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The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

Joe Lonsdale: "Today's Universities Are Only Getting One Side Of The Smart People"

The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

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4.6775 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

This week, Martha sits down with the co-founder of the University of Austin, Joe Lonsdale, to share why he decided to invest in an upcoming college based on freedom of study and thought. Joe shares that the mission of this university is to rid the ideologies of intolerance and censorship that most colleges are prone to today, while offering a well-rounded education that is not instilled with fear of being judged from controversial opinions.  Follow Martha on Twitter: @marthamaccallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.1

so they've decided to start a new one.

0:48.0

The University of Austin dedicated to the freedom of thought and study,

0:52.7

one of the founders of this university, Joe Lonsdale, wrote in the New York Post,

0:56.3

quote, universities have been captured by new ideologies of intolerance that order subservience

1:01.8

and quash those who think differently.

1:04.8

Joe joins me now for the untold story.

1:07.1

Hi, Joe.

1:07.9

Hi, Martha.

1:08.7

Good to have you with us today.

1:10.8

Thank you. You know, obviously, when this story broke and I learned about this university,

1:15.2

it caught all of our attention. We've talked a lot about some of the inadequacies and

1:20.9

the difficulties that are faced by universities across this country because they've become so

1:26.2

sort of one track and one think.

1:29.2

First of all, tell everybody who you are and why you're doing this.

1:34.4

Sure. Well, I appreciate it. I'm an entrepreneur and investor. So actually, I grew up in Silicon

1:40.4

Valley and I founded, I've been really lucky to help found, you know, multiple,

1:44.8

multibillion dollar technology companies, and I run now 8 VC, which is one of the big venture

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