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Sources with Alex Heath

Alex Heath
Artificial Intelligence
Openai
Silicon Valley
AI Video Technology
Prediction Markets
Google
Powerpoint
Substack
Meta
Polymarket
Deepfakes
Roblox
Anthropic
AI Companionship
Mercury
Apple
Chatgpt
Market Trends
Social Media
Figma

Sources features candid conversations with the leaders shaping what’s next in AI and the broader tech industry. Host Alex Heath has covered Silicon Valley as a journalist for more than a decade. He talks with founders, CEOs, and technologists about the news of the moment, the bets they’re making, and what they see coming next.

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Latest Episodes

Even Google can’t get enough compute. I sit down with Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai shortly after the wider release of Gemini 4 Argon to discuss its early reception, where he still wants the model to improve, and what it takes to keep Google ... more

Robinhood wants to put an AI hedge fund in your pocket.

CEO Vlad Tenev tells me how Robinhood Agents brings AI trading into the app, and why he expects agents to generate a growing share of individual investors’ trading activity.

We discuss how mu... more

AI could give people a reason to buy a new phone again.

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon tells me why he expects a smartphone supercycle as AI agents start using our apps and acting on our behalf. His company makes the chips behind Android phones, Meta’... more

Reflection is soon releasing Beam, its first open-weight AI model, in a bid to become the DeepSeek of the West. Trained from scratch, Beam is designed for coding, reasoning, and AI agents. Reflection's benchmarks put it alongside the strongest open m... more

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Recent Guests

Cristiano Amon
CEO of Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Episode: Qualcomm’s CEO on the coming AI phone supercycle
Satya Nadella
CEO of Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: Satya Nadella on Microsoft's agent bet and AI’s trust problem
Marc Benioff
CEO of Salesforce
Salesforce
Episode: Marc Benioff on the AI boom, SaaSpocalypse, and future of Slack
Tuhin Bhattacharyya
CEO of Baseten
Baseten
Episode: Baseten’s CEO on why every company will want to own its AI
Mark Zuckerberg
CEO of Meta, discussing Muse and AI strategy
Meta
Episode: Mark Zuckerberg on Muse, Meta's biggest AI bet yet
Sam Altman
CEO of OpenAI
OpenAI
Episode: Sam Altman on OpenAI’s next model and the AI backlash
Dan Shipper
CEO of Every
Every
Episode: Meet the most AI-pilled CEO on Earth
Quinten Farmer
Creator of Tolan AI, founder of Portola/Tolan
Tolan (formerly Portola)
Episode: This AI will push back if you're rude to it
Jon Steinback
Founder of Marker, an AI writing tool built around the creative process
Marker
Episode: The AI writing app fighting AI slop

Hosts

Ellis Hamburger
Host with experience guiding interviews and founder-mentorship for today's hottest AI startups.
Alex Heath
Co-host and tech reporter with access to insiders across Vox Media and beyond.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 89 ratings
  • Please fix your microphones

    Hi guys, I really do love your show but you’re popping so much on your mics that it’s kinda annoying and for TECH guys you should have that figured out so maybe talk over the mic or pull them away a little bit or make them not so hot, but it’s just all your p’s that are really popping. Keep up the great work and thank you so much 😊

    This review was spoken in please forgive any typos

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    lmxica
    United States6 months ago
  • Douchemaxxing

    It’s like they bottled the SF AI super pilled Bro.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    davecheney
    Australia8 months ago
  • Started great and nose dived into corporate shill territory

    This is the first review I’ve ever left on a podcast. I’m a big fan of some of Alex’s previous interviews for the verge, so I thought I’d give this show a chance. As the title suggests, the first few interviews were pretty great. I really enjoyed the interview with Carl Pei.

    But since then it feels like this has become a place for corporations in hot water to come in and take control of the narrative or shill their terrible ideas.

    But also what did I expect from a podcast called access?

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Michaelthatsit
    United States8 months ago
  • Quickly becoming one of my fave pods

    Alex and Ellis actually understand the companies they cover. They also enjoy technology unlike other pod hosts - and their banter and takes are worth listening to!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    j g randall
    United States8 months ago
  • Too much preamble, interviews are weak and come off as ads

    Too much preamble, interviews are weak and come off as ads. The latest episode is literally 33 min before the guest interview even starts. The hosts swear like middle schoolers, as in their diction is clumsy and does not add the emphasis they think it does.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    slapsh0t11
    United States8 months ago

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Listeners note strong insider access and practical takeaways for product and policy decisions.
Some reviews call out high-value guests and candid industry critiques.
A few critical comments highlight mic quality and pre-interview pacing as areas for improvement.
Positive feedback frequently cites insightful conversations about AI governance and startup tooling.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Qualcomm’s CEO on the coming AI phone supercycle
Q: Why is Qualcomm pursuing data center and open platform strategies with Modular?
Qualcomm aims to create a common, open platform for AI compute that can span phones, wearables, cars, and data centers, allowing developers to target multiple hardware options and avoid vendor lock-in, which accelerates broad-based AI innovation.
Qualcomm’s CEO on the coming AI phone supercycle
Q: What is an AI smartphone and how does it differ from today's intelligent assistants?
An AI smartphone is a tightly integrated, edge-first system where on-device context, memory graph, and planning run locally to execute agent-based tasks with zero or minimal cloud dependence, delivering responsive, private, and personalized actions on the device itself rather than relying solely on cloud services.
Qualcomm’s CEO on the coming AI phone supercycle
Q: What practically do you think 6G is going to unlock?
6G will enable high definition video upstream from anywhere, turning the network into a real-time sensing and data-collection platform that supports physical AI, edge intelligence, and distributed compute across devices, the edge, and the data center, effectively bridging AI workloads across the entire compute continuum.
Marc Benioff on the AI boom, SaaSpocalypse, and future of Slack
Q: Why did Salesforce back Anthropic when you did?
Marc explains that the investment was driven by the need to diversify AI partnerships after constraints with OpenAI, and to gain exposure to a range of capable model companies, ultimately believing Anthropic could be a strong, long-term partner with a healthy alignment to Salesforce's AI strategy.
Baseten’s CEO on why every company will want to own its AI
Q: What is AI inference and why is Baseten focused on it?
Inference is the process of serving models in production, with Baseten providing the full software stack (infrastructure, orchestration, and higher-level primitives) to run models reliably and at scale, not just raw compute, which differentiates Baseten from pure cloud providers.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Sources

What is Sources about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A sharp tech-focused show that centers conversations with insiders about AI, startup culture, platform strategy, design tools, and the evolving economics of big tech. Across recent episodes, listeners get candid discussions with founders, journalists, and product leaders who shape how AI gets built, who funds it, and how it impacts society—from autonomy in startup tooling to on-device privacy and the future of creator platforms. Notable traits include probing questions about governance, openness, and ethics, plus hands-on product context around tools used by designers, developers, and creators. The format often blends founder storytelling with practical product insights and a pulse on Silicon Valley dynamics, making it especially valuable f... more

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