Edward Coristine
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Oct 18, 2026
Robert GarciaGUEST
Yep.
Jennifer WelchHOST
Are you gonna subpoena Big Balls?
Robert GarciaGUEST
[laughs] Uh, w- we're, we're, we're definitely interested.
Robert GarciaGUEST
I mean, look, uh, the amount of damage-
Jennifer WelchHOST
Will the...
Jennifer WelchHOST
Wait.
Jennifer WelchHOST
Will the subpoena say, "To Big Balls," or will you put his name and in parentheses put, or in quotes put, "Big Balls," please?
Robert GarciaGUEST
W- w-
Al GoldsteinHOST
But I, I gotta say, so you mentioned these brilliant young engineers.
Al GoldsteinHOST
One of the stories that I found fascinating during the height of the DOGE experience was Big Balls, [chuckles] if, if we, if we can go there.
Al GoldsteinHOST
And, uh-
Tyler HassenGUEST
Yeah, of course.
Ravin GandhiHOST
Well, before we go there, Al, before we go there, Tyler, how jealous are you-
Al GoldsteinHOST
[laughs]
Ravin GandhiHOST
... that you were not nicknamed Big Balls? And that can answer Al's question.
Tyler HassenGUEST
That, I, I mean, it was hard.
Tim MillerHOST
Well, that's, that's not true.
Tim MillerHOST
I mean, there was, uh, Big Balls.
Tim MillerHOST
Or was it Big Balls? One of the guys had, like-
Michael LewisGUEST
The not yet Big Balls
Tim MillerHOST
... found ancient scrolls that-
Michael LewisGUEST
That, that was Luke, that was Luke Ferretor.
Tyler HassenGUEST
You know, and you see what happened today, you know, the- they're DOGE folks that led america.gov.
Tyler HassenGUEST
It gives me goosebumps, and I'm so excited for Joe Gebbia and, and Big Balls as part of it.
Tyler HassenGUEST
He was on stage with the president.
Tyler HassenGUEST
I mean, it, it's just so cool to see, because everyone thinks that we were just breaking things down and we, you know, all that.
Jacob SoboroffHOST
By the way, another fun fact, the ghost of Doge is haunting this thing.
Jacob SoboroffHOST
You might remember one of its former staffers known as Big Balls, the teenager who was reportedly fired from his internship at a cybersecurity firm for leaking company secrets before Elon Musk's failed department.
Jacob SoboroffHOST
Well, Big Balls is now the chief engineer behind this chatbot, which might explain the dumb, dogy Easter eggs like this.
Jacob SoboroffHOST
If you type in the word hot dog, the search bar transforms into a giant hot dog and stays that way no matter how much you click around.
Jacob SoboroffHOST
So you can ask about registering your new business or enlisting in the armed services through the lens of a giant wiener.
Paul GessingHOST
He's also one of the authors, the lead author, I believe, of the Alec Laffer Economic State Competitiveness Index.
Paul GessingHOST
I believe that is also named the Rich States, Poor States Index.
Paul GessingHOST
Although you got a lot of different hats over there, Jonathan.
Paul GessingHOST
So if I misapplied any of them, please do not hesitate to correct me.
Billy MitchellHOST
According to Trump, the project started at the very beginning of his administration.
Billy MitchellHOST
During the event, he thanked Gebbia, chief brand architect of the US, Peter Arnell, and Edward Coristine, the Doge member known by the name Big Balls, for their work on the project.
Billy MitchellHOST
Per Trump, Coristine is the lead engineer for America.gov.
Billy MitchellHOST
Notably, Trump also thanked Musk, who founded Trump's controversial Doge, but left before the group saw the end of its mandate.
Justin Robert YoungHOST
It was apparently worked on by a some of the Doge guys, including
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Big Balls.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Remember Big Balls? But, you
Justin Robert YoungHOST
know, it was interesting.
Justin Robert YoungHOST
It was interesting to see the reaction to this
Larry SchweikartHOST
Obamacare getting cleaned up.
Larry SchweikartHOST
That's Doge.
Larry SchweikartHOST
Federal government employees down by at least 150,000.
Larry SchweikartHOST
That's all Doge.
Larry SchweikartHOST
Good job, Elon.