My guest for this episode was Jamie Roberts, author of the excellent Intellectual Dark Web: A History (and Possible Future). We traced the IDW’s rise, fragmentation, and legacy. The Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) emerged as a loose alliance of heterodox thinkers—figures like Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and the Weinstein brothers—who challenged mainstream narratives on free speech, identity politics, and meritocracy. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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What's Our Problem? w/ Tim Urban
My friend Tim Urban, author of one of the most important books of the last 50 years, What’s Our Problem? We dove straight into the deep end—discussing the three existential threats facing the West. From there we segued into the urgency of clear writing and habits of thought to the role of reasoning and truth-seeking in the age of AI. Then we explored the question on everyone’s mind: Is Western society collapsing before our eyes? Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Wounded By Faith: A Candid Conversation with Adam Elmasri
In this conversation with Adam Elmasri, we talk about Islam, immigration in Europe, and more. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Population Control: Is THIS How Many People Should Be Alive?
Is the world overcrowded? My guest, Brett Hall, Public educator, technical advisor and host of ToKCast, argues that the world is not overpopulated—more people fuel creativity, spark innovative solutions, strengthen economies, and pave the way for progress. He sees a growing population as humanity’s greatest asset. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Mia Hughes: Puberty Blockers and Medical Experimentation on Children
In Part 2 of my deep dive with Mia Hughes, we explore the history of the "Transgender Child." How did a new category of human being emerge?Why did the culture, medical fields, and schools not only accept but promote it? Mia takes us through the shift from understanding transvestite adults to transitioning children. Watch Part 1 of the conversation ICYMI. Watch this episode on YouTube.
We stand transparent about our motivations: we are champions of liberal values and Enlightenment Rationalism. Reason & liberty are paramount-whether threatened by tyranny in places like China or elsewhere-because they are essential to human dignity and prosperity. The Enlightenment, with it's emphasis on error-correction, is the philosophical project that has cultivated the wealth & freedom of the modern world. The West has been a custodian of this tradition of criticism, producing societies full rapid, stable, and genuine progress. The clearer people become on this connection, the more they'll recognize that these principles are what enable our civilization to be freer, safer, and more prosperous. This is the set of ideas we are committed to spreading.~ Reid Nicewonder
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