Podcasts about Solyndra

A fascinating discussion with Ian Fletcher, co-author of the comprehensive new book Industrial Policy for the United States (Cambridge University Press). In this episode, Ian unpacks the critical role of industrial policy in shaping America's economic future, challenging the myths of free trade, and exploring how the U.S. can protect and grow its advantageous industries. From historical successes like the Morrill Act to modern challenges like China's rise and the overvalued dollar, this conversation covers the past, present, and future of U.S. industrial strategy. Chapters:(00:00 Introduction)(01:17 Regarding Free Trade)(02:43 What is Industrial Policy?)(04:07 National Security and Deindustrialization Risks)(07:49 The Role of Government in Innovation)(09:37 Defining Advantageous Industries)(12:29 Tariffs and Strategic Industries)(13:55 U.S. Industrial Policy Through History)(18:26 Government's Role in Aviation and Tech)(23:31 Industrial Policy Failures: Synthetic Fuels & Solyndra)(29:48 Case Study: China's Industrial Policy Success)(38:21 Case Study: The UK's Industrial Policy Failure)(43:13 What Should the U.S. Do Today?)(49:27 Evaluating Trump's Tariff Policies)(53:36 Key Takeaways from the Book)(54:28 Ian's Advice: Trust Economic History, Not Theory)Buy Industrial Policy for the United States: https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Policy-United-States-Competition/dp/1009243071/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=theurban-20Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.aaronrenn.com/

Over the years, the federal government has spent billions of dollars on environmental causes. Like the Solyndra debacle, most of those dollars have been wasted. In this week's Chairman's Report, guest author Jade Walle shows us a better way--the FAIRtax.

Chris celebrates Trump's State of the Union call to repeal the CHIPS Act, a taxpayer-funded giveaway to billion-dollar corporations like Taiwan Semiconductor—pre-planned before the act! He blasts public-private partnerships and Solyndra's ex-president cashing in. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Obama era solar panel company that went sideways very quickly. American corruption at its finest. 

European Solyndra. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Happy 13th Wedding Anniversary to us!  We celebrated by enjoying Night One of The Democratic National Convention, and attending a dear friend's funeral.  We are reminded again this week that the Mainstream Media feeds respectable and legitimized propaganda to right-wing outlets because "even" the New York Times covers BenghaziBenghaziBenghazi, Solyndra, Fast and Furious, Uranium One, tan suit, Seth Rich, baby parts, Pizzagate, 'her emails,' death panels, Dominion, and the tarmac.  More at proleftpod.com. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the Show.

The solar industry has experienced a meteoric rise over the past two decades, growing from a small cottage industry to one of the leading technologies in the energy transition. It's not been a smooth ride, and there've been plenty of bankruptcies on the way, from Solyndra to Suntech, but more than half a terawatt of new solar is now being built each year and the industry is still growing rapidly. So how did we get here, and how far do we have to go? Michael Leibreich is joined by BloombergNEF lead solar analyst Jenny Chase to chart the course of the solar industry, do a little mythbusting, and ask what next for this multibillion dollar industry. Is China's dominance of solar a problem? Is solar still too expensive for developing countries? And when will we get free electricity?Links: Jenny's Book - Solar Power Finance Without the JargonThe Usain Bolt of Solar Power - Ep130: Paddy Padmanathan650 Leagues of HVDC Under the Sea - Ep92: Simon MorrishAuke Hoekstra's IEA underestimates chart 

What do big political donors get when they defraud Americans? A raise!  

Welcome to the Episode 2 of the Climate Money Podcast. Follow the climate headlines — and the climate money — with me, Susan Su. In this episode, we look at: Kenya's carbon cash cow, a plan to charge a new 15%-25% take rate on all carbon credits minted in the country, and whether this is good, bad or meh for Kenya's climate ambitions and for global carbon markets Solyndra 2.0, a fraud-hunt that's animating Republicans and threatening the $400B DOE Loan Program Office that is or will be key to many climate companies' deployment success Yikes, JBS. The world's largest meat processor and Amazon deforester extraordinaire might get blocked from the NYSE, on climate grounds; why it matters Italy and France are set to ban cell based agriculture — and why this is a warning for every climate company that regulatory capture might be worse than climate denial

KVI's John Carlson and interview guest, co-founder of ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, discuss a Washington Legislative bill that will give a B&O tax break to fossil fuel companies that promote bio fuel as an alternative jet fuel. The bill brings up recollections of the federal subsidies that went to Solyndra in the mid-2010s before Solyndra went bankrupt.

Dr. EJ Antoni—Research Fellow for Regional Economics in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to explain the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Dr. Antoni debunks the Biden Administration's narrative that the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are not bailing out depositors with taxpayer dollars. Will the decision to bailout SVB's “gross fiscal mismanagement” encourage other banks to take on risky investments, operating under the assumption that if things go wrong the federal government will step in and save the day?

John Stossel- 9 Segments and Andrew Klavan. John Stossel- Does The Constitution Need To Be Amended? Don't Cancel Comedy How Rent Control Hurts Renters Armed Teachers Classic Stossel: Disaster Relief Classic Stossel: No They Can't Classic Stossel: Minimum Wage Stop! You Need a License Classic Stossel: Liberal Censors Andrew Klavan. 8 minutes. The Green Energy Movement Is A SCAM   https://youtu.be/k8HNy_St6sY Does The Constitution Need To Be Amended? 164,529 views Jul 4, 2022 John Stossel 677K subscribers I asked lawyers and media folk like Glenn Beck, Michael Malice, Dave Rubin, how they would improve the Constitution. Surprisingly, some of the best responses came from strangers on the street. ———— To make sure you see the new weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe ———— This time of year, we celebrate America's independence and the documents that made America different, like the Constitution. But is our Constitution good enough today? The people who wrote it made it possible to amend it. We asked people, some with legal and political expertise: are there things you would change?   https://youtu.be/dOQ7B4rD7Ds Don't Cancel Comedy 155,539 views Jun 21, 2022 John Stossel 677K subscribers Traditional comedy shows are now preachy and smug. It's created a market for something new. ———— To make sure you see the new weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe ———— "Leftists have become so...religiously zealous about their beliefs,” says Kyle Mann, Editor-in Chief of @The Babylon Bee. “We find that comedy is funnier when you just put comedy first.” The Babylon Bee is a Christian conservative comedy group. Their website now gets more views than the Onion. The establishment doesn't like that. It often “fact checks” their satire. Twitter kicked them off Twitter. I'll show you comedy the establishment wants you to ignore.   https://youtu.be/Wvt5XVkOlD0 Classic Stossel: Liberal Censors 186,232 views Jun 18, 2022 John Stossel 677K subscribers How did liberals go from being the anti-censorship group to the pro-censorship group? A Classic Stossel from 2015. "The Silencing” author, Kirsten Powers, says "Liberals have typically believed in free speech debate and dissent... But now, it's I'm offended. They don't want to hear ideas that they disagree with and they don't want other people to hear ideas that they disagree with."   https://youtu.be/Tc8XQGEoEpY How Rent Control Hurts Renters 169,832 views Jun 15, 2022 John Stossel 677K subscribers Everywhere it's tried, rent control harms the people it's meant to help. Yet foolish politicians continue to implement it. ———— To make sure you see the new weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe ———— Rent for housing is up 11%. To “fix” that, St. Paul, Minnesota just imposed uniquely strict rent control. It applies to existing housing, and new construction. The city is repeating mistakes many have made in the past. Rent control once destroyed much of my town, New York. Because landlords couldn't make money, some set fire to their own buildings to collect insurance. The late economist Walter Williams once told me, "Short of aerial bombardment, the best way to destroy a city is through rent controls.” But the politicians don't understand that. In my new video, I confront a socialist city councilwoman from St. Paul's sister city Minneapolis. She's eager to control rents.   https://youtu.be/iCSnLWI9Vuo Armed Teachers 192,209 views Jun 7, 2022 John Stossel After the shooting in Uvalde, politicians predictably demand gun control. But might trained, armed teachers be a better solution? (Not arming all teachers -- just those who volunteer.} One school district in Texas tried that:   https://youtu.be/PMpY91Bp3Kc Classic Stossel: Disaster Relief 71,922 views Sep 15, 2022 John Stossel 677K subscribers A big storm does NOT require big government – people come together to help one another. After Hurricane Katrina, the New York Times ran the headline: “A Big Storm Requires Big Government.” But FEMA did an awful job. By contrast, private businesses like Walmart, and charities like Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief helped many people, much more quickly. A Classic Stossel from 2015   https://youtu.be/iIwPymd3Y0A Classic Stossel: No They Can't 247,249 views Aug 5, 2022 John Stossel 677K subscribers Politicians say “Yes, we can!” and claim that they solve our problems. I say “No THEY can't!” Politicians are wrong when they say “Yes, we can,” but the fact that government can't doesn't mean that we can't. Free people accomplish wonderful things. While government wastes billions on boondoggles like Solyndra, X-prize founder Peter Diamandis explains how private investors have created cars that get 100mpg, space ships, and much faster ways to clean up oil spills, all without charging taxpayers a penny. Without big government, life can be great. A Classic Stossel from 2012   https://youtu.be/Q1ZekL41BsE Classic Stossel: Minimum Wage 95,342 views Jul 7, 2022 John Stossel 677K subscribers Politicians promise that increasing the minimum wage would guarantee everyone better pay, but it actually ends up costing people jobs. Minimum wage is my Politicians' Promises Gone Wrong #9. A Classic Stossel from 2010   https://youtu.be/iuokcKGvxXM Stop! You Need a License 140,077 views Jun 30, 2022 John Stossel 677K subscribers "Bottleneckers" use occupational licensing to screw competitors and innovation in the name of keeping us safe. ———— To make sure you see the new weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe ———— Whether you're a doctor, an electrician, a teacher, a cab driver, a hair stylist—even a tour guide!—the government increasingly demands that you get a license before you are allowed to work in your chosen profession. In the 1950s, only about one in 20 workers needed the government's blessing to do their jobs. Today, that figure is more than one in three.   https://youtu.be/Wvt5XVkOlD0 Classic Stossel: Liberal Censors 186,556 views Jun 18, 2022 John Stossel 677K subscribers How did liberals go from being the anti-censorship group to the pro-censorship group? A Classic Stossel from 2015. "The Silencing” author, Kirsten Powers, says "Liberals have typically believed in free speech debate and dissent... But now, it's I'm offended. They don't want to hear ideas that they disagree with and they don't want other people to hear ideas that they disagree with."   https://youtu.be/K14rXUMQ5D4 The Green Energy Movement Is A SCAM 8,095 views Sep 15, 2022 Andrew Klavan 404K subscribers The climate change hysteria sweeping the globe is based on flimsy predictive modeling, but that hasn't stopped the ruling class from implementing counterproductive, wasteful, and costly green energy solutions that have only made our current predicaments worse in almost every way imaginable. Watch the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3RBXVsT Stop giving your money to woke corporations that hate you. 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* Hu's Gone First — as Xi visibly removes his predecessor. What can we learn about his priorities as he sets himself up as absolute dictator?* New UK PM Rishi ("Conservative" Party) hits accelerator on Davos "green" agenda. Another WEF puppet competing with Trudeau and Rutter for Klaus Schwab's favor* Dominion CEO on 60 Minutes says fraud impossible, as CISA points out 9 vulnerabilities* SHTF in SanFran as single public toilet takes $1.7 MILLION and years to install* Is the DeepState going to block Musk's purchase of Twitter? Is that what he was setting up?* Taxes hit near record high as percent of GDP but can't keep up with spending — bring on UBI (Universal Basic Income)* Most Americans trust government more than God — what is the proper relationship of Christians to politics?* Is Biden repeating Obama's Solyndra debacle, but this time with EV batteries? With damage done to grid by climate gremlins, it's already cheaper to use internal combustion engines than charge EVs in Germany.Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughZelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

* Hu's Gone First — as Xi visibly removes his predecessor. What can we learn about his priorities as he sets himself up as absolute dictator?* New UK PM Rishi ("Conservative" Party) hits accelerator on Davos "green" agenda. Another WEF puppet competing with Trudeau and Rutter for Klaus Schwab's favor* Dominion CEO on 60 Minutes says fraud impossible, as CISA points out 9 vulnerabilities* SHTF in SanFran as single public toilet takes $1.7 MILLION and years to install* Is the DeepState going to block Musk's purchase of Twitter? Is that what he was setting up?* Taxes hit near record high as percent of GDP but can't keep up with spending — bring on UBI (Universal Basic Income)* Most Americans trust government more than God — what is the proper relationship of Christians to politics?* Is Biden repeating Obama's Solyndra debacle, but this time with EV batteries? With damage done to grid by climate gremlins, it's already cheaper to use internal combustion engines than charge EVs in Germany.Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughZelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

College Loan Debacle, The Boomer Bust is coming, The actual cause of inflation, Solyndra scammed us all, We never learn 

#1443: ESA mom Christine Accurso asks you to "decline to sign”. Energy expert Larry Behrens paints a bleak energy picture. Jeff discusses Ducey's shipping containers.    Ducey fills border gap with shipping containers (0:00-21:30) and Jeff breaks down the details. Plus Jeff's Top News Picks.   Christine Accurso is an Empowerment scholarship (ESA) mom and is working hard to make sure every AZ family has school choice (21:31-37:05) but the group Save Our Schools is trying to eliminate the ESA program, school choice program in Arizona. Christine shares her story as a 9 year ESA mom and what you can do to make sure the teachers unions don't dictate your kids future.  Presentation: Comprehensive Overview on the ESA Program https://youtu.be/hw_J5Mok1Gw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESAforALL/ arizonaESAmom@gmail.com   Jeff shares his kids education story (37:06-43:20) and discusses 87,000 new IRS agents and a more than doubling of this government organization.   Energy expert Larry Behrens discusses the $369 billion green “climate bill”/ Inflation Reduction Act (43:21-62:19) brought to you by some of the same people that brought you the Solyndra boondoggle. Plus, what's Americas energy future look like under Biden's giveaway to the green sector.    Olivia shares some listener comments and Jeff recaps some of the days top news picks. (62:20-74:16)

Rod Arquette Show w/ Greg Hughes Daily Rundown – Wednesday, August 10, 20224:38 pm: John Zadrozny, Deputy Director of Investigations at America First Legal joins the program to discuss his group's call for an investigation into the Department of Justice over transparency and double standards exposed by the raid on Donald Trump's Florida home6:05 pm: Larry Behrens of Power the Future joins Greg to discuss his concerns that the Democrats' climate, health and tax bill, and the $369 billion committed to climate and energy programs, could turn into another Solyndra

In this episode Carl interviews Brian Gitt, a climate activist and entrepreneur that secured $60M from the Obama Administration in the era of Solyndra, to bring his ideas of building energy efficient homes and businesses to scale. Brian grew up loving the outdoors. He led mountaineering expeditions in Alaska, backpacking trips in the Rockies and climbed our national parks. He naturally became apart of the Green movement because he wanted to protect these environments. Imagine how disconcerted he became when his $60M projects proved to be failures, yet he witnessed government officials brag about their successes. This was eye opening for Brian.Today, Brian dedicates his life to protecting the environment and the well being of others by advocating for Fossil fuels. More: www.Carljacksonshow.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradioTwitter:https://twitter.com/carljacksonshowParler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshowhttp://www.TheCarlJacksonPodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Carl interviews Brian Gitt, a climate activist and entrepreneur that secured $60M from the Obama Administration in the era of Solyndra, to bring his ideas of building energy efficient homes and businesses to scale. Brian grew up loving the outdoors. He led mountaineering expeditions in Alaska, backpacking trips in the Rockies and climbed our national parks. He naturally became apart of the Green movement because he wanted to protect these environments. Imagine how disconcerted he became when his $60M projects proved to be failures, yet he witnessed government officials brag about their successes. This was eye opening for Brian.Today, Brian dedicates his life to protecting the environment and the well being of others by advocating for Fossil fuels. More: www.Carljacksonshow.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradioTwitter:https://twitter.com/carljacksonshowParler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshowhttp://www.TheCarlJacksonPodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Solar is an unpredictable industry. Government incentives drive an uptick in the market for a few years. And then high-profile bankruptcies and severe tariffs put the brakes on development for a year or two.But those of us committed to renewables for the long term keep moving forward, developing the grit it takes to navigate the ups and downs of what we call the solarcoaster.Nobel Chang is Cofounder and Managing Partner at Palladium Energy, a utility-scale solar investor and developer headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, where he leads all things business development and commercial strategy.A veteran of the renewables industry, Nobel got his start in 2009 with a semiconductor company building off-grid systems for rural applications in Africa and Asia before starting his own development shop in 2014 and building Palladium in 2019.On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Nobel joins Tim to share his experiences in 13 years on the solarcoaster, explaining how his first major downturn was caused by the Solyndra bankruptcy in 2011.He describes how tariffs on solar equipment and the SunEdison bankruptcy impacted the solar industry and discusses how to hedge against the volatility by working in multiple markets.Listen in for insight around the current challenges associated with the antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) and find out why Nobel sees a bright future for the solar industry despite its ups and downs.Key TakeawaysThe volatility and unpredictability of the solar industry that fuels the solarcoasterHow Nobel experienced his first major downturn after the 2011 Solyndra bankruptcyWhat happened in 2012 when the Obama administration put tariffs on equipmentHow the 2016 SunEdison bankruptcy put a freeze on solar financeHow the 2016 downturn inspired Nobel to develop projects in markets abroadHow Trump era tariffs on imported solar panels dealt a major blow to renewablesThe grit and creativity required to build a career as an entrepreneur in the renewables spaceHow the current antidumping and countervailing duties affect module pricingHow to hedge against the ups and downs in solar by working in multiple marketsPalladium's role as a utility-scale solar and solar+storage investor and developer (and why storage is being tacked on to most solar projects now)How the transition to wind, solar and storage signals a bright future for renewablesConnect with Nobel Email nchang@pd46energy.com Connect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email tgmontague@gmail.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsResourcesTopco Scientific1603 ProgramThe Solyndra ScandalSunEdison BankruptcyCorporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/ Twice a week we highlight the tools, technologies and innovators that are making the clean energy transition a reality - on Apple,

Democrats and Republicans came together to pass the CHIPS Act, which is aimed at helping companies manufacture semiconductors in the United States. But journalist Bob Davis has a new piece in Politico asking whether this is the right way to help the industry or if it will turn into Solyndra 2.0. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Benny Buller is founder of Velo3D. Velo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company. The company unlocks true design freedom and enables customers in space exploration, aviation, power generation, energy, and semiconductor to innovate the future in their respective industries. Using Velo3D, these customers can now build mission-critical metal parts that were previously impossible to manufacture. Previous to Velo3D Buller was at Khosla Ventures,, Solyndra, Inc., and First Solar.

Benny Buller is founder of Velo3D. Velo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company. The company unlocks true design freedom and enables customers in space exploration, aviation, power generation, energy, and semiconductor to innovate the future in their respective industries. Using Velo3D, these customers can now build mission-critical metal parts that were previously impossible to manufacture. Previous to Velo3D Buller was at Khosla Ventures,, Solyndra, Inc., and First Solar.

Anatoly welcomes Jason Keats (Founder & Chief Hooligan, OSOM) to the podcast to talk about his epic career building hardware, the Solana Saga phone and all things mobile and web3. Pre-order the Saga now at solanamobile.com 00:09 - Intro00:25 - Background03:27 - Working at Apple08:07 - The Gem Phone10:15 - Privacy at Essential12:24 - Building for Mobile15:52 - Hardware he wants to build17:07 - Crypto x Cars19:02 - Do Apple or Google care about hardware and crypto?21:08 - Innovation in hardware21:56 - The saga phone22:56 - The manufacturing process26:29 - How to start building27:56 - Working with start ups29:15 - The innovation cycle in hardware30:36 - Privacy features32:42 - Working with non-crypto people36:08 - Outro DISCLAIMERThe content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. Those who appear in the content may have a financial interest in any projects referenced, and any content herein is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice.  This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. Anatoly (00:09):Hey, folks. This is Anatoly and you're listening to The Solana Podcast. And today, I have Jason Keats with me who's the CEO and co-founder of OSOM. Welcome.Jason (00:18):Hey, how's it going? Glad to be here. Glad to chat everything we've been working on finally.Anatoly (00:22):Yeah. Me too. It's been kind of a crazy journey. You have an awesome background. Do you mind just sharing it?Jason (00:32):Yeah. I've had a very, weird hardware background throughout my career. When I left Berkeley, I decided I wanted to go build something. I didn't want to sit in front of a computer all day. Well, my degree is in astrophysics from Berkeley. And then I went on to work on solar panels. And that was-Anatoly (00:54):Like...Jason (00:54):What was that?Anatoly (00:55):Yeah. How did you get from astrophysics to hardware?Jason (00:59):So my senior year, my professor asked me to... He knew I had access to a machine shop because I was working with the Formula SAE, which is a student racing program. So they knew I had access to a machine shop and they wanted to make parts for telescopes. So I offered and said, "Hey, I can do that." So instead of being a traditional GSI or something like that, I was the monkey who machined random parts. And that was a lot more fun. At the end of the day, instead of having a program, I was like, "I have a thing. It's built." And that was it. I wanted to build things.Anatoly (01:39):That's awesome. How did you get into astrophysics then? What was the reason for getting into astrophysics?Jason (01:48):I just wanted to be able to say, I was... It was a rocket scientist was the logic I had, 18-year-old me had. Little did I know that wasn't exactly how that worked, but it sure sounded cool. And nowadays it just sounds really cool to say, "Oh, I have a degree in astrophysics from Berkeley."Anatoly (02:05):That does sound really cool. So what happened after? You build telescopes, right?Jason (02:10):Yeah. I built little bits and bobs for telescopes. I didn't want to get a real job, so I started a motorcycle company that was a complete disaster. Not a complete disaster, but it was pretty rough. I learned a lot about running a company there. Basically, I learned all the things you're not supposed to do.Anatoly (02:29):I mean, that's the first one, right? You're supposed to do that.Jason (02:33):Yeah. I'm glad it didn't hurt me too badly. And then I ended up being a consultant for a company in Silicon Valley. It was like a design engineering consultancy and they put me on to Solyndra, which was a solar panel company. And that was a very fun couple of years building some really interesting technology and honing the skills that I use today and some of the ethos that I still use today because one of the things we were trying to do was how do you make a solar panel easier to install, because right now it's quite a time consuming process. So my goal was to design a solar array that could be installed with no tools and we were successful in that.Anatoly (03:14):That's awesome. That's awesome. I'm going to keep saying that the whole episode.Jason (03:22):Two years on of creating the name and it still doesn't get old. So eventually Solyndra went belly up unfortunately, that could be 10 podcasts probably as to what happened there. But my boss at the time was like, "Cool, we need to go over to Apple right away." So I think that was a Wednesday, the company went bankrupt and on Monday I was working on secret projects at Apple.Anatoly (03:50):Cool. So there's like a period of how many years of what you can't talk about.Jason (03:55):A few years actually. And actually I know for a fact that the program is still ongoing and is still super secret.Anatoly (04:02):Cool. That's pretty cool. What did you work on at Apple that you can talk about?Jason (04:09):So when I started Apple, my first project was on Mac PD doing the last generation of the MacBook Air, which I mean, people still review that as one of the best laptops ever made. And I'm still quite proud of that. It was a very difficult project with a very small team, but it was very successful. And at some point in between MacBook Air and the little tiny MacBook, I was asked to help on a small project with Jony Ive which was the Leica infrared camera. And it was myself and one other mechanical engineer working with the ID team, designing this, what was supposed to be a two or three-week project. And six months later, I had my own office where we were doing prototypes of little tiny bits and pieces because Jony wanted it perfect. And that really kind of made my career at Apple was working on that project with the studio directly.Anatoly (05:01):Is that camera like something you can buy now?Jason (05:03):I mean, if you got a few million bucks. No, we only made one camera and it was purchased at auction for around $2 million if I recall correctly. I think it's on display somewhere. It was super cool. It had so many bits and pieces that were just absolutely ridiculous. The whole thing was handmade. My favorite little anecdote about that is it needed to be... The tolerances were so tight that it needed to be hand assembled in a very particular way. And so if the owner who currently has it decides it needs to be repaired or refurbished, for whatever reason, if they decide to actually to use a $2 million camera, there's a little post it inside that says, "Call Jason," with my phone number.Anatoly (05:52):Eventually you're going to get like a call at 3:00 AM.Jason (05:55):Oh, yeah. I do know who has it. And we do travel in the same circle, so I'm sure there's a day where I'll be like, "Hey, I built your camera." Yeah, that was fun. And then from there I joined iPad which was a whole other journey and learning a little bit more about mobile having come from solar panels and motorcycles, and desktop products, and laptops into iPad was a lot of fun. And my first real claim to fame in iPad was leading architecture on the original iPad Pro, which is the original 12.9 inch iPad.Jason (06:31):It was a lot of fun because we got to try a lot of different things. A funny story there though, that totally you know and a lot of people who follow me know, I'm huge into racing in cars and I do a lot of silly things. We actually built in carbon fiber speaker caps inside the iPad Pro. Apple marketing made this big spiel about, "Oh, it's different. It does this, it does that." That's all BS. It's because I like carbon fiber because I like race cars and that's why we used it. I'm sure there's some marketing guy going no, but that's the honest truth is to why there are carbon fiber speaker caps in the iPad pro.Anatoly (07:07):I thought those are so cool. I ride bikes. All the cool bikes are carbon fiber.Jason (07:17):Let's see. I don't think I have one here. I had one somewhere. I had the caps and everything, but it was a lot of work and it was a lot of fun. It was really interesting, but I got really sick of the bureaucracy at Apple. It wasn't for me. One day somebody was interviewing for my team at Apple, and they told me about what was going on Playground, which was Andy Rubin's new incubator. And I thought that was super, super interesting. So I just straight up cold called Andy on LinkedIn and was like, "Hey, I've done this stuff. I'm interested in getting out of the Apple ecosystem. Let's talk."Jason (07:53):And the next day I got a call from their recruiter and I went and interviewed a week later and they were like, "Hey, we have something. We can't tell you anything about it, but can you wait, like two months and we're going to give you a job. I said, "Cool." So for that two months, I went off and worked on Apple Maps, which was everybody goes, "What the hell were you doing on Apple Maps?" I was designing all the things you see, like the rooftop boxes and the things that went in the planes and the balloons that went up in the sky. We built some really weird stuff to capture images for Apple Maps.Anatoly (08:26):That's cool. Wow. I mean, there is a hardware component to Apple Maps that people don't don't realize.Jason (08:33):Oh, yeah. All that stuff has to be captured somewhere. I mean, there's warehouses full of hard drives of people having to still go through that data and make sure it's okay to use. And warehouses and warehouses full of hard drives.Anatoly (08:49):Yeah, I can imagine.Jason (08:52):So, yeah, after Apple, I went and joined Andy Rubin at what was... What were we called? We were called Ninja Army for the first five months. And then eventually became known as Essential. I was technically the first hire, but the second employee at Essential and was there from the very beginning to the very end. It was a hell of a ride. We built the Essential PH1, which was a really, really, really exceptional piece of hardware with some pretty crap software on it, unfortunately.Jason (09:19):Particularly the camera side needed a lot of work and unfortunately was released too early. And we could argue for days about what the reason was, but ultimately that was the end result of that. And we never managed to bring another product to market despite building some really cool hardware there.Anatoly (09:38):So yeah, man, launching hardware is hard. Why did you decide to do this again?Jason (09:47):The biggest product that we built... Or the coolest product. No, that was actually the smallest. The coolest product we designed at Essential was Project Gem. And we are working on that up until the very end. And that was so revolutionary in the terms of mobile experience in which taught all of us that there was really an opportunity here. There was still things to be done and new things to be invented and new ways of interacting to be made available.Jason (10:13):So when Essential went out of business, when Andy told me that was that, it was obvious to me that I need to take this opportunity now. I'm going to do it. I have a team available that I know is now all unemployed and let's keep them together and build something really, really cool.Jason (10:29):So I grabbed the key team members and then kept a few on the back burner while we raised money, and we got to the point where we were ready to rock and start building a new phone. So while the first phone is a little more traditional device, I think in the future, we're going to have some really crazy things to build with you guys.Anatoly (10:49):Yeah. I have no doubts. The gem thing was a pretty weird piece of hardware. Right? It kind of looked almost like totally made out of glass.Jason (11:03):Yeah. So this is one of those things that I love showing off in person is that glass phone. It was a glass uni body, which has never been done in a cell phone before. The overall shape was... I mean, the best description is either a candy bar mixed with an Apple TV remote and...Anatoly (11:21):Yeah.Jason (11:22):Yeah. That's a great description. Piece of glass, size of a candy bar that kind of looks like an Apple TV remote.Jason (11:28):Yeah, exactly. But it was all one piece of glass. Even the camera bump, the flash, everything was a continuous piece of glass. And every hardware engineer I've shown that to goes, "How did you make this? And how did you manage to achieve the tolerances required to build that?" And it took a lot of work with our good friends at Corning and a third party in China. But we were able to build them. And there's a couple of them in existence. I think they're all in Andy's garage still, except for the two that are in my possession still. And they work.Jason (12:00):Some of the issues we were encountering was that GMS wouldn't... We wouldn't be approved for GMS with that device. So we were going to have to do some new and novel use cases there and come up with all new ways to interact with the device.Anatoly (12:17):So awesome you guys started with a really strong focus on privacy. Yeah. Was that your decision or something that was just you guys wanted to do at Essential anyways?Jason (12:31):No, that was definitely my decision and the decision of the team. We looked at what killed, Essential. A big part of that was a lack of focus other than building cool stuff. And that only gets you so far. There needs to be a reason why your customers want to join our adventure rather than go with a Samsung, or LG, or HTC, or Motorola or whatever was available at that time.Jason (12:54):So we realized that a big problem facing everybody today is a lack of consumer privacy. And that's when we came to the conclusion that we could actually address that as an OEM.Anatoly (13:06):And that's a really tough challenge because you still probably want to keep Google services around.Jason (13:14):Yeah, absolutely. So I mean-Anatoly (13:16):Do you think... Yeah, go ahead.Jason (13:18):No, I was going to say it's a great segue into what things that people keep asking us since we announced our partnership is when we decided to say, "Okay, we're going to build a privacy centric phone, there have been privacy centric devices attempted in the past, but they were too extreme. By cutting out GMS, by cutting out Android in some cases, you were left with a device that was so private, nobody would use it, which yeah, it works as a privacy device, but you don't sell any.Jason (13:43):I mean, I know for a fact that there are two different phone manufacturers who sold less than a thousand devices, despite putting tens of millions of dollars into it because we all use the same suppliers. So the suppliers are excellent sources of information. And so I know for a fact that one of them was like, "Oh, we only shipped a thousand speakers to that company."Jason (14:06):So what we said was, "We're going to give you control and we're going to give the user control and we're going to give them options and they can make the choice as to how much they want to share or not share." And if they want to use Twitter, and Facebook, and Instagram and every Google service, then at least they have knowledge that they're doing that and is less secure than not doing it. Or they are consciously making that decision.Anatoly (14:31):Yeah. Go ahead.Jason (14:33):And that goes to what we've talked about is we're going to do the same with all the Solana mobile stack that we're integrating into the phone. We're not taking anything away. We're giving users an excellent device, a high-end flagship device that gives them more options and more choice in how they use it and what they use it for.Anatoly (14:52):Yeah. If you've been a web 3.0 dev, you've been building applications and you've never started with like, "I need to collect a username and an email and a password." That concept doesn't exist. Right?Jason (15:09):Yeah.Anatoly (15:09):That's something that being building like in crypto for the last four years, I almost forgot how to build traditional applications. And when I had to remember, I was like, "Oh man, yeah, there just doesn't seem a way to build privacy without really starting from the ground up and building a whole new set of applications that people actually use. Right? And they deliver value to those users. People use them because they love them. But you need to start from the ground up. And that's really hard because getting product market fit, building applications and then competing with existing services is just like a uphill climb.Jason (15:54):Yeah, absolutely. Building that community, which was what made our partnership so beautiful is you have that community and you have that development group that really wants to be actively involved and emotionally involved, and that's super exciting for us to be like, "Hey, let's give you a piece of hardware that you can call home too."Anatoly (16:12):Yeah. I mean, this is the first time, honestly, I've seen anyone tweet that they will stop using an Apple product and switch to Android.Jason (16:21):That is exciting. If we can crack 5% instead of the standard 4%, I will be absolutely ecstatic.Anatoly (16:29):Yep. That would be awesome. Yeah, I remember when the iPhone launch and that was a real watershed moment. A lot of us, I was working on BREW and a lot of us were actually, like, felt really frustrated with the mobile industry because we had all these ideas. We wanted to build rich applications that are easy to code and totally different kind of UIs, dynamic UIs and stuff. And these big telcos would give us like 200-page spec of what a phone should look like because they their customers. And there was like this moment where Apple announced this thing and Steve Jobs showed, "Look, there's a browser. It's a real internet." It's just not this [inaudible 00:17:15]. It's not the mobile web that... I don't know if people remember what that even looked on a LG flip phone.Jason (17:25):I do.Anatoly (17:25):That was a big deal. I don't know if we're there yet with crypto. I don't know if there's a single application or anything like that when people open up and they're like, "Oh wow, this is it." Because obviously when Apple announced the iPhone, it was already after the internet. It was big. Right? Everybody was already using the internet and there was this obvious gap between desktop and mobile. But I think when people actually pay with tokens for their day to day stuff and all that whole loop works and it, and it's beautiful and it doesn't suck, I think that might like open up people to new ideas of what we can do with crypto on a mobile device that actually supports it natively.Jason (18:18):Yeah. The day that both of our parents can go and shop with tokens will be a watershed moment for crypto.Anatoly (18:32):Yeah. I am really excited about that.Jason (18:33):Yeah. When I think about the potential there, I mean you and I have talked about it a few times. It's immense and almost a little bit intimidating and staggering what the obvious potential is there.Anatoly (18:45):So what kind of hardware, what else do you want to build besides a phone? You don't have to announce anything, but you personally as somebody that's a super hardware nerd, if you had infinite budget, and could do whatever you want, what would you build?Jason (19:02):Number one, I want to bring back Project GEM. I loved using that phone and I'm probably the only person on Earth that used that phone regularly for a while because I wanted to make sure it was great. And that thing worked so much better than anybody ever gave a potential credit for, as a small side device, as something you could toss in your pocket, in your bag and not think about. It was beautiful. I mean, for me, designing a piece of hardware has to also be very physically attractive and I think that was the most beautiful thing I've ever designed.Jason (19:31):I do want to see the expansion of using your mobile devices, be it your watch or your phone interacting with the automotive sector. Obviously, we've chatted about it before. I have a problem when it comes to cars. Oh, wait. Nobody can see what I just pointed at. So I think the inner relationship between mobile, crypto, and automotive is even earlier than anything else in crypto, but there's a hell an opportunity there. And thankfully, a lot of the automotive companies are starting to catch on and realize there's different potential there.Anatoly (20:13):What would be like a hardware integration between mobile and cars?Jason (20:18):I mean, we've already patented this idea. So I will talk about it freely now, is the ability to track all your history of your vehicle. And when you sell your vehicle, you have everything written to the blockchain. The NFT itself will simply be a photo or a connection to the title, which is held somewhere else. But you can guarantee that if somebody sends you a NFT of a title, that it is tied to a physical object, which we've already patented that as well.Anatoly (20:47):So you want like the miles like the RPMs, like the actual raw data. I don't know what else you got. I'm not a car person.Jason (20:56):Like the service history or the maintenance history, the sales history. Do you know if the mile... You can guarantee that the miles weren't rolled back. You can know if it went through any... What do they call... Oh, when they call you to bring the car back in. Oh, recall notices. Anything with service was done. That's a real utility of that technology.Anatoly (21:24):Cool. And the kind of cars that people would really want this for like collectibles, like classic cars that you're getting what you're paying for.Jason (21:34):Yeah, I think so. But also with your average Toyota or Civic, at least you know what the history was on that car. Was it repaired? Was it damaged at any given point? There is utility across the board.Anatoly (21:45):Cool.Jason (21:46):And then especially-Anatoly (21:47):Yeah, I can...Jason (21:47):Last thing on that one, especially, if we go into the collectibles, like being able to take a cut down the road. Okay. I sell the car to you. You sell it to somebody else and I can take a fraction of a percent of that sale is pretty awesome.Anatoly (22:00):If you're the person restoring the car. Right?Jason (22:03):Yeah.Anatoly (22:03):And you did this... Yeah, that's actually like, I think been... It's weird that model has never been replicated in the real world, but works so well with NFTs.Jason (22:16):Yeah. Exactly.Anatoly (22:19):That's a use case that I think is way under explored for stuff like that, for physical art.Jason (22:26):Yeah. It's one of the things that we patented early on was the connection between a physical and digital assets.Anatoly (22:40):Do you think Apple or Google care about what we're doing right now? Is this like reached anyone's decision-making yet or is this still-Jason (22:49):I know for a fact that our name has come up in both those companies, because I know a lot of people at the highest level. One of my good friends is an SVP at Apple and he texted me. He's like, "They're talking about you in an executive meeting." I was like, "Cool. I've made it in life. Are they talking about suing me though?" I'm sure Google has people thinking about it and worrying about it. I mean, obviously Google is still a partner because we are a GMS device and they are thrilled to have us. It's like being an advocate for the Android ecosystem.Anatoly (23:26):Oh yeah, absolutely. I think if we convert people from iOS to Android, Google should be like making parades for OSOM. It's a lot of...Jason (23:37):I'm serious, I haven't asked yet, but I should ask them like, "Hey, if we convert more than the standard 4%, do I get a bonus from Google?" That'd be nice.Anatoly (23:43):Yeah. Absolutely. I'm not too worried. They're so big that it doesn't seem like there's anything to worry about because they're just like, it's like worrying about, I don't know, nation state at this point.Jason (24:02):Yeah, exactly.Anatoly (24:03):For a startup, it's such a big competitor that it's not even a competitor.Jason (24:08):Yeah. And I think the companies that people often compare us to, or talk about us, nothing or... What's it? Oppo and OnePlus. One of the things that I've tried to do is make sure I have a good relationship with those companies as well, because it's kind of silly for a bunch of startups to be fighting over the scraps instead of taking swings at Apple, Google and Samsung in terms of device sales.Anatoly (24:31):Absolutely, yeah. I mean, OnePlus made some awesome devices too. That was really cool to see them launch. When I was working at Android at Qualcomm, there was just always like this huge gap between quality and innovation in terms of like how the device looks and feels and they were able to really push the limits there. Yeah.Jason (24:53):Well, I think our next devices will be pushing some new limits, which will be a lot of fun.Anatoly (24:58):Yeah. I guess, do you think like mobile... Because it's so big, is there still room to innovate in terms of hardware?Jason (25:14):Yes.Anatoly (25:15):Besides like on the standard daily driver.Jason (25:19):Yeah. I spend a lot of time actually. Now, that I'm the CEO and I have other teams of people now working for me pushing vision, I can spend a little more time thinking about how I want to change that interaction of device, what new technologies are out there, or even what new use cases of existing technologies there are.Jason (25:38):So I have been working on something wholly new for how we interact with our devices in a way that I think people will naturally enjoy using it. It's a bit of technology that'll change how you actually touch and use your device, but it'll be done in a form factor in a manner that makes it approachable. And it's not foldable because I think that's kind of silly most of the time.Anatoly (26:06):Yeah. Foldables, not also not sure about them. I really like the steel on the Saga phone.Jason (26:14):Yeah.Anatoly (26:15):Why did you guys pick steel?Jason (26:17):Two reasons. Number one, we didn't want to go titanium like we did on the Essential phone. It was a little too exactly the same, but we couldn't go to aluminum because it just doesn't have the same touch. It doesn't have the same feel. It doesn't have the same strength. It doesn't have the same feel, which I want to feel a premium device when I pick up a phone that I engineered. An aluminum loses that a little bit. It's not stiff enough for my taste.Jason (26:41):So we landed on steel for the housing and then we landed on ceramic because we still did want a little tie back to Essential, but also because it does feel premium, it looks premium. It's not paint, it's not glass. It's real ceramic. It's incredibly tough. It's very hard and it does well and drop while also allowing to be RF transparent and just, I mean, ultimately looking and feeling super premium to your fingers.Anatoly (27:09):When you make those decisions, how many logistics need to change? How many companies, suppliers, machines, how big of a process is that?Jason (27:24):Less now than it was five years ago, but it's because I have the team behind me that is incredibly capable of making it happen where we have a ridiculous Rolodex, a contact list for everybody under 25 of people to call for different materials and different processes. The big one is, as you saw in the first EVT devices. First stainless devices, they were quite heavy. So one of the big changes we had to do was we had to optimize for aluminum on the very, very first prototypes. We switched to stainless, but we didn't change our cutter pass. We didn't change our processes. So into the current build, we've made a lot of changes to ensure that we bring the weight down just the right amount, but still have a super strong device.Anatoly (28:11):Are those separate companies like the company that makes the cutters and stamps the thing and puts on the ceramic. If you went from ceramic to glass, how big of a logistical nightmare is that?Jason (28:25):If we switched over to glass, it's a different company that would manufacture and process the material. And then because it's glass, we'd have to also find a paint shop to paint the device. Whereas ceramic has that color baked in, literally.Anatoly (28:40):Got it. That makes sense. Okay. So you have to do like a bunch of work. It's not just one company that you go to and they're like, "Sure, we can do everything."Jason (28:51):Yeah, that doesn't exist as much as we'd love to. It's all over the place in Asia. Prior to the pandemic, I probably would've spent the last 10 months living in and out of China.Anatoly (29:02):And most of the stuff is in China or all over Asia at this point?Jason (29:07):A lot of the supply chain comes out of China, but that doesn't mean we're manufacturing there. We have plants or factories both in China and in Vietnam, but it's still all in Asia.Anatoly (29:18):Got it. Is there any chance for that stuff to ever happen in the US or is it just like the world is like manufacturing shifted irreparably?Jason (29:33):I have had a few conversations with the Canadian government about this. I think the US will be still quite difficult, but in Canada might be possible. But the biggest issue is all the subcomponents are still made in Asia. So even if you were doing final assembly in North America, you'd still have to ship all the individual components from Asia. Your SOC is going to come out of TSMC, which is in Taipei. Your memory is going to come out of Korea. The display will come out of either Indonesia or China and there's no manufacturing plants for all those components anywhere in the Western world.Anatoly (30:13):Actually manufacturing those components in the Western world is impossible. Right? Why is it impossible?Jason (30:18):I mean, just the billions of dollars required would be cost prohibitive to build those plants. Those fab houses are huge and would take years to build.Anatoly (30:30):And that's because things have gotten so specialized in displays and everything that it's just like, "Yeah. It's basically Intel like level kind of commitment."Jason (30:40):Oh, yeah. I mean, you're talking massive, massive. And even the ones that are good at it already have issues now at the scales we're talking about. Like the four nanometer process, which is used to build the chip we're using in Saga is there are only two companies in the world that even understand how to make the fab devices to make those chips.Anatoly (30:59):Yeah. This is the Tungsten droplet, right?Jason (31:04):Yeah.Anatoly (31:04):You have like a droplet that refracts UV light.Jason (31:08):Honestly, I'm not that familiar with that process, but yeah, it is crazy, crazy. It's tough to explain to people how tiny four nanometers is. And then how many traces they have to put down in a tiny little chip that we're going to put in your phone and makes everything work.Anatoly (31:29):How do you find these places? How do you start? If you were like a 18-year-old that's like, "Hey, I want to build cool shit, build cool electronics," how would you start?Jason (31:44):I think if I were starting today, I would try to find the R&D team at either Google or Apple or a startup like OSOM and just go like, "Hey, I want to be your man on the ground in Asia and I want to grow my network. I want to go out there with a completely open mind and just be like everybody teach me." Which is how I really got out there. I said, "I don't know what I'm doing on some of this stuff." But I am a sponge. I will sit here and learn from the best and I will be super polite because I see... That was one of the things that used to bug me a lot is I saw Western people acting like jackasses with their Eastern counterparts.Jason (32:23):Now they get nowhere and I made it at a point to always, always, always be polite, always say, "Look, I'm here to learn. Let me help you. If I know something that I can share, I'm going to go out of my way to share it." And that has enabled me to have amazing relationships with the CEOs of all these fantastic supply companies.Anatoly (32:43):It's basically like a relationship thing and you have to know what they can build and know what they do well and stuff.Jason (32:50):Yeah. And go in there with an open mind and sometimes an open wallet. That always opens some doors and expect to try to make it a back and forth. Because you get a lot further if you can say, "Hey, let me offer you some of my knowledge in exchange for some of your knowledge."Anatoly (33:07):How open are they to startups custom work with these small scale projects? Because my imagination is that like they only work with Google and they want to sell a hundred million units or whatever.Jason (33:20):Yeah. That's the other hard part. And that comes later on once you have those relationships because it doesn't matter who you are. If you don't have that existing relationship, they're going to laugh you out of the building, if they even let you in the door.Anatoly (33:34):Yeah. Makes sense. If you're building, if you dream of building awesome hardware, I guess you got to start like work for somebody like OSOM or R&D team. That's pretty good advice.Jason (33:52):I think it's the only way to build those relationships, so you know who to call. And I think a big part of it is it's not always the CEO you need to talk to. You need to talk to his right hand guy. You need to talk to the CTO. You need to know the right person to talk to at each company, and it changes a little bit. You'll you learn who the movers and shakers are, the people who can actually make things happen for you. And that's where it gets super interesting. And it takes boots on the ground to learn that.Anatoly (34:20):So I imagine that's still true for big companies, as you get bigger, you still just need to keep those relationships going.Jason (34:29):If you want to innovate, you need to. If you just want to just keep grinding out the same BS you've been doing for 20 years, they'll usually just give you the C team and you can just grind and nobody moves anything.Anatoly (34:41):Yeah. The innovation part is hard. How long is the innovation cycle and hardware?Jason (34:50):Anywhere from days to years, right? I have been on the back side of things where it's like, "Oh, I have an idea. Actually, that was super easy to implement." Okay, let's do it. It's done. But I've also... Making the glass housing for GEM was an 18-month project to get the tolerance that we need to hold. For everybody who's listening, you need to hold 100 microns is pretty standard, which a 10th of a millimeter. Very, very-Anatoly (35:19):How many human hairs is that?Jason (35:22):Less than one. So we need to hold those tolerances on piece of glass and how glass is manufactured is that you literally take a molded part and cook it down into a shape. And you can imagine trying to hold... Like if you're baking something in your oven and trying to get it to stay within a 10th of a millimeter, it's never going to happen. So we had to help both Corning and our third party invent new technologies to achieve that result.Anatoly (35:52):That's really cool. That's pretty cool. Are people using these technologies anywhere else? Or is this something that is basically just only was built for GEM?Jason (36:06):I think they're still using... There's not a lot of applications where you need a deep draw, weird aspect ratio glass part, but I know they're using it for two and a half D or even light 3D shapes, that at least allowed them to make 3D shapes that weren't as extreme as GEM in a more factory friendly manner.Anatoly (36:28):Super goal.Jason (36:31):Yeah. I could talk about random manufacturing for hours.Anatoly (36:35):You guys also have like a pretty awesome software team.Jason (36:39):Yeah.Anatoly (36:40):And you guys did a lot of work in actually adding privacy features to the Android stack.Jason (36:45):Yeah.Anatoly (36:46):What are these privacy features?Jason (36:49):I'd love to have Gary answer that question if he were here. But mostly what we wanted to do is allow the user to just be more aware of where their data is going and how it's being treated by any webpage they go, any app they use and alert them if more data than they expect is going out and a place where they can work within their device, where they can guarantee that nothing is going out that they don't control, which we haven't named yet because somebody stole our name.Jason (37:21):And then the other one that I love that I cannot wait to use more of is what we called lockdown, but then Google used that name for what they were doing. But the ability to just turn off any module on the phone when you want to.Anatoly (37:35):And what do you mean by module?Jason (37:39):So right now, I think in lockdown mode that Google offers you can turn off the camera and mic. But we can turn off the camera, the mic, the antennas, the USB port, whatever. A module is any piece of hardware on the device we can individually completely disable that.Anatoly (37:59):That's really cool. Does the user have a physical notification that that thing is turned off? Are there like LEDs or something that light up?Jason (38:10):Yeah. We're still working on that with your team as to what those notifications will look like, what that UI and UX looks like. But yeah, there are both physical haptic feedback as well as visual feedback.Anatoly (38:22):Can you turn off GPS and things like that and other sensors. Or I guess the GPS radio. I don't know how baked in those are these days.Jason (38:32):It's actually super, super, super baked in. One of our investors is an Apple employee. And I was explaining to him like, "Look, man, you can put your phone in an airplane mode." That GPS is still working. And he's like BS. And I'm like, "No, no, no. Watch, watch, watch. Put your phone in airplane mode." And we were on a bicycle ride. "Go bike 100 yards down the road and see your phone is still tracking you." And he's like, "What the hell?" And the next day he invested.Anatoly (39:01):How has it been like getting folks like... You guys work with mostly non-crypto people, up until you met me?Jason (39:10):You. Yeah, basically.Anatoly (39:14):Yeah. What has that conversation been like? What has been their reaction?Jason (39:19):It's been all over the map. It says there were some very vocal, negative people outside of the company, which I completely expected and doesn't really bug me at all. We had surprising support within the company, to be honest. I think I told you, I fully expected 10 to 20% of the company to be like, "Ah, screw this. This is ridiculous." And we really only had one person do that. And then the counter to that, the amount of support where people were like, "No, this is exciting. This is the next generation of mobile will be built on web 3.0. And I think the definition of web 3.0 remains fairly fluid and we get to be involved with really defining what that actually means to the end user.Anatoly (40:03):Yeah. I think this is like a huge opportunity for us to set the standards and really push for privacy first and just build something that can be a really good base. The bricks that web 3.0 is built on.Jason (40:19):Exactly.Anatoly (40:21):I guess, what was like the detractors? What was like the any points that they brought up that you think were interesting or worthwhile?Jason (40:30):I think that was the biggest thing is none of the negative comments I heard were worth that much because it was the standard anti-crypto comments, which is like, "Oh, I don't believe in it. This is scam. I don't see it." And I was like, "Okay, I'm not going to try to fight anybody over that. That's fine." People thought Facebook was stupid. Frankly, I still think Facebook is a little stupid, but they sure are worth billions and billions and billions of dollars. So there is a market for it.Anatoly (40:56):Yeah. It was really hard for me too, to accept, to believe in Facebook in those early days too. But in my mind that is like the quintessential internet company, more so than Google. Because it was really like... All they're doing is connecting people. And that's a very weird thing to think about that, that could be worth half a trillion dollars or whatever it is these days.Jason (41:22):Who knows? They're probably more than that.Anatoly (41:24):I have this analogy that Facebook has a social graph where you have to hop through people. Right? You're connected through some intermediaries, but crypto, it's all public keys, super connected or like a single censorship resistant message bus. Everybody in the world is now in like a single chat, basically, which is why it's a bit chaotic.Jason (41:46):Yeah. But I also see why... It's kind of interesting because you have that community, everybody is connected, which is inherently non-private, but it is also... Everybody in that group has a strong desire to keep certain things private. And it's that ability to choose what you keep private when you don't keep private, which makes this partnership so incredibly powerful.Anatoly (42:05):So obviously, a public data structure is really strong forcing function for developers to understand that this data is public, therefore I need to minimize how much it collects. It's almost like if all your interactions are over a public database, then you really, really try to know the least amount of the users that you need. And I think that's just been kind of a design constraint on web 3.0 devs from day one. And you forget about web 2.0 that you need to create cookies and store people's passwords and stuff like that.Jason (42:46):Yeah. And I think what we're going to bring to the fore for web 3.0 is that improved user experience and that UI. I mean, you and I have chat about it almost daily lately about the issues around that. And having a piece of hardware that can bypass a lot of the frustration that's there right now is huge.Anatoly (43:05):Agreed. Well, thank you, Jason, for being here. It's been awesome talking to you.Jason (43:10):Absolutely.Anatoly (43:10):I'm super excited to work with you. It's going to be great. Folks, if you've been listening, go to solanamobile.com and pre-order the Saga.

Beginning with President Obama, we were exposed to the concept of "Clean Coal", which is an oxymoron, but from there we quickly moved in the direction of the "green economy". Remember the "shovel-ready" jobs initiative, the Obama administration paid Americans to have their windows and doors caulked by an army of construction workers. He said it would employ millions of Americans while preparing our society for the new "Green Economy". The Obama administration spent billions of dollars on boondoggles like Solyndra, which ultimately went bankrupt. Later they got much better at picking the winners and distributed billions of more dollars to begin making the grid more green by pumping taxpayer money into projects involving wind and solar. Join me today as we discuss these initiatives and the challenges behind their implementation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seth-martin0/message

For this episode, we talk with Nina Eichacker, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Rhode Island. We discuss her wide ranging work on green industrial policy, the politics of Eurozone monetary policy, and two pre-pandemic books about American socialism.*** LINKS ***Read more of Nina Eichacker's work on her web page: https://ninaephd.org/Follow her on twitter: @nina_econ"The Case for More Solyndras" https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/19/1012302/solyndra-climate-change-industrial-policy-opinion/"Institutions, Liquidity Preference, and Reserve Asset Holding in the Eurozone Core and Periphery Before and After Crises: Some Stylized Facts" https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/qprm3/"A Political Economy of Fiscal Space: Political Structures, Bond Markets, and Monetary Accommodation of Government Spending Potential at Municipal, National, and International Levels" https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/yxjh5/"Can America Truly Turn Socialist?" https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/05775132.2019.1694274Although we did not discuss it, also be sure to check out her NOEMA article with Jason Oakes: "Fight Inflation with Surplus, not Scarcity" https://www.noemamag.com/fight-inflation-with-surplus-not-scarcity/

Eric Thorson has extensive experience exercising federal government oversight, including  as Treasury IG for 11 years, a Congressional oversight Investigator serving on 3 different committees over 10 years. His perspective is also deepened by having been a successful entrepreneur. He is now lecturer at College of William & Mary.We discuss the importance of oversight in the context of government spending anticipated with the Biden administration's infrastructure bills, and how things can go wrong quickly when safeguards are bypassed, as they appear to have been in the case of Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturer that was given a $1/2 billion loan guarantee as part of the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Support the show

This episode begins the close reading of Chapter 3. Jonathan sets up the discussion of the first scene with a reflection on conspiracy theories. They cite Ross Douthat's March 2, 2021, column "A Better Way to Think About Conspiracy Theories" published in The New York Times. Jonathan then explains Orren Boyle's motivations at the start of the conspiratorial meeting in this scene. Boyle's backstory activates tropes about wasteful government spending that plays favorites. On the topic of government criticism, Jonathan cites the book, The Fifth Risk, by Michael Lewis. Jonathan also mentions the Solyndra scandal and here is the Department of Energy's review of the context of the situation. This story by NPR in 2014 explains the profitability of the larger Department of Energy program. However, this story by Fox News in 2019 recaps the Solyndra episode and omits the contextual information about the program's profitability in order to increase skepticism about programs associated with the Green New Deal. My five themes to explore in this podcast's close read of Atlas Shrugged are:What is human nature?Straw-man arguments and their impact on the world Ayn Rand creates. Dagny Taggart as a true hero.How empathy can be de-legitimized.What is Capitalism and what is wrong with it? Questions or comments? Email me at: socialistreads@gmail.comLearn more about Jonathan Seyfried at their website, https://jonathanseyfried.artIf you'd like to support my creative work, please visit my Patreon page.The intro/outro music was composed by John Sib.The podcast theme image was created by Karina Bialys.Support the Show.

Annie Davis is a business strategist and marketing leader with nearly 20 years of experience building lasting teams and brands for companies spanning consumer packaged goods, renewable energy, natural products and cannabis.    In 2018, she transitioned her career into the legal cannabis industry, where she's led Marketing functions for several of California's largest operators: Flow Kana, a leading brand of sungrown flower, and Care By Design, a pioneer in cannabinoid wellness. Through her strategy consultancy, Growing Impact, she has helped numerous cannabis clients across marketing, business development, and sales strategy including Garden Society, Project CBD, Humble & Fume and Loos.    Annie honed her marketing expertise managing CPG brands at the Clorox Company, later leading trade marketing for Solyndra, a manufacturer of solar panels. She built and led the first marketing teams at Amyris - a biotechnology innovator, Couchsurfing.com - the world's largest online travel community, and World Centric - a manufacturer of sustainable food packaging, where she was also responsible for developing national accounts.    Annie holds a BA in Political Science from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she co-founded the HBS Green Business Alumni Association.     Connect: Annie Davis on LinkedIn Annie Davis News Feature   Y Scouts is a leadership search firm that finds purpose-aligned and performance-proven leaders to help organizations achieve their missions faster. Ready to supercharge your leadership search and get the right person in your organization? Contact Y Scouts.  

When it comes to federal investment in research and development, failures like Solyndra are held up as evidence of wasteful government spending while success stories go largely unnoticed. But what kind of returns do we see on investments in scientific research by government? And should government funding emphasize basic or more practical, applied research? To answer those questions and more, I'm joined today by Benjamin F. Jones. Ben is a professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Northwestern University as well as the faculty director of the Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative. This summer he authored "https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/jones-ben/htm/Science%20and%20Innovation%20_%20Underfueled%20Engine%20of%20Prosperity.pdf (Science and Innovation: The Under-Fueled Engine of Prosperity)."

When it comes to federal investment in research and development, failures like Solyndra are held up as evidence of wasteful government spending while success stories go largely unnoticed. But what kind of returns do we see on investments in scientific research by government? And should government funding emphasize basic or more practical, applied research? To answer those questions and more, I’m joined today by Benjamin F. Jones. Ben is a professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Northwestern University as well as the faculty director of the Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative. This summer he authored “Science and Innovation: The Under-Fueled Engine of Prosperity.”

When it comes to federal investment in research and development, failures like Solyndra are held up as evidence of wasteful government spending while success stories go largely unnoticed. But what kind of returns do we see on investments in scientific research by government? And should government funding emphasize basic or more practical, applied research? To […]

Thank you to Laramie Energy and Caerus Oil and Gas for their sponsorship of this show! Kim remarks on President Brandon's Build Back Better Plan that “eligible,” media organizations receive a $25,000 income tax credit per journalist the first year and then a $15,000 income tax credit per journalist for each of the next four years.  This can be claimed for the first 1,500 journalists.  Once again, PBIs (Politicians, Bureaucrats and Interested Parties) picking winners and losers with the added benefit of thanking slanted and corrupt mainstream media for their inaccurate reporting.  Biden and Polis continue the drumbeat against fossil fuel energy. Yvonne, a grassroots leader in Larimer County, is pleased to report that the Larimer County Health Department has cancelled their proposed vaccine passport program.  The mask orders are still in effect.  Yvonne and other activists prove that “We the People” can stop tyrannical dictates and expose PBI's (Politicians, Bureaucrats and Interest Parties) for what they are, tyrannical rulers.  We have won this battle now we must liberate our children from mandated masks.  Tommy Pigott, Director of Rapid Response for the Republican National Committee, reports on inflation rising 11%, and the impact on lower income families.  These families are being hurt the most economically.  Food banks, as the holiday season approaches, are close to empty.  The Biden administration's policies are complicit in what is happening as gas prices increase.  Natural gas prices are expected to go up 130% and heating costs are expected to increase by 54% this winter.  Democrats are picking winners and losers.  We can draw parallels with Solyndra (which went out of business) and other renewable energy companies that Obama gave preferential treatment to.  The Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, is one example of conflict of interests due to her financial ties to a battery manufacturing firm for electric vehicles.  John Kerry, Biden's envoy for climate, flying around the world in his multiple private jets is another.  The elites enrich themselves at the expense of the “little guy.” Kimberlee Bell, owner of Kunjani Coffee, invites listeners to visit Kunjani for coffee, conversation, community and compassion.  They are in need of two part-time baritas so if you are interested stop by to fill out an application or email kim@kunjanicoffee.com.  For the holiday season Kimberlee has brewed up a few new coffee drinks.  Tuesday's special is a coffee flight offered from 12pm to 6pm.  Come try some new flavors. Guest Daniel Turner, founder and Executive Director of Power the Future, remarks on reports that Biden is preparing to auction 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling companies.  Smoke and Mirrors.  In reality, the probability of a company making a bid is slim as the companies know that once purchased, they will have the EPA, Department of Interior, eco-radical groups, and others, breathing down their backs, using expensive rules and regulations to thwart drilling.  11,000 jobs vanished with the closure of the Keystone XL Pipeline.  Biden is considering closing a pipeline in Michigan and a pipeline in Minnesota.  Winter time is typically quite cold in both those states.  Communities were thriving where the pipeline was being constructed.  They've been decimated with Biden's policies.  The current administration does not support affordable, reliable, efficient and abundant energy for Americans.  However, Biden supports the construction of an oil pipeline by Russia.  Should our pipeline workers move to Russia to be employed?  Democrats only want to be judged by their intentions, not the consequences of their actions.  The climate conference in Glasgow was for the rich and famous to enjoy on the taxpayer's dime.  Attendees numbered 39,000.  Let's have an honest conversation about energy.  Get involved at your local level where many of the policies, detrim

Drawing off an excellent article from Joshuah Bearman, Eddie and Morgan welcome special guest Carson Wack onto the podcast to discuss the trials and tribulations involved in Ross Ulbricht's development of the Silk Road. Along they way they touch on details about libertarianism, morality on the internet, and ... Solyndra?

The road to solar glory has been littered with failed companies -- the ones you may know (Solyndra) and hundreds you probably do not.Will the burgeoning hydrogen space follow a similar bumpy road? Hydrogen is at a similar phase of market and technological maturity, with similar levels of hype. In this episode, Shayle talks to Raffi Garabedian, the former CTO of pioneering solar manufacturer First Solar and now the co-founder and CEO of Electric Hydrogen Co. (Disclosure: Shayle just led Energy Impact Partners' investment in the company).First Solar was one of the very few Western companies that survived the price pressure, commoditization and trade dynamics in the solar industry during its early growth phase. How did First Solar do it? And what does that tell us about surviving the heady-but-volatile hydrogen space?Shayle and Raffi dig into that history, covering First Solar's bet on mass-producible cadmium telluride technology, as well as the risky step of retooling manufacturing.They also cover the parallels to hydrogen: How does a novel technology compete against dominant incumbents? How does that technology navigate the boom-and-bust cycles of an emerging market? How can an executive team pick the most useful metric for its creative teams? The Interchange is brought to you by Hitachi ABB Power Grids. Are you building a renewable plant? Looking for a battery energy storage system? Thinking about how to integrate renewables to your grid? Hitachi ABB Power Grids is your choice. The Interchange is brought to you by LONGi Solar, the world's leading solar technology company. A global market leader, LONGi has unmatched bankability, quality and performance validated by third-party laboratories, and has breakthrough innovation at both the wafer and module level.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When I address politics, it is only to give you information to help you with your 5Fs, your Family, Finances, Faith, Fitness, and Friendships. How your beliefs shape your financial life. The fundamental binary choice we all must make and the time is near. Did you have a bad experience with religion when you were twelve years-old? A tip for dispelling despair. The President's despicable lie about Tree of Life. Strengthening yourself and fueling your growth by confining choices. See through mendacity and become a human polygraph. More news about battery buses. How a U.S. Cabinet Secretary made nearly $2M from a electrical vehicle company that will soon be bankrupt. Solyndra replay. Why women play chess better than they play poker. All battery lithium is processed in China. Why 27% women in the U.S. Congress is not good. Distinguishing feminized men from masculine men. Enjoy a free glimpse into the Bible at https://www.wehappywarriors.com/scrolling-through-scripture-free-lesson . Who said, “A woman simply is, but a man must become…"? Is it true?  How progressivism and leftism are essentially feminine while conservatism is more masculine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I address politics, it is only to give you information to help you with your 5Fs, your Family, Finances, Faith, Fitness, and Friendships. How your belief's shape your financial life. The fundamental binary choice we all must make and the time is near. Did you have a bad experience with religion when you were twelve years-old?  A tip for dispelling despair. The president's despicable lie about Tree of Life. Strengthening yourself and fuel your growth by confining choices. See through mendacity and become a human polygraph. More news about battery buses.  How a U.S. Cabinet Secretary made nearly $2M from a electrical vehicle company that will soon be bankrupt. Solyndra replay.  Why women play chess better than they play poker. All battery lithium is processed in China. Why 27% women in the U.S. Congress is not good. Distinguishing feminized men from masculine men. Enjoy a free glimpse into the Bible https://www.wehappywarriors.com/scrolling-through-scripture-free-lesson  Who said, “A woman simply is, but a man must become…”? Is it true? How progressivism and leftism are essentially feminine while conservatism is more masculine.

  Join Michael Zeldin in a conversation with Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, Authors ofI Alone Can Fix It, Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year: a compelling analysis of former President Trump's final year in office as he struggled to lead the nation through the worst pandemic in a century. Rucker and Leonnig recount the pandemic debates within the Administration as well as provide insight into Trump's response to the Black Lives Matter protests, his election defeat, and the January 6thattack on the U.S. Capitol. Guests Philip Rucker Philip Rucker is the White House Bureau Chief at The Washington Post, leading its coverage of President Trump and his administration. He and a team of Post reporters won the Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award for their reporting on Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. Rucker joined the Post in 2005 and previously has covered Congress, the Obama White House and the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaigns. He serves as an on-air political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, and graduated from Yale University with a degree in history. < Follow Philip on Twitter @PhilipRucker   Carol Leonnig Carol Leonnig is an investigative and enterprise reporter on The Washington Post's National Staff. She joined the paper in 2001. Her work holding governments accountable has drawn numerous national awards and led to major legislative reform and federal investigations. Leonnig and two Post colleagues won the Polk award for political reporting for uncovering the cash and gifts that Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell sought from a local businessman he was helping, which ultimately led to the governor's indictment and conviction on public corruption charges. Her reporting of the Obama administration's clean-energy stimulus program first revealed how the White House pressured career government officials to award a half-billion-dollar loan to Solyndra, a solar company whose principal owner was a major Obama campaign donor. Leonnig and a small team of Post reporters won the Selden Ring Award for investigative reporting after they uncovered hazardous levels of lead in drinking water in Washington, D.C., as well as similar water quality reporting problems across the country. Before joining The Post, Leonnig covered city halls, legislatures and Congress in various postings at the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Charlotte Observer and the Washington bureau of the former Knight-Ridder newspaper chain. Follow Carol on Twitter: @CarolLeonnig Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings. In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught a study group on Independent Investigations of Presidents. Previously, Michael was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as Deputy Independent/ Independent Counsel, investigating allegations of tampering with presidential candidate Bill Clinton's passport files, and as Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Foreign Affairs Committee, October Surprise Task Force, investigating the handling of the American hostage situation in Iran. Michael is a prolific writer and has published Op-ed pieces for CNN.com, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Hill, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post. Follow Michael on Twitter: @michaelzeldin

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://donnyferguson.com/2021/08/06/solyndra-2-new-biden-giveaway-to-green-donors-requires-half-of-all-us-cars-to-be-electric/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donny-ferguson/message

Tesla battery day! (moving away from Cobalt, going long on Nickel)​ Hands on with a solar power operating and maintenance financial and labor modelJinko sets efficiency record - 24% / mention of SunPower Agrivoltaics - Cylindrical PV in German; a Solyndra like product Lower cost single axis tracker technology from Alion Energy - built in Albedo increaserTesla 10 MW/~22-27MWh residential powerwall VPP wins big power grid contractElectrification opportunityAre EVs really better for the environment? (yes)...How many MPG ICE cars would need get in order to match an EVBattery Day - check out the recording: https://www.tesla.com/2020shareholder...​Hands on with a solar power operating and maintenance financial and labor model https://commercialsolarguy.com/2020/0...​ Jinko sets efficiency recordhttps://www.pveurope.eu/solar-generat...​ Agrivoltaics - a solyndra like products https://twitter.com/SolarInMASS/statu...​ Picture - Lower cost single axis tracker technology from Alion Energy - built in Alberdo increaserhttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/solst-...​ News - Tesla 10 MW/~22-27MWh residential powerwall VPP wins big power grid contracthttps://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-vir...​ Image - Blog showing how many MPG ICE cars would need get in order to match an EV Electric airplane, with a plug :-) Natural gas compressor station 25% powered by solar in NJ Cool residential BIPV system from Netherlands

The Hake Report, Thursday, October 1, 2020:  “Trump supporter” hits journalist (Clip)  Decent young men smeared: Proud Boys! (Parscale too…)  HAKE NEWS, catch it!  Police ambush prosecution! (Clip)  Reparations — U.S. Congress, California, and Asheville, NC. RME.  CALLERS Kenny from Idaho is his usual friendly self.  Kevin from Indiana — he and James debate over Trump's comments: Stand back, stand by.  Earl from Michigan agrees with Russ from Hampton, yesterday.  Mary from San Antonio, TX wants more optimism!  Art from Ohio says Joe Biden and Chris Wallace should have deferred to the President.  Rick from Maine on how to best moderate the debates.  Maze from Dayton, OH makes less sense than even usual!  And a last caller brings up Solyndra and other Obama-Biden failures!  TIME STAMPS 0:00 stream starts 4:21 Conservatives vs Media 15:04 Stand back, stand by 27:05 Super Chats! 28:56 Kenny in Idaho 33:42 Kevin in Indiana 51:00 Earl in Michigan 1:01:45 Break! 1:05:01 More Super Chats! 1:07:16 Mary in San Antonio 1:19:36 Deonte Murray, suspect 1:28:46 Art in Ohio 1:34:30 Rick in Maine 1:39:40 Reparations Forever 1:52:33 Maze in Dayton, OH 1:58:14 Andrwe in Ohio 1:59:07 Thanks, all!  HAKE LINKS LIVE VIDEO: DLive | Periscope | Facebook | Twitch | YouTube  PODCAST: Apple | Podcast Addict | Castbox | Stitcher | Spotify | PodBean | Google … SUPPORT: SubscribeStar | Patreon | Teespring | SUPER CHAT: Streamlabs | DLive  Call in! 888-775-3773, live Monday through Friday 9 AM (Los Angeles) https://thehakereport.com/show  Also see Hake News from JLP's show today.  BLOG POST: https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2020/10/1/100120-thu-stand-back-stand-by-ambush-suspect-reparations-rme 

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

Nicole speaks with "Being Christian" author KC Boyd about right wing religious zealotry, with CAF's Dave Johnson about Sestana, and The Political Carnival's GottaLaff

A bankrupt Solyndra was today's political football on Capitol Hill. Was the solar company an Obama boondoggle or a risk the government took to promote "clean energy?"

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

Solar-panel maker Solyndra's bankruptcy is an embarrassment for the President Obama, even though the Bush Administration got the ball rolling....

Nicole speaks with GOP presidential candidate Buddy Roemer, Will Bunch about the media brown out on the Wall Street protests, and CAF fellow Dave Johnson with the truth about Solyndra

7 AM - Fox News' Mike Majchrowitz reports on the Solyndra deal; Casey Anthony's parents were on Dr Phil.

6 AM - The female Salahi ran off with the guitarist from Journey; MailBag; Kirstie Alley has lost 100 lbs since DWTS; Lawmakers asked DOE about Solyndra deal.