All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

Industry veterans, degenerate gamblers & besties Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks & David Friedberg cover all things economic, tech, political, social & poker.

Episodes

November 7, 2025 87 mins

(0:00) Brad Gerstner joins the show!

(0:49) OpenAI's rough week: Altman's controversial comments on BG2, CFO's "federal backstop" faux pas, clarifications

(18:33) Why Jensen Huang said "China is going to win the AI race."; the need for a federal framework on AI

(30:39) OpenAI's strengths and headwinds: breakout product, trust issues, competition, betting on the AI supercycle

(36:47) Holiday party announcement! allin.com/events for ...

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(0:00) Introducing Ari Emanuel

(1:03) Ari's background in the content business and Hollywood

(4:14) How infinite distribution is changing Hollywood, the future of podcasting, creators owning advertising products

(9:21) AI's impact: anticipating the 3-day workweek

(12:13) Splitting time between TKO and WME, YouTube vs Netflix for creators, modern IP ownership

(18:20) How he got a fighter's reputation, relationship with Michael Ovitz...

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(0:00) Introducing Tareq Amin

(0:39) Saudi Arabia's evolution, Humain's business

(8:11) How Humain works with foundational model providers

(13:14) Saudi's energy and talent advantages, the AI race in the Middle East

(18:11) Working in the era of MBS, Vision 2030

(21:40) How Saudi manages their relationships with the US and China

(23:51) Sacks on the US-Saudi AI alliance

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(0:00) Introducing Paul "Triple H" Levesque

(0:56) The skills needed to be an effective professional wrestler, understanding the characteristics of President Trump and The Rock

(5:41) The rise of the antihero / heel persona, and why modern wrestling is more morally grey

(8:43) WWE vs UFC: Why they are opposites, star building

(11:21) Physicality of the WWE and how they support wrestlers

(14:13) The business of the WWE: using stream...

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(0:00) Disgraziad Corner: The most disgraceful things of the week!

(3:10) Elon on X's new algorithm, why there has been so much Sydney Sweeney content lately

(11:35) Creating Grokipedia: Wikipedia's failures, the future of information on the internet, confirmation bias

(24:52) Three years of X: Looking back on the Twitter acquisition and how it changed free speech on the internet

(42:49) Tesla vote on Elon's compensation, would he ...

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(0:00) Chamath and Jason welcome Pete Buttigieg

(1:31) Why the Democrats lost tech

(6:40) Taxes: Federal wealth tax, wealth disparity, billionaires, the role of government in the free market

(23:17) Government efficiency: Democratic DOGE, breaking ranks on debt, his plan to control spending

(33:01) Culture Wars: The costly role of democratic identity politics, navigating a primary with moderate views, the two Democratic Parties

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(0:00) Friedberg introduces 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner María Corina Machado

(4:27) Venezuela before and after Chavez

(15:25) Why María got involved in politics and why she was expelled

(24:33) Why Maduro was chosen and Chavez's successor, China relationship, why people are fleeing

(31:27) Intimidation tactics by the Maduro regime, response to claims of her being a "Western puppet"

(39:30) Presidential run, election fraud, how di...

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(0:00) David Friedberg intros John Martinis, the 2025 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics

(0:43) John's history, how he got into physics

(4:54) Explainer on quantum mechanics

(22:57) Quantum tunneling and the 1985 paper that led to this Nobel Prize

(30:37) Understanding qubits, the state of quantum computing, and the impact of AI

(40:56) US vs China in quantum, reactions to winning the Nobel Prize

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(0:00) Bestie intros!

(1:02) CA Billionaire Tax

(17:00) Major NBA gambling scandal

(29:51) Amazon's eventful week: AWS outage and leaked robotic automation plans

(49:55) Tesla earnings, Optimus, Elon's pay package, "corporate terrorists"

(1:03:54) Study shows AI bias

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(0:00) Chamath and Jason welcome Senator Joe Manchin!

(4:20) Blocking Build Back Better, defending the filibuster while dealing with paid protestors and death threats

(19:39) How Biden's staff pushed him to the far left, mental acuity, how he "lost the will to fight," why Obama was an "elusive" president

(28:12) Why socialism is on the rise in America, entitlement culture

(37:06) Importance of term limits in Congress, Joe's favorit...

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(0:00) Introducing Jan Sramek

(0:51) How California Forever is building America's next great city

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(0:00) Bestie intros! Dreamforce and another interesting conference take the Bay Area

(3:35) State of crime in SF, do they need the National Guard?

(20:48) US to impose price floors after China puts export controls on rare earths, can America on-shore a full-stack rare earth industry?

(36:15) State of US-China ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting, how we got here, China's elite mercantilism and strong economic history

(52:59) AI PR crisis...

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(0:00) Chamath and Friedberg welcome Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss his new book, "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation"

(0:38) Why he chose this time period

(3:22) The setup: what led to the 1929 crash

(19:24) The characters: major players in the 1929 crash; what kind of bubble are we experiencing in 2025?

(26:21) Role of journalist vs market participant; characters of the 2025 marke...

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(0:00) Introducing Orlando Bravo

(1:53) Orlando's history, Puerto Rico origins, how he got into private equity

(7:10) How he runs Thoma Bravo: small team, outward facing, mentorship, patience in fundraising

(9:01) Role of PE in the American economy, public perception, underwriting AI risks

(15:23) Deal pricing philosophy, acquiring Boeing's avionics business

(19:24) Thoma Bravo's operating playbook after acquiring a company

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(0:00) Introducing Bryan Johnson

(0:46) Bryan takes the audience through a quick biological age test

(5:53) The single best longevity hack from all of his research

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(0:00) Introducing Cathie Wood

(0:47) Cathie Wood on AI's once in a lifetime opportunity: doubling GDP, deflation, and more

(9:23) Cathie's bull case for Bitcoin $1M

(11:38) Opening up access to innovation for retail

(14:32) Cathie explains Ark's strategies for bull and bear markets

(16:01) Thoughts on Elon's trillion-dollar pay package

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(0:00) Bestie intros: Welcome back Brad Gerstner!

(2:48) Israel-Hamas ceasefire, how Trump and his team got the deal done

(13:27) National Guard sent to Chicago to protect ICE Agents

(44:02) OpenAI's deal with AMD, state of the "AI Bubble"

(1:05:45) Circular AI deals: cause for concern or no big deal?

(1:15:00) What's behind the Gold rally?

(1:20:38) Polymarket receives $2B investment from NYSE owner ICE, future of prediction marke...

(0:00) Introducing Roelof Botha

(1:08) Sequoia's Scout program and its best-performing funds ever

(3:38) State of Venture Capital: Why it's broken, too much capital, not enough great companies

(9:01) Why Sequoia separated from its China business, how they adapt to changing macro landscapes

(13:05) Sequoia's culture, picking partners, investment decision-making, The Sequoia Capital Fund and holding winners

(20:18) What makes a great...

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(0:00) Introducing YouTube CEO Neal Mohan

(1:08) YouTube's revenue split with creators

(7:30) How Neal thinks about enabling monoculture and connective threads at YouTube

(11:23) Censorship on YouTube, demonetization decisions, dealing with different regimes and laws globally

(19:58) YouTube TV, YouTube Premium, and channel subscriptions

(24:00) Generative AI on YouTube: labeling AI, likeness concerns, possibilities

Thanks to our p...

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(0:00) Introducing Joe Tsai

(0:49) Owning the Nets and Liberty, Caitlin Clark's impact on the WNBA, does the NBA need fixing?

(6:07) Alibaba origins, China's pullback on capitalism

(10:10) US vs China rivalry: the AI race, are we destined for conflict, and what can the US learn from China?

(19:46) AI application in large businesses

(21:52) Managing corporate culture at Alibaba's scale, Nets predictions

(23:17) AI adoption, job anxi...

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