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Colossus Magazine
Colossus Magazine’s best writing brought to life in audiobook form. Hear the profiles, features, and essays narrated in full by Scott Brick, the voice behind Dune, Jurassic Park, In Cold Blood, Alexander Hamilton, the Foundation and Jack Ryan series, and hundreds of other audiobooks.Explore Colossus Magazine and the rest of the Colossus podcast network, including Invest Like the Best, Business Breakdowns, and Founders, at https://www.colossus.com.
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- #114
- Episodes
- 19
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 55 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 3 days ago
Episodes
19 episodes, newest first
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49 min
The Office of the Frontier
Show notes
The fight to regulate AI and reform American science runs through a little-known White House office, and the Thiel-turned-Trump aide in charge of it
Written by Harry Lambert
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘The Office of the Frontier' here.
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Presented by Ramp
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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39 min
The Sane Asylum
Show notes
A love letter to a new kind of company.
Written by Brie Wolfson
Read by Suzanne Elise Freeman
Read ‘The Sane Asylum' here.
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Presented by Ramp
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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55 min
The Many Failures of Larry David
Show notes
Why the creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of history’s purest founders.
Written by Blake J. Harris
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘The Many Failures of Larry David’ here.
Selected material from this article appears in the book EMPEROR OF NOTHING: The Making of Larry David by Blake J. Harris. Copyright © 2026 by Blake J. Harris. To be published on October 20, 2026, by Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Excerpted by permission.
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Presented by Ramp
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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52 min
AI Will Not Make You Rich
Show notes
Written by Jerry Neumann
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘AI Will Not Make You Rich’ here.
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Presented by Ramp
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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55 min
Coming to America: David Vélez and Nubank
Show notes
Written by Gabi Marques
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘Coming to America’ here.
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Presented by Ramp
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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1 hr 56 min
Mark Zuckerberg
Show notes
Written by Jeremy Stern
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘Mark’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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40 min
White Collar PEDs
Show notes
One writer’s experimental high and crash through the not quite legal, sort of effective, occasionally heart-pounding medicine cabinet of Wall Street and Silicon Valley’s productivity optimizers
Written by Park MacDougald
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘White Collar PEDs’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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43 min
Michael Moritz: The Wretched Refuse
Show notes
The following is an exclusive excerpt adapted from the author’s new book, Ausländer: One family's story of escape and exile, out in North America today.
Written by Michael Moritz
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘The Wretched Refuse’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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1 hr 39 min
3G Capital: Built to Own
Show notes
How 3G Capital, the lean and secretive private equity firm, created some of the world's largest companies.
Written by Dom Cooke
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘Built to Own’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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2 hr 7 min
Class Dismissed: Joe Liemandt and Alpha School
Show notes
Written by Jeremy Stern
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘Class Dismissed’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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26 min
Kevin Kelly: Flounder Mode
Show notes
Written by Brie Wolfson
Read by Suzanne Elise Freeman
Read ‘Flounder Mode’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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1 hr 7 min
The Long and Inventive History of Guinness
Show notes
Guinness used to be an old man's pint, poured in old men's pubs. Now the world is drinking less, yet the Irish stout is selling faster than ever.
Written by Alex Bilmes
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘Lovely Day for the Black Stuff’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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1 hr 25 min
Sarah’s Wager: Sarah Guo and Conviction
Show notes
The investor closest to the AI frontier is betting against the ambitions of its biggest companies
Written by Dom Cooke
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘Sarah’s Wager’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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17 min
A Suicide
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Written by Jeremy Stern
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘A Suicide’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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32 min
Invisible Companies: The fortunes hiding in plain sight
Show notes
AI Rollups, the latest fad to take venture capital by storm, point to a different source of excess returns that is only becoming more valuable
Written by Jay Barney, Haiyang Zhang, and Jerry Neumann
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘Invisible Companies’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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51 min
The Making of a Market Maker: Thomas Peterffy and Interactive Brokers
Show notes
How Thomas Peterffy built the machines that killed the trading floor and made Interactive Brokers into a $100 billion business
Written by Dom Cooke
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘The Making of a Market Maker’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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1 hr 27 min
The Wu Tapes: An afternoon with Cognition founder and nerd emperor Scott Wu
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Written by Jeremy Stern
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘The Wu Tapes’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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1 hr 53 min
The New World: Joshua Kushner, Thrive Capital, and the American dream
Show notes
Written by Jeremy Stern
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘The New World’ here.
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Presented by Rogo
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CognitionEditing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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1 hr 29 min
Beyond the Sky: In Singapore with Jeffrey Yan and Hyperliquid
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Jeffrey Yan turned down $100 million, airdropped billions to strangers, and can’t travel without a bodyguard. The story of how he built Hyperliquid, a blockchain and crypto trading exchange, into the most profitable startup per employee on earth.
Written by Dom Cooke
Read by Scott Brick
Read ‘Beyond the Sky’here.
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Presented byRogo
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.
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