Episodes
Three years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
49 episodes in 2025
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56m Hype vs Reality: Our 2026 Predictions for Tech, Media, and Culture · More or Less Podcast
The co-hosts of the More or Less podcast score their tech, business, and cultural predictions from 2025 before sharing their comprehensive, forward-looking forecasts and personal wishes for …
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1h 0m Code Red, Bitcoin Costs, AWS Resurgence, and Waymo Safety (Not About AI... ish) · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Brit Morin, and Dave Morin analyze tech industry developments spanning OpenAI's Code Red pivot, enterprise clou…
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1h 8m OpenAI vs Google vs Meta: Business Model War · More or Less Podcast
In this pre-Thanksgiving episode of More or Less, hosts Dave Morin, Sam Lessin, Brit Morin, and Jessica Lessin analyze the escalating platform war between OpenAI, Google, and Meta, exploring…
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1h 0m Google Just Won AI, TikTok’s “Self-Control Badges”, ChatGPT Enters Group Chats · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, co-hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Dave Morin, and Britt Morin debate Google's structural lead over OpenAI in the AI monetization race, analyze breaking ne…
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59m Apple’s iPhone Sock, Waymo's Bay Area Expansion, and AI Wearables · More or Less Podcast
The co-hosts of the More or Less podcast examine the latest frontiers of personal hardware, generative AI applications, and digital minimalism, debating everything from Apple's design experi…
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56m Apple Chooses Gemini, Sequoia's Leadership Shake-up, and Meme Coins · More or Less Podcast
Hosts Jessica Lessin, Dave Morin, and Sam Lessin examine major shifts across the tech landscape, including Silicon Valley's cultural evolution toward executive etiquette, Apple's AI partners…
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42m Stuart Landesberg's Plan to Save the American West from Wildfires · More or Less Podcast
Seneca founder and CEO Stuart Landesberg joins 'More or Less' hosts Dave and Britt Morin to unveil his company's autonomous drone strike teams, engineered to extinguish wildfires within the …
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54m TPUs Are Winning? Gemini + Anthropic vs NVIDIA, and OpenAI’s Atlas Explained · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, tech investors and media executives Jessica Lessin, Brit Morin, Dave Morin, and Sam Lessin analyze the escalating capital costs and chip rivalries driving th…
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1h 1m Meta’s Teen Rules, OpenAI’s Content Shift, and Roblox the New Social Media? · More or Less Podcast
In this two-host episode of More or Less, venture capitalist Dave Morin and tech journalist Jessica Lessin debate the practical impact of consumer artificial intelligence, platform power, an…
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58m Oracle's GPU Margins, OpenAI’s Consumer Playbook, and the Ads vs Commerce Endgame · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, co-hosts Jessica Lessin, Dave Morin, Brit Morin, and Sam Lessin critically assess the ballooning capital expenditures and debt financing behind AI data cente…
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49m #119 OpenAI Sora vs. TikTok: Can “AI Entertainment” Fund the Compute Bill? · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Dave Morin, Sam Lessin, Jessica Lessin, and Brit Morin critically examine OpenAI's video app Sora, questioning whether consumer AI entertai…
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46m #118 Elon vs Altman: The $10B Capital War Reshaping Tech · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of "More or Less," hosts Jessica Lessin and Sam Lessin analyze how the artificial intelligence boom has transformed the tech industry into a capital-heavy mercantilist system…
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55m #117 TikTok’s New Owner and Hiring a US CEO? · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Dave Morin, Brit Morin, Sam Lessin, and Jessica Lessin analyze major tech developments—including the proposed US restructuring of TikTok an…
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53m #116 iPhone Air or Pro: Apple Ignores AI and Wins? · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, co-hosts Dave Morin, Sam Lessin, Brit Morin, and Jessica Lessin analyze Apple's latest hardware lineup, debating whether the company's deliberate…
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57m #115 Anthropic at $170B: Should Unicorns Be Forced to IPO? · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, co-hosts Jessica Lessin, Brit Morin, Sam Lessin, and Dave Morin dissect major tech industry developments, including Google's landmark DOJ antitru…
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1h 10m #114 Seed Rounds at $2B? The Dangers of AI Hype in VC With Tony Conrad · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Britt and Dave Morin sit down with True Ventures founding partner Tony Conrad to examine the realities behind artificial intelligence valua…
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1h 5m #113 GPT-5 Disappoints: The End of the AI Gold Rush? · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, co-hosts Dave Morin, Brit Morin, Sam Lessin, and Jessica Lessin critically examine the slowing capabilities and challenging economics of generati…
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47m #112 Swift Should Buy Chrome, Not Perplexity · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the 'More or Less' podcast, co-hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Brit Morin, and Dave Morin dissect Perplexity AI's bid for Google Chrome, evaluate startup subscription mo…
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53m #111 Figma, OpenAI, Canva: Meme Stock IPOs in Silicon Valley · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, the hosts dissect Figma's public debut, debate potential IPO timelines for OpenAI, and explore how artificial intelligence is transforming startup diligence,…
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52m #110 Meta's Billion-Dollar Hires: Bubble or Genius? · More or Less Podcast
Hosts Brit Morin, Dave Morin, Jessica Lessin, and Sam Lessin analyze Meta's aggressive billion-dollar recruitment war for AI talent and the lucrative mechanics of viral outrage marketing, pu…
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56m #109 OpenAI vs Google: The Real Business Model War Begins · More or Less Podcast
The More or Less podcast co-hosts dissect the asymmetrical business model war between cash-rich Big Tech incumbents and capital-intensive AI startups like OpenAI. Blending macroeconomic crit…
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59m #108 Meta vs. OpenAI: Who Wins the Next Attention War? · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, co-hosts Dave Morin, Britt Morin, Sam Lessin, and Jessica Lessin analyze the high-stakes platform rivalry between Meta and OpenAI, examining consumer AI mone…
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56m #107 Crypto Isn’t for Everyone (And That’s a Good Thing) with Anatoly Yakovenko · More or Less Podcast
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko joins Sam and Jessica Lessin to discuss how stablecoins reinforce global US dollar hegemony while Solana's Seeker smartphone takes on Big Tech app store m…
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55m #106: AI Researchers Earning More Than Cristiano Ronaldo · More or Less Podcast
In this Fourth of July holiday episode of More or Less, the co-hosts examine the aggressive talent wars driving AI researcher compensation past elite sports contracts, critique broken digita…
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50m #105: Tesla, Bumble, And Bezos' Wedding - Everything Is A Mess · More or Less Podcast
In this cabin edition of the More or Less podcast, hosts Dave Morin, Brit Morin, Sam Lessin, and Jessica Lessin unpack how artificial intelligence is upending programming, workplace hiring, …
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53m #104: AI Clones, Commoditized Ads, and the Cult of Trust · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, Jessica Lessin, Brit Morin, Dave Morin, and Sam Lessin analyze Meta's aggressive AI talent acquisitions, the commoditization of advertising and software marg…
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1h 9m #103: Are Silicon Valley’s Mega-Deals Just Talent Grabs? · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Dave Morin, and Brit Morin debate Apple's WWDC redesign and on-device AI strategy, dissect Meta's $14.8 billion…
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54m #102: Snap Spectacles, Build-A-Bear, and the Myth of the Everything App · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, co-hosts Dave Morin, Brit Morin, Sam Lessin, and Jessica Lessin dissect emerging technology developments, evaluating novel consumer hardware concepts like an…
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56m #101: The Business of OnlyFans, Future of Identity, and Navigating Privacy in the AI Age · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the 'More or Less' podcast, co-hosts Dave Morin, Sam Lessin, Brit Morin, and Jessica Lessin debate the contrarian economics of acquiring OnlyFans, shifting venture capital…
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1h 0m OpenAI Teams Up with Jony Ive, Vibe Coding, Gemini, and More | More or Less #100 · More or Less Podcast
In the milestone 100th episode of More or Less, hosts Sam Lessin and Dave Morin unpack the architectural realities of vibe coding, analyze the commoditization of frontier AI models, and expl…
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56m OpenAI Acquires Windsurf for $3B, Google's Stock Dips | #98 · More or Less Podcast
In episode 98 of the 'More or Less' podcast, hosts Jessica Lessin, Brit Morin, and Dave Morin evaluate tech's latest consolidation wave led by OpenAI's Windsurf acquisition, unpack Google's …
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49m How OpenAI Is Beating Google and Meta at Their Own Game · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Dave Morin, Brit Morin, Sam Lessin, and Jessica Lessin analyze OpenAI's market momentum against Meta and Google, debate aggressive multi-bi…
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59m Google & Meta Trials, AI’s Media Collapse & Elon’s Tesla Comeback · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, co-hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Brit Morin, and Dave Morin dissect landmark antitrust trials against Google and Meta, the devastating disruption of gene…
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48m OpenAI’s Social Network & Figma’s Potential IPO | More or Less #95 · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, hosts Britt and Dave Morin are joined by venture capitalists Ben Lerer and Morgan Beller to debate OpenAI's rumored social media expansion, AI startup valuat…
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54m Why Elon Musk May Be Pulling Back from Washington (with Joanna Coles) | More or Less #94 · More or Less Podcast
In this solo edition of the More or Less podcast, host Jessica Lessin interviews The Daily Beast's Joanna Coles to analyze Elon Musk's contentious role in Washington, Silicon Valley's politi…
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52m Can Tesla Survive? | More or Less #93 · More or Less Podcast
In episode ninety-three of More or Less, co-hosts Dave Morin, Sam Lessin, Brit Morin, and Jessica Lessin debate the intensifying cultural and commercial backlash threatening Tesla, critique …
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59m The Signal Scandal & DOGE Drama! (with Ben Smith and Nicholas Carlson) | More or Less #92 · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, hosts Jessica Lessin and Brit Morin are joined by media veterans Ben Smith and Nicholas Carlson to analyze The Atlantic's accidental Signal chat leak, the id…
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1h 0m #91: Google’s $32B Deal and a Silicon Valley Spy Scandal! · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Brit Morin, and Dave Morin analyze the corporate espionage battle between Rippling and Deel, Google's proposed …
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56m #90: Silicon Valley Unscripted: Billionaires, AI, and Interplanetary Exploration · More or Less Podcast
In episode ninety of the More or Less podcast, co-hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Dave Morin, and Brit Morin unpack artificial intelligence hype, macroeconomic volatility, and algorithmic …
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53m #89: America’s Crypto Reserve, Nvidia’s $600M Hit & Digg’s Comeback · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Dave Morin, Britt Morin, Sam Lessin, and Jessica Lessin debate major tech and macroeconomic headlines, including Trump's proposed strategic…
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1h 0m #88: Meta’s $200B AI Bet, Instagram Reels & The Future of Content · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Jessica Lessin, Dave Morin, Sam Lessin, and Britt Morin analyze Meta's prospective standalone Reels app, scrutinize the ballooning capital …
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1h 2m #87: SKIMS To Revive Nike? AI Drama & The Satoshi Mystery · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, co-hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Dave Morin, and Brit Morin debate Nike's high-stakes partnership with SKIMS, the practical limits and sycoph…
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1h 2m #86: Elon’s $97B Curveball For OpenAI · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Dave Morin, and Brit Morin analyze major shifts across the tech landscape, highlighted by Elon Musk's hostile $97 billion b…
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1h 10m #85: The $250M Meme Coin Experiment · More or Less Podcast
In this Jackson Hole edition of the More or Less podcast, hosts Sam Lessin, Jessica Lessin, Dave Morin, and Brit Morin unpack the chaotic $250 million viral launch of their experimental meme…
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1h 3m #84: China's DeepSeek Shakes the Tech World · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Dave Morin, Sam Lessin, and Jessica Lessin analyze Chinese AI lab DeepSeek's trillion-dollar disruption of global markets, examining the er…
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51m #83: Trump Inauguration, Stargate, and the Meme Economy · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of More or Less, hosts Jessica Lessin, Dave Morin, Sam Lessin, and Brit Morin critically examine tech oligarch influence at Donald Trump's inauguration, scrutinize the $500 b…
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54m #82: TikTok, Trade Wars & Tech 2.0 · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the 'More or Less' podcast, co-hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Britt Morin, and Dave Morin debate gender representation and DEI in Silicon Valley, dissect the geopolitic…
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49m #81: Meta's Community Notes: More Speech and Fewer Mistakes? · More or Less Podcast
In this episode of the More or Less podcast, hosts Jessica Lessin, Sam Lessin, Dave Morin, and Brit Morin critique Meta's decision to replace centralized content moderation with Community No…
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1h 11m #80: More or Less Holiday Special Pt. 2 (Crypto and Antitrust) · More or Less Podcast
This holiday retrospective episode of the More or Less podcast examines the year's defining big tech antitrust battles, the resurgence of cryptocurrency toward historic highs, and how ventur…
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