# Faster, Please! — The Podcast

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Official site: https://fasterplease.substack.com/podcast
Author: James Pethokoukis
Episodes: 97

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

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## Episodes
- [My interview with Sebastian Mallaby, author of 'The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/my-interview-with-sebastian-mallaby-author-of-the-infinity-machine-demis-hassabis-deepmind-and-the-quest-for-superintelligence) — 2026-07-14T11:07:32+00:00
- [✨💪 AI, jobs, and productivity: My chat with economist Erik Brynjolfsson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/ai-jobs-and-productivity-my-chat-with-economist-erik-brynjolfsson) — 2026-06-25T16:42:18+00:00
- [✨💪 The future of work in an age of AI: My chat with economist Daniel Rock](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/the-future-of-work-in-an-age-of-ai-my-chat-with-economist-daniel-rock) — 2026-04-28T15:23:03+00:00
- [🏗️ A hub for hard-tech startups: My chat with 'American Shenzhen' builder Joshua Farahzad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/a-hub-for-hard-tech-startups-my-chat-with-american-shenzhen-builder-joshua-farahzad) — 2026-04-10T15:45:01+00:00
- [✨ The Age of AI, an update: My chat with policy analyst Dean Ball](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/the-age-of-ai-an-update-my-chat-with-policy-analyst-dean-ball) — 2026-03-24T15:35:53+00:00
- [🌎 Storm watch: My chat with climate policy expert Roger Pielke Jr.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/storm-watch-my-chat-with-climate-policy-expert-roger-pielke-jr) — 2026-02-19T22:34:12+00:00
- [☄️Awaiting apocalypse: My chat with journalist and author Dorian Lynskey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/awaiting-apocalypse-my-chat-with-journalist-and-author-dorian-lynskey) — 2026-02-04T23:45:01+00:00
- [⤴️ Beyond Abundance: My chat with Brink Lindsey about his new book, 'The Permanent Problem'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/beyond-abundance-my-chat-with-brink-lindsey-about-his-new-book-the-permanent-problem) — 2026-01-30T15:30:47+00:00
- [⚛️ A final (and lasting?) nuclear revival: My chat with nuclear energy advocate Jessica Lovering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/a-final-and-lasting-nuclear-revival-my-chat-with-nuclear-energy-advocate-jessica-lovering) — 2026-01-20T22:38:51+00:00
- [🪐 NASA and beyond: My chat with space policy analyst Casey Dreier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/nasa-and-beyond-my-chat-with-space-policy-analyst-casey-dreier) — 2025-12-04T17:51:51+00:00
- [✨🔬 Acceleration though AI-automated R&D: My chat (+transcript) with researcher Tom Davidson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/acceleration-though-ai-automated-r-d-my-chat-transcript-with-researcher-tom-davidson) — 2025-11-20T19:41:42+00:00
- [🚀 The trillion-dollar space race: My chat (+transcript) with journalist Christian Davenport](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/the-trillion-dollar-space-race-my-chat-transcript-with-journalist-christian-davenport) — 2025-11-04T20:32:58+00:00
- [🤖 Thoughts of a (rare) free-market AI doomer: My chat (+transcript) with economist James Miller](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/thoughts-of-a-rare-free-market-ai-doomer-my-chat-transcript-with-economist-james-miller) — 2025-10-24T14:38:15+00:00
- [🛑 Why progress stops : My chat (+transcript) with economist Carl Benedikt Frey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/why-progress-stops-my-chat-transcript-with-economist-carl-benedikt-frey) — 2025-10-08T15:03:35+00:00
- [🤖 AI risks and rewards: My chat (+transcript) with AI researcher Miles Brundage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/ai-risks-and-rewards-my-chat-transcript-with-ai-researcher-miles-brundage) — 2025-09-26T16:00:00+00:00
- [🛩️ Human aspiration and the legacy of 'To Fly!': My chat (+transcript) with filmmaker Greg MacGillivray](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/human-aspiration-and-the-legacy-of-to-fly-my-chat-transcript-with-filmmaker-greg-macgillivray) — 2025-09-12T16:06:00+00:00
- [👶 Bracing for depopulation: My chat (+transcript) with 'After the Spike' coauthor Dean Spears](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/bracing-for-depopulation-my-chat-transcript-with-after-the-spike-coauthor-dean-spears) — 2025-08-22T16:01:01+00:00
- [⚛️ Our fission-powered future: My chat (+transcript) with nuclear scientist and author Tim Gregory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/our-fission-powered-future-my-chat-transcript-with-nuclear-scientist-and-author-tim-gregory) — 2025-08-12T23:23:52+00:00
- [✨ AI and the future of R&D: My chat (+transcript) with McKinsey's Michael Chui](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/ai-and-the-future-of-r-d-my-chat-transcript-with-mckinsey-s-michael-chui) — 2025-07-31T14:43:44+00:00
- [📊 The US economy at midyear: My chat (+transcript) with economic analyst Joey Politano](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/the-us-economy-at-midyear-my-chat-transcript-with-economic-analyst-joey-politano) — 2025-07-25T16:10:17+00:00
- [🎇 An age of transformation: My chat (+transcript) with techno-futurist Peter Leyden](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/an-age-of-transformation-my-chat-transcript-with-techno-futurist-peter-leyden) — 2025-07-10T23:23:31+00:00
- [✨ 🧬 When AI meets biotechnology: My chat (+transcript) with techno-futurist Jamie Metzl](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/when-ai-meets-biotechnology-my-chat-transcript-with-techno-futurist-jamie-metzl) — 2025-06-27T00:10:31+00:00
- [🚀 NASA and the New Space Age: My chat (+transcript) with James Meigs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/nasa-and-the-new-space-age-my-chat-transcript-with-james-meigs) — 2025-06-12T22:24:34+00:00
- [🤖 Superintelligence and national security: My chat (+transcript) with AI expert Dan Hendrycks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/superintelligence-and-national-security-my-chat-transcript-with-ai-expert-dan-hendrycks) — 2025-05-08T22:00:07+00:00
- [🗽 America's immigration edge: My chat (+transcript) with policy expert Alex Nowrasteh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/america-s-immigration-edge-my-chat-transcript-with-policy-expert-alex-nowrasteh) — 2025-05-02T15:34:42+00:00
- [🌾 Land of plenty: My chat (+transcript) with science journalist Charles C. Mann on the agricultural history you never learned](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faster-please-the-podcast-5630783/land-of-plenty-my-chat-transcript-with-science-journalist-charles-c-mann-on-the-agricultural-history-you-never-learned) — 2025-04-17T22:20:50+00:00

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