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Bill Maher Gurometer (Video)
The Rubin and Maher episode mutated into two episodes so here is the standalone Gurometer episode for Maher… we also bend the rules to get Dawkins as well. Couldn’t resist the potential honey pot chat. Audio to follow!
Konstantin's Reflections on our BAD FAITH criticism
Just in case you missed it.Here is Konstantin's reaction to our critical episode and some Twitter shenanigans.The article he references from the New Statesman is here: https://www.newstatesman.com/encounter/2023/01/konstantin-kisindont-interivew-misrepresent-meIt is a harsh article, which is act...
Upcoming Debate with John Vervaeke & Christopher Mastropietro
Next month, Matt and I have agreed to have a discussion/debate with John Vervaeke & his co-author/ex-student Christopher Mastropietro at The Stoa on the topic of "Secular Gurus, Wisdom Signalling, and the Wisdom of Criticism". Following their format, we are initially each given a few minutes...
Debating Ivermectin with Scott Alexander
Hey guys,Sorry but no new episode today! Matt and I had scheduling conflicts so we won't be able to finish the Maher & Rubin episode till early next week. Decoding Academia will come out next week too.In the meantime, for anyone interested there is some DTG related content. For those of you who ...
Article for next Decoding Academia
As per Matt's selection, we are going to examine the concept of Bullshit as applied to the corporate world/generic workplace!For anyone who would like to play along the relevant paper is attached exploring the "psychometric properties of the Organizational Bullshit Perception Scale (OBPS)...
February Live Hang Out
*UPDATE* Got the timing a bit wrong! We will start a 1hr early! Apologies!Hey everyone,The livestream this month *for those in the Galaxy Brain tier* will be taking place... tomorrow! That's almost an entire 24 hrs of notice.As always we are happy to answer any burning questions or just shoot th...
Daniel Dennett Gurometer Episode (Video)
You know what this is!I am about to rush out but the audio version will come soon.Enjoy!
A PSA for Gurus on Bad Faith Critics
We've noticed a problem the GUrus have and we want to help.We might edit this up and release on the main feed or YouTube or somewhere so any feedback is welcome. This is UNEDITED and RAW!Audio will follow later!
Daniel Dennett episode discussion thread
Hey everyone,We finally got the Dennett episode down to size and should be appearing on the main feed shortly.Quite a lot of content on the cutting room floor as Matt and I got into various arcane discussions about evolution and cultural memes, as such I hope some of the later discussions don't ...
A little conspiracy hypothesis
We are busy editing up the Dennett episode but thought some of you might enjoy a preview of a segment from the opening section. It's our very own conspiracy hypothesis about one Lex Fridman.Don't worry though it is not a conspiracy theory so according to Bret Weinstein colleagues we are all ...
Guest Appearance on the Trust Me Podcast
Hey everyone,Dennett episode is done but it turned out to be a bit of a monster so now in the editing dock.In the meantime, you may enjoy this chat we had with the hosts of Trust Me- a podcast primarily focused on cults and survivors of cults.Lola and Meagan were very nice hosts and had interesting ...
That Oxford Union Speech Decoded
Hi everyone,A weekend treat.A decoding of an intense bit of rhetoric that has been bopping around the internet recently.I do have one request for you lovely Patrons though... should we release this on the main feed?You know Matt and I are peaceful souls and we know Konstantin probably won't be h...
Chris' Appearance on Nine Questions with Eric Oliver
Some of you might be interested in this recent podcast appearance I did, if only to hear me squirm when trying to answer questions that are more self-focused than I am usually comfortable with.Eric Oliver is an academic focused on issues of Self and also an early supporter of our podcast.Also of not...
Upcoming Releases
Hola everyone,A new year has begun and both Matt & I have been a bit busy with family and academic commitments but we are aiming to get a bunch of content out soon and wanted to let you know about it.So here it is what we are aiming to get out before the end of January (at least for Patreon folk).1....
Cambridge Analytica Victory Lap
Hey everyone,QAnon Anonymous have recently run an excellent two episodes that re-evaluates the story around Cambridge Analytica and the Whistle Blower Chris Wylie.Here is the link to Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-213-rewriting-cambridge-analytica-p1-feat-anthony/id1428209307?...
2023 Live Hang Out for Galaxy Brain Gurus
So it's the start of the year. We are trying to get organised again... and we have a Live Hang Out to complete for the Galaxy Brain set.We could push it to next week, but that would be like the 2nd week of January!So instead we are going to do it today (in a couple of hours).Sorry about the shor...
Elon Musk Gurometer Episode
Only audio this time due to Matt being out visiting family.We put the Tesla Titan through the Gurometer and see how he stacks up.Also features an unavoidable discussion about THAT book list. Sorry!
Elon Musk episode is out
Hey everyone,Just thought I'd make a thread for our final episode of the year. We will be back soon enough in 2023 but hope the Elon episode finally coming out was a nice end of year surprise.Any and all feedback welcome, as always!Happy New Year!
*Christmas Special* with Helen Lewis on the New Gurus & a Gurus Christmas Quiz
There is a new challenger on the Guru analysis front.Previous guest (and well-known journalist & writer) Helen Lewis has just released a series on the BBC on the 'New Gurus'. It is very good.We decided to invite her back for an end-of-year chat about the series and gurus more generally.In ad...
*Christmas Special* with Helen Lewis on the New Gurus Series + a Gurus Christmas Quiz
There is a new challenger on the Guru analysis front.Previous guest (and well-known journalist & writer) Helen Lewis has just released a series on the BBC on the 'New Gurus'. It is very good.We decided to invite her back for an end-of-year chat about the series and gurus more generally.In ad...
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Geek out (Audio)
Hi everyone,There is no other way to put this. This is just an indulgence!Matt and I have enjoyed It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia a lot this year and we knew friend-of-the-pod and Very Bad Wizard, Dave Pizarro, also enjoys the show and is more insightful with his commentary than us.So we sat d...
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Geek out (Video)
Hi everyone,There is no other way to put this. This is just an indulgence!Matt and I have enjoyed It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia a lot this year and we knew friend-of-the-pod and Very Bad Wizard, Dave Pizarro, also enjoys the show and is more insightful with his commentary than us.So we sat d...
Interview with Coffeezilla *UNEDITED* (audio)
The audio version of our interview with the YouTube investigator and all round nice chap Coffeezilla (with maybe better levels?)We talk SBF, crypto scams, NFTs and influencer/guru dynamics.Very enjoyable for us, hope you like it too!
Interview with Coffeezilla *Unedited* (Video)
Hey everyone,As a Christmas bonus surprise we interview the YouTube investigator Coffeezilla on Crypto Gurus, NFTs, Financial Scams and other related businesses.This is the unedited version and I've done a bit of work to try and level out the sound but not perfect.Regardless, hope some of you en...
DtG Livestream for November(!)
For Galaxy Brain Gurus...Our slightly overdue November Live Hang Out.See some of you in a few hours!
DTG December Stuff
Ho ho ho,Tis' the season, so I thought it would be nice to give an update on DtG shenanigans.First, we will have the DTG live stream on Monday morning Japan time. That's in under 24 hours will make a separate post about it. Sorry about the delay for Galaxy Brains!Second, we have missed a cou...
Jamie Wheal: Right to Respond
Well, this is an interesting episode.For those wondering if there was ever going to be a sensemaker right-to-respond episode, the answer is yes and here it is.We had some audio difficulties at the start so you might notice some shifts and some low-quality segments. We will do our best to fix it in p...
Jamie Wheal: Right to Respond
Well, this is an interesting episode.For those wondering if there was ever going to be a sensemaker right-to-respond episode, the answer is yes and here it is.We had some audio difficulties at the start so you might notice some shifts and some low-quality segments. We will do our best to fix it in p...
Chris' appearance on Beyond Synth
Hey everyone,For anybody interested I did a long form interview on a Synthwave podcast. We talk about DTG, my research, my accent, and culture war movie stuff.Might be of interest to some! The music is pretty good though I didn't hear anything at the time. Also recorded this at 1am so that's...
On Online Bubbles
Remember that interview with Konstantin? The one that so many people here found frustrating and how transparent his rhetoric was?Well, I just noticed today that Konstantin reposted the episode to the Triggernometry channel on YouTube. This is perfectly fine as we told him he could reuse the audio as...
