The Wright Show
Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking.
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Elon vs Bluesky, Jake Paul vs Tyson, AI vs World Peace (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Are Bluesky pastures really greener? ... Dissecting SciAm editor’s Bluesky blowup ... Elon’s free speech stolen valor ... The “highlights” of the Paul-Tyson “fight” ... Has the military-industrial complex conquered the AI industry? ... Heading to Overtime ...
Will Trump Go Full-On Authoritarian? (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, and Daniel Bessner)
Another high-synergy, brilliant collaboration ... Is Elon our first true oligarch? ... Trump assembles his Justice League of hawks ... Biden’s awful foreign policy team ... Trump’s plan to purge the military ... Will Trump go full-on authoritarian? ... Left-wing capitalists—and a discount offer ...
Sam’s place on the AI accelerationist-pauser spectrum ... Predicting AI’s near-term impact ... Is regulating AI a fool’s errand? ... Does strong AI governance court authoritarianism? ... Can Trump and Elon be trusted on AI? ... How Sam thinks AI should be regulated ... Heading to Overtime ...
Post-Election Reflection Edition (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Election 2024: The view from Canada ... Paul praises Bob’s pre-election sermonette ... Why did Trump win? And who’s to blame? ... Did DEI doom Kamala? ... A Kamala campaign post-mortem ... What policies will President Trump 2.0 prioritize? ... The art of the Trump ... Heading to Overtime ...
Is Mickey all-in on Trump? ... The “garbage” wars and their aftermath ... Kamala’s path(s) to victory ... Mickey explains the logic of voting for Trump ... Why Trump sucks, why Kamala sucks ... Bob doles out (p)recriminations ... Will Israel-Iran escalate? ... How Kamala could win Mickey’s vote ... Why did Kamala go ne
