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Ex-DeepMind Scientist Just Solved Robotic's Toughest Challenge
- ▶ 34:40 Joe Lonsdale We do have, obviously, millions of businesses in America, small businesses, and you can imagine any one of those people running one of those coming up with ideas that, that would delight us and serve us in new ways.
Why AI Creators Keep Panicking (They're Wrong)
- ▶ 6:07 Aaron Levie So you've got at a minimum five leading US labs that at a, at a minimum within a very relatively narrow band are gonna all be following each other at the frontier, which is fantastic. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:43 Joe Lonsdale For example, one big thing is can we bring manufacturing back to the U.S., right?
- ▶ 40:31 Joe Lonsdale And last question, we started the podcast to push back on a lot of cynicism and pessimism you're seeing around our country. 6 times in the scene
America’s $700 Billion Defense Tech Rebuild
- ▶ 0:00 Emil Michael The American public is probably not as aware of the threat environment, the explosion of drones, electronic warfare methods, cyber attacks, quantum sensing.
- ▶ 3:02 Shyam Sankar You know, I, I think there's a lot of historical analogs that, that suggest if you, you know, if you really believe in democracy, you need people making these decisions who are accountable to the American people. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 8:19 Shyam Sankar It's like, these are Americans.
- ▶ 9:02 Joe Lonsdale Is that, is that a trend you'd hope we should, are we going to see that going forward where hopefully Americans lose a lot less lives based on, based on this technology?
- ▶ 13:05 Joe Lonsdale It's been very hard for the competition internationally to have America sustain this. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 16:53 Emil Michael We've got big events coming in this country. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 17:43 Joe Lonsdale It's obviously America and Israel worked together on that. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 22:42 Emil Michael We have 250 medicines on shortage in the United States.
- ▶ 26:06 Emil Michael I'm combining some of the most, you know, important data that the United States has, uh, from an intelligence standpoint, we're deploying it to warfighters for the most important use cases.
- ▶ 34:47 Kevin Mandia We don't want to sit there and use those models to create software that tests American organizations.
Why AI is Bigger Than the Industrial Revolution
- ▶ 0:10 Joe Lonsdale These new companies, many of them are doubling every quarter, and it's adding a huge amount of value to the US economy.
- ▶ 31:23 JoeBen Bevirt This is what I feel like our nation's greatest advantage right now is the incredible compute that we're able to bring to bear.
- ▶ 38:21 Alex Kolicich And obviously in the US, investment's always been less than in the Soviet Union and China, of course, but, um, it shows you things can get a lot crazier, right, if you really pushed it. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 41:56 Joe Lonsdale I think the American railroads, we famously have all of these bonds and certificates of like all the British guys who like lost everything, betting on various
How AI Agents Are Transforming This $140 Billion Industry · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 39:04 Joe Lonsdale Uh, what makes you optimistic for the next decade in America?
How AI Agents Are Creating an Infinitely Scalable Workforce · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 1:29 Joe Lonsdale Nima's also an optimist on AI and on what's possible now in America.
- ▶ 1:51 Joe Lonsdale You know, originally, I think your family immigrated to the U.S. from Iran. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 7:58 Nima Ghamsari And the government basically had to step in and say, we're going to find a way to make it so that 20% of Americans don't get their homes foreclosed. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 36:23 Joe Lonsdale There's a lot of people who are skeptical about AI and data centers and the like, what's the, what's your best case for optimism for AI and optimism for America right now?
- ▶ 38:49 Joe Lonsdale I'm bullish on America.
SpaceX’s Secret, Nuclear's Rebirth, and the AI Power Crisis · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 0:16 Scott Nolan That's the one step the U.S. doesn't do at any scale.
- ▶ 1:01 Joe Lonsdale We're attempting to re-industrialize in America, but power is too expensive. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 3:23 Scott Nolan Yeah, so the U.S. space industry had been going on since, you know, the, the sixties, and, uh, there was all this hope that there, there'd be all this progress,
- ▶ 9:29 Scott Nolan So General Matters, uh, an American enrichment company, uh, we enrich uranium for nuclear energy.
- ▶ 17:08 Scott Nolan The reason we're doing enrichment is because that's the one step the US doesn't do at any scale. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 20:18 Joe Lonsdale I think overall, even though we might be higher per capita, they're like, what, three X, I think, America right now. 7 times in the scene
- ▶ 24:11 Scott Nolan 20% of the US grid, which a lot of people don't realize. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 32:34 Joe Lonsdale Because this is key for the US. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 37:52 Scott Nolan Um, but so cheap that you can bring back all these industrial processes to the US. 3 times in the scene
How the Left Weaponized Slavery · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 0:00 Coleman Hughes If you want to weaponize the history of slavery to divide Americans, the subconscious lesson is white people evil, black people good. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 2:29 Coleman Hughes So when I was at Columbia, I took many courses on the history of slavery, race relations broadly, and similar to the rest of elite higher education in America, the people you read range from basically centrists at the most to far left.
- ▶ 3:58 Coleman Hughes They're gonna get some of that through the readings that we do, but what it's really about is this conversation we've been having in America for some 50 years at this point, since the Civil Rights Movement, 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 9:28 Coleman Hughes They did some good things, but fundamentally their whole view of America and the West was wrong. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 13:34 Coleman Hughes What you would basically do is focus on American slavery and pretend slavery wasn't a worldwide phenomenon everywhere, and also pretend or omit the fact that Britain in particular, but also America to some extent, are a huge part of the… 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 19:26 Joe Lonsdale Which makes it easier to attack because in a lot of ways our founders of America had these values and then they were 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 21:54 Coleman Hughes King was asking is, look, if America is a house, the house is fundamentally good.
- ▶ 26:51 Coleman Hughes Yeah, the 1619 project was an effort to tell a version of American history that put racism and white supremacy at the center of the American story as the protagonist of the American movie, if you will, as opposed to 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 32:20 Coleman Hughes Um, but, like, there was this intense celebration around, like, finally we have hit upon the solution to America's centuries-long race problem. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 37:41 Joe Lonsdale Is that our national wealth is the result of slavery, that America's wealth overall is tied to slavery, that, that because of slavery is why white people are richer, or black people are poorer. 10 times in the scene
- ▶ 45:56 Joe Lonsdale So, so stepping back a little bit, how do we get back to racial progress in America? 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 49:26 Coleman Hughes I think the fundamentals of America are still sound.
Trump’s Plan for AI Dominance · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 0:08 Joe Lonsdale Many people are skeptical of AI in the US. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:24 Joe Lonsdale What does AI diplomacy look like in the next era of American dominance? 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 2:43 Jacob Helberg Well, the amazing thing that I've learned is just the enormous insatiable appetite that the world has for American technology, and just last week we signed a historic deal with the Philippines, 4000 acres, right next to Subic Bay, uh,… 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 9:31 Jacob Helberg How, you know, there, there's something really unique about American culture, and that has given rise to Silicon Valley, and when a lot of countries have tried to replicate Silicon Valley, but there really is, you know, to have, like, to…
- ▶ 12:37 Jacob Helberg Be able to have a dynamic work environment is, is seen controversial, I think is really, really a shame, and, and I think, you know, the interesting thing is, um, and frankly, I think Americans are actually pretty good at being clinical…
- ▶ 15:49 Joe Lonsdale Um, but you know, if you look at the polling, many people are skeptical of AI in the US. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 23:00 Jacob Helberg For us, you know, it doesn't make sense for America to do that because that's not our strong suit.
- ▶ 24:00 Joe Lonsdale Of the original industrial revolution, where it started really in the UK, and then it spread very quickly to Europe and to America, and back then I think there was a lot more freedom in general, so you kind of already had, you didn't… 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 30:14 Jacob Helberg Um, that doesn't mean that we're not gonna compete, and so, and I think everyone kind of understands that, um, we are about, we're always gonna put America first, and, you know, so we can do both at the same time. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 32:14 Joe Lonsdale Like, like, like, what do you think the future of America looks like because of the work you're doing there? 4 times in the scene
Palantir CTO: We Need More Heretics · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 0:41 Shyam Sankar You need people making these decisions who are accountable to the American people.
- ▶ 1:28 Joe Lonsdale He's also serving in our armed forces because he loves America. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 2:02 Shyam Sankar I think the, I'm so excited about the kind of the vibe in the country right now, the opportunity to fix so many of the problems that 8 times in the scene
- ▶ 22:16 Shyam Sankar And that, that end is the economic prosperity of America.
- ▶ 29:30 Shyam Sankar I do think, you know, I'm, I'm a one trick pony in the sense that I think everything starts with the people, and if you look at, I don't think it's fair to say that America is not great at manufacturing.
- ▶ 36:13 Shyam Sankar Are accountable to the American people. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 42:05 Joe Lonsdale Is that, is that a trend you'd hope we should, are we gonna see that going forward where hopefully Americans lose a lot less lives based on, based on this technology? 4 times in the scene
Running DC Like Wall Street: CEO of America's Investment Fund · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 0:13 Ben Black We execute on U.S. foreign strategic interests, energy, critical minerals, and technology. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:17 Joe Lonsdale Ben and his team plan to make money for the American people while cementing our alliances, pushing back on China, making sure the next century is the next great American century. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 2:51 Ben Black You know, he kind of inspired me a desire to serve my country in some capacity, ah, at some point, and so both American history as well as doing something for the country was always instilled in me through him. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 6:06 Ben Black Frankly, right now is the largest capex boom in America since when he was a young banker and you were building out all the cable and telecom across the country. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 8:44 Ben Black Full, but DFC works, and it was founded in President Trump's first term, and what it really is, is the rump of the old OPIC, which was the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, uh, which started in the early seventies, 1971, I believe,… 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 13:25 Ben Black So it's a great question, and look, the Marshall Plan I view as the apogee of a train of evolution through American history that worked incredibly well, from Hamilton to Theodore Roosevelt using economic and industrial might to build out… 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 19:45 Ben Black You go somewhere, you want to build a port where US LNG can be exported to. 7 times in the scene
- ▶ 24:35 Ben Black Uh, and it's kind of how we sort of took our eye off the ball as the United States in the nineties and early 2000, you know, part of the, you know, we used to have the Bureau of Mines that would disseminate processing data and information… 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 37:23 Joe Lonsdale Uh, you know, what are you optimistic about that you can achieve at the DFC, and what does this mean for America? 4 times in the scene
From Wall Street King to Federal Prison: Michael Milken's Story · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 1:53 Joe Lonsdale I think a lot of people don't realize not only did he create a whole massive industry with Drexel, but I think just a lot of my mentors, a lot of people I've really been impressed by who run a lot of global finance, who've built a lot of…
- ▶ 14:00 Joe Lonsdale It was obviously hundreds of billions of dollars that would not have been allocated otherwise to build things in America.
- ▶ 18:58 Richard Sandler Tom Dewey went on and used that office to become the governor of New York and came very close to beating Harry Truman, ok, in 1948 to become president of the United States. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 35:13 Joe Lonsdale I've always really admired, uh, Mike Milken, and, and so it is, it meant a lot to me to see it too, because he's someone who's had such a positive impact on our country.
How to Turn $15K Into $1M in 2026 · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 6:13 Will Fry So if you kind of think broad picture, you have thirty three million businesses in the U S you shrink that into six million have employees.
- ▶ 7:09 Joe Lonsdale And so she's running a small business association, the SBA for America. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 10:00 Joe Lonsdale What's so, so small businesses, like what's the context and history in America? 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 18:24 Joe Lonsdale These are the real areas of America. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 27:06 Will Fry And we have an affordability crisis in the U S if you've been working as a general manager at an auto shop, say, and you've been making a 120 K you have two kids, you have a family of four total.
- ▶ 33:54 Joe Lonsdale Will, we started this podcast, American Optimist, to push back on cynicism and pessimism we see in our country. 3 times in the scene
How 200mph Flying Taxis Will End Traffic Jams
- ▶ 1:02 Joe Lonsdale Joe Ben from Joby Aviation is building the next great American aviation company. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 8:23 JoeBen Bevirt And so we have a whole bunch of companies here in the U S who are leading the world from a technology standpoint.
- ▶ 31:11 Joe Lonsdale Uh, we, we were speaking earlier before the show, America has obviously a lot more rules in China, for many for good reason, because we've learned from a hundred years of our aviation history, uh, China probably does not have nearly,… 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 35:24 JoeBen Bevirt There are some companies in this country that are doing incredible engineering and, uh, that are actually moving the ball forward.
- ▶ 35:47 Joe Lonsdale This is bringing massive manufacturing to the US. 6 times in the scene
How AI Agents Are Creating 12X Productivity Gains · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 3:34 Scott Wu It was just like the top 20 kids around the US.
- ▶ 29:38 Scott Wu Um, and I think from our perspective, you know, when we think about how do we make sure that the U.S. stays in pace with what it needs to be, how do we make sure that, you know, the, the, the breakthroughs that are coming through in AI in… 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 51:40 Joe Lonsdale Well, we started the American Optimist podcast to try to push back on cynicism and pessimism in our country.
Jake Paul on Endorsing Trump & the AI Economy · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 1:51 Joe Lonsdale It was great to get to know him, learn about his business, learn about how he thinks we can get other young people to be successful and to be optimistic and patriotic about our American values.
- ▶ 3:21 Jake Paul That side of things first over money and the potential backlash of especially being a celebrity, I think in business that you can do what you want, but with brands and public facing things and events and certain people associating with… 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 12:19 Jeff Wu These private companies that are the future of America, but a lot of people don't have access to them. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 23:47 Joe Lonsdale that like the people who love America and have our values 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 26:18 Joe Lonsdale So this guy was like a big aristocrat with like, 40 servants would follow him around everywhere, all dressed up in yellow, and he became the champion boxer in England, but the crazy thing is, so he became a big promoter, not, I mean, at…
- ▶ 30:45 Jeff Wu We're built correctly with like getting the FDA PMTAs and all the American manufacturing lines, right? 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 31:32 Joe Lonsdale I just love the idea of working more with you guys because you love America, because you stand for these values where you support capitalism, you want more people to build. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 34:08 Jake Paul And that, that gives me optimism for a better country, better businesses, better people. 6 times in the scene
Exposing a Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal (Using Palantir) · Joe Lonsdale
- ▶ 0:06 Kelly Loeffler This is all about the re-industrialization of America.
- ▶ 2:31 Kelly Loeffler Uh, setting that, that rural America really thrives and lives in, and I saw firsthand my father, ah, built, ah, on our four generation farm, then he built his own trucking company, so I grew up, ah, surrounded by, you know, the, the…
- ▶ 9:25 Kelly Loeffler And to help grow the economy because small businesses make up 98%, 99% of all businesses in America and 98% of all manufacturers.
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