Robert Wright's Nonzero Podcast
1) Epstein, AI, and the Xi-Putin Path to Immortality (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:28 The Bob-Paul secret sauce—spilled! 3:49 Mickey Kaus's latest contribution to Epsteinology 13:28 Paul fact-checks Micke...Show More
2) Drugs and Mayhem in the US Special Forces (Robert Wright & Seth Harp)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:30 Seth’s new NYT bestseller, The Fort Bragg Cartel 2:47 What is Delta Force? 8:02 The growth of Delta Force's covert ops...Show More
3) Is Trump Becoming Putin? (Robert Wright & Nikita Petrov)
0:28 Bob welcomes Nikita back to the Nonzero team 6:41 WSJ's report on Trump's authoritarian drift 9:10 Three levers: streets, media, education system 13:22 Trump the businessman and Trump the politic...Show More
4) The MAGA Case Against AI Accelerationism (Robert Wright & Joe Allen)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:28 Joe’s notable background 3:39 Is most of the MAGA coalition accelerationist? 7:52 Transhumanism, big tech, Klaus Schwa...Show More
5) Trump's Failures in Israel and Ukraine | NonZero World feat. Robert Wright
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:30 Connor’s farewell 3:28 What’s next at NonZero 8:20 The looming invasion of Gaza City 11:28 Israel's one-state solution...Show More
6) Feeling the GPT-5 (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:28 Bob defends the Unabomber (kind of) 3:05 Paul nurses his Mickey-inflicted wounds 15:55 Bob deflates the GPT-5 deflatio...Show More
7) Can Trump and Putin Make a Deal? | NonZero World feat. George Beebe
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:30 What’s at stake in Alaska 1:25 George: Don’t try to do too much 4:34 EU yes, NATO no 6:10 How to get the Ukrainians on...Show More
8) The Open Source AI Question (Robert Wright & Nathan Lambert)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:28 Nathan’s work at AI2—and his p(doom) 5:00 What does “open source AI” mean? 11:01 How Nathan taught a Llama new tricks ...Show More
9) Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump (Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus)
0:28 Epstein's Israel connections 9:35 Epstein's history of blackmail 22:43 Was it suicide? 27:09 Epstein's creepy relationship with Trump 32:16 Why won’t Trump release the files? 38:59 The Israel con...Show More
10) Does America’s “China Consensus” Make Sense? A Debate (Robert Wright & Jordan Schneider)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:28 Jordan’s ChinaTalk podcast 3:01 Making sense of America’s “China consensus” 11:03 Are fears of Chinese global ambition...Show More