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Clear all filters- All-In Podcast1h 37m
Trump's Big Week: Middle East Trip, China Deal, Pharma EO, "Big, Beautiful Bill" with Ben Shapiro
Trump, Ben Shapiro, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg, David Sacks
Hosts Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya, and Ben Shapiro issued a formal apology to poker legend Phil Hellmuth for previously making false claims about his relationship with Timothée Chalamet and his status among Hollywood elites. Concurrently, the discussion detailed President Trump's Middle East trip, which secured approximately $2 trillion in investment deals while signaling a foreign policy shift toward commerce over interventionism. The panel also examined domestic issues including a proposed tax bill projected to add $4.1 trillion to the deficit, state bans on cellular meat, and an executive order aiming to slash pharmaceutical prices by 30 to 80 percent through a "Most Favored Nation" mechanism.
- All-In Podcast2h 2m
The Great Tariff Debate with David Sacks, Larry Summers, and Ezra Klein
David Sacks, Larry Summers, Ezra Klein, Friedberg, Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya
On the eighty-day mark of President Trump's second term, the administration paused reciprocal tariffs to force global negotiations while enforcing a 125% hike on China, triggering historic market volatility and a cumulative $6 trillion loss since "Liberation Day." Critics like Larry Summers and Ezra Klein warn that this erratic "Peron-style" governance and the DOGE initiative's aggressive austerity measures risk destroying essential state capacity and triggering a deep recession, while proponents such as David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya defend the chaotic strategy as necessary game theory to secure onshoring of critical technologies and reset trade frameworks.
- All-In Podcast1h 28m
The AI Cold War, Signalgate, CoreWeave IPO, Tariff Endgames, El Salvador Deportations
Gavin Baker, Chamath, Friedberg, Jason Calacanis
CoreWeave's $1.5 billion IPO at a $23 billion valuation highlights a strategic shift by Nvidia to fragment the hyperscaler oligopoly through "neo-cloud" partners capable of managing high-difficulty GPU clusters. This market evolution is driven by the complex transition to Blackwell architecture, which necessitates liquid cooling and infrastructure upgrades, while agentic AI promises to unlock high-skill automation pending compute availability. Concurrently, the Trump administration faces scrutiny over geopolitical tensions with China, a controversial tariff-and-tax fiscal plan, and security lapses in communications and deportation protocols involving sensitive international operations.
- All-In Podcast1h 39m
Fixing the American Dream with Andrew Schulz
Andrew Schulz, Friedberg, Gavin Newsom, Trump, Jason Calacanis
In a May 3 Miami event featuring comedian Andrew Schulz, hosts Jason Calacanis and David Sack discussed advanced IVF technologies, the strategic implications of Governor Gavin Newsom's new podcast, and critiques of President Trump's tariff policies. The dialogue extended to economic solutions such as investing the Social Security Trust Fund in equities to prevent 2032 insolvency, while analyzing housing market distortions and the psychological drivers behind modern conspiracy theories. Panelists also shared personal investment origins, evaluated the Department of Government Efficiency's potential under Elon Musk, and highlighted JD Vance's political trajectory as a key figure in future American leadership.
- All-In Podcast1h 15m
Epstein Files Flop, State of the Market, Autonomous Robots, Trump's Gold Card, Friedberg on Jeopardy
Trump, Friedberg, Chamath, Bezos, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks
In a recent episode, hosts Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya, and David Freiberg discussed a wide range of topics including David Freiberg's $1 million *Celebrity Jeopardy!* victory and Brett Atcock's accelerated timeline for home robot beta tests by late 2025. The conversation shifted to macroeconomic concerns, with Freiberg warning of stagflation due to tariffs and immigration policies while analyzing the $91.5 billion valuation of payment giant Stripe against its competitor Adyen. Additionally, the panel debated Donald Trump's proposed $5 million "Golden Visa" program and the strategic implications of dissolving the USPS governing board to improve economic data collection.
- All-In Podcast1h 46m
The Stablecoin Future, Milei's Memecoin, DOGE for the DoD, Grok 3, Why Stripe Stays Private
Milei, Patrick Collison, Jamie Dimon, Trump, Elon, Jason Calacanis, David Friedberg
Stripe leaders Patrick and John Collison, joined by Chamath Palihapitiya and Dave Sacks, discussed the company's $1 trillion annual processing volume, its strategic pivot into stablecoin infrastructure via the Bridge acquisition, and its continued decision to remain private to prioritize long-term compounding. The panel also critiqued recent political missteps, such as Javier Milei's meme coin failure, while highlighting the ARC Institute's release of the Evo 2 biological AI model and Elon Musk's rapid Grok 3 training via the "Colossus" data center initiative. Finally, the conversation addressed shifting geopolitical defense strategies, the ongoing risks of asteroid 2024 YR4, and the broader impact of remote work policies on early-career professional development.
- All-In Podcast1h 37m
DOGE vs USAID, Crypto Framework, Google's $75B AI Spend, US Sovereign Wealth Fund, GLP-1s
Antonio Gracias, Sacks, Chamath, Friedberg, Jason Calacanis
David Sacks and Antonio Gracias lead the Department of Government Efficiency in auditing USAID for potential fraud and waste while simultaneously pushing for a US Sovereign Wealth Fund to monetize government assets like TikTok stakes and federal land to reduce the national debt. The administration further advances a crypto regulatory framework prioritizing stablecoin legislation and proposes a tax plan eliminating levies on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits for seniors. Amidst these policy shifts, market participants analyze Google's record-breaking earnings and $75 billion AI infrastructure investment, while medical experts review new VA data suggesting GLP-1 drugs offer significant cardiovascular and neurological benefits beyond weight loss.
- All-In Podcast2h 6m
Trump's First Week: Inauguration Recap, Executive Actions, TikTok, Stargate + Sacks is Back!
Trump, Sacks, Thomas Laffont, Jason Calacanis, David Friedberg, Lex Friedman
President Trump signed 26 executive orders establishing the Department of Government Efficiency, pardoning approximately 1,500 January 6th defendants, and initiating a federal hiring freeze while appointing David Sacks to lead a crypto initiative. In the private sector, OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and Microsoft launched the $500 billion Stargate AI infrastructure project to address U.S. energy bottlenecks through nuclear expansion. These developments were juxtaposed with intense market analysis regarding a potential U.S. government takeover of TikTok and concerns over the precedent set by seizing foreign assets.
- All-In Podcast1h 56m
2025 Predictions: Tech, Business, Media, Politics!
The hosts of the "All-In Podcast," including Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya, Dave Friedberg, and new participant Gavin Baker, convened to release their annual 2025 "Bestie Awards" predictions in collaboration with Polymarket. These forecasts cover a wide spectrum of outcomes, identifying winners such as Tesla, Google, and autonomous robotics while marking losers like legacy defense firms, the Koch family, and the MAG-7 concentration risk. By launching specific prediction markets on political and business outcomes ranging from US debt levels to the future of nuclear power, the event invites public trading on the validity of these contrarian financial and geopolitical outlooks.
- All-In Podcast1h 24m
New SEC Chair, Bitcoin, xAI Supercomputer, UnitedHealth CEO murder, with Gavin Baker & Joe Lonsdale
Gavin Baker, Joe Lonsdale, Paul Atkins, Gary Gensler, Michael Saylor, Jason Calacanis, David Friedberg
The administration has appointed David Sacks to lead AI and crypto policy while installing Paul Atkins as SEC Chair to replace the previous adversarial regulatory era with a framework designed to foster innovation. Officials aim to achieve 4-5% GDP growth by dismantling federal bureaucracy and resolving the U.S. electricity capacity deficit through aggressive nuclear energy deployment to compete with China. Concurrently, the discussion highlights a pivotal shift in AI infrastructure with the successful scaling of Elon Musk's Colossus supercomputer and the transformative impact of AI tools on software development productivity.
- All-In Podcast1h 10m
DOGE unveils a roadmap, Unlocking GDP Growth, WW3 escalation, Fat cell memory
Chamath, Friedberg, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency plans to eliminate $500 billion in unauthorized federal spending over an 18-month period by leveraging recent Supreme Court rulings to bypass traditional legislative approval processes. The initiative targets regulatory rollbacks through executive audits and temporary payment suspensions while facing anticipated legal challenges from entrenched bureaucratic interests and internal Republican resistance to deficit reduction. Concurrently, the discussion highlights global security risks regarding Western missile capabilities in the Ukraine-Russia conflict and presents scientific breakthroughs in epigenetics that explain persistent obesity mechanisms despite weight loss.
- All-In Podcast1h 23m
Trump's market impact: Bitcoin, M&A, IPOs + transition picks; Polymarket CEO raided by FBI
Trump, Shayne Coplan, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis
Amidst a crypto market surge where Bitcoin neared $92,000, hosts Chamath Palihapitiya and David Sacks analyzed Trump's emerging crypto policies, including potential regulatory shifts and a strategic Bitcoin reserve, while noting the broader market's sensitivity to persistent inflation and Treasury yields. The discussion extended to the incoming administration's cabinet lineup, highlighting appointments like Bobby Kennedy Jr. and Matt Gaetz as catalysts for an "extinction event" within federal agencies, alongside a critical look at tech regulation and the impending IPO landscape for major firms like Stripe and Databricks. Furthermore, the guests examined the convergence of political and financial markets through the lens of the recent Polymarket FBI raid and the changing dynamics of broadcast media, ultimately warning that unintended geopolitical escalation remains the most significant risk for the coming term.
- All-In Podcast1h 36m
"Founder Mode," DOJ alleges Russian podcast op, Kamala flips proposals, Tech loses Section 230?
Kamala, Ryan Breslow, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, David Friedberg
The All-In Summit convenes a diverse roster of high-profile figures including Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Senator Kirsten Sinema to dissect critical industry shifts, ranging from Y Combinator's "Founder Mode" debate to a landmark court ruling redefining algorithmic liability under Section 230. The event features a strategic Google Cloud partnership offering $350,000 in credits to eligible AI founders and addresses polarizing geopolitical topics such as Russian media interference via Tenet Media and Kamala Harris's recent economic policy pivots. By examining these disparate themes alongside discussions on Bolt's valuation volatility and professional management evolution, the summit establishes a comprehensive platform for analyzing the intersection of technology, regulation, and global power dynamics.
- All-In Podcast2h 12m
In conversation with Reid Hoffman & Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Reid Hoffman, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Sacks, Jay Cowell, Jason Calacanis, David Friedberg, Chamath Palihapitiya
Tech leaders including Reid Hoffman, David Sacks, and Chamath Palihapitiya discussed NVIDIA's projected transition from training to inference chips and OpenAI's corporate governance while criticizing FTC antitrust policies for stifling venture capital exits. The panelists also engaged in contentious debates over the 2024 US election, analyzing the Democratic Party's pivot to Kamala Harris and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s strategic alliance with Donald Trump on issues like the Ukraine war and censorship. Finally, the group examined systemic health crises attributed to industrial food subsidies and regulatory capture, contrasting conspiracy-driven narratives with market incentive explanations.
- All-In Podcast1h 46m
Break up Google, Starbucks CEO out, Kamala’s price controls, Boeing disaster, Kursk offensive
Kamala, Friedberg, Jake Howe, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya
This expert panel discusses the DOJ's escalating antitrust strategy to break up Google's search and advertising ecosystem, the operational collapse of Starbucks requiring CEO replacement by Chipotle's Brian Niccol, and the shifting 2024 election dynamics featuring Kamala Harris's proposed ban on corporate price gouging. The discussion further contrasts Boeing's technical failures with the reliability of SpaceX in the NASA space race while analyzing the strategic risks of Ukraine's Kursk incursion and the disputed origins of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. Key figures including David Friedberg, Chamath Palihapitiya, and others provide critical assessments on how these high-stakes corporate, political, and military developments will shape market competition and geopolitical stability.