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Bob Wright Interview Episode Recorded
🕑 Added 2021-08-05 05:17:37 +0000 UTCHi guys,
We completed the interview with Robert Wright. Was a very interesting one for us though as you can probably anticipate if you know Bob (and us)... it proved quite meandering!
We covered:
- The Weinsteins & their relative crackpot ratings
- Alternative & Mainstream media ecosystems and how they feed into guruism
- What are gurus anyway? And are they all bad?
- Sam Harris, tribalism, and cognitive biases
- Is Bob a Buddhist Modernist?
- To what extent is meditation a form of cultural conditioning
- What are Matt & Chris' views on evolutionary psychology?
- Issues regarding 'platforming'
- Anti-imperialism, Assad apologists, American Media, and the Grayzone
- Is America the land of anti-self deprecation?
- How does Bob feel about wokism and is it a real oppressive force?
- Is Bob a (good) guru?
- Will Substacks, podcasts and Patreons save the world?
- What role does ideology play in generating conflict around the world
etc.
Editing is underway... this episode will probably be out before the Gad Saad one.
Comments
Kai
Can't wait! :)
Suzan Lemont
Ah what a tease - I misunderstood that it wasn't online yet and came here all set to listen while making breakfast! Looking forward to the meandering: there's always something amusing, shocking, interesting (truly - not like as in the British use of the word), or worth pondering in the ramblings. ;-)
bron stoll-engelsen
Looking forward to the meandering whatever :)
Christopher Kavanagh
No it's just not completely finished yet.
MaxPlan
Sounds like editing the Gad Saad episode has not been fun
