Garry Tan Interview: Politics, SF Boom Loop, The Future Of Tech, Lina Khan, and AI

EPISODE #73: Welcome back! Hurricane Milton approached Florida as a Category 5 Hurricane. The lead up to landfall was filled with insane discourse. Harris & DeSantis went at it, and the hard right called the entire thing a government made conspiracy. Trump & Harris took to the media tours this week. The stark differences in which shows they went on highlighted the gaps in voters. Speaking of the Presidential race, Trump currently owns a large lead on Harris. But is this all because of MAGA whales and Peter Thiel? Finally, Pirate Idol returns with the next round of quarterfinals. Is Elon musk the secret Presidential candidate behind Trump? Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork,  We have partnered with Polymarket! Download the Polymarket: Election Forecast app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polymarket-election-forecast/id6648798962 - Disclaimer: Not Financial Advice, For Entertainment Purposes Only. Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily!  https://get.piratewires.com/pw/daily https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Topics Discussed: Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! 1:30 - Hurricane Milton Hits Florida   15:55 - Hurricane Conspiracies & Hypothesis For Storm Intensity 38:30 - Trump & Harris Go On Media Tours 45:50 - Trump Takes A Big Lead In The Betting Markets - Sponsored By Polymarket 59:20 - Pirate Idol! - Is Elon Musk The Secret Presidential Candidate?! 1:26:00 - Thanks For Watching! Subscribe To The Daily! Like & Subscribe  #podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #72: Welcome back to the pod! This week we're discussing the VP Debate between JD Vance and TIm Walz. Vance shined in the spotlight, solidifying his spot at the top of the Republican Party. We saw a return to somewhat normalcy. The port workers threaten to go on strike. And we have our next round of Pirate Idol! A 80 year old man gets put in prison for cloning sheep? WTF? Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Matt Marlinski We have partnered with Polymarket! Get your 2024 Presidential Election Predictions: https://polymarket.com/elections  - Disclaimer: Not Financial Advice, For Entertainment Purposes Only. Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily!  https://get.piratewires.com/pw/daily Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital Matt Twitter: https://x.com/mattmarlinski TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro

EPISODE #71: Welcome Back to the pod! The NYC clown show took center stage as Eric Adams was indicted. We had to bring on our producer and resident NYC defended, Matt, to talk trash about the city. Mark Zuckerberg's makeover continues. This week he detailed in the NYT on how he's done with politics. Sounds like Zuck may be a Pirate Wires reader sooner than later! Also, Meta introduced the Orion AR glasses. Is this the world we really want? Cards For Humanity sues Space-X? And finally, we've reached the QUARTER FINALS of Pirate Idol. 3 Returning Guests fight for a spot to be the next great PW contributor. Leave your votes below. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Matt Marlinski Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell TIMESTAMPS:

EPISODE #70: This week, we experienced another assassination attempt of Donald Trump. After a day of reporting, the media quickly shifted to blaming Trump and obsessing over the cats in Ohio. Amazon announces that workers must return to the office next year, officially ending the Covid era of work from home. We also discuss the clownish demands from the NYT Tech Workers who are threatening to strike. Israel pulls off the sneak attack on Hezbollah by targeting beepers. Last but not least, our last week of Pirate Idol first round contestants. Pick your winner this week in the comments. Next week, we bring our winners back to compete in round 2! Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Matt Marlinski Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Topics Discussed: Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital Matt Twitter: https://x.com/mattmarlinski TIMESTAMPS: #podcast #technology #politics #culture

This interview was recorded at the Foundation For American Innovation "Reboot" conference. Big thank you to FAI for allowing Mike to interview Garry and for providing us with the video. Please check them out! https://www.thefai.org/ Today, we have special interview with Garry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator. In this conversation, we discuss Garry's reasoning for becoming politically active, corruption in SF, the future of tech, AI, building San Francisco to be better than ever, big Tech vs. small tech, and Lina Khan Featuring Mike Solana, Garry Tan Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Garry Twitter: https://x.com/garrytan TIMESTAMPS:

EPISODE #69 (nice): This week, we gotta get into this crazy story out of Springfield, Ohio. A town of 60,000 has become overrun by 20,000 Haitian migrants. Things took a weird turn this past week when reports of migrants stealing pets and eating them started to pop up on Facebook. This led to an AI meme war, JD Vance tweeting about it, and Trump yelling about it on the debate. Speaking of the debate, we react to this week’s Presidential debate with Trump/Harris. We were fed the typical political slop that we expected, but it Harris did much better than anticipated. Finally, another round of Pirate Idol! 3 fresh contestants take the stage to compete for a co-hosting spot on the pod. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, John Coogan, Eade Bengard Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital John Twitter: https://x.com/johncoogan Eade Twitter: https://x.com/eade_bengard TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! 3:20 - Haitian Migrants & Cats.. Where Do We Even Begin.. 35:00 - Trump/Harris Debate Reaction 51:05 - The Latest Update On The Election Polls - Brought To You By Polymarket 1:00:55 - Pirate Idol - Week #4 - The Pandemic Of Incles #podcast #technology #politics #cultre

EPISODE #68: Welcome back to the pod! This week we are joined by Eade Bengard. We get into Elon Musk battling the country of Brazil over the banning X and the media & Kamala’s mission to silence tech bros. We then get into the new phrase that entered the lexicon this week: Founder Mode. What the hell is Founder Mode? Are we in Founder Mode Now? Right on cue, Founder Mode is, of course, deemed to be sexists. In our Polymarket Segment, we get into the odds of Biden passing the SAVE act which will require ID to vote. And finally, it’s Pirate Idol time! 3 new contestants step up for a chance to win a spot as the new Pirate Wires contributor.  Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Eade Bengard We have partnered with Polymarket! Get your 2024 Presidential Election Predictions: https://polymarket.com/elections  - Disclaimer: Not Financial Advice, For Entertainment Purposes Only. Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/jail-the-tech-bros?f=home Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell Eade Twitter: https://x.com/eade_bengard TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! 2:25 - Jail The Tech Bros! Elon vs. Brazil - Media calling for Tech Bros To Be Jailed 23:35 - We Are Now In - FOUNDER MODE - What the hell is Founder Mode?! 48:26 - Voter ID Required To Vote - Will The SAVE Act Pass - Polymarket Segment 56:10 - Welcome Back To Pirate Idol - San Francisco Wants To Ban Zyn & Other Nicotine Pouches!? #podcast #elonmusk #technology #politics #culture

Palmer Luckey Interview: Arsenal-1, US Manufacturing, Tariffs Heretical Thoughts & The Election Today we have a special episode of the pod. The legendary Palmer Luckey returns to the pod! Palmer is the Founder of Anduril and the inventor of Oculus. In this conversation, Mike and Palmer discuss the astronauts stuck in space, government contracts, building Arsenal-1, dealing with the media, supporting Trump, heretical thoughts, and the world that Palmer would like to leave for his grandchildren.  Featuring Mike Solana & Palmer Luckey Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Palmer Twitter: https://x.com/PalmerLuckey TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod Palmer Luckey!  2:30 - Boeing Starliner Astronauts Stuck In Space 10:00 - Government Defense Contracts 17:30 - $1.5B Raise For Anduril - Arsenal-1 Announcement - Anduril Expansion 26:25 - US Manufacturing Problems 31:20 - Tariffs - Why Palmer Approves Of Them 35:50 - Google Protests / Tech Defense Vibe Shift 39:05 - Supporting Trump 8 Years Ago vs. Now 42:20 - Heretical Thoughts Today 59:50 - Palmer Dealing With The Media - Why He Is Now Beloved 1:11:13 - Chromatic - How Palmer Is Reviving The GameBoy and Physical Video Games 1:19:00 - The Removal Of History On The Internet - Mandela Effect 1:25:20 - The Necessity Of Having Children 1:27:00 - The World That Palmer Wants To Build For His Grandchildren 1:29:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe #podcast #palmerluckey #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #67: This week, we’re joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss the news of the week. The Mark Zuckerberg story arc continues to be unpredictable as the BJJ fighting, gold chain wearing, Gen-Z haircut chad is now regretful for cooperating with the Biden/Harris administration during Covid. Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, was arrested in France this week. Is this a free speech issue, was it politically motivated or neither? Tech press continues to be unhinged, a recent WIRED article calls out tech leaders over Trump’s infamous “very fine people” quote. And finally, week 2 of Pirate Idol! 4 new contestants join the show to win a chance at being a regular contributor to the pod. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Brad Polumbo Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital Brad Twitter: https://x.com/brad_polumbo TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Zuckerberg Regrets Working With Biden/Harris Administration During C*vid. 17:40 - WIRED Magazine Attacks Silicon Valley For Supporting Trump's "Very Fine People" Quote 27:25 - Pavel Durov, Founder Of Telegram, Arrested In France 44:40 - PIRATE IDOL - The Weeks Topic: The Guardian Wants More Tech Boses Would Be Arrested - WTF? 1:21:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! Leave Your Votes In The Comments. #podcast #markzuckerberg #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #66: Martin Shkreli is back on the pod to discuss Kamala’s economic policies. We break down all of the details and why they are terrible ideas. The DNC is wrapped up, and we react to the events of the week. The media came after Ben Horowitz and his wife because.. wait for it.. they support Trump. And finally.. the most anticipated event of the week.. PIRATE IDOL. Shkreli is our guest judge this week as 4 contestants compete to earn a regular contributor spot on the Pirate Wires Podcast. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Martin Shkreli Sign Up To Pirate Wires For Free! https://piratewires.co/free_newsletter Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/death-by-vibes Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell Riley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigital Martin Twitter: https://x.com/MartinShkreli TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back Martin Shkreli to the pod! 2:00 - Breadlines Are Brat - Breaking Down Kamala’s Economic Policy 16:45 - Price Gauging 26:30 - The Latest Polymarket Report 28:15 - DNC Recap - Including Land Acknowledgements, Vasectomies, and Free Abortions 46:15 - Media Attacks Ben Horowitz and His Wife For Supporting Trump 59:10 - PIRATE IDOL - Who’s Going To Be The Next PW Star?! 1:37:30 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe #podcast #technology #politics #culture