GeekWire Podcasts

Jul 18, 2026, 7:46 AM

Silicon Valley icon Vinod Khosla: What kind of Seahawks owner will he be?

Silicon Valley legend Vinod Khosla’s family is leading a group that’s buying the Seattle Seahawks for a record $9.6 billion. We dug into hours of his talks and interviews to answer the big questions on this week’s GeekWire Podcast. Read More

Jul 11, 2026, 9:19 AM

Microsoft’s reset, a new era for Seattle startups, and how AI is changing everything for founders

On this week’s show, we’re on the GeekWire deck for our annual founder open house, where we dig into Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs — including a major Xbox shakeup — and the surprising rise of hardware companies on the GeekWire 200. Read More

Jun 27, 2026, 7:45 AM

From the dot-com boom to AI security: F5 at 30, with CEO François Locoh-Donou

F5 has remade itself in every era of computing — from the early web to the cloud — and at 30 it’s doing it again. CEO François Locoh-Donou joins the GeekWire Podcast to discuss the company’s evolution and its latest initiative: a platform for AI security. Read More

Jun 20, 2026, 8:50 AM

Anthropic, Amazon, and the Fable shutdown; AI-powered school arrives; World Cup tech

Anthropic took its two newest AI models offline to comply with a U.S. order, with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly among those who raised the concerns behind it. The GeekWire Podcast also digs into agentic AI’s effect on Amazon’s culture, an AI-driven school opening near Seattle, and the sensor-packed World Cup ball. Read More

Jun 13, 2026, 8:23 AM

Following through in Cleveland: A GeekWire trip report, plus data center ‘theater’ and the SpaceX IPO

John Cook and Charles Fitzgerald call into the podcast from an abandoned Westinghouse factory in Cleveland to debrief on a Rust Belt city’s comeback and what Seattle can learn from it. Plus: the new data center moratorium, and why Fitzgerald is sitting out the SpaceX IPO. Read More

Jun 6, 2026, 7:33 AM

Microsoft Build decoded: Solara, Scout, AI models, GitHub’s woes and more with Mary Jo Foley

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we break down the news from Microsoft Build from Project Solara and the Scout agentic assistant to Microsoft’s push to rely less on OpenAI and Anthropic, and the mounting pressure on GitHub. Read More

May 30, 2026, 7:13 AM

Zuckerberg’s yacht, Meta’s layoffs, a robot pizza flameout, and a reality check on AI expenses

On this week’s GeekWire Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s superyacht arrives in Seattle the same day Meta discloses nearly 1,400 local layoffs, robot pizza startup Picnic shuts down and sells its assets to a mystery buyer, and companies grapple with the rising cost of corporate AI. Read More

May 28, 2026, 6:47 AM

How ‘Lean Startup’ author Eric Ries redefines profit in his new book

“Lean Startup” author Eric Ries discusses his new book “Incorruptible” and his new definition of profit on this special episode of the GeekWire Podcast, recorded behind the scenes at Seattle Flow Startup Day. Read More

May 23, 2026, 8:19 AM

SpaceX IPO filing reveals Starlink’s impact, Bezos sounds off on CNBC, and Gemini owes John a beer

SpaceX’s IPO filing includes new details about the Starlink satellite factory in Redmond. Jeff Bezos talks wealth, inequality, and AI on CNBC. And John turns to ChatGPT and Gemini when FIFA’s ticketing support falls short. Read More

May 16, 2026, 7:26 AM

What we learned about Microsoft in the OpenAI trial, and is Seattle squandering its edge?

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: As the Musk v. OpenAI trial heads to the jury, we dig into what… Read More

May 9, 2026, 9:37 AM

Inside the 2026 GeekWire Awards: Innovators reshaping how we work, build, and learn

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we hit the floor at the 2026 GeekWire Awards to talk with finalists about what they’re building and how AI is changing their work — plus a trivia deep dive into 15 years of GeekWire Awards history. Read More

May 2, 2026, 7:55 AM

Elon takes the stand, Big Tech drops big numbers, and a Seattle VC gets in on a billion-dollar deal

The GeekWire Podcast goes inside the Elon Musk trial against OpenAI and Microsoft, breaks down blockbuster earnings from Microsoft and Amazon, and tells the story of a tiny Seattle VC firm that hustled its way into a billion-dollar AI deal. Read More

Apr 25, 2026, 7:58 AM

AI, fungi, and the future of enterprise tech: Industry vet Bill Hilf on his debut novel, ‘The Disruption’

A new sci-fi thriller from enterprise technology veteran and Ai2 board chair Bill Hilf imagines an AI built on living biology that escapes human control. Underneath the plot: an argument that the industry is thinking about AI the wrong way. Read More

Apr 18, 2026, 7:02 AM

The tough new realities for startups, Amazon’s next big strategic bets, and Allbirds’ crazy AI pivot

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: A week of Seattle-area startup news shows how the AI era is reshaping the regional tech scene. Plus: Amazon makes bold bets again, Allbirds pivots to AI infrastructure, and a special trivia challenge looking back at GeekWire 200 history. Read More

Apr 11, 2026, 8:18 AM

Riding the rails — over a floating bridge: GeekWire Podcast takes the train across the lake to Microsoft

The GeekWire Podcast rides on Sound Transit’s 2 Line, taking the world’s first light rail on a floating bridge from Seattle to Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, joined by special guests. Read More

Apr 4, 2026, 7:21 AM

Rec Room shutdown, robot umps, torpedo bats, FedEx meets Amazon, and OpenAI’s odd media buy

Rec Room’s shutdown is one of the biggest Seattle startup implosions in recent memory — and it raises questions about whether the AI boom should be paying attention to what happened with VR. Plus, MLB’s new robot ump system is already creating drama, and we road-test Amazon’s new FedEx Office returns deal. Read More

Mar 28, 2026, 9:09 AM

GeekWire AI summit takeaways: Token budgets, watermelon metrics, and the $5k weekend coder

Todd and John unpack takeaways from the GeekWire AI Summit, from token budgets and the surprising cost of vibe-coding to OpenAI shutting down Sora and why the chat era may be over. Plus: light rail trivia. Read More

Mar 21, 2026, 8:44 AM

Microsoft Copilot shakeup, Amazon phone ambitions, and pushing Claude to the limits of LinkedIn

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon is working on a new smartphone, code-named “Transformer,” more than a decade after… Read More

Mar 14, 2026, 9:16 AM

How AI is changing the business and art of video — from ‘chaos machine’ to creative catalyst

Seattle creative studio leaders Brice Budke and Zeek Earl discuss how AI is transforming video production — and what still requires human creativity, taste, and intuition. Read More

Mar 7, 2026, 9:37 AM

GeekWire Podcast on location at OpenAI in Bellevue, with CTO of Applications Vijaye Raji

We visited OpenAI’s new Bellevue office on opening day, toured the retro-modern space, and talked with CTO Vijaye Raji about Codex, culture, and the Seattle region’s AI moment. Read More

Feb 28, 2026, 7:17 AM

Anthropic acquires Vercept, the AI job crisis scenario, and Microsoft’s past Epstein connections

Anthropic acquires Seattle startup Vercept, a research paper warns of an AI-driven job crisis by 2028, the Epstein files reveal past Microsoft connections, and GeekWire Trivia looks back at the original Xbox unveiling. Read More

Feb 21, 2026, 7:38 AM

We tested Amazon’s speedy delivery live on the podcast: Here’s what it says about the future of retail

We tested Amazon’s 30-minute delivery live on the podcast. Mike Levin and Josh Lowitz of Consumer Intelligence Research Partners explains what it means for grocery, retail, and Amazon’s next big move. Read More

Feb 14, 2026, 8:00 AM

GeekWire Podcast in Fremont: Seahawks, AI, and Seattle’s future

We took the GeekWire Podcast on the road for a live show at Fremont Brewing, presented by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, with conversation about the Seahawks’ future, the long-term direction of Seattle tech, the evolution of AI, and more. Read More

Feb 13, 2026, 8:33 AM

Cleveland’s mayor, Seattle’s future: A conversation about what happens when a city’s economy shifts

GeekWire brought Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Seattle tech veteran Charles Fitzgerald together on the phone Thursday after a guest column warning Seattle not to repeat Cleveland’s past mistakes sparked a big response — including from Bibb himself. What followed was a constructive conversation about what cities should do when the ground shifts beneath them. Read More

Feb 7, 2026, 8:52 AM

Amazon’s big bet, a ‘MySpace for bots,’ and a conversation with AI veteran Oren Etzioni

Amazon bets $200 billion on AI infrastructure, AI agents get their own social network, and AI veteran Oren Etzioni talks agents, startups, deepfakes, and the race between the major AI research labs and big tech platforms. Read More

Jan 31, 2026, 8:52 AM

GeekWire Field Trip: Starbucks rebounds, Microsoft slides, and Amazon resets

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We hit the road for a driving tour of the week’s news, making stops… Read More

Jan 24, 2026, 7:26 AM

Microsoft’s private OpenAI emails, Satya’s new AI catchphrase, and the rise of physical AI startups

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Newly unsealed court documents reveal the behind-the-scenes history of Microsoft and OpenAI, including a surprise: Amazon Web Services was the Silicon Valley AI lab’s original partner. We tell the story behind the story, explaining how it came to light. Read More

Jan 17, 2026, 7:37 AM

Amazon fixes Alexa ordering bug, Microsoft rethinks AI data centers, and cameras capture every fan

Amazon fixes an Alexa voice-ordering bug after a listener spotted a misleading comment on the GeekWire Podcast. We dig into the limits of voice commerce, Microsoft’s new “community first” approach to AI data centers, and what it says about growing backlash over power and water use. Read More

Jan 10, 2026, 8:23 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Alexa’s next act, Microsoft’s retail play, Google’s AI Inbox, and a smart bird feeder fail

Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are racing to redefine consumer AI — from Alexa’s next act as a generative home assistant to Microsoft’s bid to bring shopping into AI chat, and Google’s plan for an “AI Inbox” in Gmail. Plus: a smart bird feeder fail, early impressions of PC-based AI automation, and reflections on investigative journalism in the age of AI. Read More

Jan 3, 2026, 6:56 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Silver lining for Seattle in DJI ban, and a verdict on the 2007 Camry tech retrofit

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: The FCC’s decision to add foreign-made drones to its national security “Covered List” could upend the U.S. drone market — and create an unexpected opening for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Read More