Faster, Please! — The Podcast
A podcast by James Pethokoukis - Fridays

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72 Episodes
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🌾 Land of plenty: My chat (+transcript) with science journalist Charles C. Mann on the agricultural history you never learned
Published: 4/17/2025 -
🚀 Mars or bust! My chat (+transcript) with aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin
Published: 3/21/2025 -
📈 Back to the Nineties? My chat (+transcript) with economist Skanda Amarnath on the 2020s productivity outlook
Published: 3/14/2025 -
🚀 My chat (+transcript) with economist Matt Weinzierl on the growing business of space
Published: 3/6/2025 -
🌍 My chat (+transcript) with researcher Toby Ord on existential risk
Published: 1/31/2025 -
🤖 My chat (+transcript) with journalist Nicole Kobie on why the future of tech still hasn’t arrived
Published: 1/24/2025 -
⚡ My chat (+transcript) with Virginia Postrel on promoting a culture of dynamism
Published: 1/16/2025 -
🌐 My chat (+transcript) with chaos theorist Doyne Farmer on our interconnected economy
Published: 12/19/2024 -
🎨 My chat (+transcript) with innovation expert Duncan Wardle on practical tips for corporate creativity
Published: 12/13/2024 -
✨ My chat (+transcript) with tech policy expert Neil Chilson on regulating GenAI
Published: 11/26/2024 -
🏘️ My chat (+transcript) with economist Bryan Caplan on density and housing deregulation
Published: 11/15/2024 -
✨⏩ My chat (+transcript) with ... economist Robin Hanson on AI, innovation, and economic reality
Published: 10/31/2024 -
🚀 My chat (+transcript) with space journalist Eric Berger on SpaceX and America's New Space Age
Published: 10/23/2024 -
💥 My chat (+transcript) with economist Eli Dourado on creating a fantastic future
Published: 10/10/2024 -
☀️ My chat (+transcript) with economist Noah Smith on technological progress
Published: 9/26/2024 -
📖 My chat (+transcript) with Mentava founder Niels Hoven on accelerating kids’ education
Published: 9/12/2024 -
⚡ My chat (+transcript) with venture capitalist Katherine Boyle on 'American Dynamism'
Published: 9/5/2024 -
⚠ My chat (+transcript) with BCG economist Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak on dealing with macroeconomic risk
Published: 8/15/2024 -
🤖🧠 My chat (+transcript) with Google DeepMind's Séb Krier on AGI and public policy
Published: 8/9/2024 -
⤵ My chat (+transcript) with investor Ruchir Sharma on where capitalist economies went wrong
Published: 7/19/2024
Welcome to Faster, Please! — The Podcast. Several times a month, host Jim Pethokoukis will feature a lively conversation with a fascinating and provocative guest about how to make the world a better place by accelerating scientific discovery, technological innovation, and economic growth. fasterplease.substack.com