Inside the Iran War and the Pentagon's Feud with Anthropic with Under Secretary of War Emil Michael
(0:00) The Besties welcome Under Secretary of War Emil Michael (2:30) US war with Iran: Bigger picture and why now? (13:16) Trump's new approach to warfare, AI, drones, rules of engagement (28:39) Isr...
6 Mars 1h 22min
Ray Dalio: Our System Is in Jeopardy - Debt, AI & the Cycle That Destroyed Rome
(0:00) Friedberg Introduces Ray Dalio (1:29) 5 Forces That Will Decide America's Future (7:26) Why Government Reform Is Nearly Impossible (11:19) Gold vs. Bitcoin (28:16) What Economists Got Wrong Abo...
3 Mars 49min
Software Stocks Implode, Claude's Hit List, State of the Union Reactions, Trump's Tariff Pivot
(0:00) Bestie intros (1:22) Claude's hit list, SaaS crash, and Citrini's AI letter (30:39) Why Doomer narratives are more popular, valuable new AI jobs (40:19) Understanding the Rate Payer Protection ...
28 Feb 1h 21min
Epstein Files Special: Prince Andrew Arrested, Global Network, Mythology, Reid Hoffman Files
(0:00) David Sacks introduces Saagar Enjeti and Michael Tracey (1:04) Reacting to the arrest of Prince Andrew in the UK, Epstein's global finance network (11:24) Who was Jeffrey Epstein, and what is t...
20 Feb 1h 47min
Debt Spiral or NEW Golden Age? Super Bowl Insider Trading, Booming Token Budgets, Ferrari's New EV
(0:00) Bestie intros (0:23) AI updates: On-prem comeback, token budgets surpass salaries (19:19) Prediction markets: Super Bowl insider trading, how to police? (28:44) All-In Liquidity: The ultimate i...
13 Feb 1h 13min
CZ's Untold Story: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Binance's Founder
(0:00) From China to Canada (6:13) CZ's Early Career: Shockingly Normal (17:39) First Company in Shanghai (23:08) Discovering Bitcoin (30:11) Going All-In on Crypto (41:27) Founding Binance (1:03:57) ...
10 Feb 1h 57min
Epstein Files, Is SaaS Dead?, Moltbook Panic, SpaceX xAI Merger, Trump's Fed Pick
(0:00) Besties intros: Brad Gerstner joins the show (3:16) Epstein Files (15:45) SaaS stocks crash out (35:11) Moltbook panic (47:37) Trump selects Kevin Warsh as new Fed Chair, replacing Jerome Powel...
7 Feb 1h 19min
ICE Chaos in Minneapolis, Clawdbot Takeover, Why the Dollar is Dropping
(0:00) Bestie intros + quick Davos recap (9:55) ICE chaos in Minneapolis: aftermath and reactions to the two recent deaths (45:54) Clawdbot takeover: Jason demos his OpenClawd instances, Kimi K2.5, en...
30 Jan 1h 30min
