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Voices from DARPA

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The Vertical Lift Challenger: Episode 97

October 1, 2026 · 20 min

logistics challenge sparked a movement to break a nearly century-old barrier holding back heavy vertical-lift aircraft. Phillip “Donna” Smith is a program manager in DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office. He oversees several of the agency’s…
The Sea Changer: Episode 96

August 27, 2026 · 19 min

As the landscape of naval warfare changes, traditional defense methods like large convoys and standard object recognition are becoming impractical. New, scalable solutions are needed to help U.S. Navy Sailors identify maritime threats…
The Accidental Chemist: Episode 95

July 9, 2026 · 22 min

What new capabilities can we unlock by understanding how to rearrange the building blocks of matter? At some time in our lives, most of us have learned that matter is made of molecules, molecules are made of atoms, and atoms are made of…
The Economics Aficionado: Episode 94

June 12, 2026 · 26 min

What if we could turn economic complexity into strategic understanding? In this episode, we sit down with David Rushing Dewhurst, Ph.D., a program manager in DARPA\'s Information Processing Techniques Office, IPTO. Dewhurst works at the…
What's in a Name? Episode 93

May 20, 2026 · 19 min

What does it take to solve the world's most urgent national security and economic challenges? At DARPA, it starts with questioning past assumptions. In this episode, we go behind the scenes of a major organizational pivot to hear directly…

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From Cold Call to Critical Care: Episode 92

April 21, 2026 · 31 min

BTO Program Manager Lt. Col. Adam Willis, M.D., U.S. Air Force, joins Voices from DARPA to share his remarkable journey from a ROTC physics major to a leading innovator in military medicine. Dr. Willis discusses how a desire to apply…
From Blockbuster to Biotech Breakthroughs - Episode 91

April 2, 2026 · 20 min

It started with a movie. It led to a mission. In this episode of "Voices from DARPA," we sit down with Michael Feasel, Ph.D., a program manager in the Biological Technologies Office, to discuss his extraordinary journey to the forefront…
A DARPA Debrief - Episode 90

March 5, 2026 · 35 min

What happens after you've worked on projects that could change the world? We go beyond the cutting-edge technology and "secret labs" to explore the most vital part of DARPA's mission: its people. Six former Program Managers discuss their…
AIxCC: AI Cyber Challenge - Episode 89

September 22, 2025 · 18 min

The AI Cyber Challenge, AIxCC, marks a pivotal inflection point for cyber defense. Numerous attacks in recent years have illuminated the ability for malicious cyber actors to exploit vulnerable software that runs everything from financial…
The Idea Pollinators: DARPA Service Chiefs Fellows - Episode 88

July 31, 2025 · 16 min

The Service Chiefs Fellows connect their operational insights with potential DARPA breakthroughs. We explore DARPA’s Service Chiefs Fellowship Program (SCFP), a 12-week immersive experience that brings together participants from various…
Racing on the Edge - Episode 87

May 22, 2025 · 21 min

RACER enables off-road vehicles to travel autonomously and reliably at high speeds over cross-country terrain, enabling new capabilities for our warfighters. Since the DARPA Grand Challenge kicked off more than 20 years ago, the…
BETR to BEST - Episode 86

April 8, 2025 · 23 min

What do smart bandages, ocean-powered sensors, and quantum biology have in common? They’re all part of Dr. Leonard Tender’s work at DARPA. On the latest episode of Voices from DARPA, he discusses his fascinating research in the Biological…

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About the show

DARPA’s podcast series, "Voices from DARPA," offers a revealing and informative window on the minds of the Agency's program managers. In each episode, a program manager from one of DARPA’s six technical offices—Biological Technologies, Defense Sciences, Information Processing Techniques, Multi X, Strategic Technology, and Tactical Technology—will discuss in informal and personal terms why they are at DARPA and what they are up to. The goal of "Voices from DARPA" is to share with listeners some of the institutional know-how, vision, process, and history that together make the “secret sauce” DARPA has been adding to the Nation’s innovation ecosystem for nearly 70 years. On another level, we at DARPA just wanted to share the pleasure we all have every day—in the elevator, in the halls, in our meeting rooms—as we learn from each other and swap ideas and strive to change what’s possible.