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The Dude Man PodcastA One Foot Wingspan AdvantageThe Dudes open the show discussing the Bee Gees song Stayin’ Alive being used for CPR which leads to a larger conversation about the government using social media to sell the pandemic lockdowns and the Simone Biles X battle with Riley Gaines. Later, the fellas dissect a controversial softball championship matchup and breakdown RFK Jr. removing all members of the CDC vaccine committee. The Dudes close out the show talking about rainmaker Augustus Doricko, jet biofuel creating chemtrails and the profitability of geo-engineering. Thank you for listening and supporting the show!
Lower your brow and your expectations wi...2025-06-121h 03The Dude Man PodcastA One Foot Wingspan AdvantageThe Dudes open the show discussing the Bee Gees song Stayin’ Alive being used for CPR which leads to a larger conversation about the government using social media to sell the pandemic lockdowns and the Simone Biles X battle with Riley Gaines. Later, the fellas dissect a controversial softball championship matchup and breakdown RFK Jr. removing all members of the CDC vaccine committee. The Dudes close out the show talking about rainmaker Augustus Doricko, jet biofuel creating chemtrails and the profitability of geo-engineering. Thank you for listening and supporting the show!
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Podcast Notes Playlist: Latest Episodes#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the WeatherShawn Ryan Show: Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday
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Augustus Doricko is the founder and CEO of Rainmaker, a next generation cloud seeding company. He is a UC Berkeley dropout, Thiel Fellow, and member of the El Segundo hard tech scene.
Rainmaker uses weather resistant drones to increase precipitation and novel radar hardware to measure how much man-made precipitation is created. Rainmaker’s first priority is reversing the desertification of the American west, and ultimately to terraform deserts into abundant, green, ara...2025-06-1200 min
Shawn Ryan Show#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the WeatherAugustus Doricko is the founder and CEO of Rainmaker, a next generation cloud seeding company. He is a UC Berkeley dropout, Thiel Fellow, and member of the El Segundo hard tech scene.
Rainmaker uses weather resistant drones to increase precipitation and novel radar hardware to measure how much man-made precipitation is created. Rainmaker’s first priority is reversing the desertification of the American west, and ultimately to terraform deserts into abundant, green, arable land.
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RelentlessAugustus Doricko – Scaling Rainmaker | Relentless #22This is my second interview with Augustus Doricko, founder of Rainmaker.Over the past 15 months, the Rainmaker team has grown by more than 7x, started vertically integrating by building drones, radar systems, and other hardware in-house, and are now scaling cloud-seeding operations in multiple countries around the world.2025-06-0751 min
TBPNDeel–Rippling Update, Microsoft Bets on Agents | Shawn “swyx” Wang, Augustus Doricko, Brad Porter, Kian Sadeghi, Kathleen McMahon, Chungin “Roy” Lee(03:02) - Deel-Rippling Drama
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(45:57) - Augustus Doricko. Augustus is the founder and CEO of Rainmaker, a California-based startup using drones and advanced modeling to modernize cloud seeding and address water scarcity in the American West. A former UC Berkeley physics student and Thiel Fellow, he previously co-founded Terra Seco, a company that automates groundwater compliance. Doricko integrates his Christian faith with a mission to "terraform" arid regions, aiming to revitalize agriculture and infrastructure through scalable weather modification.
(01:00:46) - Brad Porter. Brad is the...2025-06-042h 58
Tech Today with Eric TarczynskiThe Race to Control the Weather with Augustus DorickoCloud seeding isn’t new, but Rainmaker is giving it a second life. On today’s episode, Augustus Doricko, founder and CEO of Rainmaker, joins Eric to explain how his company uses drones, radar, and remote sensing to make it rain on command. Augustus outlines how Rainmaker's technology solves the attribution problem that has long haunted cloud seeding, and why their $25M Series A marks the beginning of a new infrastructure layer for the American West. We also discuss the company’s long-term ambition: building programmable weather systems to green deserts, stabilize water supply for agriculture and industr...2025-05-0613 minTBPNThe Legacy of Warren Buffett, Bucky Moore, Katherine Boyle, Aditya Agarwal, Molly O'Shea, Augustus DorickoTBPN.com is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comFigma - https://figma.comVanta - https://vanta.comLinear - https://linear.appFigma - https://www.figma.comEight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpnWander - https://wander.com/tbpnPublic - https://public.comAdQuick - https://adquick.comBezel - https://getbezel.com Numeral - https://www.numeralhq.comPolymarket - https://polymarket.comFollow T...2025-05-063h 20TBPNLIVE FROM HILL & VALLEY: Jacob Helberg, Delian Asparouhov, Christian Garrett, Josh Wolfe, Eric Glyman, Karim Atiyeh, Mike Solana, Keith Rabois, Qasar Younis, Shaun Maguire, Sampriti Bhattacharyya, David Friedberg, Joshua Steinman & moreTBPN.com is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comLinear - https://linear.appFigma - https://www.figma.comEight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpnWander - https://wander.com/tbpnPublic - https://public.comAdQuick - https://adquick.comBezel - https://getbezel.com Numeral - https://www.numeralhq.comPolymarket - https://polymarket.comFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpn...2025-05-014h 07
Moment of TruthGen-Z Controls The Weather (ft. Augustus Doricko)In this episode of Moment of Truth, Nick dives right into an incredible conversation with Augustus Doricko, founder and CEO of Rainmaker, a next-gen weather modification company. Rainmaker uses drones to seed clouds, making it rain and snow to combat water scarcity in the American West. Augustus shares his journey—from a physics student at UC Berkeley to dropping out and launching a mission to turn deserts green. Topics range from the viability of the industry to creating the technology from scratch to Augustus' perspective on God's will for mankind and humanity's dominion over the earth. Do...2025-04-0759 min
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningAndrew Song: cooling the planet with technologyThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to Andrew Song, co-founder of Make Sunsets. An NYU graduate with a degree in economics, Song was a member of the Y Combinator class of winter 2016. Before becoming a founder, Song worked at firms involved in data analytics and artificial intelligence. A repeat attendee at the Founders Fund “Hereticon” conference, Song’s company has been profiled IEEE Spectrum, The New York Times and NPR.Razib and Song first talk about the curren...2025-04-0420 minTBPNDwarkesh Patel, Nadia Asparouhova, Augustus Doricko, Casey Handmer, Ishan Mukherjee, Mike Knoop, Trump Pardons Milton, Coreweave IPO WinnersTBPN.com is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comEight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpnWander - https://wander.com/tbpnPublic - https://public.comAdQuick - https://adquick.comBezel - https://getbezel.comPolymarket - https://polymarket.comFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/i...2025-03-283h 09TBPNGarry Tan, Augustus Doricko, Nichole Wischoff, Billy Thalheimer, Mamma Mia!TBPN.com is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comEight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpnWander - https://wander.com/tbpnPublic - https://public.comAdQuick - https://adquick.comBezel - https://getbezel.comPolymarket - https://polymarket.comFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/i...2025-03-072h 43
Shane Smith Has QuestionsCan the Government Control the Weather? | Shane Smith Has QuestionsShot before the California disaster, Shane does a deep dive on weather modification and geo-engineering, the realities, the truths, and the Internet conspiracy theories that emerge and why, with Harvard-educated meteorologist Matthew Cappucci, entrepreneur and Rainmaker CEO Augustus Doricko, and former solar energy exec and proponent o government weather manipulation ideas, Dane Wigington.Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-NewsCheck out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2025-01-101h 14
Smart FriendsAugustus Doricko: How to Terraform Earth, The History of Weather Control, and The Mandate of HeavenTopics:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:03:13) - Catching up(00:13:14) - Making Earth (even more) Habitable by Controlling Weather(00:26:54) - Doug Burgum: Next Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior(00:31:30) - Building Rainmaker(00:44:19) - Are we short on clean water in America today?(00:50:37) - Drones, precipitation, cloud seeding, and the futureLinks:RainmakerAugustus on XAugustus’ Thread on Doug BurgumTo support the costs of producing this podcast: >...2024-12-101h 01
The Pitch Perfect PodcastRAINMAKERS: Augustus Doricko and Gregory BernsteinRainmaker exists to solve the water scarcity problem. Founded by Augustus Doricko, the cloud seeding startup uses drones to provide water for farms, watersheds, and ecosystems, fortifying growth and stewarding the natural world. Learn more at https://www.makerain.com/.
Greg Bernstein, general partner at Acequia Capital, is an investor in Rainmaker. He is a former investor of EQT Ventures and commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard. Ace Cap is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in the future of the reindustrialization of America.
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POD OF JAKE#173 - AUGUSTUS DORICKOAugustus is the Founder & CEO of Rainmaker, a cloud seeding and weather modification company. The company's objective is to facilitate more precipitation in the American West in the near-term, while terraforming Earth more broadly over time. Augustus previously co-founded another startup and was named a Thiel Fellow in 2024. Follow Augustus on X @ADoricko.
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The Times Tech PodcastRainmaker's Augustus Doricko: "Cloud seeding is a risk worth taking" The Sunday Times’s tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Augustus Doricko to talk about becoming a Thiel fellow (3:15), looking for the proof of God (5:45), starting his first company (9:30) cloud seeding (11:30), the history of cloud seeding (13:30), on whether silver iodide is safe (17:00), how it would work in practice (20:30), how it could go wrong (27:30), geo-engineering (30:45), why now (23:15), the Dubai example (35:00), and finding God (38:45). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-04-2641 min
The Keep Cool PodcastE63: Literally making It rain with Augustus Doricko of RainmakerNick and Augustus Doricko, Founder and CEO of Rainmaker, discuss the viability of cloud seeding to (quite literally) make it rain more. Whether for farmers dealing with drought or depleted aquifers or for adaptive purposes such as mitigating wildfires, the potential applications of cloud seeding and making rain more abundant are endless. Nick and Augustus dive deep into the history, theory, and modern current state of cloud seeding while turning an eye to what to expect from Rainmaker in Q2 2024 and beyond. In addition, they discuss:The various approaches and technical complexities inherent to cloud seedingWhether cloud seeding...2024-04-0841 min
The Pamphleteer PodcastWeather Control | Office Hours (ft. Augustus Doricko)Pamphleteer editor in chief talks with Augustus Doricko about his company, Rainmaker, and how a piece of legislation in Tennessee may negatively affect farmers.2024-04-0128 min
First Principles with Christian Keil#4: Augustus Doricko - Weather-Modification Drones Are Coming SoonSponsor: Remove your personal information from the web at JoinDeleteMe.com/FP20 and use code FP20 for 20% offDeleteMe international Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com======Episode 4: Augustus Doricko isn’t trying to play God with his weather-modification company, Rainmaker, but he does admit that quelling hurricanes or creating atmospheric rivers would be pretty based. By using cheap drones to disperse ice nucleation agents, Augustus will literally make it rain — and save the American West in the process.======(00:00) - Intro(00:41) - Wh...2024-03-201h 05
The Pomp Podcast#1326 Augustus Doricko | Bitcoiner Wants To Control The WeatherAugustus Doricko is the Founder & CEO of Rainmaker Technology. In this conversation, we talk about controlling the weather by sending precision drones up to the clouds, critics, United States role, weather modification, technology required, China, private companies, and more.
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Our Future PodcastJeff Bezos Thinks This Kid’s Startup Could Control The WeatherIn #33, Michael Sikand (@michaelsikand) and Simran Sandhu (@_simmy_) discuss Antimetal and Rainmaker. Antimetal was started by now 25-year-old HS dropout Matthew Prakhurst, who has seemingly sold everything under the sun in his career. Now he’s built a huge tech company saving 1000+ startups millions on their cloud hosting costs via AWS. Next up is deep-tech startup Rainmaker, led by 23-year-old Berkeley dropout Augustus Doricko. Rainmaker uses a fleet of drones that dispense chemicals into the atmosphere which artificially trigger rainfall. Jeff Bezos is a noted fan of the technology. 0:00 Intro01:35 Stor...2024-03-0636 min
S3Augustus Doricko: Making it RainInterview with Augustus Doricko, CEO & Founder of Rainmaker for their feature on episode 30 of S³: • We Can Control The Weather | Rainmaker 0:00 Based & burnt thumb
2:03 Before founding Rainmaker
8:17 Hardest problem with Rainmaker
10:03 Future tech & research
13:16 Founder learnings
14:58 What does hard tech get wrong?
16:22 Chemtrails
17:35 How do you think?
19:27 Culture war
23:38 the Bible
25:44 What is your life philosophy? 2024-02-1127 min
Product Market FitEp58: e/acc, the Gundo, and turning deserts into forests — Product Market Fit podcast (startups | technology | growth)Happy New Year!
We're kicking off 2024 with a bang! Augustus Doricko is the youngest founder I've interviewed and perhaps the most ambitious. His company, Rainmaker, is looking to use cloud-seeding technology to revitalize the American West and, in his words, extend the Great Plains into Nevada and Arizona.
We talked about e/acc and why hard tech is the answer to the growing sense of doomism. And what's happening in "the Gundo" (El Segundo, CA).
I love his optimism and ambition and enjoyed our wide-ranging conversation.
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FUTURATI PODCASTEp. 148: Makin' it rain (with science) | Augustus DorickoAugustus Doricko is a former Berkley Data Scientist who went on to co-found Terra Seco, a company that uses cutting-edge technology to help with water conservation efforts. Today, he is best known as the head of Rainmaker, a startup looking to end global water scarcity through advanced cloud seeding and weather modification technologies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-12-1957 min
The New Founding PodcastEl Segundo & The Young Bucks of American Dynamism - Augustus Doricko | #23We are joined by Augustus Doricko, founder and CEO of Rainmaker, to discuss:
> Weather Modification Pioneers.
> Reclaiming cloud seeding technology.
> The Wizard and the Prophet. Dominion vs Domination.
> The Young Bucks of American Dynamism.
> Books for Founders.
> Work Out. Go to Church. Call Your Mom.
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Forward Thinking Founders927 - Augustus Doricko (Rainmaker) On Ending The Global Water ScarcityAugustus Doricko is the cofounder of Rainmaker. Rainmaker will end global water scarcity through advanced cloud seeding and weather modification technologies.
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Pirate WiresWTF Is Happening In Canada?! & Meet "The Rainmaker" | PIRATE WIRES EP#11 🏴☠️EPISODE ELEVEN: The Pirate Wires staff welcomes "Rainmaker" CEO Augustus Dorickoto to brainstorm possible reasons the entire country of Canada seems to have gone insane, why American culture is one of decline (and how to fix that), geo-engineering, and Augustus' cloud seeding company Rainmaker.
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Water VoiceThe Path to a Water Abundant FutureGreg and Kevin chat with Augustus Doricko, aka the Water Bro and cofounder of Terra Seco Solutions, about water abundance, bringing clean water to East Palestine, OH, and maintaining the right mindset to solve big problems.2023-03-081h 00
The NASJAQ Show#20 Augustus Doricko - Cloud Seeding, Groundwater, Terraforming, Water Abundance and moreAugustus is a co-founder of Terra Seco, and focused on water abundance via cloud seeding, terraforming, and more.
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