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0:00 A masterclass in audience alienation
3:26 Paul defends Biden’s paternal pardon
9:19 Should family come before societal good?
18:27 The costs of the Hunter pardon
31:54 Was Hunter the victim of a witch hunt?
37:28 Elon sues OpenAI (again)
44:48 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded December 04, 2024.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 The latest on lab leak—and why it matters
10:30 Bob’s new look: an aye from Paul?
14:29 TV talk devolves into locker-room talk
24:18 The state of the Twitter X-odus
28:57 Does “good” parenting make a difference?
