The STEAM Zone

The STEAM Zone - 10.27.25

This week on the STEAM Zone: 00:31 - Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar on the future of US-China relationship and an X beef to boot! 08:49 - LinkedIn fraud and Building Modern Teams 15:49 - Jen Pahlka and the new Recoding America Fund 20:34 - Beau Downey Launches MC Post 28:12 - Ben Steams the Knicks 29:36 - Noah Steams up MCON / Vegas Subscribe for more STEAM Zone each week! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit steamzone.substack.com [https://steamzone.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

10.20.25 - The Right to Repair

This week on the STEAM Zone, the guys discuss: 00:51 - The Army’s Right to Repair 09:14 - Project Janus & Nuclear energy for DoW bases 13:51 - China Rams Another Philippines Fishing Vessel 17:44 - Justin Baucum [https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-baucum23/] / Isembard 31:04 - Job of the Week: Spear AI * Apply here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4311793876 39:04 - Steaming Conferences 41:04 - Steaming Poor Water Infrastructure Subscribe to the STEAM Zone at TheSteamZone.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit steamzone.substack.com [https://steamzone.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The STEAM Zone - 9.22.25

This week on the STEAM Zone: 0:00 - The Self Driving Revolution 9:26 - William Knudsen Industrial Strategy Fellowship Follow: https://x.com/IndustrialStrat Follow: https://x.com/charlesxjyang Visit: https://www.industrialstrategy.org/ Apply: https://www.industrialstrategy.org/knudsen-fellowship" 18:48 - Noble Mobile - Less Data is More? 23:22 - Ben Steam 25:31 - Noah Steam Subscribe + Follow along for more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit steamzone.substack.com [https://steamzone.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The STEAM Zone - 9/15/25

This week Ben and Noah tackle 0:13 - The Empire Strikes Back / The Return of Oracle 6:17 - The Manufacturing Jobs Boom(?) - or not? 10:25 - Technical Experimentation in the Army (ft. Nick Frazier) 21:29 - Noramark and the Trusted Manufacturers Directory (ft. Andrew Kornuta) 35:24 - Ben Blows off Steam 37:50 - Noah Blows off Steam Follow along for more STEAM zone: X [https://x.com/STEAMzoneUS]| LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesteamzone]| Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thesteamzone2025/]| TikTok Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-steam-zone/id1838362937] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4gvx3MRdp3wZLQwqxqvaNy] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit steamzone.substack.com [https://steamzone.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The STEAM Zone Hosts a Funeral - September 8, 2025

This week’s STEAM Zone features: 00:25 - Ben’s Time at Marine Innovation Unit 2:46 - The New Department of War 9:05 - A New LinkedIn Killer? 12:51 - A CCP Parade 16:54 - What is the Singham Network? 24:11 - Chinese Students in America 28:12 - Job of the Week - Patrick O'brien & Autonomous Cyber 37:48 - Ben’s STEAM: Building with AI 38:58 - Noah’s STEAM: Rivet’s Hard Launch Subscribe and check it out wherever you get your podcasts! Links: * https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restoring-the-united-states-department-of-war/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restoring-the-united-states-department-of-war/] * https://x.com/SecWar/status/1964071478955032634 [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restoring-the-united-states-department-of-war/] * https://x.com/traestephens/status/1963761511920529419 [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restoring-the-united-states-department-of-war/] * https://x.com/lulumeservey/status/1964098589631672405 [https://x.com/lulumeservey/status/1964098589631672405] * https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/04/openai-announces-ai-powered-hiring-platform-to-take-on-linkedin/?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=X&utm_medium=organic [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/04/openai-announces-ai-powered-hiring-platform-to-take-on-linkedin/?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=X&utm_medium=organic] * https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/09/04/chairman-smith-exposes-u-s-nonprofit-as-likely-ccp-funded-propaganda-arm-operating-under-tax-exempt-status/ [https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/09/04/chairman-smith-exposes-u-s-nonprofit-as-likely-ccp-funded-propaganda-arm-operating-under-tax-exempt-status/] *https://jobs.acyber.com/?p=254e1d320a4380c295c5eb24d49bef55&pm=c [https://jobs.acyber.com/?p=254e1d320a4380c295c5eb24d49bef55&pm=c] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit steamzone.substack.com [https://steamzone.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]