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The Silicon Valley hopefuls living in hacker houses

Podcast: Marketplace Tech
Published: Sep 8, 2026
Duration seconds: 617
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Summary

Filmmaker Kenji Yamamoto got a gig working on Apple promotional videos a decade ago and went looking for temporary housing in the pricey Bay Area. What he found was an inside look at the world of hacker houses. These are group residences for people who come to Silicon Valley to pursue their dreams — like a college dorm for startup hopefuls. Yamamoto takes viewers inside that world in his new documentary for PBS, “The Dreamers and I.” More on this: “ The Dreamers and I ” from PBS “ The New (And Slightly Smelly) Center of the AI Boom ” from The Atlantic