Best Tony Kaplan Podcasts (2025)

We are entering the era of Fintech 3.0. Regulatory clarity, growing consumer adoption, and low-cost chains have paved the way for a golden age of building in crypto — and at YC, Base, and Coinbase we want to fund builders to seize this moment. In this episode of Main Function, YC's Harj Taggar and Base's Jesse Pollak sat down to discuss what kinds …

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The Brian Bailey Show 9-23-25: Robert Jones, Justin Behr 1:00:16

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PRL 9-22-25 Aundrae Allison, Alex Harper, Mack McCarthy 2:23:09

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5th Quarter ECU vs BYU 1:56:51

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PRL 9-19-25 Danny Beal, Brian North, Tony Dunn, Tony Collins, Morgan Ahlers, Holton Ahlers, Greg Hudson 2:22:43

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PRL 9-18-25 Zach Kaplan, Jeff Nadu, Will Coates, Justin Behr, Troy Dreyfus 2:22:27

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PRL 9-17-25 Ken Watlington, Rahjai Harris, Donnell Coley 2:23:01

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PRL 9-16-25 Mike Mullis, Justin Hardy, Brian Bailey, Jennings Hall, Bryce Williams, Danny Beal 2:23:16

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Brian Bailey Show 9-16-25: Blake Harrell, Kalani Sitake, Michael Johanson 1:01:43

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Aaron Levie: Why Startups Win In The AI Era 40:27

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For nearly two decades, Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie has been at the frontlines of how technology reshapes work—guiding the company through the rise of mobile, the cloud, and now the age of AI.In his fireside with YC General Partner David Lieb at AI Startup School, Aaron reflects on what it means to adapt a company over the long term, the har…

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PRL 9-15-25 Alex Harper, Mack McCarthy, Aundrae Allison, Greg Wrubell 2:21:57

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Cinematographer Bill Pope 1:40:44

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Bill and I discuss working with puppets, bullet time, Bound, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and much much more. Bill's IMDB Please check us out on our website and on instagram and like us and review us if you enjoyed the episode. Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud Theme Mix - Charles PapertBy Dave Chameides

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5th Quarter ECU vs Coastal Carolina 9-13-25 1:43:10

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PRL 9-12-25 Brian North, Tony Dunn, Tony Collins, Holton Ahlers, Matt Rushing 2:27:29

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The Future of Software Creation with Replit CEO Amjad Masad 42:01

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Amjad Masad is the co-founder & CEO of Replit, now valued at $3B after a recent $250M Series C. He's spent nearly a decade making programming accessible to all—and with the rise of AI, that vision is closer than ever.In this talk from AI Startup School on June 17, 2025, Amjad traces the arc of computing from mainframes to personal computers to a fu…

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Chasing Comedy - Episode 38: Boston Comedy, Vegas Horse Racing & Self-Driving Hearses with Tony V 1:08:43

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🎙️ In Episode 38 of Chasing Comedy, Brian Scott McFadden sits down with Boston comedy legend Tony V to talk about the roots of the Boston comedy scene, his stories from Aruba and Vegas with Robin Williams and Bobcat Goldthwait, and his philosophy on stand-up. From acting in CODA and The Town to crafting bits about coffee, science, and self-driving …

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PRL 9-11-25 Zach Kaplan, Greg Hudson, Will Coates, Jeff Nadu, Chris Birgin 2:24:17

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PRL 9-10-25 Ken Watlington, Kristi Overton, Donnell Coley, Rahjai Harris, Ethan Norby 2:22:28

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PRL 9-9-25 Mike Mullis, Brian Bailey, Jennings Hall, Bryce Williams, Austin Robertshaw 2:23:26

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Brian Bailey Show 9-9-25: Blake Harrell, Sam Weiderhaft, Zach Kaplan 1:00:34

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PRL 9-8-25 Ellerbe, Mack McCarthy, Aundrae Allison, Cliff Godwin, Alex Harper 2:25:22

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The FDE Playbook for AI Startups with Bob McGrew 50:42

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Bob McGrew helped build some of the most influential technologies of the past two decades. Bob was an early engineer at PayPal, an early executive at Palantir, and was recently Chief Research Officer at OpenAI - where he led the development of ChatGPT, GPT-4 and the o1 reasoning model. During his time at Palantir, he was a pioneer of the Forward De…

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Chasing Comedy - Episode 37: Cruise Buffets, Furries & Therapist Vacations 1:02:11

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Brian Scott McFadden and Dustin Chafin dive into the absurd world of cruise ship buffets, Titanic “hot poor privilege,” and a Chipmunk-costumed fling that sparks a furry confession. Along the way they meet the “GOAT of shoplifting,” roast their therapists for taking August off, and put AI comedy to the test in a wild A.I.merican Idol segment.…

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5th Quarter 9-6-25 ECU vs Campbell 1:29:42

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PRL 9-5-25 Brian North, Tony Dunn, Justin Behr, Tony Collins, Morgan Ahlers 2:22:18

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PRL 9-4-25 Zach Kaplan, Greg Hudson, Jeff Nadu, ECU Volleyball, Chris Hemeyer, Holton Ahlers 2:24:50

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A Short Incomplete History of The PRO 44:17

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David Emmerichs and Chris Haarhoff discuss the beginnings of the PRO Stabilizer, a device they were instrumental in creating, that propelled the art of Steadicam by leaps and bounds. GPI PRO Systems Website David's IMDB Chris' IMDB Please check us out on our website and on instagram and like us and review us if you enjoyed the episode. Theme Music …

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PRL 9-3-25 Ken Watlington, Antwan Staley, Donell Coley, Rahjai Harris, Troy Dreyfus 2:22:51

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Michael Truell: Building Cursor at 23, Taking on GitHub Copilot, and Advice to Engineering Students 27:55

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Michael Truell on June 17th, 2025 at AI Startup School in San Francisco.At 25, Michael Truell has already built Cursor into one of the fastest-growing companies in AI coding, hitting $100M ARR in just a year. In this fireside chat with YC General Partner Diana Hu, he shares the lessons that came from years of failed projects with his co-founders, w…

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From Fans to Shareholders: How Individuals Can Now Invest In Professional Sports 1:11:19

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Welcome to the Holy Grail of Investing Podcast with Tony Robbins and Christopher Zook! Our hosts dive deep into the revolutionary world of professional sports investing with special guest Sam Kennedy, President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox and CEO of Fenway Sports Group, along with Ian Charles and David O’Connor, Co-Founders and Managing Partners …

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Brian Bailey Show 9-2-25: Campbell Coach Braxton Harris, Chris Hemeyer, Dale Steele 1:03:13

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PRL 9-1-25 Ellerbe, Alex Harper, Mack McCarthy, Aundrae Allison, ECU Report 2:16:05

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PRL 8-29-25 Brian North, Tony Collins, Tony Dunn, Morgan Ahlers, ECU/NC State Recap 2:22:43

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GPT-OSS vs. Qwen vs. Deepseek: Comparing Open Source LLM Architectures 12:31

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OpenAI recently released its first open-weights model since GPT-2, entering a field led by DeepSeek and Alibaba's Qwen.YC's Ankit Gupta breaks down everything you need to know about these top OSS models, including what sets them apart under the hood. He’ll compare their approaches to mixture-of-experts, long-context training, and post-training tech…

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US Cellular 5th Quarter Show 8-28-25 ECU vs NC State 2:03:34

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On Set Dresser Aaron Robert Hall 1:22:34

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Aaron and I discuss the amazing relationship between the on set dresser and the operator, Killers of the Flower Moon, Eddington, harmonica playing, and so much more. Aaron's IMDB Please check us out on our website and on instagram and like us and review us if you enjoyed the episode. Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud Theme Mix - Charles Papert…

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PRL 8-27-25 Ken Watlington, Donnell Coley, Holton Ahlers, Andrew Bayes, Justin Hardy 2:22:21

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PRL 8-26-25 Mike Mullis, Jim Szoke, Brian Bailey, Jennings Hall, Bryce Williams, Will Coats 2:22:35

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Brian Bailey Show 8-26-25 Ruffin McNeill, Shane Carden, Rahjai Harris, Andre Brown, Todd Gibson 1:03:33

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How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience) 45:25

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In this episode of Founder Firesides, YC General Partner Gustaf Alströmer is joined by Max Junestrand, co-founder and CEO of Legora, one of the fastest-growing legal AI startups in the world. In just 13 months, Max and his team scaled from 10 to 100 people, raised $80M, and cracked the challenge of selling to one of the most skeptical industries. M…