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21 December 2024

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How to End the Ukraine War

Andrew Day and Connor Echols discuss the foreign policy news of the week. In this episode, Day and Echols also discuss how progressives should approach Trump's foreign policy, and then Anatol Lieven joins to discuss Russia-Ukraine peace talks. Play entire video

Covid: The Evidence Against Natural Origin

Yuri Deigin of YouthBio Therapeutics, in conversation with Robert Wright, explains why he thinks Covid came from the Wuhan virology lab.

Why is so much of the AI community hawkish on China?

Robert Wright and Nathan Labenz, host of the Cognitive Revolution podcast, discuss the question in light of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s recent ideological self-disclosure.

Elon vs Bluesky, Jake Paul vs Tyson, AI vs World Peace

Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the Bluesky boom, the Jake Paul-Tyson “fight”, AI’s militaristic turn, and more.

Is Trump a Good Fit for the AI Era?

Samuel Hammond of the Foundation for American Innovation and Robert Wright debate the issue, and also discuss the coming impact of AI, the authoritarian risks of regulating (and not regulating), whether Elon can be trusted on AI, and more.

2024 Pre-Election Extravaganza

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus cover the waterfront ahead of next week’s Trump vs Kamala showdown.

China Viewed from China

Robert Wright and journalist Peter Hessler, author of Other Rivers: A Chinese Education, discuss.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Marriage on the Rocks

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Robert Wright and Conn Carroll, author of the new book Sex and the Citizen, discuss the history of marriage, its current troubles as an institution, and Carroll’s proposals to address them.

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Did the US start the catastrophe in Ukraine?

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Scott Horton, author of the new book Provoked, makes the case that it did. From Robert Wright’s NonZero Podcast.

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Will Trump release the JFK files?

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Robert Wright and journalist Jefferson Morley, publisher of the JFK Facts newsletter, discuss.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Will Trump Go Full-On Authoritarian?

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Robert Wright and American Prestige Podcast hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner discuss.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Post-Election Reflection Edition

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Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom react to the 2024 election results: Why did Trump win? Who’s to blame? What will a second Trump term prioritize? What did Kamala do wrong (and right)? and more.

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Elon, Trump, and Other Enigmas

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Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the odd 2024 betting markets, Trump’s latest locker-room talk, Elon’s empathy deficit, Coates’s controversial cognitive-empathizing, and more.