The internet is a central topic in the podcast episodes, as it played a pivotal role in the development and commercialization of web browsers, which transformed how information is accessed and shared globally.

The first episode, "Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Birth of the Browser", details Andreessen's work on the development of the Mosaic browser and the founding of Netscape, which was instrumental in the rise and widespread adoption of the internet.

The second episode, "The Case for Authoritarianism | Vitalik Buterin & Noah Smith", explores how the information anarchy enabled by the internet has challenged traditional liberal democracies and the potential role of authoritarian systems in governing the internet.