The Don Sullivan Show

The Southwest of the United States particularly the area known as the Four Corners includes some of the most imagination bending areas that the human mind can endure. From the Grand Canyon in Arizona to the Grand Staircase in Utah the Earth's mysteries are on full dramatic display. Join Don and his tour guide as he travels through a lesser known but possibly the most soul warping area of them all, the Vermillion Cliffs.

Why are Americans unhealthy? There are many hypotheses, and the debate has never been more pertinent -- both from the perspective of the American experience and contemporary politics. Don talks with renowned Washington, DC internist Dr. Theo Hodge about the state of America's health, why we are getting sicker and what can be done to reverse this disturbing trend.

It's an open world in Silicon Valley, at least in some places. Some people would claim that the open nature of software development allowed for modern technology to develop at a rate unparalleled by anything in human history. Come listen to Andy Nelson explain the history of "Open Source" software, and Don challenges him as to what that means for recent and future events in AI.

Why is music a cultural universal? Why does that one song "take you back"? And how is it evolving? Don sits down with Howard Ostrow to peel back the history of music, why music impacts humans and animals, its connection to physics, including quantum principles, what drives major periods of innovation and evolution like in the 60s, and how social change, drugs, and commercialization influence music. Plus, the impact of AI on the future of music.

Why is music a cultural universal? Why does that one song "take you back"? And how is it evolving? Don sits down with Howard Ostrow to peel back the history of music, why music impacts humans and animals, its connection to physics, including quantum principles, what drives major periods of innovation and evolution like in the 60s, and how social change, drugs, and commercialization influence music. Plus, the impact of AI on the future of music.

Marketing hype, glorified guessing machines, world-changing breakthroughs, or a mix of all the above? Is AI nothing more than the next step of machine learning with more powerful processors, infinite amounts of data run through simple arithmetic algorithms? Extrapolation, iteration, and interpolation are simple ideas too, but is there more to all this? Don dives into the current AI revolution with Gina Rosenthal. From the key technologies that paved the road to the rise of the public AI chatbots and their substantial benefits in business and our personal lives to the dangers of stochastic parrots and the need for...

Don traverses the exhibit floor of the flagship NVIDIA conference, GTC, at the beautiful San Jose Convention Center. While there, he finds an old colleague, gets surrounded by robots, and has deep conversations with a variety of GTC participants on current trends. Come ride along!

Less than 1% of all businesses in the US reach the $10M annual revenue mark. Don talks with serial tech entrepreneur Dr. Michael Corey about the ins and outs of succeeding with a tech startup — from identifying opportunities and raising venture capital to attracting talent and surviving the “valley of death.” Plus, a random meeting with Chubby Checker.

Since World War 2, when America's youth were in great shape, the focus on physical education in primary and secondary schools has diminished precipitously. Why are most kids so out of shape nowadays? Don sits down with "Coach Sparo" to talk about the plight of PE in 2025. Hint, this isn't gym class.

Let's talk about data and how data relates to data. Welcome to the world of databases. Don gets the skinny on the evolution of how we store and manage data from Oracle expert Sudhir Balasubramanian who is also a heavy metal expert. Because databases rock, you know?