Jan 6, 2021, will be remembered as one of the darkest moments in our country's history. A violent armed mob, incited by the president of the United States, and fueled by lies, misinformation, and conspiracy theories, stormed the capitol with the clear intention of assassinating politicians and overthrowing the government. Today on the podcast I welcome back Shahid Buttar who has spent 20 years warning us of the rise of fascism in the US and how the technology is enabling it. We talk about how we got here, and if techs response since then was appropriate, and if we are headed down a path that could spell danger for free speech and encryption.

13 Fund is a foundation started by Bilal Mahmood and Jason Shen, two entrepreneurs who exited their companies in 2020 and wanted to give back to the communities that supported them. Over the next four years, 13 Fund will contribute $100k in unrestricted funds to emerging nonprofits tackling local issues in San Francisco and New York such as small-business development, homelessness, and mass incarceration using a uniquely transparent and principle-driven approach that they call "angel philanthropy".

Mark Horoszowski is the co-founder and CEO at MovingWorlds, a social enterprise that helps companies achieve sustainability, equity, and other social impact targets by educating and engaging their employees. Mark is also the co-founder of the MovingWorlds Institute, which helps professionals find more purpose in their work and make a bigger impact in their careers. This past year, MovingWorlds teamed up with cross-sector partners to also launch S-GRID, which helps social-good businesses grow by building partnerships with the corporate sector. Mark is an RSA Fellow and is a founding adjunct faculty member and lecturer on Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Washington Tacoma's Center for Leadership and Social Responsibility.

In this episode, I welcome Adam Goldstein. Adam is an author, entrepreneur, and investor and started his first business at the age of 14. In 2010, just 10 days after graduating from MIT, Adam alongside Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman founded Hipmunk, a revolutionary new travel site which was sold to Concur in 2017

In this episode, I welcome Anne Devereux-Mills who spent the first half of her career building and running advertising agencies in New York until an unexpected triple threat of cancer, empty nest, and job loss had her searching for what was next. We talk about staying connected during COVID, how social media is affecting adolescent girls, and how everyone should feel empowered to make a change.

n this episode, I welcome Julia Spiegel. Julia is a human rights advocate and lawyer, currently serving as a Deputy County Counsel for the County of Santa Clara, home to Silicon Valley. Julia brings high-impact lawsuits on a range of immigration and social justice matters and teaches international law and policy at Stanford. With degrees from Yale, Stanford, and Princeton, Julia also has been a Sr Advisor at the U.S Mission to the UN, serves on the Bay Area Next Generation Steering Committee for UNICEF and the National Advisory Board of Stanford’s Haas Center, and has conducted research and advocacy on armed conflict in Africa for the International Crisis Group and the Center for American Progress

Jason Johnson is the CEO and co-founder of August Home, maker of the August Smart Lock, now owned by the world’s largest access control company Assa Abloy/Yale. Recognized by Goldman Sachs on their list of top 100 Entrepreneurs, Jason is also a managing partner of tech startup community Founders Den and is the founder of the Internet of Things Consortium. From the tree-covered hills of Portland Oregon, Jason was featured in the Amazon Studios documentary “This is What We Make” and lives in Napa California with his wife and son. In this episode, we talk about activism in tech, working with the military, giving back with the Founders pledge, and how we can invest in more underrepresented and minority founders. - @jcjohnson

Deb Donig is a professor at Cal Poly where she teaches digital humanities, ethical technology, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Deb also co-leads the Ethical Technology Project and hosts the Technically Human Podcast where she explores the relationship between humans and the technologies we create. Today we discuss what role the humanities should play in the development of the products we build, how we can build more diverse and inclusive teams, and what role science fiction has played in shaping the world we live in today.

Shahid has spent 2 decades representing San Francisco and Washington as a legal advocate, national non-profit leader, and movement musician. As the Director of Grassroots Advocacy at the Electronic Frontier Foundation he has been defending your digital rights and organizing movements to end warrantless surveillance. Today, Shahid is the first Democrat in 30 years to run against Nancy Pelosi in the general election and only the 1st Democrat to raise over a million dollars. In this episode, we talk about mass surveillance, the Green New Deal, Antitrust, and what role Congress plays in helping to solve these issues.

Dilawar is the CEO of Lumiata and on a mission to give more people access to quality, low-cost healthcare using AI. Dilawar is also a leader in civic advocacy at the local, state, and national levels advising both Gavin Newsom and Joe Biden. Today we talk about how his team is using AI in the fight against COVID, how we need to help the small businesses and startups during this time and what this election means for our country, how disinformation campaigns are a threat to our democracy, and how you can help get out the vote on November 3rd.