Marian Tupy (@Marian_L_Tupy) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his book Superabundance, innovation, doomerism, and much more. Some highlights:Do we already live in an Age of Superabundance?Are the values of the Enlightenment g

Bilal Zuberi of Lux Capital on Bridging the Gaps Between Technology, Defense, and Policy

Oct 17th, 2023 57m 46s

Bilal Zuberi of Lux Capital (@bznotes) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss Tech, Defense, Policy, and everything in-between. Some highlights:What Bilal looks for in a founder as a Lux GPWhat makes a great DefenseTech founder?How

Byrne Hobart and Tobias Huber on the Future of AI and the Existential Risk of Safetyism

Jun 19th, 2023 1h 33m

Byrne Hobart (@byrnehobart) and Tobias Huber (@TobiasAHuber) join Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence. They cover:Is AI going to kill us? Is AI going to take all of our jobs and cause massive ineq

Bill Martin of Raging Capital Ventures on SVB's Collapse and What Happens Next

Apr 11th, 2023 43m 21s

Bill Martin of Raging Capital Ventures (@RagingVentures) joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his prediction of SVB's collapse and his views on the state of the world. Some highlights:How Did Bill Predict SVB’s Collapse?His Other

Michael Gibson on The Thiel Fellowship and The Future of Education and Innovation

Nov 28th, 2022 55m

Michael Gibson (@William_Blake) of 1517 Fund joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss his new book, “Paper Belt on Fire: How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University.” They discuss:- What is the Paper Belt, and Why

Eli Dourado and Austin Vernon on Energy Superabundance and Creating a Prosperous 21st Century

Oct 18th, 2022 49m 20s

Eli Dourado (@elidourado) and Austin Vernon (@vernon3austin) join Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss their recent paper, Energy Superabundance: How Cheap, Abundant Energy Will Shape Our Future. Other topics discussed:- How Energy Sup

Vitalik Buterin on the Future of Crypto and Technology

Sep 15th, 2022 1h 5m

Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin), co-founder of Ethereum, joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss the future of crypto and technology. Topics discussed:- How is crypto starting to influence mainstream culture and corporations?- Is

Wes Yang on the Culture War

Apr 24th, 2022 3h 18m

Eric Cline on 1177 B.C. & The Late Bronze Age

Jan 22nd, 2021 59m 54s

Eric Cline (@digkabri) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss 1177 B.C. and the late Bronze Age.

Ole Jacob Madsen on The Therapeutic Turn

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h 21m

Ole Jacob Madsen joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss his book "The Therapeutic Turn" and the rise of therapy culture.

Stephen Hicks on Postmodernism

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h 18m

Stephen Hicks (@SRCHicks) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss postmodernism.

Adrian Goldsworthy on Ancient Rome

Jan 22nd, 2021 55m 55s

Adrian Goldsworthy joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss ancient Rome.

Deirdre McCloskey on Innovism vs. Capitalism

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h 13m

Deirdre McCloskey (@DeirdreMcClosk) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss "innovism" vs. capitalism.

Michael Millerman on The Relationship Between Politics and Metaphysics

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h 17m

Michael Millerman joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the relationship between politics and metaphysics.

Patrick Wyman on Communication & Mobility Throughout History

Jan 22nd, 2021 57m 44s

Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss communication & mobility throughout history.

Bryan Ward-Perkins on Late Antiquity

Jan 22nd, 2021 50m 17s

Bryan Ward-Perkins joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss late antiquity.

Rod Dreher on the Culture War

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h 4m

Rod Dreher (@roddreher) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the culture war.

Collin Hansen on the Decline of Christianity in Western Culture

Jan 22nd, 2021 36m 9s

Collin Hansen (@collinhansen) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss the decline of Christianity in western culture.

Kyle Sammin on American Conservatism

Jan 22nd, 2021 52m 43s

Kyle Sammin (@kylesammin) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss American Conservatism.

Alexis Coe on George Washington & American History

Jan 22nd, 2021 57m 28s

Alexis Coe (@AlexisCoe) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss George Washington & American History.

James K.A. Smith on How (Not) to Be Secular

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h 4m

James K.A. Smith (@james_ka_smith) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss How (Not) to Be Secular.

Rudyard Lynch on Alternate History

Jan 22nd, 2021 47m 52s

Rudyard Lynch (https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatifAltHist) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Patrick Blumenthal (@patrickjblum) to discuss alternate history.

Carl Trueman on The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h

Carl Trueman joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) to discuss The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.

Matt Ridley on the Evolution of Everything

Feb 12th, 2020 52m 44s

Matt Riddley (@mattwridley) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss the Evolution of Everything.

Sean Carroll on the Questions of the Universe

Feb 12th, 2020 58m

Sean Carroll (@seanmcarroll) joins Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) and Laura Deming (@laurademing) to discuss humanism, reconciling science and morality, and the role of physics in evolution.