Bloggingheads.tv Podcast
1) Glenn Loury & John McWhorter
Does John have “light skinned” privilege? ... Why marrying out-of-race is a loaded issue in the black community ... How anger at structural racism becomes blinding ... John: What makes black oppressio...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) NASA’s Plans for the Moon and Mars (Robert Wright & Cameron Berg)
Teaser ... Cameron’s work at AE studio ... Why consciousness is such a hard problem ... Why AI consciousness matters ... Does consciousness need carbon? ... The ethics of AI subjectivity ... Can...Show More
3) NASA’s Plans for the Moon and Mars (Robert Wright & Joel Achenbach)
Teaser ... Joel’s legendary Bloggingheads line ... NASA’s new chief: More than a Musk toady? ... Why we’re still not living in Star Trek ... The space alien question ... Can we make the moon prog...Show More
4) 2025: A Year-End (And Quarter-Century-End) Reckoning (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
David Lynch, Jane Goodall, and other notable 2025 losses ... When Bob called James Watson a "mad scientist" ... Predicting 2050: Star Trek abundance vs. "Total Chaos Planet"? ... The age of algorit...Show More
2025: A Year-End (And Quarter-Century-End) Reckoning (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
1:00:00 | Dec 30th, 2025
5) What Era Are We Living In? (Robert Wright & Nikita Petrov)
Teaser ... What era are we living in? ... David Bowie: "The Internet is an alien life form." ... Bob: "It's like aliens are approaching, and we don't know their intentions" ... Nikita: "COVID was...Show More
6) The Year in Trump Foreign Policy (Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Connor Echols)
What's the long game in Venezuela? ... MAGA's Monroe Doctrine ... Trump as deep state puppet ... Will Trump oust Maduro? ... Connor: Trump's foreign policy is a "profoundly mixed bag" ... Has I...Show More
The Year in Trump Foreign Policy (Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Connor Echols)
1:00:00 | Dec 19th, 2025
7) Elon, Trump, Fuentes: Bad Men or Trolls or Both? (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Elon’s reckless response to the Brown shooting ... Susie Wiles gone wild ... The weirdest thing about Trump’s weird Rob Reiner post ... The Piers Morgan/Nick Fuentes encounter ... Judging Oliver S...Show More
Elon, Trump, Fuentes: Bad Men or Trolls or Both? (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
1:00:00 | Dec 17th, 2025
8) Venezuela, China, and Trump’s Incoherence (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, and Daniel Bessner)
The incoherence of Trump's foreign policy ... The paucity of debate around Chinese chip restrictions ... Danny: Is this the stupidest foreign policy establishment ever? ... Should AGI worry us? ...Show More
Venezuela, China, and Trump’s Incoherence (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, and Daniel Bessner)
1:00:00 | Dec 12th, 2025
9) Using AI to Fight Cancer (Robert Wright & Nathan Labenz)
Teaser ... How AI helped shape cancer treatment for Nathan's son ... Should you tell your doctor about your AI medical adviser? ... Big leaps for Gemini 3 and Claude Opus 4.5 ... How to get the be...Show More
10) The Hard Truth about Peace in Ukraine (Robert Wright & Nikita Petrov)
Teaser ... Trump's 28-point plan: First real negotiations? ... Why Zelensky sounded so grim ... Listing Russia's advantages ... The unknowable casualties numbers ... Ukraine's forced mobilizatio...Show More