Episodes

#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism
Dec. 22, 2022

#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism

Bhaskar Sunkara is a democratic socialist, political writer, founding editor of Jacobin, president of The Nation, and author of The Socialist Manifesto. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – House of Mac...

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#348 – Nathalie Cabrol: Search for Alien Life
Dec. 19, 2022

#348 – Nathalie Cabrol: Search for Alien Life

Nathalie Cabrol is an astrobiologist at the SETI Institute, directing the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - True Classic Tees: https://trueclassictees.

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#347 – Michael Malice: Christmas Special
Dec. 15, 2022

#347 – Michael Malice: Christmas Special

Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% of your first order

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#346 – Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels
Dec. 12, 2022

#346 – Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels

Ed Calderon is a security specialist who worked on counter-narcotics and organized crime investigation in Mexico. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Policygenius: https://www.policygenius.com/ - Bambee: https://bambee.

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#345 – Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power
Dec. 8, 2022

#345 – Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, …

Coffeezilla is a journalist and investigator on YouTube who exposes financial frauds, scams, and fake gurus. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Rocket Money: https://rocketmoney.com/lex - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.

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#344 – Noam Brown: AI vs Humans in Poker and Games of Strategic Negotiation
Dec. 6, 2022

#344 – Noam Brown: AI vs Humans in Poker and Games of Strategic Negot…

Noam Brown is a research scientist at FAIR, Meta AI, co-creator of AI that achieved superhuman level performance in games of No-Limit Texas Hold'em and Diplomacy. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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#343 – Roger Gracie: Greatest Jiu Jitsu Competitor of All Time
Dec. 3, 2022

#343 – Roger Gracie: Greatest Jiu Jitsu Competitor of All Time

Roger Gracie is a legendary jiu jitsu competitor and MMA fighter. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Bambee: https://bambee.com and use code LEX to get free HR audit - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.

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#342 – Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield
Nov. 29, 2022

#342 – Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Todd Howard is a legendary video game designer at Bethesda Game Studios. He led the development of the Elder Scrolls series and the Fallout series, and an upcoming game Starfield. Please support this podcast by checking out o...

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#341 – Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming
Nov. 26, 2022

#341 – Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming

Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python programming language. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - GiveDirectly: https://givedirectly.org/lex to get gift matched up to $1000 - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.

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#340 – Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road
Nov. 22, 2022

#340 – Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road

Chris Tarbell is a former FBI special agent and cybercrime investigation specialist who brought down Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road, and Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu) of LulzSec and Anonymous. Please support this podcast by checkin...

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#339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin
Nov. 18, 2022

#339 – Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin

Bjørn Lomborg is author of "False Alarm". Andrew Revkin is a climate journalist (21 years at NY Times). Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings

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#338 – Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness
Nov. 15, 2022

#338 – Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker …

Chamath Palihapitiya is a venture capitalist, engineer, CEO of Social Capital, and co-host of the All-In Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Bambee: https://bambee.com and use code LEX to get free HR audit

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#337 – Destiny: Politics, Free Speech, Controversy, Sex, War, and Relationships
Nov. 11, 2022

#337 – Destiny: Politics, Free Speech, Controversy, Sex, War, and Rel…

Steven Bonnell, aka Destiny, is a progressive political commentator and a live streamer on YouTube. Melina Goransson is a live streamer on Twitch. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - True Classic Tees: https://trueclassictees.

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#336 – Ben Shapiro: Politics, Kanye, Trump, Biden, Hitler, Extremism, and War
Nov. 7, 2022

#336 – Ben Shapiro: Politics, Kanye, Trump, Biden, Hitler, Extremism,…

Ben Shapiro is a conservative political commentator, host of The Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author of The Authoritarian Moment and other books. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors...

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#335 – Fiona Hill: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump
Nov. 4, 2022

#335 – Fiona Hill: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

Fiona Hill is a presidential advisor and foreign policy expert specializing in Russia. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off - Calm: https://calm.

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#334 – Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nuclear Weapons
Nov. 2, 2022

#334 – Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nucle…

Abbas Amanat is a historian at Yale specializing in the modern history of Iran. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Henson Shaving: https://hensonshaving.com/lex and use code LEX to get 100 free blades with your razor

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#333 – Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and AGI
Oct. 29, 2022

#333 – Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and …

Andrej Karpathy is a legendary AI researcher, engineer, and educator. He's the former director of AI at Tesla, a founding member of OpenAI, and an educator at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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#332 – Kanye ‘Ye’ West Interview
Oct. 24, 2022

#332 – Kanye ‘Ye’ West Interview

Ye is a legendary artist, producer, and designer. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get free trial - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off

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#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
Oct. 20, 2022

#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, an…

Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, philosopher, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country. He was formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Please support th...

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#330 – Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness
Oct. 17, 2022

#330 – Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology o…

Hikaru Nakamura is a chess super grandmaster and is currently the #1 ranked blitz chess player in the world. He is also one of the top chess streamers on Twitch and YouTube. Please support this podcast by checking out our spo...

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#329 – Kate Darling: Social Robots, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of MIT
Oct. 15, 2022

#329 – Kate Darling: Social Robots, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of…

Kate Darling is a researcher at MIT Media Lab interested in human robot interaction and robot ethics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - True Classic Tees: https://trueclassictees.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off

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#328 – John Danaher: Submission Grappling, ADCC, Animal Combat, and Knives
Oct. 10, 2022

#328 – John Danaher: Submission Grappling, ADCC, Animal Combat, and K…

John Danaher is one of the greatest coaches and minds in martial arts history. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Audible: https://audible.com/lex to get 30-day free trial - Calm: https://calm.

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#327 – GothamChess: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Cheating Scandal & Chess Bots
Oct. 7, 2022

#327 – GothamChess: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Cheating Scandal & …

Levy Rozman, also known as GothamChess, is a professional chess player, streamer, and educator. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Notion: https://notion.com - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.

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#326 – Annaka Harris: Free Will, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality
Oct. 5, 2022

#326 – Annaka Harris: Free Will, Consciousness, and the Nature of Rea…

Annaka Harris is the author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Wealthfront: https://wealthfront.com/lex to get $50 sign-up bonus

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