"Upstream" with Erik Torenberg

A podcast by Erik Torenberg

Categories:

Technology

134 Episodes

  1. E71: Marc Andreessen on Higher Education and Tech Culture

    Published: 8/9/2024

  2. E70: Katherine Boyle on Religion, Journalism, and Polarization

    Published: 8/2/2024

  3. E69: Balaji Srinivasan on the Rise of the Tech Counter Elites

    Published: 7/26/2024

  4. E68: Tyler Cowen on Talent, the Importance of Stamina, and Predicting Success

    Published: 7/19/2024

  5. E67: A Deep Dive on René Girard with David Gornoski

    Published: 7/12/2024

  6. E66: Noah Smith on 2024 Election Strategy, American Civil Service, and Cash Benefits

    Published: 7/6/2024

  7. E65: Bret Weinstein on Evolutionary Biology, Markets, Moral Progress, and More

    Published: 6/28/2024

  8. E64: Richard Hanania on Trump's Genius, Antisemitism, and Election Predictions

    Published: 6/22/2024

  9. E63: Balaji Srinivasan and Glen Weyl on Decentralized Governance, Politics, and History

    Published: 6/14/2024

  10. E62: Mike Solana on Thinking Freely and What Tech Means for Culture

    Published: 6/7/2024

  11. E61: Noah Smith on Wokeness, Right Wing Muckrakers, and Class vs Identity

    Published: 5/31/2024

  12. E60: AI in the Techno-Economic War with China with Vinod Khosla, Todd Young, and Jacob Helberg

    Published: 5/24/2024

  13. E59: Bryan Caplan on Housing Regulation, Fertility, and Crime

    Published: 5/17/2024

  14. E58: Jonathan Haidt on Finally Fixing Social Media and Picking All the Cherries

    Published: 5/11/2024

  15. E57: Noah Smith Analyzes Economies: USA, China, Japan, Russia, India, Korea, & More

    Published: 5/3/2024

  16. E56: Brian Chau on Spreading Informed AI Optimism

    Published: 4/26/2024

  17. E55: Why China's Universities Will Become Harvard

    Published: 4/19/2024

  18. E54: Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan on Why History Points to Crypto

    Published: 4/12/2024

  19. E53: Nathan Labenz and Noah Smith on What AI Actually Means for the Economy

    Published: 4/5/2024

  20. E52: David Friedman on Anarcho-Capitalism, Utilitarianism, and Inequality

    Published: 3/29/2024

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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