GeekWire Podcast in Fremont: Seahawks, AI, and Seattle’s future

We took the GeekWire Podcast on the road this week, but not very far — recording the show in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, the “Center of the Universe,” just a few blocks from our own offices, with a lively crowd, great beer, and plenty to talk about in Seattle tech and beyond.

The special event at Fremont Brewing was presented by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce.

Fresh off the Seahawks’ Super Bowl victory, we debate different tech and business moguls as candidates for owning the Seahawks or Sonics — including unlikely but interesting-to-consider possibilities ranging from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez to Costco’s Jim Sinegal. (Who wouldn’t want $1.50 hot dogs and sodas at Lumen Field?) 

Then we dig into the debate over Seattle’s tech future, sparked by angel investor Charles Fitzgerald’s GeekWire column, “A warning to Seattle: Don’t become the next Cleveland,” which led to a response and ultimately a great conversation with Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb.

Fremont Chamber Executive Director Pete Hanning joins us to talk about the neighborhood’s tech corridor, why Fremont is seeing some of the highest return-to-office rates on the West Coast, and how Fremont balances its quirky identity with serious business.

In the final segment, test your Seattle tech knowledge with our Fremont-themed tech trivia, plus audience Q&A, in which Todd comes clean about his relationship with Claude.

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Audio edited by Curt Milton.