INSIGHTS 21 PODCAST S2E522 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

INSIGHTS 21 PODCAST S2E522 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

Jun 9, 2025

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Augustus Doricko is the founder and CEO of Rainmaker, a next generation cloud seeding company. He is a UC Berkeley dropout, Thiel Fellow, and member of the El Segundo hard tech scene.
Rainmaker uses weather resistant drones to increase precipitation and novel radar hardware to measure how much man-made precipitation is created. Rainmaker’s first priority is reversing the desertification of the American west, and ultimately to terraform deserts into abundant, green, arable land.

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00:00 Introduction & Weather Manipulation Overview
02:25 Operation Popeye & Historical Context
04:20 Guest Background & Regulations
16:17 Career & Entrepreneurial Journey
26:08 Space Experiments & Future Tech
30:13 Weather Modification in Vietnam
36:52 Global Players & China’s Advancements
41:51 Public Skepticism & Misconceptions
42:06 Cloud Seeding & Geoengineering
49:25 Environmental Concerns & Innovation
01:12:44 How Cloud Seeding Works
01:20:38 Making Rain & Snow: The Science
01:26:14 Water Crisis & Climate Solutions
01:36:21 Future of Atmospheric Engineering
01:55:00 Risks, Ethics & Geopolitical Threats
02:00:03 Final Thoughts & Future Outlook
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