Podcast · 686 episodes
TBPN, page 8
by John Coogan & Jordi Hays · English
TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays from 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with full episodes posted to Spotify immediately after airing. Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” TBPN has interviewed Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella. Diet TBPN delivers the best moments from each episode in under 30 minutes.
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Condé Nast CEO Explains Why Human Journalism Wins in the AI EraRoger Lynch, CEO of Condé Nast, argues that human journalism and deeply researched reporting will outperform AI “slop” in the AI era, and explains how Condé Nast structures brands, subscriptions,…12 May 2026 · 47 min · 26 chapters
Trial Update, AI SPVs, BuzzFeed Sold | Doomberg, Sahir Jaggi, Sam Blond, Kevin Hartz, Alex Shan, Glen Wise, Roger LynchOpenAI vs. Elon Musk trial update (expected to conclude this week), including key testimony from Sam Altman and other witnesses, plus discussion of “blip” events around Altman’s 2023 firing and…12 May 2026 · 2 h 56 min · 63 chapters
Swatch & AP Collab, Cerebras Boosts IPO Price, Trump to Visit China | Diet TBPN(1) Swatch and Audemars Piguet’s “Royal Oak” style collaboration, including a CGI-heavy launch video and debate over whether it’s an IP/damage-control move after AP lost trademark fights in Japan…11 May 2026 · 29 min · 19 chapters
Swatch AP Collab, Cerebras IPO, Trump Visits China | Ferdinand Dabitz, Spencer Rascoff, Eric Olson, Matt Lohstroh, Jay Azhang, Amir Sadeghian, Alexander Taubman, Quaid WalkerA wide-ranging tech/finance show covering luxury watch collabs and IP/trademark fallout (AP x Swatch “Royal Oak” style), AI inference chips and Cerebras’ upsized IPO, and geopolitics/tech…11 May 2026 · 2 h 39 min · 65 chapters
Apple-Intel Chip Deal, U.S Adds 115K Jobs, DeepSeek Eyes $50B Valuation | Diet TBPNThe episode reviews recent economic and tech news, arguing there’s a split between the AI-driven “stock economy” and the broader “real economy,” with “K-shapes within K-shapes” across sectors and…9 May 2026 · 34 min · 20 chapters
Airbnb CEO on Why AI Will Create a New Era of Consumer ProductsAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky discusses Airbnb’s 2026 performance (revenue +10% last year; +18% this quarter) and how “Project Hawaii” restored startup intensity by focusing on conversion rate and the…8 May 2026 · 35 min · 12 chapters
Intel & Apple, The American Economic Rollercoaster | Brian Chesky, Josh Reeves, Jonathan Neman, Zal BilimoriaThe “American economic rollercoaster” episode compares the booming AI/semiconductor stock market with uneven conditions in the broader real economy, using Intel-Apple chipmaking talks, U.S.8 May 2026 · 2 h 33 min · 60 chapters
Sam vs Elon Trial, Coinbase Cuts 14% in AI Pivot, Digesting Meta Earnings | Diet TBPNTech news roundup focused on the ongoing “Musk vs OpenAI” trial in Oakland, plus AI regulation/standards, major company moves (Coinbase layoffs, Meta capex), and other business updates.6 May 2026 · 31 min · 15 chapters
FULL INTERVIEW: GameStop’s Ryan Cohen on Why He’s Buying eBayRyan Cohen discusses GameStop’s proposed acquisition of eBay, offering $125/share with a structure of half cash and half stock.5 May 2026 · 28 min · 15 chapters
$GME CEO Ryan Cohen, OpenAI vs Elon Musk Continues, U.S. Gets Early Access to AI Models | Harley Finkelstein, Scott Strazik, Brian Elliott, Stephen Balaban & Michel CombesTech and business news roundup focused on (1) the ongoing OpenAI vs. Elon Musk trial, (2) U.S.5 May 2026 · 2 h 9 min · 70 chapters
FULL INTERVIEW: Anjney Midha on Fixing AI’s Biggest BottleneckAnjney Midha discusses AMPPBC, his new AI-focused fund and infrastructure strategy, and argues that a proposed GameStop–eBay combination (as discussed on CNBC) is misunderstood.5 May 2026 · 25 min · 14 chapters
Neural Computers, GameStop’s $55B eBay Offer | Diet TBPNThe episode discusses “neural computers” and “software 3.0,” arguing that AI models are getting “fatter” and increasingly can generate UI and analysis outputs directly from raw inputs…5 May 2026 · 31 min · 13 chapters
GameStop + eBay, Neural Computers | Nat Eliason, Michael York, Maddie Hall, Anjney Midha, Ben Lamm, Jake Stauch, Garth Sheldon-Coulson, Katie Haun, Nick AbouzeidThe episode mixes two themes: (1) how “neural computers” and “software 3.0” are changing what apps and coding workflows are for, and (2) Ryan Cohen’s GameStop plan to acquire eBay, plus a guest…4 May 2026 · 2 h 42 min · 66 chapters
AI Profits Surge, $70B Capex Surge Raises Investor Concerns, Automated Skin Exams | Diet TBPNBig Tech earnings recap focused on AI-driven capex and cloud growth (Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta), plus automation themes (automated skin exams), AI job/task impacts, and frontier-AI benchmarks…1 May 2026 · 32 min · 19 chapters
Inside the OpenAI vs. Elon Musk CourtroomA behind-the-scenes look at the OpenAI vs. Elon Musk courtroom proceedings, focusing on how press access works, what jury selection reveals, Judge Rogers’ courtroom style, and how each side frames…1 May 2026 · 38 min · 17 chapters
Tech Earnings Recap, Beautiful Data Centers | Mike Isaac, Kyle Harrison, David Marcus, Turner Caldwell, Everette Taylor, Puneet Mehta & Justin Wexler, Alexander EmbiricosA “quad kill” earnings recap of Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, focused on whether AI is hurting core revenue and whether hyperscalers can justify massive capex.1 May 2026 · 2 h 28 min · 63 chapters
🟣 The Collison Brothers LIVE on TBPN | John Collison, Patrick Collison, Henri Stern, Jeff Weinstein, & Zach AbramsLive Stripe Sessions discussion on AI-driven entrepreneurship, “agentic commerce,” usage-based billing, fraud in the AI/token economy, and how Stripe is expanding from payments into programmable…30 Apr 2026 · 1 h 25 min · 45 chapters
Tech Earnings Quadkill, Red Button vs Blue Button | Diet TBPNThe episode covers a “tech earnings quadkill” (Google/Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta) amid major macro catalysts: Canada and US rate decisions (Fed held rates at 3.5–3.75%) and a Powell speech,…30 Apr 2026 · 28 min · 12 chapters
Big Tech Earnings, Red vs. Blue Button, Quantum Computing | Jason Yanowitz, Even Rogers, Maria Spiropulu, Stepan Simkin, Kashish Gupta, Dan Magy, Vlad Tenev, Parag Agrawal & Andrew Reed, Gabriel StengelBig Tech earnings and the “AI buildout” question—can massive AI capex turn into durable revenue and profits before depreciation catches up? The episode also covers the viral “red vs.29 Apr 2026 · 2 h 55 min · 61 chapters
In-Car Surveillance is Coming | Diet TBPNWhether a 2024 federal mandate will require passive in-car drunk-driver detection (breath/fingerprint/camera) by 2027, and what the real risks are (false positives, remote shutoff fears, “pre-drive…28 Apr 2026 · 18 min · 9 chapters
In-Car Surveillance, Goblin-Mode, Jon Gray from Blackstone Joins | Colleen Aubrey, Anthony Liguori, Colin Zima, Alex Epstein, Shira Lazar, Anshul Gupta, Apurva Shrivastava, Bubble BoiThe episode mixes tech policy and AI product updates. Main segment argues that viral “in-car surveillance” claims are exaggerated but that U.S.28 Apr 2026 · 2 h 8 min · 59 chapters
China Blocks Meta’s $2B Manus Deal, Meta Bets on Space-Based Solar | Diet TBPNThe episode is a fast news roundup plus commentary on AI, energy, and “mindset” studies.27 Apr 2026 · 31 min · 14 chapters
China Blocks Manus Sale, Rick Caruso in the Ultradome, Zak Brown from McLaren Joins | Will Hurd, Anush Elangovan, Augustus DorickoA TVPN UltraDome news-and-interview episode mixing tech/geopolitics headlines with deep dives on (1) McLaren’s business and technology approach in Formula 1, and (2) Will Hurd’s post-CIA work on…27 Apr 2026 · 3 h 2 min · 80 chapters
Intel Rips, Thrive Launches Eternal, GPT 5.5 | Diet TBPNIntel’s stock surge after Q1 results and a new “AI agents need CPUs” narrative; plus AI-inference economics (Cursor acquisition/margins, Anthropic vs OpenAI compute constraints), Thrive Capital’s new…25 Apr 2026 · 28 min · 17 chapters