John Coogan & Jordi Hays

TBPN

TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays from 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with full episodes posted to Spotify immediately after airing. Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” TBPN has interviewed Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella. Diet TBPN delivers the best moments from each episode in under 30 minutes.

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John Coogan & Jordi Hays

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

LIVE FROM NEW YORK: Ramp's Valuation Reaches $22.5B, Figma Going Public, The Personal Superintelligence Debate | Eric Glyman, Avi Schiffmann 30.07.2025

(00:34) - Zuck and Personal Superintelligence (32:00) - Figma Going Public (45:40) - Eric Glyman, co-founder and CEO of Ramp, a financial operations platform, announced a $500 million Series E-2 funding round, elevating the company's valuation to $22.5 billion. He discussed the rapid growth of Ramp, highlighting the launch of autonomous AI agents designed to streamline financial processes and the...

The Metis List of Top AI Researchers, High Schoolers Beat AI At Math Olympiad, Apple Might Ditch Camera Bump, GPT-5 Rumors Heating Up | Ryan Petersen, Ty Haney, Antonio García Martínez, Ian Webster, Ori Eldarov, Aaron Tan 29.07.2025

(00:24) - The Metis List of Top AI Researchers (06:19) - High-Schoolers Beat Top AI Models (34:47) - New iPhone Spotted in the Wild (45:18) - GPT-5 Might Arrive Next Week (50:14) - Ryan Petersen, founder and CEO of Flexport, discusses the company's acquisition of Convoy's technology in November 2023, its subsequent revitalization, and the recent sale of the enhanced platform to DAT Freight & A...

Astronomer Makes a Comeback, Massive Data Leak at Tea, AI-Powered Ads Spark Controversy | Anton Troynikov, Rahul Sonwalkar, Nico Christie 28.07.2025

(00:21) - Astronomer Makes a Comeback (20:20) - Massive Data Leak at Tea (59:38) - AI Powered Ads Sparks Controversy (01:23:12) - Trump Wins the Hulkmania Tariffs Brawl (01:28:24) - Anton Troynikov, co-founder of Chroma, a company specializing in AI-native open-source embedding databases, discusses the phenomenon of "LLM psychosis," where individuals experience mental health issues after extensive...

Weekly Recap: Casey Neistat, OpenAI Cracks Math, The Future of ChatGPT, Apple x F1, Intel Layoffs 26.07.2025

(00:00) - Intro (00:04) - OpenAI Achieves IMO Gold (26:07) - OpenAI Product Roadmap (53:20) - Apple Goes Full Throttle on F1 (01:07:36) - Google Doubles Down on Cloud AI (01:31:36) - Intel Lays Off 15% of Workers (01:48:24) - Casey Neistat (ModRetro) TBPN.com is made possible by:  Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Vanta - https://vanta.com Linear - https://linear.app Eight Sleep -...

Intel Lays Off 15% of Workers, Trump's $550B Japan Investment, Hulk Hogan's Legacy | Live TBPN Taste Test with Saif Khawaja 25.07.2025

(00:30) - Intel Lays Off 15% of Workers (17:45) - Timeline (25:42) - Trump's $550B Japan Investment (39:41) - Timeline (42:45) - Hulk Hogan's Legacy (01:00:57) - Bay Area Gets Tesla Robotaxis (01:08:27) - LVMH Lobbies for U.S. Trade Deal (01:21:57) - Timeline (01:34:13) - Vitamin Shoppe Owner Lists Hamptons Mansion (01:39:41) - Timeline (01:50:48) - Sam Altman on Theo Von Reactions (01:59:09) - Ti...

Google Doubles Down on Cloud AI, Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71, Hill and Valley Forum Reactions | Casey Neistat, Chris Samra, Zak Kukoff, Vineeta Agarwala, Micky Malka, Alex Hawkinson 24.07.2025

(00:14) - Timeline (05:16) - Google Doubles Down on Cloud AI (38:10) - Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71 (49:49) - Timeline (57:44) - Zak Kukoff is a venture capitalist with over a decade of experience in the technology and venture capital sectors, focusing on early-stage investments and entrepreneurship. He currently serves as the Chair of the Tech and Venture Practice at Lewis-Burke Associates LLC an...

Apple Goes Full Throttle on F1, Meme Stocks Make a Comeback, Amazon's New Wearable AI Device | Christina Cacioppo, Deena Shakir, Davide Asnaghi, Ylan Richard 23.07.2025

(01:34) - Apple Goes Full Throttle on F1 (18:43) - Meme Stocks Are Back (37:27) - Amazon's New Wearable AI Device (56:53) - Timeline (01:19:54) - Christina Cacioppo is the founder and CEO of Vanta, a trust management platform that automates security and compliance processes for businesses. She discusses Vanta's recent $150 million Series D funding round, which increased the company's valuation to...

OpenAI's New CEO of Applications Shares Optimistic Memo, Stargate Hits Early Struggles, P&G Pays Unilever $10M in Spying Case | Anatoly Yakovenko, Aaron Levie, Neil Parikh & Daniel Cahn, Jan Sramek, Nathaniel Manning, Chris Andrew 22.07.2025

(00:26) - OpenAI Product Roadmap (35:47) - OpenAI to Pay Oracle $30B Per Year (39:41) - Stargate Hits Early Struggles (46:53) - Musk Allies to Raise $12B for xAI (56:23) - Intern Cam Live from Tesla Diner (01:05:50) - Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder and CEO of Solana Labs, discusses the inception and evolution of Solana, emphasizing its design for high-performance and scalability to support global f...

OpenAI and Gemini Achieve IMO Gold, CBS Cancels Colbert's Late Night, McLaren's Mansour Ojjeh Collection | Chris Black, Chris Buskirk, Turner Caldwell, Jamin Ball, Harper Carroll, Nikita Singareddy 21.07.2025

(00:45) - OpenAI Achieves IMO Gold (37:38) - Timeline (50:29) - CBS Cancels Colbert's Late Night (01:10:57) - McLaren's Mansour Ojjeh Collection (01:24:49) - Timeline (01:29:04) - Chris Black is a New York-based writer, producer, and editor, known for his creative consultancy, Done to Death Projects, and as co-host of the podcast "How Long Gone." In the conversation, he discusses his 2015 advice b...

Weekly Recap: CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert, Elon Musk's AI Girlfriend, Cognition Acquires Windsurf 19.07.2025

(00:00) - Intro (00:03) - Astronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert (11:11) - The Steelman for Grok's Vulgar Anime Mode (29:31) - Cognition Acquires Windsurf (01:20:14) - Jeff Wang (Windsurf) & Scott Wu (Cognition) (01:32:19) - Windsurf Chaos Aftermath Breakdown (01:41:27) - Martin Shkreli (DL Software) TBPN.com is made possible by:  Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Vanta - ht...

Surprise Visit From Martin Shkreli, Range Rover Launches New Logo, Timeline Reactions | Martin Shkreli, Joe Weisenthal, Joseph Krause, Nirav Tolia, Mike Knoop, Kyle Samani 18.07.2025

(01:19) - Timeline (20:53) - Range Rover Launches New Logo (29:07) - Martin Shkreli. Martin is an American entrepreneur and former pharmaceutical executive known for his work in biotechnology and hedge fund management. He co-founded the hedge funds Elea Capital, MSMB Capital Management, and the biopharmaceutical companies Retrophin and Turing Pharmaceuticals. Shkreli gained national attention duri...

Astronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert, JUUL Approved by the FDA, Is AI Causing Historic Crashouts? | Chris Power, Jeremie Eliahou, Chris Best, Alex Mashrabov, Jesse Pollak, Billy Thalheimer, Jonathan Mortensen, Douwe Kiela & More 17.07.2025

(00:09) - Astronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert (11:31) - New Tesla Model Y L Breakdown (16:18) - JUUL Approved by the FDA (01:02:49) - Is AI Causing Historic Crashouts? (01:29:16) - Chris Power, founder and CEO of Hadrian, discusses the company's recent $260 million funding round led by Founders Fund and Lux Capital, which will support the expansion of their manufacturing capabilities, includ...

The Steelman for Grok's Vulgar Anime Mode, AWS Launches Competitor to Browserbase, What AI Product Will Zuck Launch Next? | Delian Asparouhov, Lucas Swisher, Ravi Gupta, Adam Warmoth, Misha Laskin 16.07.2025

(01:01) - The Steelman for Grok's Vulgar Anime Mode (20:50) - AWS Launches Competitor to Browserbase (31:16) - Timeline (31:49) - What AI Product will Zuck Launch Next? (01:01:21) - Delian Asparouhov. Delian is a Partner at Founders Fund and the Co-founder & President of Varda Space Industries, which is building the first commercial manufacturing facility in space. He previously worked at Khos...

Windsurf Chaos Aftermath, NVIDIA Back in China, Richard Mille Deep Dive, Apple Buying $500M in Rare Earth Magnets | Zak Kukoff, Brian Venturo, Tyler Cowen, Austin Hughes, Kris Fredrickson, Dick Lucas 15.07.2025

(00:27) - Windsurf Chaos Aftermath Breakdown (15:17) - Dwarkesh Patel Article Breakdown (27:17) - NVIDIA Back in China After Trump Meeting (30:20) - Zak Kukoff, a recurring guest on the show, discusses the U.S. government's recent decision to allow Nvidia to resume exports of its H20 AI chips to China, following previous restrictions that had significantly impacted Nvidia's revenue. He highlights...

Windsurf's Wild Weekend, SpaceX Invests $2B into xAI, Zuck's AI Data Supercluster | Jeff Huber, Scott Wu & Jeff Wang, Carl Pei, Garrett McCurrach 14.07.2025

(00:36) - Windsurf's Wild Weekend (04:50) - Cognition to Acquire Windsurf (13:06) - Timeline Reactions to Windsurf Deal Collapse (26:43) - Windsurf Timeline of Events Breakdown (57:40) - Zuck's New AI Data Supercluster (01:10:53) - Space X Invests $2B into xAI (01:19:39) - Casey Neistat Joins ModRetro (01:21:10) - Timeline (01:30:01) - Jeff Huber, a seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur,...

Weekly Recap: Grok 4 Launch, Texas Floods, Web Browser War, Top Signals, Meta Smart Glasses 12.07.2025

(00:00) - Intro (00:03) - Texas Floods Controversy (03:39) - Augustus Doricko (Rainmaker) (31:04) - Top Signals (01:05:09) - Grok Goes Out of Control (01:14:49) - Grok 4 Launch Breakdown (01:48:06) - Ben Thomson (Stratechery) (02:27:59) - Meta Doubles Down on Smart Glasses (02:35:21) - OpenAI to release Web Browser TBPN.com is made possible by:  Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Va...

Top Signals, How Shaun Maguire & Augustus Navigated Backlash, Comet Review, VW Electric Bus Flops | Farbood Nivi, Sean Frank 11.07.2025

(01:48) - Market Top Signals Timeline Reaction (34:26) - Timeline (37:58) - Perplexity Browser Review (45:19) - Timeline (53:33) - How Shaun Maguire & Augustus Doricko Navigated Backlash (01:08:42) - California Ranch on Sale for $50M (01:29:17) - Volkswagen Electric Bus Flops (01:38:01) - Farbood Nivi, an entrepreneur and health enthusiast, discusses his journey through various biohacking expe...

Grok 4 Launch Breakdown, OpenAI to Release Web Browser | Chris Paik, Will Bruey, Joel Becker, Dylan Parker, Eric Olson, Ghita Houir Alami, Elliot Hershberg, Karim Atiyeh 10.07.2025

(02:28) - Grok 4 Launch Breakdown (36:09) - Open AI to Release Web Browser (50:31) - Apple Plans to Release New Apple Vision Pro Model (58:48) - Chris Paik, General Partner at Pace Capital and former Partner at Thrive Capital, discusses the evolution of human-computer interaction, emphasizing the potential of technologies like eye tracking and gesture recognition. He explores the rise of VTubing a...

Linda Yaccarino Steps Down as CEO of X, F1's Red Bull Fires Christian Horner | Ben Thompson, Scott Belsky, David Marcus, Nathan Lambert, Richard Socher, Naeem Talukdar 09.07.2025

(02:57) - Linda Yaccarino Steps Down as CEO of X (06:01) - Grok Spreads Antisemitic Rants on X (16:00) - Tariff Deadline Pushed to August (17:54) - F1's Red Bull Fires Christian Horner (26:54) - Cloudflare Locks Down AI Crawlers (30:07) - Timeline (57:51) - David Marcus, co-founder and CEO of Lightspark, has an extensive background in financial services and technology, including leadership roles a...

Meta Poaches Apple's Top AI Executive, Replit Partners with Microsoft, Unilever Goes Viral with AI | Alex Roy, Ryan Petersen, Jonathon Barkl, Jonathan Ross, Craig Piggott, Jacob Glanville 08.07.2025

(02:49) - Meta Poaches Apple AI Exec (07:26) - Jane Street Update (11:11) - Shaun Maguire Under Fire (13:21) - Replit Teams Up with Microsoft (15:58) - TSA Drops Shoe Rule (18:18) - Unilever Uses AI For Viral Soap Ads (19:27) - Gemini Nano Ships (21:20) - Alex Roy, a renowned automotive journalist and former Cannonball Run record holder, discusses his transition from illegal cross-country racing t...

Dwarkesh Updates AGI Timelines, Rainmaker Accused of Role in Texas Floods, Underground Robot Boxing in SF, Elon's 'America Party' | Dwarkesh Patel, Augustus Doricko, Shishir Mehrotra & Rahul Vohra, Ankur Nagpal, Preston Holland, Matej Cernosek 07.07.2025

(01:43) - Dwarkesh Updates AGI Timelines (05:05) - Rainmaker Accused of Role in Texas Floods (08:44) - Underground Robot Boxing in SF (14:14) - TikTok Reportedly Preps US-Only App (17:28) - Elon's 'America Party' (21:26) - Oracle Cuts Cloud Prices for Feds (22:45) - Meta Beats Authors' AI Suit (24:54) - Dwarkesh Patel, host of the Dwarkesh Podcast, is known for interviewing leading intellectuals o...

Weekly Recap: The Soham Parekh Drama, Meta Attacks OpenAI, The AI Talent War, Trump's Mega Bill 05.07.2025

(00:03) - The Soham Parek Drama (05:39) - Soham Parek Interview (27:20) - Flo Crivello (Lindy) (38:13) - Emily Sundberg (Feed Me) (01:09:33) - Senate Passes Trump's Megabill (01:13:46) - Zak Kukoff (Lewis-Bruke Associates) (01:28:23) - Matthew Prince (Cloudflare) (02:00:03) - Meta Poaches OpenAI Engineers (02:39:51) - Will Brown (Prime Intellect) (03:10:05) - Sam Altman Slams Meta TBPN.com is made...

Soham Parekh Exclusive Interview | Chris Miller, Aaron Ginn, Bridget Harris, Pryce A. Yebesi, Jacob Rintamaki, Auren Hoffman, Mehran Jalali, Kushal Byatnal, Avlok Kohli, Nico Christie, Flo Crivello 03.07.2025

(04:05) - Soham Parekh, an Indian software engineer, has been accused by multiple U.S. startup founders of simultaneously working at several companies without disclosure, leading to his termination from firms like Playground AI and Antimetal. In a recent conversation, Parekh admitted to his actions, attributing them to financial difficulties and expressing regret for his decisions. He emphasized h...

Who Is Soham Parekh? Erebor News Leaks, Microsoft Scales Back AI Chip Plans and Cuts 9,000 Jobs, Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent Poaching | Deedy Das, Emily Sundberg, Mert Mumtaz, Zak Kukoff, John Kim, Amit Jain 02.07.2025

(01:35) - Top Stories (38:42) - Crypto Bank Erebor Rises from SVB Ashes (46:12) - Microsoft Scales Back AI Chip Plans (54:11) - Sam Altman Slams Meta (57:40) - Deedy Das, a principal at Menlo Ventures, has a background in engineering and product leadership, including roles at Google and Facebook, and was a founding team member at Glean. In the conversation, he discusses his transition from enginee...

Apple Looks to Anthropic and OpenAI for Siri Upgrade, Senate Passes Trump's Megabill | Zak Kukoff, SWYX, Matthew Prince, Luca Netz, Julia Steinberg, Joel Hron, Mackenzie Burnett 01.07.2025

(02:32) - Apple Looks to Anthropic and OpenAI for Siri Upgrade (04:06) - Senate Passes Trump's Megabill (08:46) - Grammarly Acquires Superhuman (12:08) - Amazon on the Cusp of More Robots Than Humans in Factories (15:20) - Microsoft's AI Diagnoses Beat Doctors (19:31) - Apple Eyes Anthropic, OpenAI to Power New Siri (49:01) - Timeline Reactions (57:02) - Zak Kukoff, a Washington correspondent, dis...

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