#357 – Paul Conti: Narcissism, Sociopathy, Envy, and the Nature of Good and Evil
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Conti is a psychiatrist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - NetSuite:...
#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Dodd is host of the Everyday Astronaut YouTube channel, where he teaches about rocket engines an...
#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Kipping is an astronomer at Columbia University, director of the Cool Worlds Lab, and host of ...
#354 – Jeremi Suri: American Civil War
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremi Suri is a historian at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: ...
#353 – Dennis Whyte: Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Whyte is a nuclear scientist at MIT and the director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Cen...
#352 – Omar Suleiman: Islam
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imam Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and a p...
#351 – MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MrBeast is a legendary YouTube creator. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -...
#350 – Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life, Ancient DNA, Panspermia, and Aliens
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Betül Kaçar is an astrobiologist at University of Wisconsin. Please support this podcast by checki...
#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bhaskar Sunkara is a democratic socialist, political writer, founding editor of Jacobin, president o...
#348 – Nathalie Cabrol: Search for Alien Life
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nathalie Cabrol is an astrobiologist at the SETI Institute, directing the Carl Sagan Center for the ...
#347 – Michael Malice: Christmas Special
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast...
#346 – Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Calderon is a security specialist who worked on counter-narcotics and organized crime investigati...
#345 – Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coffeezilla is a journalist and investigator on YouTube who exposes financial frauds, scams, and fak...
#344 – Noam Brown: AI vs Humans in Poker and Games of Strategic Negotiation
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Noam Brown is a research scientist at FAIR, Meta AI, co-creator of AI that achieved superhuman level...
#343 – Roger Gracie: Greatest Jiu Jitsu Competitor of All Time
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Gracie is a legendary jiu jitsu competitor and MMA fighter. Please support this podcast by che...
#342 – Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Howard is a legendary video game designer at Bethesda Game Studios. He led the development of t...
#341 – Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming
26 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python programming language. Please support this podcast by check...
#340 – Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Tarbell is a former FBI special agent and cybercrime investigation specialist who brought down...
#339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bjørn Lomborg is author of "False Alarm". Andrew Revkin is a climate journalist (21 years at NY Tim...
#338 – Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chamath Palihapitiya is a venture capitalist, engineer, CEO of Social Capital, and co-host of the Al...
#337 – Destiny: Politics, Free Speech, Controversy, Sex, War, and Relationships
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Bonnell, aka Destiny, is a progressive political commentator and a live streamer on YouTube. ...
#336 – Ben Shapiro: Politics, Kanye, Trump, Biden, Hitler, Extremism, and War
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Shapiro is a conservative political commentator, host of The Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The...
#335 – Fiona Hill: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fiona Hill is a presidential advisor and foreign policy expert specializing in Russia. Please suppor...
#334 – Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nuclear Weapons
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abbas Amanat is a historian at Yale specializing in the modern history of Iran. Please support this ...
#333 – Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and AGI
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrej Karpathy is a legendary AI researcher, engineer, and educator. He's the former director of AI...
#332 – Kanye ‘Ye’ West Interview
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ye is a legendary artist, producer, and designer. Please support this podcast by checking out our sp...
#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, philosopher, and author of The Network State: ...
#330 – Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hikaru Nakamura is a chess super grandmaster and is currently the #1 ranked blitz chess player in th...
#329 – Kate Darling: Social Robots, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of MIT
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Darling is a researcher at MIT Media Lab interested in human robot interaction and robot ethics...
#328 – John Danaher: Submission Grappling, ADCC, Animal Combat, and Knives
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Danaher is one of the greatest coaches and minds in martial arts history. Please support this p...
#327 – GothamChess: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Cheating Scandal & Chess Bots
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Levy Rozman, also known as GothamChess, is a professional chess player, streamer, and educator. Plea...
#326 – Annaka Harris: Free Will, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Annaka Harris is the author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Plea...
#325 – Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Levin is a biologist at Tufts University working on novel ways to understand and control com...
#324 – Daniel Negreanu: Poker
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Negreanu is one of the greatest poker players of all time. Please support this podcast by che...
#323 – Will Sasso: Comedy, MADtv, AI, Friendship, Madness, and Pro Wrestling
24 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Sasso is a comedian, actor, and co-host of the Dudesy podcast. Please support this podcast by c...
#322 – Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rana el Kaliouby is a pioneer in the field of emotion recognition and human-centric AI. She is the f...
#321 – Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Kurzweil is an author, inventor, and futurist. Please support this podcast by checking out our s...
#320 – Christopher Capozzola: World War I, Ideology, Propaganda, and Politics
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Capozzola is a professor of history at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out ...
#319 – Botez Sisters: Chess, Streaming, and Fame
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra and Andrea Botez are chess players, commentators, educators, entertainers, and streamers. ...
#318 – Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Lane is a biochemist at UCL and author of Transformer, The Vital Question, and many other amazi...
#317 – John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Vervaeke is a psychologist and cognitive scientist at University of Toronto. Please support thi...
#316 – Noam Chomsky: Putin, Ukraine, China, and Nuclear War
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Noam Chomsky is a linguist, philosopher, and political activist. Please support this podcast by chec...
#315 – Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Magnus Carlsen is the highest-rated chess player in history and widely considered to be the greatest...
#314 – Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liv Boeree is a poker champion and science educator on topics of game theory, physics, complexity, a...
#313 – Jordan Peterson: Life, Death, Power, Fame, and Meaning
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Peterson is a psychologist, lecturer, podcast host, and author. Please support this podcast b...
#312 – Duncan Trussell: Comedy, Sentient Robots, Suffering, Love & Burning Man
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Duncan Trussell is a comedian, host of The Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast, and co-creator of Th...
#311 – Magatte Wade: Africa, Capitalism, Communism, and the Future of Humanity
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Magatte Wade is an entrepreneur with a passion for creating positive change in Africa through econom...
#310 – Andrew Bustamante: CIA Spy
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Bustamante is a former CIA covert intelligence officer. Check out his work and podcast at htt...
#309 – John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Carmack is a legendary programmer, co-founder of id Software, and lead programmer of many revol...
#308 – Ryan Graves: UFOs, Fighter Jets, and Aliens
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lt. Ryan Graves is a former Navy fighter pilot, who has worked on advanced research and development ...
#307 – Brian Armstrong: Coinbase, Cryptocurrency, and Government Regulation
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Armstrong is the CEO of Coinbase. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -...
#306 – Oriol Vinyals: Deep Learning and Artificial General Intelligence
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oriol Vinyals is the Research Director and Deep Learning Lead at DeepMind. Please support this podca...
#305 – Martin Rees: Black Holes, Alien Life, Dark Matter, and the Big Bang
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Martin Rees is a cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge University and co-founder of the C...
#304 – Bishop Robert Barron: Christianity and the Catholic Church
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Barron is a bishop and founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Please support this podca...
#303 – Steve Keen: Marxism, Capitalism, and Economics
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Keen is a heterodox economist and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our spon...
#302 – Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Haier is a psychologist specializing in the science of human intelligence. Please support th...
#301 – Jack Barsky: KGB Spy
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Barsky is a former KGB spy and author of "Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegianc...
#300 – Joe Rogan: Comedy, Controversy, Aliens, UFOs, Putin, CIA, and Freedom
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Rogan is a comedian, UFC commentator, and host of the Joe Rogan Experience. Please support this ...
#299 – Demis Hassabis: DeepMind
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Demis Hassabis is the CEO and co-founder of DeepMind. Please support this podcast by checking out ou...
#298 – Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts and Loneliness
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Cain is the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, and B...
#297 – Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body – From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Reisman is a physician and author of The Unseen Body who has practiced medicine in some of ...
#296 – Douglas Murray: Racism, Marxism, and the War on the West
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Douglas Murray is an author and political commentator. Please support this podcast by checking out o...
#295 – Richard Wolff: Marxism and Communism
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Wolff is a Marxist philosopher and economist. Please support this podcast by checking out ou...
#294 – Tony Fadell: iPhone, iPod, and Nest
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Fadell is an engineer and designer, co-creator of the iPod, iPhone, Nest Thermostat, and author...
#293 – Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion – How Evolution Hid the Truth
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Hoffman is a cognitive scientist at UC Irvine and author of The Case Against Reality. Please ...
#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Hanson is a professor at George Mason University and researcher at Future of Humanity Institut...
#291 – Jonathan Haidt: The Case Against Social Media
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU and author of The Coddling of the American Mind, The ...
#290 – Dan Reynolds: Imagine Dragons
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Reynolds is the lead singer of Imagine Dragons, one of the most popular bands in the world. Plea...
#289 – Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. Please support this podcast...
#288 – Sarma Melngailis: Bad Vegan
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarma Melngailis is a chef and restauranteur who was the subject of the Netflix documentary Bad Vega...
#287 – Bobby Lee: Comedy, Skyrim, Sex Robots, Love, Fame, and Power
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby Lee is a comedian and co-host of TigerBelly and Bad Friends podcasts. Please support this podc...
#286 – Oliver Stone: Vladimir Putin and War in Ukraine
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oliver Stone is a filmmaker with 3 Oscar wins and 11 Oscar nominations. His films include Platoon, W...
#285 – Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn Loury is a professor of economics and social sciences at Brown University, and a prominent pod...
#284 – Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean Ammous is an Austrian economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard and The Fiat Standard. ...
#283 – Chris Mason: Space Travel, Colonization, and Long-Term Survival in Space
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Mason is a professor of genomics, physiology, and biophysics at Cornell, doing research on the...
#282 – David Buss: Sex, Dating, Relationships, and Sex Differences
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Buss is an evolutionary psychologist at UT Austin. He is one of the founders of the field of e...
#281 – Grimes: Music, AI, and the Future of Humanity
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Grimes is a musician, artist, singer, songwriter, producer, and director. Please support this podcas...
#280 – Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cristiano Amon is the CEO of Qualcomm, world-leader in 5G wireless communication and computation sys...
#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist. Lee Cronin is a chemist. This is a conve...
#278 – Skye Fitzgerald: Hunger, War, and Human Suffering
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Skye Fitzgerald is a two-time Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, his films include Hunger Ward, ...
#277 – Andrew Huberman: Focus, Stress, Relationships, and Friendship
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast. Please support...
#276 – Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Saylor is the CEO of MicroStrategy and a prominent holder and proponent of Bitcoin. Please s...
#275 – Rick Rubin: Legendary Music Producer
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time, working with many of the greats inclu...
#274 – Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Karl Deisseroth is a professor of bioengineering, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences at Stanford Un...
#273 – Chris Blattman: War and Violence
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Blattman is a professor at the University of Chicago studying the causes and consequences of v...
#272 – Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Johnson was a US Most Wanted cybercriminal, called the Original Internet Godfather by US Secre...
#271 – Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ariel Ekblaw is the director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative. Please support this podcast by...
#270 – David Wolpe: Judaism
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Wolpe is a Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Please support this podcast by checking out o...
#269 – Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Cronin is a chemist at the University of Glasgow. Please support this podcast by checking out ou...
#268 – Robert Proctor: Nazi Science and Ideology
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Proctor is a historian of science at Stanford University. Please support this podcast by chec...
#267 – Mark Zuckerberg: Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and the Metaverse
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta, formerly Facebook. Please support this podcast by checking out ou...
#266 – Nicole Perlroth: Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Perlroth is a cybersecurity journalist and author. Please support this podcast by checking ou...
#265 – Devon Larratt: Arm Wrestling
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Devon Larratt is a professional arm wrestler, widely considered to be one of the best of all time. P...
#264 – Tim Urban: Elon Musk, Neuralink, AI, Aliens, and the Future of Humanity
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Urban is the author and illustrator of the popular blog 'Wait But Why'. Please support this podc...
#263 – John Abramson: Big Pharma
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Abramson is faculty at Harvard Medical School and a family physician for over two decades. He's...
#262 – Garry Nolan: UFOs and Aliens
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Garry Nolan is a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. His research is in microbiolog...
#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Goff is a philosopher of mind and consciousness at Durham University and author of Galileo's ...
#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Georges St-Pierre is an MMA fighter. John Danaher is a martial arts coach. Gordon Ryan is a submissi...
#259 – Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and the Rolling Stones
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Tull is founder of Legendary Entertainment, Tulco, part-owner of Pittsburgh Steelers, and gui...
#258 – Yann LeCun: Dark Matter of Intelligence and Self-Supervised Learning
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yann LeCun is the Chief AI Scientist at Meta, professor at NYU, Turing Award winner, and one of the ...