sora 2 Launch Reactions (13:13) - Tony Xu, CEO and co-founder of DoorDash, discusses the company's recent innovations, including the 'Going Out' feature for in-restaurant dining, Dash Smart Fulfillment Services enabling one-hour delivery for retailers without physical stores, and the autonomous delivery vehicle 'DoorDash Dot.' He emphasiz…

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Arkansas coaching search UPDATE | Memphis Head Coach Ryan Silverfield joins 1:10:01

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Week 6 is well on its way, and so is the Arkansas head coaching search. As Arkansas has had a few days now to re-adjust to the Sam Pittman firing, Andy & Ari go through the search for the Razorbacks. What would Bobby Petrino need to do to be named the official head coach of Arkansas? Would Rhett Lashlee want to be in the mix? Watch here as Andy & A…

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Building an AI Physicist: ChatGPT Co-Creator’s Next Venture 54:20

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Scaling laws took us from GPT-1 to GPT-5 Pro. But in order to crack physics, we’ll need a different approach. In this episode, a16z General Partner Anjney Midha talks to Liam Fedus, former VP of post-training research and co-creator of ChatGPT at OpenAI, and Ekin Dogus Cubuk, former head of materials science and chemistry research at Google DeepMin…

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Spittin’ Chiclets Episode 584: Featuring Dallas Drake & Colby Armstrong 3:15:54

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On Episode 584 of Spittin’ Chiclets, The guys are joined by Famous Redwings Winger Dallas Drake to talk about playing under-sized, cup celebrations and much more. But first, this year’s Chiclets Cup in Boston is all wrapped up and the Big Deal Selects are Big Deal Losers. That doesn’t take away from how unbelievable the event was and Keith Yandle’s…

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Claude Sonnet 4.5 Reactions, David Senra Live in The Ultradome | Dylan Field, Adam Foroughi, Mike Krieger, Jeff Weinstein, Adam Draper, James Hawkins, Erik Bernhardsson 3:42:47

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(01:27) - Meta AI App Community Reactions (19:45) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (35:22) - Stargate Project Reactions (40:33) - Claude Sonnet 4.5 Reactions (43:54) - Mike Krieger, co-founder and former CTO of Instagram, is now the Chief Product Officer at Anthropic, an AI company based in San Francisco. In the conversation, he discusses the evolution of AI…

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College Football WEEK 6 PICKS | Miami-Florida State, Vanderbilt-Alabama, Texas-Florida, MSU-Nebraska 1:12:14

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After a loaded week 5 in college football, the calendar turns to week 6 as Andy & Ari are ready to pick another slate ahead. Before the picks, Andy addresses the Sam Pittman news. To listen to Andy & Ari's instant breakdown of the Arkansas job, visit here: https://youtube.com/live/mn5zR2pZ44I (0:00-0:42) On Today’s Episode (0:43-2:21) BetMGM (2:22-…

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Meta CMO: How Advertising Works Under the Hood 1:02:52

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Ads pay for the internet—and they’re about to change again. a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg, entrepreneur and author Antonio García Martínez, and Meta CMO Alex Schultz dive into growth and performance marketing, privacy myths, retail media, and the AI future of “audience-of-one” advertising—plus Instagram what-ifs, WhatsApp as a super-app, and …

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Arkansas FIRES Sam Pittman | What's next for the Razorbacks? 14:15

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Arkansas has fired Sam Pittman and announced Bobby Petrino as the interim head coach. Watch here as Andy & Ari provide an instant analysis of this breaking news out of Fayetteville. Join On3 today and get one full year of access to The Athletic included! https://www.on3.com/subscribe/C Subscribe to On3! ⬇️ youtube.com/on3sports/?sub_confirmati... W…

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College Football WEEK 5 INSTANT REACTION | Alabama-Georgia, Oregon-Penn State in A LOADED SATURDAY 1:30:40

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It was an EPIC week 5 in college football and Andy & Ari are here to breakdown all of the action. Watch here as Andy & Ari breakdown the following matchups in a jam-packed instant reaction show... (0:00-0:34) On Tonight's Instant Reaction (0:35-2:18) BetMGM (2:19-13:31) Intro: Oregon 30, Penn State 24 (2OT) (13:32-28:05) Alabama 24, Georgia 21 (28:…

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Ole Miss GOES FOR IT and topples LSU 18:23

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Ole Miss announced its intention to compete for a College Football Playoff berth with a 24-19 win against LSU. Meanwhile, LSU's path just got even tougher. Our show is presented by BetMGM! If you haven’t signed up for BetMGM yet, use bonus code CFB and you will get up to a $1500 First Bet Offer on your first wager with BetMGM! Here’s how it works: …

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Illinois WALKS OFF USC in a wild one! 12:01

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Illinois just walked off USC with a field goal in Champaign, and Andy and Ari break down a huge result in the Big Ten. Our show is presented by BetMGM! If you haven’t signed up for BetMGM yet, use bonus code CFB and you will get up to a $1500 First Bet Offer on your first wager with BetMGM! Here’s how it works: 1. Download the BetMGM app and sign-u…

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The Common Thread of All Technology: Monitoring the Situation, Ep.1 1:00:02

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Announcing our new show, Monitoring the Situation, hosted by a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle, with guest Eddie Lazzarin, CTO of a16z crypto. In this first episode, we ask how American Dynamism, consumer, games, and crypto all fit together, from Palmer/Oculus to Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto, while also explori…

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Meta AI Vibes & ChatGPT Pulse Reactions, Friend’s Billboard Blitz | Roon 2:47:02

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(02:11) - Meta AI Vibes Reactions (45:21) - ChatGPT Pulse Reactions (01:12:00) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:35:06) - Friend OOH Campaign Reactions (01:46:28) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:52:26) - Roon, an anonymous and influential online poster, discusses the transformative impact of AI tools like Codex and Claude code on software development, emphasiz…

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OpenAI’s $1T Buildout, Trump–xAI Alliance | Delian Asparouhov, Garrett Langley, Matan Grinberg, Francis Pedraza, David Paffenholz 3:12:19

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(00:28) - OpenAI Plans to Bring Ads to ChatGPT (25:45) - OpenAI's Trillion-Dollar Buildout (42:57) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:30:31) - Delian Asparouhov, a Bulgarian-born entrepreneur and investor, is a principal at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda Space Industries. In the conversation, he discusses the challenges and strategies of transferrin…

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Are the Missouri Tigers REAL CFP contenders in the SEC? Eli Drinkwitz joins the show | CFB Week 5's Best Bets: Bama-UGA, LSU-Ole Miss | Tennessee at Mississippi State, Indiana at Iowa 1:16:57

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Happy Thursday! It's a Dear Andy & Ari episode as we gear up for a HUGE week of college football ahead. We answer your questions on the show, but first we have Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz on the show. While Missouri has jumped out to a hot 4-0 start with wins over Kansas and South Carolina, the Tigers look to be a real threat in the SEC thi…