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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
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Industry veterans, degenerate gamblers & besties Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks & David Friedberg cover all things economic, tech, political, social & poker.

Episodes
  • 2025 / 4 / 19
    Trump vs Harvard, Nvidia export controls, how DEI killed Hollywood with Tim Dillon

    (0:00) The Besties welcome Tim Dillon! (6:56) Nvidia H20 export controls, the China workaround, plausible deniability by chipmakers selling to China-linked entities (28:45) Trump vs. Harvard: Why the White...

  • 2025 / 4 / 11
    The Great Tariff Debate with David Sacks, Larry Summers, and Ezra Klein

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (0:58) Reacting to Trump targeting China and postponing all other reciprocal tariffs (21:21) Measures for success of tariffs, debating the impact of letting China into the WTO (46:14)...

  • 2025 / 4 / 5
    DOGE updates + Liberation Day Tariff Reactions with Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias

    (0:00) The Besties welcome Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias (1:54) Why Antonio is helping out and what it's like working with DOGE (4:56) DOGE's latest findings: illegal immigration, social security, and more...

  • 2025 / 4 / 3
    All-In Live from Austin: Colin and Samir, Chris Williamson, and Bryan Johnson

    (0:00) Friedberg and Jason are live from Austin! (2:51) How building an audience has impacted the Besties (11:15) Colin & Samir join the Besties! (12:01) Evolution of short-form and long-form content (22:18)...

  • 2025 / 3 / 29
    The AI Cold War, Signalgate, CoreWeave IPO, Tariff Endgames, El Salvador Deportations

    (0:00) The Besties welcome Gavin Baker back on the show! (1:20) Nvidia balance sheet questions, CoreWeave IPO, M&A/IPO bounce back (16:22) US vs China in AI: Manus, China building its own Nvidia, and more...

  • 2025 / 3 / 22
    White House BTS, Google buys Wiz, Treasury vs Fed, Space Rescue

    (0:00) Welcoming Cyan Banister and David Sacks! (3:23) Behind the scenes of the Besties in DC: White House, cabinet interviews, and more (33:00) How M&A will be unleashed, Google buys Wiz for $32B, Tim Walz...

  • 2025 / 3 / 20
    Howard Lutnick | All-In in DC!

    (0:00) Chamath and Friedberg welcome Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick! (1:10) Howard describes his 30+ year relationship with President Trump and his road from business to politics (14:44) Running Trump's...

  • 2025 / 3 / 19
    Scott Bessent | All-In in DC!

    (0:00) Chamath and Friedberg describe their adventures in DC and welcome Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent! (2:12) Scott's background, what drew him to equities, the role of macro investors (7:22) The...

  • 2025 / 3 / 15
    Fixing the American Dream with Andrew Schulz

    (0:00) The Besties intro Andrew Schulz! (3:29) Friedberg hits a quick Science Corner on the future of fertility (9:35) Reacting to Gavin Newsom's new podcast: genius or pandering? (19:36) Tariff experiment so...

  • 2025 / 3 / 8
    Tariffs, Trump's Economic Endgame, Market Chaos, Bitcoin Reserve, CoreWeave IPO

    (0:00) The Besties welcome Joe Lonsdale! (3:51) Jason recaps an eventful week in Washington (8:29) Trump's tariffs: endgame, impact, chaos, master plan (26:25) DOGE, IRA grifting, do campaign contributions...

  • 2025 / 3 / 1
    Epstein Files Flop, State of the Market, Autonomous Robots, Trump's Gold Card, Friedberg on Jeopardy

    (0:00) Bestie intros (1:41) Epstein files first release underwhelms (4:40) Friedberg recaps his experience on Celebrity Jeopardy! (14:22) State of autonomous robots (21:06) Comparing annual reports from...

  • 2025 / 2 / 21
    The Stablecoin Future, Milei's Memecoin, DOGE for the DoD, Grok 3, Why Stripe Stays Private

    (0:00) The Besties welcome John and Patrick Collison! (4:28) Stripe's business evolution: $1T in volume/year, stablecoins, challenging the Visa/Mastercard duopoly, publishing economic indicators (20:31) Jamie...

  • 2025 / 2 / 15
    JD Vance's AI Speech, Techno-Optimists vs Doomers, Tariffs, AI Court Cases with Naval Ravikant

    (0:00) The Besties intro Naval Ravikant! (9:07) Naval reflects on his thoughtful tweets and reputation (14:17) Unique views on parenting (23:20) Sacks joins to talk AI: JD Vance's speech in Paris,...

  • 2025 / 2 / 7
    DOGE vs USAID, Crypto Framework, Google's $75B AI Spend, US Sovereign Wealth Fund, GLP-1s

    (0:00) The Besties intro Antonio Gracias! (3:11) DOGE takes on USAID (31:44) Sacks breaks in to talk USAID (34:00) Sacks explains what he's working on: Crypto/AI Frameworks (46:41) The Democratic Party's...

  • 2025 / 1 / 31
    DeepSeek Panic, US vs China, OpenAI $40B?, and Doge Delivers with Travis Kalanick and David Sacks

    (0:00) The Besties intro Travis Kalanick! (2:11) Travis breaks down the future of food and the state of CloudKitchens (13:34) Sacks breaks in! (15:38) DeepSeek panic: What's real, training innovation, China,...

  • 2025 / 1 / 28
    Ray Dalio | The All-In Interview

    (0:00) Ray Dalio joins Friedberg! (0:50) The current US fiscal situation (6:23) Breaking down "The Big Debt Cycle," a potential US debt spiral, and the impact on real wealth (24:54) USD vs other currencies...

  • 2025 / 1 / 25
    Trump's First Week: Inauguration Recap, Executive Actions, TikTok, Stargate + Sacks is Back!

    (0:00) The Besties intro Thomas Laffont! (6:22) Behind the scenes: Inauguration Weekend recap! (15:58) Biggest takeaways from DC during the Inauguration (31:38) Trump Executive Action breakdown (33:39)...

  • 2025 / 1 / 20
    Inauguration Interviews: Trump's Talent, Democratic Rebrand & more with House Whip Emmer, Reps Swalwell & Khanna

    (0:00) House Whip Tom Emmer on Trump's political talent, the Biden conspiracy, taking back the Democratic party, immigration, the role of Whip (33:53) California Rep. Eric Swalwell on where Democrats went...

  • 2025 / 1 / 19
    Senator Ted Cruz | The All-In Inauguration Series

    (0:00) Besties intro Senator Ted Cruz; history of the "Come and take it" flag (2:21) Texas vs. California: how to approach building and entrepreneurship (10:25) Thoughts on immigration, serving in the Senate,...

  • 2025 / 1 / 18
    Red-pilled Billionaires, LA Fire Update, Newsom's Price Caps, TikTok Ban, Jobless MBAs

    (0:00) The Besties welcome Mark Pincus! (3:53) Mark's background (6:02) How Mark got red-pilled for Trump, maintaining friendships despite political differences (23:21) LA Wildfires update: Newsom's EOs,...

  • 2025 / 1 / 11
    LA's Wildfire Disaster, Zuck Flips on Free Speech, Why Trump Wants Greenland

    (0:00) The Besties welcome Cyan Banister! (9:16) Reacting to the LA wildfires: broken incentives, leadership failures, lessons learned (36:51) Insurance issues, rebuilding headwinds, reclaiming the government...

  • 2025 / 1 / 4
    2025 Predictions with bestie Gavin Baker

    (0:00) The Besties welcome Gavin Baker and recap ski week! (5:38) Biggest Political Winner (9:26) Biggest Political Loser (17:34) Biggest Business Winner (32:43) Biggest Business Loser (46:54) Biggest...

  • 2024 / 12 / 20
    DOGE kills its first bill, Zuck vs OpenAI, Google's AI comeback with bestie Aaron Levie

    (0:00) Bestie intros (3:07) The Besties welcome Box CEO Aaron Levie! (5:40) Thoughts on Sacks's new role, what areas he can have immediate positive impact on in crypto and AI (18:42) DOGE's first casualty and...

  • 2024 / 12 / 13
    Trump's Cabinet, Google's Quantum Chip, Apple's Flop, TikTok, State of VC with bestie Keith Rabois

    (0:00) The Besties welcome Keith Rabois! (4:01) Keith explains why he returned to Khosla Ventures, the differences between Founders Fund and Khosla, and his husband Jacob Helberg's role in Trump Admin (13:09)...

  • 2024 / 12 / 13
    Trump's Cabinet, Google's Quantum Chip, Apple's iOS Flop, TikTok Ban, State of VC with Keith Rabois

    (0:00) The Besties welcome Keith Rabois! (4:01) Keith explains why he returned to Khosla Ventures, the differences between Founders Fund and Khosla, and his husband Jacob Helberg's role in Trump Admin (13:09)...

  • 2024 / 12 / 7
    New SEC Chair, Bitcoin, xAI Supercomputer, UnitedHealth CEO murder, with Gavin Baker & Joe Lonsdale

    (0:00) Bestie announcement! (2:53) Gavin Baker and Joe Lonsdale join the show (4:14) State of the Trump Bump: Debt focus, Deregulation, America's lucky position (20:08) Trump nominates Paul Atkins as SEC...

  • 2024 / 11 / 23
    DOGE unveils a roadmap, Unlocking GDP Growth, WW3 escalation, Fat cell memory

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (1:54) Breaking down the DOGE roadmap (24:28) Milei's impact, DOGE's tight timeline, impact on GDP growth, "default sustainable," how to communicate DOGE (48:11) WW3 risk: Biden's...

  • 2024 / 11 / 16
    Trump's market impact: Bitcoin, M&A, IPOs + transition picks; Polymarket CEO raided by FBI

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (7:57) Election impact on Bitcoin, crypto, and fintech stocks (21:56) M&A and IPOs: What to expect in 2025 (39:52) Pharma advertising on cable tv: Should it be allowed? Is big pharma...

  • 2024 / 11 / 8
    Trump wins! How it happened and what's next

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (4:55) Sacks recaps election night at Mar-a-Lago (8:28) Analyzing the results: how Trump won, why Kamala and the Democratic Party lost (25:55) The failing Democratic coalition, campaign...

  • 2024 / 11 / 1
    Inflated GDP?, Google earnings, How the media lost trust, Rogan/Trump search controversy, Election!

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (5:40) US Real GDP growth comes in at 2.8%, but there are underlying issues (29:16) Google earnings: YouTube and Cloud post huge quarters, would they have survived outside of Google?...

  • 2024 / 10 / 25
    Markets turn Trump, Long rates spike, Election home stretch, Influencer mania, Saving Starbucks

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (3:49) Announcement: Besties are hosting The All-In Holiday Spectacular in San Francisco on December 7th! Get tickets: https://allin.com/events (9:08) Macro and markets: making sense of...

  • 2024 / 10 / 18
    Dueling Presidential interviews, SpaceX’s big catch, Robotaxis, Uber buying Expedia?, Nuclear NIMBY

    (0:00) Bestie intros (2:01) Polls vs Prediction markets, dueling interviews, election update (16:06) Tesla's Robotaxi event and SpaceX's Starship catch (27:36) Uber reportedly looking into acquiring Expedia...

  • 2024 / 10 / 15
    JD Vance | All-In Summit 2024

    (0:00) Announcement from Friedberg (0:18) Besties intro JD Vance! (3:33) America's innovation problem (5:04) Thoughts on Trump (8:53) Would JD Vance have certified the election in 2020? (12:02) Increasing...

  • 2024 / 10 / 11
    Hurricane fallout, AlphaFold, Google breakup, Trump surge, VC giveback, TikTok survey

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (3:18) The science behind Hurricanes Helene and Milton (14:59) The economics of intensifying natural disasters (29:03) AlphaFold creators win Nobel Prize in Chemistry (35:17) The...

  • 2024 / 10 / 11
    Hurricane fallout, AlphaFold, Google breakup, Jayter's Ball, VC giveback, TikTok survey

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (3:18) The science behind Hurricanes Helene and Milton (14:59) The economics of intensifying natural disasters (29:03) AlphaFold creators win Nobel Prize in Chemistry (35:17) The...

  • 2024 / 10 / 8
    Elon Musk | All-In Summit 2024

    (0:00) Announcement from Friedberg (0:20) Besties intro Elon Musk! (4:19) The Battle of Free Speech (13:21) Potential government efficiency agency (30:41) SpaceX updates, overreaching regulations (39:06)...

  • 2024 / 10 / 3
    In conversation with Mark Cuban

    (0:00) The Besties intro Mark Cuban: Voting record, working with Ross Perot's campaign in 1992 (5:43) The history of Cuban's love/hate relationship with Trump (19:08) Trump's performance as President: what he...

  • 2024 / 10 / 1
    John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit 2024

    (0:00) Announcement from Friedberg! (0:21) Sacks intros John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs (1:32) What is the Deep State Party, and what are their goals? (13:56) Should America leverage its power against...

  • 2024 / 9 / 27
    OpenAI's $150B conversion, Meta's AR glasses, Blue-collar boom, Risk of nuclear war

    (0:00) Bestie intros: In Memoriam (6:43) OpenAI's $150B valuation: bull and bear cases (24:46) Will AI hurt or help SaaS incumbents? (40:41) Implications from OpenAI's for-profit conversion (49:57) Meta's...

  • 2024 / 9 / 20
    Big Fed rate cuts, AI killing call centers, $50B govt boondoggle, VC's rough years, Trump/Kamala

    (0:00) Bestie intros + All-In Summit recap (6:50) Fed cuts 50 bps: Economic tailwind, scary signal, or both? (17:35) AI is coming for call centers; how agent training works (33:41) US government wasting $50B...

  • 2024 / 9 / 6
    "Founder Mode," DOJ alleges Russian podcast op, Kamala flips proposals, Tech loses Section 230?

    (0:00) Bestie intros! Jason goes "Founder Mode" (1:03) All-In Summit lineup announcement (9:01) Understanding "Founder Mode" (32:52) Bolt is back in the news as Ryan Breslow goes "Founder Mode" (52:28) Tech's...

  • 2024 / 8 / 30
    In conversation with Reid Hoffman & Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    (0:00) Bestie intros: Buttons are back for fall (1:48) Reid Hoffman joins the show, reminiscing on PayPal stories with Sacks (7:52) State of AI: Nvidia, cluster buildouts, competition (19:51) OpenAI's...

  • 2024 / 8 / 23
    Massive jobs revision, Kamala's wealth tax, polls vs prediction markets, end of race-based admissions

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (1:59) Labor department revises down nonfarm payrolls by 818K (15:02) MIT publishes data from first incoming class post race-based admissions ban (36:16) Decision 2024: State of the...

  • 2024 / 8 / 16
    Break up Google, Starbucks CEO out, Kamala’s price controls, Boeing disaster, Kursk offensive

    (0:00) Bestie intros: Jason gets a dish named after him! (5:27) DOJ considers breaking up Google after last week's antitrust ruling (28:10) Starbucks replaces CEO with Chipotle chief (45:37) Work culture,...

  • 2024 / 8 / 9
    Yen Carry Trade, Recession odds grow, Buffett cash pile, Google ruled monopoly, Kamala picks Walz

    (0:00) Bestie intros: Jason is back from COVID! (3:55) Yen carry trade unravels, Japan's unique economic issues (27:22) Recession odds growing, is the US already in a "lowkey recession"? (45:46) Why Buffett...

  • 2024 / 8 / 2
    Kamala surges, Trump at NABJ, recession fears, Middle East escalation, Ackman postpones IPO

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (0:38) Election update: Dems energize around Kamala, policy questions remain (19:33) Trump's NABJ interview: smart or risky? (33:07) Markets expect rate cut in September, but are we...

  • 2024 / 7 / 26
    Mag 7 sell-off, Wiz rejects Google, UBI, Kamala in, China's nuclear buildout, Sacks responds to PG

    (0:00) Bestie intros: Nostracanis appears! (3:50) Wiz turns down Google's $23B offer, intends to IPO (13:30) CrowdStrike's rough week (17:51) Market update: Mag 7 sell-off? (22:47) Sam Altman's UBI study was...

  • 2024 / 7 / 19
    Trump assassination attempt, Secret Service failure, Inside the RNC, VC liquidity problem

    (0:00) Bestie intros: Live from the RNC! (1:34) Reacting to the assassination attempt against President Trump (12:52) Impact of charged rhetoric (21:15) Secret Service's massive failure; institutional decay...

  • 2024 / 7 / 12
    Biden chaos, Soft landing secured? AI sentiment turns bearish, French elections

    (0:00) Bestie intros! (4:29) Macro picture: Soft landing secured? Rate cut on the horizon? Plus: partisan economic perception (20:48) AI sentiment turns bearish due to massive spend with little revenue...

  • 2024 / 7 / 10
    The Jonathan Haidt Interview

    (0:00) New format: The All-In Interview! (0:59) Jonathan Haidt joins Jason and Friedberg: broader themes of his work, gamification and supercharged social media (12:39) Understanding how humans are wired from...