Best Methods Of Rationality Podcasts (2025)

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Blindsided 01: Aliens, Vampires, and Children – oh my! 1:02:38

1d ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Steven and Brian take their first real dive into the strange world of Blindsight. I hope you are having as much as we are. :) The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The second week we’ll be reading up until: “Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear…

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Q & A Part 1 -- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality 40:40

26d ago40:40

40:40

This week we answered some questions from our Patreon supporters. It's like a mini episode on a bunch of different topics, including the worst book I've ever heard of. We covered Èmile's journey out of longtermism, Yudkowsky's Harry Potter fan fic, end-times narratives, and how we will one day beat the tech bros by withholding our labor. If you'd l…

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Blindsided 01: Aliens, Vampires, and Children – oh my! 1:02:38

1d ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Steven and Brian take their first real dive into the strange world of Blindsight. I hope you are having as much as we are. :) The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The second week we’ll be reading up until: “Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear…

1
Blindsided 01: Aliens, Vampires, and Children – oh my! 1:02:38

1d ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Steven and Brian take their first real dive into the strange world of Blindsight. I hope you are having as much as we are. :) The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The second week we’ll be reading up until: “Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear…

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TESCREAL Overview with Kath Barbadoro and Alex Ptak 1:04:01

4d ago1:04:01

1:04:01

To join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow This week we welcomed comedians Kath Barbadoro (What a Time to Be Alive podcast) and Alex Ptak (Quorators podcast) to go through each letter in the bundle of ideologies. Who invented them, who believes in them, and the impact they are having on our world today. Transhumanism Extropianism …

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237 – How A Rationalist Becomes A Christian 1:26:53

5d ago1:26:53

1:26:53

We speak with a long-time Denver rationalist who’s converting to Christianity about why. Part one, it turns out. LINKS Thomas Ambrose on Twitter The Rationalist Summer Trifecta: Manifest 2025 LessOnline 2025 VibeCamp 2025 00:00:05 – OK so why? 01:24:55 – Guild of the Rose 01:25:41 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack He…

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Blindsided 00: Announcement 7:54

7d ago7:54

7:54

Steven and Brian announce their latest reading project – Blindsight by Peter Watts! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The first week we’ll be reading up until: “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. — Emerson” Everyone should buy a copy and check it out!…

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Blindsided 00: Announcement 7:54

7d ago7:54

7:54

Steven and Brian announce their latest reading project – Blindsight by Peter Watts! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The first week we’ll be reading up until: “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. — Emerson” Everyone should buy a copy and check it out!…

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Blindsided 00: Announcement 7:54

7d ago7:54

7:54

Steven and Brian announce their latest reading project – Blindsight by Peter Watts! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The first week we’ll be reading up until: “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. — Emerson” Everyone should buy a copy and check it out!…

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The Dark Enlightenment (Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin) 1:01:58

11d ago1:01:58

1:01:58

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow This week we discussed Nick Land's series of essays "The Dark Enlightenment," considered a foundational document for right accelerationists (r/acc) and neoreactionary ideologies (NrX). Plus the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit, Mark Zuckerberg's AI friends, Bryan Johnson's penis de-aging, and AI sp…

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UNLOCKED: Nuke Mars (Bezos vs. Musk) 49:17

15d ago49:17

49:17

If you'd like to become a subscriber to hear more bonus episodes you can do it here: https://www.patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow his Patreon bonus episode with Kenice Mobley about Bezos vs. Musk on space was so fun we decided to unlock it. Bezos wants us to live in cylinders, Musk wants us to nuke Mars, but both of them want a future where we're all digi…

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COPAGANDA with Alec Karakatsanis 1:18:32

19d ago1:18:32

1:18:32

Please join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow For the first half of the episode, we talked about the Semafor reveal of Silicon Valley groupchats and Marc Andreessen’s posting addiction + Èmile’s article on End Times Eschatology. We covered Yudkowsky’s “Fun Theory,” cryogenically freezing your head, and the connection between tran…

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236 – Twilight of the Edgelords with Liam Nolan 1:47:29

19d ago1:47:29

1:47:29

Eneasz and Liam discuss Scott Alexander’s post “Twilight of the Edgelords,” an exploration of Truth, Morality, and how one balances love of truth vs not destabilizing the world economy and political regime. CORRECTION: Scott did make an explicitly clear pro Kamala post LINKS Scott Alexander’s Twilight of the Edgelords Liam & Waweru’s fiction & phil…

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136: The Fielder Method 58:38

23d ago58:38

58:38

The Rehearsal Season 2 ups the ante while still saying true to the original format. But what IS the joke?By Ben Brown, Jon Lynch

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) perfection 52:35

28d ago52:35

52:35

A movie that somehow did it all. You can find Matt at his regular media-analysis podcast at Doof Media.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) perfection 52:35

29d ago52:35

52:35

A movie that somehow did it all. You can find Matt at his regular media-analysis podcast at Doof Media.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) perfection 52:35

28d ago52:35

52:35

A movie that somehow did it all. You can find Matt at his regular media-analysis podcast at Doof Media.By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Sam Altman Part 2: Doomsday Prepping and Simulation Hypothesis 1:15:55

1M ago1:15:55

1:15:55

Please consider becoming a subscriber on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/dystopianow/membership This episode we began with a discussion of Peter Singer and eugenics ideas in the Effective Altruism community. And more Sam Altman-- his firing at Open AI, his doomsday prepping and his version of utopia. Sam Altman & OpenAI Moore’s Law for Everythin…

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235 – Gender Differences, with Wes and Jen 2:24:14

1M ago2:24:14

2:24:14

Wes Fenza and Jen Kesteloot join us to talk about whether there’s significant personality differences between men and women, and what (if anything) we should do about that. LINKS Wes’s post Men and Women are Not That Different Jacob’s quoted post Navigation By Moonlight Eneasz’s related post How To Believe False Things Clearer Thinking’s Gender Con…

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Sam Altman Part 1: Building God, Scanning Eyeballs 52:33

1M ago52:33

52:33

Become a member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow This week, we begin to explore the mystery that is Sam Altman of Open AI. We cover the AI Doomer coup, Sam's Worldcoin metal orb that scans your retinas, his friendship with Peter Thiel, and his views on restructuring our government with AItopia. We also talked about the weirdo tech …

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Mark Woodward - A Revolution in Cryoprotectants 1:01:11

1M ago1:01:11

1:01:11

In this episode of The Cryosphere Podcast, hosts Max Marty and Rebecca Ziegler sit down with Mark Woodward, founder of Wake Bio, who's applying cutting-edge AI techniques to solve one of cryonics' most fundamental challenges: developing superior cryoprotectants. With a background in AI/ML at Google Brain and Stanford, Mark explains how he's now usi…

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Curtis Yarvin 1:03:10

2M ago1:03:10

1:03:10

To become a Patreon subscriber and hear our bonus eps: https://www.patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow This week we talked about Curtis Yarvin and his vision of CEO/Monarchies, Network States for Tech Bros-- in the US. And Ezra Klein's more minor tech backed reforms. How much democracy should we have?

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234 – GiveDirectly, with Nick Allardice 1:52:54

2M ago1:52:54

1:52:54

We speak to Nick Allardice, President & CEO of GiveDirectly. Afterwards Steven and Eneasz get wrapped up talking about community altruism for a bit. LINKS Give Directly GiveDirectly Tech Innovation Fact Sheet 00:00:05 – Give Directly with Nick Allardice 01:12:19 – Steven & Eneasz chat about Community Altruism 01:49:35 – Guild of the Rose 01:51:36 –…

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Cowboy Grak 5 pt2 1:28:34

2M ago1:28:34

1:28:34

Narrative about meta-narrative. Eneasz and Steven talk about the rest of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic.By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Cowboy Grak 5 pt2 1:28:34

2M ago1:28:34

1:28:34

Narrative about meta-narrative. Eneasz and Steven talk about the rest of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Cowboy Grak 5 pt2 1:28:34

2M ago1:28:34

1:28:34

Narrative about meta-narrative. Eneasz and Steven talk about the rest of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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The Effective Altruists and the "Abundance" Movement 1:08:44

2M ago1:08:44

1:08:44

This week we talked about the "Abundance Agenda" and it's roots in the Effective Altruism movement. A network of think tanks, Silicon Valley billionaires, and centrist pundits are getting all riled up about zoning ordinances, and possibly trying to take over the Democratic Party? Oh boy. We explore the dark side of Effective Altruism, men's rights …

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Cowboy Grak 5 full audio available 0:22

2M ago0:22

0:22

Listen to the entirety of Cowboy Grak 5 over at https://askwhocastsai.substack.com/p/cowboy-grak-5-yet-another-fistfulBy podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Cowboy Grak 5 pt1 1:29:45

2M ago1:29:45

1:29:45

Not everything is a reference! Eneasz and Steven talk about half of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Cowboy Grak 5 pt1 1:29:45

2M ago1:29:45

1:29:45

Not everything is a reference! Eneasz and Steven talk about half of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic.By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Cowboy Grak 5 pt1 1:29:45

2M ago1:29:45

1:29:45

Not everything is a reference! Eneasz and Steven talk about half of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Peter Thiel Part 1 59:56

2M ago59:56

59:56

In this episode, we explore Peter Thiel's villain origin story. From his budding commitment to being an edgelord at Stanford to developing the theory that girls ruined everything by voting. Seasteading, blood transfusions, the weird incel parties he throws with Curtis Yarvin. We've got it all. Next week we'll cover the NeoReactionary movement in de…

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233 – AI Policy in D.C., with Dave Kasten 1:31:01

2M ago1:31:01

1:31:01

Dave Kasten joins us to discuss how AI is being discussed in the US government and gives a rather inspiring and hopeful take. LINKS Narrow Path Center for AI Policy Dave Kasten’s Essay on the Essay Meta on his Substack Prospective donors for CAIP can donate here and potential major donors ($5k+) encouraged to email Jason at [email protected] TBC ep…

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Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will 1:09:39

2M ago1:09:39

1:09:39

This week we are joined by Paris Marx, host of the podcast Tech Won't Save Us and a tech critic, journalist, author, and international speaker. We talked about Silicon Valley's changing influence in politics, climate policy, and about reasons for optimism as we think about how to confront Musk and Co. in the political arena. This is somewhat of a s…

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Patreon Preview: Nuke Mars (Bezos vs. Musk) 5:05

2M ago5:05

5:05

To hear the rest of this episode, become one of our Patreon supporters at https://www.patreon.com/DystopiaNow For this bonus episode we were joined by comedian Kenice Mobley to talk about the different space futures Bezos and Musk have in mind. Bezos wants us to live in cylinders, Musk wants us to nuke Mars, but both of them want a future where we'…

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Bayes Blast 41 – AI Action Plan 4:33

2M ago4:33

4:33

The White House wants to hear from you regarding what it should do about AI safety. Now’s your chance to spend a few minutes to make someone read your thoughts on the subject! Submissions are due by midnight EST on March 15th. Submit your comments the the White House here Check out NarrowPathBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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The Tech Right with Jacob Silverman 37:15

3M ago37:15

37:15

This week our guest is Jacob Silverman, and independent journalist who has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Slate, The New Yorker & The New Republic. He's the co-author of "Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud." We talked about the growing right wing movement in the tech i…

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232 – The Milton Friedman Theory of Change, with John Bennett 1:31:20

3M ago1:31:20

1:31:20

John Bennett discusses Milton Friedman‘s model of policy change. LINKS The Milton Friedman Model of Policy Change John Bennett’s LinkedIn Friedman’s “Capitalism and Freedom” Preface Ross Rheingans-Yoo on Thalidomide at Complex Systems, and at his blog “Every Bay Area Walled Compound” Trace on the FAA hiring scandal What We Owe the Future (Will MacA…

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Surveillance Capitalism with Albert Fox Cahn 47:30

3M ago47:30

47:30

This week we welcomed special guest Albert Fox Cahn who is the Executive Director of S.T.O.P. (the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project). We talked about how AI is impacting policing and pricing. We also returned to the subject of Elon's ketamine addiction. Special thanks to Deon Wolf who has been helping with our short videos on instagram and…

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 06: Pondering Knowable Dreams 58:24

3M ago58:24

58:24

Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven wrap up their adventures in the mind of Philip K Dick. We’re gonna keep this going with Blindsight! Come back in a week or two for … part of Blindsight. We’ll figure this out later. Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 06: Pondering Knowable Dreams 58:24

3M ago58:24

58:24

Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven wrap up their adventures in the mind of Philip K Dick. We’re gonna keep this going with Blindsight! Come back in a week or two for … part of Blindsight. We’ll figure this out later. Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here.By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 06: Pondering Knowable Dreams 58:24

3M ago58:24

58:24

Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven wrap up their adventures in the mind of Philip K Dick. We’re gonna keep this going with Blindsight! Come back in a week or two for … part of Blindsight. We’ll figure this out later. Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties 11:57

3M ago11:57

11:57

Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one’s happening near you? Fill this out!By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties 11:57

3M ago11:57

11:57

Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one’s happening near you? Fill this out!By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties 11:57

3M ago11:57

11:57

Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one’s happening near you? Fill this out!By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Bayes Blast 40 – HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties 11:57

3M ago11:57

11:57

Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one’s happening near you? Fill this out!By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Elon Part 2: Doomers vs. Accelerationists 37:39

3M ago37:39

37:39

This week, Kate and Emile dive deeper into Elon Musk's ideology and explore the debate between two Silicon Valley camps, the AI Doomers and the AI Accelerationists. We explore the effective accelerationism or e/acc movement, a guy named Beff Jezos? Marc Andreessen's Techno Optimist Manifesto, and what Google founder Larry Page really believes. We a…

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231 – SuperBabies, with Gene Smith 1:48:31

3M ago1:48:31

1:48:31

Gene Smith on polygenic screening; gene editing to give our children the happiest, healthiest, best lives they can live; and if we can do this in adults as well. Plus how this will interface with the AI future. LINKS How To Make Super Babies How to have Polygenically Screened Children Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May…

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The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran 38:30

3M ago38:30

38:30

Why is Elon trying so hard to dismantle the administrative state? This may be an answer you haven't heard yet. This week, Emile and Kate host journalist Gil Duran (New Republic, The Nerd Reich) for a discussion about Network States, aka libertarian post democracy colonies that have become a popular idea among tech billionaires. From seasteading to …

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Bayes Blast 39 – Ladylike for Autistics 22:00

3M ago22:00

22:00

Eneasz tells Jen about Sympathetic Opposition’s How and Why to be Ladylike (For Women with Autism), and the podcast takes a 1-episode breakBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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