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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 conver... more

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After Democrats win the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, Reid Hoffman sees a clear demand: an economy that works for everyday Americans. He and Aria Finger examine Democratic breakthroughs in Texas and across the South, and what those candidate... more

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Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger weigh in on AI policy heading into the midterms, from Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar’s proposal to ban superintelligence to Anthropic’s own frontier AI safety bill. They map the political coalitions forming around AI regul... more

What happens to software businesses when AI makes their products easier to recreate? Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger explore what a developer’s effort to rebuild seven Adobe apps with Claude means for software pricing, competitive moats, and intellectua... more

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Only 36% of AI-aware Americans expect AI to mostly help their country, according to a Gallup and Microsoft survey. Reid traces that unease to three forces: fear that the future will be worse than the present (which AI amplifies when prosperity has no... more

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Recent Guests

Camille François
Founding president of Roost and professor at Columbia SIPA
Roost; Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Episode: Building safety tools no one can take away with ROOST’s Camille François
Sarah Fryer
Executive at OpenAI
OpenAI
Episode: When AI's builders sound the alarm
Mikey Schulman
Musician/AI music collaborator
Suno
Episode: When AI's builders sound the alarm
Reid Hastings
Co-founder of LinkedIn and investor
LinkedIn; investor
Episode: When AI's builders sound the alarm
Amjad Masad
CEO of Replit
Replit
Episode: When AI's builders sound the alarm
Meredith Whitaker
Co-founder/Director at NYU AI Now? (as introduced)
AI Now/advocacy
Episode: When AI's builders sound the alarm
Dario Amodei
Former OpenAI leader, researcher
Anthropic
Episode: When AI's builders sound the alarm
Demis Hassabis
CEO of DeepMind
DeepMind
Episode: When AI's builders sound the alarm
Parth Patil
Primary organizer of the Token grantee program
Tokens to the Future, AI initiative
Episode: Seven creators, $1,000 a week in AI tokens, one summer

Hosts

Reid Hoffman
Host and co-founder of LinkedIn, frequently discussed as a driving force behind strategic conversations on technology, business, and future-focused topics.
Aria Finger
Co-host and executive with a focus on strategy, media, and the audience experience; often guides the conversational arc.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 295 ratings
  • Lose Aria Finger

    Reid is great, but removing this one from my feed until Aria is out. She is weak, her affect is silly, and the contrived vocal fry is like fingernails on a chalkboard….

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    ihatenicknames99
    United States7 months ago
  • Reid is in the Epstein files

    And I’m not listening to that

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    Hugo VDV
    Netherlands9 months ago
  • Spam recommendation

    Since Apple decided to spam my feed with this show and there is nothing I can do to disable it, I will leave a one star review.

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    Bongo boy vermin
    United States9 months ago
  • HOST IS CONSTANTLY MOANING INTO THE MIC😵‍💫

    Interesting subject matter but the male host is constantly moaning, maybe grunting while the guests are speaking. It’s so distracting that I couldn’t absorb the conversations. For a show that covers a lot of tech, one would think they’d utilize tools like the mute button for the mic track.

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    Maw Coops
    United States10 months ago
  • Great postcast

    Waiting for an episode of his episode in Epstein

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    5
    1분 영어
    United Statesa year ago

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Listeners praise the show for its optimistic take on AI and the future.
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#227
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#137
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#177
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Why Democrats won the 2026 midterms | Reid Hoffman
Q: How do you square that saying, I want to get money out of politics, but I'm still going to keep donating?
Hoffman supports restricting big money in politics but says candidates still need resources to reach voters. He continues donating to counter one-sided spending and supports transparency and limits that let voters decide the rules.
Why Democrats won the 2026 midterms | Reid Hoffman
Q: So what surprised you most about the results yesterday?
Hoffman says he was struck by voters making their voices heard despite enormous Republican spending and intimidation of Democratic donors, signaling a desire for change.
Why Americans are so worried about AI
Q: What do you think changes when the advertising platform is also this assistant that you're supposed to trust and use to make really important decisions in your life?
Hoffman says AI companies should keep ads distinct from answers and make accountable commitments about how they operate. He supports independent third-party audits, with regulation as a possible next step if other accountability measures fail.
Why Americans are so worried about AI
Q: America is helping to build this technology, and yet Americans are among the most worried about it. What do you think explains this gap?
Hoffman points to fear that the future will be worse than the present, concern about protecting existing prosperity, and divisions over who will benefit from AI. He says inclusive economic growth could help address those concerns.
Karpathy’s AI gap, free Adobe clones, and AI’s effect on persistence
Q: So this is, if you use AI, you will be less likely to be persistent. And so AI clearly makes people more capable in so many ways, but perhaps it also makes you less persistent. Like, what do you think?
Hoffman says the study may identify a real challenge, but AI can be shaped to support persistence. He distinguishes waiting for a useful tool from losing the desire to exercise one's abilities, and argues that personalized tutoring can encourage people to learn difficult subjects.

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

Possible explores a hopeful, future-focused view of technology, AI, and society through conversations with leaders, creators, and thinkers from tech, art, education, and healthcare. Episodes center on practical applications of AI, responsible innovation, and the human dimensions of rapid change, often pairing strategic business perspectives with creative and philosophical angles. Notably, the show emphasizes optimism and constructive discourse about how technology can solve big problems, while occasionally addressing governance, ethics, and the social implications of AI-driven transformation. This mix of high-level strategy and hands-on experimentation makes it a strong fit for listeners who want both actionable insights and thoughtful deba... more

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1. Camille François
2. Sarah Fryer
3. Mikey Schulman
4. Reid Hastings
5. Amjad Masad
6. Meredith Whitaker
7. Dario Amodei
8. Demis Hassabis

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