The Frontier

The Frontier

The Foundation for American Innovation champions the technology, talent, and ideas essential to American prosperity, security, and flourishing. www.frontier.thefai.org

  1. 6d ago

    VibeChamps with Brooke Bowman and Samuel Hammond

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Vibecamp Chief Enthusiasm Officer Brooke Bowman and FAI Director of Artificial Intelligence & Chief Economist Samuel Hammond to talk through this summer’s Vibecamp gathering. We cover: how it became a non-tech event that lots of tech people love, what it means to integrate science and technology with the “woo” parts of life, how our friends in AI synthesize rationalism and postrationalism, and what Vibecamp has in common with pop-up cities, the Renaissance Faire, and the Borscht Belt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    VibeChamps with Brooke Bowman and Samuel Hammond

  2. Jul 1

    Everything Is (Quantum) Computer with Prineha Narang

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by FAI Nonresident Senior Fellow and UCLA quantum scientist Prineha Narang to unpack the White House’s recent quantum-related executive orders. We cover: what the “offensive” and “defensive” game look like in quantum, whether strong government action is a blessing or a curse for the industry, how the executive branch cultivates technical expertise, and whether President Trump might be partial to quantum computers because of their gold and chrome sheen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    Everything Is (Quantum) Computer with Prineha Narang

  3. Jun 22

    The Middle and Not-So-Middle East with Mohammed Soliman

    Tim Hwang is joined by Middle East Institute senior fellow Mohammed Soliman to chat about his new book, West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East. We cover: why the Indo-Pacific may be America’s most important strategic theater, whether diverse international partnerships will be enough to balance Chinese and Russian power in the region, how we keep getting sucked into quagmires in the Middle East, and whether the fact that the U.S. didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by force is a blackpill on our military capacity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    The Middle and Not-So-Middle East with Mohammed Soliman

  4. Jun 12

    ChatCCP with Michael Sobolik and Joshua Levine

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Hudson Institute senior fellow Michael Sobolik and FAI Director of Technology and Statecraft Joshua Levine to unpack the new OpenAI report on Chinese covert influence ops targeting U.S. tech policy. We cover: why some Americans find anti-data center discourse compelling in the first place, how China hawks can expose CCP efforts to sow distrust in US institutions without dismissing homegrown anxieties, what else we’d like to learn about the reach and audience of the campaigns OpenAI describes, and whether America should unleash our most unhinged poasters on our adversaries as vengeance. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    ChatCCP with Michael Sobolik and Joshua Levine

  5. May 26

    Pox Populi with Andrew Snyder-Beattie, Charlie Petty, and Josh Wentzel

    Tim Hwang is joined by Coefficient Giving’s biosecurity lead Andrew Snyder-Beattie, Global Health Investment Corporation alum Charlie Petty, and FAI Senior Fellow Josh Wentzel to take the temperature of the biosecurity field. We cover: why biodefense progress is lagging even in the physical world, what incentives hold investors back from pouring funds into biosecurity, what we can learn from Operation Warp Speed and other past public health initiatives, and where there’s room for optimism when it comes to global health. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    Pox Populi with Andrew Snyder-Beattie, Charlie Petty, and Josh Wentzel

  6. May 11

    Going Nuclear with Emmet Penney

    Tim Hwang is joined by FAI Senior Fellow and Nuclear Barbarians podcast host Emmet Penney to reflect on nuclear regulators’ new approach to licensing. We cover: how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission became more fixated on regulating nuclear projects than promoting them, what explains the current political momentum around nuclear energy, why a competent NRC is essential for overseeing such a powerful dual-use technology, and how to “make nuclear normal again.” Read with us— Emmet’s recent article with The Free Press, “Will America Finally Let Itself Build Nuclear Plants?”: https://www.thefp.com/p/will-america-finally-let-itself-build-nuclear-plants This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    Going Nuclear with Emmet Penney

  7. Apr 29

    Into the Gundo with Jakob Diepenbrock and Joshua Levine

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Discipulus Ventures founder Jakob Diepenbrock and FAI Director of Technology and Statecraft Joshua Levine to explain the hard tech boom in El Segundo, CA. We cover: what makes a city attractive to innovators, whether building in the physical world can ever really be considered a “trend,” what kind of founder gravitates toward the Gundo, and why using longevity science to create an immortal Palmer Luckey just might be the key to never becoming the stodgy establishment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    Into the Gundo with Jakob Diepenbrock and Joshua Levine

  8. Apr 21

    Bodies in Spaces with Bart Hutchins and Will O'Brien

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Butterworth’s restauranteur Bart Hutchins and Hamilton Society and Ulysses co-founder Will O’Brien to chat about the intimate ties between politics, architecture, and social gathering. We cover: DC’s legacy of French-adjacent restaurants where politicians can see and be seen, why San Franciscans are gravitating to a formal debate society, whether culture is downstream of policy or vice versa, and whether the cure to male loneliness is a cig among friends. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    Bodies in Spaces with Bart Hutchins and Will O'Brien
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The Foundation for American Innovation champions the technology, talent, and ideas essential to American prosperity, security, and flourishing. www.frontier.thefai.org

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  • Creator
    The Frontier
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Foundation for American Innovation
  • Show Website
    The Frontier

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