"Upstream" with Erik Torenberg

A podcast by Erik Torenberg

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99 Episodes

  1. E16: Agnes Callard on Dark Empathy, Being Straussian vs Being Sincere, and Philosophical Progress

    Published: 7/14/2023
  2. E15: Richard Hanania on Vivek Ramaswamy, Affirmative Action, and the Winning Agenda for 2024

    Published: 7/7/2023
  3. E14: Balaji Srinivasan on the Fiat Crisis, Russia, and China.

    Published: 6/30/2023
  4. E13: Kevin Kelly on Multiple Futures, AI, and Becoming Better Humans

    Published: 6/23/2023
  5. [Bonus] Palmer Luckey of Anduril Industries on China, DefenseTech, and U.S. Policy | The HIll & Valley

    Published: 6/16/2023
  6. E12: Tim Urban on Liberalism, Heresy, and Equality

    Published: 6/9/2023
  7. E11: Katherine Boyle on Building Companies, Families, and Careers

    Published: 6/2/2023
  8. E10: Sam Harris on Populism, Polarization, and His Beef with the Left and the Right

    Published: 5/28/2023
  9. [Bonus Episode] Moment of Zen w/ Mike Solana, Erik Torenberg and Dan Romero

    Published: 5/26/2023
  10. E9: Benedict Evans on AI, Web3, VR and the Future of Tech

    Published: 5/19/2023
  11. E8: Samo Burja on America's Future, China, AI, and the New Global Order

    Published: 5/12/2023
  12. E7: How Andrew Yang Would Cure American Politics

    Published: 5/5/2023
  13. E6: Vivek Ramaswamy on Running for President in 2024 and His Message to Silicon Valley

    Published: 4/29/2023
  14. E5: How Exactly Joe Lonsdale Would Fix The Public Sector

    Published: 4/21/2023
  15. E4: David Sacks on His Intellectual and Political Journey

    Published: 4/15/2023
  16. E3: Ezra Klein on Supply-side Progressivism, Polarization, and What Silicon Valley Misses About Politics

    Published: 4/7/2023
  17. E2: Balaji Srinivasan on His Past and Future predictions, the Future of the Left and Right, and Why Tech Can’t Escape Politics

    Published: 3/31/2023
  18. E1: Marc Andreessen on His Intellectual Journey the Past Ten Years

    Published: 3/24/2023
  19. Trailer: This is Upstream with Erik Torenberg

    Published: 3/24/2023

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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