Podcast

Faster, Please! — The Podcast

Author: James Pethokoukis
Feed episode count: 97
Official site: https://fasterplease.substack.com/podcast
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Summary

Discovering, creating, and inventing a better world through technological innovation, economic growth, and pro-progress culture.

Episodes

Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

My interview with Sebastian Mallaby, author of 'The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence'

Duration seconds: 2083
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/my-interview-with-sebastian-mallaby

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

✨💪 AI, jobs, and productivity: My chat with economist Erik Brynjolfsson

Duration seconds: 2255
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/ai-jobs-and-productivity-my-chat

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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

✨💪 The future of work in an age of AI: My chat with economist Daniel Rock

Duration seconds: 1707
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/the-future-of-work-in-an-age-of-ai

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Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested

🏗️ A hub for hard-tech startups: My chat with 'American Shenzhen' builder Joshua Farahzad

Duration seconds: 1186
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/a-hub-for-hard-tech-startups-my-chat

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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

✨ The Age of AI, an update: My chat with policy analyst Dean Ball

Duration seconds: 2575
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/the-age-of-ai-an-update-my-chat-with

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Feb 19, 2026 · not_requested

🌎 Storm watch: My chat with climate policy expert Roger Pielke Jr.

Duration seconds: 2084
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/storm-watch-my-chat-with-climate

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Feb 4, 2026 · not_requested

☄️Awaiting apocalypse: My chat with journalist and author Dorian Lynskey

Duration seconds: 1601
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/awaiting-apocalypse-my-chat-with

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Jan 30, 2026 · not_requested

⤴️ Beyond Abundance: My chat with Brink Lindsey about his new book, 'The Permanent Problem'

Duration seconds: 1892
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/beyond-abundance-my-chat-with-political

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Jan 20, 2026 · not_requested

⚛️ A final (and lasting?) nuclear revival: My chat with nuclear energy advocate Jessica Lovering

Duration seconds: 1612
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/a-final-and-lasting-nuclear-revival

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Dec 4, 2025 · not_requested

🪐 NASA and beyond: My chat with space policy analyst Casey Dreier

Duration seconds: 1733
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/nasa-and-beyond-my-chat-with-space

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Nov 20, 2025 · not_requested

✨🔬 Acceleration though AI-automated R&D: My chat (+transcript) with researcher Tom Davidson

Duration seconds: 1515
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/how-ai-automated-r-and-d-will-accelerate

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Nov 4, 2025 · not_requested

🚀 The trillion-dollar space race: My chat (+transcript) with journalist Christian Davenport

Duration seconds: 1801
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/the-trillion-dollar-space-race-my

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Oct 24, 2025 · not_requested

🤖 Thoughts of a (rare) free-market AI doomer: My chat (+transcript) with economist James Miller

Duration seconds: 1771
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/thoughts-of-a-rare-free-market-ai

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Oct 8, 2025 · not_requested

🛑 Why progress stops : My chat (+transcript) with economist Carl Benedikt Frey

Duration seconds: 1428
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/why-progress-stops-my-chat-transcript

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Sep 26, 2025 · not_requested

🤖 AI risks and rewards: My chat (+transcript) with AI researcher Miles Brundage

Duration seconds: 1825
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/the-risks-and-rewards-of-ai-my-chat

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Sep 12, 2025 · not_requested

🛩️ Human aspiration and the legacy of 'To Fly!': My chat (+transcript) with filmmaker Greg MacGillivray

Duration seconds: 1968
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/human-aspiration-and-the-legacy-of

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Aug 22, 2025 · not_requested

👶 Bracing for depopulation: My chat (+transcript) with 'After the Spike' coauthor Dean Spears

Duration seconds: 1983
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/bracing-for-depopulation-my-chat

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Aug 12, 2025 · not_requested

⚛️ Our fission-powered future: My chat (+transcript) with nuclear scientist and author Tim Gregory

Duration seconds: 1640
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/our-fission-powered-future-my-chat

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Jul 31, 2025 · not_requested

✨ AI and the future of R&D: My chat (+transcript) with McKinsey's Michael Chui

Duration seconds: 1390
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-future-of-r-and-d-my-chat

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Jul 25, 2025 · not_requested

📊 The US economy at midyear: My chat (+transcript) with economic analyst Joey Politano

Duration seconds: 1648
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/the-us-economy-at-midyear-my-chat

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Jul 10, 2025 · not_requested

🎇 An age of transformation: My chat (+transcript) with techno-futurist Peter Leyden

Duration seconds: 1882
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/an-age-of-transformation-my-chat

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Jun 27, 2025 · not_requested

✨ 🧬 When AI meets biotechnology: My chat (+transcript) with techno-futurist Jamie Metzl

Duration seconds: 2169
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/when-ai-meets-biotechnology-my-chat

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Jun 12, 2025 · not_requested

🚀 NASA and the New Space Age: My chat (+transcript) with James Meigs

Duration seconds: 1785
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/nasa-and-the-new-space-age-my-chat

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May 8, 2025 · not_requested

🤖 Superintelligence and national security: My chat (+transcript) with AI expert Dan Hendrycks

Duration seconds: 2365
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/superintelligence-and-national-security

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May 2, 2025 · not_requested

🗽 America's immigration edge: My chat (+transcript) with policy expert Alex Nowrasteh

Duration seconds: 1538
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/americas-immigration-edge-my-chat

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Apr 17, 2025 · not_requested

🌾 Land of plenty: My chat (+transcript) with science journalist Charles C. Mann on the agricultural history you never learned

Duration seconds: 1699
Source: https://fasterplease.substack.com/p/land-of-plenty-my-chat-transcript

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