All-In PodcastE37: NYC rejects far-left candidates, new developments in lab leak theory, App Store breakup & more
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- June 25, 2021
- Duration
- 1h 19m
- Channel
- All-In Podcast
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Show Notes: 0:00 Besties hash out a new format & the purpose of the podcast 14:31 NYC rejects far-left candidates in mayoral primary; importance of crime, homelessness & drug abuse in elections 29:29 New developments in the Wuhan lab leak theory, ramifications for our relationship with China 54:07 Congress turns the heat on up big tech, Apple's App Store monopoly in trouble 1:09:25 Antonio Garcia Martinez's first Substack article on Apple Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Referenced in the show: NYT - N.Y.C. Mayoral Race Highlights: Adams Leads in Early Results Over Wiley and Garcia https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/22/nyregion/nyc-primary-election Vanity Fair - Eric Adams interview https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/eric-adams-nyc-mayor-interview NY Daily News - ‘We don’t want fancy candidates’: Eric Adams declares himself ‘face of the new Democratic Party’ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/nyc-elections-2021/ny-eric-adams-democratic-party-nyc-mayoral-race-20210624-oemlj42abzc7jnime4tjfddfhm-story.html Jesse Bloom COVID origin research paper https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.18.449051v1 Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? by Graham Allison https://rb.gy/7vj8ks Apple says third-party app stores would leave iPhone users vulnerable to scammers https://fortune.com/2021/06/23/apple-iphone-third-party-app-store-users The Pull Request - Bad Apple* by Antonio Garcia Martinez https://www.thepullrequest.com/p/bad-apple #allin #tech #news
SPEAKERS
Chamath Palihapitiya
hostJason Calacanis
hostDavid Friedberg
host
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Chamath Palihapitiya and Jason Calacanis, E37: NYC rejects far-left candidates, new developments in lab leak theory, App Store breakup & more explores all-In crew debates nuance, crime politics, lab leak, and Apple power The hosts open with meta-talk about the show’s format, debating whether their role is to deliver crisp, definitive takes (Sacks) or to emphasize nuanced context so listeners form their own opinions (Friedberg), ultimately agreeing both approaches are valuable. They then pivot to New York City’s mayoral race and argue Eric Adams’ likely victory signals a backlash against far-left, anti-police rhetoric and a renewed appetite for moderate, tough-on-crime policies, especially among minority voters. The conversation shifts to new developments in the COVID lab-leak discussion, focusing on allegedly deleted Chinese sequence data, potential U.S. complicity, and how to better prepare for future pandemics rather than fixating solely on blame. Finally, they dissect antitrust efforts targeting Apple and other tech giants, clashing over whether government intervention (like forcing third‑party app stores) will enhance innovation and help startups or stifle market-driven creative destruction.
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