How China TARGETS Your Kids (And How to Stop It) w/ Sean Nottoli
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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"I Got Tired of Lying." How Universities FLATTEN Ideas w/ Morgan Marietta
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, “There’s a conformist answer and those answers are boring, monochrome, and humorless.” He’s right. When there’s a set of prescribed opinions and responses to issues in general, and moral issues in particular, you’re no longer educating students. You’re indoctrinating them. Watch this episode on YouTube and read the accompanying Substack post. Follow Peter Boghossian
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Your Math Class Will CHANGE Your Life w/ Professor Danny Kaplan
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 been unclear whether not knowing it hindered me in any way. I now have a clearer answer to that question. Watch this episode on YouTube and read the accompanying Substack post. Follow Peter Boghossian
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Muslims, Jews, and the West’s Self-Hatred w/ Benedict Beckeld
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 the West, Islam, Jews, and more in this fascinating conversation. Benedict's website: https://www.benedictbeckeld.com/ Watch this episode on YouTube and read the accompanying Substack post. Follow Peter Boghossian
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The Rise of Jew Hatred in Europe w/ Adam LeBor
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 plague. Prolific author and public intellectual Adam LeBor joins me for a sober conversation about the rise of Jew hatred. Watch this episode on YouTube and read the accompanying Substack post. Follow Peter Boghossian
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Conversations with Peter Boghossian features candid, intellectually rigorous dialogues with leading thinkers, dissidents, and public figures on today’s most divisive cultural, political, and philosophical issues.
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