Kyle Vogt is the President and CTO of Cruise Automation, leading an effort in trying to solve one of the biggest robotics challenges of our time: vehicle autonomy. He is the co-founder of 2 successful companies (Cruise and Twitch) that were each acquired for 1 billion dollars. Video version is available on YouTube. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations.
Song Exploder
• Hrishikesh Hirway
Wonderly - The Daily (Theme)
The Daily is a hit podcast from The New York Times, hosted by Michael Barbaro. Every weekday, over 1.7 million people download the show. It launched in February 2017, and in honor of its two-year anniversary, we’re publishing a bonus episode about the show’s theme song, which was composed by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly. It was originally published on the New York Times website, in 2018.
‘The Warriors’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, and Sean Fennessey
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, and Sean Fennessey come out to plaaaaaaay to rewatch the 1979 action thriller ‘The Warriors,’ starring Michael Beck and James Remar. Can you dig it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
311: Mutually Assured Destruction
‘Proof of Life’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan head down to the South American jungle to rewatch the 2000 action thriller ‘Proof of Life,’ starring Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, and David Morse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
310: Apple Playstore
Song Exploder
• Hrishikesh Hirway
Japanese Breakfast - Boyish
Japanese Breakfast is the musical project of Michelle Zauner, who’s been making music under that name since 2013. In July 2017, she released her second album, Soft Sounds from Another Planet, to critical acclaim.
In this episode, Michelle breaks down a song from that album called “Boyish,” along with her co-producer and bandmate Craig Hendrix. We’ll hear the original demo, plus a version Michelle recorded with her old band. And she’ll talk about how her perspective on the song has changed over the years.
‘The Fast and the Furious’ With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano live their lives a quarter mile at a time as they honor the 2001 action film that started it all, ‘The Fast and the Furious,’ starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Michelle Rodriguez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tomaso Poggio: Brains, Minds, and Machines
Tomaso Poggio is a professor at MIT and is the director of the Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines. Cited over 100,000 times, his work has had a profound impact on our understanding of the nature of intelligence, in both biological neural networks and artificial ones. He has been an advisor to many highly-impactful researchers and entrepreneurs in AI, including Demis Hassabis of DeepMind, Amnon Shashua of MobileEye, and Christof Koch of the Allen Institute for Brain Science. Video version is available on YouTube. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations.
309: Do Not Expect Five Nines From My Plex
Radiolab
• WNYC Studios
The Punchline
‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey relive the glory days as they rewatch the 2003 comedy ‘Old School,’ starring Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
308: Left-Handed Streaming Service
Song Exploder
• Hrishikesh Hirway
Hozier - Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)
Andrew Hozier-Byrne is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter from Ireland. His debut single from 2013, “Take Me to Church,” was a massive, multi-platinum hit.
In September 2018, Hozier released the song “Nina Cried Power,” which features the legendary gospel singer Mavis Staples. In this episode, Hozier breaks down how he made the song, and Mavis Staples tells the story of how she got involved.
‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan to make you an offer you can’t refuse as they honor one of the greatest films in American cinema history, ‘The Godfather,’ starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, and Robert Duvall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
307: Casey Apple Pencil
Radiolab
• WNYC Studios
BONUS: Radiolab Scavenger Hunt
Tuomas Sandholm: Poker and Game Theory
Tuomas Sandholm is a professor at CMU and co-creator of Libratus, which is the first AI system to beat top human players at the game of Heads-Up No-Limit Texas Hold’em. He has published over 450 papers on game theory and machine learning, including a best paper in 2017 at NIPS / NeurIPS. His research and companies have had wide-reaching impact in the real world, especially because he and his group not only propose new ideas, but also build systems to prove these ideas work in the real world. Video version is available on YouTube. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations.
Radiolab
• WNYC Studios