Canada vs Trump, OpenAI vs Google (and Musk)

Podcast with Robert Wright

Robert Wright and I meet every two weeks or so to discuss the issues of the day. This is a joint production of Small Potatoes and Bob’s Non-Zero Podcast. Here’s the most recent meeting. 

0:00 The newly united state of Canada
8:57 What’s Elon’s endgame?
17:08 Ross Douthat gives doubting Paul pause
22:32 Which AI ad won the Super Bowl?
31:33 The real stakes of Elon’s OpenAI bid
38:03 Trump 2.0's free speech hypocrisy
43:50 Heading to Overtime

Paid subscribers get the overtime version below, with these topics:

0:00 Bob is king of Severance analysis (says Bob)
9:12 Recent all-time-great TV shows (or lack thereof)
17:41 What likeable killers reveal about human psychology
28:04 Creeping: conceptual and otherwise
32:36 Tom Friedman, taxi drivers, and Uber economics
38:37 Is a Trump-Musk moratorium in order?
41:31 Paul is sweet on Bob’s Tarts

I will be back on Monday with a more usual post.