Best Craig S Smith Podcasts (2025)

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#492: Leslie Odom, Jr. // Hamilton Broadway's Original Aaron Burr 35:07

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It feels very fitting that after ten years and speaking to dozens of actors who have played Aaron Burr, the very last one to grace the podcast is Hamilton Broadway's original (inimitable!) Leslie Odom, Jr. We didn't have a long time, but let me tell you... we had a GREAT time. This episode is funny, it's moving, it's layered, it's healing, it's so …

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#304 Matt Zeiler: Why Government And Enterprises Choose Clarifai For AI Ops 55:04

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Try OCI for free at http://oracle.com/eyeonai This episode is sponsored by Oracle. OCI is the next-generation cloud designed for every workload – where you can run any application, including any AI projects, faster and more securely for less. On average, OCI costs 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, and 80% less for networking. Join Modal, …

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THROWBACK // Episode #93: Anna-Lee Craig (2017) 59:45

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This is the last throwback before we really dive in and start wrapping up The Hamilcast. Anna-Lee Craig is HamiltonBroadway's A2 (assistant sound), and when she came on the podcast all the way back in 2017, she made all of our heads explode. It actually keeps happening because I STILL hear from listeners about this conversation. I mean, she invente…

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#303 Fei-Fei Li: Spatial Intelligence, World Models & the Future of AI 1:00:59

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This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. How will AI evolve once it can understand and reason about the 3D world, not just text on a screen? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith speaks with Fei Fei Li about the rise of spatial intelligence …

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#302 Karl Friston: How the Free Energy Principle Could Rewrite AI 1:03:14

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This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. How could Karl Friston's Free Energy Principle become a blueprint for the future of AI? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with Karl Friston, the neuroscientist behind the Free Energy Pri…

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THROWBACK // Episode #77: Mandy Gonzalez (2017) 41:01

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Time for another throwback! The truly effervescent Mandy Gonzalez came on the podcast in 2017 and gave new meaning to "I'm about to change your life." It was so important that she came on the show because, duh, she is THEEEEEEEE Mandy Gonzalez. Mandy was kind, gracious, and generous, and her recording was a big turning point in the life of The Hami…

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#301 Hemant Banavar & Ryan Ennis: The AI Safety System Driving Toward Zero Harm 48:45

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How are AI and telematics changing safety for fleets in the real world, and what does it take to get from basic recordings to true accident prevention? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith speaks with Hemant Banavar, Chief Product Officer at Motive, and Ryan Ennis, CIO at FusionSite Services, to explore how AI powered cameras and telemati…

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#300 Fred Laluyaux: How Decision Intelligence & AI Agents Are Redefining Enterprise Operations 57:10

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How are Decision Intelligence and AI agents reshaping enterprise operations today? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with Fred Laluyaux, CEO of Aera Technology, to unpack how organizations move from dashboards and ad hoc workflows to a system that senses, decides, and acts. AI is not just about chatbots. At the heart of this …

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Bonus B-Side: Back to Basics with Michael Paul Smith! 1:42:11

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As The Hamilcast starts to wrap up, I couldn't end this thing without jumping on the mic with Michael Paul Smith and making a podcast love letter to every listener, guest, Patreon Peep, and cool experience from these last ten years. Of course I couldn't mention everything and even as I type this, I'm kicking myself for not going back and discussing…

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#299 Jacob Buckman: Why the Future of AI Won't Be Built on Transformers 57:01

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This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Why do today's LLMs forget key details over long context, and what would it take to give them real memory that scales? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith explores Manifest AI's Power Retention arch…

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#298 Ryan Kolln: How Appen Trains the World's Most Powerful AI Models 51:01

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This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. How do the world's most powerful AI models get trained and trusted at scale, and what does that really take from data to deployment? In this episode, Appen CEO Ryan Kolln joins Eye on AI to unpack how rigorous…

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#491: Aaron Burr, Sir(s) // #HamilTEN Event at South Street Seaport 44:58

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On August 21st, 2025, I hosted a #HamilTEN event where I was asked to moderate a conversation with five actors who have played Aaron Burr over the years: Nik Walker, Donald Webber Jr., Jared Dixon, Marc delaCruz, and Deon'te Goodman. It was extra fun because they are all my friends and have all appeared on the podcast! This is the full audio of our…

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#297 Jeff Lunsford: How Agentic AI Will Redefine Every Digital Interaction 47:55

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Why will agentic AI redefine every digital interaction, and what foundation do enterprises need to make it safe, trusted, and real time? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with Jeff Lunsford to unpack how a neutral customer data platform like Tealium becomes the control plane for agentic systems. We cover how to collect and un…

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#490: Renée Elise Goldsberry // Hamilton Broadway's Original Angelica Schuyler 1:07:23

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Renée Elise Goldsberry is on the pod and yeah no there are no typos detected this actually happened! We covered so much ground and I am still in awe of what a warm, generous, honest, and thoughtful person Renée is. This episode is *packed.* Want to hear about her album Who I Really Am and what it was like to record it over four years and how Renée …

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#296 Yeop Lee: How Coxwave is Redefining AI Evaluation 43:04

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This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. How is Coxwave Redefining AI Evaluation? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith is joined by Yeop Lee, Head of Product at Coxwave. Together they explore how teams move beyond accuracy-only metrics to o…

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#489: Jennifer Simard // Part Two 42:40

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Jennifer Simard is back for round two and I do not at all regret to inform you that this is now a First Wives Club fan podcast. As she takes questions from the Patreon Peeps, Jennifer talks a lot about her process as Helen Sharp in Death Becomes Her, from respecting the source material without doing a Goldie Hawn impression to staying true to the s…

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#295 Fergal Reid: Why Your Bots Fail and How Agents Fix Your Customer Support 43:49

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This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Why do so many chatbots fail in the real world, and how can AI agents actually fix customer support? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith explores how teams move beyond scripted bots to production-gr…

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#294 Bhaskar Roy: How Workato Is Building the Rise of the Agentic Enterprise 57:04

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Try OCI for free at http://oracle.com/eyeonai This episode is sponsored by Oracle. OCI is the next-generation cloud designed for every workload – where you can run any application, including any AI projects, faster and more securely for less. On average, OCI costs 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, and 80% less for networking. Join Modal, …

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Monstrosity with David Race Ep 40 - Actress Morgan Fairchild, and a Paranormal artist 54:10

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Legendary Actress Morgan Fairchild Answers Great Questions! You have never heard Morgan Fairchild answer these questions. David Race gets inside stories about things no one else ever asked her about. Not Johnny, Lettermen, Stern, Kimmel, no one. Then we have a sketch artist and author on the show, who gets permission from ghosts and other paranorma…

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#293 Greg Shewmaker: How Enterprises Can Implement and Scale with Agentic AI 43:19

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This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. How can enterprises truly scale with agentic AI? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith speaks with Greg Shewmaker, CEO of r.Potential, about how organizations can successfully implement agentic AI sys…

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#488: Jennifer Simard // Part One 46:50

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The multi-talented Jennifer Simard is on the pod! Can you believe?! The three-time Tony nominated star of Death Becomes Her on Broadway AND bonafide TikTok sensation was generous enough to chat with me for so long that she has *two* episodes. Unreal. This week, Jennifer tells me her Hamilton story, talks about the beauty and madness of Tony season …

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#292 Peeyush Ranjan: How Nurix Is Redefining Voice AI for the Enterprise 45:06

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Discover how Neurix is building the next generation of voice AI that sounds and reacts like a human in this conversation with Peeyush, former Google technologist and co-founder of Miracle Labs. Peeyush shares how Neurix is solving the toughest challenges in conversational AI — from eliminating latency to creating natural, real-time dialogue that mi…

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#291 Naveen Jain: How AI Predicts Cancer, Diabetes & Chronic Illness 52:50

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This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Can AI and RNA testing make illness optional? In this episode, Eye on AI host Craig S. Smith sits down with Naveen Jain, founder and CEO of Viome, to explore how RNA sequencing and artificial intelligence are …

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#487: Daniel Pollack-Pelzner // Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist // Part Three 57:46

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As I wrap up with author Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, we have a first for the pod! A Patreon Peep is taking questions from his fellow Peeps! The deep dive continues as Daniel shares more stories that didn't make the book (Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist) and even tells us more details about things that *did* make the book. Plus, Daniel ne…

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#290 Joel Hron: How Thomson Reuters is Approaching The Next Era of AI 59:41

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This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Joel Hron, Chief Technology Officer at Thomson Reuters, joins Eye on AI to unpack the future of agentic systems and what it takes to build them responsibly at enterprise scale. We dive into the shift from prom…

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#486: Daniel Pollack-Pelzner // Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist // Part Two 48:40

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Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, cultural omnivore and author of Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist, is back for round two and the deep dive continues! This week, Daniel tells us all about the time Stephen Sondheim visited Lin's high school dished the dirt about West Side Story with a room full of teenage theatre kids. That's where Lin learned t…

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#289 Eiso Kant: How Reinforcement Learning and Coding Could Unlock Human-Level AI 54:06

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How do we get from today's AI copilots to true human-level intelligence? In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Eiso Kant, Co-Founder of Poolside, to explore why reinforcement learning + software development might be the fastest path to human-level AI. Eiso shares Poolside's mission to build AI that doesn't just autocomplete code …

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#485: Daniel Pollack-Pelzner // Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist // Part One 52:36

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Daniel Pollack-Pelzner is an award winning author, educator, and bonafide fan of culture, Shakespeare, musicals, and artists. His new book, Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist, is part biography, part deep dive, and part oral history. It's also a very beautiful (and honest!) tribute to Lin-Manuel and all the people and steps involved in …

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#288 Florian Douetteau: How Enterprises Can Scale and Adopt Agentic AI 55:05

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Discover how enterprises can successfully adopt and scale agentic AI to create real business impact in this conversation with Florian Douetteau, CEO and co-founder of Dataiku. Florian shares why democratizing AI across the enterprise is essential, how to prevent agent sprawl, and what it takes to build a governance framework that keeps your data se…

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#287 Sahil Bansal: Why Developers Are Switching to CodeRabbit's AI Code Reviews 48:02

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Try OCI for free at http://oracle.com/eyeonai This episode is sponsored by Oracle. OCI is the next-generation cloud designed for every workload – where you can run any application, including any AI projects, faster and more securely for less. On average, OCI costs 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, and 80% less for networking. Join Modal, …

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#484: Tyler McKenzie // Hamilton Dance Captain and Universal Swing // Part Three 42:28

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We're wrapping up Tyler McKenzie's episodes as he continues to take questions from the Patreon Peeps. Tyler talks about his special bond with the Charlotte arts community, his experience go-go dancing for the legendary Trixie Mattel, and we won't call it a comeback but Janet Jackson is performing again and you need to get yourself there to experien…

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#286 Ram Venkatesh: How to Build, Operate & Scale Enterprise AI Agents (Sema4.ai) 46:53

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Discover how Sema4.ai is redefining enterprise AI with a platform built to help businesses build, operate, and scale SAFE AI agents. In this conversation, CTO and co-founder Ram Venkatesh explains why simply generating insights isn't enough and why enterprises need AI that can act on those insights reliably, securely, and at scale. If you want to u…

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#285 Raj Koneru: How Kore.ai is Building No Code Enterprise-Grade Agentic AI 52:01

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Enterprise AI Agents for Work, Service and Process: www.kore.ai Kore.ai founder and CEO Raj Koneru breaks down how enterprises are moving beyond chatbots into agentic AI that actually ships. We get into the no-code tooling behind multi-agent workflows, agentic RAG, guardrails that keep outputs in scope, and why a control layer for governance is now…

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#483: Tyler McKenzie // Hamilton Dance Captain and Universal Swing // Part Two 46:02

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Tyler McKenzie is back for round two! Tyler just wrapped up an eight year journey with Hamilton, starting as a swing on Broadway for six months and then spending the rest of his time as a Universal Swing and the Dance Captain of the Philip Tour. Make no mistake, Tyler was traveling all over the place, but as an original member of that now-famous (i…

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#284 Pat Utz: Inside Abstract, The AI That Decodes Laws and Regulations 47:32

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What if AI could decode government in real time? In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Pat Utz, CEO and Co-Founder of Abstract, the AI startup building "regulatory superintelligence" to track and analyze laws, bills, and regulations across 145,000+ government entities. Pat explains how Abstract evolved from university research in…

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#283 Andrei Danescu: How Dexory Uses AI & Robotics for Warehouse Management 48:08

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What if your warehouse could see everything, all the time? In this episode of Eye on AI, we sit down with Andrei Danescu, CEO & Co-Founder of Dexory, to explore how AI and robotics are transforming logistics. Andrei shares his journey from Formula 1 engineering to building one of the fastest-growing robotics companies in Europe. He explains how Dex…

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#282 Chris O'Neill: How GrowthLoop is Using Agentic AI for Real-Time, Personalized Marketing 53:13

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Marketing is changing forever. In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with Chris O'Neill, CEO of GrowthLoop and board member at Gap, to explore how agentic AI and GrowthLoop's Compound Marketing Engine are transforming the way brands connect with their customers. Chris shares how GrowthLoop applies AI on top of modern data clouds …