FireSide: A Podcast Series from FS Investments
Hosted by Alan Flannigan and Andrew Korz and Kirsten Pickens and Ryan Robertson · Future Standard
4.9from 64 ratings
- 170
- Episodes
- 88
- Transcribed
- 64
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 306K
- YouTube views
About FireSide: A Podcast Series from FS Investments
Can we talk in private? brings you behind the scenes with Future Standard’s Investment Research team and experts shaping the conversation. Each episode explores the trends, risks and opportunities impacting private markets, delivering practical insights you can put to work. This information is educational in nature and does not constitute a financial promotion, investment advice or an inducement or incitement to participate in any product, offering or investment. Future Standard is not adopting, making a recommendation for or endorsing any investment strategy or particular security. All views, opinions and positions expressed herein are that of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or positions of Future Standard. Interviews, including interviewee responses, are not intended to produce or solicit an endorsement of Future Standard or its products. All opinions are subject to change without notice, and you should always obtain current information and perform due diligence before participating in any investment. Future Standard does not provide legal or tax advice and the information herein should not be considered legal or tax advice. Tax laws and regulations are complex and subject to change, which can materially impact any investment result. Future Standard cannot guarantee that the information herein is accurate, complete, or timely. Future Standard makes no warranties with regard to such information or results obtained by its use, and disclaims any liability arising out of your use of, or any tax position taken in reliance on, such information.Any projections, forecasts and estimates contained herein are based upon certain assumptions that the author considers reasonable. Projections are necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying the projections will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. The inclusion of projections herein should not be regarded as a representation or guarantee regarding the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein, and neither Future Standard nor the author are under any obligation to update or keep current such information. All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest.
- Publisher
- Future Standard
- Category
- business · business · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Nov 2020
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
88 of 170 episodes have a transcript.
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Published 31 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So to do this, we needed, you know, a way to sort of simplify the ecosystem. It's a very complicated ecosystem, obviously. So the way we did that was sort of a three-tier system where tier one is really your AI core, right? So you're talking about the companies who manufacture and distribute and directly monetize AI demand, right? So you're talking about your AI labs, right? Your open AIs, your Anthropics, your XAIs, et cetera, as well as the hyperscalers who, you know, certainly own the infrastructure, but they're also sort of like the cloud platform layer, right? They are sort of sitting right at the edge sort of delivering this intelligence to end clients. […]
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- Doug Farren
- Rob Lawrence
- Michael Chen
- Mike Kelly
- Scott Burr
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- YouTube views
- 305,969
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 37 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 27 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- 70
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 77
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Who hosts FireSide: A Podcast Series from FS Investments?
Alan Flannigan and Andrew Korz and Kirsten Pickens and Ryan Robertson host the show. Published by Future Standard.
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