Podcast Episodes

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

Episode 121

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.

P.S. The Decoding of Naomi…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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.

Supplementary Material 24

00:00 Introduction

02:32 Matt's Surprise Shaming

06:39 Jordan Peterson…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supplementary Material 23: Content Shark Psychology, Rorschach 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.

Supplementary Material 23

02:47 Chris Williamson blows our mi…

Published on 10 months ago

Chris Langan: The Smartest Person in the World with a 200 IQ!

Episode 120

In this episode, Matt finally gets his revenge on Chris by dragging him deep into the eccentric world of Chris Langan—the self-proclaimed possessor of a 200 IQ and creator of The Cognitive Theoretic …

Published on 10 months ago

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 coul…

Published on 10 months ago

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.

00:00 Introduction

01:38 Reverse Culture…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Gurometer: Peter Thiel *Patreon Preview"

'Tis a New Year (sort of), and amidst all the chaos in the world, we thought we'd offer a small glimmer of light by making this Patreon episode available to everyone! If you enjoy it, consider joinin…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Peter Thiel: The Techno-Apocalypse is Nigh

Episode 119

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 been a l…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Wounded Bird Lex Fridman vs. The Evil Ukrainian Bot Farms

Episode 118

In this 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-presentation as a Christ-l…

Published on 11 months ago

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

It's 2025, and the Gurusphere shows no signs of slowing down—so here we are, diving into some grim crossovers. This time, the bro-optimiser Andrew Huberman has teamed up with the chaos dragon himself…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago