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Possible with Reid Hoffman
What if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Possible is an award-winning, weekly podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Hosts Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger take that question to the people building the answer: founders, scientists, artists, and deep thinkers working across AI, healthcare, education, and geopolitics. The conversations run deep and specific, testing optimism against hard questions rather than trading hot…
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Possible with Reid HoffmanReid riffs on AI agents and investments
In this episode, Aria asks Reid about his general and AI-specific investment philosophies, including what draws him to a pitch and what raises red flags. They…
Possible with Reid HoffmanAshton Kutcher on AI and investing
This week, Reid and Aria are joined by Ashton Kutcher. While you might know him as the actor and producer who rose to fame on That ‘70s Show, Dude, Where’s My…
Possible with Reid HoffmanReid riffs on building better cities
Reid discusses what aspects of urban planning need to be reimagined. He advocates that prioritizing smart technology, clean energy, and data can vastly improve…
Possible with Reid HoffmanDevon Zuegel on the future of cities and community
What if we built cities focused around community, leveraging technology to actually increase human connection, health, and fulfillment? Devon Zuegel, the…
Possible with Reid HoffmanReid riffs on California Forever and housing
Reid talks about why he invested in California Forever, the ambitious sustainable city project in Solano County, California. He contends with some of the…
Possible with Reid HoffmanJan Sramek on California Forever and the future of cities
What if we could build the ideal sustainable city from scratch? This week’s guest is aiming to do that, and he has unique insight into what making that dream a…
Possible with Reid HoffmanReid riffs on going from idea to launch
In this episode, Aria asks Reid about the path from idea to execution—and Reid draws from LinkedIn to share his launch lessons. Plus, Reid predicts how AI…
Possible with Reid HoffmanMassimo Bottura on the future of food and creativity
What role might artificial intelligence play in making the perfect meal? How will AI transform food creation—and creation more generally? Massimo…
Possible with Reid HoffmanReid riffs on coding and K-12 education
What will being a software engineer look like in the future, when the predominant coding language is English—or whatever language you speak—instead of…
Possible with Reid HoffmanPat Yongpradit on AI literacy and computer science education
What does AI literacy mean for students and their teachers? Code.org Chief Academic Officer Pat Yongpradit—himself a former middle school computer science…
Possible with Reid HoffmanBONUS: Reid Hoffman’s speech: Humanity’s Hegelian Golden Braid
What should we keep in mind as we venture into this new AI era? Reid Hoffman delivers a speech, entitled Humanity’s Hegelian Golden Braid, to address this…
Possible with Reid HoffmanReid riffs on tech journalism and the TikTok ban
In this episode, Aria asks Reid about the roles and responsibilities of technology journalists, along with his thoughts on the TikTok ban (recorded before…
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Feed Drop: On with Kara Swisher: Reid Hoffman talks Trump, Thiel & AI
Alongside this week’s riff from Reid on tech journalism and last week’s episode with Kara Swisher, we’re bringing you a conversation between Reid and Kara that…
Possible with Reid HoffmanKara Swisher on AI, media, and accountability
What will the media landscape look like as tech companies, as opposed to traditional media, own increasingly more ink? And who better to offer an optimistic…
Possible with Reid HoffmanReid riffs on AI milestones and AI efforts abroad
Reid recounts the story of a milestone GPT-4 demo at Bill Gates’ house—and shares what series of achievements by AI would most impress and excite him next…
Possible with Reid HoffmanKevin Scott on AI and humanism
What if artificial intelligence becomes so ubiquitous that, in the future, we won’t be able to imagine what life was like without it? Kevin Scott is Executive…
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[BONUS + VIDEO] Reid interviews Reid AI, his AI avatar
Reid recently created an AI version of himself—REID AI—and recorded a video Q&A to see how this digital twin might challenge him in new ways. Watch the full…
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Introducing: a new Possible
The award-winning podcast Possible is back with a new season and some new changes! As always, you can tune in every Wednesday for grounded and speculative…
Possible with Reid HoffmanReflections on AI and season two
What can we learn from the OpenAI saga? What role might AI play in the 2024 election? What’s the deal with the New York Times suing OpenAI? How will AI evolve…
Possible with Reid HoffmanKatherine Maher on the future of trusted information
What would it take for AI to become as trusted a source of information as Wikipedia? Katherine Maher, former CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, joins the show to…
Possible with Reid HoffmanKerry Washington on connection, identity and AI
How can technology change—and actually deepen—human connection? Kerry Washington is an Emmy-winning, SAG-and-Golden Globe-nominated actor. She’s also a…
Possible with Reid HoffmanSal Khan on the future of K-12 education
What if every learner on the planet had access to a world-class education? This week’s guest has an impressive track record of using technology to make that…
Possible with Reid HoffmanVan Jones on AI, disruption and inclusion
What would it look like to build coalitions to disrupt poverty, pollution, and the prison system? This week’s guest received a $100 million grant to do just…
Possible with Reid HoffmanPhaedra Ellis-Lamkins on the future of social welfare
What does it look like to build true access with technology? Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO and co-founder of Promise, is creating that reality. She sat down with…
Possible with Reid HoffmanSarah Sze on the future of AI and art
How can humanities and the arts flourish as artificial intelligence continues to grow and evolve? Contemporary artist Sarah Sze joins the podcast to talk about…
Possible with Reid HoffmanKim Stanley Robinson on narrative and civilization
What is the connection between the future of humanity and the future of technology? Science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson (The Mars trilogy, Ministry for…
Possible with Reid HoffmanPeter Lee on the future of health and medicine
What if every doctor and every patient had an artificial intelligence copilot to help with medical decisions? Peter Lee joins the show to offer his expertise…
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Feed Drop: Masters of Scale | Reid Hoffman confronts the AI critics
Hey listeners! Possible is off this week but we’re bringing you an episode from another podcast hosted by Reid called Masters of Scale. Questions in this…
Possible with Reid HoffmanSiddhartha Mukherjee on the future of disease and diagnostics
Will artificial intelligence change what it means to be human? Cancer physician, researcher, and author Siddhartha Mukherjee joins the podcast to help rethink…
Possible with Reid HoffmanCondoleezza Rice on the future of war and geopolitics
How will artificial intelligence reshape diplomacy and war? Renowned diplomat and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins the show to explore that…
Possible with Reid HoffmanAnne-Marie Slaughter on the future of the care economy
Can technology help us fulfill our potential as caring beings, as well as rational, calculating beings? Anne-Marie Slaughter is a scholar, public intellectual…
Possible with Reid HoffmanMarques Brownlee on the future of creators
What if the best technology were deployed on the biggest problems for humanity? So asked Marques Brownlee, who joined us on Possible to open the first episode…
Possible with Reid HoffmanIntroducing: Possible season two
The award-winning Possible podcast is back with a new season that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of…
Possible with Reid HoffmanBONUS: Reid Hoffman’s commencement speech at Bologna Business School
What does AI mean for the leaders of tomorrow? On this bonus episode of Possible, Reid talks about the role of AI in shaping the future, the importance of…
Possible with Reid HoffmanPrompt and process with Ethan Mollick [AI miniseries]
What if you could tweak the questions you ask ChatGPT and make you ten times more effective or productive? Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor at the…
Possible with Reid HoffmanSocially assistive robots with Maja Matarić [AI miniseries]
What if we each had a personal “buddy” to support us? Maja Mataric is a computer scientist, roboticist and AI researcher at the University of Southern…
Possible with Reid HoffmanPersonal intelligence with Mustafa Suleyman [AI miniseries]
It’s easy to assume that we all have kindness and care in our daily lives. But not everyone has a family member or friend to lean on during hard times. What if…
Possible with Reid HoffmanReflections on AI and season one
What is the future of the Possible podcast? This week, Reid and Aria wrap up the first season of the podcast with reflections on the show, its guests, and…
Possible with Reid HoffmanAriel Ekblaw on the future of space exploration
What if we could commute to space for work? Or rest and relax in a floating pod, immersed in a galaxy? Such easy access to space might not be as far away as we…
Possible with Reid HoffmanSam Altman and Greg Brockman on AI and the future
How might we develop and deploy beneficial, safe artificial general intelligence for humanity? Reid and Aria are joined by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, and…
Possible with Reid HoffmanJaime Teevan on the future of work
What if we had a copilot for every profession? Or if we had the capability to create digital clones of ourselves to pursue our creative projects? These…
Possible with Reid HoffmanBryan Stevenson on the future of criminal justice
What if, instead of punishing people who made mistakes, we helped them? Bryan Stevenson, founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, has…
Possible with Reid HoffmanJanette Sadik-Khan on the future of cities
What if we didn’t need cars? Janette Sadik-Khan, former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, helped revolutionize some of New York’s…
Possible with Reid HoffmanBen Nelson on the future of higher education
What if every student had access to the same high-quality educational tools? This week, Reid and Aria are joined by Ben Nelson to discuss higher education. Ben…
Possible with Reid HoffmanSaul Griffith on a clean energy future
What if society completely phased out fossil fuels? This week, Saul Griffith joins the show to discuss how this future is actually possible. Best of all, much…
Possible with Reid HoffmanDr. Kim Budil on the future of fusion
What if there was a source of energy that was virtually inexhaustible, produced no greenhouse gasses, and generated minimal waste? Well, it already exists –…
Possible with Reid HoffmanTrevor Noah on the future of entertainment and AI
What if every TV show could be perfectly tailored to each viewer's interests, knowledge level, and needs? Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger sit down with Trevor…
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Introducing: Possible
Introducing Possible, a new podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in…