Sydney Sweeney, Billy Joel, Jeffrey Epstein

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 Substack glory and livestream anxiety
02:34 Reading eugenics into a dopey jeans ad
11:13 Does Sydney Sweeney spell the end of “inclusive marketing”?
15:01 Bob vs. Paul on IQ and “general intelligence”
21:46 Paul reviews the new Billy Joel documentary
27:43 The Epstein prison video snafu: a Bayesian take
36:55 Ghislaine gets a free upgrade

Paid subscribers get the overtime segment, which includes:

Bob on Naomi Watts’s new dog movie.
Prestige TV montage: The Gilded Age, White Lotus, The Sopranos.
South Park sticks it to Trump.
Paul’s conservative Christian anti-empathy quasi-ally.
Does the New Testament really preach universal love?
Bob vs. Jerry Coyne (and Leon Wieseltier).
Does book promotion work?

They also get a special discount offer to Bob’s podcast/newsletter.