Best Perault Podcasts (2025)

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Who Should Regulate AI, and How? w/Matt Perault and Jai Ramaswamy 52:21

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California governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law the country’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for high-risk AI development. SB 53, or the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, is aimed at the most powerful, “frontier” AI models that are trained with the highest computing and financial resources. The bill requires …

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Bill Kovacic on Political Interference, Institutional Decay, and the Future of U.S. Antitrust 48:25

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Bill Kovacic on Political Interference, Institutional Decay, and the Future of U.S. Antitrust by Technology Policy InstituteBy Technology Policy Institute

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LIVE: FCC Launches Space Month 51:46

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr just announced "Space Month" at the agency. Speaking from Apex's new satellite manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California, Carr laid out an ambitious plan to transform the FCC into what he calls a "license assembly line." The goal? Move from a "default no" to a "default yes" mindset, slash regulatory backlogs, and he…

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Week 7 Recap + Cottonwood Head Coach Dustin Harrison on the Bears win over Ariton 29:45

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This week on "The Wiregrass High School Football Report", Phillip Jordan recaps all the week seven games. Then, Cottonwood head coach Dustin Harrison joins the show to talk about the Bears exciting win over Ariton on Friday night.

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Supreme Court and Other Legal Developments 0:56

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Supreme Court and Other Legal Developments by Technology Policy InstituteBy Technology Policy Institute

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Dale County Head Coach Evan Ballard 12:47

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Dale County head coach Evan Ballard joins Phillip Jordan to talk about the Warriors win over Opp.

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Trump Asserts Control over Agencies Humbled by Courts w/Tom Johnson 1:02:22

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In President Trump’s second term, federal agencies are navigating uncharted territory. Two Supreme Court cases from June 2024 fundamentally changed how agencies can operate: Loper Bright ended Chevron deference—meaning courts no longer automatically defer to agencies' interpretations of ambiguous laws—and Jarkesy limited agencies' ability to impose…

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How to Stop U.S. Gov’t Payments to Dead People and Chinese Banks w/ Dan Lips and Lars Schönander 31:55

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In this follow-up to his interview with Senator Joni Ernst, Evan dives into the legislative weeds of government efficiency reform with FAI scholars Dan Lips and Lars Schönander. While DOGE grabbed headlines with federal worker layoffs and chainsaw imagery, the real lasting impact may come from less flashy but more fundamental fixes: stopping the Tr…

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Needham's Laura Martin on Why Disney Should Ditch ABC 43:09

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Needham's Laura Martin on Why Disney Should Ditch ABC by Technology Policy InstituteBy Technology Policy Institute

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A Decade-Long War Against Government Waste w/ U.S. Senator Joni Ernst 13:01

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For over a decade, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has been a persistent voice against government waste, issuing "squeal awards" that exposed bureaucratic excess when few were paying attention. What began as a somewhat thankless crusade has now become the intellectual foundation for one of the Trump administration's signature initiatives. As Chair of the…

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Week 4 Review + Interview with Headland Head Coach Ethan Holland 33:14

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We are back! Sorry for the hiatus. This week we look back at an interesting week four of high school football in the Wiregrass. Then, Headland head coach Ethan Holland joins the show to review the first five weeks for the Rams, transition to being a head coach, and preview their upcoming game versus Ashford.…

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2025 TPI Aspen Forum: Privacy and Governmental Surveillance 49:45

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2025 TPI Aspen Forum: Privacy and Governmental Surveillance by Technology Policy InstituteBy Technology Policy Institute

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NVIDIA and Intel: A Tale of Two Chip Firms w/Oren Cass 59:41

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Not too long ago, NVIDIA was a niche tech company known for the graphics cards that powered computer gaming. Thanks to skyrocketing growth over the past few years, today, it’s a $4 trillion behemoth that designs cutting-edge chips necessary for frontier AI development. It’s an American company based in Santa Clara, CA. But, like so many other compa…

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Inside the NIH w/ Jay Bhattacharya on Innovation, Replication, and mRNA Policy 40:47

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Inside the NIH w/ Jay Bhattacharya on Innovation, Replication, and mRNA Policy by Technology Policy InstituteBy Technology Policy Institute

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2025 TPI Aspen Forum: Current Developments in Antitrust Policy 50:10

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Welcome to a special edition of Two Think Minimum, the podcast of the Technology Policy Institute. This podcast is a replay of our August 18th panel discussion on antitrust policy from the 2025 TPI Aspen Forum. The panel covers Biden to Trump 2 asking whether antitrust traded expertise for populism, they hit mergers versus monopolization, politiciz…

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Tech Politics in the AI Age w/Nick Solheim 57:11

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This week, we're crossposting this episode where our own Evan Swarztrauber joined American Moment CEO Nick Solheim on the Moment of Truth podcast to discuss the evolving politics of Big Tech on both left and right. Evan draws on his FCC experience during the net neutrality debates to explore how conservative thinking on tech regulation has shifted.…

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Dale County Head Coach Evan Ballard 21:48

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On the latest episode of The Wiregrass High School Football Report, Phillip Jordan is joined by Dale County head coach Evan Ballard. The Warriors are coming off an impressive 2024 campaign, finishing 8-3 and capturing the 4A-Region 2 championship. Coach Ballard shares his thoughts on the excitement of a new season, the team’s off-season preparation…

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There Are Chinese Spies at Stanford w/Elsa Johnson and Garret Molloy 51:41

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When Stanford students Elsa Johnson and Garret Molloy began investigating Chinese intelligence operations on their campus for the Stanford Review, they uncovered something far more extensive than expected: a systematic intelligence network that has transformed thousands of Chinese students into assets for Beijing's technology collection efforts. Th…

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Les Perault: Voice of Carroll High Eagles Football 35:57

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This week, Phillip Jordan is joined by the voice of the Carroll High Eagles, Les Perault, to break down big news for Eagles fans — a new home for their games on the Mic’d Up Sports Network! Les shares how he got his start calling play-by-play for Carroll High, previews the 2025 season, and takes us through the upcoming schedule. We also have some f…

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An American AI Action Plan w/Charles Clancy and Joshua Levine 51:03

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While Silicon Valley builds advanced AI models and Beijing integrates them into state power, Washington faces an uncomfortable reality: America's innovation machine might not be enough to win the AI race on its own. The problem isn't our technology—it's our government's ability to deploy it. The White House recently released “America’s AI Action Pl…

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Rehobeth Rebels head coach Toby Greene + 2025 coaching changes 26:55

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We’re back for another season of The Wiregrass High School Football Report! On the 2025 premiere episode, Phillip Jordan is joined by Rehobeth Rebels head coach Toby Greene. Coach Greene reflects on closing out last season with a win, shares how the Rebels approached the offseason, breaks down their spring game performance, and gives an early look …

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Racing China to the Quantum Future w/Dr. Peter Shadbolt 1:05:39

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Quantum computing has been "five years away" for decades, but when NVIDIA's Jensen Huang says we've hit an inflection point, Congress listens and stocks soar. The reality? We're still building very expensive proof-of-concepts. Today's quantum computers run on 100 qubits—impressive to physicists, useless to you. Commercial viability needs a million …

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A Free Speech Recession? w/Ashkhen Kazaryan and Jacob Mchangama 1:01:54

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Is free speech in global decline? A new survey suggests public support for free expression is dropping worldwide, with citizens in authoritarian countries like Venezuela and Hungary showing stronger commitment to free speech than many living in democracies. From the unfulfilled digital promises of the Arab Spring to Europe's controversial Digital S…

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America First Antitrust w/ Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater 56:37

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Gail Slater is the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the Department of Justice (DOJ). She was nominated in December of last year and confirmed by the Senate in March on a bipartisan 78-19 vote. She inherited some major antitrust cases brought by prior administrations—including against Google, Apple, Visa, and LiveNation. And in her short …

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Rewriting the Rules: Antitrust and the FTC with Jonathan M. Barnett and Larry White 50:08

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Rewriting the Rules: Antitrust and the FTC with Jonathan M. Barnett and Larry White by Technology Policy InstituteBy Technology Policy Institute

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A Post-Mortem on a Moratorium w/James Wallner and Luke Hogg 1:09:11

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The One Big Beautiful Bill is now President Trump's signature legislative achievement, including sweeping changes to taxes, immigration, and spending priorities. But buried in the budget reconciliation process, an AI regulation fight became one of the most contentious debates in the entire package. Senator Ted Cruz championed a 10-year moratorium o…

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The Case for Smarter AI Regulation, With Matt Perault 25:11

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Regulating how AI is used—not how it's built—is the only way to protect innovation and give small startups a fair shot. Rob and Jackie sit down with Matt Perault, Head of Artificial Intelligence Policy at Andreessen Horowitz, to discuss the significant burden regulatory frameworks can place on smaller tech companies and the critical role of governm…

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The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook: Part II w/Austin Bishop and Julius Krein 56:58

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Last week on the Dynamist, we spoke with several of the architects behind the Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook (TIPP). Part I covered key questions over regulation, trade policy, workforce development, investing in frontier science and technology, and how manufacturing can safeguard national security. In Part II, we dive into one of the pillars of…

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The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook w/Robert Bellafiore, Kelvin Yu, Santi Ruiz, and Chris Griswold 54:50

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The U.S. production base has slipped: China passed America in manufacturing output in 2011 and last year ran a surplus roughly equal to Britain’s entire GDP; at current capacity, it would take the United States about eight years to replace key munitions at wartime production rates. The urgency has propelled an alliance of think tanks — the Foundati…

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mRNA and the Future of Personalized Medicine, With Andrew Geall and Deborah Barbara 27:31

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Continued innovation and investment is vital to maintaining the U.S.'s leadership in the biopharma sector. Rob and Jackie sit down with Andrew Geall, Chief Development Officer at Replicate Bioscience, and Deborah Barbara, strategic advisor to Primrose Bio, to discuss the development and potential of mRNA as the fourth pillar of pharmaceutical innov…

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China, Made by Apple w/ Patrick McGee 1:05:47

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President Trump’s tariffs on China have highlighted how much American companies, and consumers, depend on products made in China. And arguably no company has been more exposed than Apple. The conventional wisdom in the West is that Apple and other corporations simply flocked to China for cheap, unskilled labor. While that is true, it masks the dept…

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Nuclear 101: Reactors of the Future with Ed Petit De Mange, Patrick O’Brien, Kathleen Nelson Romans and Emmet Penney 59:21

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Nuclear power is experiencing a notable revival in policy circles. The Trump administration has moved quickly on this front, drafting executive orders to accelerate plant construction, directing the Pentagon to explore reactor installations on military bases, and reshaping the regulatory landscape. A recent $900 million solicitation for small modul…

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Keeping Kids Safe Online w/Clare Morell 50:36

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Most American parents say technology makes it harder to raise kids than in the pre-social media era. And while social scientists debate the exact impact of ubiquitous Internet access on children, policymakers are increasingly responding to parents’ concerns. The Kids Online Safety Act, which aims to address the addictive features of social media th…

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Permission to Build: How States Are Shaping our Energy Future w/ Thomas Hochman and Emmet Penney 46:57

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America's infrastructure future isn't being decided in Washington—it's being fought permit by permit in state capitals across the country. While politicians talk about building more, the real bottlenecks are happening where rubber meets bureaucratic road. From Donald Trump to Pete Buttigieg, everyone agrees: America has forgotten how to build thing…

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Dothan Wolves head coach Jed Kennedy on spring game win over Park Crossing 3:48

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Phillip Jordan caught up with Dothan High head coach Jed Kennedy after the Wolves 28-7 spring game victory over Park Crossing on Tuesday night at Rip Hewes Stadium.By Phillip Jordan Sports Podcast

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Digitizing the State: Lessons from Estonia w/Joel Burke and Keegan McBride 54:35

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In an era where government tech projects often end in billion-dollar failures and privacy nightmares, there's a tiny Baltic nation that's quietly revolutionized what's possible. Estonia—a country of just 1.3 million people—has built what might be the world's most efficient digital government. Every public service is online. Digital signatures save …

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A Conservative Realignment on Antitrust w/FTC Commissioner Mark Meador 57:50

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Mark Meador is the newest commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, which plays a dual role: enforcing both antitrust and consumer protection laws. It also serves as America's de facto technology regulator, including overseeing digital privacy and cybersecurity issues. Commissioner Meador embodies the political realignment reshaping conservativ…

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Decoding the Techno-Economic Power Struggle, With Alex Capri 21:17

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There is a clear linkage between technology and national security, economic strength and social stability. Rob and Jackie sit down with Alex Capri, author of Techno-Nationalism: How It's Reshaping Trade, Geopolitics and Society to discuss how nations leverage technological innovation for national security and stability and how that applies to evolv…

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Unions and the New Right w/Liya Palagashvili 46:31

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For decades, conservatives treated unions like an economic flu—tolerable in small doses, but best avoided altogether. But starting with Trump's election in 2016, that narrative began to unravel, with prominent Republicans increasingly taking pro-union positions. Perhaps the most striking example was Teamsters President Sean O'Brien speaking at the …

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AI for Science and Discovery, w/Austin Carson 53:55

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The race to harness AI for scientific discovery may be the most consequential technological competition of this time—yet it's happening largely out of public view. While many AI headlines focus on chatbots writing essays and tech giants battling over billion-dollar models, a quiet revolution is brewing in America's laboratories. AI systems like Alp…

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William Kovacic and Jon Nuechterlein on Agency Independence and Humphrey's Executor 48:49

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William Kovacic and Jon Nuechterlein on Agency Independence and Humphrey's Executor by Technology Policy InstituteBy Technology Policy Institute

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How to Make Social Media Better w/Alissa Cooper 54:42

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It’s easy to take for granted how much social media pervades our lives. Depending on the survey, upwards of 75-80 percent of Americans are using it daily—not to mention billions of people around the world. And over the past decade, we’ve seen a major backlash over the various failings of Big Tech. Much of the ire of policymakers has been focused on…

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Can AI Be Privately Regulated? w/Andrew Freedman 52:17

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When it comes to AI policy, and AI governance, Washington is arguably sending mixed signals. Overregulation is a concern—but so is underregulation. Stakeholders across the political spectrum and business world have a lot of conflicting thoughts. More export controls on AI chips, or less. More energy production, but what about the climate? Less liab…

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Tech and the Family: Building for the Next Generation w/Katherine Boyle and Neil Chilson 41:50

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In this week’s episode of The Dynamist, guest host Jon Askonas is joined by Katherine Boyle, (General Partner at a16z) and Neil Chilson (Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute), to tackle a critical yet often overlooked question: How is technology reshaping the American family? As tech giants like TikTok and Instagram come under scrutiny for …

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Antitrust and Big Tech: from Biden to Trump w/Lina Khan 53:22

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During the Biden Administration, few figures in Washington sparked so much debate and caused so much spilled ink as Lina Khan. The Wall Street Journal published over 80 editorials criticizing her approach, while politically opposed tech titans like LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman and Tesla's Elon Musk called for her firing. Meanwhile, an unlikely coalition…

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Bluesky: Feed Freedom, or X-odus Refuge? W/ CEO Jay Graber 45:21

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BlueSky was once a research initiative within Jack Dorsey’s Twitter aimed at decentralizing the architecture or the platform social media writ large. Today, BlueSky is an independent platform with remarkable momentum. Following Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter and subsequent policy shifts, BlueSky has experienced unprecedented growth, expanding f…

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Mutually Assured Malfunction and the AI Arms Race w/Dan Hendrycks and Sam Hammond 50:13

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AI has emerged as a critical geopolitical battleground where Washington and Beijing are racing not just for economic advantage, but military dominance. Despite these high stakes, there's surprising little consensus on how—or whether—to respond to frontier AI development. The polarized landscape features techno-optimists battling AI safety advocates…

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A Counterfeit Cloud over U.S.-China Trade w/ Joel Thayer 46:42

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It’s an understatement that U.S.-China relations have been tense in recent years. Policymakers and industry leaders have elevated concerns around China’s trade practices, including currency manipulation, intellectual property theft, and allegations that China is directing or enabling fentanyl to flood into the U.S. Trade and public health are incre…

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Tech Made in America: Trump’s Tariffs and Industrial Policy w/Marc Fasteau and Ian Fletcher 54:21

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Since President Trump returned to office, tariffs have once again dominated economic policy discussions. Recent headlines have highlighted escalating trade tensions with China, renewed disputes with Canada and Mexico, and the ongoing controversy surrounding Trump’s proposal to repeal the CHIPS Act—a $52 billion semiconductor initiative that enjoys …

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Public Service Error 404: Tech Talent Not Found w/Arun Gupta 47:46

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Everyone wants government to work better, and part of that is updating outdated systems and embracing modern technology. The problem? Our federal government faces a critical tech talent crisis. Only 6.3% of federal software engineers are under the age of 30, which is lower than the percentage of total federal workers under 30. That means that feder…