Live June 2, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show
(Season 12, Episode 99)
Year of the IPO; Slush Fund; AI; Anti-Racism; DNI; Colombia; China; Achievement | Yaron Brook Show
The Next Great IPO Wave Meets the AI Revolution—and Political ChaosThe IPO market is roaring back to life. OpenAI, Anthropic, and even SpaceX could be heading toward some of the biggest public offerings in history. But are investors about to repeat old mistakes?
In this episode of The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron explores the new IPO boom, Trump's controversial anti-weaponization fund, the growing political battle over AI, China's stunning technological advances, and the tragic consequences of anti-racism ideology in Britain.
From billion-dollar valuations and AI regulation to China's massive hydroelectric projects and next-generation batteries, this episode examines the ideas, policies, and technologies shaping the future.
And in the live Q&A, Yaron tackles tough questions about Trump and Netanyahu, the future of welfare states, AI nationalization, ethics and predictive technologies, and much more.
Watch now: https://youtube.com/live/H-mgSCLjr5U
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction and IPO Basics
02:44 Record-Breaking IPOs and Historical Perspective
06:15 SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic and the Next IPO Wave
10:27 Valuation Risks and Investor Caution
16:54 How to Participate in the Live Show
17:54 Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund Controversy
23:54 Trump's Executive Order on AI
27:53 Tulsi Gabbard Replacement Announcement
33:46 Tragic UK Anti-Racism Story
49:28 Colombia's Presidential Election Results
53:57 China's Massive New Dam Project
57:32 China's AI Surveillance and Technology Push
1:01:09 MIT's Lithium Extraction Breakthrough
1:06:34 China's Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution
LIVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
1:17:38 Why Is Trump Targeting Netanyahu Instead of Iran?
1:19:43 How Do You Defend Welfare Reform Against Taxpayer Hypocrisy?
1:22:27 Do IPOs Typically Crash After Investor Excitement Fades?
1:23:34 What Happens If Governments Try to Nationalize AI?
1:24:46 Is Trump's Israel Policy Driven by Popularity?
1:26:01 Is Netanyahu Afraid of Losing Trump's Support?
1:27:04 Should a Machine Be Allowed to Predict Human Lives?
1:29:03 What Is the Story Behind the George Walsh-David Kelley Claim?
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Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller
Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government,
Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and
In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.
