Reed Hastings: From Building Netflix to What Comes Next

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

April 22, 2026

Duration

59m

Channel

Reid Hoffman

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

This week, Reid and Aria sit down with Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings. Reed has seen technology rewrite the rules of entertainment before, but AI takes him back to his beginnings: he studied it at Stanford in the late '80s, decades before it became the only conversation in tech. Few people have watched this moment build from as many vantage points: he's served on the boards of Microsoft, Meta, Bloomberg, and, now, Anthropic. In this episode, they talk about what AI changes in entertainment in the stories themselves, and who gets to tell them. We ask what AI can deliver for education, an area Reed has poured hundreds of millions to reform. We dig into whether the disruption coming for workers is a wages problem, a jobs problem, or something else entirely. And we ask what a two-superpower AI race means for everyone else. Note: we recorded this episode with Reed Hastings before he announced that he won't stand for re-election to the Netflix board. For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all the episodes, visit https://www.possible.fm/podcast/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Aria Finger

  host

  Co-host of the podcast Possible and a technology/nonprofit executive.

• Reid Hoffman

  host

  Entrepreneur and investor; co-founder of LinkedIn and host of Possible.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Reid Hoffman, featuring Aria Finger and Reid Hoffman, Reed Hastings: From Building Netflix to What Comes Next explores Reed Hastings on AI’s real disruptions: safety, education, and emotion Reed Hastings describes how stepping down as Netflix CEO left him unexpectedly comfortable moving on, using the time to ski and giving the new leadership space without interference.

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