It's 2025, and the Gurusphere shows no signs of slowing down—so here we are, diving into some grim crossovers. This time, the bro-optimiser Andrew Huberman has teamed up with the chaos dragon himself, Jordan Peterson. Meanwhile, the ever-affectionate Lex Fridman finally scored an interview with Zelensky. Bret, however, remains preoccupied with Goliath's ongoing PsyOps.
P.S. Matt broke his dongle so he's on the AirPods, we will be back to proper audio setup next episode.
Supplementary Material 21
00:00 Introduction and Farewell to America
01:43 Memorable Encounters and Experiences
03:48 Oldering & the Destruction of the Self
08:35 The American Understander Issues his Verdict
12:07 The Pageau Brothers, Jesus' Laugh & The Emergency Snake
19:01 Bryan Johnson has concerns about Vaccines
21:48 The High IQ Crowd and Trump's Greenland Plans
27:44 The PsyOps Cyclops Strikes Again
37:15 Huberman X Peterson: Optimising Christianity
39:22 Secret Prayers and Bible Conversations
43:34 Thougt = Secularised Prayer
48:56 Huberman's Intelligent Design Argument for God
55:49 Christian Optimising Stack
01:07:56 Marc Andreessen on Vigor, Pride and Achievement
01:13:30 Faux Heterodoxy
01:19:24 Plain Steaks are the best!
01:24:47 Jordan Peterson's Diet Struggles
01:32:25 Lex Fridman's Interview with Zelensky
01:37:52 Lex plugs Rogan's comedy club
01:41:09 Elon Musk and Trump are anti-corruption!
01:44:27 Critique of Lex Fridman's Interview Style
01:46:07 Lex's dream and Russia's security guarantees
01:53:25 Lex's Strategic Naivety
02:05:12 Lex reads A LOT
02:11:40 Lex and Putin predictions
02:12:39 Lex will endure the attacks against him
02:14:56 Wrapping Up & Patreon Love Bomb
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Sources
- Chris' thread on Lex and his wounded bird pose
- Huberman Podcast- Dr.Jordan Peterson: How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path
- Lex Fridman Podcast- Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine, War, Peace, Putin, Trump, NATO, and Freedom | Lex Fridman Podcast #456
- The Free Press: Bryan Johnson: How Not to Die in 2025
- Matthieu Pageau's thread on the Emergency Snake
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