Episodes 37
Avg. Duration 1h 9m
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Apple Rating 4.3 (42)
Since Sep 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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ACCESS is a show about the tech industry’s inside conversation. Hosted by Alex Heath, the most connected tech reporter out there, and Ellis Hamburger, the founder whisperer for today’s hottest AI startups, ACCESS features revealing conversations with Silicon Valley’s most influential leaders, from the tech titans of today to tomorrow’s most interesting entrepreneurs. It’s a show made by insiders for everyone who wants a glimpse into the future and the people building it. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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AI is turning sketches into real-world products

Jun 04, 2026 1h 2m

Alex and Ellis sit down with Jordan Taylor, founder of Vizcom, to talk about the AI design tool that lets anyone go from a rough sketch to a finished product. They discuss how Jordan built Vizcom out…

Is Polsia AI slop or the future of startups?

May 28, 2026 1h 8m

Some say he's making an AI slop factory. Others say he'll be the first one-man $1 billion startup. Ellis and Alex sit down with Ben Cera, founder of Polsia, a controversial AI startup that claims to…

Substack’s CEO on AI slop, free speech, and taking on YouTube

May 22, 2026 1h 15m

Alex and Ellis sit down with Chris Best, CEO of Substack, for a live interview at the ACCESS launch party at Notion HQ in San Francisco. They get into Substack's growth, the future of media, and the…

Anthropic’s hunt for the next Claude Code

May 14, 2026 1h 20m

Alex sits down with Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram and head of Anthropic Labs, to talk about what the team is working on after Claude Code and where AI is headed next. They discuss how…

'AI Coachella' Stanford prof on data center backlash

May 07, 2026 1h 3m

Alex and Ellis sit down with Anjney Midha, a venture capitalist, Stanford AI lecturer, and founder of AMP, to discuss why zero-sum thinking is holding the AI industry back. They discuss what it would…

What happens when AI runs a store

Apr 30, 2026 1h 15m

Alex and Ellis sit down with Andon Labs co-founder Lukas Petersson to talk about what it looks like when AI moves out of the chat window and into the real world. They discuss AI-run stores and…

Silicon Valley finally has its “Succession”

Apr 23, 2026 1h 10m

What happens when Silicon Valley becomes the subject of its own satire? Alex and Ellis sit down with The Audacity showrunner Jonathan Glatzer to talk about building a TV series that takes on Big…

Canva’s CEO on what happens when AI does the design

Apr 16, 2026 1h 2m

Alex and Ellis talk about why they are getting less hyped on OpenClaw, the Social Network sequel that might actually be great, and why recent attacks on Sam Altman signal a real reputational crisis…

OpenClaw for normies is here

Apr 09, 2026 1h 9m

Alex and Ellis talk about OpenAI’s acquisition of TBPN, the tension between media and corporate ownership, and why so many people in AI seem to be working themselves into the ground. Then they’re…

The future of AI might be on your finger

Apr 02, 2026 1h 14m

Alex and Ellis talk about why Codex is becoming central to OpenAI's strategy and the competition with Claude. Then they’re joined by Mina Fahmi, CEO and co-founder of Sandbar, who is building a smart…

The real reason CEOs want you using AI meeting notes

Mar 26, 2026 1h 11m

Alex and Ellis talk about navigating ethics in media and programming the pod, the rise of film photography, and Alex’s trip to OpenAI. Then they’re joined by Granola co-founder Sam Stephenson to talk…

When your bank account talks to Claude

Mar 20, 2026 1h 14m

Alex and Ellis break down why SXSW no longer feels like a true tech conference and how Nvidia’s GTC has become the new center of gravity for the industry. Then they’re joined by Mercury CEO Immad…

Meet Starboy, the alien toy that hates being called AI

Mar 13, 2026 1h 14m

Alex and Ellis talk about Alex’s visit to Anthropic’s headquarters as Claude downloads surge and the company faces growing scrutiny over its stance on government AI use. They discuss AI culture…

What happens to Google when AI answers everything?

Mar 06, 2026 1h 10m

Alex and Ellis talk about using Claude to organize their digital lives, the rise of agent platforms like Dreamer, and a mysterious AI hardware sighting in San Francisco. Then they’re joined by Liz…

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on surviving the AI slop-pocalypse

Feb 26, 2026 1h 12m

Alex and Ellis break down the viral AI essay that tanked stocks and debate whether agents could end white-collar work as we know it. Then they’re joined by Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman to…

Notion's CEO on if AI is really killing software companies

Feb 19, 2026 1h 15m

Ellis tells Alex about his storytelling speech for AI founders at Andreessen Horowitz, and they discuss how OpenAI beat Meta to hire the founder of OpenClaw. Then they’re joined by Notion co-founder…

OpenAI's Fidji Simo on why ads are coming to ChatGPT

Feb 11, 2026 1h 32m

Alex and Ellis recap the AI ads at the Super Bowl and talk about Jony Ive showing Alex the first-ever electric Ferrari Luce he designed. Then, they sit down with Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications at…

Where AI video is headed next, with Synthesia's Victor Riparbelli

Feb 05, 2026 1h 16m

Alex and Ellis analyze AIs talking to each other on Moltbook, the implications of Elon Musk merging SpaceX and xAI, new moves in the OpenAI versus Anthropic coding race, and a favorite AI app getting…

Where we'll go when the bots take over, with Sublime's Sari Azout

Jan 30, 2026 1h 18m

Alex and Ellis talk about the tech industry's new obsession with Clawdbot/Molbot, the scary aspect of AI agents, AI invading group chats, and the new viral essay from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Then…

Home robots are coming faster than you think, with Sunday's Tony Zhao

Jan 22, 2026 1h 6m

Alex and Ellis talk about robotics hype, questionable demos, and what it really takes to build useful machines. First, we hear from Alex live in Davos at the World Economic Forum, where they discuss…

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