What do music, medicine, and markets have in common? They all rely on stories we tell ourselves about how the world works. And those stories are being turned on their heads by AI. 

In this episode, medtech investor and former Spotify Artist-in-Residence D.A. Wallach digs into what makes music special (hint: it’s not originality) and what upending the healthcare industry would look like if AI puts the world’s best doctor in your pocket. This is a conversation about taste, technology, and what happens when you follow your curiosity wherever it leads.

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Apple Podcasts

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The Gap — Ira Glass (Video, 2009)

https://vimeo.com/85040589

Who Owns the Future? — Jaron Lanier (Book, 2013)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Who-Owns-the-Future/Jaron-Lanier/9781451654974

Bitcoin for Rockstars — D.A. Wallach (Essay, 2014)

https://www.wired.com/2014/12/bitcoin-for-rockstars/

Zero Toll Medicine — D.A. Wallach (Essay, 2024)

https://dawallach.substack.com/p/zero-toll-medicine
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Instagram: @dawallach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawallach/

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Credits 

Executive Producers: Nicolas Berggruen, Nathan Gardels, Nils Gilman, Dawn Nakagawa, & Jason Hoch

Producers: Grant Slater, Alex Gardels, & Nathalia Ramos

Associate Producer: Elissa Mardiney

Theme Music: Marcus Bagala

Audio Engineer: Aaron Bastinelli & Kyle Scott Wilson

Futurology is a production of Studio B and Wavland for the Berggruen Institute in Los Angeles, California.