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The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond

Jim Baer

Booking Overview

This is an interview show focused on venture capital, entrepreneurship, technology, healthcare, economics, and public policy, featuring external guests such as investors, founders, academics, authors, and senior government or industry leaders. Credible candidates include prominent venture capitalists, technology and healthcare executives, economists, policy experts, and authors with substantive expertise; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include nationally recognized leaders and former senior officials.

Metrics

Episodes: 131

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 1.2k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

thepuckpod@gmail.com

info@cmbg.com

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Host

Jim Baer - Host and interviewer exploring venture capital, entrepreneurship, technology, healthcare, economics, and public policy with prominent external guests.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, technology or healthcare executives, economists, policy experts, authors, and senior public-sector leaders with demonstrated expertise and substantive perspectives.
Required Achievements:  
Senior leadership in government, investment, research, or industry, Published books or recognized thought leadership, Substantial expertise in venture capital, technology, healthcare, economics, or public policy

Recent Guest Discussions

Lori Garver - NASA Commercialization, Institutional Resistance, Space Investment, Procurement, Healthcare Policy, And Social Security

Christopher Beha - Religion, Atheism, Science, Doubt, Artificial Intelligence, Attention, And Ethics

Jason Furman - Economic Risks, Oil Shocks, Artificial Intelligence Valuations, Private Credit, Deficits, And Inflation

Avik Roy - Healthcare Costs, National Debt, Insurance Markets, Medicare, Medicaid, Healthcare Reform, And Fiscal Policy

Annie Lamont - Healthcare Investment, Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Health Records, Medicaid, Drug Development, And The Future Of American Medicine

Recent Topics

Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Healthcare, Economics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond
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Sara Seager: The Search for Life on Venus, Widowhood, and Autism

October 01, 2026

Sara Seager joins The Puck to talk about her search for life beyond Earth, including a privately funded mission to Venus, her post-traumatic growth after losing her husband, being diagnosed as autistic in her 40s, and her return home to Toronto after 30 years at MIT.

Avi Loeb: This Is a Blind Date of Interstellar Proportions

September 17, 2026

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb - former chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department, head of the Galileo Project, author of Extraterrestrial and Interstellar - joins Jim Baer for a conversation that isn't really about aliens. It's about how serious people think about the unknown."This is a blind date of interstellar proportions." Loeb makes the case that the search for intelligent life deserves the same funding urgency as the $2.4 trillion the world spends on defense every year - and that the bi...

Michael Moritz: Steve Jobs, Sequoia, and the Weight of History

September 03, 2026

My guest today is Michael Moritz. He started as a journalist at Time Magazine, then spent 35 years at Sequoia Capital backing Google, Yahoo, PayPal, and YouTube. Before any of that, he wrote The Little Kingdom, the first inside account of Apple, written with unusual access to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and later relied on by Walter Isaacson for his own Jobs biography.In this conversation, Moritz reflects on what made Jobs different before the world caught on (he calls him a bit of a mystic...

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Frequently asked questions

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The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond
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How do I get in touch with The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond?

The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond is hosted by Jim Baer. Its publicly listed emails are thepuckpod@gmail.com and info@cmbg.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond?

The publicly listed emails for The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond: thepuckpod@gmail.com and info@cmbg.com.

How many listeners does The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond have?

Podseeker estimates The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond?

The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, technology or healthcare executives, economists, policy experts, authors, and senior public-sector leaders with demonstrated expertise and substantive perspectives. Common among recent guests: Senior leadership in government, investment, research, or industry; Published books or recognized thought leadership; Substantial expertise in venture capital, technology, healthcare, economics, or public policy. Recent guests include Lori Garver, Christopher Beha, and Jason Furman.

How hard is it to get booked on The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond cover?

Recent episodes cover Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Healthcare, and Economics. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

thepuckpod@gmail.com

info@cmbg.com

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