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The Dynamist

The Dynamist, a podcast by the Foundation for American Innovation, brings together the most important thinkers and doers to discuss the future of technology, governance, and innovation. The Dynamist is hosted by Evan Swarztrauber, former Policy Advisor at the Federal Communications Commission. Subscribe now!

The Dynamist, a podcast by the Foundation for American Innovation, brings together the most important thinkers and doers to discuss the future of technology, governance, and innovation. The Dynamist is hosted by Evan Swarztrauber, former Policy Advisor at the Federal Communications Commission. Subscribe now!

 

#142

The U.S. and China Tussle on Rare Earths w/Joseph Krause and Farrell Gregory

China's October decision to add five rare earth elements to its export control list confir... more

10 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:31

10 Dec 2025


#141

The Feds Have a $100 Billion IT Problem w/Luke Hogg and Dan Lips

The federal government spends over $100 billion on information technology (IT) every year.... more

02 Dec 2025

39 MINS

39:52

02 Dec 2025


#140

Trump Calls for Federal AI Standard w/Dean Ball

The push for a federal standard on AI is back. With support from President Trump, House Ma... more

24 Nov 2025

53 MINS

53:41

24 Nov 2025


#139

Grid-Locked: The Battle over Data Centers w/ Asad Ramzanali and Daniel King

The future of AI may be decided in backyards. Data Centers—the sprawling facilities design... more

17 Nov 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:08

17 Nov 2025


#138

A Conservative Agenda for American Science Policy w/Ian Banks

For three decades, conservatives abandoned science policy. Now they have a chance to rebui... more

04 Nov 2025

56 MINS

56:45

04 Nov 2025


#137

Who Should Regulate AI, and How? w/Matt Perault and Jai Ramaswamy

California governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law the country’s first comprehensiv... more

21 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:21

21 Oct 2025


#136

LIVE: FCC Launches Space Month

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr just announced "Space Month" at the agency. [Speaking] (https://... more

14 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:46

14 Oct 2025


#135

Trump Asserts Control over Agencies Humbled by Courts w/Tom Johnson

In President Trump’s second term, federal agencies are navigating uncharted territory. Two... more

02 Oct 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:22

02 Oct 2025


#134

How to Stop U.S. Gov’t Payments to Dead People and Chinese Banks w/ Dan Lips and Lars Schönander

In this follow-up to his interview with Senator Joni Ernst, Evan dives into the legislativ... more

25 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:55

25 Sep 2025


#133

A Decade-Long War Against Government Waste w/ U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

For over a decade, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has been a persistent voice against governmen... more

24 Sep 2025

13 MINS

13:01

24 Sep 2025


#132

NVIDIA and Intel: A Tale of Two Chip Firms w/Oren Cass

Not too long ago, NVIDIA was a niche tech company known for the graphics cards that powere... more

16 Sep 2025

59 MINS

59:41

16 Sep 2025


#131

Tech Politics in the AI Age w/Nick Solheim

This week, we're crossposting this episode where our own Evan Swarztrauber joined [America... more

02 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:11

02 Sep 2025


#130

There Are Chinese Spies at Stanford w/Elsa Johnson and Garret Molloy

When Stanford students Elsa Johnson and Garret Molloy began investigating Chinese intellig... more

13 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:41

13 Aug 2025


#129

An American AI Action Plan w/Charles Clancy and Joshua Levine

While Silicon Valley builds advanced AI models and Beijing integrates them into state powe... more

05 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:03

05 Aug 2025


#128

Racing China to the Quantum Future w/Dr. Peter Shadbolt

Quantum computing has been "five years away" for decades, but when NVIDIA's Jensen Huang s... more

30 Jul 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:39

30 Jul 2025


#127

A Free Speech Recession? w/Ashkhen Kazaryan and Jacob Mchangama

Is free speech in global decline? A new [survey] (https://futurefreespeech.org/the-free-sp... more

24 Jul 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:54

24 Jul 2025


#126

America First Antitrust w/ Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater

Gail Slater is the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the Department of Justice (... more

15 Jul 2025

56 MINS

56:37

15 Jul 2025


#125

A Post-Mortem on a Moratorium w/James Wallner and Luke Hogg

The One Big Beautiful Bill is now President Trump's signature legislative achievement, inc... more

09 Jul 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:11

09 Jul 2025


#124

The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook: Part II w/Austin Bishop and Julius Krein

Last week on the Dynamist, we spoke with several of the architects behind the [Techno-Indu... more

02 Jul 2025

56 MINS

56:58

02 Jul 2025


#123

The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook w/Robert Bellafiore, Kelvin Yu, Santi Ruiz, and Chris Griswold

The U.S. production base has slipped: China passed America in manufacturing output in 2011... more

24 Jun 2025

54 MINS

54:50

24 Jun 2025


#122

China, Made by Apple w/ Patrick McGee

President Trump’s tariffs on China have highlighted how much American companies, and consu... more

17 Jun 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:47

17 Jun 2025


#121

Nuclear 101: Reactors of the Future with Ed Petit De Mange, Patrick O’Brien, Kathleen Nelson Romans ...

Nuclear power is experiencing a notable revival in policy circles. The Trump administratio... more

10 Jun 2025

59 MINS

59:21

10 Jun 2025