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“Synthetic Fuel Could Cost 30% of Today’s Fossil Fuel”
We’ve had clean energy sources for decades. But how do you get people to actually use the stuff without incentives or a government mandate?
3 days ago


They're Actually Going to Mine an Asteroid | Astroforge
Matt Gialich is exactly the kind of innovator this show exists for.
Jul 28


Matt Ridley’s AI Safety Solution No One is Talking About
With Matt Ridley, ROS founder and Rational Optimist author
Jul 15


The Future Will be Built, Not Coded
With former SpaceX engineer Jamie Gull
Jul 7


A Look Inside the Startup Making Homes Affordable Again | Cuby
We’ve put supercomputers in our pockets and landed rockets back on their tails … but it takes us longer to build a house today than in 1971.
Jul 1


The AI School That’s Fixing Education | Alpha School
On Joe Liemandt’s first day as Alpha School principal, he asked kids what would make them love school. The most common answer? "Less school."
Jun 23


The Startup Lifting Cities out of Flood Zones | Terranova
Flooding already costs America $180 billion a year. By 2050, more than 300 million people will live with regular flooding.
Jun 17


The Founder Taking On China's Battery Empire
With Ouros founder Ethan Loosbrock
Jun 10


AGI Is BS | Jamie Metzl's AI Prediction
Jamie Metzl explains why he believes "AGI is BS," what artificial intelligence will actually mean for jobs, and how humanity can navigate the biggest technological transition in history.
Jun 3


Why the AI Panic is a Lie (And It’s a Good Thing) | ROP #60
Is the panic over AI justified, or is it just the latest verse in a song we’ve been singing for centuries?
Feb 4


How $500 Drones Are Forcing America to Reinvent Its Military | ROP #59
A handful of $500 drones recently caused $5 billion in damage to a fleet of Russian strategic bombers. This is the new reality of warfare, and America is not ready.
Nov 5, 2025


America's Drone Market is About to Collapse (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP #58
China's DJI owns 90% of the US commercial drone market. A nationwide ban is about to make them illegal, threatening to collapse the industry overnight. Thoron founder Thayne Kollmorgen says: good.
Oct 29, 2025


Founder's Guide to Winning the New Space Race | ROP #57
A new generation of founders is winning the new space race, and they're doing it by breaking one simple rule.
Oct 22, 2025


His "Factory in a Box" Builds a House in 30 Days | ROP #56
America is facing a housing crisis driven by two core problems: a massive skilled labor shortage and 50 years of zero productivity growth in construction.
Oct 15, 2025


America's Nuclear Waste "Problem" is a Lie (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP #55
America doesn't have a nuclear waste problem; it has a financial one. In this episode, Exodys Energy founder Carl Perez reveals why the 50-year-old fear of spent fuel is based on a lie, and why solving it will unleash the nuclear renaissance.
Oct 8, 2025


This New American Battery Gives an EV a 1,500 Mile Range | ROP #54
Venture capitalists recently returned from China declaring America's battery race "futile."
Oct 3, 2025


The AI Tutor Built for Elon's Kids is Now Available to Everyone | ROP #53
When Elon Musk couldn't find a school good enough for his kids, he started his own at SpaceX.
Oct 1, 2025


His Nuclear Reactor Will Make Energy CHEAP Faster Than You Think | ROP #52
For 50 years, nuclear power has meant billion-dollar cost overruns and decade-long delays. That's about to change.
Sep 24, 2025


The End of "Made in China" is Arriving Faster Than You Think | ROP #51
For decades, "Made in China" was the default setting for the global economy.
Sep 17, 2025


Why The Ruling Class Fears AI (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP # 50
The modern panic over AI isn't new; it's a predictable pattern driven by elites whenever a technology threatens the status quo.
Sep 10, 2025
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