Today we have a special episode of the pod. The legendary Palmer Luckey returns to the pod! Palmer is the Founder of Anduril and the inventor of Oculus. In this conversation, Mike and Palmer discuss the astronauts stuck in space, government contracts, building Arsenal-1, dealing with the media, supporting Trump, heretical thoughts, and the world that Palmer would like to leave for his grandchildren. Featuring Mike Solana & Palmer Luckey Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! https://get.piratewires.com/pw/daily Buy some Pirate Wires merch! https://store.piratewires.com/ Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Palmer Twitter: https://x.com/PalmerLuckey TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod Palmer Luckey! 2:30 - Boeing Starliner Astronauts Stuck In Space 10:00 - Government Defense Contracts 17:30 - $1.5B Raise For Anduril - Arsenal-1 Announcement - Anduril Expansion 26:25 - US Manufacturing Problems 31:20 - Tariffs - Why Palmer Approves Of Them 35:50 - Google Protests / Tech Defense Vibe Shift 39:05 - Supporting Trump 8 Years Ago vs. Now 42:20 - Heretical Thoughts Today 59:50 - Palmer Dealing With The Media - Why He Is Now Beloved 1:11:13 - Chromatic - How Palmer Is Reviving The GameBoy and Physical Video Games 1:19:00 - The Removal Of History On The Internet - Mandela Effect 1:25:20 - The Necessity Of Having Children 1:27:00 - The World That Palmer Wants To Build For His Grandchildren 1:29:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe #podcast #palmerluckey #technology #politics #culture

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