Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2025-10-16

Books mentioned on #245 Trae Stephens - Inside Anduril’s AI Superweapons: Eagle Eye Helmet and Autonomous Tech

3 books · With Trae Stephens · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Trae Stephens is Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, and a General Partner at venture capital firm Founders Fund, where he invests across sectors with a particular interest in startups operating in the government space.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Case for Christ

    Lee Strobel · at 3:03

    The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel is a popular Christian apologetics book documenting an investigative journalist's journey to examine the historical evidence for Jesus Christ.

    Discussed
    “Have you ever heard of Lee Strobble? Of course. Yeah. Case for Christ. Yeah, man. I read that back in high school, man.”
    Where to get it
  2. Hillbilly Elegy

    J D Vance · at 24:33 · mentioned 3 times

    Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.

    Discussed
    “Some of the same stories that he talked about in Hillbilly Elegy about kind of the rise of industrialization in Ohio”
    Where to get it
  3. Zero to One

    Peter A. Thiel, Blake Masters · at 48:03

    Zero to One by Peter A.

    Discussed
    “Peter wrote a book called 0ero to1 ; in the book he said that uh you know we're all drawn into mimisis”
    Where to get it