1 June 2024
Trump’s Conviction, Russia-Ukraine Escalation
Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss a busy news week in American politics.
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GPT-4o: harbinger of the Metaverse?
Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the latest LLM offering from OpenAI.
What you can and can’t say about Israel and Palestine after October 7
Robert Wright and philosopher Tamler Sommers discuss the shifting Overton window.
In Defense of AI Doomerism
Robert Wright and AI safety activist Liron Shapira discuss the case for treating AI as an existential threat. Plus: The OpenAI resignations, the “Pause AI” movement, assessing Altman’s AI safety sincerity, and more.
Trump and Biden are Set to Debate
What’s behind Biden’s decision to schedule early debates with Trump? Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher discuss on this week’s DMZ.
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.
Trump’s 2nd Term Plan: Be MEANER
Should we be freaked out about Trump’s second-term agenda? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.
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.
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Is Trump worse than Biden on Gaza?
Robert Wright and American Prestige podcast hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner debate.
The DMZ
Nikki Haley Sells Out. Again.
On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss Nikki Haley’s very predictable announcement of support for Donald Trump.
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Has Antisemitism Surged?
Robert Wright and The Free Press reporter Eli Lake discuss campus protests, free speech controversies, DEI, and the Israel lobby.
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Antisemitism and Free Speech
Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss campus controversies, media misinformation, and whether the “new atheists” get religion wrong.
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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.
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Why did Putin turn against the West?
