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9 May 2024

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Stormy Daniels’ Graphic Testimony

Why are evangelicals sticking with Trump despite his adultery? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week's DMZ. Play entire video

A Debate on Israel-Palestine

Coleman Hughes, author of The End of Race Politics, talks to Robert Wright about campus protests, the war in Gaza, and Palestinian national identity.

How Joe Biden Saved Ukraine (And Nobody Noticed)

Does Biden deserve more credit for averting an Israel-Iran war and securing Ukraine aid? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss.

Campus Protests, Dennett’s Legacy

Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the pro-Palestine student protests and their fallout. Plus: Remembering—and disagreeing with—Daniel Dennett.

Why did Putin turn against the West?

Robert Wright and Russian journalist and futurist Anatoly Karlin discuss the issue.

How Iran’s Attack Benefits Israel

Iran’s strike on Israel was an “own goal,” Middle East expert Joshua Landis tells Robert Wright.

Can Abortion Sink Trump?

Can Donald Trump move to the center on the issue of abortion? Or will Joe Biden’s ads effectively tie him to the overturning of Roe v. Wade? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.

AI, Rationalism, and the “Great Filter”

Robert Wright and economist and futurist Robin Hanson discuss Robin’s solution to the Fermi Paradox and how AI fits into it. Plus: where rationalist culture gets “cultish”, seeing AI as offspring, and more.

Things to know about the noosphere

Robert Wright and Sister Ilia Delio—theologian, author, and expert on Jesuit priest and scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin—discuss what Teilhard described as the “thinking envelope of the Earth.”

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Antisemitism and Free Speech

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Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss campus controversies, media misinformation, and whether the “new atheists” get religion wrong.

The DMZ

Trump’s 2nd Term Plan: Be MEANER

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Should we be freaked out about Trump’s second-term agenda? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.

The DMZ

Just ONE MAGA Juror is All TRUMP Needs

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Can Trump get one secret partisan on the hush money trial jury to thwart a guilty verdict? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Thinking Back on Kahneman, Fast and Slow

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Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the late Nobel laureate’s life and legacy.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Israel out of control

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Robert Wright and American Prestige hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner discuss attacks on aid workers and Iran’s embassy.

The DMZ

RFK Jr.’s Bad VEEP Pick

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Is RFK Jr’s VP pick an affront to democracy? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.