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The 2025 NonZero Awards
Oligarch of the Year--and 15 other coveted honors!
Dec 31, 2025
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2025: A Year-End (And Quarter-Century-End) Reckoning (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Listen now | 0:00 David Lynch, Jane Goodall and other notable 2025 losses 8:35 When Bob called James Watson a “mad scientist” 13:38 Predicting 2050…
Dec 30, 2025
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What Era Are We Living In? (Robert Wright & Nikita Petrov)
Listen now | 0:00 Teaser 3:00 What era are we living in? 3:57 David Bowie: “The Internet is an alien life form.” 5:15 Bob: “It’s like aliens are…
Dec 23, 2025
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NonZero Reading Club: God & Golem, Inc. + If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies
Listen now | Robert Wright, Nikita Petrov, and Danny Fenster discuss, with NonZero members, the books God & Golem, Inc. by Norbert Weiner and If Anyone…
Dec 20, 2025
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The Year in Trump Foreign Policy (Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Connor Echols)
Listen now | 0:00 What’s the long game in Venezuela? 19:29 MAGA’s Monroe Doctrine 17:03 Trump as deep state puppet 22:09 Will Trump oust Maduro? 25:44…
Dec 19, 2025
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Elon, Trump, Fuentes: Bad Men or Trolls or Both? (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
0:00 Elon’s reckless response to the Brown shooting 11:19 Susie Wiles gone wild 14:31 The weirdest thing about Trump’s weird Rob Reiner post 25:09 The…
Dec 17, 2025
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The China Chip Rorschach Test
Plus: Neocon Monroe doctrine; Screw Mars; Disney's AI gambit; and more!
Dec 13, 2025
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Venezuela, China, and Trump’s Incoherence (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, and Daniel Bessner)
Listen now | 0:00 The incoherence of Trump’s foreign policy 7:16 The paucity of debate around Chinese chip restrictions 19:13 Danny: Is this the…
Dec 12, 2025
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Using AI to Fight Cancer (Robert Wright & Nathan Labenz)
Listen now | 0:00 Teaser 1:04 How AI helped shape cancer treatment for Nathan’s son 15:52 Should you tell your doctor about your AI medical adviser…
Dec 9, 2025
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