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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
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded November 04, 2025.
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Discussed in Overtime:
The most heartbreaking World Series game 7 ever.
TV (and theatre) recommendations.
Remembering Dick Cheney.
The AI crash cometh?
AI as audience.
Overtime video:
