AI Expert: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! We Need To Start Protesting! - Tristan Harris
Stephen speaks with technology ethicist Tristan Harris about how incentives in the tech industry led from social media harms to a new wave of powerful AI systems, and why current AI development is on a trajectory most people would not choose if they saw it clearly. Tristan explains the race toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), the private beliefs and fears of AI leaders, the likely impacts on jobs, politics, and social fabric, and the emerging risks from AI companions and therapy bots. They conclude by outlining potential governance, design, and civic responses that could steer AI onto a narrower, safer path if enough people act in time.
Cold War Santa with Sarah Archer
Host Sarah Marshall and historian Sarah Archer explore how Santa Claus and American Christmas traditions evolved from the 19th century through the Cold War, focusing on consumerism, design, and media. They trace Santa from a tiny artisan figure in Victorian illustrations to a postwar, space-age and domesticated icon wrapped in department stores, aluminum trees, and televised specials like Miracle on 34th Street, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Throughout, they examine how Christmas has always been bound up with retail, nostalgia, gender roles, and changing ideas about patriotism and the future.
#2416 - Dan Farah
Joe Rogan talks with filmmaker Ben about his documentary "The Age of Disclosure," which focuses on UAPs/UFOs and testimony from government, military, and intelligence officials. They discuss alleged crash retrieval and reverse-engineering programs, non-human craft and beings, nuclear and oceanic UAP activity, and a secret high-stakes technology race with China and Russia. The conversation also explores government secrecy, the need for amnesty and whistleblower protections, remote viewing programs, and the personal risks taken by those trying to bring this information to the public.
Inside the Gaza peace plan | Ian Bremmer
On the second anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, political scientist Ian Bremmer speaks with Helen Walters about a new 20‑point peace plan announced by U.S. President Trump to end the Gaza war. They examine the behind‑the‑scenes diplomacy with Gulf states, the leverage Washington is now exerting on Israel, the proposed interim governance structure for Gaza, and the fading prospects of a Palestinian state. Bremmer outlines what Hamas, Israel, and regional actors would need to agree to, as well as the risks, timelines, and political consequences that could cause the plan to collapse.
Selects: How Area 51 Works
Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant trace the history of Area 51 from its origins as part of a World War II bombing range and Nevada nuclear test site to its role in developing secret U.S. spy and stealth aircraft. They explain how black projects, the U-2 and SR-71 programs, and extreme security practices shaped the base, and how Bob Lazar's 1989 claims helped fuse Area 51 with UFO and alien lore. The hosts also discuss Roswell myths, more outlandish conspiracy theories, modern operations at the base, and a 1990s worker-health lawsuit that forced the U.S. government to finally acknowledge the facility's existence.