"Live Players" with Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg

About "Live Players" with Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg

See the world through the eyes of society's greatest rule-breakers. The "Live Players" podcast charts the key individuals shaping our future from first principles across multiple domains: business, politics, philanthropy, and broadcasting from the digital town square Join host Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg as they analyze the mindsets of today's most intriguing business leaders, investors, and innovators through the lens of their bold actions and contrarian worldviews. You'll come away with a deeper understanding of the development of technology, business, political power, culture and more. If you want more than soundbites and sensationalism, this podcast delivers reasoned reflections on the live players who renew and transform civilization, whether we ask them to or not. Topics frequently covered: Business titans, political players, and philanthropists like Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, George Soros, Donald Trump, and more with the power to remake industries, policies, borders, or societal norms.

Publisher

Turpentine

Category

news · society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Nov 2023

Latest episode

3 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 56 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Using the Iran Conflict to Reindustrialize the US

   Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg explore how the Iran conflict can drive US reindustrialization and innovation in this interview.

2. 

   20 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What AI Means for Talent, Immigration, and Culture

   Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg explore AI's impact on talent, immigration, and culture, revealing new talent acquisition strategies and international best practices in this interview.

3. 

   12 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Long History: Civilization Is Older Than We Thought

   Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg interview each other, exploring evidence of complex human societies predating agriculture and written history, revealing a longer and more violent past.

Inside a recent episode

Using the Iran Conflict to Reindustrialize the US

Published 3 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There's, of course, a deeper history here, which is that, you know, since the end of World War II, there's been a long history of the US developing the oil resources of the Middle East. In fact, Britain did as well. And, you know, honestly, this is where this whole problem started. The overthrow of the Shah and Iran in the 1970s sort of coincided with this first era of an awareness of how fragile and dependent the world had become on exports from the Persian Gulf. We already had an energy crisis. We already had an oil shock. I think we're now set in for a second oil shock. So I think it's globalization of oil as in price of oil dictates the rate of global economic growth. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

193,141

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

41 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

102 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

92

Contact "Live Players" with Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

Shows with a similar audience

• 

  Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

• 

  All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

• 

  Conversations with Peter Boghossian

• 

  The Daily

• 

  The Joe Rogan Experience

Questions about "Live Players" with Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg