Voices from DARPA

DARPA’s podcast series, "Voices from DARPA," offers a revealing and informative window on the minds of the Agency's program managers. In each episode, a program manager from one of DARPA’s six technical offices—Biological Technologies, Defense Sciences, Information Innovation, Microsystems Technology, Strategic Technology, and Tactical Technology—will discuss in informal and personal terms why they are at DARPA and what they are up to. The goal of "Voices from DARPA" is to share with listeners some of the institutional know-how, vision, process, and history that together make the “secret sauce” DARPA has been adding to the Nation’s innovation ecosystem for nearly 60 years. On another level, we at DARPA just wanted to share the pleasure we all have every day—in the elevator, in the halls, in our meeting rooms—as we learn from each other and swap ideas and strive to change what’s possible.

BETR to BEST - Episode 86
Apr 8, 2025 – 0:23:09
More than Microchips - Episode 85
Jan 31, 2025 – 0:22:10
Episode 84: Hackable Code & the Formal Fix
Nov 26, 2024 – 0:24:54
Episode 83: When Should Machines Decide?
Oct 24, 2024 – 0:20:59
Episode 82: Acquisition Awesomeness
Sep 26, 2024 – 0:17:13
Episode 81: DTC - Revolutionizing Triage
Jul 29, 2024 – 0:25:41
Episode 80: Decentralizing Chemistry
Jun 28, 2024 – 0:22:40
Episode 79: Integrating ELSI
May 15, 2024 – 0:28:34
Episode 78: Introducing ELSI
Apr 30, 2024 – 0:24:12
Episode 77: Meet DARPAConnect
Mar 28, 2024 – 0:18:07
Episode 76: The Quantum Logician
Feb 29, 2024 – 0:32:14
Episode 75: The Metamaterial Visionary
Jan 17, 2024 – 0:25:23
Episode 74: Young Faculty Award
Nov 21, 2023 – 0:15:06
Episode 73: The AI Cyber Challenge - CTF, Code, and Critical Infrastructure
Oct 20, 2023 – 0:23:32
Episode 72: Reinventing Microelectronics Manufacturing
Sep 29, 2023 – 0:23:31
Episode 71: The Quantum Mechanic
Aug 18, 2023 – 0:22:31
Episode 70: Innovating How We Innovate
Jul 28, 2023 – 0:21:30
Episode 69: Demystifying Deepfakes
Jun 16, 2023 – 0:19:47
Episode 68: Space Manufacturing
May 18, 2023 – 0:19:28
Episode 67: Wireless Power Beaming
Apr 20, 2023 – 0:12:48
Episode 66: How to Create AI Tech We Can Trust
Mar 16, 2023 – 0:17:43
Episode 65: A Sprint to Tomorrow, Powered by Teamwork
Feb 23, 2023 – 0:17:51
Episode 64: DARPA Triage Challenge
Jan 19, 2023 – 0:09:11
Episode 63: So Many Maps, So Little Time: Using AI to Locate Critical Minerals
Dec 16, 2022 – 0:14:39
Episode 62: The Model (& Simulation) Researcher
Nov 17, 2022 – 0:14:47
Episode 61: Manta Ray - Unleashing Robotic Undersea Endurance
Oct 20, 2022 – 0:13:13
Episode 60: The Neuroethicist
Sep 22, 2022 – 0:14:40
Episode 59: DARPA Forward
Aug 11, 2022 – 0:18:02
Episode 58: The Cryptoprivacist
Jul 21, 2022 – 0:17:34
Episode 57: Unmasking Misinformation and Manipulation
Jun 16, 2022 – 0:20:14
Episode 56: The Future of Food - Meals from Microbes
May 26, 2022 – 0:24:24
Episode 55: Sensorized Prosthetics
Apr 4, 2022 – 0:20:20
Episode 54: Climate Tipping Points
Mar 14, 2022 – 0:18:16
Episode 53: So, You Want to Become a DARPA Program Manager?
Jan 12, 2022 – 0:46:23
Episode 52: The Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative
Dec 1, 2021 – 0:27:28
Episode 51: The Cybersecurity Sleuth
Nov 2, 2021 – 0:40:53
Episode 50: The Photonicist
Oct 12, 2021 – 0:36:50
Episode 49: A Decade of Living Foundries
Sep 15, 2021 – 0:20:13
Episode 48: The Inner-Machine Therapist
Aug 19, 2021 – 0:43:20
Episode 47: The Life Saver
Jul 26, 2021 – 0:46:12
Episode 46: The Jet Packer
Jun 30, 2021 – 0:30:58
Episode 45: Ushering Microelectronics into Its Next Era
Jun 8, 2021 – 0:31:31
Episode 44: Sounds of Innovation 3
May 24, 2021 – 0:11:59
Episode 43: The Sky Master
Apr 26, 2021 – 0:34:12
Episode 42: The Infrared Visionary
Apr 5, 2021 – 0:34:25
Episode 41: The AI Tutor
Mar 11, 2021 – 0:35:55
Episode 40: Sounds of Innovation 2
Mar 1, 2021 – 0:07:04
Episode 39: The What-if Chemist
Feb 2, 2021 – 0:43:10
Episode 38: The Oceanic Defender
Jan 13, 2021 – 0:39:46
Episode 37: Sounds of Innovation 1
Dec 21, 2020 – 0:06:11

Recent Reviews

bbxsys

Hold on Sally!!

I feel like I strapped myself to Starship and was only equipped with water goggles.
aSpar5oky

Interesting AI developments

Thought provoking discussion. I enjoyed hearing about new developments
SAARKÉSH

PR or Progress?

This was a huge relief but then the next natural question is: Why did we have to resort to a total life-freeze and so unprepared for these events at every systematic level? Where is this knowledge and experience propagated to if not the Homeland Security, CDC, etc... At the minimum, the readiness of the Healthcare delivery industry & adequate training of the Healthcare staff should have been achieved by now. Please keep up the great work & THANK YOU.
capricornslooktothestars

Perspective

DARPA is so cutting-edge and I would love to hear more podcasts from these incredible individuals;project managers leading the future. I have no idea if we’ll get anymore podcasts, but to the individual who made these interviews possible I truly appreciate your effort into making these idea public. And thanks to the host who in my opinion has always done a fantastic job electrifying the topics into the truly captivating concepts that are leading our future today.
PfeifferFarm

MIA

Where has DARPA gone?
Provenroi

DARPA team - what happened to the rest of the show? Let’s make some new episodes

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Desert Fox 1989

Insight to some of the best brains

I have yet to listen without taking notes on things to look into. DARPA is far more than the military, and pushes the boundaries across a range of fields.
Jays yah brah

Jmill

Awesome!
Disease621

Episode 3

Who uses the word interrogate instead of investigate?