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0:00 Amazing Bob-Paul discount deal!
2:12 The Bari Weiss trivia test
18:54 Lasting peace in Gaza?
21:31 Why did Trump finally get tough on Bibi?
26:54 MAGA free speech debates
30:58 Is the AI bubble about to burst?
33:37 If anyone builds it, will everyone die?
41:24 Heading into Overtime: Ian McEwan, George Harrison, OpenAI, One Battle After Another
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 October 9, 2025.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 The writing of Ian McEwan
7:15 The politics of One Battle After Another
18:06 The George Harrison/Eric Clapton rivalry
25:59 A big underreported OpenAI story
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