While the American economy as a whole is strong, Silicon Valley is seeing a lot of layoffs and company anxiety. Scott McGrew speaks about what comes next with Richard Lyons, an expert in entrepreneurship and start-ups.

Scott McGrew speaks with podcaster Eric Silver, head of creative at Multitude, who believes that podcasting needs to get professional.

Kyla Zhao is the author is author of the book “Valley Verified,” a novel about a woman who quits her fashion writer job to get a job in Silicon Valley. Scott McGrew speaks with Zhao about her novel.

Scott McGrew speaks with the Janelle Bitker, the senior editor of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Food & Wine Team, about ChowBot. The A.I. chatbot can answer questions about restaurants in the Bay Area.

Guy Kawasaki has interviewed more than 200 people for his podcast, collecting wisdom and insights that he and his podcast’s producer have collected in a new book: “Think Remarkable.” Scott McGrew speaks with him about the work.

Photographer Thomas Smith thinks about the future.

Lisa Gilbert worries about the upcoming presidential elections.

Bloomberg’s Kurt Wagner goes inside the Twitter debacle.

Large language models threaten websites’ business models.

Aleksandr Yampolskiy, CEO of SecurityScorecard.

Lawyer Colin Levy speaks on how Generative A.I. will affect the legal profession.

Documentary filmmaker Taran Singh Brar discusses his new project covering the life of Nobel Prize winner Charles Townes, who invented the laser.

NBC Bay Area’s Scott McGrew speaks with author Patrick Chovanek, whose book “Cleared for the Option” gives viewers an inside look into pilot training and what it’s like flying an airplane.