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I enjoyed Thiel on The Portal; many small ideas, like technological stagnation compared to decades ago, were really interesting.
@josephg +9 more
1: Peter Thiel
with Peter Thiel
Podcast
The Portal
The Portal is an exploration into discovery, including conversations with thought leaders. Host Eric Weinstein, Managing Director of Thiel Capital, brings his unique expertise and diverse roster of guests for a wide range of discussions, including science, culture, business, and capitalism. The show will feature people whose lives demonstrate that portals into what we would normally consider impossible, are indeed possible. Guests include presidential candidate Andrew Yang, NY Times bestselling author Sam Harris, and retired Navy Seal and creator of the hit business podcast Jocko Willink.
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Highly recommends listening to the Joe Rogan discussion with Bret Weinstein, which followed the full story on The Portal.
@Dowwie +2 more
19: Bret Weinstein - The Prediction and the DISC
with Bret Weinstein
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You may enjoy this podcast episode with him and Eric Weinstein, where he dives deeply into these topics.
@meowface +1 more
12: Vitalik Buterin - The Ethereal Prince and His Virtual Machine
with Vitalik Buterin
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A similar idea called preference falsification is put forth by Timur Kuran. See Episode 4 of The Portal.
@adolph +1 more
4: Timur Kuran - The Economics of Revolution and Mass Deception
with Timur Kuran
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I've listened all the way through twice and both times have found myself laughing out loud and deep in thought simultaneously.
@elken
41: Douglas Murray - Heroism 2020: Defense of Our Own Civilization
with Douglas Murray
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I'd highly recommend watching the whole interview, with the timestamped segment on how addiction and information overwhelm keep people from organizing.
@loceng
27: Daniel Schmachtenberger - On Avoiding Apocalypses
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Calls Eric Weinstein's episode the most public, appropriately caveated, responsible discussion of the Epstein whispers.
@the_optimist
25: The Construct - Jeffrey Epstein
with Eric Weinstein
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Eric Weinstein sat down with Ashley Mathews (Riley Reid) and discussed this a few years ago on his Portal podcast.
@fareesh
21: Ashley Mathews (aka Riley Reid) - The mogul and brains behind America's Sweetheart
Why Hacker News recommends it
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Lots of episodes of Joe Rogan (depending on the guest) are worth hearing, alongside Eric Weinstein's "The Portal."
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Gabe Newell's RPS interview is great, especially on why game teams should stick together after shipping.
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Recommends recent podcast appearances by physicist Eric Weinstein to understand how religion and spirituality can co-exist with physics.
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Recommends The Portal by Eric Weinstein as the idea-level equivalent of the rabbit hole of studying these patterns.
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Its brilliant, in a mad scientist kind-of way. Its where the dirty laundry of the science community is aired.
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Eric Weinstein's latest Portal episode has pretty interesting remarks on the Mr Robot ending and the system.
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They touch on how being comfortable with being uncomfortable for long periods is the essence of being a successful contrarian.
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Eric Weinstein's amazing podcast includes his own experience meeting Epstein, and makes a strong case that Epstein and Maxwell were likely government agents.
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Check out the Portal podcast and discord. Open minded and nuanced discussions are happening there
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The Portal with Eric Weinstein is my favorite. Very information dense and each episode is fascinating.
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Listen to his podcast The Portal to see.
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Here is a podcast where doctor Kory talks about this with Eric Weinstein
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