Goat Rodeo #21 ft. Brian MacCarthy – AI Arms Race, Space Monopoly, and the Compute Power Crunch

This Episode: China’s racing to put 30,000 satellites in orbit. The White House just dropped a sweeping AI action plan. And OpenAI and its partners are reportedly putting $500B toward next-gen data centers. The question is: can the U.S. keep up? We break down the global battle for tech dominance—across space, compute, and policy. From the energy demands of AI infrastructure to whether a single company should control the commercial space race, the crew takes on the geopolitics of emerging tech. Also in this episode: Reveal raises $30M in Series B, and Booz Allen adds $200M to its venture fund. Our Podcast:  National security, defense tech, and geopolitics—serious topics, but that doesn’t mean we have to be boring about it. The Goat Rodeo Podcast brings you three military veterans turned defense insiders, breaking down the biggest stories shaping the future of warfare.  Expect sharp insights, unfiltered debates, and the occasional defense industry hot take—because let’s be honest, this space can be a total goat rodeo. Listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2mTJ1oJEgB3rCbQouCL7XD?si=9b2647b843144469 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goat-rodeo-20-ft-alex-martin-clearspeed-polygraphs/id1801310605?i=1000718844180 YouTube: youtube.com/@GoatRodeoPodcast