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James Pethokoukis

Senior Fellow and AEI's Political Economy host

James Pethokoukis is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He analyzes US economic policy, writes and edits the AEIdeas blog, and hosts AEI’s Political Economy podcast. Pethokoukis is also a contributor to CNBC and writes the “Faster, Please!” newsletter on Substack. He is a 2002 “Jeopardy!” champion and author of The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi W...

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🚀 The New Space Age meets the Age of AI: My interview with Phil MetzgerFaster, Please! — The PodcastAug 26, 202634:37Host 🏁 The Great AI Race as a clash over compute: my interview with analyst Ryan FedasiukFaster, Please! — The PodcastAug 18, 202630:20Host 💧⚡🖥️ A deep-dive on data centers: My interview with AI researcher Andy MasleyFaster, Please! — The PodcastAug 6, 202635:41Host 📈 The business of AI: My interview with technology analyst and investor Azeem AzharFaster, Please! — The PodcastJul 30, 202634:00Host ✨ Data center distortions: My interview with energy policy analyst Shuting PomerleauFaster, Please! — The PodcastJul 21, 202631:32Host ✨ My interview with Sebastian Mallaby, author of 'The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence'Faster, Please! — The PodcastJul 14, 202634:43Host ✨💪 AI, jobs, and productivity: My chat with economist Erik BrynjolfssonFaster, Please! — The PodcastJun 25, 202637:35Host ✨💪 The future of work in an age of AI: My chat with economist Daniel RockFaster, Please! — The PodcastApr 28, 202628:27Host 🏗️ A hub for hard-tech startups: My chat with 'American Shenzhen' builder Joshua FarahzadFaster, Please! — The PodcastApr 10, 202619:46Host ✨ The Age of AI, an update: My chat with policy analyst Dean BallFaster, Please! — The PodcastMar 24, 202642:55Host 🌎 Storm watch: My chat with climate policy expert Roger Pielke Jr.Faster, Please! — The PodcastFeb 19, 202634:44Host ☄️Awaiting apocalypse: My chat with journalist and author Dorian LynskeyFaster, Please! — The PodcastFeb 4, 202626:41Host ⤴️ Beyond Abundance: My chat with Brink Lindsey about his new book, 'The Permanent Problem'Faster, Please! — The PodcastJan 30, 202631:32Host ⚛️ A final (and lasting?) nuclear revival: My chat with nuclear energy advocate Jessica LoveringFaster, Please! — The PodcastJan 20, 202626:52Host 🪐 NASA and beyond: My chat with space policy analyst Casey DreierFaster, Please! — The PodcastDec 4, 202528:53Host ✨🔬 Acceleration though AI-automated R&D: My chat (+transcript) with researcher Tom DavidsonFaster, Please! — The PodcastNov 20, 202525:15Host 🚀 The trillion-dollar space race: My chat (+transcript) with journalist Christian DavenportFaster, Please! — The PodcastNov 4, 202530:01Host 🤖 Thoughts of a (rare) free-market AI doomer: My chat (+transcript) with economist James MillerFaster, Please! — The PodcastOct 24, 202529:31Host 🛑 Why progress stops : My chat (+transcript) with economist Carl Benedikt FreyFaster, Please! — The PodcastOct 8, 202523:48Host 🤖 AI risks and rewards: My chat (+transcript) with AI researcher Miles BrundageFaster, Please! — The PodcastSep 26, 202530:25Host