Palantir
Mentioned in 285 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
This defense and enterprise data analytics software company is known for its Foundry platform that helps organizations manage complex data systems and AI applications, serving both government agencies and major corporations like Novartis. Podcast discussions frequently center on its competitive moat in classified AI and data intelligence work, its founder-tied brand identity under CEO Alex Karp, and controversies including government contracts with immigration enforcement agencies and executive spending practices. The company has become a focal point in broader conversations about defense tech innovation, capital flight from California, and the intersection of AI capabilities with government operations.
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Episode Mentions
Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips · Aug 12, 2026
The Best Marketers Are Becoming Part-Time Engineers
“Discussed as the originator of the forward-deployed engineering model used for land-and-expand revenue growth.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Aug 5, 2026
Saronic Founders: Autonomous Warships, China's 230X Advantage & Swarms of Robot Ships
“Mentioned alongside SpaceX and Anduril as part of the defense tech startup wave reshaping US military procurement.”
TBPN · Aug 4, 2026
Bending Spoons Buys Airtable, Snap Rips, Ads in BMW | Grace Li, Samir Kaji, John Quinn, Nikhil Reddy, Art Levy & Russell Kaplan, Brendan Carr
“Referenced as existing government data fabric that Kaizen aims to integrate with rather than replace.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Aug 4, 2026
Why AI Washing Won’t Work Much Longer
“Posted $1.94B quarterly revenue, up 93% YoY; CEO Karp used earnings to champion AI sovereignty messaging.”
TBPN · Jul 31, 2026
Leopold is Back! Big Tech Earnings, Defense Tech Deep Dive | Richard Craib, Trae Stephens, Blake Resnick
“Referenced as early defense tech pioneer that sued the government for contracts; Trae Stephens worked there early in his career.”
AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic · Jul 29, 2026
Anthropic's Controversial Stance on Open Weight Models
“Signatory to open letter supporting open weight AI model development”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 28, 2026
Big Tech Unites for Open Source AI—and Against Anthropic
“Co-signed the open-weight letter, framing it as rejecting a future dominated by a few closed frontier models.”
Tech Brew Ride Home · Jul 28, 2026
Anthropic Doesn't Hate Open Weights, Says Anthropic.
“Signatory to open-weight acceleration letter; founding member of NVIDIA's Open Source AI Alliance”
TBPN · Jul 27, 2026
Open Source vs. Closed Source, NVIDIA Backs SSI, YC Startup School Fills Stadium | Diet TBPN
“Named as a member of the Nvidia-backed Open Secure AI Alliance coalition.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 27, 2026
Where Claude Opus 5 Fits in Your Model Rotation
“Named as a member of the Open Secure AI Alliance alongside Microsoft and SpaceX.”
TBPN · Jul 27, 2026
Letter Enthusiasts, Open Source vs. Closed Source, Mega-Startup School | Luke Knight & Ronan Chambers, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jonathan Jacobi, Dean Meyer, Brent Franson, Matej Cernosek, Justin Boitano
“Named as a member of the Open Secure AI Alliance and referenced in the context of defense tech C2 platforms.”
Rich Habits Podcast · Jul 27, 2026
180: Is The AI Bubble Popping? w/ Charles Payne (Fox Business)
“High-flying AI-adjacent stock mentioned as example of recent market volatility and investor FOMO”
The Iced Coffee Hour · Jul 27, 2026
Stock Expert: Here’s My “Cheat Code” That Turned $35,000 Into $10M In 5 Years!
“Margin called position in 2020-2021 at $10-30 range; would have been correct thesis but forced to sell”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 20, 2026
Mark Cuban on the AI Bubble: Who Actually Gets Wiped Out?
“Alex Karp cited as warning companies against giving their 'alpha' to AI vendors, while doing the same forward-deployment model.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 15, 2026
5 AI Engineering Trends for Non-Engineers
“CEO Alex Karp discussed enterprise risks of trusting AI companies with sensitive data on CNBC”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella · Jul 14, 2026
1044. Andy & DJ CTI: Mitch McConnell Breaks Silence On Hospitalization, Top Ex-Iranian Commander Boasts Iran & Conor McGregor Announces Surgery
“Mentioned as part of Trump administration's surveillance state expansion through data analytics partnerships”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 13, 2026
The Trillion-Dollar Industries AI Is Disrupting: Voice, Law & the End of the Billable Hour
“Referenced as a model for forward-deployed engineers, which Legora mirrors with forward-deployed lawyers.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 13, 2026
How the Escalating AI Wars Benefit You
“CEO Alex Karp quoted on enterprise desire to own compute, models, and data stack rather than cede control to model providers.”
Big Technology Podcast · Jul 10, 2026
OpenAI Finally Ships Its Superapp, Meta’s AI Price War, ChatGPT Cheating At Brown
“Alex Karp's forward-deployed engineer model cited as template for how frontier labs are bringing consultants into AI implementation”
Endless Thread · Jul 10, 2026
Socials for Sale
“Data analytics company positioned at center of government social media surveillance infrastructure and intelligence operations”
This Week in Startups · Jul 6, 2026
$100T is managed by “human duct tape” | E2308
“Referenced for its use of the term 'ontology' in the context of data mapping and fund data architecture.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 3, 2026
AI Sovereignty Wars, Palantir-Nvidia Deal, SCOTUS Birthright Ruling, Newsom's CA Budget Lie
“Announced Sovereign AI Operating System partnership with Nvidia, using open models for US government agencies.”
Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan · Jul 1, 2026
Companies Put Limits on AI Spending, Ford Rehires Humans, and Palantir's Alex Karp Calls Out the AI Vendors
“CEO Alex Karp criticized frontier AI labs on CNBC for overselling value, overcharging, and extracting customer data; promotes sovereign AI platform”
TBPN · Jun 30, 2026
America's Tech Wishlist, Comcast Splits in Two, Tristan Thompson in the Ultradome | Zach Laberge, Gavin Uberti, Eren Bali, Larsen Jensen, Ricky Rosa, Andrew Rea, Michael Anderson, Tristan Thompson, Grant Gregory & Ian Rountree
“Mentioned by Larson Jensen as a transformative early technology he encountered during SEAL team deployments in Afghanistan.”
Today, Explained · Jun 16, 2026
Why the Antichrist is back
“Peter Thiel's company mentioned in context of AI advancement and concerns about technological progress enabling authoritarian control”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella · Jun 16, 2026
1037. Andy, AJ (An0maly) & DJ CTI: UFC Freedom 250, Trump Announces US And Iran Reach Peace Deal & Elon Musk Becomes First Trillionaire
“Surveillance technology company discussed in context of government spying and data control”
Morning Wire · Jun 15, 2026
Evening Wire: Trump Warns the G7 & Africa’s Birth Tourism Network Exposed | 6.15.26
“Data analytics company mentioned in Stanford protest context regarding surveillance collaboration with Google”
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · Jun 11, 2026
6/11/26: Trump Considered Nuking Iran, Trump Says He Loves Inflation, Morning Joe Vs Platner
“Trump previously posted stock ticker promotion on Truth Social, exemplifying pattern of undisclosed financial endorsements”
The MeidasTouch Podcast · Jun 10, 2026
U.S. Strikes Iran
“CEO cited for claiming unprecedented AI precision in attacks; criticized for enabling war crimes through technology”
The Bulwark Podcast · Jun 9, 2026
Jason Calacanis: The Silicon Valley Vibes Are Still Pro-Trump
“Example of venture-capital-valued public company trading at multiples disconnected from traditional earnings metrics.”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Jun 8, 2026
E385: Why Public Markets Need SpaceX, OpenAI & Anthropic
“Referenced as perpetually private company that stayed private for 17-18 years before IPO; example of extended private runway”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jun 5, 2026
Dan Loeb: The Lost Art of Short Selling, and Why Stock Picking is Back
“Example of missed opportunity where early investors sold too early in the $20s”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jun 3, 2026
Bill Ackman: Investment Strategy, What the Market is Missing, How AI Breaks Businesses
“Example of high-valuation public company trading at venture-like multiples”
Platformer · May 27, 2026
Claude Code creator Boris Cherny on the end of the software engineer
“Example of Lord of the Rings-inspired company name; discussed as potentially 'terrifying' tech company”
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · May 26, 2026
5/26/26: Trump Bombs Iran, Prof Marandi On Negotiations, Trump Pauses Taiwan Arms Sales
“CEO cited as example of defense contractor benefiting from increased Pentagon spending despite questionable strategic value.”
Pod Save America · May 22, 2026
Trump's Revenge Leads to Republican Revolt
“Co-founder Joe Lonsdale, major Republican donor, contributed to Mayhan's gubernatorial campaign despite political differences”
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · May 19, 2026
5/19/26: Trump $1.8 Billion Slush Fund For Allies, Students Boo AI At Graduation, Kars4Kids Scandal Erupts
“Referenced as example of Trump administration trading/government contracts with plausible service provision explanation”
Pivot · May 19, 2026
Elon's Big Loss, Trump's Stock Trades, and OpenAI vs. Apple
“Trump made seven purchases totaling $530K in March, then praised company on Truth Social after stock decline”
Pod Save America · May 19, 2026
The Bruised Hand in the Cookie Jar
“Trump bought position then praised company on Truth Social including ticker symbol, raising insider trading concerns”
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · May 18, 2026
Trump Cashes in on Thousands of Stock Trades While Americans Get Crushed
“Stock held and traded by Trump during wartime; subject of potential insider trading analysis”
Stavvy's World · May 18, 2026
#181 - Jaboukie Young-White
“Mentioned as employer of closeted gay men using dating apps while maintaining professional secrecy due to data security concerns”
The Tim Dillon Show · May 16, 2026
496 - USA vs. China, Spencer Pratt, & A Heist
“Mentioned as advocating for military draft and drone warfare automation”
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · May 15, 2026
5/15/26: Trump Confesses "We Did It For Israel", AI Experiment Goes Wrong, Chuck Park, Ro Khanna
“Data analytics company providing technology to ICE; criticized by immigration abolition advocates”
TBPN · May 15, 2026
Cerebras IPO, Warsh Confirmed Fed Chair, Musk-OpenAI Trial Nears End | Diet TBPN
“Alex Karp featured in podcast with Kevin Warsh discussing company operations and product sales”
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · May 14, 2026
5/14/26: Trump Glazes Xi At China Summit, Fox News Shocked By China Tech, China Plans Arms Sales To Iran
“Referenced in context of surveillance technology and data analytics capabilities that China demonstrates in parking enforcement”
Tech Won't Save Us · May 14, 2026
The UK Government’s AI Obsession is a Big Risk w/ Will Dunn
“Data analytics company explicitly political in nature; mentioned as example of AI companies with clear political agendas”
Uncapped with Jack Altman · May 12, 2026
Uncapped #49 | Kevin Hartz & Bennett Siegel from A*
“Referenced as company breeding highest per-capita rate of unicorn founders due to mini-CEO structure”
PBD Podcast · May 8, 2026
Hantavirus Lockdowns + Fauci's DOJ Deadline | PBD #794
“Stock purchased by Ro Khanna's family on same days federal defense contracts were awarded”
Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist · May 8, 2026
Ep 153: Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar on Heretics, AI Weapons, and Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy
“Shyam Sankar is CTO; company pioneered forward-deployed engineer model and serves as case study for mission-driven culture transforming institutions”
Pivot · May 8, 2026
OpenAI Trial "Soap Opera," ChatGPT's Stock Picks, and Remembering Ted Turner
“Defense systems company debated for use by European media organizations; top of mind for tech scrutiny”