11 June 2025
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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy, Psych)
- Is Kanye’s new song really pro-Hitler? . 0:00
- How free should free speech be? . 12:07
- Substack economics . 16:25
- Welcome to Sam Altman’s orb . 23:35
- Can higher education survive AI? . 30:01
- Did Carney tame Trump? . 40:55
- Good and bad signs from Trump 2.0 . 44:11
- Heading to Overtime . 48:43
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Recorded:May 15
Posted:May 15, 2025
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OpenAI and the AI Arms Race
Robert Wright and Steven Adler—former safety researcher at OpenAI—discuss what it was like at the firm as Chat-GPT emerged, whether the chip war on China is smart, Dario Amodei’s grand geopolitical strategy, and more.
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Should Trump give up on Ukraine?
Jennifer Kavanagh tells Connor Echols why it may be time for the US to walk away from Ukraine peace talks.
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An Anti-Blob Debate on Iran, Gaza, and China
Andrew Day and Curt Mills of the American Conservative join Robert Wright to discuss the latest Iran nuclear deal developments, Trump’s Israel-Gaza approach, US-China through a Buchananite lens, and more.
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Trump’s Attack on Independent Thought
Harvard political scientist Stephen Walt and Robert Wright discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to suppress critical thought at Harvard and elsewhere.
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Trump’s Venezuela dilemma
Francisco Rodriguez joins Connor Echols to discuss how a return to “maximum pressure” on Venezuela could backfire on Trump and drive more immigration to the US.
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Elon Exits Trump 2.0
Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the Musk-Trump breakup. Plus: A worthwhile Canadian pop-quiz, Trump’s corruption and anti-college crusade, whether AI doomers are walking their talk, and more.
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How to Not Lose Control of AI
MIT physicist Max Tegmark tells Robert Wright how AI could take over the world, and how humans can prevent this.
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The DC shootings and the Gaza war
Robert Wright joins Connor Echols to discuss the global response to the conflict in Gaza, the growing possibility of an arms race in space, and more.
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Sinophobia and the Middle East data center deals
Robert Wright and Paul Triolo, tech analyst and author of the AI Stack Decrypted newsletter, discuss Trump’s big Saudi and UAE chip farm agreements, and why people say they’re ultimately about China.
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