Best Lopa Podcasts (2026)

Show Notes: On this episode of The Gifted Life Podcast, we share a 30-year journey rooted in service as we highlight the extraordinary impact of longtime donation advocate and LOPA Board Member David Puckett. David reflects on his family’s transplant journey with his daughter, Lauren, a journey that led him to become her living kidney donor for her…

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How Zipline Scaled to 2 Million Drone Deliveries | Keller Cliffton 1:06:04

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My first interview with Keller Cliffton, co-founder & CEO of Zipline.

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Building Long-Range Supersonic Planes | Ian Brooke, Astro Mechanica 1:38:58

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My first interview with Ian Brooke, founder & CEO of Astro Mechanica.

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How Land Raising Works | Laurence Allen, Terranova 1:17:38

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Laurence Allen is Co-Founder & CEO of Terranova.

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Clayton Sparks' Legacy 32:32

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Show Notes: We welcome Beth Sparks, mother of donor hero Clayton Sparks, to share more about her son whose legacy continues to touch so many lives. Clayton, became an organ donor at the age of 24, and was the inspiration for the children’s book Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark, written by Abby Gray, the wife of Clayton’s liver recipient. Beth reflect…

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Google, Open AI i els seus models d'IA, al Versió Rac1 32:45

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El catedràtic d'economia de la Universitat de Colúmbia afirma que "Google ha creat fa dues setmanes el Gemini 3, un xatbot que crec que és millor que el ChatGPT"Google acaba de llançar un nou model de la seva intel·ligència artificial, el Gemini 3, i ho ha fet després que Open AI posés en marxa el seu propi navegador web, batejat com a Atlas, que v…

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China, Robotics, & Open-Source AI | Clem Delangue 1:47:57

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My first interview with Clem Delangue, Co-Founder & CEO of Hugging Face.

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The Greatest World Conquerors In History | Ben Wilson 1:34:18

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My first interview with Ben Wilson, creator of How To Take Over The World.

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Curing Age-Related Diseases w Epigenetic Medicines | Lada Nuzhna, General Control 1:07:46

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My first interview with Lada Nuzhna, Founder & CEO of General Control. General Control engineers epigenetic medicines for age-related diseases.

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Espanya va bé o Europa malament?, al Versió Rac1 26:50

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Sala i Martín: "Mentre la productivitat a Espanya vingui dels immigrants, això no es traduirà en un augment de sous"El catedràtic d'Economia creu que per girar aquesta situació cal canviar l'actual model de negoci espanyol, el sistema educatiu i invertir en maquinàriaEl ministre d'Economia Carlos Cuerpo ha destacat aquest dimarts l’excel·lent situa…

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Why Elon Outcompetes Everyone | Shaun Maguire, Sequoia 1:42:23

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My first interview with Shaun Maguire, Partner at Sequoia Capital.

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Fireside Chat w Joshua Browder 55:51

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Sat down with Joshua Browder, founder & CEO of DoNotPay, for the first ever Relentless shoot at night overlooking San Francisco.

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A Look Inside Mold-Related Illness | Ariana Thacker, Moldco 1:05:49

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My first interview with Ariana Thacker, cofounder & CEO of Moldco.

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The Most Successful 3D Printing Startup In The US | Max Lobovsky, Formlabs 1:06:28

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My first interview with Max Lobovsky, cofounder & CEO of Formlabs.

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Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark 42:42

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Show Notes: On this episode of The Gifted Life Podcast, we welcome Abby Gray, author of Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark and Impatiently Waiting for Miracles. In January 2017, Abby began writing as a therapeutic outlet while she and her husband, Reid, faced serious health challenges. Four years later, their lives changed forever when Reid received a …

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Building Unmanned Cargo Planes | David Zagaynov, Poseidon 54:34

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My first interview with David Zagaynov, co-founder & CEO of Poseidon.

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Acomiadaments massius i criptomonedes, al Versió Rac1 35:28

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El catedràtic d'Economia a la Universitat de Colúmbia, afirma que aquesta és una de les hipòtesis que expliquen els milers d'acomiadaments que empreses com Amazon, Nestlé, Intel, Microsoft o Google estan fent Amazon acomiadarà mil dos-cents treballadors a l’estat espanyol i catorze mil a escala global. L’anunci es fa quan la companyia registra un b…

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How Shinkei Is Reshoring America's Seafood Supply Chain | Saif Khawaja 36:04

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Shinkei is building fish harvesting robots with the goal of reshoring America's seafood supply chain while radically improving the quality & shelf life of the fish we consume. Their Poseidon robot is scaling the traditional Japanese ike-jime method for killing fish which is humane and preserves texture, flavor, and freshness.…

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Precision Cargo Delivery From Space | Justin Fiaschetti, Inversion 1:17:56

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First interview with Justin Fiaschetti, cofounder & CEO at Inversion. Inversion is building autonomous re-entry vehicles that enable precision cargo delivery from space in under an hour.

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What It Takes To Build A Self-Sustaining City On Mars | Saurav Shroff, Starpath 1:25:50

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First interview with Saurav Shroff, co-founder & CEO of Starpath.

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The Inventor of the Onewheel | Kyle Doerksen 1:03:40

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First interview with Kyle Doerksen, founder & CEO of Future Motion, the creator of Onewheel.

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The Future of Electric Boats | Mitch Lee, Arc 44:01

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First interview with Mitch Lee, cofounder & CEO of Arc Boats.

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Building Long-Range Hypersonic Missiles | Bryon Hargis, Castelion 1:58:00

3M ago1:58:00

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First interview with Bryon Hargis, cofounder & CEO of Castelion.

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How To Solve The US Housing Crisis | Alexis Rivas, Cover 57:09

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First interview with Alexis Rivas, cofounder & CEO of Cover.

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XSM al Versió RAC1: "Som davant d'una crisi financera global" 27:13

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El catedràtic assegura que França té un problema de deute molt elevat que cada cop serà més gran, i que això és un problema mundial, com demostren països com Grècia o Espanya Emmanuel Macron ha donat 48 hores a Sébastien Lecornu, el primer ministre francès acabat de dimitir, perquè negociï amb l'oposició un "pla d'acció" que estabilitzi políticamen…

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How US Hardware Startups Will Outcompete China | Pari Singh, Flow 1:13:00

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Jeri Gill | Ms. Senior World Louisiana and Living Kidney Donor 29:17

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Show Notes: On this episode we shine a spotlight on an incredible woman whose story combines generosity and advocacy with a touch of pageant sparkle. Jeri Gill, an altruistic living kidney donor, was recently crowned 2025 Ms. Senior World Louisiana in the 60’s age category. Jeri's platform is organ donation, and she uses her voice to champion the g…

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The Manufacturing Startup That's Outcompeting China | Jim Belosic, SendCutSend 1:44:31

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First interview with Jim Belosic, founder & CEO of SendCutSend.

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#52 - San Francisco: The Frontier City | Sam D'Amico, Jason Carman, Will O'Brien, Michael LaFramboise, Laurence Allen 1:12:34

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This is a *mostly* hard tech roundtable that we shot on a ferry in San Francisco with Sam D'Amico, Jason Carman, Will O'Brien, Michael LaFramboise, and Laurence Allen.

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#51 - Bernt Bornich, Founder & CEO of 1X 31:34

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Bernt is building humanoid robots for your home.

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#50 - Jason Carman, Founder & CEO of Story 48:42

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Creating Planet - Story's first short film, building the Nike for technology, starting work on a trilogy.

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#49 - Ian Laffey, Cofounder & CEO of Theseus 1:47:49

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Flying drones in GPS-denied environments.

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Trump, Tik Tok i l'OPA al Sabadell, al Versió Rac1 24:54

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Encara que Jimmy Kimmel tornarà a fer el seu show a la ABC, Xavier Sala i Martin ha criticat aquest dimarts amb duresa els responsables de la cadena per haver-lo acomiadat. En declaracions al Versió RAC1 de Toni Clapés, el professor de la Universitat de Colúmbia ha explicat que el comentari que va fer Kimmel sobre Donald Trump i l'assassinat de Cha…

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#48 - Daniel Francis, Founder & CEO of Abel Police 1:20:35

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Ride alongs, police chases, alcoholism in China. "We do this not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy."

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#47 - Mike Grace, Co-Founder & CEO of Longshot 1:08:10

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Space cannons, getting to Mach 25, history of German weapons.

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#46 - Noor Siddiqui, Founder & CEO of Orchid 58:27

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Embryo screening, genetic diseases, moral panic around reproductive technology.

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Caring for the Second Victim: A Conversation with Dr. Albert Wu 46:32

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Send us a text Dr. Albert Wu joins Inspire Global Radio to talk story about what it means to care for the people who care for others. He shares how the concept of the “second victim” came to be—and how it grew into the RISE program at Johns Hopkins, a peer support model for healthcare workers after unexpected patient outcomes. We also explore his c…

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Al Versió Rac1: "ChatGPT és com un ajudant que s'inventa coses" 39:33

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El catedràtic d'Economia de la Universitat de Colúmbia assegura que aquesta intel·ligència artificial és '"un model de predicció de paraules que no està dissenyat per dir la veritat""El ChatGPT enganya la gent. És com un tertulià deshonest, parlant amb convenciment i inventant-se coses. Has de verificar tot el que diu". Aquesta és l'afirmació que e…

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#45 - Michael LaFramboise, Co-Founder & CEO of Aurelius 1:41:47

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Directed energy weapons, drone swarms, future of warfare.

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#44 - WTF is happening in El Segundo 1:33:25

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First round table interview on what is happening in El Segundo.

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Miss Louisiana's Teen Virginia Kirkpatrick 26:34

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Show Notes: On this episode of The Gifted Life Podcast we welcome Miss Louisiana’s Teen 2025, Virginia Kirkpatrick. 17 year old Virginia is an impressive leader on every level, but what really stood out is her Community Service Initiative to educate and encourage registration as an organ and tissue donor, “Life After Mine: Your Choice, Their Chance…

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#43 - Halen Mattison, Co-Founder & CEO of General Galactic 1:14:08

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SpaceX, Starship, building a gas station on Mars.

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#42 - Casey Handmer, Founder & CEO of Terraform Industries 1:45:25

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Industrializing Rome, terraforming Mars, chewing glass and staring into the abyss.

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#41 - Jake Adler, Founder & CEO of Pilgrim 1:57:17

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Bioweapons, future of warfare, real-time plague maps.

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#40 - Zach Yadegari, Blake Anderson, Alex Slater, & Connor McLaren 1:43:07

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My first interview with the Co-Founders of App Mafia: Zach Yadegari, Blake Anderson, Alex Slater, Connor McLaren

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#39 - Danielle Strachman, Co-Founder & GP at 1517 1:13:02

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My first interview with Danielle Strachman, co-founder of 1517.

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When Aid Ends: Honoring the Voices of USAID's Local Staff 59:44

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Send us a text When USAID was dismantled this year, more than 4,000 people around the world lost their jobs. But what was truly lost goes far beyond positions and programs—it was the dedication, wisdom, and humanity of those who poured their lives into building healthier, more equitable communities. In this episode, we honor and thank four extraord…