Variance Podcast

“inveniet viam, aut faciet.” (Seneca’s Hercules Furens, Act II, Scene 1, line 276)

Where do revolutionary ideas, art, science, books, buildings, products, and artifacts come from? Join intimate conversations with today’s most daring minds in science, tech, arts, design, literature, architecture, music and beyond. Each episode peels back the layers of creative variance to reveal the patterns of divergent thinking and the courage to challenge conventions.

Meet the Variants – In this curious chamber of voices, each episode wrestles with a creative mind reshaping our world. They speak of their visions, demons, and strange desires, unraveling twisted threads of thought that lead beyond familiar ground. Each episode has thought-provoking conversations that cover new philosophies and emerging trends. The VARIANCE PODCAST goes into the heart of creativity – what motivates the variants to act, think, see, and make differently?

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Episodes

1 | Architecture for Housing Crises, Wildfires, and Electric Cars (Dan Spiegel of SAW Architects) – 25 May 2025

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2 | AI Reliability and Humans Testing Language Models (Anastasios Angelopolous of LM Arena)

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3 | Mixed Media Art (Miguel Novelo)

4 | A Temporary Village to Prototype New Ways of Living

5 | Terraforming Mars

6 | Generative Agents

Variance Podcast is produced by Raohacker, mixed by Jake Kraft, and recorded on the Interwebs. Our theme music was written and performed by Jake Kraft. Our podcast is free of advertisements, so if you find value in these episodes, please consider becoming a supporter.

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If you have a question for our podcast, email us at arun@variancepodcast.com.

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