

"Upstream" with Erik Torenberg
You’ll hear consequential ideas here first, and in the mainstream months later. Upstream is a curated nexus feed from the Turpentine podcast network, bringing you expert-level conversations hosted by some of the most compelling thinkers in the world including Noah Smith, Samo Burja, Byrne Hobart, Erik Torenberg, and Nathan Labenz. Guests include Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, Dario Amodei, Brian Armstrong, David Sacks, Sam Harris, Katherine Boyle, Curtis Yarvin, and many more unmissable conversations. Upstream is part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: turpentine.co
Episodes


E120: Why Europe Matters for America’s Future w/ Samo Burja

E119: Free Trade, AI Integration, and Shopify Q4 Results w/ Shopify President Harley Finkelstein

E118: Ending Woke, Why Elon Wins, and A Return to Innovation w/ Marc Andreessen

E117: The Future of Martian & Interplanetary Societies w/ Samo Burja

E116: Stuck Academia, US vs China, and Why Startups Work

E115: New Tariff Implications, DeepSeek and Open Source Analysis, and Meta’s Big Bets w/ Byrne Hobart

E114: Tyler Cowen on Legacy, Twitter + Harvard, and Fertility Decline [Upstream Archive]

E113: Reflections on Yarvin, Why the Right is Stuck, and Startups as Dictatorships w/ Samo Burja

E112: Election Update, Tech’s Political Shift, and America’s Stuck GDP | This Won’t Last

E111: Samo Burja & Auren Hoffman on the Decline of Fertility Rates and Institutional Trust

110: Crypto Debanking: What Really Happened | Patrick McKenzie

109: Dating & Relationships Deep Dive w/ Noah Smith and Katherine Dee (Default Friend)

108: Should AI have Rights? With Nathan Labenz and Yeshua God, Robopsychologist

E107: How Desalination Could Create New Superpowers | Samo Burja

E106: The Man Who Wrote the Book on NVIDIA

E105: Delian & Nadia Asparouhov: Making Relationships Work

E104: AI Meets Geopolitics w/ Samo Burja and Nathan Labenz

E103: Byrne Hobart on What The First AI Agents Will Do + China, Google Analysis
In this episode of The Riff, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg dive into a wide range of topics. They explore the best ways to use AI agents in customer service, examine how return on equity is changing as a business metric in efficient markets, and discuss unexpected innovations at Google. The conversation also touches ...

E102: America’s Culture of Winning w/ Alex Karp and Jacob Helberg
In a conversation between Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, and Jacob Helberg, they delve into the transforming role of AI in warfare, Palantir's contentious views on global issues, and how American culture encourages innovation. Karp emphasizes that AI is swiftly reshaping the battlefield and creating an arms race, pushing ...
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