Pirate Wires

Mike Solana, Riley Nork

Booking Overview

A commentary and interview show focused on technology, politics, and internet culture, typically featuring high-profile entrepreneurs, technologists, commentators, and public intellectuals alongside its regular hosts. Credible pitches include founders, AI and technology experts, prominent political or cultural commentators, and unconventional thinkers with strong public profiles; booking difficulty is medium to high.

Metrics

Episodes: 106

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 10.7k subscribers

Instagram: 11.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

eric@piratewires.com

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Host

Mike Solana - Founder and publisher of Pirate Wires, a technology-focused media platform, and a technology investor and writer.

Riley Nork - Co-host covering technology, politics, and culture on Pirate Wires.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Recognized founders, technology entrepreneurs, AI and autonomous-vehicle experts, authors, public intellectuals, and commentators with distinctive views and an established public platform.

Required Achievements:

Founded or led a notable technology company, Published books or established public commentary platforms, Earned significant recognition in technology, science, entrepreneurship, or culture, Built a substantial audience through media, writing, or online commentary

Recent Guest Discussions

Malcolm Collins - Israel And Iran, American Politics, Protest Movements, Fitness, And Pronatalism.

Simone Collins - Israel And Iran, American Politics, Protest Movements, Fitness, And Pronatalism.

George Hotz - Autonomous Vehicles, Technology, Internet Culture, And Contemporary Politics.

Liv Boeree - The Los Angeles Riots, Autonomous Vehicles, Technology, And Contemporary Politics.

Recent Topics

Technology, Technology Policy, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Culture, Geopolitics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Pirate Wires

The AI Boys Hug It Out, The Doomers Want It Banned | PW Pod w/ Mike Solana & Liv Boeree

October 02, 2026

This week on the pod, we’re joined by the great @Liv_Boeree! We’re breaking down another crazy week in the AI tech space. From Trump inviting all the tech leaders to DC, to renaming AI to “Super Intelligence”, to Bernie’s AI bill endorsed by doomer groups. We also discuss the infamous data center party in DC that our own Jonas Du put together. Next up, we have @katrosenfield join us to discuss the controversial “Cornell 7” SI case that is taking over the discourse. Kat provides us with insigh...

Trump won't stop Al despite doomer tantrums | PW Pod ft. Mike Solana & Bridget Phetasy

September 25, 2026

Welcome back to the pod! Today we're talking abundance. After Trump's deal with Greenland this week, we break down that, despite the flaws of the administration, Trump has positioned himself as the abundance president when it comes to American advancement (while the Democrats' abundance agenda has fallen apart.) Also on the show, a NYT writer virtue signals her way into sending her kid to a terrible public school, woke is so back as a lesbian bar breaks the internet for removing their mask ma...

The AI Apocalypse Is Here To K*ll Us All.. Maybe?

September 18, 2026

Welcome back to the pod! Bridget Phetasy returns to the Pirate Wires podcast as one of our esteemed cohosts. This past week, the internet was consumed by the AI doomerism conversation. The tech people are supporting AI at all costs, the doomers are making their opinions heard, and we at Pirate Wires.. are unsure. We dive into all of the discourse, how Peter Thiel predicted the AI antichrist, the white pill of AI, and we even get into Sydney Sweeney's boobs. We have it all!-Thank you to our PR...

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