Today, I’m talking to Bill Gates, cofounder and former CEO of Microsoft and chairman of the Gates Foundation. You may have noticed Bill in the news more lately — he’s…
Tag: Podcasts
JB Pritzker on the good and bad of AI
Today, I’m talking with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy. If you’ve been listening to the show, you know that one…
How overhead projectors took over your classroom
It used to be so easy to get away with things in school. The teacher, after all, was always turned around writing at the chalkboard! But then came a bit…
Jad Abumrad loves a butterfly knife and a good springy pillow
It’s hard to overstate Jad Abumrad’s impact on the podcasting world. He created and hosted Dolly Parton’s America and Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, two Peabody Award-winning shows that offered…
SpaceX’s ambitious, pricey gamble to replace AT&T and Verizon
Today, I’m talking with Walter Piecyk, a partner and analyst at LightShed Partners who covers tech, media, and telecom, about SpaceX’s recently announced plan to become a major wireless carrier.…
Apple’s HomeView has an app problem
It’s been a couple of days since Apple’s big smart home announcement, and we have some more information — and a bunch of new questions — about the Apple HomeView.…
How LeapPad worked — and why it was so huge
For multiple years, the hottest toy in the United States was a book. But not just any book: a smart book that could play sounds and respond to taps and…