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by Ashlee Vance

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Oct 23	#194	#191
Oct 22	#155	#147
Oct 21	#172	#167
Oct 20	#141	#133
Oct 19	#124	#113
Oct 18	#117	#104
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We’re heading into fighter jet territory this week with Zach Shore (CEO) and A.J. Piplica (Co-Founder and Executive Chairman) of Hermeus. Founded in 2018, Hermeus has set out to make supersonic and even hypersonic jets that can fly…
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October 14, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

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He Bought A Ghost Town And Became A YouTube Star - EP 91 Brent Underwood

October 7, 2026 · 56 min

This week’s guest is Brent Underwood, the proud owner of Cerro Gordo Mines. That’s right. In 2018, Underwood bought the ghost town of Cerro Gordo, located near Death Valley in California, and its old mining operations for $1.4 million…
He’s Here To End Death - EP 90 Dr. Emil Kendziorra

September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

A few years ago, some people put me in a van and drove me to the edge of Moscow. And by “the edge of Moscow,” I mean where things started to get a bit rural. We turned off a road and went toward what looked like a modest farmhouse with a…
The Wordcel Queen Of Silicon Valley — EP 89 Anna Gát

September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min

We’ve heard a lot of moonshot ideas on this podcast, but this week’s guest may have the most impossible one yet: making tech more cultured. In this episode, Ashlee sat down with Anna Gát, a Hungarian philosopher, playwright, and founder of…

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Solar Energy's Second Act — EP 88 Joel Jean

September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

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The Xbox Nearly Destroyed Him - EP 87 Seamus Blackley

September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

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September 2, 2026 · 1 hr 34 min

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The Realest Longevity Guru - EP 85 Alex Colville

August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 40 min

Over the past five years, Alex Colville has become one of the most influential figures in the longevity and aging fields. There’s a decent chance you have not heard of him, which is a bit by design. Unlike many longevity gurus, Colville…
AI Will Cure Us All!! Or Not!! - EP 84 Abhi Mahajan

August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 59 min

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An Implant That Tracks And Treats Cancer Tumors - EP 82 Ben Woodington

July 15, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

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About the show

Core Memory is a podcast about science and technology hosted by best-selling author and filmmaker Ashlee Vance. Vance has spent the past two decades chronicling advances in science and tech for publications like The Economist, The New York Times and Bloomberg Businessweek. Along with the stories, he's written best-selling books like Elon Musk’s biography, made an Emmy-nominated tech TV show watched by millions and produced films for HBO and Netflix. The goal has always been to bring the tales of complex technology and compelling people to the public and give them a path into exceptional and unusual worlds they would not normally have a chance to experience. www.corememory.com