Hardball with Chris Matthews + Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY), Alex Seitz-Wald, and Author Paul Taylor
In this episode of Hardball, Rep. Pat Ryan (D‑NY) argues that Congress must reassert its war‑powers authority to end the ongoing conflict with Iran, proposing a War Powers Resolution and a "No Funds for Iran War" amendment attached to the defense bill. He highlights the strategic failures, depleted U.S. munitions, and soaring economic costs—over $100 billion, roughly $750 per household—while warning that the war fuels broader geopolitical tensions with China, Russia, and Israel. Ryan also critiques President Trump’s unilateral approach, his alignment with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the erosion of U.S. alliances, stressing that unchecked executive war‑making jeopardizes national security and domestic confidence.
Steven Sinofsky on AI PCs, NVIDIA, and the Future of Computing
Steven Sinofsky, former Windows division president and creator of the Surface line, discusses the recent Computex announcements, notably NVIDIA's RTX Spark (N1X) ARM‑CPU/GPU chip aimed at AI‑native PCs. He explains how AI workloads are shifting compute from CPUs to GPUs...
WVU Medicine’s Romero Says Frontier AI’s HIPAA Door Is Out of Reach for Most Health Systems
In this episode, Ilo Romero, VP and Associate CIO of WVU Medicine, discusses the prohibitive cost and limited access to HIPAA‑compliant AI services from major frontier AI providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. He explains that while these vendors claim...
The Disbursements Playbook with Stephen Faust, CEO of Dash Solutions | Episode 491
In this episode, Greg Myers chats with Stephen Faust, CEO of Dash Solutions, about the company’s evolution from a niche fintech to a versatile payments platform that powers disbursements, wage payments, rewards, and B2B expense management. Faust highlights Dash’s configurable,...
DDW Highlights: 2 June 2026
In this episode, Bruno Quinney highlights four major drug discovery advances: the Oxford Vaccine Group’s rapid development of a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine (CHADOX1 BDBV) in partnership with the Serum Institute of India; Eli Lilly’s Verve 102 gene‑editing therapy that can cut LDL‑cholesterol...
Are Law Firms Ripe for Private Equity Investment
In this episode of the Raw Selection Private Equity Podcast, Adol Tahar, a private‑equity operator with a decade of experience in the UK legal sector, explains how PE firms are approaching law‑firm acquisitions. He walks through his hands‑on work rescuing...
Inbound Logistics/MODEX 2026 Interview Series: Zebra - Andre Luecht, Director, Strategic Business Development Management
In this MODEX 2026 interview, Andre Luecht, Director of Strategic Business Development Management at Zebra Technologies, explains that customers are shifting from greenfield, full‑automation projects to "brownfield" pocket automation that improves existing warehouse footprints. He highlights Zebra's new AI‑driven solutions—handheld...
How SaaS Is Evolving From Software to AI Solutions | Artera's Guillaume De Zwirek & Dan Goldsmith
In this episode, Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO of Artera, and board member Dan Goldsmith discuss how AI is reshaping SaaS into a hybrid of bespoke services and software, especially in healthcare. They argue that the old engineering‑centric, product‑first mindset is...
What Does the Oil Crisis Mean for You?
The episode dissects the current oil crisis sparked by the US‑Iran conflict, highlighting how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has removed roughly 11 million barrels per day from global supply—more than double the shortfalls of the 1973 and 1979...
The Right and Wrong Lessons From ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’
The episode examines the surprise box‑office success of two low‑budget horror films—Backrooms ($10 M budget, $81 M domestic) and Obsession (under $1 M, $100 M domestic)—and what Hollywood can learn from the rise of YouTube‑born filmmakers. Guest Lucas Schaar argues that the key takeaway...
Navigating the Shift to Bulk Data and AI
In this episode of Out of the Fire, co‑founder Ron Yerwong of DeFacto Health discusses the rapid evolution of the CMS National Provider Directory (NPD) and the shift toward bulk data and AI‑ready formats. He highlights how CMS is moving...
From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs in Legal Teams With Laurie Ehrlich
In this episode, Laurie Ehrlich discusses her journey from large‑scale in‑house legal ops at Cognizant and Datadog to a startup CLO role at Dioptra, and now to the post‑acquisition environment at iCertus (rebranded as VeraEngage). She explains how each setting...
America's Healthcare Crisis Is Getting Worse. Here's Why.
In this episode, the host examines the escalating crisis in U.S. healthcare, highlighting its massive scale—$5.3 trillion annually, or roughly $15,500 per person—and the poor health outcomes that result. The discussion points to the profit‑driven model, where shareholder value outweighs patient...
China’s Naval Ambition: Capability, Credibility and Global Impact
In this episode, senior naval analyst Mike Plunkett outlines China’s rapid naval modernization over the past three decades, highlighting its shift from Russian imports to indigenous ship designs and the mass production of advanced vessels like the Type 055 destroyer...
Why I’m Moving This Substack From Daily Coverage to Deeper Weekly Work
The host announces a shift in their Substack from daily AI news coverage to a weekly format focused on depth, emphasizing practical building and executive insight. They argue that AI's future hinges on deep understanding rather than breadth, as the...
Heidi Health’s Kos Says Shadow AI Signals a Tool Gap CIOs Can’t Ignore
In this episode, Dr. Simon Koss, CMO of Heidi Health, explains how AI scribe technology has transformed clinical decision support, moving from pre‑AI tools that caused alert fatigue and required clinicians to hunt for information, to generative AI that can...
Bonus Episode: Resilient Supply Chains for Robotics (ERF 2026)
In this bonus episode recorded at the European Robotics Forum, Karol Janik and Agata Suar of the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre discuss the urgent need to make Europe’s robotics supply chains more resilient. They trace the problem to recent disruptions—COVID‑19,...
Toward Clinical-Grade AI: Shaping the Healthcare Experience
In this Technovation episode, leaders from Stanford Healthcare and HCA Healthcare discuss how AI is moving the industry from mere digitization to truly digital, clinical-grade applications. Michael Pfeffer highlights AI’s ability to predict disease states and augment physician decision‑making, while...
#394 ‒ Sleep Pharmacology: The Role of Medications in Healthy Sleep, the Promise of Emerging Therapies, and the Evidence for...
In this episode, host Peter Atiyah breaks down sleep pharmacology, explaining how sleep problems stem from four core mechanisms—sleep pressure, circadian timing, hyperarousal, and sleep architecture—and why matching medication to the specific dysfunction is crucial. He reviews the major classes...
The Biggest Google Search Shift In 25 Years | Fast Five Shorts
Google announced its biggest search overhaul in 25 years, unveiling a rebuilt search box that handles text, images, files, videos and Chrome tabs, a new default AI model for AI mode, always‑on background agents that surface updates proactively, expanded agentic...
Starbucks Just Killed Its AI Inventory Tool | Fast Five Shorts
Starbucks abruptly discontinued its AI‑driven inventory counting system from Nomad Go after just nine months, citing frequent miscounts and mislabeled items such as confusing milk varieties. The tool, rolled out to over 11,000 North American stores in September 2025, promised...
Court Officers Behaving Badly
Ken White and Josh Barrow dissect the collapse of the federal case against the "Broadview Six," anti‑ICE protesters in Chicago, highlighting egregious grand‑jury misconduct by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including redacted transcripts, illegal vouching, off‑record communications, and manipulation of juror...
Why AI Starts With Better Data, with Parijat Banerjee.
In this episode of the Digital Banking Podcast, Parijat Banerjee, Global Business Head for Financial Services at Latent View Analytics, explains why AI’s real power starts with high‑quality data. He traces the evolution of data storage—from costly floppy disks to...
The Space Force Trains Guardians. Delta 13 Teaches Them Why They Fight.
In this episode, Bill Wolf interviews Colonel Allison Gonzalez, commander of Space Delta 13, about the Space Force’s education mission and how it differs from training. Colonel Gonzalez explains Delta 13’s role within STARCOM, its three pillars—professional military education, continuing...
AvTalk Episode 372: Just because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should
In this episode Ian Pechnick and occasional co‑host Gabe Lee discuss recent aviation news, including the controversy over a YouTuber reverse‑engineering NTSB cockpit‑voice‑recorder spectral data, the China Eastern A350 brake‑failure incident at Shanghai’s jet bridge, and the delayed delivery of...
Creating Real-World Experiences for Nike, Coinbase, and Taco Bell - Where We Buy #385
In this episode, James Cook talks with Zach Teachout and Austin Mayer of Hovercraft about how they craft immersive, real‑world brand experiences for clients like Nike, Coinbase, and Taco Bell. They detail flagship projects such as the Coinbase Arena at...
Episode 158: Autonomous Robot Deliveries - Ahti Heinla
In Episode 158, host Claire Asher talks with Ahti Heinla, co‑founder and CEO of Starship Technologies, about the company’s fleet of autonomous delivery robots that have completed over 10 million deliveries across Europe and the United States. Heinla explains how the...
Find Your 1000 Podcast — The New Era of Audience Building | EP #1
In the inaugural episode of the "Find Your 1000" podcast, host Scott launches a new series focused on building a loyal audience of true fans, inspired by Kevin Kelly's "1000 True Fans" concept. He shares his own experience of generating...
Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
The episode examines the humanitarian and economic fallout of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, focusing on the personal experiences of two seafarers stranded for months amid the U.S.-Iran conflict. Captain Virendra Vishwakarma recounts the peril of loading LPG...
Meta Creates Toll Road, LinkedIn Fakes Getting Rid of AI Slop (534)
In this episode the hosts riff on three unrelated news items: Robinhood’s rollout of AI‑driven “agentic” trading and credit‑card features, Drake surpassing Michael Jackson’s record for number‑one Billboard hits, and Pope Francis adopting the viral “6‑7” hand gesture. Their commentary...
Autonomous Yard Operations From YMX Logistics
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin Lawton interviews Matt Yearling and Erin Mitchell of YMX Logistics about the evolution and future of yard operations. They explain how YMX uses advanced technology—AI, computer vision, digital twins, and autonomous...
Social Media Is Quietly Taking Over Your Living Room | Behind the Numbers
In this episode, Marcus, Emmy, and Marissa explore how social media is expanding from smartphones to living‑room TVs, highlighting Instagram's test of a Reels‑for‑TV app, TikTok's past CTV attempts, and Pinterest's CTV ad platform acquisition. They discuss the implications for...
AI, Labor Shortages & the Future of Healthcare Facilities
In this episode, host Peter Martin talks with Hamilton Espinoza of DPR Construction and Patrick Murphy of CREF about the mounting labor shortages and rising costs confronting healthcare facilities management. They explain how aging staff, aging buildings, and competition from...
398. CRE’s New Math: Multifamily Cap Rates, Office Recovery Bets, & Capital Costs
In this episode, Trep Wire hosts Haley Keen, Lonnie Hendry, and Stephen Bushbaum dissect the current commercial real‑estate landscape, focusing on how elevated capital costs are shaping valuations across multifamily, office, and other asset classes. They analyze the AvalonBay equity‑residential...
640: I Just Spoke at Shopify HQ. Here’s What’s Actually Working in Ecommerce Right Now
In this live episode recorded at Shopify’s Merchant Mastery event, the host and co‑host discuss the shift toward authentic user‑generated content (UGC) outperforming polished ads, the importance of a cohesive brand story, and the decline of generic, undifferentiated products. They...
From 0$ to 10K/Month in GMV Max Playbook For TikTok Shop
In this episode, Brywen and the Social Commerce Club team walk listeners through the step‑by‑step process of launching a TikTok Shop, from the daunting "zero to $10K" milestone to scaling up to the GMV Max program. They emphasize that early...
Resource Investor Rozencwajg: Today's Oil 'Shock' Is Tomorrow's Building Catastrophe
In this episode, host Chuck Jaffe interviews Adam Rosenzweig, managing partner at Goering & Rosenzweig, who warns that today’s oil market shock—driven by a 15 million‑barrel‑per‑day upstream shortage—will soon cascade into severe price spikes and broader economic disruption, potentially pushing crude...
Dr. Brendon Neumann of Andermatt on Biologicals and Resistance Management
In this episode, Dr. Brendan Neumann, Product Portfolio Director at Andermatt, explains how biological crop protection products can be integrated into resistance management strategies to preserve the efficacy of existing chemistries. He highlights that biologicals often employ multiple modes of...
Chicken In A Biscuit, Messi No Más, And a Can Of Cod
The episode spotlights three emerging CPG innovations: Wild Brands' launch of high‑protein chicken crackers backed by a new $10‑plus million USDA‑regulated plant, the shutdown of Lionel Messi’s short‑lived Moss Plus sports drink despite a 105% sales jump, and The Cycle’s...
1188: Testing Assumptions Before Burning Capital | Kevin Hettrich, CFO, QuantumScape
In this episode, CFO Kevin Hettrich of QuantumScape discusses how a deep‑tech startup must treat its business as a series of testable hypotheses, using disciplined experimentation and frugal spending to validate solid‑state lithium‑metal battery technology before scaling. He shares how...
Inside Institutional Payments At Scale with Debo Sen, Head of Payments, Services, Citi | Episode 490
In this episode, Debo Sen, Head of Payments for Services at Citi, shares insights from nearly three decades at the bank, highlighting how Citi’s $6 trillion‑a‑day scale gives it a unique view of global payment trends and regulatory developments. He explains...
334. Turning Streetlights Into EV Chargers
In this episode, Grayson Brulte talks with James Everly, Director of Business Development at Vault Post, about converting existing streetlights and utility poles into Level‑2 EV chargers. Everly explains how the company’s sleek, customizable chargers leverage existing municipal infrastructure to...
Autonomous Drone Delivery at Scale
In this episode, Kyle Madonia, VP of Application Software and IT at Zipline, discusses how the company’s software stack enables fully autonomous drone deliveries at scale, from order intake through fleet orchestration to safe, precision drop-offs. She explains the engineering...
Global LPG Conversations: US Butane Flows Surge to Meet Asia’s Demand
In this episode of Global LPG Conversations, Anu Agarbal and LPG North America editor Amy Schrehan examine the surge in U.S. butane exports driven by price spikes in Asia after the Iran‑related Hormuz blockade. They explain how U.S. shale gas...
Base Oils Disrupted: War-Driven Supply Tightness
The episode examines how the US‑Iran war has tightened global base‑oil supplies, especially Group 3 output from the Middle East, where the Strait of Hormuz closure and damage to Qatar’s Pearl GTL plant have cut capacity. Analysts note that while Group 1...
Schneck’s Rice: Clinician Scoring, Independence Drove Meditech Expanse Pick Over Epic
In this episode, Schneck Medical Center CIO Craig Rice discusses the unique challenges of rural healthcare, especially tight margins and the need for disciplined technology investments. He explains how Schneck evaluated EMR options, ultimately choosing Meditech Expanse over Epic and...
SPLC's Vindictive Prosecution Motion Slams Trump's 'Top-Down, Retributive Campaign'
In this episode of The Breakdown, Alison Gill and All Rise News reporter Adam Klasfeld dissect the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) motion to dismiss federal charges on the basis of vindictive prosecution, drawing parallels to the recent dismissal of...
Why Hannah Dugan's Conviction Could Get Reversed: Live with Harry Litman
In this episode of Substack Live, Harry Litman and journalist Adam Klasfeld discuss the recent legal development in former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan's case, where a federal judge postponed her sentencing to hear oral arguments on a motion for...
EP513: Revisiting Cunning Anticompetitive Hospital Contracts, With Brennan Bilberry
In this episode, host Stacey Richter talks with Brennan Bilberry, a founding partner at Fairmark Partners, about the anti‑competitive tactics hospitals use after consolidating, such as "all‑or‑nothing" contracting, anti‑steering clauses, and leveraging rural monopoly facilities to force higher prices across...
The Battle for the Future of Gaming
In this episode of Thoughts on the Market, Morgan Stanley analyst Matt Kost examines how AI tools are reshaping the video‑game industry, highlighting the massive consumer spend—projected to exceed $275 billion in 2026—and the current $50 billion reinvested in development. He explains...