Hosted by ns.com · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 37 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
What comes after Google, Facebook, Bitcoin, and Ethereum? Perhaps it's the startup country — the network state. Balaji interviews tech founders and policymakers from around the world on managing billions of dollars and millions of people, as well as what it might take to start a new kind of state.
ns.com hosts The Network State Podcast, a technology show with 37 episodes published.
Uma Roy is a cryptographer and cofounder of Succinct. We discuss how zero knowledge acts as a defense against AI, the challenges with AI detection tools, and how crypto makes digital media real again. If you are interest
Arjun Khemani is an author, podcaster, and privacy evangelist. He previously worked at Naval Ravikant's Airchat. We discuss the moral imperative for Zcash to scale, the balance between transparency and privacy, and the p
Noor Siddiqui is the founder of Orchid, which offers whole genome screening for over 1,000 genetic diseases. We cover the transition from biological chance to choice, American public support for embryo screening, the his
Sean Neville co-founded Circle, the issuer of USDC, and is now the founder of Catena Labs. We cover the Centre Consortium joint venture between Circle and Coinbase, the rise of machine-native money, identity systems for
Ben Horowitz is co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and the author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things. We cover why a16z left Delaware, the creation of Special Founder Zones, the politicization of US courts, and th
Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and author of Check Your Financial Privilege. We cover fiat devaluation as global taxation, why the IMF and World Bank aren’t what you think the
Bryan Johnson is the most biologically characterized human in history. We cover the transition from the FDA era to large effect sizes, the potential of gene therapies, real-time brain measurement, and the roadmap for the
Dan Wang is the author of Breakneck and a Research Fellow at the Hoover History Lab at Stanford. We analyze why China has become the Engineering State while America has become the Lawyerly State. We cover the discontinui
Yat Siu is the co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, which has over 600 portfolio companies and billions in assets. We discuss why gaming is the first jurisdiction enforced by code, the geopolitical split between Ch
Timur Kuran is a professor at Duke University and the originator of the concept preference falsification. We cover the mechanics of public lies, the falsification of US economic statistics, why Islamic law rejected the c
Luke Gromen is the founder of Forest for the Trees (FFTT) and a macroeconomic analyst with three decades of experience identifying global economic bottlenecks. We cover the stock market as the US economy, the Chinese sup
Andrew Huberman is a professor of neurobiology at Stanford and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. We explore the design of the Huberman Health Zone, focusing on cortisol regulation, force-sleep technology, and the necessi
Stacy Herbert is the Director of the National Bitcoin Office of El Salvador. We cover El Salvador's pivot from gang warfare to physical security, the new AI and robotics laws, President Bukele's tech founder mindset, and
Cory Levy is the founder of Z Fellows and an investor in early-stage technical founders. We cover the decline of legacy institutions, where talent should go, and the shift from a rules-based to a code-based order. If you
Ben Lang leads community at Cursor, where 1,000 users applied within days to host Cafe Cursor popups. We cover the logistics of cafe takeovers, printing the cloud to the land, Society-as-a-Service, and connecting the top
Kamil Galeev is a writer specializing in the mechanics of historical power. We discuss why revolutions often lead to extreme regimentation, the centralization of the French monarchy, building parallel institutions, Stali
David Friedberg is co-host of the All-In podcast and CEO of Ohalo. We discuss the fractal frontier, why the network wins in the West while the state wins in the East, consequences of the New Deal, China's industrial domi
Solana has become by some measures the #1 new ecosystem for crypto devs. Why? We talk with Akshay and Lily on how Solana is creating Internet Capital Markets, enabling micropayments, and building Solana special economic
India is now #3 in global unicorns, and was the #1 fastest growing economy in the world from 2015-2025. How did that come about? I'm joined by Hemant Mohapatra at Lightspeed India to give a quick survey of Indian tech fo
Jesse Pollak leads Coinbase Base, which enables 1 cent transactions on Ethereum. We discuss the motivation behind Base, monetization for creators & companies, local stablecoins, network states, and the Base Batches sessi
Arjun Khemani
Zcash
1 appearance on this show
Noor Siddiqui
CEO · Orchid
1 appearance on this show
Ben Horowitz
founder · Andreessen Horowitz
1 appearance on this show
Alex Gladstein
Human Rights Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Bryan Johnson
CEO and Co-Founder of WeInfuse, CEO of RxToolKit, CEO of InfuseTrack · Dane County or Madison Waste Management Department
2 appearances on this show
Dan Wang
research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover History Lab · Hoover Institution
1 appearance on this show
Yat Siu
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman · Animoca Brands
1 appearance on this show
Luke Gromen
founder and president · Forest for the Trees
1 appearance on this show
Dr Andrew Huberman
professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology · Stanford School of Medicine
1 appearance on this show
Jesse Pollak
Coinbase
1 appearance on this show
Claire Lehmann
founder and editor-in-chief · Quillette
1 appearance on this show
Benedict Evans
2 appearances on this show
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
The Network State Podcast has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their technology audience.
The Network State Podcast is hosted by ns.com. The show is categorised under technology and has published 37 episodes.
The Network State Podcast has published 37 episodes.
The Network State Podcast regularly covers technology. It sits in the technology category.
The Network State Podcast is accessible for guests with genuine technology expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
The Network State Podcast hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of The Network State Podcast average 65 minutes, giving guests a long-form format with plenty of time to expand on their expertise.
Our data rates The Network State Podcast's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 4 days ago.
