<description>&lt;p&gt;We return to some old friends, and almost immediately, we regret the decision. Also, get ready for some heady insights from history, a new conspiracy hypothesis, and Game Theory based insights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 37 minutes).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us at: &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supplementary Material 45&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Introduction&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:15 Mick Drop&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;04:44 Scott Galloway's Favourite Conservative&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;06:37 Konstantin Kisin: Neither Right Nor Left&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:51 Insane Ad Reads in Podcastistan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;17:08 Aella's insights on history&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;20:30 Bret's New Conspiracy Episode&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;22:10 Bret on Epstein, Pizzagate, and Ritual Murder&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;30:58 Heather, the personification of strategic disclaimers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;31:49 Bret's New Conspiracy: Epstein is Alive&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;36:31 The Real Culprit is Game Theory&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;44:25 Bret is a Force of Nature who is always vindicated&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;46:36 The Grand Unification of Conspiracy Theories&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;48:25 Cenk Uygur promotes 9/11 Conspiracies&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;51:42 Peter Thiel in Ghoulish Pro-Nazi Form&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;55:15 The Descent of the Discourse&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;57:47 Eric visits Triggernometry (Again): Russian Woes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:05:20 The Eric Squid Ink Manoeuvre&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:14:49 Eric is pro-Nuclear weapons tests&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:19:27 Weinstein drives can take us multiplanetary&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:28:28 The Weinstein Function: Justifying Enlightened Centrists Everywhere&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:30:37 Drew Pavlou's latest stunt backfires&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Sources&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-epstein-alive-the-313th-evolutionary-lens-with/id1471581521?i=1000749328641" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Is Epstein Alive? The 313th Evolutionary Lens (Bret Weinstein &amp;amp; Heather Heying podcast episode)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t358lhDJjBw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;DarkHorse clip discussing the Epstein theory (YouTube)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/Aella_Girl/status/2022808309787693460?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Aella’s history insights thread&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/Aella_Girl/status/1796283095135740226" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Aella’s large thread about homeschooling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2021/11/14/aella-escort-work-home-school-rationalism-circling-working-in-a-factory-losing-faith-polls-and-endless-questions-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Interview where Aella discusses the perceived benefits of homeschooling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/BretWeinstein/status/2022413257869533439" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Bret Weinstein responding to critics saying he has lost his mind&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/BretWeinstein/status/2023566231199236287" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Bret Weinstein linking Epstein and COVID conspiracies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/PostLeftWatch/status/2023089031924654543?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Cenk Uygur promoting 9/11 conspiracy claims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/cenkuygur/status/2022931070962827406?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Cenk Uygur criticising media responses to his conspiracy theories&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/1820276284888650102?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Peter Thiel comments invoking Weimar-era parallels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/2022908458723590378?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Drew Pavlou’s stunt backfires&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description>

Decoding the Gurus

Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne

Supplementary Material 45: Mick Drops, The Weinstein Conspiracy Hour, and Lessons from History

FEB 19, 202633 MIN
Decoding the Gurus

Supplementary Material 45: Mick Drops, The Weinstein Conspiracy Hour, and Lessons from History

FEB 19, 202633 MIN

Description

We return to some old friends, and almost immediately, we regret the decision. Also, get ready for some heady insights from history, a new conspiracy hypothesis, and Game Theory based insights.The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 37 minutes).Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurusSupplementary Material 4500:00 Introduction01:15 Mick Drop04:44 Scott Galloway's Favourite Conservative06:37 Konstantin Kisin: Neither Right Nor Left11:51 Insane Ad Reads in Podcastistan17:08 Aella's insights on history20:30 Bret's New Conspiracy Episode22:10 Bret on Epstein, Pizzagate, and Ritual Murder30:58 Heather, the personification of strategic disclaimers31:49 Bret's New Conspiracy: Epstein is Alive36:31 The Real Culprit is Game Theory44:25 Bret is a Force of Nature who is always vindicated46:36 The Grand Unification of Conspiracy Theories48:25 Cenk Uygur promotes 9/11 Conspiracies51:42 Peter Thiel in Ghoulish Pro-Nazi Form55:15 The Descent of the Discourse57:47 Eric visits Triggernometry (Again): Russian Woes01:05:20 The Eric Squid Ink Manoeuvre01:14:49 Eric is pro-Nuclear weapons tests01:19:27 Weinstein drives can take us multiplanetary01:28:28 The Weinstein Function: Justifying Enlightened Centrists Everywhere01:30:37 Drew Pavlou's latest stunt backfiresSourcesIs Epstein Alive? The 313th Evolutionary Lens (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying podcast episode)DarkHorse clip discussing the Epstein theory (YouTube)Aella’s history insights threadAella’s large thread about homeschoolingInterview where Aella discusses the perceived benefits of homeschoolingBret Weinstein responding to critics saying he has lost his mindBret Weinstein linking Epstein and COVID conspiraciesCenk Uygur promoting 9/11 conspiracy claimsCenk Uygur criticising media responses to his conspiracy theoriesPeter Thiel comments invoking Weimar-era parallelsDrew Pavlou’s stunt backfires