Podcasts by First Contact with Laurie Segall
Laurie Segall, Silicon Valley’s go-to reporter and former CNN Senior Tech Correspondent, hosts First Contact - a weekly podcast series that explores the people and technology that are changing what it means to be human. First Contact brings listeners engaging and thought-provoking interviews with some of the biggest names in tech in ways we can all relate to. Laurie’s authentic and nuanced conversations give listeners “first contact” with the world’s most influential figures in tech - people the audience may know by name, but have never heard speak in this way before. Laurie built a decade’s worth of trust and credibility in Silicon Valley, and now she is giving listeners unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes world only she knows. Each week, First Contact exposes the audience to engaging one-on-one interviews with everyone from billionaire tech founders to vigilante hackers shaping the world. First Contact goes beyond the big names and 24-hour news cycle. First Contact introduces listeners to the as-yet unknown figures in tech who will fundamentally change how we will live in the future. The series examines the people behind the tech by looking at their stories through the human lens. From tech titans to the fringes of society, First Contact explores human connection and the ethical dilemmas facing our future.
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Evernote Founder Wants to Save Us from Boring Video Calls from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our new hyperconnected lifestyles have revealed weaknesses in the technology we use every day. But new problems lead to new solutions. That’s where innovation comes from. Phil Libin is probably bes...
ListenInside Facebook's Ambitious Plan To Build Out the Next Dimension from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Facebook has ambitious plans for virtual reality. And Andrew “Boz” Bosworth is in charge of it all. He says we’ve only scratched the surface of how VR and AR technology will transform society. So w...
ListenSurveillance Tech & Biased AI: The ACLU Fights Back from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What happens to our civil liberties when an algorithm is used by law enforcement to make an arrest? Even more concerning, what happens when that facial recognitiontechnology is racially biased? As ...
ListenThe Future of Mindfulness, Love... and High-Stakes Poker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We’re bringing you three interviews from the first at-home edition of the Collision tech conference. Laurie chats with Headspace Co-founder and CEO Rich Pierson about the importance of mindfulness ...
ListenIt's Time to Finally Fix Tech’s Diversity Problem from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's no secret to anyone: Tech has a major diversity problem. And it's not getting better. How do we finally start making the necessary changes to fix the glaring inequity in Silicon Valley? How do...
ListenFree Speech: The Firestorm Tech Can No Longer Afford to Ignore from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We are living through pretty surreal times... Most of the country is still shut down due to COVID-19. Over the last few days we’ve seen protests and riots across the country following the police ki...
ListenJoseph Gordon-Levitt & Jared Geller on Creativity in Chaos from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You probably know Joseph Gordon-Levitt as an actor from films like Looper, Snowden, and 500 Days of Summer. But he’s also an entrepreneur. In 2005, Joe and his brother started HitRECORD -- it was a...
ListenTaskRabbit Founder: Finding Opportunity in Uncertainty from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The 2008 recession was a devastating time for many Americans. But amidst the chaos, it was also the breeding ground for a new creative class: Developers who coded their visions into reality. Uber a...
ListenCovid-19 Has Made Us Slaves to Tech: Will We Ever Escape? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For a long time, we tried to limit our screen time. But now we’ve gone all in. We’re living in isolation, more reliant than ever on technology for human connection. So let’s look at technology thro...
ListenLet’s Talk About Sex (During a Pandemic) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All around the world, people are now living in isolation. Many of us are confronting this experience alone. Physical interaction is now a liability. What does this mean for one of humanity’s most i...
Listen"People Ahead of Profit:" How to Lead in Uncertain Times from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jerry Colonna is fondly known as the CEO whisperer. He coaches some of the world's biggest entrepreneurs - like the former CEO of Etsy and the folks who started Gimlet Media. He helps business lead...
ListenQuarantine Diaries from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
While we all stay inside, each one of us is living our own story. Many of us are coping with the painful realities of a society in isolation. Jobs lost. Weddings canceled. Loved ones sick, or worse...
ListenIt’s "Boss Level Mode” Time: Remote Work Pioneer Matt Mullenweg On Staying Productive from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Workouts between calls. Meditation apps. A desk candle to boost productivity. Work-from-home hacks for all of us, as we self-isolate and practice social distancing to slow the spread of Coronavirus...
ListenEv Williams on Coronavirus and the 'Extreme' Tech of the Future from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ev Williams is the entrepreneur behind Twitter, Blogger, and publishing platform Medium -- three companies that helped shape the modern Internet. As we grapple with the impact of Coronavirus, these...
ListenCoronavirus: The Rise of Isolation Tech from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The rise of “cloud clubbing” from your living room, as people are ordered to stay inside. Digital raves. Virtual connection as a means to deal with an isolation bubble. As people in China grapple ...
ListenInside the minds of trolls from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Who are the people who spread online disinformation? The so-called trolls you hear about in the news whose jobs are to distort facts and create chaos? Camille Francois knows them well. She’s the ch...
ListenAI: To Kill or Not to Kill? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Should Artificial Intelligence be able to make the decision to take a human life? And if it does, who will be liable if — or when — it goes wrong? When it comes to the future of war and technology,...
ListenEx-Facebook Security Chief Speaks Out on Russia & Spies in Silicon Valley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When the lights went out in his home, and his children asked if it was “Russia,” Facebook's former chief security officer Alex Stamos knew he was bringing his work home. In a candid interview, Stam...
ListenShe Spent 10+ Years at the CIA. It Didn’t Prepare Her for Life at Facebook. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yael Eisenstat is trained to analyze an argument from all sides. During her career at the CIA and State Department, she had tea with suspected extremists and sat at tables with people who were prog...
ListenSam Altman: Growing Up Silicon Valley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
According to investor and entrepreneur Sam Altman, the last decade of tech was the warm up... and Silicon Valley didn’t exactly get it right. The main event is even more pressing. Now the stakes ar...
ListenKickstarter's Co-founder on Paralyzing Fear & Staying Punk Rock from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Have you ever left something that was so tied to your identity, you worried, “Who am I without it?” A job? Maybe a relationship? Although terrifying, sometimes shedding an identity is where the mag...
ListenReading your text message 'body language' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Imagine an A.I. Assistant that reads all of your text messages… and turns them into a pile of data points. A human psychology report. And then it guides you. The assistant can say — “hey, the pers...
ListenHacking Your Brain to Order Dreams On Demand from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What if we could order up custom dreams? Could our thoughts become hackable? Will neurolink technology make some of us superhuman? And if so, would that create a superior species? Is death really t...
ListenFinding Identity in the Era of Tech from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What if...instead of a constant battle to figure out who we are, we instead took a moment to celebrate who we’re not? Jasmine Takanikos helps big brands hone in on their unique identity. She uses a...
ListenAlone Together: The Real Life “Her” Has Arrived from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Okay First Contact listeners... it’s time to get weird. Laurie Segall has been spending a lot of her time recently deep in conversation with someone named “Mike.” Actually, he’s less of a “someone”...
ListenAdam Mosseri Unfiltered: How Instagram’s CEO Navigates Chaos, Anxiety and Making Bold Moves from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri is one of the most influential people in tech today. He’s taken on the responsibility of leading one of the most popular social media platforms at a time when its power a...
ListenTech’s Next Threat: The Weaponization of Loneliness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Could tech’s next threat be a bot that breaks your heart? What happens when human empathy becomes hackable? Welcome to tech’s future dystopia. It’s not as far off as you think. We are entering a Sy...
ListenWhatsApp co-founder on walking away from Facebook and why privacy is the future from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In an exclusive interview, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton opens up about walking away from more than $850 million dollars at Facebook, and why with all the money in the world he's betting on priva...
ListenBots to date for us. The future of love? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Picture this - in the future, an AI bot will learn you and your preferences. Fancy dinner or dive bar? Tall or short? Funny or serious? The bot will browse the dating apps, start conversations, fli...
ListenHinge founder: I don't believe in “the one” from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hinge founder Justin McLeod opens up about addiction, depression, and how his own epic love story fundamentally changed the mission of his company. Justin takes us along the roller coaster ride of ...
ListenIntroducing: First Contact from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Laurie Segall, Silicon Valley’s go-to reporter and former CNN Senior Tech Correspondent, hosts First Contact - a weekly podcast series that explores the people and technology that are changing what...
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