"Upstream" with Erik Torenberg

By Erik Torenberg

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Upstream is where host Erik Torenberg goes deeper with the world's most interesting thinkers to map the constellation of ideas that matter across tech, culture, and politics. On this season of Upstream, you'll hear from Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, Balaji Srinivasan, Sam Harris, Joe Lonsdale, Katherine Boyle, and more. Upstream is part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: turpentine.co

Episode Date
E54: Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan on Why History Points to Crypto
Apr 12, 2024
E53: Nathan Labenz and Noah Smith on What AI Actually Means for the Economy
Apr 05, 2024
E52: David Friedman on Anarcho-Capitalism, Utilitarianism, and Inequality
Mar 29, 2024
E51: How We Build More Housing with Brad Hargreaves & Noah Smith
Mar 22, 2024
E50: Alex Blania on Worldcoin, AGI, and Future Predictions
Mar 15, 2024
E49: The Legacy of Effective Altruism with Igor Kurganov
Mar 08, 2024
E48: Liron Shapira on the Case for Pausing AI
Mar 02, 2024
E47: Rob Henderson on Life in Foster Care, Academia, and Beyond
Feb 23, 2024
E46: Lyn Alden on How Money Works
Feb 16, 2024
E45: Bayeslord and Nadia Asparouhova on Effective Accelerationism
Feb 09, 2024
E44: Tyler Cowen on Harvard, the GOAT Economist, and Ending Stagnation
Feb 02, 2024
E43: Richard Hanania on Wokeness, Israel-Palestine, and the Mythos of the Modern Right
Jan 26, 2024
E42: Erik Torenberg on the Evolution of Media
Jan 19, 2024
E41: Steve Hsu on the Future of Everything
Jan 12, 2024
E40: Develop Your Personal Investing Strategy with Itay Vinik
Jan 05, 2024
E39: Balaji Srinivasan and Nathan Labenz on AI's Future, Human-AI Symbiosis, and AI Control
Dec 29, 2023
E38: Holiday Special: Request for Startups
Dec 22, 2023
E37: Noor Siddiqui on embryo screening, the fertility crisis, and parenting
Dec 15, 2023
E36: Beff Jezos on doxxing, e/acc, and why crypto will save AI
Dec 08, 2023
E35: Samo Burja on Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and George Soros
Dec 01, 2023
E34: Byrne Hobart on Sam Altman, Meta vs Google, and Effective Altruism
Nov 24, 2023
E33: The Untold History of Nuclear Energy with Packy McCormick and Julia DeWahl
Nov 17, 2023
E32: Balaji on SBF and the Israel-Hamas War
Nov 10, 2023
E31: Sam Lessin on Why We’re Heading into a New Era of Venture
Nov 03, 2023
E30: Aaron Ginn on the Moral Idea Maze, the GPU Revolution, and US-China Relations
Oct 27, 2023
E29: Sense-Making, a Top 1% Information Diet, and Generation Warfare with Michael Guimarin
Oct 20, 2023
E28: Richard Hanania Returns | Trump, the Sexual Revolution, and Immigration
Oct 06, 2023
E27: Robin Hanson on Elites, Experts, and the Truths We Resist
Sep 29, 2023
E26: Ben Horowitz on AI, the Future of Venture Capital, and Wartime VCs
Sep 22, 2023
E25: Jon Askonas on 2nd Order Effects of AI, the Media Ecology of Reality, and Conservatism
Sep 15, 2023
E24: Balaji Srinivasan on Social Tribalism, Cloud Cartography, Internet Values
Sep 08, 2023
E23: Emad Mostaque and Sam Lessin Debate Whether AI is a Good Investment for VC
Sep 01, 2023
E22: Vivek Ramaswamy on his Presidential Run, Intellectually Oppressive Culture, Otherism
Aug 25, 2023
E21: Sam Hammond on AI, e/acc, and Institutional Disruption
Aug 18, 2023
E20: Martin Shkreli on Public Vilification, Lessons from Prison, and Getting Back in the Arena
Aug 11, 2023
E19: Economist Bryan Caplan on Non-conformity, Sex, Feminism and Homeschooling
Aug 04, 2023
E18: Marc Andreessen on AI, Religion, SF, Longevity, and the NPC Meme
Jul 28, 2023
E17: Noah Smith's Reflections on Biden's First Term, Foreign Policy, and Industrial Policy - Econ 102 with Noah Smith
Jul 21, 2023
E16: Agnes Callard on Dark Empathy, Being Straussian vs Being Sincere, and Philosophical Progress
Jul 14, 2023
E15: Richard Hanania on Vivek Ramaswamy, Affirmative Action, and the Winning Agenda for 2024
Jul 07, 2023
E14: Balaji Srinivasan on the Fiat Crisis, Russia, and China.
Jun 30, 2023
E13: Kevin Kelly on Multiple Futures, AI, and Becoming Better Humans
Jun 23, 2023
[Bonus] Palmer Luckey of Anduril Industries on China, DefenseTech, and U.S. Policy | The HIll & Valley
Jun 16, 2023
E12: Tim Urban on Liberalism, Heresy, and Equality
Jun 09, 2023
E11: Katherine Boyle on Building Companies, Families, and Careers
Jun 02, 2023
E10: Sam Harris on Populism, Polarization, and His Beef with the Left and the Right
May 28, 2023
[Bonus Episode] Moment of Zen w/ Mike Solana, Erik Torenberg and Dan Romero
May 26, 2023
E9: Benedict Evans on AI, Web3, VR and the Future of Tech
May 19, 2023
E8: Samo Burja on America's Future, China, AI, and the New Global Order
May 12, 2023
E7: How Andrew Yang Would Cure American Politics
May 05, 2023
E6: Vivek Ramaswamy on Running for President in 2024 and His Message to Silicon Valley
Apr 29, 2023
E5: How Exactly Joe Lonsdale Would Fix The Public Sector
Apr 21, 2023
E4: David Sacks on His Intellectual and Political Journey
Apr 15, 2023
E3: Ezra Klein on Supply-side Progressivism, Polarization, and What Silicon Valley Misses About Politics
Apr 07, 2023
E2: Balaji Srinivasan on His Past and Future predictions, the Future of the Left and Right, and Why Tech Can’t Escape Politics
Mar 31, 2023
E1: Marc Andreessen on His Intellectual Journey the Past Ten Years
Mar 24, 2023
Trailer: This is Upstream with Erik Torenberg
Mar 24, 2023