30 October 2026
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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Alex Gibney (We Steal Secrets, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Taxi to the Dark Side)
- Teaser . 0:00
- Alex’s new documentary about Elon . 0:32
- How Alex’s film turned epic . 3:07
- Simulation theory + social Darwinism = Elon? . 7:10
- Inside the mind of Musk . 13:36
- Has the job-pocalypse already begun? . 21:53
- Elon’s daddy issues . 23:46
- Elon’s lady issues . 26:35
- Elon’s electoral propriety issues . 29:14
- Has Elon gotten weirder over time? . 36:58
- The damage DOGE could still do . 46:42
- Heading to Overtime . 50:14
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Recorded:Sep 22
Posted:Oct 8, 2026
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