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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 1 - Twitter Founders on Musk’s Tumultous Takeover
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    #1 - Twitter Founders on Musk’s Tumultous Takeover

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    In this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang speaks with two people who know Twitter better than almost anyone: Co-Founder and former CEO Evan Williams and one of the most critical members of the founding team, Jason Goldman. They reflect on Elon Musk’s takeover, Silicon Valley’s new era of austerity, and the future of social media. Chang also sits down with former Twitter employees to hear about their experiences before and after Musk’s deal-or-no deal rollercoaster.

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  2. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 2 - Inside OpenAI, the Architect of ChatGPT
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    #2 - Inside OpenAI, the Architect of ChatGPT

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    In this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang visits OpenAI’s futuristic offices to meet with Mira Murati, the company’s Chief Technology Officer (who became CEO in November 2023 upon Sam Altman's departure). OpenAI is behind smash hits ChatGPT and Dall-E. Murati discusses both the bright future and potential risks of a world with widespread artificial intelligence. For perspective on the AI gold rush sweeping Silicon Valley, Chang meets with early OpenAI investor and LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman for insight on OpenAI’s early days and where the VC money flows next.

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  3. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 3 - Inside Brian Chesky’s Ultimate Airbnb
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    #3 - Inside Brian Chesky’s Ultimate Airbnb

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    On this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang visits Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky while he plays host in his San Francisco home. Chesky shares how he went from gluing cereal boxes to pay off his startup’s debt to running a multibillion-dollar business. Along the way, he says Airbnb’s darkest moment may be what saved the company–and him.

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  4. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 4 - Hailey Bieber On the Celebrity Beauty Bubble
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    #4 - Hailey Bieber On the Celebrity Beauty Bubble

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    On this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang meets with Hailey Bieber to talk about how she started her skincare line Rhode and hopes to differentiate herself from other celebrity beauty brands. Bieber shares her experience with internet backlash and gossip, and how she hopes Rhode can evolve in the coming years. Chang also sits down with Michael Ratner, who founded OBB Media and helped Bieber launch her popular YouTube channel, to discuss how content and commerce are more intertwined than ever before.

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  5. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 5 - Inside Barbie’s World
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    #5 - Inside Barbie’s World

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    Barbie has finally stepped out of the toy aisle and onto the big screen in her Hollywood debut. Mattel hopes to use that to its advantage by transforming the iconic character and her world into a blockbuster hit. Despite Barbie's controversial history, could the movie successfully usher Mattel into its next era?

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  6. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 6 - Benchmark’s Bill Gurley on VC Hustle Culture
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    #6 - Benchmark’s Bill Gurley on VC Hustle Culture

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    On this week’s episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang travels to Austin, Texas, to sit down with Benchmark General Partner Bill Gurley and discuss his journey from computer engineer to Wall Street and Silicon Valley. Gurley reflects on the level of hustle needed to make it as a venture capitalist investing in tech startups. Over some classic Texas barbecue, Chang and Gurley discuss whether the Bay Area will continue to be the center of gravity for entrepreneurs and the tech industry.

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  7. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 7 - Whistleblowers Warn About the Dark Side of AI
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    #7 - Whistleblowers Warn About the Dark Side of AI

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    Tech has always had its external critics. But every once in a while, whistleblowers step up and speak out. Their reasons may vary, but that courage comes at a cost. On this episode of The Circuit, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang is joined by Ifeoma Ozoma, Timnit Gebru, and Safiya Noble, who have raised the alarm on Big Tech’s growing influence in our daily lives. They discuss their experiences speaking out and the risks of what they see as tech’s newest emerging threat: artificial intelligence.

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  8. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 8 - Angel City's Big Bet on Women’s Soccer
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    #8 - Angel City's Big Bet on Women’s Soccer

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    In this episode of The Circuit, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang sits down with Angel City FC’s three co-founders for their first-ever joint interview. Natalie Portman, Kara Nortman and Julie Uhrman gathered a star-studded, mostly women-led investor group to launch the team back in 2019. Now in their second season, the team is already selling out stadiums, boosting the profile of the national league and changing the culture of professional sports.

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  9. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 9 - Inside Silicon Valley's Famous Startup School
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    #9 - Inside Silicon Valley's Famous Startup School

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    Y Combinator is a famous Silicon Valley startup accelerator where Airbnb, Coinbase and Reddit all got their start. This startup school has backed companies now valued at $600 billion. Emily Chang met with Y Combinator CEO and President Garry Tan to discuss his roots as a founder who went through Y Combinator himself, to his return as the accelerator's current CEO. They discuss what it takes to be a great founder, the Silicon Valley Bank crisis, how Mr. Beast schooled Tan on his content creating, and the fate of San Francisco.

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  10. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 10 - How AI Helped Microsoft Get its Groove Back
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    #10 - How AI Helped Microsoft Get its Groove Back

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    On this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang sits down with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to hear how AI is shaking up the competition for search. Nadella argues that this new wave of technology is as big as the web browser or the iPhone. Chang also speaks with former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss his company (which has some help from Microsoft), its ambitions and the latest on ChatGPT.

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  11. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 11 - Can the D'Amelios Make It Beyond TikTok?
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    #11 - Can the D'Amelios Make It Beyond TikTok?

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    In this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang heads to Los Angeles to meet one family that’s trying to turn TikTok fame into a business empire. Charli D’Amelio, one of the most-followed people on TikTok, and her parents Heidi and Marc discuss their expansion into television, investing and building their own brand. Chang gets a sneak peek at their new shoe line and sits down with Charli to talk about the struggles of fame on today’s internet.

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  12. The Circuit with Emily Chang Season 1 Episode 12 - Modern Love Changes Fast. Can Bumble Keep Up?
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    #12 - Modern Love Changes Fast. Can Bumble Keep Up?

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    In this episode of The Circuit, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang meets with Bumble CEO and founder Whitney Wolfe Herd to talk about what it takes to truly create a safer space for women to date online. Wolfe Herd discusses what she learned from her experience at Tinder and how AI could usher in a new era for online dating.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Twitter Founders on Musk’s Tumultous Takeover" is the worst rated episode of "The Circuit with Emily Chang". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/8/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Inside OpenAI, the Architect of ChatGPT".