"Upstream" with Erik Torenberg

A podcast by Erik Torenberg

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99 Episodes

  1. E56: Brian Chau on Spreading Informed AI Optimism

    Published: 4/26/2024
  2. E55: Why China's Universities Will Become Harvard

    Published: 4/19/2024
  3. E54: Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan on Why History Points to Crypto

    Published: 4/12/2024
  4. E53: Nathan Labenz and Noah Smith on What AI Actually Means for the Economy

    Published: 4/5/2024
  5. E52: David Friedman on Anarcho-Capitalism, Utilitarianism, and Inequality

    Published: 3/29/2024
  6. E51: How We Build More Housing with Brad Hargreaves & Noah Smith

    Published: 3/22/2024
  7. E50: Alex Blania on Worldcoin, AGI, and Future Predictions

    Published: 3/15/2024
  8. E49: The Legacy of Effective Altruism with Igor Kurganov

    Published: 3/8/2024
  9. E48: Liron Shapira on the Case for Pausing AI

    Published: 3/2/2024
  10. E47: Rob Henderson on Life in Foster Care, Academia, and Beyond

    Published: 2/23/2024
  11. E46: Lyn Alden on How Money Works

    Published: 2/16/2024
  12. E45: Bayeslord and Nadia Asparouhova on Effective Accelerationism

    Published: 2/9/2024
  13. E44: Tyler Cowen on Harvard, the GOAT Economist, and Ending Stagnation

    Published: 2/2/2024
  14. E43: Richard Hanania on Wokeness, Israel-Palestine, and the Mythos of the Modern Right

    Published: 1/26/2024
  15. E42: Erik Torenberg on the Evolution of Media

    Published: 1/19/2024
  16. E41: Steve Hsu on the Future of Everything

    Published: 1/12/2024
  17. E40: Develop Your Personal Investing Strategy with Itay Vinik

    Published: 1/5/2024
  18. E39: Balaji Srinivasan and Nathan Labenz on AI's Future, Human-AI Symbiosis, and AI Control

    Published: 12/29/2023
  19. E38: Holiday Special: Request for Startups

    Published: 12/22/2023
  20. E37: Noor Siddiqui on embryo screening, the fertility crisis, and parenting

    Published: 12/15/2023

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You’ll hear consequential ideas here first, and in the mainstream months later. Upstream is a curated nexus feed from the Turpentine podcast network, bringing you expert-level conversations hosted by some of the most compelling thinkers in the world including Noah Smith, Samo Burja, Byrne Hobart, Erik Torenberg, and Nathan Labenz. Guests include Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, Dario Amodei, Brian Armstrong, David Sacks, Sam Harris, Katherine Boyle, Curtis Yarvin, and many more unmissable conversations. Upstream is part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: turpentine.co