ACCESS
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation hosted by Alex Heath and Ellis Hamburger
Inside Anthropic’s Search for the Next Claude Code
In this episode, Alex interviews Mike Krieger, co‑founder of Instagram and head of Anthropic Labs, about the next phase of Anthropic’s AI work following Claude Code. Krieger explains how the skunkworks lab operates, why he stepped down as CPO to return to hands‑on building, and offers an insider view of the competition with OpenAI’s Codex. He highlights the “white spaces” where Anthropic sees the biggest opportunities, argues that human creativity will become more valuable as AI improves, and draws parallels between Anthropic’s culture and Apple’s design‑focused ethos.
The 'AI Coachella' Prof Wants to Take Back the Data Centers
In this episode, host Alex Heath and co‑host Ellis Hamburger chat with Stanford lecturer and AI investor Anjane Mita about the growing backlash against data‑center construction and how to scale AI responsibly. Mita argues that the AI industry needs more...
Silicon Valley Finally Has Its “Succession”
In this episode of Access, host Alex Heath and co‑host Ellis Hamburger sit down with Jonathan Glatzer, the showrunner of the new satire series The Audacity, which dramatizes Silicon Valley’s power dynamics in a "Succession‑style" format. Glatzer discusses the challenges...
OpenClaw for Normies Is Here
In this episode of The Long Game, hosts Jake Sullivan and John Feiner discuss the surprising Iran cease‑fire announcement and its implications for U.S. policy, then shift to a deep dive with Marvin Von Hagen, CEO of Polk, about his...
The Future of AI Might Be on Your Finger
In this episode of Access, hosts Alex Heath and Ellis Hamburger interview Mina Thami, co‑founder of Sandbar, about the company’s AI‑powered smart ring that captures and vocalizes a user’s thoughts in their own voice. They explore Mina’s background in neural...
What Happens to Google when AI Answers Everything? With Google’s Liz Reid
In this episode, host Ellis interviews Liz Reid, Google's head of search, to explore how generative AI is reshaping Google's core product and the broader search ecosystem. Reid explains that AI‑driven answers are becoming a default layer on top of...
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on Surviving the AI Slop-Pocalypse
In this episode, hosts discuss the looming impact of AI-driven automation on white‑collar work, referencing a viral speculative essay about a 2028 AI crisis and its economic fallout. They explore how agentic AI could collapse B2B SaaS models, reduce demand...
Home Robots Are Coming Faster than You Think, with Sunday's Tony Zhao
In this episode Alex and Ellis dissect the hype surrounding robotics and the practical challenges of building useful home robots, before interviewing Tony Zhao, founder of Sunday Robotics. Zhao explains how their robot Memo is trained using real-world data collected...
Building an Autonomous Car Utopia with Rivian's RJ Scaringe
Alex and Ellis open with a discussion on Meta's metaverse layoffs and the potential shift to Claude Cowork over ChatGPT, then sit down with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe to explore the future of autonomous vehicles. Scaringe explains how large driving models...
The AI Glasses Race Is Heating Up.
Alex and Ellis recap the oddball gadgets, taglines, and even scents that defined CES, then sit down with Meta’s head of wearables, Alex Himel, to explore the accelerating smart‑glasses market. Himel shares lessons from the Meta Ray‑Ban Displays launch, discusses...
Why the Next AI Frontier Is Phone Calls, with Beside CEO Maxime Germain
In this episode, the hosts discuss the latest AI industry turbulence—including OpenAI’s alarm over Google’s Gemini and talent wars between Apple and Meta—before interviewing Maxime Germain, CEO of Beside, the AI-powered receptionist handling 2.5 million calls monthly for 20,000 businesses. Germain...
Is Roblox Making the Internet Better or Worse? We Asked the CEO
In this episode, Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki joins hosts Ellis and Alex to discuss Roblox's new facial age‑check system and broader child‑safety measures, exploring whether age‑gating could become a norm across the internet. They examine the Hard Fork controversy and...
Runway CEO Cristobal Valenzuela Is Simulating the World
Ellis and Alex open with a discussion about the Sources launch party and the challenges of late-stage extractionism before bringing on Runway CEO Cristobal Valenzuela. Valenzuela explains that the toughest hurdle in AI is aligning massive world models with human...
Eugenia Kuyda on Software’s “YouTube Moment”
Ellis and Alex explore the concept of turning everyday life into an RPG video game before welcoming Eugenia Kuyda, CEO of Replika and Wabi, to discuss her new hyper‑personal app that lets users create custom AI experiences in five minutes....
Android Chief Sameer Samat on Google Pixel and the Path to AI Glasses
Ellis and Alex discuss their weekend adventures and OpenAI's Atlas browser before interviewing Google Android chief Sameer Samat, who explains how headsets are a stepping stone toward AR glasses and how Gemini could evolve into a Jarvis-like AI assistant. Samat...