Liberty's Highlights

Nov 04 2024 28 ep. 72 mins 33

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Mark Nelson: How AI is Forcing Big Tech to Abandon '100% Renewable' Fantasy for Nuclear Reality (Part 1) ⚡️🔌 ⚛️ 🏭 🤖

Nov 04 2024 37 mins

Mark Nelson is back! (our first conversation is here)We discussed how AI's massive power needs are reshaping energy policy in unexpected ways.For years, Big Tech claimed to run on '100% renewable energy' while quietly relying on nuclear and fossil fuels. But now, as companies race to build massive AI computing centers requiring gigawatts of reliable 24/7 power, that pretense is cru

The Cost of Glory with Alex Petkas: Timeless Lessons from Ancient Greece and Rome 🏛️🏺📜 🏹⚔️🦅⚖️

Sep 27 2024 98 mins

I’m excited to share with you one of my favorite podcasts that I’ve recorded! 🎧🥇I hope you enjoy it and will ➡️ subscribe to ‘Cost of Glory’ ⬅️ (listen on: Spotify or Apple Podcast) and follow Alex’s explorations of the greatest stories from Roman and Greek antiquity.It’s like a time machine for the mind, and might inspire you to read some of the great boo

Semiconductors Industry: Going Deep with Mostly Borrowed Ideas (MBI) on TSMC, Texas Instruments, Nvidia, Intel, Hyperscalers, etc

Jul 12 2024 74 mins

On his eighth appearance on the podcast, MBI (🇧🇩🇺🇸) joins me to discuss one of humanity’s most impressive achievements: The semiconductor industry.Of course, we can’t talk about everything, and this isn’t meant to be a structured primer (for that, see below). It’s just a mostly unstructured conversation among friends, discussing whatever we find interesting in t

Sicario by Denis Villeneuve: Going Deep with Ed William and Dylan O'Sullivan 🎥 🎬 🎞️ 🍿

Jan 29 2024 53 mins

Here’s something a little different. A fun — but dark! — one.I’m a big fan of Denis Villeneuve, and I was due for a re-watch of ‘Sicario’ (2015, written by Taylor Sheridan).It was the perfect opportunity to nerd out about the film, so I recruited my OSV colleagues Ed William (🇬🇧) and Dylan O’Sullivan (🇮🇪) for that task. (You should follow them on Twitter,

Trung Phan: Solving the Twitter Puzzle, What He Learned from Rick Rubin, Christopher Nolan, AI, and more ✍️🤣🎥🎬🇻🇳🤖

Sep 14 2023 83 mins

Today, I’m joined by my friend Trung Phan! He’s multi-talented, funny and smart, a great writer, podcaster, and just overall good dude 👍In this conversation, we cover a lot of things from the Trung Expanded Universe, from the network effect at companies like Twitter/X and Facebook to Chernobyl and partying in Vietnam, we talk about creating online and how he got so good at s

Meta Platforms & Mark Zuckerberg: Going Deep with Mostly Borrowed Ideas (MBI)! 🕵️‍♂️🩻

Aug 19 2023 94 mins

On his sixth appearance on the pod, MBI joins me to discuss the most polarizing of the Big Tech companies: Meta Platforms (the artist formerly known as Facebook).Of course, it’s impossible to talk about it without talking about Mark Zuckerberg, so we try to better understand how he thinks about the company that he founded when he was 19, and how he compares to other founders.Ther

Microsoft: Going Deep with Mostly Borrowed Ideas (MBI) 🕵️‍♂️🩻

May 22 2023 82 mins

I’m excited to share with you another fun conversation with my good friend MBI (💎🐕). This marks his sixth appearance on the podcast, putting him in the lead ahead of David Senra with four (not that anyone’s counting!).Our starting point is his Deep Dive on Microsoft, which I strongly recommend:* 📄 Microsoft: The Quintessential Technology Company (sub. required)It’s a

Jim O'Shaughnessy: Origin Story, Career in Finance, Groundbreaking Books, and Future with OSV 👶 🕵️‍♂️ 🏦 ✍️📚 🚀

May 11 2023 90 mins

Over the years, I have gotten to know Jim through one-on-one conversations and by listening to Infinite Loops and other podcasts where he was a guest.My goal with this podcast is to help you get to know Jim better, from his origin story to his early career in finance and quantitative investing, the writing of his influential book, all the way to the seeds of the idea that became O�

Kevin Kelly: Excellent Advice for Living 💡🤖 📚

Apr 24 2023 46 mins

I had the great pleasure of talking with someone I admire a lot: Kevin Kelly!He not only influenced my life directly through his works & ideas but he’s also cited as an inspiration and influence by many of the people that I admire, so I’m sure there’s an indirect influence too!Among other things, we discuss his new book (order your copy today!), creativity, the impact of AI,

The Last of Us: Going Deep on HBO's Amazing Show with Matt Reustle and Tinkered Thinking 🍄

Apr 11 2023 94 mins

🚨 SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS 🚨 If you haven’t seen the show, bookmark this and come back after you’ve seen it. It’s a show worth seeing without spoilers!I’m very pleased that my friends Matt Reustle (🎧🎙️) and Tinkered Thinking (✍️📚) joined me to discuss what may very well turn out to be my favorite TV shows of the year.Above is one of my fave shots. I�