Palmer Luckey (2025) - VR, Defense and Technology's Future

16/10/2025 14 min

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Episode Synopsis

This recap episode unpacks an interview featuring Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus and Anduril Industries. The discussion covers a diverse range of topics, starting with quirky technology ideas like programming in float tanks and moving to serious subjects such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and defence technology. Luckey explains the origins of Oculus and his later venture, Anduril, which focuses on developing AI-powered military hardware like fighter jets and advanced soldier systems, including the new Eagle Eye ballistic helmet. The conversation also explores US defence spending waste, the potential for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, political views, and theories surrounding unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and interspecies communication.---We all love The Joe Rogan Experience and much prefer the real thing, but sometimes it's not possible to listen to an entire episode or you just want to recap an episode you've previously listened to. The Joe Rogan Recap uses Google's NotebookLM to create a conversational podcast that recaps episodes of JRE into a more manageable listen.On that note, for those that would like it, here's the public access link to the Google Notebook to look at the mind map, timeline and briefing doc - https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/ebfd053e-e4b7-4df3-9217-18cefdabfd14 - Please note, you must have a Google account to access.

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