17 January 2025
Worthwhile Canadian Humiliation
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the case for and against Canada as 51st state, how humiliation shapes American politics (and humanity), Facebook’s free speech about-face, and more.
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Fixing the International Order
Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute and Robert Wright discuss the dysfunctional state of global governance, how it got that way, and what Quincy’s Better Order Project proposes to reform it.
Trump-Endorsed Mike Johnson Emerges as House Speaker. Again
Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher return from their post-election hiatus, and brace themselves for Trump 2.0.
Quasi-Year-End Edition
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the conquest of Canada, Luigi Mangione, AI as successor species, Elon’s AI agenda, a Google AI’s acumen, Paul’s (belated) AI awe, brutality on Bluesky, and more.
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.
Did the US start the catastrophe in Ukraine?
Scott Horton, author of the new book Provoked, makes the case that it did. From Robert Wright’s NonZero Podcast.
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.
Will Trump release the JFK files?
Robert Wright and journalist Jefferson Morley, publisher of the JFK Facts newsletter, discuss.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Is the AI “Revolution” Overblown?
Robert Wright talks to Timothy B. Lee, co-host of the AI Summer podcast, about the progress and shortcomings of AI.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Is it time to freak out about Trump?
Robert Wright and American Prestige podcast hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner discuss the question in light of the President-elect’s talk of taking Greenland and the Panama Canal.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Marriage on the Rocks
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.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Syria’s uncertain political future
Robert Wright and Middle East expert Joshua Landis discuss.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Was President Biden wrong to pardon his son Hunter?
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom debate the issue.
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Elon vs Bluesky, Jake Paul vs Tyson, AI vs World Peace
