We're joined by Ash Arora, a Partner at LocalGlobe leading their Web3 practice, to discuss the intricacies of venture capital, blockchain, AI investments, and market dynamics. LocalGlobe, one of the leading early-stage venture capital firms in Europe, ranked #1 early stage fund in EMEA and #3 globally with highest number of unicorns in portfolio, w…

We're joined by tech billionaire and investor Christian Angermayer to discuss the 'Next Human Agenda,' i.e., the technological bets he's taking and how they will shape the future of humanity (in terms of computing, health, society, and governments). Over the past 20 years, Christian has been involved in directly building a lot of unicorns and decac…

We welcomed the author of the new book "The Levelling", Mike O'Sullivan, who's spent 20 years thinking and writing on macro economy and politics. He also served as the Chief Investment Officer at Credit Suisse and is the CEO of Harvest Innovation Advisory. We cover the end of globalisation, the future of democracy, economics, finance, geopolitics, …

In season 2, we kick-off with America's foremost foreign policy scholar, Dr. Joseph Nye, the former Assistant Secretary of Defense and former Dean of Harvard Kennedy School of Government, to talk about how the American Century has shaped our civilization and what lies ahead in the road. Dr. Nye shares his profound insights on: - His personal reflec…

On this African development-focused episode, we're joined by Dr. Pádraig Carmody, a distinguished professor at Trinity College, University of Dublin, and the author of the book "The New Scramble for Africa." Professor Carmody guides us through a thought-provoking discussion: -Unpacking the historical context of African scrambles and their enduring …

From the technology used to build pyramids by Ancient Egyptians to blockchain & AI today, there's tremendous continuity in how technologies developed. We're joined by Dr. Christian de Vartavan, a distinguished Egyptologist whose contributions include 10 seminal works in Egyptology and an impressive tally of 40 scientific discoveries. Beyond his exp…

Sam and Ethan discuss the results of Power Struggle 2023By Above The Ring

In this episode, we sat down with Professor Dr. Salim Ayduz, a distinguished expert in Ottoman science and technology delving into the rich tapestry of technical innovations that helped create the Ottoman Empire's 600+ year tri-continental legacy. In the episode, we cover: -the forgotten pioneers of Ottoman science & technology -the social, politic…

Scott and Ethan sit down to discuss WWE's latest Premium Live Event, Fastlane and then discuss the Press Conference and the shenanigans coming from it.By Above The Ring

On this day, we see clearly, that Scott and the Man in Black, Ethan sit down to discuss the results of NXT No Mercy and AEW WrestleDream!By Above The Ring

Sam and Scott sit down to discuss the TKO merger and the layoffs from it, the Nick Kahn/CM Punk statement, Grand Slam Becky Lynch, Jade Cargill going to WWE? Plus more!By Above The Ring

Sam and Ethan run down the cards for both the All Star Junior Festival USA as well as Multiverse United IIBy Above The Ring

Sam, Scott, and the Man in Black, Ethan sit down to discuss the results of the Back-To-Back AEW PPVs, All In and All Out.By Above The Ring

Sam and Scott sit down together for the first time since mid-June to discuss the unfortunate deaths of Terry Funk, Windham Rotunda, Bob Barker, and Jimmy Buffet, the AEW/CM Punk situation, Gunther and MJF's potential record breaking title reigns, then shift gears to talk WrestleMania XL and the fall of Roman Reigns.…

On this episode, we're joined by serial entrepreneur and CEO of Manna Bobby Healy (@realBobbyHealy) who runs one of the Top 5 drone delivery companies in the world. We also welcomed back a friend of the pod Pamir Sevincel, Partner at Blackbird. Join us as we talk about the ins and outs of a fundamental technology that'll terraform the way we live: …

The crew returns to make their picks for AEW All Out and talk a little trash while doing it!By Above The Ring

With Sam and the Champion, Mr. Zak on assignment, Scott, Jon the Stat Man, and the Man in Black, Ethan sit down to make their picks for AEW's All In!By Above The Ring

Sam and Ethan discuss the finals of the G1 Climax 33 tournamentBy Above The Ring

The crew returns to talk about what happened at SummerSlam and where WWE goes from here!By Above The Ring

The crew is back to talk the Biggest Party of the Summer! Sam, Scott, Ethan, Jon the Stat Man, and Mr. Zak talk SummerSlam and give their picks for the show!By Above The Ring

Ethan and Sam discuss the upcoming NJPW G1 Climax tournament and make their predictions.By Above The Ring

We're joined at Empasco by the former Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi Roivas, who ran and built both sets of organizations: leading the highest political office of one of the most technologically advanced EU governments and now also being a technology entrepreneur to a hard tech startup doing mobilities. In the episode, we cover: - the confluence o…

Sam, Scott, Ethan, and Mr. Zak return to talk all things MITB and who gets the ever important Ship It Studios Championship point!By Above The Ring

Sam, Scott, Ethan, and Jon The Stat Man return to talk Forbidden Door results, make their picks for MITB, and receive a message from the current Ship It Studios Wrestling Champion, Mr. Zak!By Above The Ring

The ATR crew has returned (sans the Stat Man who is on assignment) to talk and make their picks for Sunday's AEW vs NJPW Forbidden Door! With another Ship It Studios point on the line, who's going to get the win this weekend? Find out now!By Above The Ring

Sam and Ethan go through the results to this year's Dominion eventBy Above The Ring

Sam and Scott sit down and discuss AEW Collision which debuts this upcoming Saturday, June 17th, 2023. The duo talks what they'd like to see from the show, how it can succeed, what not to do, and much more!By Above The Ring

In this episode, we're joined by one of the founding faculties of Stanford's technology ethics course. Professor Rob Reich is the author of the recently published book "System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong & How We Can Reboot." In the face of society-altering AI and advancing technologies, we confront pressing ethical and societal challenges. Ho…

Sam and Ethan run down the results from Best of the Super Juniors tournament as well as Resurgence. The cards for the upcoming Dominion and All Together shows are previewed.By Above The Ring

The entire crew is back to discuss WWE Night of Champions, NXT Battleground, and AEW Double or Nothing. Plus with Season 3 of the Ship It Studios kicking off, who leads after this weekend? Find that out and more on this ATR Post Show episode!By Above The Ring

The time has come, Season three of the Ship It Studios Heavyweight Wresting Championship has begun. Sam, Scott, Jon the Stat Man, Ethan, and Mr. Zak return to give their first picks of the season for WWE Night of Champions, NXT Battleground, and AEW Double or Nothing!By Above The Ring

Sam and Ethan discuss the results from Wrestling Dontaku as well as go over the blocks for the Best of the Super Juniors tournament.By Above The Ring

Sam and Scott sit down and talk the new World Heavyweight Championship, why the old title designs were not brought back, and what this means for Triple H's Legacy.By Above The Ring

Sam and Ethan go into depth in regards to Sakura Genesis, Capital Collision, and Collision In PhiladelphiaBy Above The Ring

After an insane few weeks of wrestling news, the crew is back to talk about it. Sam, Scott, and Jon the Stat Man talk the Endeavor merger, Raw after Mania and Vince's letter the WWE Staff, Logan Paul re-signs, Seth and Drew upset within the company, AEW at Wembley, and more!By Above The Ring

Centuries before the official Renaissance of Europe began as we deem it, there was a part of Europe (i.e. Muslim Spain) which already begun the 'Renaissance' and made the region a powerhouse of innovation and prosperity that would go on to shape the world we live in today. A tale of technical innovations, pluralistic cohabiting of various religions…

The crew is back as Sam, Scott, Jon the Stat Man, Mr. Zak, and Ethan are back to talk WrestleMania Weekend, the Endeavor Merger, Vince's evil mustache, and we crown the next Ship It Studios Heavyweight Champion.By Above The Ring

The gang's all here! Sam, Scott, Jon the Stat Man, Mr. Zak, and Ethan talk the greatest weekend in professional wrestling and give their picks for the Showcase of the Immortals!By Above The Ring

Sam and Ethan discuss the results from the New Japan CupBy Above The Ring

Sam and Scott are back and go on a plethora of tangents! They talk everything from the WWE HOF class of 2023 to Jinder Mahal's title run in 2017 to AEW House Rules and more! Strap in and enjoy the ride folks!By Above The Ring

Sam, Scott, Jon the Stat Man, and Mr. Zak from Ship It Studios are in the house to talk all things AEW Revolution and who gets that crucial point in the Ship It Studios Heavyweight Championship Series!By Above The Ring

After four months away, Scott returns with a solo podcast as he once again goes Back to Basics covering ETWA's Season's Beatings from December and looks forward to Saturday's ETWA show called This is Still Our Town!By Above The Ring

Sam and Ethan discuss the upcoming New Japan Cup as well as discuss the results from the Super J Festival and Battle in the Valley eventsBy Above The Ring

Sam, Scott and Jon the Stat Man talk AEW Revolution and give their picks (along with Mr. Zak's, who was on assignment) for the PPV this Sunday.By Above The Ring

Sam and Scott are back to discuss WWE Elimination Chamber, Impact's No Surrender, Jay White's situation after NJPW Battle In The Valley, MITB at the O2 in London selling out in a minute, Tony Khan's "Huge Announcement", and more!By Above The Ring

How to build a digital-native nation? How to use digital-native design to solve voter fraud and corruption? For an action-packed episode with an actual builder of digital governments, our host Waheed Rahman (@iwaheedo) takes the seat with one of the world’s most influential people in the field of digital governance, Siim Sikkut. (@sikkut) The man w…

Sam & Jon talk Jay White's future, MJF & the Nassau County Police, Sponsorship Matches, AEW House Rules, Sam's experience at NWA Nuff Said, & more!By Above The Ring

Sam and Ethen talk about Night 2 or Wrestle Kingdom in Yokohama, the upcoming Muto event, as well as Kota Ibushi leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling.By Above The Ring

The 2023 Royal Rumble has come and gone and the crew is here to discuss what happened, look forward to Elimination Chamber in Montreal and Wrestlemania in Los Angeles.By Above The Ring

The gang's all here, Sam, Scott, Jon, and Mr. Zak from Ship It Studios returns to make their picks for this Saturday's WWE Royal Rumble!By Above The Ring