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The Wright Show

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Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking.

  • 1 hour
    Will Trump Go Full-On Authoritarian? (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, and Daniel Bessner)
    Another high-synergy, brilliant collaboration ... Is Elon our first true oligarch? ... Trump assembles his Justice League of hawks ... Biden’s awful foreign policy team ... Trump’s plan to purge the military ... Will Trump go full-on authoritarian? ... Left-wing capitalists—and a discount offer ...
    15 November 2024, 7:23 pm
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    Is Trump a Good Fit for the AI Era? (Robert Wright & Samuel Hammond)
    Sam’s place on the AI accelerationist-pauser spectrum ... Predicting AI’s near-term impact ... Is regulating AI a fool’s errand? ... Does strong AI governance court authoritarianism? ... Can Trump and Elon be trusted on AI? ... How Sam thinks AI should be regulated ... Heading to Overtime ...
    13 November 2024, 7:22 pm
  • 1 hour
    Is Trump Going Full-On Hawk? (Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Connor Echols)
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    9 November 2024, 4:06 pm
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    Post-Election Reflection Edition (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
    Election 2024: The view from Canada ... Paul praises Bob’s pre-election sermonette ... Why did Trump win? And who’s to blame? ... Did DEI doom Kamala? ... A Kamala campaign post-mortem ... What policies will President Trump 2.0 prioritize? ... The art of the Trump ... Heading to Overtime ...
    7 November 2024, 4:02 am
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    2024 Pre-Election Extravaganza (Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus)
    Is Mickey all-in on Trump? ... The “garbage” wars and their aftermath ... Kamala’s path(s) to victory ... Mickey explains the logic of voting for Trump ... Why Trump sucks, why Kamala sucks ... Bob doles out (p)recriminations ... Will Israel-Iran escalate? ... How Kamala could win Mickey’s vote ... Why did Kamala go negative? ... Mickey plays pundit defender ... Which swing state looks worst for Kamala? ... How Biden made war in Taiwan more likely ... Four Dem sex “scandals” ... Bob trashes Trump’s tariffs ... Bob looks for a silver-lining to a second Trump term ... Elon Musk, the oligarch’s oligarch ...
    31 October 2024, 9:36 pm
  • 1 hour
    China Viewed from China (Robert Wright & Peter Hessler)
    Peter’s new book, Other Rivers: A Chinese Education ... Have Chinese people become less hostile to America? ... What Americans get wrong about China ... Why Peter thinks Covid didn’t come from a lab ... China’s transformative recent decades ... Respect for authority in Chinese culture ... Change in China between Peter’s two teaching stints there ... Why the Chinese political system may change dramatically ...
    28 October 2024, 9:52 pm
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    Ukraine War Escalates, Kamala Goes Full Cheney (Andrew Day, Connor Echols, and ???)
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    26 October 2024, 1:42 am
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    Elon, Trump, and Other Enigmas (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
    Bob: The oligarchy has arrived ... What do the odd 2024 betting markets mean for the race? ... Trump on Palmer’s manhood: a closer look ... The Elon empathy enigma ... Coates’s controversial cognitive-empathizing ... Heading to Overtime ...
    23 October 2024, 4:09 am
  • 1 hour
    The Middle East After Sinwar (Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Connor Echols)
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    19 October 2024, 3:17 am
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    Is the Chip War against China Backfiring? (Robert Wright & Paul Triolo)
    What is the chip war intended to accomplish? ... How China sees the chip war ... Is Huawei a threat to US national security? ... Paul: The chip restrictions on China are unprecedented ... How Biden boosted China’s chip industry ... Clear costs and unclear benefits of the chip war ...
    15 October 2024, 9:55 pm
  • 1 hour
    Israel's Looming Attack on Iran (Andrew Day & Connor Echols)
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    11 October 2024, 10:13 pm
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