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Elon Musk’s NASA Takeover
Plus: Brain implant advances, international law regressions, Trump-Mao comparisons, a “massive show of force,” and more!
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Connor Echols
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Robert Wright
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The NonZero Tariff Solution
There’s a way to protect US workers without endangering the world trade system
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Robert Wright
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How Trump's tariffs could reshape the world | NonZero World feat. Karthik Sankaran
Listen now | 0:00 The pro-tariff argument: national security, jobs, and leverage6:34 The four factions shaping US trade policy11:19 Karthik’s core…
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Connor Echols
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Is Everything Falling Apart?
 • Robert Wright
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OK, it’s time to freak out about AI
 • Robert Wright
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The truth about Hamas
 • Robert Wright
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Why Biden didn’t negotiate seriously with Putin
 • Robert Wright
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The New Lab Leak Evidence
 • Robert Wright
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The ‘River to the Sea’ Rorschach test
 • Robert Wright
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Reid Hoffman's p(bloom) (Robert Wright & Reid Hoffman)
Listen now | 0:00 Reid's new book, "Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future" 8:36 Managing technological transitions 16:09 Using AI…
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Robert Wright
1:27:02
Authoritarianism in the US and Abroad (Robert Wright & Almut Rochowanski)
Listen now | 0:00 Almut’s first-hand acquaintance with authoritarianism 2:00 Trump 2.0’s authoritarian hallmarks 19:13 What should worry us most about…
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Robert Wright
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The MAGA Foreign Policy Battle | NonZero World feat. Kelley Vlahos
Listen now | 0:00 The dueling camps in right-wing foreign policy 10:01 Lessons from the Signal snafu 15:18 Are hawks dominating Trump's foreign policy…
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Connor Echols
4
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The Untold Stories of the Signal Snafu
Plus: East Asia escalation, AI loners, not-so-damning evidence, good(ish) climate news, and more!
 • 
Connor Echols
 and 
Robert Wright
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Tesla, Tufts, and More Trump Chaos (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Listen now | 0:00 Bob and Paul duel over their sleep deficits 4:52 Trump’s Tesla-friendly tariffs 12:52 Who’s favo(u)red to win the Canadian election…
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Robert Wright
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The CIA and the JFK Assassination (Robert Wright & Jefferson Morley)
Listen now | 0:00 The new JFK documents dump 4:51 The conflict between JFK and the CIA 8:10 The Pentagon false flag plan that JFK vetoed 13:06 How CIA…
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Robert Wright
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War in Yemen, Peace in Europe? | NonZero World feat. Justin Logan
Listen now | 0:00 Will Trump get locked into war in Yemen? 8:01 Competing instincts in Trump’s foreign policy team 10:50 How should the restraint…
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Connor Echols
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