Kevin Clancy, better known as KFC, is one of the original voices of Barstool Sports and former host of KFC Radio. In this conversation, we break down how technology and AI are quietly reshaping everyday life — from self-driving cars, surveillance camera, Neuralink, humanoid robots, and AI catching medical mistakes doctors missed. We also get into the affordability crisis facing younger generations, the wild early days of Barstool, and why scarce assets like bitcoin and gold still matter in a world of abundance.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:59 - Waymo "arrests" teens: the self-driving surveillance case
• 5:03 - Flock cameras, Ring cameras & the rise of constant surveillance
• 12:07 - Youth sports & the money behind it
• 19:10 - Body cams, cop shootings & the truth technology reveals
• 23:49 - The affordability crisis: housing, salaries & the American dream
• 33:56 - Kevin's path from Deloitte to Barstool
• 36:50 - Algorithms, authenticity & the death of discovery in podcasting
• 45:00 - AI catching what doctors missed & the rise of humanoid robots
• 53:08 - Neuralink, brain implants & joining the hive mind
• 1:00:46 - Psychedelics, ignorance as bliss & wanting to unplug
• 1:04:21 - The 2022 crash & envying the simple life
• 1:08:16 - Barstool's origin story
• 1:14:42 - Private equity, scarcity & the bitcoin "crazy uncle portfolio"

Ankur Nagpal is the GP of USVC, a publicly accessible venture capital fund. In this conversation, we break down how retail investors can now access private markets like OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX for as little as $500, and the controversy around USVC's Anduril investment, portfolio strategy, QSBS, tax alpha, and what it means to build wealth in America. 

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:07 - The case for & against private market investing
• 9:27 - Inside USVC's fund structure (open to anyone with $500)
• 12:59 - What's in the USVC portfolio right now
• 14:44 - The Anduril SPV controversy explained
• 19:38 - Buying out LP stakes in venture funds
• 23:42 - Private markets vs S&P
• 25:34 - Lessons from AngelList's data on portfolio construction 
• 30:44 - Why AI is no longer just a category & due diligence 
• 34:16 - Biggest risks & tax alpha with USVC
• 39:22 - Sticking to the plan amid market change
• 40:43 - Working with Naval and what America means to Ankur

Jordi Visser is a veteran macro investor with 30+ years of experience and the author of the VisserLabs Substack. In this conversation, we break down the AI mid-cycle slowdown, the Fed under Warsh and what rate cuts could mean for markets, the $90 trillion AI infrastructure buildout, memory and Micron's role in the AI bottleneck, and why Jordi believes bitcoin is positioned to be the best performing assets once the negatives of AI start to show up.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:20 - Has bitcoin bottomed? 
• 6:03 - Bitcoin vs the Mag 7: is the correlation breaking?
• 9:00 - Sam Altman, OpenAI & the government getting involved
• 11:11 - American open source vs Chinese AI models
• 14:28 - AI compute demand & the infrastructure buildout
• 20:37 - AI slowdown: how bad, how long?
• 22:44 - Where do markets go from here? 
• 27:30 - AI agents in the workplace & security risk
• 34:50 - Memory, Micron & the AI bottleneck
• 39:53 - The next 10-20 years: robots, AI & society
• 44:18 - The Fed, rate cuts & inflation's impact on AI
• 49:55 - Why bitcoin wins in the end

Dave Portnoy is the founder of Barstool Sports and author of Cancel Me If You Can. In this conversation, we break down how ESPN tried to force him out of his own company and how he engineered the legendary $1 buyback, his days as "Davey Day Trader" during Covid and the GameStop saga, his history with Bitcoin and crypto, and why he's considering running for mayor of New York City.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:52 - How ESPN tried to fire Dave from his own company & the $1 buyback
• 12:47 - How Pomp and Dave first met & the Barstool Finance deal
• 14:55 - Davey Day Trader, Covid, & going to war with Wall Street
• 18:33 - GameStop & Steve Cohen
• 23:30 - Barstool's content model & talent machine
• 29:45 - The Business Insider hit piece
• 34:05 - Running for mayor of New York City
• 37:36 - How many houses does Dave have?
• 39:26 - AI and the future of content
• 41:51 - His ex-wife & the bank account story
• 44:12 - Bitcoin — bad trades, losses, & where he stands now
• 47:32 - Crazy Barstool moments
• 54:35 - The new book "Cancel Me If You Can"

Avi Feldman is a former hedge fund manager and host of the 1000x Podcast. In this conversation, we discuss why he sold all of his bitcoin and crypto after nearly a decade in the industry, how he's thinking about the AI trade and what comes after the memory stock boom, why he believes the financialization of everyday life is accelerating, his current positions in biotech, defense, rare earth minerals, and the psychology of trading in volatile markets.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:03 - Why he sold all his bitcoin & crypto
• 6:52 - The Hyperliquid thesis & the broken social contract
• 20:01 - What would make him buy bitcoin again?
• 21:58 - Strategy + STRC & how to gain an edge in the markets 
• 33:40 - What comes after the memory stock boom?
• 37:58 - Biotech, defense, & rare earth minerals
• 39:29 - Robostrategy, private markets & NAV premiums
• 44:08 - Why index fund returns may be lower going forward
• 55:40 - Contrarian investing & spotting a bubble
• 1:07:44 - Meme stocks, retail & future outlook
• 1:13:25 - The 1000x Podcast

Jordi Visser is a veteran macro investor with 30+ years of experience and the author of the VisserLabs Substack. In this conversation, we break down the AI trade and why it's far from over, the memory shortage driving Micron, which AI models are winning and losing, how agentic loops are replacing white collar jobs, why bitcoin and the debasement trade are selling off — and what comes next.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:13 - Is the AI trade over?
• 4:11 - Micron, memory shortage, & the AI supply chain
• 9:54 - Intel, TSMC & the AI arms race
• 13:11 - Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini
• 24:26 - Agentic loops & job displacement
• 29:50 - What is the impact of regulation?
• 34:55 - Stripe, solopreneurs & AI commerce
• 38:12 - Bitcoin, gold & the debasement selloff
• 43:11 - Tokenization & bitcoin's third wave
• 45:04 - Jordi’s upcoming video
  

Darius Dale is the founder and CEO of 42 Macro, a leading investment research firm. In this conversation, we break down what Kevin Warsh's Fed chairmanship means for monetary policy, the K-shaped economy creating historic affordability pain for millions of Americans, and why every investor must participate in asset markets to survive financial repression.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:56 - Kevin Warsh & the new Fed
• 10:27 - Energy prices & the consumer
• 12:58 - The affordability crisis
• 17:30 - Real cost of living (cars, diapers, groceries) 
• 25:31 - Economic data & future outlook
• 31:35 - Mag 7 & the AI CapEx bubble
• 34:55 - Political instability & societal collapse

Anthony and John Pompliano cover the Mag 7 selloff, AI CapEx fears, and why inflation is more under control than the headlines suggest. We also break down Anthony's current portfolio, what Kevin Warsh is really doing at the Fed, and why bitcoin's volatility is a feature heading into its next decade.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:56 - MAG7 selloff & AI CapEx spending
• 16:28 - Large caps vs. asymmetric bets
• 19:10 - SpaceX & other exposure to the AI trade
• 29:34 - Kevin Warsh & the Fed 
• 37:13 - Bitcoin outlook for the next decade

Anthony Pompliano breaks down the bitcoin bear market — what's driving it, how long it could last, and why the data suggests we may be closer to the end than most people think. He pulls in takes from Michael Saylor, Jordi Visser, and Grant Cardone on capital rotation into AI, bitcoin sentiment, miner signals, and what history says about where we go from here.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:23 - Micheal Saylor on why capital is chasing AI 
• 2:47 - Jordi Visser on bitcoin's bear market & momentum
• 5:14 - How long do bitcoin bear markets last historically?
• 6:21 - Miner data & what it says about the cycle bottom
• 8:27 - Grant Cardone on buying bitcoin right now
• 10:16 - When does the bitcoin bear market end?
• 12:17 - Peter Schiff admits bitcoin isn't going to zero
• 13:04 - Final outlook & what investors should do now

Jordi Visser is a veteran macro investor with 30+ years of experience and the author of the VisserLabs Substack. In this conversation, we discuss the AI pivot happening with hyperscalers, the rise of open source models, what the Mythos/Fable 5 situation means for governments and investors, Kevin Warsh's first Fed press conference, where inflation is actually headed, and why bitcoin is still in a bear market and what needs to change.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:57 - AI pivot & hyperscaler weakness
• 5:47 - Open source models & US vs China AI race
• 7:19 - Token demand, Jevons Paradox & AI adoption trends
• 14:22 - When does the CapEx spending become a problem?
• 17:59 - Open source vs closed AI models — who wins long term?
• 19:25 - Agency & what it means for individuals
• 24:34 - Is AI & energy the only thing holding the market up?
• 28:32 - Kevin Warsh's first Fed press conference
• 31:36 - Inflation outlook & next CPI print
• 37:44 - Why so many Americans feel trapped & real cost of living
• 44:51 - Bitcoin bear market & what needs to change

Jordi Visser is a veteran macro investor with 30+ years of experience and the author of the VisserLabs Substack. In this conversation, we break down the SpaceX IPO, orbital data centers, and the critical minerals powering the AI buildout. We also discuss the AI model wars, why Jordi thinks Sam Altman won't be running OpenAI within a year, and how the New York Knicks playoff run connects to the future of crypto and blockchain in a world of AI and deep fakes.

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• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:00 - SpaceX IPO, Elon & orbital data centers
• 12:15 - Critical minerals & the AI supply chain
• 18:55 - American industrial sovereignty & critical chemicals
• 22:36 - AI model cost crisis & who wins the model war
• 37:10 - Knicks NBA Finals & the case for crypto in an AI world
• 47:48 - Jeff Bezos launches Prometheus
• 50:34 - AI use case of the week