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0:34 Who’s most to blame for the Biden mess?
9:59 Why Trump might duck a debate with Kamala
13:02 Is Biden locked in the basement?
21:44 Kamala’s biggest liabilities
32:44 Loyalty, the Mob, and Biden’s psychology
40:09 Conspiracy theories of the Trump shooting
48:03 The kind of VP Kamala should pick
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 July 22, 2024.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Paul saw Bob talk to Mickey—and got jealous
5:55 Predicting Kamala’s running mate
16:08 “The late great Hannibal Lecter”
27:17 Why “edgelords” rule the modern internet
38:32 Are we headed for the abyss—or techno-utopia?
