A week in review of my favorite podcasts from roughly 1/15 to 1/23. A brief episode synopsis below directly from the transcript itself:

Kicking things off, we eavesdrop as Twenty Minute VC host Harry Stebbings quizzes Adam Fisher on why niche startups surpass crowded spaces and how he spots underground potential despite contrarian hunches.

Then we pivot to politics by tuning into Representative Ro Khanna's sit-down with Nilay Patel regarding Washington's reluctance to address technology issues preemptively rather than just reactively in times of catastrophe.

Staying in tech, Casey Newton and Kevin Roose dissect optimistic narratives around Bitcoin's mainstream debut while probing TikTok's unlikely transformation into a digital shopping mall.

And finally, redirecting to work, we hear the unlikely backstory behind David Sparks' 7-year labor of love unpacking the unpublished formula he credits for balancing his parallel careers while nurturing his overarching priorities too.