Shows
The FrontierEverything Is (Quantum) Computer with Prineha NarangTim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by FAI Nonresident Senior Fellow and UCLA quantum scientist Prineha Narang to unpack the White House’s recent quantum-related executive orders. We cover: what the “offensive” and “defensive” game look like in quantum, whether strong government action is a blessing or a curse for the industry, how the executive branch cultivates technical expertise, and whether President Trump might be partial to quantum computers because of their gold and chrome sheen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...
2026-07-0127 min
The FrontierChatCCP with Michael Sobolik and Joshua LevineTim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Hudson Institute senior fellow Michael Sobolik and FAI Director of Technology and Statecraft Joshua Levine to unpack the new OpenAI report on Chinese covert influence ops targeting U.S. tech policy. We cover: why some Americans find anti-data center discourse compelling in the first place, how China hawks can expose CCP efforts to sow distrust in US institutions without dismissing homegrown anxieties, what else we’d like to learn about the reach and audience of the campaigns OpenAI describes, and whether America should unleash our most unhinged poasters on our adversaries as...
2026-06-1225 min
La Matinale de 19hWikipédia l'encyclopédie fête ses 25 ans à Paris & le weekend du RESESCe soir, c'est Alice à l'animation !
Pour ce premier rendez-vous, nous échangeons avec Delphine Montagne, wikimédienne en résidence. Elle vient nous parler des 25 ans de l'encyclopédie en ligne Wikipédia. Elle est interviewée par Louna.
Dans un second temps, le Zoom portera sur le WESES, le week-end Etudiant pour une Société Ecologique et Solidaire, avec Robin Sigaud, vice-président Réseau & Bénévolat du RESES le Réseau Etudiant pour une Société Ecologique et Solidaire.
Animation : Alice// Réalisation : Joey // Interview : Louna // Zoom : Rayan // Flash Info : Clothilde // Chronique Actu : Rachel //
Chronique libre : Fabrice //
Coordination : Louna
2026-06-1000 minLa Matinale de 19hWikipédia l'encyclopédie fête ses 25 ans à Paris & le weekend du RESESCe soir, c'est Alice à l'animation !
Pour ce premier rendez-vous, nous échangeons avec Delphine Montagne, wikimédienne en résidence. Elle vient nous parler des 25 ans de l'encyclopédie en ligne Wikipédia. Elle est interviewée par Louna.
Dans un second temps, le Zoom portera sur le WESES, le week-end Etudiant pour une Société Ecologique et Solidaire, avec Robin Sigaud, vice-président Réseau & Bénévolat du RESES le Réseau Etudiant pour une Société Ecologique et Solidaire.
Animation : Alice// Réalisation : Joey // Interview : Louna // Zoom : Rayan // Flash Info : Clothilde // Chronique Actu : Rachel //
Chronique libre : Fabrice //
Coordination : Louna
2026-06-1000 min
The FrontierInto the Gundo with Jakob Diepenbrock and Joshua LevineTim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Discipulus Ventures founder Jakob Diepenbrock and FAI Director of Technology and Statecraft Joshua Levine to explain the hard tech boom in El Segundo, CA. We cover: what makes a city attractive to innovators, whether building in the physical world can ever really be considered a “trend,” what kind of founder gravitates toward the Gundo, and why using longevity science to create an immortal Palmer Luckey just might be the key to never becoming the stodgy establishment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...
2026-04-2938 min
The FrontierBodies in Spaces with Bart Hutchins and Will O'BrienTim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Butterworth’s restauranteur Bart Hutchins and Hamilton Society and Ulysses co-founder Will O’Brien to chat about the intimate ties between politics, architecture, and social gathering. We cover: DC’s legacy of French-adjacent restaurants where politicians can see and be seen, why San Franciscans are gravitating to a formal debate society, whether culture is downstream of policy or vice versa, and whether the cure to male loneliness is a cig among friends. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ac...
2026-04-2134 min
The FrontierWho's Monitoring the Monitors? with Luke HoggTim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by FAI Senior Fellow Luke Hogg to monitor the “monitoring the situation” situation: what went wrong with Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar, why people want to watch bleak and violent events unfold in real time, whether amateur analysts are getting too good at flight-tracking, and whether a medieval peasant would be more bowled over by a Dorito or your GitHub dashboard.Follow along with us—The clip of Maj. Claire Randolph discussing the challenge of maintaining opsec with widespread access to the open internet:https://x.com/TheLuk...
2026-03-2737 min
The FrontierOur Republic of Science with Charles Yang and Ian BanksTim Hwang is joined by FAI Director of Science Policy Ian Banks, FAI Director of Outreach Rachel Reses, and Renaissance Philanthropy’s Charles Yang to break down this unique moment in American science: how “personnel is policy” applies to science-focused agencies too, who’s becoming the Marco Rubio of public health, why scientific storytelling matters, and what it would take for the right to get into indigenous ways of knowing (laudatory).Read with us—Charles Yang’s Substack:Polanyi’s Republic of Science: https://www.polanyisociety.org/mp-repsc.htmIan Banks and Tim Hwang’...
2026-03-1341 min