Best Nathan Olli Podcasts (2024)

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Suburban Murder - Locked in a Closet 30:16

11h ago30:16

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Send us a Text Message. In 1964 three elderly siblings were brutally beaten, robbed and left in a closet to die. Learn about the Parsons; William, Hilda and Lenore, their lives and what led up to the unsolved murders that are still on the Livonia Police Department's Cold Case list sixty years later. Support the Show.…

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Road House - "Lookie here. Our own little octagon." - (Episode 80) 1:03:10

3d ago1:03:10

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The fellas welcome back Chris to talk about the NEWEST version of the cult classic, Road House. Ollie is totally correct in his views and Nathan and Chris were both wrong.. Enjoy!!

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31 - Nick Simmons: Octu Ventures + Urbit, Building the Pillars of a Digital Civilization 1:02:18

1M ago1:02:18

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Nick Simmons is Cofounder and member of Octu Ventures, a member-driven venture DAO investing in teams building on Urbit. Urbit comprises a decentralized network of personal servers, a unique digital ID system, and a decentralized peer-to-peer networking protocol. Altogether, these constitute load-bearing pillars of a truly digital civilization. We …

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Suburban Murder - Livonia's Own Serial Killer 23:34

1M ago23:34

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Send us a Text Message. In 1982 Kimberly Louiselle disappeared from Livonia and was found deceased weeks later in a wooded area of state-owned land miles away. The following year, one day shy of exactly a year, Christina Castiglione went missing while in Livonia. She was also found deceased later on in a remote area near Howell. From the start, pol…

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Oppenheimer - “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds” 2023 - Episode 79 1:15:34

2M ago1:15:34

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This is a fun discussion as Nathan and Ollie actually went to see this movie together. We had intended to post this around the Oscars but life happened.

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Total Dune Discussion - All of the Dunes… (Episode 78) 1:19:12

2M ago1:19:12

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After a long hiatus, the boys are back to discuss ALL of the Dune films. Nathan’s brother and buddy are welcomed back for this fun discussion.

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30 - Alexander Pacheco: Building a Network of 150 56:36

2M ago56:36

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Alexander Pacheco is the founder of social media platform, 150. Based on Dunbar’s Limit, 150’s innovative social network leverages insights from network science to create a small-town feel that elides many of the downsides that come with incumbent social media giants. Alexander walks us through using anthropology and human nature to shape the netwo…

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29 - Kevin Dolan (Bennett's Phylactery): Rebooting Natalism for the 21st Century 1:16:59

3M ago1:16:59

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I’m joined by cofounder and organizer of the 2023 Natal Conference in Austin, TX, Kevin Dolan. We talk about the conception of a conference to promote having more babies, the various religious and techno-optimist factions of the Natalist Movement, environmental detriments to fertility, how we’re radically undervaluing motherhood, thought-terminatin…

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28 - Charles Rosenbauer and Olli Payne: Finding the Keys to Our Possible Futures 1:26:41

2M ago1:26:41

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I am joined by Charles Rosenbauer and Olli Payne of Possibilia Magazine. Possibilia is an ambitious literary magazine showcasing realistic, optimistic science fiction. They’re bringing positive visions of the future in digital and in print—replete with short stories, nonfiction companion pieces, and illustration. We talk about the constraints of ke…

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The Wreck of the Whale-Ship Essex (Owen Chase's Diary) 47:30

4M ago47:30

47:30

Send us a Text Message. The crew of the Essex left Nantucket on a whaling expedition in August of 1819. They knew that they might be at sea for as long as three years but they had no idea what they were about to encounter. Find out how 20 men survived a whale attack that sunk their ship only to be forced into three small boats in the middle of the …

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27 - Lomez: Keeper of the Press 1:03:27

4M ago1:03:27

1:03:27

I speak with father of the Passage Prize and Keeper of the Passage Press, Lomez. Passage Prize started as an open call for literary and artistic submissions to find untapped talent from the Twitter anon sphere. It quickly exceeded its initial ambitions, drawing artists both obscure and famous to claim their spot in the coveted limited run print edi…

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26 - Stephen R. C. Hicks: Ayn Rand and High Romanticism 59:04

4M ago59:04

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On Ayn Rand, Objectivism, the resonance of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, the development and spread of Individualism, high Romanticism, Rand's polarizing characters, the relationship between altruism and selfishness in her works and philosophy, Ayn Rand's large influence on entrepreneurs, and the intellectual subculture of Randian academics.…

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Theodore Coneys: Denver Spider Man 22:24

5M ago22:24

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Send us a Text Message. In the early 1940s, a well-liked man was brutally murdered in his home while his wife recovered from hip surgery in a nearby hospital. There were no signs of forced entry, plenty of cash around the home, and every door and window was locked from the inside. So who did it? And more importantly, where did the assailant go afte…

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The 1904 Olympic Marathon Mess 28:40

6M ago28:40

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Send us a Text Message. The games of the Third Olympiad were the first Olympics to be held on American soil. After St. Louis wrestled away the chance to host the games from Chicago, they lumped the event in with the Louisiana Purchase Expo and World Fair. The Olympic Marathon, an event that everyone looked forward to, was a mess from start to finis…

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The Mystery of the Carroll A. Deering 24:30

6M ago24:30

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Send us a Text Message. The early 1920's was a time that saw numerous vessels vanish in the Atlantic Ocean. The Carroll A. Deering didn't vanish, but its crew did, and then washed up on the dangerous Diamond Shoals off the coast of North Carolina. Was it mutiny? Captain Wormell and his first mate did not get along and everyone knew it. German U-boa…

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25 - Kevin MacDonald: Jewish Group Evolutionary Strategy | Cofnas-MacDonald Debate, pt. 2 1:15:06

6M ago1:15:06

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For part 2 of the Cofnas-Macdonald debate I interview evolutionary psychologist Kevin Macdonald. We go over his response to Nathan Cofnas' objections to the Jewish Group Evolutionary Strategy laid out in "The Culture of Critique" series, his explanations for outstanding Jewish influence, conscientiousness, emotional intensity, and affect intensity …

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24 - Nathan Cofnas: Jewish Group Evolutionary Strategy | Cofnas-MacDonald Debate, pt.1 1:39:14

6M ago1:39:14

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Nathan Cofnas is Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, working in philosophy of biology and ethics. We discuss his paper “Still No Evidence for a Jewish Group Evolutionary Strategy” in the context of his ongoing debate with Kevin MacDonald and "The Culture of Critique” series. We cover explanations for outstanding and disproportiona…

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Gypsy Bob: Tattoos and Murder 25:00

6M ago25:00

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Send us a Text Message. Arthur "Gypsy Bob" Harper (b. 1880) was one of Michigan's most notorious criminals. Murder, theft, and assault were part of his everyday life outside of prison. Luckily he only spent 15 of his 73 years out in the world. The rest of his time was spent locked up in various prisons in New York, Missouri, Illinois, and Michigan.…

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The Last Starfighter (1984) - "Greetings Starfighter" - (Episode 77) 1:04:06

6M ago1:04:06

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It is hard to believe but Nathan had actually never seen this classic 1984 adventure film. We talk about what made us nostalgic and how the special effects could likely have been achieved with the very first iphone. It was a fun movie and a fun discussion.

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23 - Zero HP Lovecraft: Toward a Christo-Nietzschean Synthesis 1:25:50

7M ago1:25:50

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I speak with sci-fi horrorist Zero HP Lovecraft on his Six Components of Religious Experience, a functionalist approach to religion, the concept of God becoming increasingly abstract and far away (divine distance), how Christianity can benefit from Nietzsche’s bitter medicine, Christianity’s struggle with modern sexual mores, pathological altruism,…

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Goodfellas (1990) - "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster" (Episode 76) 59:05

7M ago59:05

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How did it take us THIS long to talk about the greatest mob movie of all time. Natan and Ollie found no flaws in this epic masterpiece and discuss how much a part of the culture this movie has become.

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22 - Luca Cacciatore: The State of Christianity in America 50:21

7M ago50:21

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Luca Cacciatore joins me to discuss Christianity in America, the decline of religiosity, the Second Great Awakening, how technology mediates religiosity, faith and fertility, religion grappling with science, the Evangelical Revolution, and the dearth of compelling Christian narratives for young men.By Alex Murshak

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21 - The Kino Corner: Great Films Touch Our Lives 1:36:58

7M ago1:36:58

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I am joined by Kino Corner to discuss movie making, film as a medium for capturing the zeitgeist of different eras, shooting on digital, film, and hybrid, the economics of why mid-budget movies have disappeared, crowdfunding movies, The Killer (Fincher, 2023), Asteroid City (Anderson, 2023), drifting from the binge model of TV series', and the Kino…

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The Attica Uprising '71 30:12

7M ago30:12

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Send us a Text Message. What happened at the Attica Maximum Security Prison in September 1971 should have changed how prisons were run forever. Unfortunately, the 'tough on crime' 80's and 90's erased any of the steps that were taken. Find out what went on during the four days inside of Attica as Governor Nelson Rockefeller battled from afar to win…

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Lethal Weapon (1987) - "I'm getting too old for this Sh*t" - (Episode 75) 1:01:19

7M ago1:01:19

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We hope you like random saxophone solos. There is plenty to be had with this late 80s buddy cop classic. This is for sure the first movie I remember that included Gary Busey and definitely not his best.

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - "Rats... Dad hates Rats" - (Episode 74) 1:03:27

7M ago1:03:27

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The fellas finally publish an episode where they discuss the BEST Indiana Jones movie by far. The most entertaining, the most re-watchable and probably the funniest of the bunch?

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20 - Michael Millerman: Heidegger, Dugin, and Strauss -- The Rewilding of Philosophy 1:28:25

8M ago1:28:25

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Michael Millerman joins me to discuss starting a philosophy school, why tech and startups are seeking wisdom, whether Western philosophy is still a living tradition, objections to the usefulness of philosophy, leading students to the eternal questions, the intimate pleasure of communing with old friends, Martin Heidegger's influence on Alexander Du…

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The Yule Lads, Krampus and Christmas around the World 23:50

8M ago23:50

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Send us a Text Message. What are some of your Christmas-time family traditions? Elf on the Shelf? Boots on the windowsill? Hiding brooms? KFC? Curator135 looks at some of the strange but mostly meaningful Christmas traditions around the globe. Come along for a wild ride, and learn about everything from scaring children to radishes to straw goats. S…

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19 - Bitcoin Gandalf: Satoshi’s Immaculate Coinception 1:05:41

8M ago1:05:41

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I sit down with Bitcoin Gandalf for a deep dive on Satoshi's immaculate coinception. Gandalf is a large influencer in the Bitcoin space and works in Bitcoin mining. Bitcoin is one of the most innovative technologies of the last century from a governance and coordination perspective. I believe it has the potential to be a vehicle for civilization-le…

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18 - Nikolai Yakovenko: Exploring DeepNews 56:06

8M ago56:06

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DeepNews is using LLMs to aggregate and summarize the latest news across the internet, seeking to change the way we digest news. Nikolai Yakovenko is an ex-Twitter, Google, and Nvidia machine-learning engineer who initially forayed into Web3 with his venture 'DeepNFTValue,' which uses machine learning to estimate the value of NFTs; before also goin…

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17 - Will: Anthrochauvinism 1:15:17

8M ago1:15:17

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In this conversation, I speak with Will (@latinxputler) about Anthrochauvinism, an alternative to e/acc & decel ideologies. We cover his experiences in the early days witnessing the formulation of e/acc (Effective Accelerationism) in groupchats as a response to Effective Altruism. His reservations about transhumanism and encounters with post-human …

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Floyd Collins: Trapped in a Cold Kentucky Cave 27:01

9M ago27:01

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Send us a Text Message. Before iPhones and the internet, before television and radio, people went out of their way to find entertainment. If something newsworthy was happening, they wanted to be a part of it. Floyd Collins and the caves below Kentucky gave the nation just that in January 1925. Hear how one man, trapped 60 feet below the surface, br…

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16 - Grant Dever: Nuclear Texas 1:16:44

9M ago1:16:44

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We envision a nuclear Texas. Grant Dever is a research fellow at FREOPP (Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity) who writes about energy policy, with a focus on nuclear power. He earned his degree in economics and business from the University of Rochester. During the pandemic, Grant cultivated community for IndieThinkers.org—an accelerator fo…

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15 - Brendon Marotta: Children’s Justice 1:37:35

9M ago1:37:35

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Brendon Marotta is a filmmaker, author, and podcaster. We talk about his book, "Children's Justice", which applies critical theory to the controversial topic of infant circumcision. We go through his decision to appropriate the tools and tactics of critical theory in service of this issue, apprehensions around taking circumcision up as a social jus…

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14 - Stephen Pimentel: Reviewing ”Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy” 1:49:45

10M ago1:49:45

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Engineer and essayist Stephen Pimentel joins me for a review of the recently released bestselling book in Political Philosophy, Costin Alamariu’s “Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy”. In this discussion we go deep in tracing the argument, point-by-point, of Costin’s thesis concerning the twin emergence of philosophy and tyranny out of t…

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A Reading of The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs 27:53

10M ago27:53

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Send us a Text Message. W.W. Jacobs, was an English author best known for his short stories, particularly the classic tale "The Monkey's Paw." Jacobs' writing often delved into the realm of humor and the supernatural. "The Monkey's Paw," published in 1902, remains one of his most celebrated works. This chilling story revolves around a mysterious mo…

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13 - Steve Hsu: Polygenic Embryo Selection, Improving LLMs, & Getting Nearly Cancelled 1:22:02

10M ago1:22:02

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Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics at Michigan State University, as well as the founder of Genomic Prediction and SuperFocus AI; he also hosts the Manifold podcast, and the Information Processing blog. Steve and I speak about polygenic risk scoring and embryo selection, using AI to predict phenotype from genotype, in-vitro fertilization …

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12 - Garrett Dailey: Designing Business Around Philosophy 1:33:12

10M ago1:33:12

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Garrett Dailey is the founder of Aion Enterprises, a business philosophy and design firm. We speak about the meaning of Aion, building a business around philosophy, individuation, the Candy Cane model of reality, and the importance of aesthetics for catalyzing people with a compelling vision of the future. “Any sufficiently complex thought is philo…

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11 - Disgraced Propagandist: The World of Dissident Marketing 1:02:45

11M ago1:02:45

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Disgraced Propagandist (Isaac Simpson) is the founder of WILL, a dissident marketing agency, and The Carousel Substack and podcast. We speak about how WILL does dissident marketing for a cohort of new natural “wholesome” brands, the marketing industry as the canary in the coal mine for workplaces becoming Longhouses, the power of branding, the mean…

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The Poisonous Dr. Cream 28:27

11M ago28:27

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Send us a Text Message. In the late 1800's getting away with murder was a whole lot easier than it is today. Men like H.H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper made families lock their doors at night and prostitutes want to change professions. One man, who some believed could have been the infamous Jack the Ripper, managed to murder in three different countr…

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10 - Razib Khan: Genetic Time Traveling 1:34:25

11M ago1:34:25

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Razib Khan is a population geneticist, has a popular Substack on genetics and history, and is a co-founder of GenRAIT. We speak about his role in the scientific ecosystem, the effect of the computing revolution on ancient genetics and genomics, why he’s most interested in Eurasian steppe populations, how ancient DNA has shed light on theories in ar…

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Abe's Avenger: Boston Corbett 24:25

11M ago24:25

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Send us a Text Message. Everyone knows about John Wilkes Booth and his dastardly plan to weaken the government and breathe new life into the Confederacy. It didn't work and Booth was killed days later. But who killed him? Thomas "Boston" Corbett, that's who. Boston Corbett was an interesting character who lived a hard life but leaned on God to get …

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9 - Hannah Frankman: On the Education of Rebels 1:10:16

12M ago1:10:16

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Hannah Frankman is the founder of Rebel Educator, an all-inclusive resource hub for parents, teachers, and entrepreneurs. We discuss her experiences in educational reform and alternative paths to education, Montessori education philosophy, her involvement in the education space, and the launch of Rebel Educator. We also cover criticisms of the educ…

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The Sickle Slasher and the Reverend 33:08

12M ago33:08

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Send us a Text Message. In 1971, deep in the Sierra Nevada, near the tiny village of Weimar, California, 17 campers experienced an event that changed their lives. By the next morning, Sheriff Wayne Brown and his deputies found three folks seriously injured and two dead. A manhunt that took them to Mexico ensued. Clarence Otis Smith was accused of t…

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8 - Bo Winegard: Aporias of Human Nature 1:12:43

12M ago1:12:43

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Bo Winegard on life after cancellation, why we should talk about group differences in intelligence, Aporia - a new magazine courting heterodox social science and philosophy, victimhood rhetoric, the tedious relationship of truth to justice, anonymity vs. identity, are we at peak wokeness?, noble lies, epistemic accelerationism, limits to academic d…

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True Lies (1994) - "Oh God, no, please don't kill me. I'm not a spy. I'm nothing. I'm navel lint!" - (Episode 73) 52:02

1y ago52:02

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This is one of those amazing Arnold films that was hilarious and filled with awesome action. This also had one of the greatest Bill Paxton parts of ALL TIME.

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Tropic Thunder (2008) - "What DO YOU mean, 'you people!!'" (Episode 72) 1:13:02

1y ago1:13:02

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After a couple of failed attempts to get together to talk about this AMAZING COMEDY, Nathan and Ollie finally tuck in to this hilarious movie. This might be the last great ensemble comedy that was made fearlessly. I hope we are wrong as it is INCREDIBLE and we wish there were more of these.

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Mission Impossible (1997) - "686 with artificial intelligence!?!?!?!" (Episode 71) 1:02:12

1y ago1:02:12

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After TOO LONG of a break, the boys are back to discuss the 1997 franchise launching classic, Mission Impossible. We discuss how funny it is to see what the internet was like and especially how much of a novelty it is to have an inbox with 1 or no messages.

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7 - Mark Wilcox: 21e8 and Computational Data Markets 1:19:21

1y ago1:19:21

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Mark Wilcox on 21e8, his information architecture company, computational data markets, why compute is money, Bitcoin’s role in all this, price discovery via compute, how AI is destroying people’s belief in the computer, deleveraging from the U.S. dollar, decision theory, the curse of dimensionality, and moving back to base primitives. “The problem …

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6 - Jason Snyder: Growing Doomer Optimism 1:33:27

1y ago1:33:27

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I speak with Doomer Optimist cofounder and faculty in the Department of Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University, Jason Snyder, about finding the others, using the internet to encourage localism, Balaji Srinivasan’s The Network State, homesteading, the value of embodied work, regenerative agriculture, resource independence, and our d…

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