Best Peter Boghossian Podcasts (2025)

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The Manual For Young Men w/ Matt and Max Smith 34:39

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In this episode, I talk with Matt and Max Smith, co-authors of The Preparation: How To Become Competent, Confident, and Dangerous. Watch this episode on YouTube Follow Peter Boghossian

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Postmodernism, Liberal Values & How To Make A Proper British Cup Of Tea with Helen Pluckrose - The Shape of Dialogue #42 1:21:40

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https://www.hpluckrose.com/ Helen Pluckrose is a British liberal humanist writer and social commentator. She is the co-author with James Lindsay of Cynical Theories, Social (In)justice, as well as her own book, The Counterweight Handbook, about Principled Strategies for Surviving and Defeating Critical Social Justice at Work, in Schools, and Beyond…

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#92 - Confronting the Paradox of Tolerance: Christianity in the age of Trump (w/ Jonathan Rauch) 1:07:09

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We're joined by Jonathan Rauch to discuss what it means to be a radical incrementalist, how to foment revolution on geological timescales, and whether Christianity can be a force for good in politics. Can Jon convince angry-Hitchens-atheist Vaden that Christianity has some benefits? Will both Vaden and Ben be at Sunday prayer? Follow Jonathan on hi…

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Dr Oliver Hartwich on Different Matters, Leonardo da Vinci, the enlightened world and where it's headed. 1:00:16

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Oliver is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative. Before joining the Initiative, he was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, the Chief Economist at the Policy Exchange in London, and an advisor in the UK House of Lords. According to Hartwich, "...more than half of New Zealanders think the country is going…

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Europe Is Collapsing: What Comes Next? w/ Benedict Beckeld 1:16:42

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In NYC, two people stopped me on the street and commented on my conversation with philosopher and linguist Benedict Beckeld. One man told me, and I quote, “It changed my life.” Obviously, then, due to the overwhelmingly positive responses and because Benedict challenged some of my core beliefs, it was a no-brainer to have another conversation with …

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Why Ideas Spread Like Viruses 1:13:53

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard joins a live audience in Edinburgh to discuss his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead. In this wide-ranging conversation, he reflects on how DNA preserves the story of evolution, describing organisms as “living books” that record the environments of their ancestors. He explores camouflage, wha…

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Can You Be a Good Person WITHOUT Belief in God? w/ Rod Dreher 56:15

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Rod and I have far more in common than not, and I am honored to call him a friend. He’s thoughtful, interesting, supportive, kind, humble, sincere, and fun to hang out with. Metaphysical and political differences should never, ever get in the way of friendship. And yet those differences and divisions are what we’ve endured culturally and socially f…

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Are We Just Viruses Working Together? 1:13:44

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard joins a live audience in Edinburgh to discuss his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead. In this wide-ranging conversation, he reflects on how DNA preserves the story of evolution, describing organisms as “living books” that record the environments of their ancestors. He explores camouflage, wha…

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Can We Still Be Optimistic About the Future? | A Conversation with Steven Pinker 1:37:12

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker explore the frontiers of science, language, morality, artificial intelligence, evolution, and the future of human civilization. Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual. He is an advocate of…

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What is the best pathway to knowledge? with David Deutsch - The Shape of Dialogue #41 1:23:49

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https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/ David Deutsch is a renowned University of Oxford physicist, philosopher, and the "father" of quantum computation. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and his work includes fundamental issues in physics, particularly the quantum theory of computation and information, and the new field of constructor theory. In 1985,…

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How China TARGETS Your Kids (And How to Stop It) w/ Sean Nottoli 46:33

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Sean Nottoli is a Danube Institute researcher, self-identified conservative, and a political renaissance man. We discussed China and the US, energy, Iran and Israel, and more. Watch this episode on YouTube and read the accompanying Substack post. Follow Peter Boghossian

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Gad Saad: Final Episode of The War on Science Interviews 26:54

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As The War on Science continues to circulate and reach readers around the world, I had the privilege of closing our Origins mini series, The War on Science Interviews, with my colleague and book contributor Gad Saad. It felt fitting to end the series with a candid and provocative conversation that reflects the spirit of the project itself. The essa…

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Should universities seek truth? with Doug Elliffe - The Shape of Dialogue #40 1:06:23

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Douglas Mark Elliffe is a New Zealand academic and Professor of Psychology at the University of Auckland, where he has been affiliated since 1979 as a student and later as faculty. He completed his PhD in Psychology at the university, with a thesis titled "Multiple-schedule performance in closed economies," and joined the academic staff in 1992 to …

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#91 - The Uses and Abuses of Statistics (w/ Ben Recht) 1:16:59

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Professor of electrical engineer and computer science Ben Recht joins us to defend Bayesianism, AI doom, and assure us that the statisticians have everything under control. Just kidding. Recht might be even more suspicious of these things than we are. What has statistics ever done for us, really? When was the last time YOU ran a clinical trial afte…

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"I Got Tired of Lying." How Universities FLATTEN Ideas w/ Morgan Marietta 59:59

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Like most honest people, Morgan Marietta, formerly Dean of Economics, Politics & History at the University of Austin (UATX), is repulsed by the dishonesty that’s consumed our academic institutions. I’m sure you’ve heard most of the reasons why academies need open inquiry and honest conversation before, but I particularly liked Morgan’s comment, “Th…

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Your Math Class Will CHANGE Your Life w/ Professor Danny Kaplan 59:14

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Danny Kaplan is a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Austin. Danny has forgotten more about math and statistics than I will ever know, and I found it wondrous and delightful to explore my ignorance with him. Indeed, advanced math or even basic math is almost never something I think about, and I’ve be…

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Meaning & Storytelling with Travis Brown - The Shape of Dialogue #39 1:08:30

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About Travis Brown https://www.thesignalproductions.com/about Uncomfortable Truths: The Reality of Gender Identity Ideology https://www.thesignalproductions.com/ The Woke Reformation is a documentary series that chronicles the origins of Woke ideology, helps people understand it and gives advice on how to push back. https://www.wokereformation.com/…

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Muslims, Jews, and the West’s Self-Hatred w/ Benedict Beckeld 1:30:09

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It’s critically important that what you want to be true does not influence your beliefs about what is actually true. I found this happening to myself in this sobering conversation. I don’t want to believe much of what philosopher Benedict Beckeld says about a majority of Muslims or his claim that we should abandon the term “Islamism.” We discuss th…

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#90 (Reaction) - Disbelieving AI 2027: Responding to "Why We're Not Ready For Superintelligence" 1:35:32

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Always the uncool kids at the table, Ben and Vaden push back against the AGI hype domininating every second episode of every second podcast. We react to "We're not ready for superintelligence" by 80,000 Hours - a bleak portrayal of the pre and post AGI world. Can Ben keep Vaden's sass in check? Can the 80,000 hours team find enough cubes for AGI? I…

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“The greatest idea anyone ever had” l Richard Dawkins on the Great Minds Program 2012 14:20

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins revisits a conversation first recorded in 2012 for the Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea. In this engaging discussion, Dawkins explores the wonder of evolutionary biology, the complexity of life, and the dazzling adaptations of creatures such…

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Karleen Gribble | The War on Science Interviews | Day 20 42:24

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Benedict Collins on Different Matters, Meth, and how New Zealand got hooked. 54:47

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Benedict Collins is a political journalist working for 1News in the press gallery in Wellington. From his first days as a reporter, he's had a strong interest in covering anything to do with illicit drugs and enforcement. He's covered punitive drug-testing sanctions applied to beneficiaries, the battle to legalise pill-testing at festivals, the 202…

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Dorian Abbot | The War on Science Interviews | Day 21 55:45

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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The Rise of Jew Hatred in Europe w/ Adam LeBor 53:03

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In the aftermath of October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a savage assault on Jews and ignited a global bonfire of hatred, we’ve witnessed a surge in attacks against Jews. Synagogues have been defaced, Jewish students harassed on campus, Jews assaulted and even lit on fire, and online bile spewed endlessly. These are manifestations of an enduring pl…

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Judith Suissa and Alice Sullivan | The War on Science Interviews | Day 19 1:06:52

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Alex Byrne and Moti Gorin | The War on Science Interviews | Day 18 1:03:33

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Lauren Schwartz and Arthur Rousseau | The War on Science Interviews | Day 17 51:58

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Peter Boghossian | The War on Science Interviews | Day 16 43:43

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Roger Cohen and Amy Wax | The War on Science Interviews | Day 15 1:11:51

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Alessandro Strumia | The War on Science Interviews | Day 14 47:19

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Geoff Horsman | The War on Science Interviews | Day 13 44:12

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Janice Fiamengo | The War on Science Interviews | Day 12 50:32

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Barbera Oakley on Different Matters, psychopaths, sociopaths, Machiavellianism and the evil genes behind them 1:01:42

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Dr Barbara Oakley is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Oakland University. She conducts research on learning, cognition, and educational practices, bringing insights from neuroscience and psychology into the classroom. A New York Times bestselling author, she has written and co-authored numerous books, including A Mind for Numbers, Learni…

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Carole Hooven | The War on Science Interviews | Day 11 53:35

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …

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Frances Widdowson | The War on Science Interviews | Day 10 1:00:29

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To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book. Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day. Interviewees in order, will be: Richard Dawkins July 23rd Niall Ferguson July 24th Nicholas Christakis July 25th Maarten Boudry July …