{"podcast":{"title":"Austin Next","slug":"austin-next","podcast_index_feed_id":4121279,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/austin-next","website_url":"https://www.austinnextpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6a6CJqr4c87rzQlg0YYc1WBwLhYqnZdviZ4MJbmQmzc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wODE0/YzJjMTNjM2YzZTM3/MzZmNmVhOTRkNjNl/MTQ5OC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Jason Scharf","episode_count":183,"summary":"Austin is building the new tech, cultural, and intellectual stack. The region is a living laboratory to answer a single question: How do you build a global innovation superpower? Host Jason Scharf dissects innovation from the individual to the ecosystem. From the soundstage to the data center to the fab, we decode the mechanics of Austin's innovation ecosystem. As Atoms, Bits, and Intelligence converge, we explore how Hard Tech scale, digital velocity, and creative density collide. This is an audit of the future. We map the physics of the flywheel so builders and investors can navigate the chaos.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T00:20:59.485443+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-next"},"episode":{"title":"Love Conquers Fear: The Last Barrier to Abundance Is Our Own Fear | Brett Hurt","slug":"love-conquers-fear-the-last-barrier-to-abundance-is-our-own-fear-brett-hurt","published_at":"2026-06-18T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-next/love-conquers-fear-the-last-barrier-to-abundance-is-our-own-fear-brett-hurt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-next","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/c105a1d0","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/c105a1d0/6bfa763d.mp3","summary":"Brett Hurt returns to Austin Next for the fourth time, more than any guest in the show's history, to argue that the hardest problem in front of us is psychological. Abundance is already on a clear technological path, and the thing most likely to stop us is the fear center we carried off the savannah. He walks through the four technologies he calls the Superfecta: AI, robotics, quantum computing, and brain-computer interfaces, and why they land together rather than in sequence. The stakes are the Great Filter and to make it through to abundance or destroy ourselves. His book lands June 23, and this conversation is the argument it rests on. Agenda 0:00 Love is hard, fear is hijacked 10:21 Cooked food and broken business models 18:04 Mocktails, birth rates, and Bhutan 25:52 Moonshots and the James Webb sublime 30:42 Why aliens would be benevolent 36:13 The Superfecta changes everything 41:52 Capitalism, Chad, and abundance 51:40 Old Austin, wizards, and prophets 58:33 The nuclear math nobody wants 1:02:37 How the podcast made him hopeful 1:11:09 Open source wins the next hinge Guest Bio & Links Brett Hurt: X , LinkedIn , Love Conquers Fear Podcast Love Conquers Fear: Humanity, AI, and the Age of Abundance for All Brett Hurt is a serial tech entrepreneur, investor, and author. He works at the intersection of AI, leadership, and human values focusing on how society can harness exponential technologies with courage, ethics, and unity. Hurt most recently co-founded and led data-dot-world, which was acquired by ServiceNow on July 7, 2025. He previously co-founded Bazaarvoice (unicorn IPO) and Coremetrics (acquired by IBM). He also co-leads Hurt Family Investments, which is in 150 startups (12 unicorns) and 50 VC funds. He was named Austin’s Best CEO (Legacy Award) and is a…","meta_description":"Brett Hurt returns to Austin Next for the fourth time, more than any guest in the show's history, to argue that the hardest problem in front of us is psyc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4359,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-next/episodes/love-conquers-fear-the-last-barrier-to-abundance-is-our-own-fear-brett-hurt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-next/love-conquers-fear-the-last-barrier-to-abundance-is-our-own-fear-brett-hurt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}