Today I’m talking with Ronan Farrow, one of the biggest stars of investigative reporting working today. He broke the Harvey Weinstein story, among many, many others. 
Just last week, he and co-author Andrew Marantz published an incredible deep-dive feature in The New Yorker about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, his trustworthiness, and the rise of OpenAI itself. So Ronan came on the show to discuss the piece, his reporting process, and why he thinks this story and the revelations it contains really matter. 
Links: 
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 <li>Sam Altman may control our future — can he be trusted? | <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted">The New Yorker</a>
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 <li>Hey ChatGPT, which one of these is the real Sam Altman? | <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/books/review/empire-of-ai-karen-hao-the-optimist-keach-hagey.html">New York Times</a>
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 <li>Suspect throws molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home | <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/sam-altman-home-attack-openai-san-franisco-office-threat/">Wired</a>
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 <li>The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/911778/ai-violence-sam-altman-home">The Verge</a>
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 <li>The vibes are off at OpenAI | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/908513/the-vibes-are-off-at-openai">The Verge</a>
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 <li>Why Sam Altman was booted from OpenAI | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/814876/ilya-sutskever-deposition-openai-sam-altman-elon-musk-lawsuit">The Verge</a>
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 <li>Sam Altman, unconstrained by the truth | <a href="https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/sam-altman-unconstrained-by-the-truth">Gary Marcus</a>
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 <li>A brief history of Sam Altman's hype | <a href="https://venturebeat.com/ai/sam-altman-at-ted-2025-inside-the-most-uncomfortable-and-important-ai-interview-of-the-year">MIT Tech Review</a>
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