# The Social Radars

> The Social Radars is a founder interview podcast and media brand created and hosted by Jessica Livingston and Carolynn Levy. It draws on their experience helping startups at Y Combinator to explore how companies actually began, changed course, and grew, with free audio episodes, public transcripts, and YouTube video content.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Founders:** Jessica Livingston (Co-creator and co-host), Carolynn Levy (Co-creator and co-host)
- **Products:** The Social Radars podcast, Episode transcripts, YouTube interviews and highlights, Founder Mode
- **Notable:** Built a public feed containing 65 entries by the May 21, 2026 John Coogan release., Interviewed founders associated with Gmail, Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, Twitch, Segment, and Vanta., Produced a five-part Ron Conway interview sequence covering Silicon Valley history and the Silicon Valley Bank crisis.

## Products & services

- **The Social Radars podcast** — Long-form founder interviews distributed through a public RSS feed and major podcast platforms.
- **Episode transcripts** — Publicly accessible transcripts linked from the official episode archive.
- **YouTube interviews and highlights** — Video interviews and selected clips on the official YouTube channel; full episodes were announced for Season 5.
- **Founder Mode** — A shorter interview series exploring founders’ approaches to hands-on company leadership, including a live conversation with Chris Best.

## Achievements

- Built a public feed containing 65 entries by the May 21, 2026 John Coogan release.
- Interviewed founders associated with Gmail, Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, Twitch, Segment, and Vanta.
- Produced a five-part Ron Conway interview sequence covering Silicon Valley history and the Silicon Valley Bank crisis.
- Expanded into the shorter Founder Mode series in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Announced Season 5, a new look, a move to Substack, and full video episodes on YouTube.
- **2026-03** — Published interviews with Peter Reinhardt on March 3 and Paul Graham on March 19.
- **2026-04** — Published Justin Kan on April 15 and the Ron Conway Silicon Valley Bank crisis episode on April 28.
- **2026-05** — Released the John Coogan interview on May 21; it was the latest entry in the reviewed public feed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thesocialradars.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSocialRadars

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Last updated: 2026-10-09