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Valley of Depth is a podcast about the technologies that matter – and the people building them.

NYSE | Varda’s $251M Raise, Firestorm’s Battlefield Factories, and Bedrock’s Ocean Robots

NYSE | Varda’s $251M Raise, Firestorm’s Battlefield Factories, and Bedrock’s Ocean Robots

How do you test hypersonics from orbit, build drones at the front lines, and map the seafloor with robots?The Space & Defense Update is LIVE from the New York Stock…

1 hr 27 min
Proven Propulsion, with Kristin Houston (President of Space Power & Propulsion Systems of L3Harris)

Proven Propulsion, with Kristin Houston (President of Space Power & Propulsion Systems of L3Harris)

This episode is presented by L3Harris Technologies.On this special edition of Valley of Depth, we’re joined by Kristin Houston, President of Space Propulsion and Power Systems at L3Harris. Kristin leads…

51 min
From Seabed to Space, with Tyler Bernstein (CEO of Zeno Power)

From Seabed to Space, with Tyler Bernstein (CEO of Zeno Power)

Some environments are simply too harsh for traditional power sources. Solar panels fail in darkness, batteries die quickly, and diesel can’t reach. That’s where Zeno Power comes in. The company…

50 min
The Case for Continuity, with Pam Melroy (Former Deputy Administrator of NASA)

The Case for Continuity, with Pam Melroy (Former Deputy Administrator of NASA)

Continuous human presence in orbit has been a cornerstone of U.S. leadership in space for 25 years. But recent changes to NASA’s Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) strategy have Pam Melroy—former…

1 hr 6 min
Logistics Wins Wars, with David Tuttle (CEO of Rune)

Logistics Wins Wars, with David Tuttle (CEO of Rune)

Logistics rarely makes headlines, but it wins or loses wars. Rune Technologies is betting that the future of contested sustainment won’t be built on warehouses and spreadsheets, but on software.…

51 min
Funding Deterrence, with Tommy Hendrix (Managing Partner at Decisive Point)

Funding Deterrence, with Tommy Hendrix (Managing Partner at Decisive Point)

Tommy Hendrix is Managing Partner at Decisive Point, a venture firm backing early-stage companies developing critical national security technologies. In this episode of Valley of Depth, we unpack what it…

55 min
Float. Foil. Fly., with Billy Thalheimer (CEO of Regent Craft)

Float. Foil. Fly., with Billy Thalheimer (CEO of Regent Craft)

In this episode of Valley of Depth, we sit down with Regent cofounder and CEO Billy Thalheimer to explore a radical reimagining of coastal mobility, not with eVTOLs or hyperloops,…

52 min
Pulses Towards Power, with Conner Galloway & Alexander Valys (Co-Founders of Xcimer Energy)

Pulses Towards Power, with Conner Galloway & Alexander Valys (Co-Founders of Xcimer Energy)

In this episode of Valley of Depth, we sit down with Xcimer Energy’s cofounders, Conner Galloway and Alexander Valys, to unpack one of the boldest bets in fusion: resurrecting a…

53 min
Stratospheric Platforms, with Mikkel Vestergaard (CEO of SCEYE)

Stratospheric Platforms, with Mikkel Vestergaard (CEO of SCEYE)

Mikkel Vestergaard isn’t a typical aerospace founder. Before building solar-powered stratospheric airships, he spent two decades in humanitarian innovation, distributing a billion malaria nets, co-creating the LifeStraw, and helping eradicate…

45 min
The Energy Grail, with Julien Barber (Investor at Emerson Collective)

The Energy Grail, with Julien Barber (Investor at Emerson Collective)

Julien Barber is an investor at Emerson Collective, a venture and policy firm founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, where he backs bold bets on decarbonization, infrastructure, and long-horizon climate technologies.…

48 min
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