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Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

PHD Ventures
Artificial Intelligence
Longevity
Bitcoin
Healthcare
Openai
Robotics
Artificial General Intelligence
Elon Musk
China
Google
Entrepreneurship
Education
Quantum Computing
Humanoid Robots
Space Exploration
Mental Health
Spacex
AGI
Anthropic
Biotechnology

Tracking the future of technology and how it impacts humanity. Named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is a founder, investor, advisor, and best-selling author. Join Peter on his mission to uplift humanity through technology. Follow Peter on X - x.com/PeterDiamandis

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Philip Johnston
Co-founder and CEO of Starcloud
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Episode: Sonnet 5 Drops, Fable 5 Will Return & Fusion's First Plant Gets Licensed w/ Philip Johnston | #268
Will Marshall
CEO of Planet, co-founder of Planetary Intelligence initiatives
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Episode: The $10B Satellite Empire Putting AI in Orbit, Why Chips Beat Rockets & China's #1 Open Model | EP #266
Palmer Lucky
CEO of Andrel, entrepreneur
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Episode: SpaceX IPOs at $2.89T Market Cap, US Govt Suspends Fable & Mythos 5, Altman Delays OpenAI’s IPO | EP #265
Kathy Wood
Head of ARK Invest
ARK Invest
Episode: SpaceX IPOs at $2.89T Market Cap, US Govt Suspends Fable & Mythos 5, Altman Delays OpenAI’s IPO | EP #265
Astro Teller
Captain of Moonshots at X
X (formerly Google X)
Episode: SpaceX IPOs at $2.89T Market Cap, US Govt Suspends Fable & Mythos 5, Altman Delays OpenAI’s IPO | EP #265
Dr. Don Musalam
Chief Medical Officer
Fountain Life
Episode: SpaceX IPOs at $2.89T Market Cap, US Govt Suspends Fable & Mythos 5, Altman Delays OpenAI’s IPO | EP #265
Brian Armstrong
CEO of Coinbase and co-founder of New Limit
Coinbase; New Limit
Episode: Brian Armstrong on Bitcoin, Anthropic Drops Fable 5 & Mythos 5, NewLimit's $435M Age-Reversal | EP #264
Don Musalam-Dawn
Chief Medical Officer of Fountain Life
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Episode: Anthropic Files $965B IPO, Trump Signs AI Executive Order, and ChatGPT Crosses 1B Users | EP #262

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Peter Diamandis
Host of Moonshots with Peter Diamandis; leads discussions on AI, space, longevity, and future tech.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.7k ratings
  • Wonderful in All Ways

    Easily the highlight(s) of my week - the perfect blend of info density, charm/wit, insight, analysis, banter, etc. A rarity to feel inspired while literally laughing out loud. I am very thankful these four dedicate so much time and thought to these episodes, and I recommend Moonshots to everyone with ears

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    Canadaa month ago
  • Eventually Had to Unsubscribe

    I finally unsubscribed after getting tired of the show’s claim that it’s “not political.”

    The bias comes through constantly. When the hosts talk about problems with the media, the targets are always CNN and The New York Times—never Fox News or Newsmax. The same goes for Elon Musk, who seems to get endless praise while any mistakes or bad calls are brushed aside.

    I came for discussions about innovation and big ideas. Instead, I got a podcast with a clear political viewpoint that pretends it doe... more

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    David69931
    United States2 months ago
  • Treasure

    These experts who have been early and right on tech and AI offer a treasure trove of information that stands in sharp contrast to the fear mongering in msm. Listening to Moonshots is like listening to a cutting edge lecture of world experts, immersed and working directly in current t projects. A remarkable gift shared with listeners.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    pucks49
    United States2 months ago
  • The best AI and Technology podcast

    Peter and team are amazing. Thank you!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    anothersedude
    United States2 months ago
  • This moonshot is for sure no rocket to Mars

    Lots of hypes, not much depth, partly even wrong claims

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    nickhjj
    South Korea2 months ago

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Opus 4.8 Beats GPT 5.5, the $220B OpenAI Foundation, and Hassabis’s 2029 AGI Prediction | EP #260
Q: What is the significance of Hassabis's 2029 AGI timeline in the current landscape?
Hassabis's timeline aligns with Kurzweil's projection, signaling a shift in risk assessment and investment pacing across the AI ecosystem and potentially accelerating both competition and collaboration among leading groups.
Opus 4.8 Beats GPT 5.5, the $220B OpenAI Foundation, and Hassabis’s 2029 AGI Prediction | EP #260
Q: What does Opus 4.8 mean for the competition with GPT-5.5 in practical terms?
Opus 4.8 demonstrates stronger multi-thread management and more robust end-to-end coding capabilities, suggesting a narrowing gap or potential lead in real-world coding tasks, and indicating an ongoing arms race between frontier labs.
Why AGI Is Close but Not Here Yet | Ray Kurzweil | EP #261
Q: What would you tell future generations about accelerating progress and plateaus in AI?
Embrace the exponential trend, reduce variance in growth, and plan around rapid, ongoing change rather than expecting linear progress.
The Organizational Singularity: AI-Proof Your Company | EP #258
Q: How do you start moving a traditional company toward this new model?
Start at the edge by creating an AI-native digital twin of a workflow, spin off a separate edge entity to test and iterate, and gradually migrate workflows while de-risking the mothership. Use backcasting to envision the AI-native future and score the current organization on organizational drag and AI maturity.
The Organizational Singularity: AI-Proof Your Company | EP #258
Q: What is the Organizational Singularity and why is it necessary now?
The Organizational Singularity is a shift from hierarchical, human-centric organizations to AI-native, agent-driven structures with governance and recursive learning loops. It is necessary because AI and AGI will disrupt traditional business models quickly, and companies must retool or be disrupted.

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A forward-looking, tech-forward show exploring AI, space, longevity, and the societal implications of rapid technological change. Across episodes, the discussion often centers on frontier labs, bold business models, governance, and the human-forward upside of exponential technologies. Notable is the collaborative, optimist framing coupled with high-profile guests from AI, biotech, and entrepreneurship, which can yield inspirational, big-picture insights as well as practical implications for founders and investors. The format tends to blend ambitious futurism with real-world anecdotes from space, data centers, and biotech initiatives, making it useful for listeners who want actionable takeaways alongside a hopeful view of technological progr... more

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