This week's blockbuster trade of Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson could be the first in a series of moves that leads to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owning the team.

That was the hypothesis offered by veteran Seattle sports columnist Art Thiel in a piece this week at PostAlley.org, blending smart sourcing with informed speculation. Rumors of Bezos' interest in buying the Seahawks have been around for years, but the team's deal with the Denver Broncos makes the possibility worth revisiting.

Thiel, our former Seattle Post-Intelligencer colleague and the founding editor of Sportspress Northwest, joins us on this episode to discuss this theory and what it could mean for Bezos, Amazon and the NFL.

More from Art Thiel: 
A few musings about sports journalism as the unwinding begins
Blockbuster Deal(s): Russell Wilson to Denver, Seahawks Sale Next

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This week's blockbuster trade of Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson could be the first in a series of moves that leads to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owning the team.
That was the hypothesis offered by veteran Seattle sports columnist Art Thiel in <a href="https://www.postalley.org/2022/03/08/blockbuster-deals-russell-wilson-to-denver-seahawks-sale-next/">a piece this week</a> at PostAlley.org, blending smart sourcing with informed speculation. Rumors of Bezos' interest in buying the Seahawks <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2019/jeff-bezos-name-surfaces-report-saying-amazon-ceo-interested-owning-nfl-team/">have been around for years</a>, but the team's deal with the Denver Broncos makes the possibility worth revisiting.
Thiel, our former Seattle Post-Intelligencer colleague and the founding editor of<a href="https://www.sportspressnw.com/"> Sportspress Northwest</a>, joins us on this episode to discuss this theory and what it could mean for Bezos, Amazon and the NFL.
More from Art Thiel: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.sportspressnw.com/2246232/2022/a-few-musings-about-sports-journalism-as-the-unwinding-begins">A few musings about sports journalism as the unwinding begins</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.postalley.org/2022/03/08/blockbuster-deals-russell-wilson-to-denver-seahawks-sale-next/">Blockbuster Deal(s): Russell Wilson to Denver, Seahawks Sale Next</a></li>
</ul>
Edited by Curt Milton; Theme music by Daniel L.K. Caldwell
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This week on the show: Conversations with finalists and special guests at the annual GeekWire Awards about AI, innovation, startups, and the forces reshaping their industries, plus a special trivia challenge marking GeekWire's 15th year hosting the event. Guests include:
Luis Poggi, CEO of HouseWhisper AI, winner of CEO of the Year
Tracy Drinkwater, founder of the Seattle Universal Math Museum, STEM Educator of the Year honoree
Ryan James, CEO of Dopl Technologies, finalist for Startup of the Year
Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance
Ross Finman, CEO of Augmodo, finalist for Hardware/Robotics/Physical AI of the Year
Mohammad Rastegari, CEO of ElastixAI, finalist for Startup of the Year

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This week on the show: Conversations with finalists and special guests at the annual&nbsp;<a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/2026-geekwire-awards-revealed-big-winners-and-big-love-for-seattle-at-annual-tech-celebration/">GeekWire Awards</a> about AI, innovation, startups, and the forces reshaping their industries, plus a special trivia challenge marking GeekWire's 15th year hosting the event. Guests include:
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<li>Tracy Drinkwater, founder of the <a href="https://seattlemathmuseum.org/">Seattle Universal Math Museum</a>, STEM Educator of the Year honoree</li>
<li>Ryan James, CEO of <a href="https://www.dopltechnologies.com/">Dopl Technologies</a>, finalist for Startup of the Year</li>
<li>Laura Ruderman, CEO of the <a href="https://www.technology-alliance.com/">Technology Alliance</a></li>
<li>Ross Finman, CEO of <a href="https://www.augmodo.com/">Augmodo</a>, finalist for Hardware/Robotics/Physical AI of the Year</li>
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This week on the show: Todd reports from inside the Oakland federal courthouse where Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft, with jury selection revealing just how hard it is to find anyone neutral about Musk these days.

Meanwhile, Microsoft and OpenAI restructured their partnership the same morning the trial began — and less than 24 hours later, OpenAI's models landed on Amazon's cloud.

Then, Microsoft and Amazon both dropped blockbuster earnings, with Azure up 40%, AWS posting its fastest growth in 15 quarters, and the two companies combining for nearly $400 billion in capital spending this year alone.

We also discuss a wild Semafor story about a serial entrepreneur who handed his entire life over to an AI agent that now emails people as him, sets up meetings without his knowledge, and even ordered him a computer.

Plus, John tells the story of how Seattle's Flying Fish Partners — a VC firm with less than $250 million under management — hustled its way into a $1.1 billion seed round alongside Sequoia, Google, and Nvidia.

And we tackle the quickly debunked rumor that Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook might buy the Seahawks. And finally, the return of the GeekWire Trivia Challenge.

This week on the show: Todd&nbsp;<a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/musk-v-altman-inside-the-courthouse-as-microsofts-13-billion-openai-bet-goes-on-trial/">reports from inside the Oakland federal courthouse</a> where Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft, with jury selection revealing just how hard it is to find anyone neutral about Musk these days.
Meanwhile,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-and-openai-revamp-partnership-with-trial-in-elon-musk-suit-set-to-begin/">Microsoft and OpenAI restructured their partnership</a> the same morning the trial began &mdash; and less than 24 hours later, <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/openais-models-land-on-amazon-bedrock-one-day-after-microsoft-exclusivity-ends/">OpenAI's models landed on Amazon's cloud</a>.
Then,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-tops-wall-street-expectations-reports-accelerating-azure-growth-and-37b-ai-run-rate/">Microsoft </a>and <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/aws-growth-climbs-to-28-as-amazons-big-ai-bets-start-to-pay-off/">Amazon </a>both dropped blockbuster earnings, with Azure up 40%, AWS posting its fastest growth in 15 quarters, and the two companies combining for nearly $400 billion in capital spending this year alone.
We also discuss&nbsp;<a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/04/24/2026/the-man-who-is-paying-to-see-the-future">a wild Semafor story</a> about a serial entrepreneur who handed his entire life over to an AI agent that now emails people as him, sets up meetings without his knowledge, and even ordered him a computer.
Plus, John tells <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/how-a-seattle-vc-firm-broke-into-the-1-1b-seed-round-for-a-deepmind-legends-superintelligence-startup/">the story of how Seattle's Flying Fish Partners</a> &mdash; a VC firm with less than $250 million under management &mdash; hustled its way into a $1.1 billion seed round alongside Sequoia, Google, and Nvidia.
And we tackle the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seahawks-sale-rumor-names-mark-zuckerberg-and-tim-cook-as-potential-bidders-for-nfl-team/">quickly debunked rumor</a> that Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook might buy the Seahawks. And finally, the return of the GeekWire Trivia Challenge.

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Bill Hilf has spent decades enterprise tech, open-source technologies, and AI, from IBM and Microsoft to running Paul Allen's portfolio as the CEO of Vulcan. He now chairs the Allen Institute for AI and American Prairie. His debut sci-fi novel, "The Disruption," imagines AI gone very wrong, and implicitly challenges the industry to think differently about how it's building our real future today.

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With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop. Edited by Curt Milton.

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