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2025 Year In Review

In this end-of-year episode, Dalton and Michael discuss some of the biggest topics that came up for them in 2025 including: depopulation, San Francisco, AGI, self-driving cars, talk of AI bubbles, abundance and more. Dalton + Michael is brought to you by ‪@Standard_Cap Dalton Caldwell on X: https://x.com/daltonc Michael Seibel on X: https://x.com/mwseibel

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Episode Details

EPISODE INFO

Released
December 27, 2025
Duration
26m
Channel
Dalton + Michael
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this end-of-year episode, Dalton and Michael discuss some of the biggest topics that came up for them in 2025 including: depopulation, San Francisco, AGI, self-driving cars, talk of AI bubbles, abundance and more. Dalton + Michael is brought to you by ‪@Standard_Cap Dalton Caldwell on X: https://x.com/daltonc Michael Seibel on X: https://x.com/mwseibel

SPEAKERS

  • Michael Seibel

    host

    Entrepreneur and startup accelerator leader, known as a co-host of the “Dalton + Michael” show.

  • Dalton Caldwell

    host

    Entrepreneur and startup accelerator leader, co-host of the “Dalton + Michael” show.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Dalton + Michael, featuring Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell, 2025 Year In Review explores 2025 hot takes on cities, AI, space, politics, and society They argue that most viral Twitter narratives about San Francisco are low-signal and that macro forces like COVID and downtown vacancy explain more than individual politicians do.

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