Podcasts

Jordan Peterson

Jordan Peterson argues that unresolved personal issues (the 'shadow self') trigger chronic stress responses that manifest as physical and mental illness, while totalitarian ideologies emerge when rational minds attempt to replace transcendent values with all-encompassing systems; the only path through inherent suffering is radical truth-telling and moral responsibility.

Bankless

Bitcoin crashes alongside crude oil to $73 after the US and Iran signed a tentative Memorandum of Understanding to end military operations, with technical analysis highlighting $62,900 as the critical support level that must hold to avoid a deeper drop to $59,000.

20VC with Harry Stebbings

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Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

Vice President JD Vance outlines the Trump administration's Iran peace deal, emphasizing the destruction of enriched uranium stockpiles, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and strict conditions tying any economic benefits to verified behavioral transformation, negotiated from a position of Iranian military weakness rather than the strength they held during the Obama-era JCPOA.

New York Times Podcasts

A New York Times investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's final weeks reveals new evidence—including a hidden suicide note and detailed accounts from his cellmates—suggesting his death in federal custody was suicide, despite years of persistent conspiracy theories.

Impact Theory

Former CIA officer Andrew Bustamante argues that Trump's aggressive Iran policy prioritizes building a presidential legacy and leveraging military-industrial economic gains over achieving peace, while risking strategic overextension that is alienating key regional allies.

AI Engineer

Sandipan Bhaumik from Databricks presents a battle-tested five-pillar framework for deploying enterprise AI agents, arguing that starting with model selection leads to inevitable production failures while proper evaluation, observability, and data governance determine success at scale.

Huberman Lab

Andrew Huberman explains that flexibility is primarily controlled by the nervous system through protective reflex mechanisms, and presents research showing that static stretching with 30-second holds for a minimum of 5 minutes per week is the most effective protocol for achieving lasting improvements in range of motion.

Conversations with Tyler (Tyler Cowen)

While India is not facing a 1991-style balance of payments crisis, the economy is constrained by weak private investment due to insufficient demand, Chinese import competition, and fiscal pressures from welfare spending crowding out infrastructure investment, necessitating a policy pivot toward employment and exports.

Conversations with Tyler (Tyler Cowen)

Economist Sajjid Chinoy argues that while India has resolved supply-side constraints and cleaned up corporate balance sheets post-COVID, the economy now faces a binding demand-side crisis exacerbated by the largest energy shock in history, requiring a fundamental policy shift from macro stability toward structural employment generation to trigger private investment.

How I Built This (NPR)

Chloe Malle, the new head of editorial content for American Vogue, discusses her unconventional career path from real estate reporter to fashion authority, arguing that Vogue's curation and authority matter more than ever in an era of digital noise and global uncertainty.

The David Lin Report

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's inaugural FOMC meeting eliminated forward guidance and reaffirmed the 2% inflation target, triggering market turmoil as the dot plot revealed nine of nineteen committee members expect rate hikes by year-end despite President Trump's calls for cuts.