Transistor Radio

Transistor Radio

Doug Dylan Jon Jordan

Episodes 46
Avg. Duration 44m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.0 (20)
Since Jan 2022
Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
49%
Hosting
anchor.fm

Contact & Outreach

About This Podcast

A bi-monthly podcast where we have a short Chip Chat about Transistors! Semiconductors are one of the most fundamental technologies of our time, yet are often under-discussed or misunderstood. We want to chat about them (and other things). Come learn some more about Semiconductors!

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Recent Episodes

TR45: Michelle's Debut!

May 15, 2026 40m

Yes TR is back. Welcoming Michelle to Transistor Radio!

TR 44: Claude Code (Again), ASML (briefly), Qwen Crazyness

Mar 05, 2026 50m

Today, the Slop Sons talk SemiAnalysis' obsession with Claude Code, ASML's 3 shot thing, and the Qwen turbulence.

TR 43: TR Live with Jeremie from SemiAnalysis

Jan 29, 2026 35m

Jeremie Ontiveros of SemiAnalysis joins the Transistor Radio pod for a live in-person episode.

TR42: Beards, Wafer Fabrication Equipment, Claude Code

Jan 08, 2026 55m

In today's wonderful episode, Doug, Dylan and Jordan discuss the latest Fabricated Knowledge post and beard hygiene. And Doug tells us about how awesome Claude Code has become.

TR41: Mandate of Heaven (Nov 2025 Edition)

Nov 25, 2025 50m

In today's episode, Doug, Dylan, Jordan, and Wei discuss who now has the AI Mandate of Heaven and then compare the AI bubble to the railroads.

TR 40: InferenceMAX, Video games, Rare earths

Oct 10, 2025 55m

In today's episode of Transistor Radio, the boys discuss InferenceMAX, video games, and rare earths.

TR39: Dylan's "Favorite" Semi Equipment, Intel, China

Oct 01, 2025 50m

Unfortunately we did another episode of Transistor Radio. In today's episode, Dylan, Doug, Jordan, WeiZ of SA, and Jon talk Intel, China, Huawei, and Sora 2.

TR38: H20, GPT-5, Ajinomoto Build-up Film

Aug 12, 2025 1h 7m

For the second episode in a row, Dylan doesn't make it through an episode of Transistor Radio. In today's episode, we talk about the Nvidia H20 rev-share/tax/tariff, the GPT-5 galaxy brain, and ABF.

Episode 37.5: Peak Software w. MechaDylan

Jul 10, 2025 25m

Dylan is sick so this is not an official Transistor Radio episode. But MechaDylan does make an appearance.

Episode 37: Meta, Bees ... and other stuff

Jun 26, 2025 51m

The topic of today's original episode was unavailable for recording due to conflict reasons so we just talked in circles.

Episode 36: The AI Mandate of Heaven, Slop

Jun 03, 2025 1h 1m

Three of the Transistor Four are together today. In today's episode we discuss NSF funding, the AI Mandate of Heaven, and slop.

Episode 35: What Nvidia's CFO is Wearing, EDA, Middle East Talk

May 29, 2025 34m

In today's episode of Transistor Radio, we don't talk about Nvidia earnings but instead talk about what the CFO is wearing before Jordan and Dylan go back and forth on the Middle East chips deals.

Episode 34: Huawei, H20, and Tariffs

Apr 18, 2025 37m

In today's podcast, the boys talk about how cracked Huawei is, discuss H20, and Dylan gives his take on tariffs.

Episode 33: Tariff Sadness

Apr 08, 2025 49m

Sorry about the weird intro, I got cut off.

Episode 32: Nvidia GTC, Intel, Goated Chinese Robots, Coreweave

Mar 26, 2025 50m

In today's episode, we have some droplets of alpha for people willing to wade through the crap. Dylan, Doug, Jordan and Jon talk GTC, Intel (finally), and then Coreweave versus hyperscalers.

Episode 31: The Boys Make a Space Fab

Feb 14, 2025 42m

Dylan, Doug and Jon talk about fabricating chips in space, Intel (not), TSMC rumors, and Le Stargate.

Episode 30: Ranking the AI Labs, Ten Thousand Steve Jobs in a Coffee Machine

Feb 06, 2025 44m

In today's episode, we talk Google earnings, rank the AI labs, and discuss Apple's only possible successor to Tim Cook.

Episode 29: Christmas, Deepseek v3, Al Pastor, Microplastics

Jan 04, 2025 51m

Happy new year, every one. In tonight's unhinged episode, Dylan recounts a wild Christmas. We talk Deepseek V3 and dispel several misunderstandings. We discuss Al Pastor and its differences with…

Episode 28: Top 3 Stories of Semiconductors 2024

Nov 26, 2024 36m

In today's joint ChinaTalk-Transistor Radio, Dylan, Doug, Jon, and Jordan go through their top 3 stories of 2024.

Episode 27: Intel, Nuclear, and China WFE

Oct 30, 2024 39m

Another episode of Transistor Radio. We continue to worsen the show's quality to make it more fun for all of you guys. We talk about Intel, nuclear reactors and China WFE.

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