The Moonshot Podcast S2, Episode 3: Chasing the Wind, Storing the Sun

The Moonshot Podcast S2, Episode 3: Chasing the Wind, Storing the Sun

This episode of The Moonshot Podcast explores X's pursuit of radical solutions to drive energy abundance and resilience for humanity. Host Astro Teller is joined by Fort Felker to discuss the untold story of the Makani Moonshot, which sought to harvest wind energy in a radically different, lightweight way, using a tethered, kite-like aircraft. Next, Astro and engineer Raj Apte discusses Project Malta and the idea of creating a "time shifter for energy," exploring innovative ways to store energy until the grid needs it. Hosted by Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots, The Moonshot Podcast goes behind the scenes with creators and inventors trying to find radical solutions and breakthrough technologies to the world’s biggest problems. These are the untold stories of innovation from 15 years of Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory. The Moonshot Podcast is a Pique Action production for X, The Moonshot Factory, produced in association with Blanchard House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Deep Dive: Jeff Dean on Google Brain’s Early Days

Deep Dive: Jeff Dean on Google Brain’s Early Days

In the fifth installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with Google DeepMind’s Chief Scientist Jeff Dean for a conversation a...

22 Elo 202558min

The Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive: Andrew Ng on Deep Learning and Google Brain

The Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive: Andrew Ng on Deep Learning and Google Brain

In the fourth installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with Andrew Ng, the founder of Google Brain and DeepLearning.AI, for...

8 Elo 202551min

Deep Dive: Catie Cuan on Dancing and Living With Robots

Deep Dive: Catie Cuan on Dancing and Living With Robots

In the third installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with Dr. Catie Cuan, robot choreographer and former artist in residen...

24 Heinä 202541min

Deep Dive: André Prager on Prototyping at Wing

Deep Dive: André Prager on Prototyping at Wing

In the second installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with André Prager, former Chief Engineer at Wing, for a conversation...

11 Heinä 202551min

Deep Dive: Sebastian Thrun on Waymo’s Early Days

Deep Dive: Sebastian Thrun on Waymo’s Early Days

n the first installment of our Moonshot Podcast Deep Dive video interview series, X’s Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with Sebastian Thrun, co-founder of the Moonshot Factory, for a conver...

27 Kesä 202535min

Episode 10: Prototyping The Future, live from SXSW 2025

Episode 10: Prototyping The Future, live from SXSW 2025

Astro joins an all-star cast of inventors, futurists and creatives for a live conversation about radical innovation on-stage at SXSW 2025. These pioneers and problem-solvers pull together the threads ...

12 Touko 20251h 1min

Episode 9: Supersenses

Episode 9: Supersenses

What if, rather than making you distracted, your smart device helped you be more present? In this episode, we revisit the early days of Google Glass: a bold Moonshot that opened up new ways of seeing...

5 Touko 202545min

Episode 8: Powering Up

Episode 8: Powering Up

Energy might just be the ultimate moonshot – because if we can make it affordable, abundant and dependable long-term, it could improve life for all 8.2 billion people on Earth. In this episode, we fol...

28 Huhti 202541min

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