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Every week on What's Your Problem?, former Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein talks with entrepreneurs and engineers tackling the biggest challenges at the forefront of technology. How do you make...
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Every week on What's Your Problem?, former Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein talks with entrepreneurs and engineers tackling the biggest challenges at the forefront of technology. How do you make a trip to space as routine as a plane flight? How do you turn solar energy into clean fuel? How do you use AI to stop deadly infections before they spread? We hear a lot these days about how the world is getting worse. What's Your Problem? learns from the thinkers and doers trying to make our future better. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.
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7 MAG 2026 · Rob Meyerson is the co-founder and CEO of Interlune. Rob's problem is this: How do you help build an economy on the moon? Eventually, Rob hopes Interlune will help build a moon base. For now, he is focused on bringing a gas called helium-3 back from the moon to sell on earth. Earlier in his career, Rob was the president of Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos. In this episode, Rob explains:
- Why reusable rockets are only the first step for going back to the moon
- What it's going to take to actually manufacture things in space
- How to build a business by sifting through moon dirt
- How nuclear fusion and quantum computing could rely on mining the moon
Connect with us:
- Follow Jacob Goldstein on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/, https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en and https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en
- Email us at problem@pushkin.fm
- Follow Pushkin on https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/,https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all or https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en
- Listen to Jacob’s other show, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167
- To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin
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30 APR 2026 · Aaron Edsinger left his job as director of robotics at Google to start a company called Hello Robot. Aaron’s problem is this: How do you build an affordable robot that people can use to solve real problems at home? The result is a robot that looks nothing like a person. In fact, it’s closer to a Roomba with an arm. In this episode, Aaron explains:
- Why home robots have barely progressed since the Roomba
- Why simpler robots can be more useful than complex humanoids
- Why the physical world is so much harder for AI than language
- How robot safety is fundamentally a physics problem
Connect with us:
- Follow Jacob Goldstein on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/, https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en and https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en
- Email us at problem@pushkin.fm
- Follow Pushkin on https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/,https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all or https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en
- Listen to Jacob’s other show, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167
- To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin
See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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23 APR 2026 · Ben Christensen is the co-founder and CEO of Cambium, the largest seller of salvaged wood in America. Ben's problem is this: How can we turn the trees that are falling to the ground all around us, into usable wood? In this episode, Ben explains:
- Why so much wood goes unused
- Why Cambium created demand before building the supply chain
- How building a data layer across the fragmented lumber industry reduces waste
- Why salvaged wood can compete on price with conventional lumber
- The best mantra to use 80 miles into an ultramarathon
Connect with us:
- Follow Jacob Goldstein on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/, https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en and https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en
- Email us at problem@pushkin.fm
- Follow Pushkin on https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/,https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all or https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en
- Listen to Jacob’s other show, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167
- To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin
See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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16 APR 2026 · Investors are pouring billions of dollars into nuclear fusion companies. The dream: transform human civilization (and power AI data centers) by providing cheap, abundant energy. But nobody’s figured out how to make it work yet. What will it take to make fusion work at scale – and how will the world be different if it does? To answer this question, Jacob recently hosted https://schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP1162254 between Greg Piefer of SHINE Technologies, Melanie Windridge of Fusion Energy Insights, and Luke Ward of investment firm Baillie Gifford. In this episode, the guests explain:
- The incredible promise of fusion
- What it will take to realize that promise
- How the AI boom and the demand for power is shaping the fusion industry
- Why having a ton of money flowing into the field is not necessarily a good thing
Connect with us:
- Follow Jacob Goldstein on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/, https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en and https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en
- Email us at problem@pushkin.fm
- Follow Pushkin on https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/,https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all and https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en
- Listen to Jacob’s other show, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167
- To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin
See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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9 APR 2026 · Mark Barrocas is the CEO of SharkNinja, a company that sells everything from vacuums, to blenders, to beauty products. Mark’s problem is this: How do you invent new products that people want to rave about on social media? In this episode, Mark explains:
- How SharkNinja finds product ideas
- The tradeoffs at the heart of product development
- How the Ninja Creami became a viral hit
- Why some products fail and others succeed.
Connect with us:
- Follow Jacob Goldstein on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/, https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en and https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en
- Email us at problem@pushkin.fm
- Follow Pushkin on https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/,https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all or https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en
- Listen to Jacob’s other show, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167
- To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin
See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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19 MAR 2026 · Michael Hufford is the co-founder and CEO of LyGenesis, a company working on a new treatment for end stage liver disease. Michael’s problem is this: How do grow a new liver inside the body of a sick patient? In this episode, Michael explains:
- The liver's unique power of regeneration
- The organ transplant crisis and how regeneration can help
- The science behind using lymph nodes to grow new organs
- The status of LyGenesis’ human trials
- The future of regenerative medicine
Learn more:
- Check out LyGenesis’ https://www.lygenesis.com/
Connect with us:
- Follow Jacob Goldstein on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/, https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en and https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en
- Email us at problem@pushkin.fm
- Follow Pushkin on https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/,https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all or https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en
- Listen to Jacob’s other show, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167
- To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin
See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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12 MAR 2026 · Rare earth elements are inside pretty much everything with an on-off switch: Phones, laptops, cars. Even missiles. And China controls the world’s supply of components made from rare earths. David Abraham is the author of the book “https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25246861-the-elements-of-power.” David’s problem is this: What should the US do about China's chokehold on the rare earth supply chain? According to Abraham, the current US strategy could wind up costing billions of dollars without solving the problem. And he has a big idea for what we should do instead. In this episode, David explains:
- How China quietly built a monopoly on rare earth materials
- Why the 2010 Japan crisis was a preview of today's trade war
- China’s export restriction strategy
- Why the problem goes deeper than billions in spending can solve
- Why electric vehicles are the key to reinvigorating the U.S. rare earth industry
Learn more:
- Find David at his https://www.davidsabraham.com/
- Buy the https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00W0C96H4
- Check out David’s https://newrepublic.com/article/194514/rare-earth-materials-china-trade in the new Republic
Connect with us:
- Follow Jacob Goldstein on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/, https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en and https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en
- Email us at problem@pushkin.fm
- Follow Pushkin on https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/,https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all or https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en
- Listen to Jacob’s other show, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167
To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkinSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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5 MAR 2026 · Ben Bloom is the co-founder and CEO of Atom Computing, a company building quantum computers out of individual atoms. Ben’s problem is this: How do you build a quantum computer that is actually useful for everything from discovering new medicines to building better batteries? In this episode, Ben explains:
- The practical applications of quantum computers
- Atom Computing’s approach using individual neutral atoms as qubits
- The key engineering challenge of scaling while maintaining accuracy
- The playbook for commercializing quantum computing
Connect with us:
- Follow Jacob Goldstein on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/, https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en and https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en
- Email us at problem@pushkin.fm
- Follow Pushkin on https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all or https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en
- Listen to Jacob’s other show, (00:21:23) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167
- To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin
See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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26 FEB 2026 · Jonny Dyer is the founder and CEO of a satellite company called https://www.muonspace.com/. The company’s first big project is a satellite constellation called FireSat. Jonny’s problem is this: How do you capture data from space to help manage wildfires around the world in near-real time? In this episode, Jonny explains:
- How smartphone tech inspired smaller, cheaper satellites.
- Why fighting wildfires is still shockingly primitive.
- Why China does not distinguish between commercial and military satellites.
- Why data centers in space might arrive by 2035.
Connect with us:
- Follow Jacob Goldstein on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/, https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en and https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en
- Email us at problem@pushkin.fm
- Follow Pushkin on https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/,https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all or https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en
- Listen to Jacob’s other show, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167
- To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin
See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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19 FEB 2026 · After bacteria were discovered, it took scientists 200 years to figure out that they cause disease. If scientists had made the link sooner, hundreds of millions of lives could have been saved. In his recent book So Very Small, Tom Levenson, a professor of science writing at MIT, tells the amazing story of germ theory, and argues that our worldview can prevent us from seeing what is right in front of us – even when lives are at stake.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Every week on What's Your Problem?, former Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein talks with entrepreneurs and engineers tackling the biggest challenges at the forefront of technology. How do you make...
mostra di più
Every week on What's Your Problem?, former Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein talks with entrepreneurs and engineers tackling the biggest challenges at the forefront of technology. How do you make a trip to space as routine as a plane flight? How do you turn solar energy into clean fuel? How do you use AI to stop deadly infections before they spread? We hear a lot these days about how the world is getting worse. What's Your Problem? learns from the thinkers and doers trying to make our future better. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.
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| Autore | Pushkin Industries |
| Organizzazione | iHeart Podcasts |
| Categorie | Tecnologia |
| Sito | - |
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