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Nominated by the dLogos community for a long-form conversation on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von.
Join comedian Theo Von for a wild ride through the week's weirdest events, blending hilarious personal stories, offbeat observations, and candid chats with eclectic guests that turn everyday absurdities into laugh-out-loud moments. This podcast captures the chaos of modern life with Southern charm and unfiltered wit, making it a must-listen for anyone craving comedy that's equal parts insightful and unpredictable. Whether recapping weekends or diving into random days, it's a refreshing escape that leaves you pondering and chuckling long after.
Paul Graham just dropped a new essay in March 2026, The Brand Age, and it has set off a wave of debate about how branding overtook engineering in industries like Swiss watches. In the past 48 hours, watch communities and marketing blogs have been dissecting it line by line, pushing his ideas into trending discussions far beyond tech. (paulgraham.com)
That makes his voice landing on This Past Weekend with Theo Von a timely crossover, bringing a founder’s hard truths about status, scarcity, and real value to a massive mainstream audience right as those arguments are exploding online. He is not just any guest, he is the cofounder of Y Combinator whose essays routinely shift how builders and investors think, so hearing him unpack this controversy in plain English matters today. (reddit.com)
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This Past Weekend currently ranks as the third-biggest podcast on Spotify, and recent episodes have featured tech founders including Bryan Johnson and Sam Altman — making it a natural next venue for Paul Graham, who has been actively posting on X in April 2025 about AI, economic…This Past Weekend currently ranks as the third-biggest podcast on Spotify, and recent episodes have featured tech founders including Bryan Johnson and Sam Altman — making it a natural next venue for Paul Graham, who has been actively posting on X in April 2025 about AI, economic inequality, and founder culture.
Apr 29, 2026
A nomination is now live calling for Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham (@paulg) to sit down with Theo Von on This Past Weekend. No crossover between Silicon Valley's most influential essayist and one of podcasting's sharpest interviewers has happened yet — this nomination aims…A nomination is now live calling for Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham (@paulg) to sit down with Theo Von on This Past Weekend. No crossover between Silicon Valley's most influential essayist and one of podcasting's sharpest interviewers has happened yet — this nomination aims to change that.
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Andreessen deeply respects Paul Graham and engages in discussions bridging elite tech philosophy with broader American cultural sentiments.
Tech commentator and author
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A conversation pairing PG's analytical worldview with Theo Von's grassroots perspective would provide fodder for his commentary on society.
Writer and researcher
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Henderson writes about the disconnect between elite intellectual circles and ordinary working-class America.
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Rogan appreciates prominent thinkers and technologists and often shares unique cross-pollinations involving his friend Theo Von.
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Dwarkesh closely follows thinkers of Paul Graham's caliber and is fascinated by unusual cultural interfaces.
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If a 19-year-old kid from a broke family in rural Louisiana came to you with a great idea, what's the real, honest first obstacle — is it the idea, or is it you?
PG has never publicly admitted that YC's intake process is itself a filter that favors people who already know how to perform for investors. Theo's own backstory makes this question hit differently than it would from any tech journalist.
You've argued economic inequality is basically fine as long as wealth is created rather than extracted — what do you say to the nurse who saved three lives today and can't make rent near the hospital she works in?
This is the sharpest version of the critique PG's inequality essay took for years, and he's never had to answer it from someone whose audience actually includes that nurse. PG forcing himself to respond to a real human case rather than an economic model would be unlike anything in his usual interview circuit.
You've backed Sam Altman, Airbnb, Reddit, Stripe — if one of those companies turned out to be net-negative for the world, would you say so out loud?
PG has never been publicly asked to hold one of his own portfolio companies accountable for harm, and he's never taken a position on it. This forces him to either admit the limits of his own moral framework or defend it in a way Theo's audience will immediately test.
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Cowen is obsessed with idiosyncratic intelligence and would love analyzing how Graham handles Theo Von's folk-wisdom style.