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0:00 Teaser
0:46 This episode’s surprise vibe shift
2:30 Middle East update: Houthis vs. Saudis
15:21 What’s really driving Dario (et al.)?
25:14 Debating effective altruism’s effectiveness
30:18 The trouble with big-tech Kremlinology
34:08 Was “learn to code” just sleight of hand?
40:25 Bob’s Fukuyama name drop
42:11 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True), Derek Davison (Foreign Exchanges, American Prestige, Discontents), and Daniel Bessner (American Prestige, Imperialist Realism, University of Washington). Recorded September 17, 2026.
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Overtime titles:
Is international cooperation doomed under capitalism?
Trump’s Iran War woes get woeful-er.
The Substitute and other prestige entertainment.
Overtime video:
