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Gatekeepers, antisemitism, and the greatest World Series ever

Podcast with Robert Wright

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Paul Bloom
Nov 05, 2025
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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 Carlson-Fuentes interview controversy
4:08 Paul: Candidate Carlson is coming
6:40 Is gatekeeping dead?
13:16 Is Carlson’s show respectable?
19:53 Carlson and Fuentes on the Israel lobby
25:04 William F. Buckley as MAGA precursor
37:56 Is antisemitism more organic on the right or left?
45:49 Heading to Overtime

Paid subscribers get the overtime segment, which includes:

The most heartbreaking World Series game 7 ever.
TV (and theatre) recommendations.
Remembering Dick Cheney.
The AI crash cometh?
AI as audience.

They also get an astonishing 50% discount on Bob’s podcast/newsletter.

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