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The a16z Show
The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This show is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
Episodes
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Monitoring the Situation #3: Who Is Nick Land?
Zach Dell is founder and CEO of Base Power, an energy tech company that builds affordable, reliable power via home batteries. In this episode of Monitoring the…
The a16z ShowSam Altman on Sora, Energy, and Building an AI Empire
Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in 2015 to becoming the most valuable startup in the world ten years later. In this…
The a16z ShowHow to Build a Real Estate Marketplace - Kaz Nejatian, Opendoor CEO
Opendoor is trying to make it easier to buy a home. Kaz Nejatian just joined as CEO to help them succeed. In this episode, a16z General Partners Alex Rampell…
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Can the US Beat China’s Engineering State?
From high-speed rail to electric cars to batteries to AI, it’s clear that China can operate with incredible speed at massive scale. Can the US still compete?…
The a16z ShowMonitoring the Situation #2: Alana Newhouse
Two trends in media have been abundantly clear since 2020: legacy media is dying, and independent media is rising. a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and…
The a16z ShowSoftware is Eating Labor
Software has fundamentally changed the way we record, store, and share information. Its next act is to fundamentally change the nature of our economy…
The a16z ShowThe Ben & Marc Show: China Has Scale. Can America Catch Up?
Ben, Marc, and Erik Torenberg are joined by Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder & CEO of Anduril, and Chris Power, Founder & CEO of Hadrian. Together, they dig into…
The a16z ShowCheeky Pint: Marc Andreessen, John Collison & Charlie Songhurst on Tech’s Big Questions
Today we’re sharing a feed drop from Cheeky Pint, where Stripe cofounder and president John Collison chats with legends in technology over a pint of Guinness…
The a16z ShowBuilding an AI Physicist: ChatGPT Co-Creator’s Next Venture
Scaling laws took us from GPT-1 to GPT-5 Pro. But in order to crack physics, we’ll need a different approach. In this episode, a16z General Partner Anjney…
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Meta CMO: How Advertising Works Under the Hood
Ads pay for the internet—and they’re about to change again. a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg, entrepreneur and author Antonio García Martínez, and Meta CMO…
The a16z ShowThe Common Thread of All Technology: Monitoring the Situation, Ep.1
Announcing our new show, Monitoring the Situation, hosted by a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle, with guest Eddie Lazzarin, CTO of a16z…
The a16z ShowFrom Vibe Coding to Vibe Researching: OpenAI’s Mark Chen and Jakub Pachocki
What comes after vibe coding? Maybe vibe researching. OpenAI’s Chief Scientist, Jakub Pachocki, and Chief Research Officer, Mark Chen, join a16z general…
The a16z ShowSoftware finally eats services - Aaron Levie
Should the US put a price on H-1B visas, or would that block the flow of new talent? Are AI coding agents actually making teams way more productive, or is it…
The a16z ShowAmerica's Autism Crisis and How AI Can Fix Science with NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is one of the country’s top medical experts and a 24-year professor of medicine at Stanford. After being censored and deplatformed during…
The a16z ShowDylan Patel on the AI Chip Race - NVIDIA, Intel & the US Government vs. China
Nvidia’s $5 billion investment in Intel is one of the biggest surprises in semiconductors in years. Two longtime rivals are now teaming up, and the ripple…
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Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Political Violence
In this episode of Honestly with Bari Weiss, we share a special conversation featuring a16z general partner Katherine Boyle in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s…
The a16z ShowThe Death of Search: How Shopping Will Work In The Age of AI
The web is unhealthy, and AI agents are about to rewrite how we shop. In this episode, a16z General Partner Alex Rampell and Partner Justine Moore explore how…
The a16z ShowHow OpenAI Built Its Coding Agent
OpenAI’s Codex has already shipped hundreds of thousands of pull requests in its first month. But what is it really, and how will coding agents change the…
The a16z ShowFaster Science, Better Drugs
Can we make science as fast as software? In this episode, Erik Torenberg talks with Patrick Hsu (cofounder of Arc Institute) and a16z general partner Jorge…
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Ben Horowitz: Why Hesitation is a CEO’s Worst Enemy
In this conversation from Lenny’s Podcast, Ben Horowitz joins Lenny to discuss the psychological muscle every founder needs, why hesitation can be fatal for…
The a16z ShowInside the $13T Mortgage Machine
The $13T U.S. mortgage market serves 50M homeowners but still runs on decades-old software. In this episode, a16z GP Angela Strange hosts Tim Mayopoulos…
The a16z ShowChris Dixon on How to Build Networks, Movements, and AI-Native Products
Why do some consumer products explode into networks that reshape the internet, while others fade away? Today on the podcast, a16z general partners Anish…
The a16z ShowMark Cuban on the NBA, Cost Plus Drugs, and How to Fix Politics
What happens when AI collides with salesmanship, streaming-era sports, and healthcare? In this episode, Erik Torenberg is joined by Mark Cuban, entrepreneur…
The a16z ShowThe Little Tech Agenda for AI
Who’s speaking up for startups in Washington, D.C.? In this episode, Matt Perault (Head of AI Policy, a16z) and Collin McCune (Head of Government Affairs…
The a16z ShowBuilding APIs for Developers and AI Agents
Stainless founder Alex Rattray joins a16z partner Jennifer Li to talk about the future of APIs, SDKs, and the rise of MCP (Model Context Protocol). Drawing on…
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How to Be Free: Shaka Senghor, Oprah Winfrey, Ben Horowitz
Taken from The Oprah Podcast, this special episode brings together Shaka Senghor, a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz, and Oprah Winfrey for a powerful conversation on…
The a16z ShowIs Non-Consensus Investing Overrated?
Is non-consensus investing overrated—or the secret to venture returns? a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg is joined by Martín Casado (General Partner, a16z)…
The a16z ShowJack Altman & Martin Casado on the Future of VC
Jack Altman sits down with Martin Casado, General Partner at a16z, to unpack the shifting dynamics of venture capital and why media matters more than ever…
The a16z ShowChris Best of Substack on the Future of Media
What if the future of media isn’t controlled by algorithms or legacy institutions—but by independent voices building directly with their audiences? In this…
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Katherine Boyle on Shawn Ryan
Venture capital has powered companies like Facebook and TikTok—but what if that same urgency fueled America’s defense and industrial base? Katherine Boyle…
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Monopolies vs Oligopolies in AI
In this interview from the 20VC podcast, Martin Casado (a16z General Partner) joins Harry Stebbings to unpack the state of AI, the rise of coding models, the…
The a16z ShowThe Top 100 Most Used AI Apps in 2025
What are real consumers actually doing with AI today? In this episode, a16z consumer investors Olivia Moore and Justine Moore break down the fifth edition of…
The a16z ShowAaron Levie and Steven Sinofsky on the AI-Worker Future
What exactly is an AI agent, and how will agents change the way we work? In this episode, a16z general partners Erik Torenberg and Martin Casado sit down with…
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Ben Horowitz on How a16z Was Built
Erik Torenberg sits down with Ben Horowitz, Cofounder of a16z, for a candid conversation on venture capital, leadership, and the future of innovation. Recorded…
The a16z ShowAI and Accelerationism with Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen, cofounder Andreessen Horowitz, joins the Hermitix podcast for a conversation on AI, accelerationism, energy, and the future. From the…
The a16z ShowCan AI Fix Housing and Healthcare Affordability?
Housing and healthcare make up nearly half of household spending, yet both sectors are riddled with inefficiency and rising costs. In this episode, Erik…
The a16z ShowOren Cass & Noah Smith Debate the True Impact of Tariffs
Do tariffs help rebuild American manufacturing or hold it back? In this episode, American Compass founder and chief economist Oren Cass sits down with…
The a16z ShowDylan Patel: GPT-5, NVIDIA, Intel, Meta, Apple
The AI hardware race is heating up, and NVIDIA is still far ahead. What will it take to close the gap? In this episode, Dylan Patel (Founder & CEO…
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Google DeepMind Lead Researchers on Genie 3 & the Future of World-Building
Genie 3 can generate fully interactive, persistent worlds from just text, in real time. In this episode, Google DeepMind’s Jack Parker-Holder (Research…
The a16z ShowThe State of American AI Policy: From ‘Pause AI’ to ‘Build’
a16z General Partners Martin Casado and Anjney Midha join Erik Torenberg to unpack one of the most dramatic shifts in tech policy in recent memory: the move…
The a16z ShowH20s to China + 15% with Chris Miller and Lennart Heim
We’re sharing an episode from ChinaTalk that dives into one of the biggest recent reversals in U.S. tech policy. The U.S. banned Nvidia’s H20 AI chips to China…
The a16z ShowGrok, Genie 3, GPT-5 & the Rise of Vibe Coding
a16z partners Olivia and Justine Moore unpack the latest in consumer AI including: - Grok’s “Imagine” and its instant, social-first creative tools - Google’s…
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Alex Danco on Speechwriting, Blogging, and Giving Founders Power
Fresh off the announcement of his move from Shopify to a16z, Alex Danco joins TBPN to talk about the “trade deal” that brought him here and his mission to make…
The a16z ShowSteven Sinofsky & Balaji Srinivasan on the Future of AI, Tech, & the Global World Order
There’s been a wave of M&A deals lately - Meta and Scale, Windsurf and Google - and a lot of it points to something bigger: how regulation, capital, and…
The a16z ShowMarc Andreessen: Why Perfect Products Become Obsolete
In this episode, Marc Andreessen joins TBPN for an unfiltered conversation spanning everything from ads in LLMs to why Apple’s AI strategy may be risky for…
The a16z ShowGPT-5 and Agents Breakdown – w/ OpenAI Researchers Isa Fulford & Christina Kim
ChatGPT-5 just launched, marking a major milestone for OpenAI and the entire AI ecosystem. Fresh off the live stream, Erik Torenberg was joined in the studio…
The a16z ShowHow to Build a Successful Company in an Era of Disruption
What happens when a startup becomes a giant—and then has to reinvent itself all over again? In this episode, Martin Casado sits down with Raghu Raghuram…
The a16z ShowDwarkesh and Noah Smith on AGI and the Economy
In this episode, Erik Torenberg is joined in the studio by Dwarkesh Patel and Noah Smith to explore one of the biggest questions in tech: what exactly is…
The a16z ShowBalaji on How Tech Truly Wins Media
What really caused the breakdown between tech and media—and what comes next? Erik Torenberg sits down with Balaji Srinivasan (entrepreneur, investor, and…
The a16z ShowAI Content and the War for Your Attention
What happens when AI starts generating content for everyone—and no one wants to watch it? In this episode, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and ad tech veteran Antonio…
The a16z ShowBalaji Srinivasan: How AI Will Change Politics, War, and Money
a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Martin Casado sit down with technologist and investor Balaji Srinivasan to explore how the metaphors we use to…
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Ben and Marc on New Media: Podcasts, Politics & the Collapse of Trust
On this episode of The Ben & Marc Show, a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz sit down with Erik Torenberg— General Partner at a16z and founder of…
The a16z ShowCritical Minerals: Mining for the Industrial Future
It can take more than 15 years to permit and build a new mine in the United States - yet nearly every modern technology we rely on, from smartphones to fighter…
The a16z ShowThe Future of Software Development - Vibe Coding, Prompt Engineering & AI Assistants
Is AI the Fourth Pillar of Infrastructure? Infrastructure doesn’t go away — it layers. And today, AI is emerging as a new foundational layer alongside compute…
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Marc Andreessen and Joe Lonsdale on Tariffs and Trade
Today we’re sharing an episode from American Optimist featuring Marc Andreessen in conversation with Joe Lonsdale, recorded live at the inaugural Ronald Reagan…
The a16z ShowAmerica's Energy Problem: The Grid That Built America Can’t Power Its Future
U.S. per capita energy usage peaked in 1973. Since then? Flat. Meanwhile, China’s per capita energy use has grown 9x. Today, AI, EVs, manufacturing, and data…
The a16z ShowAaron Levie on AI's Enterprise Adoption
In this episode, a16z General Partner Martin Casado sits down with Box cofounder and CEO Aaron Levie to talk about how AI is changing not just software, but…
The a16z ShowBen Horowitz: What Founders Must Know About AI and Crypto
This week on the a16z Podcast, we're sharing a feed drop from Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, featuring a wide-ranging conversation with a16z cofounder Ben…
The a16z ShowStablecoins & the Future Financial System
a16z Crypto General Partners Ali Yahya, Arianna Simpson, and Erik Torenberg break down what’s actually working in crypto today - starting with the rise of…
The a16z ShowHow Andreessen Horowitz Disrupted VC & What’s Coming Next
On this episode, taken from The Ben & Marc Show, a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz dive deep into the unfiltered story behind the founding of…