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Elon Musk & Twitter bottled discussion (Audio)
Hey everyone,A 'bonus' discussion of recent business on Twitter and with Elon Musk.We thought this would be good to do so we don't have to mention it again and we can avoid a lengthy intro on the Elon episode.Hopefully of some relevance to people who do not use Twitter but no promises.Th...
Elon Musk & Twitter Time Capsule (Video)
Hey everyone,A 'bonus' discussion of recent business on Twitter and with Elon Musk.We thought this would be good to do so we don't have to mention it again and we can avoid a lengthy intro on the Elon episode.Hopefully of some relevance to people who do not use Twitter but no promises. A...
DiAngelo Gurometer *Minor Edits* (Audio)
A slightly overdue Gurometer episode on DiAngelo that also features...- General review of Robert Wright vs. Bret Weinstein- Some Twitter & Elon waffle- Discussion of Cosmic Skeptic's recent video on Jordan PetersonAudio levels might be a bit better balanced on this one. Fingers crossed.Cheers!
DiAngelo Gurometer Episode *UNEDITED* (Video)
A slightly overdue Gurometer episode on DiAngelo that also features...- General review of Robert Wright vs. Bret Weinstein - Some Twitter & Elon waffle - Discussion of Cosmic Skeptic's recent video on Jordan PetersonWill upload the audio version shortly.Cheers!
Updates
Hey everyone,I feel like I'm stuck in groundhog day at the minute but am reporting that another bout of kid-related illnesses has belayed our output this month.We have the Manvir interview episode with added intro/outro segments about ready to go (should be out later today). For those not on Twi...
October Live Hangout
Yes the livestream for October is happening in November. This is how the system 'works'. For Galaxy Brain Gurus who want to chat with us about DiAngelo or Kanye West or whatever join us on Monday at 9.30AM JST. If you want to know what that means in your local time just click the link above!...
DiAngelo Episode Feedback Post
Hey everyone,We often get useful feedback from the folks on here and so I thought I'd make a post just in case anyone had any comments on the episode. It seems to have went down well which is nice to see. Maybe we will stop hearing about the old Kendi episode now... probably not but a man can dr...
Update & Preview of DiAngelo Episode
Hi everyone,Chris here.We had wanted the DiAngelo episode out this week and we have completed about 80% and started editing but some technical issues with Matt's internet means we need to wait to at least Monday next week to record the last part to finish off the episode.So it will likely be out...
Note about next Decoding Academia & DiAngelo Episode
Hi guys,Matt is busy preparing a project funding application and I'm still trying to catch up on things after the family health issues. But for anyone wondering we are planning to SOON record both the next Decoding Academia and the Robin DiAngelo episode.For those who are interested I've att...
Interview with Manvir Singh on Shamanism, Gurus, and various other topics *AUDIO*
The audio of the video!"First off there is no Matt for this interview. Some might say it's because he got the timing confused and was lost in a whiskey haze, others say he was battling Bullsharks on the Noosa river. Whatever the cause... you have something of an anthopology fest.Manvir is a ...
Interview with Manvir Singh on Shamanism, Gurus, and various other topics *VIDEO*
First off there is no Matt for this interview. Some might say it's because he got the timing confused and was lost in a whiskey haze, others say he was battling Bullsharks on the Noosa river. Whatever the cause... you have something of an anthopology fest.Manvir is a great researcher who produce...
General Update
Hi everyone,Wanted to give you all a general update on release schedule and upcoming episode plans.Also, just a personal note that following the familial covid outbreak, I (Chris) am dealing with some other health issues with family members and it's likely to make my time a bit more constrained....
Interview with Konstantin Kisin *Audio version*
Sorry it took a while but for anyone who doesn't enjoy video here is the audio version.We talked about the experience and thoughts about the interview on the livestream this morning. To summarise: it went roughly as expected and although I found some of Konstantin's arguments frustrating, it...
Requested Right to Respond: Jamie Wheal
As mentioned to the Galaxy Brain Gurus earlier today we received a request for a sensemaker right to respond.Will probably happen in October. We will discuss the Third, how many dimensions Jordan Hall's metaphorical cube has, and whatever else Jamie wants to bring up.Should be fun!
DtG September Live Hangout
Hey everyone,A day's notice!We will have the one week delayed live hang out for Galaxy Brain Gurus tomorrow.Topics that we may cover include:- Conspiracy spirals- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia- The Konstantin Interview- The sensemakers and an upcoming right to respondJoin if you can!EDIT...
Discussion with Konstantin Kisin on issues in Heterodox land (Video) *UNEDITED*
Well, this was an interesting one.Konstantin Kisin from Tiggernometry agreed to a debate/interview about the relative issues and problems in the heterodox sphere and the 'mainstream media'.We covered political partisanship, Joe Rogan's covid content, vaccine and covid coverage in the med...
Mini-Decoding of Peterson, Pageau, & Murray
Advance semi-edited audio of our mini decoding episode of the three great minds above. They are mostly discussion religion and metaphysical stuff. Enter at your own peril.
Bitesize Decoding: Peterson, Murray, & Pageau. (Video) *UNEDITED*
Unexpected Decoding that's in need of editing but thought some of you might enjoy in advance unedited format.We are looking at some recent content, just dropped today with Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, & Douglas Murray discussing religion/metaphysics and how important it is to Western civili...
Gurometer: Sensemakers Edition *Audio*
I've tried fiddling with the levels but sadly the recording was all on one track so it is a bit better than the video version but sorry about the quality! Matt needs more mic adjustment lessons. We have fixed it for next full episode however.
Gurometer episode: The Sensemakers (Video)
Hey everyone,Sorry for the delay. I (Chris) am still recovering post-covid and so am a bit more low energy than usual. Also discovered wrong mic settings were used afterward so sorry for that too: the levels are a mess! Blame Matt, we found out his mic volume level had switched (somehow) to 13%! Wil...
Quick Update
Hey everyone,Been a while and we haven't posted much this month so thought I'd give a quick update.First, me (Chris) and my family finally took the hit from covid and are currently still self-isolating/recovering. Nothing too bad *head nod to vaccines* but definitely taken a hit in productiv...
Sensemaking Episode is Out!
Hey everyone,Sorry for the radio silence. Matt and I have been busy beavers with work schedules, holidays, and pandemic-related unpleasantness.We have, however, managed to get the sensemaker episode edited and released. We considered releasing it in two parts but I (Chris) was convinced that would a...
Interview with Neil Levy on Intellectual Signalling (Audio) *UNEDITED
A discussion with Neil Levy on his recent work on intellectual signalling and how it interacts with guru dynamics and other concepts like civility porn.Some interesting debates about how we can distinguish trustworthy sources as well.Audio version and apologies if levels are a little off no post-pro...
Interview with Neil Levy on Intellectual Signalling (video) *UNEDITED
A discussion with Neil Levy on his recent work on intellectual signalling and how it interacts with guru dynamics and other concepts like civility porn.Some interesting debates about how we can distinguish trustworthy sources as well.Hope you enjoy.
August Live Hangout for Galaxy Brain Gurus
Hi guys,Sorry meant to post this yesterday to give some warning. We will do the live hangout later today. Time a bit different than usual so maybe it's good for someone?Sorry again about short notice. Click the link above to see time in your local timezone.3pm JST time.Also sorry but this is res...
Interview with Helen Lewis on ideology, religion, and guru dynamics (Audio) *UNEDITED*
Hey everyone,Another advance interview for you to enjoy. This one travels widely and is unavoidably culture war related but hope you enjoy it.Helen is a journalist who has focused on politics and recently made a BBC audio documentary and published an article for the Atlantic considering whether soci...
Interview with Helen Lewis on ideology, religion, and guru dynamics (Video) *UNEDITED*
Hey everyone,Another advance interview for you to enjoy. This one travels widely and is unavoidably culture war related but hope you enjoy.Helen is a journalist who has focused on politics and recently made a BBC audio documentary and published an article for the Atlantic considering whether social ...
Decoding the Demons *Advance Episode*
Hey everyone,We released the Elgen episode today so hopefully you are enjoying that but we also recorded a mini-decoding that we will release some time this week focused on a conversation between John Vervaeke and Jonathan Pageau on Demonology.It's partly edited but not completely so might be so...
Interview with Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight *Unedited Audio*
Much like the video but in audio format.An enjoyable discussion with Dan about all things Alex Jones, gurus, and conspiracy theories.Hope this version is synced up a bit better than the video.Cheers!
Long overdue crossover interview with Knowledge Fight's Dan Friesen *UNEDITED* (video)
Hey everyone,A new interview as we work on getting the next episode out (should be on Friday).This was something we wanted to do for a long time and Dan is a great guest. Sorry for the fanboying (Chris) but I am a genuine fan of Dan's work.Jordan couldn't be there as he is off on a holiday i...
