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Lex Fridman & Douglas Murray: The Wise Man from the Land of Peace

In this special episode, Matt and Chris revisit the wisdom of the internet’s favourite philosopher-warrior/political theorist, Lex Fridman, as he dives once again into the complex realities of th...

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Winner for next Book Review: Cod...

Dread it, run from it, Cod still arrives...

That's right. Matt has infected enough of the Patreons that they voted for their own mental destruction.

The winner, by a small margin, for t...

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Source Material for Next Decoding: Michael Shellenberger

That's right. The next Decoding is Conspiracy Theorist/Alternative Media darling, Michael Shellenberger with some Jordan Peterson added in for good measure.

We thought it would be good to doc...

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Supplementary Materials 25: Ancient Pyramids, Sesame Street Monsters, & MORE Lab Leak Discourse

We embrace our hybridity, stare down Lovecraftian Donkey-Dragon hybrids, and enter into true Dialogos.

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Naomi Klein: It was Neoliberal Capitalism all along!

In this episode, your favourite neoliberal Decoder shills take a break from managing the decline of late-stage capitalism to examine the insights of famed writer and renegade activist Naomi Klein. ...

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Naomi Klein: It was Neoliberal Capitalism all along!

In this episode, your favourite neoliberal Decoder shills take a break from managing the decline of late-stage capitalism to examine the insights of famed writer and renegade activist Naomi Klein. ...

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Special Supplementary Material: Two Psychologists, One Anthropologist, Three Beers

In this special quasi-crossover episode, we stare deeply into the abyss while enjoying a beverage with renowned psychologist and occasional podcast co-host, Mickey Inzlicht.

Two Psych...

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Supplementary Material 24: Dialogos with Greek Gods, the Metaphysics of Pepe, and Red-Pilled Embarrassment

Chris and Matt confront their inner demons, manifest their personal deities, and dive into the Onto-Logos.

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Decoding Academia 32: Do Babies REALLY like good guys?

In this episode, Matt and Chris take a look at a recent developmental psychology paper on the social evaluation of young babies. Do they display a preference for agents who are nice to others or co...

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The Wounded Bird and Ukrainian Bot Farms: Lex Fridman's Take on the Zelensky Interview

We look critically at Lex Fridman's recent reflections on his interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

We examine Lex’s self-presentation as a Christ-like figure—someone who...

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Supplementary Material 23: Content Shark Psychology, Rorshach Tweets, and the Art of Radicalisation

Chris and Matt have their models exploded, the maps ripped up, and their minds blown as the Gurusphere expands into exciting new territory.

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Supplementary Material 22: Tim Tams, Nazi Salutes, and AI Demonology

We immerse ourselves in the Dark Side of the Gurusphere and come out forever altered by what we've seen and praying for an escape from this demon-haunted world.

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Gurometer: Peter Thiel

Scrying through the portents Matt and Chris sit down to consider the apocalyptic insights of tech and finance titan Peter Thiel. We all know that Thiel is an urbane gentleman of great refinement wi...

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January Galaxy Brain Live Hang Out

As mentioned in the Galaxy Brain Chat, Matt has a window and we are late with the January hang out! Come one, come all.

Click the link to see the time in local zone but it is 10AM JST Friday ...

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Peter Thiel: The Techno-Apocalypse is Nigh

In this episode, Matt and Chris tackle the big ideas—or at least the ones rattling around in Peter Thiel’s mind. Tech billionaire, venture capitalist, and political kingmaker, Thiel has long be...

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When the wounded bird Lex Fridman met President Zelensky

Lex Fridman received the rare opportunity to speak with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, while Russia continues to invade his country. We look at what Lex did with that opportunity, i...

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Wounded Bird vs. Ukrainian Bot Farms

In this special episode, we look at a recently released segment by Lex Fridman, where he reflects on his interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

We examine Lex’s self-presen...

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A Fieldspotters Guide to Debate Pervertry and Guru Rhetoric w/ Destiny

Here is the video version of the recent episode prepared by editor Andy.

In the wake of Lex's recent interview with Zelensky, we thought it was the perfect moment to dedicate an episode to a...

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The Algorithmic Demands of YouTube

Just a quick creation from Andy this time on Andrew Gold and his reflections on the demands of catering to the YouTube algorithm.

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A Fieldspotters Guide to Debate Pervertry and Guru Rhetoric w/ Destiny

In the wake of Lex's recent interview with Zelensky, we thought it was the perfect moment to dedicate an episode to a Fieldspotter's Guide for the rhetorical and manipulative techniqu...

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Next Decoding Material: Peter Thiel

Next Decoding, we are diving into the depressing world of ghoulish billionaire / self-proclaimed intellectual contrarian, Peter Thiel. We are going to look at a two-part interview he did with Peter...

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Richard Dawkins Meets Jordan Peterson: Debating Biological Dragons

Are Dragons Real? Is Fire a Predator? Richard Dawkins and Jordan Peterson get to the bottom of this and other pressing issues in their fiery debate.

Editor Andy's latest work.

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Supplementary Material 21: The emergency snake, thought = secularised prayer, and Love and War

It's 2025 and the Gurusphere, sadly, will not stop so we are here to examine some depressing crossovers. Specifically, the bro-optimiser Andrew Huberman met the chaos dragon Jordan Peterson, while ...

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DTG Upcoming Releases

It's January and we have a lot of upcoming material planned, so we thought we might share it here to keep us on track and let you know about our short erm plans. Some things are subject to change b...

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Gurometer: Curtis Yarvin

Back once again with the dark art of Gurometry, we turn our sights to the bad boy of Silicon Valley—the mulleted maestro, the edgy eejit, Curtis Yarvin. A legend in his own mind, but how does he ...

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Gurometer: John Vervaeke & Sabine Hossenfelder

In this episode, Matt and Chris do speed data entry and high-level calibrations to get John Vervaeke and Sabine Hossenfelder entered into the Gurometer simultaneously. Can the Gurometer handle the ...

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Guru Predictions for 2025 with Helen Lewis

Joined by the esteemed Helen Lewis, we peer into the ever-shifting Gurusphere, analyzing its swirls and eddies to predict who will ascend the ranks in 2025.

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Matt's NYC (Possible) Meetup!

Matt is in New York City for the next week (roughly). He is considering organising a meetup with Patreon folks, but he has no plan yet! (This is Matt's style...)

If you have suggestions or re...

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Supplementary Material 20: Stolen Valor, Based Murder, and Eric Weinstein's Phonecall Problem

In this end-of-year supplementary material, we unleash the hounds of war, battle through the discourse, and emerge alive but bloody and battered on the other side. Enlist now and join the fight. View Post

Curtis Yarvin: The Edgelord's Guide to Monarchy 40K

In this long-anticipated episode, Matt and Chris dip into the peculiar world of Curtis Yarvin, the reactionary blogger, tech entrepreneur, and self-proclaimed monarchist. Known to his early followe...

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