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DealBook Summit Podcast Episode Notes
Podcast Overview
- Title: DealBook Summit
- Description: A series from The New York Times featuring conversations with business and policy leaders recorded live at the annual DealBook Summit in New York City.
Episode Details
- Episode Title: Inside This Year's DealBook Summit
- Release Date: December 4, 2025
- Host: Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times business columnist and founder of DealBook.
Featured Guests
- Dario Amodei: CEO and co-founder of Anthropic.
- Jimmy Donaldson: YouTube creator and philanthropist, known as MrBeast.
- Scott Bessent: U.S. Treasury Secretary.
- Erika Kirk: CEO and chairwoman of Turning Point USA.
- Other influential figures across various sectors.
Summary of Podcast Content
- Andrew Ross Sorkin introduces the annual DealBook Summit, highlighting the importance of the event as a platform for leaders in politics, culture, and business to engage in meaningful discussions.
- Notable past guests include:
- Serena Williams: Advocated for women's sports, emphasizing its ongoing presence and significance.
- Sam Altman: CEO of OpenAI, discussed the necessity for technology and society to evolve together.
Key Themes & Discussions
- Women’s Sports: Highlighted by Serena Williams, the conversation delves into the ongoing importance and visibility of women's sports rather than reducing it to a mere "moment."
- Technology and Society: Sam Altman pointed out the critical need for technological advancements to coexist and adapt alongside societal changes, hinting at the implications for future innovations.
Listening Information
- The podcast is available on multiple platforms, including:
- [Apple Podcasts](https://www.apple.com/apple-podcasts/)
- [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/)
- [New York Times Podcast Page](http://nytimes.com/podcasts)
Additional Information
- For more podcasts and narrated articles, listeners can download The New York Times app from [here](https://www.nytimes.com/app).
- Listeners are encouraged to subscribe for access to insightful conversations from influential leaders in various fields.
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Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:01This is Andrew Ross Sorkin, the founder of DealBook. Every year, I interview some of the world's most influential leaders across politics, culture, and business at the Dealbook Summit, a live event in New York City. Figures like tennis champion Serena Williams. Women's sports is not having a moment. It's always been there. You guys are just noticing. And OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman. We've got to put these systems out into the world. Society and the technology have to co-evolve. On this year's podcast, you'll hear my unfiltered conversations with California Governor Gavin Newsom, actor and producer Halle Berry, Erica Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, the CEO of Palantirian Anthropic and BlackRock, and Jimmy Donaldson, known better as Mr.
0:48Beast. Listen to Dealbook Summit wherever you get your podcasts.
From the publisher
Andrew Ross Sorkin — a New York Times business columnist and the founder of DealBook — shares a new round of conversations from the 2025 Dealbook Summit. Hear from Dario Amodei, the chief executive and co-founder of Anthropic; Jimmy Donaldson, the YouTube creator and philanthropist known as MrBeast; Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary; and Erika Kirk, the chief executive and chairwoman of the board of Turning Point USA, along with other influential figures. Listen starting Dec. 4 wherever you get your podcasts.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
