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18/09/2026

$2.4 trillion goes to defense every year. Avi Loeb asks why we don't invest the same urgency in looking up.

16/09/2026

Humans already colonize hostile places on Earth. Avi Loeb makes the case for Mars using a surprising comparison.

15/09/2026

If we stop looking, we stop finding. Avi Loeb on why funding — not evidence — is the real bottleneck in space science.

14/09/2026

AI is only as good as what we feed it. Avi Loeb says our models can't recognize what they've never seen.

11/09/2026

Last fall, Francis Fukuyama joined us on The Puck to talk through "The End of History and the Last Man." Today, on the 25th anniversary of September 11, he's having another important conversation — this time with Ezra Klein — about where liberal democracy stands now.

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Society & Culture Podcast · Updated Weekly · Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic of markets infiltrated too many aspects of ou…

04/09/2026

"Tuscany for me is much more about family experiences than wine." Michael Moritz on why he's opening a second Italian retreat — and it's not about the vintage.

03/09/2026

Jim Baer sits down with Michael Moritz — Time journalist turned Sequoia legend behind Google, PayPal, and more. Now he's opening up about his new book, Auslander, and offering $150M to fix San Francisco. Michael Moritz on The Puck — don't miss it.

03/09/2026

The two Steves that changed the world — and Michael Moritz was there to tell it. From The Little Kingdom to three decades at Sequoia backing Google, PayPal, and Facebook, to his new book Auslander and a $150M challenge to fix San Francisco. Michael Moritz on The Puck — don't miss it.

02/09/2026

Big history feels abstract until it's personal. Michael Moritz on turning his family's Holocaust story into "Auslander" — one relative's story at a time. Full episode with Michael Moritz drops Thursday 9/3 — this is a preview.

01/09/2026

"It made me identify as being Jewish, and being far more public about it — not being afraid of it." Michael Moritz on the instinct to not stand out that he inherited from his mother, and what changed. Full episode with Michael Moritz drops Thursday 9/3 — this is a preview.