"Upstream" with Erik Torenberg

134 Episodes

1. E31: Sam Lessin on Why We’re Heading into a New Era of Venture

   Published: 11/3/2023
2. E30: Aaron Ginn on the Moral Idea Maze, the GPU Revolution, and US-China Relations

   Published: 10/27/2023
3. E29: Sense-Making, a Top 1% Information Diet, and Generation Warfare with Michael Guimarin

   Published: 10/20/2023
4. E28: Richard Hanania Returns | Trump, the Sexual Revolution, and Immigration

   Published: 10/6/2023
5. E27: Robin Hanson on Elites, Experts, and the Truths We Resist

   Published: 9/29/2023
6. E26: Ben Horowitz on AI, the Future of Venture Capital, and Wartime VCs

   Published: 9/22/2023
7. E25: Jon Askonas on 2nd Order Effects of AI, the Media Ecology of Reality, and Conservatism

   Published: 9/15/2023
8. E24: Balaji Srinivasan on Social Tribalism, Cloud Cartography, Internet Values

   Published: 9/8/2023
9. E23: Emad Mostaque and Sam Lessin Debate Whether AI is a Good Investment for VC

   Published: 9/1/2023
10. E22: Vivek Ramaswamy on his Presidential Run, Intellectually Oppressive Culture, Otherism

    Published: 8/25/2023
11. E21: Sam Hammond on AI, e/acc, and Institutional Disruption

    Published: 8/18/2023
12. E20: Martin Shkreli on Public Vilification, Lessons from Prison, and Getting Back in the Arena

    Published: 8/11/2023
13. E19: Economist Bryan Caplan on Non-conformity, Sex, Feminism and Homeschooling

    Published: 8/4/2023
14. E18: Marc Andreessen on AI, Religion, SF, Longevity, and the NPC Meme

    Published: 7/28/2023
15. E17: Noah Smith's Reflections on Biden's First Term, Foreign Policy, and Industrial Policy - Econ 102 with Noah Smith

    Published: 7/21/2023
16. E16: Agnes Callard on Dark Empathy, Being Straussian vs Being Sincere, and Philosophical Progress

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

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

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

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

    Published: 6/16/2023