Best David Vuong Podcasts (2025)

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Nano Banana Bonanza 15:53

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Description David and Ilan take you on a Nano Banana Bonanza and explore Google's viral image generation model. They tell you why it's creating such a buzz, how to use it effectively, and practical business applications beyond viral memes. Chapters [00:00] - What is Nano Banana and Why the Hype? [02:26] - Identity Preservation: The Secret Sauce [04…

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Director Francis Ford Coppola Keeps His Dream Alive 1:00:41

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Director Francis Ford Coppola doesn’t just want to make movies. He wants to change them. This was true in 1969 when he co-founded Zoetrope Studios with George Lucas, and it remains true today. Watch the video of our conversation on YouTube. We return to our talk with Coppola upon the anniversary of his modern-day Roman epic fable Megalopolis, discu…

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Open AI and Microsoft are seeing other people (and other news for Sept 16) 17:58

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David and Ilan dive into the news from the last week of AI and Vibe Coding, covering shifting partnerships between tech giants, breakthrough achievements in AI capabilities, and emerging concerns around safety and security. Sponsor Querio - AI agent for natural language data insights https://querio.ai Chapters 00:00 - OpenAI Diversifies: $300B Orac…

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Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’ Takes the Emmys 1:09:23

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At this year’s Primetime Emmys, Seth Rogen took home four major awards for The Studio, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. We sat with Rogen around the show’s release back in the spring to discuss his key influences (6:15), from Robert Altman’s The Player to The Larry Sanders Show (13:25), the evolving…

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The Terry Gross Interview 1:39:30

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This month marks 50 years of Terry Gross as the host of Fresh Air. What began in 1975 as a local experiment at WHYY in Philadelphia has since grown into a national institution—one that not only transformed public radio, but laid the groundwork for the world of podcasting. To commemorate a half-century on the air, Terry Gross joins us for a rare app…

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Level up discovery with these AI tools 16:21

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CHAPTERS [00:00] Intro [02:33] Defining problems using AI [06:07] Generating hypotheses using AI [12:30] The Mom Test [15:04] Next Steps SPONSOR Querio - https://bit.ly/panc_querio LINKS The Mom Test - https://www.momtestbook.com/ Music by Oleksandr Savochka FIND US YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PandCpodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/…

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Cook Samin Nosrat (‘Salt Fat Acid Heat’) Returns with ‘Good Things’ 1:12:45

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Eight years ago, cook and writer Samin Nosrat created a kitchen staple with Salt Fat Acid Heat: a New York Times bestseller that later became a hit Netflix series. Nosrat returns with Good Things, a collection of personal recipes straight from her dining table. We discuss the influences that shaped the book (8:30), the ephemerality (and pleasure) o…

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AI and Vibe Coding News for the Week of September 1 32:14

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DESCRIPTION David and Ilan catch you up on the latest AI news, covering OpenAI's new budget tier, why 95% of AI projects fail, and Google's impressive new image generation capabilities. OpenAI's $5 "Go tier" expands AI access globally Small language models finding their niche in manufacturing MIT report reveals harsh reality: 95% of AI projects fai…

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The Homecoming of Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) 1:00:14

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Over the long holiday weekend, Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) released his latest album, Essex Honey. To celebrate, we return to our 2022 conversation with the visionary musician. At the top, we dive into his EP Four Songs (3:15), performing at Madison Square Garden with Harry Styles (4:40), and the process that guides much of his music (6:39). Then, Dev…

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Laura Dern on Living Well (The Dan Buettner Podcast) 1:27:02

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We’re excited to share a new show from Lemonada Media: The Dan Buettner Podcast. Today’s episode features the incomparable Laura Dern. In his groundbreaking Blue Zones research, National Geographic explorer and bestselling author Dan Buettner uncovered the secrets to longevity and happiness from the world’s longest-lived populations. Now, on the po…

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Becoming an AI native PM: Discovery pt 1 32:27

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Welcome to season 2! In this season, David and Ilan are exploring the process of becoming an AI native product team by building a product from scratch using AI tools along the way. This week, you’ll get to hear about how they’re thinking of building a product and how deep research does just a mediocre job at coming up with business ideas. Chapters …

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A Candid Conversation with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass 1:08:07

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It’s been a year in Los Angeles. Between the historic wildfires, rapid recovery efforts, and the ICE raids over the summer, Mayor Karen Bass has been tasked with moving at a breakneck speed to meet the demands of a city in peril. Watch this conversation on our new YouTube channel. The Mayor joins us this week to reflect on her office’s response to …

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Why This Ex-Amazon PM Says Product Managers are Actually More Valuable in the AI Era 31:27

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Nabeel Khan shares his journey from operations manager to Amazon's youngest Senior PM, and why he believes product management will thrive alongside AI development. What we cover: Career progression from warehouse operations to senior product leadership Why product management fundamentals remain critical as AI tools evolve The emergence of "vibe cod…

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Mari Andrew, artist and author 1:13:45

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In the collection of essays, How to Be a Living Thing: Meditations on Intuitive Oysters, Hopeful Doves, and Being Human in the World, the writer and artist reflects on the ways animals mirror, challenge, and deepen our experiences as living creatures and how they can teach us to live more fully as humans. This program was held on July 15, 2025. Wat…

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The Stories of Actor Josh Brolin (‘Weapons’) 1:25:30

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With the arrival of Weapons in theaters, we return to our conversation with actor Josh Brolin. Since the turn of the century, Brolin has had quite a run. From No Country for Old Men and Hail, Caesar! from the Coen Brothers, to Inherent Vice from Paul Thomas Anderson, to Sicario and the Dune films from Denis Villeneuve. His memoir, From Under the Tr…

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Parvati Shallow, reality TV star, with Stephen Thompson 1:07:25

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In Nice Girls Don’t Win: How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power, the five-time “Survivor” competitor and breakout star of “The Traitors” shares the stories that allowed her to transform her most difficult moments into catalysts for empowerment, from her childhood growing up in a Florida commune to the L.A. casting rooms that would drop her in t…

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Interview with Rami Abi Habib | Querio 38:20

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DESCRIPTION Ilan interviews Rami, co-founder of Querio, about his journey from Amazon operations to product management to founding an AI-enabled startup. Rami drops knowledge on what PMs need to know when starting a company. From warehouse operations to Alexa PM to AI startup founder Building Querio: AI-native business intelligence platform The art…

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Actor Julia Garner is Hollywood’s Secret ‘Weapon’ 50:28

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Actor Julia Garner (Ozark) has built a career out of shapeshifting. This summer, the Emmy-winning performer lands on the silver (surfer) screen with two major projects—The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the highly-anticipated horror film, Weapons. At the top, we walk through the spine-tingling world of Zach Cregger’s new film (6:45), the Moleskine…

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Build an AI agent in less than 20 minutes 29:55

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DESCRIPTION Ilan and David demystify AI agents and show you that building them is more accessible than you think! They explore the difference between "agentic AI" and true "AI agents," walk through a practical framework, and build a working news summarization agent live using Replit. What makes an AI agent vs. agentic AI Breaking down agent develop…

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David Mamet Exits Stage Left 1:19:19

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David Mamet is one of the most celebrated American playwrights of the last century: Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Speed-the-Plow, American Buffalo, and Glengarry Glen Ross— which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1983 and remains timely today. Our conversation unfolds, fittingly, in three acts. Act I: the inspiration behind his new novel about ed…

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Director Celine Song on ‘Materialists’ (Death, Sex & Money) 42:44

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Long before Celine Song was nominated for an Academy Award for her feature directorial debut, Past Lives, she was a struggling playwright in New York City with an unusual side hustle: matchmaking. In this special episode presented by Death, Sex & Money, host Anna Sale sits with Celine to unpack how this personal experience inspired the plot of her …

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Care Is The Last Differentiator: What Happens When The Cost Of Intelligence Hits Zero 30:09

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DESCRIPTION David is joined by Ray Kanani and Adam Kropf to discuss the evolving role of AI in product management, exploring its implications for society, practical applications, and the skills needed for product managers in this new era. * How AI shifts the product manager’s job * What expertise means in an LLM-powered world * Why puzzles (yes, pu…

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Actor Patricia Clarkson (‘Sharp Objects’) Goes Her Own Way 56:03

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After nearly four decades of working in Hollywood, actor Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent, Pieces of April) says her portrayal of women’s rights activist Lilly Ledbetter is “the greatest privilege” in her storied career. We sat with the legendary actress as part of this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss her powerful turn in Lilly (4:10), h…

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Play It Again: Joaquin Phoenix 1:03:34

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“I wanted to be good, but I completely burned up the morning,” said Joaquin Phoenix on day 1 of Eddington. “Ari and I stayed on set when everyone left for lunch—and, slowly, something emerged. I don’t know if it’s any good, but it didn’t make me want to end everything.” With the film’s arrival in theaters, we return to our candid, long-form talk wi…

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Joanna Macy, In Memoriam — Beauty and Wisdom and Courage (and Rilke) to Sustain Us 50:57

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This rich, gorgeous conversation will fill your soul. The singular and beloved Joanna Macy died at home at the age of 96 on July 20, 2025. She has left an immense legacy of beauty and wisdom and courage to sustain us. A Buddhist teacher, ecological philosopher, and Rilke translator, she taught and embodied a wild love for the world. What follows is…

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Which deep research is best? We test GPT, Gemini, and Perplexity 47:13

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What if you could get a comprehensive market analysis that would normally take weeks of research in just 13 minutes, complete with competitor breakdowns, financial projections, and strategic frameworks? In this episode, we put AI's newest "deep research" capabilities to the ultimate test, pitting Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity against each other i…

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Director Ari Aster (‘Eddington’) Has Made an American Western for 2025 56:05

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“Eddington is a film about a bunch of people who know that something is wrong,” says writer-director Ari Aster. “It’s just that nobody can agree on what that thing is.” Aster joins us this week to unpack his controversial, COVID-era western: his time back home in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he wrote through lockdown (9:30), the works of Robert Al…

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Lena Dunham is Never ‘Too Much’ 1:15:02

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Writer/director Lena Dunham is the voice of my generation. Or at the very least, a voice of a generation. Her new show, Too Much, is now available to stream on Netflix. We start by discussing her 2022 film Sharp Stick (6:20), the 1970s cinema that inspired it (9:50), and how it offers a “three-way mirror” to the female experience (12:41). Then, Len…

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Three practical AI tools you can use today 19:14

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What if the secret to next-level productivity was hiding in plain sight? In this week's episode of Prompt and Circumstance, David and Ilan dive into three surprisingly powerful AI tools that could change the way you work. Forget the jargon and hype: they're sharing practical tips you can use immediately. CHAPTERS [00:00] News [05:37] Voice dictatio…

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Jacinda Ardern, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, with Lulu Garcia-Navarro 1:03:07

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What if we could redefine leadership? In A Different Kind of Power, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand—who became the country’s youngest Prime Minister in more than 150 years—reflects on the struggles, triumphs, and deeply personal experiences that shaped her leadership style and what she’s learned along the way. In conversation with Lulu Gar…

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How ‘Big and Beautiful’ is Trump’s Bill? (with Jamelle Bouie of NYT) 1:29:01

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From the opinion pages of The New York Times to his popular TikTok feed, Jamelle Bouie is a leading voice in American politics. This week, Bouie helps us sift through the inner workings of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” (4:38): its promise of prosperity for the middle class (8:44), the “moral economy” guiding the legislation (13:00), the projected lo…

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Matchmaker Maria Avgitidis with Andrew Limbong 1:08:42

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Matchmaker Maria—a fourth-generation matchmaker and podcast host—is here to help with straight-talking advice for attracting and growing the partnership you deserve in Ask a Matchmaker: Matchmaker Maria’s No-Nonsense Guide to Finding Love. In conversation with Andrew Limbong, reporter for NPR’s Arts Desk and host of NPR’s “Book of the Day” podcast.…

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Ross Gay — Hope Portal, Episode 7 10:19

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Ross Gay is a poet, community gardener, and teacher who brings another way of wisdom to the conviction that we have to know what we love and what delights us. And that we have to tend to that as fiercely as to what is broken and what we’re called to make better, what we’re called to make more just. Knowing what we love and knowing how to take delig…

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Senator Lisa Murkowski with Libby Casey 1:05:41

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In Far From Home, the Alaskan senator offers hope for a functional Washington and a fervent appeal for a politics grounded in compromise and compassion. She takes you through the defining moments of her more than twenty-year career—from her Senate appointment to the pivotal events of the Trump era. In conversation with Libby Casey, senior news anch…

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Ocean Vuong with Nicole Chung 1:14:52

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From the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time Is a Mother, as well as the novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, comes The Emperor of Gladness—a novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. In conversation with Nicole Chung, the author o…

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Which AI notetaker should you use? We reviewed 10 so you don't have to 35:43

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SUMMARY Which AI notetakers stack up and which ones just flop? David (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvuong/) and Ilan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilan-rotenberg/) test 10 AI note-taking tools in challenging conditions to find the best options for your meetings CHAPTERS 00:00 Setting the Stage for AI Note Taking 01:08 Method 01:11 Scoring 03:13 Grain…

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Actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach Returns to ‘The Bear’ 52:29

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To celebrate the fourth season of The Bear, we return to our conversation with Emmy-winning actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach. At the top, we dive into the making of the hit series (9:22), his unforgettable collaboration with Jeremy Allen White (11:20), and how Moss-Bachrach manages to keep adding layers to his portrayal of Cousin Richie (14:26). Then, he d…

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Joy Harjo — The Hope Portal Ep. 6 17:09

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Our teacher this time is the extraordinary Joy Harjo. She is a musician, a visual artist, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, and she’s also former Poet Laureate of the United States. From the beginning of her life, from childhood and even before, she has carried and retained a sense of space and time and life that is so much vaster than present…

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He Pushed a Vibe Coded App to Production. What Did He Learn? 20:59

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Ilan pushed a vibe coded app to production and shares three important lessons he learned along the way. Here's the link to the working prototype. EPISODE CHAPTERS [00:00] - Intro [01:00] - Important AI News [05:00] - Lessons MENTIONED Anthropic did not breach copyright NYT v. OpenAI Disney, Universal v Midjourney Sony, Universal, Warner v. Suno & U…

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Comedian Jerrod Carmichael is Creating His Own Truman Show 1:26:03

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In just under a decade, Jerrod Carmichael has had a remarkably varied career. On the heels of his latest HBO special, we return to our conversation with Emmy-winning comedian. At the top, we unpack the origin of his deeply personal series Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (6:30), his early days making his NBC sitcom (10:57), and why he decided to broa…

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Joanna Macy — Hope Portal, Episode 5 12:03

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Our teacher and inspiration for this session is Joanna Macy. What she embodies is a wild love for the world and a fierce hope that rises irrepressible from that. And she carries and lives an important reminder to us that when we love, we will also know pain, and we will know grief that can feel too awful to bear. When we talk about the muscle of ho…