E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ
(0:00) Bestie catch up! (3:05) Kicking off the 2022 Bestie Awards (4:12) Biggest winner in politics (9:11) Biggest loser in politics (16:37) Biggest political surprise (23:35) Biggest winner in busine...
24 Dec 20222h 17min
E108: Doxing debate, Nuclear fusion breakthrough, state of the markets & more
(0:00) Jason's new gig! (1:05) Twitter's new privacy rules, notable suspension, doxing dynamics (20:48) Nuclear fusion breakthrough and geopolitical ramifications (42:58) Jason and Sacks's big night (...
16 Dec 20221h 29min
E107: The Twitter Files Parts 1-2: shadow banning, story suppression, interference & more
(0:00) Bestie gut health! (2:17) Twitter Files Part 2: shadow banning and blacklisting entire accounts and topics; how content moderation was handled at other tech giants (33:09) Twitter Files Part 1:...
10 Dec 20221h 13min
E106: SBF's media strategy, FTX culpability, ChatGPT, SaaS slowdown & more
(0:00) Bestie hangover! (1:05) Analyzing SBF's media tour: his angle, media coverage, and more (21:09) FTX culpability: media, investors, regulators (53:41) Challenging media coverage of other countri...
3 Dec 20221h 41min
E105: Tech culture wars: Elon vs. SBF, Sabotaging Republicans with Trump
0:00 Bestie intros! 2:19 Trump announces 2024 presidential bid 26:07 Each bestie names their most important policy issue for 2024 59:03 Big tech belt-tightening, activist investor calls out Google, pr...
19 Nov 20221h 47min
E104: FTX collapse with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong + election results, macro update & more
(0:00) New bestie game show! (6:20) Election recap: Red wave falls flat, Republican party flips from Trump to DeSantis, a rebuke of extremism (20:47) Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong joins to break down t...
12 Nov 20221h 25min
E103: Tech layoffs surge, big tech freezes hiring, optimizing for profits, election preview & more
(0:00) Jason's new brand deal (1:18) Bestie updates (9:12) "Ligma/Johnson" blunder outside of Twitter HQ (15:38) Surge of tech layoffs at Twitter, Stripe, Lyft, Opendoor, Chime and others; preparing f...
5 Nov 20221h 28min
E102: Elon closes Twitter deal, $META uncertainty, Zuck's historic bet, big tech decline & more
(0:00) Sacks is back! (1:01) Sacks recaps his week off (3:13) Elon finalizes Twitter deal, immediate content moderation decisions, platform potential (31:19) Meta's historic bet on VR and stock price ...
29 Okt 20221h 36min
