Artemis II, Jamie Dimon’s “American Dream,” Snap’s Crucible Moment | Diet TBPN

April 2, 2026

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The Diet TBPN episode covers anticipation for NASA's Artemis II launch, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's new initiatives to revive the American Dream, activist pressure on Snap for AI-driven turnaround, and lighter notes on corporate PR and SpaceX filings.

Artemis II Launch Hype and Debates

Hosts build excitement for the Artemis II mission, set to launch aboard the SLS rocket with Orion spacecraft carrying four astronauts on a 10-day trip around the moon—the farthest humans will have traveled from Earth. NASA administrator and guest Jared Isaacman shares a video hyping the sunset launch, emphasizing more rockets and companies succeeding. The mission tests life support, comms, and a "fishy" high-energy free-return trajectory: Orion enters a 44,000-mile apogee orbit, burns engines at perigee for shielding against solar flares, coasts to a lunar flyby (60-70 miles minimum altitude on April 6), and returns.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Artemis II Launch Hype** - Hosts build excitement for NASA's Artemis II mission with Jared Isaacman video and launch countdown
2 (01:20) **SLS vs Commercial Space Debate** - Discussion critiques SLS as obsolete and uneconomic like Apollo, contrasts with SpaceX entrepreneurship
3 (04:03) **Artemis Optimism and Vibes** - Panel agrees on inspirational value despite costs, references Pirate Wires and "moon" naming
4 (06:10) **Neil Armstrong Ejector Video** - Share viral clip of Armstrong escaping crashing lunar training vehicle "Flying Bedstead"
5 (07:01) **Artemis Launch Betting Market** - Polymarket odds at 89% chance of launch before April 2nd, 92% before April 4th
6 (07:19) **Jamie Dimon’s American Dream Initiative** - JP Morgan announces plan to add 3M small business customers, lend $80B, support homeownership and healthcare
7 (10:26) **JP Morgan Hires Todd Combs** - Warren Buffett protege joins to lead $10B strategic investments in defense, supply chains, reindustrialization

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Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.

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