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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with entrepreneur, U.S. representative, and 2024 presidential candidate Dean Phillips. They discuss his now-suspended presidential campaign, the monolithic opposition he faced getting platformed, the reality of President Joe Biden’s age, the core issues facing America right now, and the comparative pathologies of Republicans and Democrats respectively.   Dean Phillips is an American businessman and congressman, serving as the U.S. representative of Minnesota’s 3rd District since 2019. Phillips has started and run several companies over the years (Such as Talenti Gelato) and served as CEO of his family's liquor business, Phillips Distilling Co, for 12 years (2000-2012). Phillips ran as the only Democrat against Joe Biden in the 2024 election. On March 6th, 2024, he suspended his campaign.     - Links -   2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events     Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/       For Dean Phillips:   On instagram https://www.instagram.com/repdeanphillips/?hl=en   On X https://twitter.com/repdeanphillips?lang=en  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Huhti 20241h 45min

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in-person with psychiatrist, researcher, and philosopher Dr. Iain McGilchrist. They discuss right brain/left brain hemispheric specialization, the basis of delusion, “unknowing” as a necessary step toward wisdom, consciousness and the divine ground of being, and the imposition of mediocrity in the modern West.   Dr. Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. He is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and former Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director at the Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospital, London. He has been a Research Fellow in neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore and a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. He has published original articles and research papers in a wide range of publications on topics in literature, philosophy, medicine and psychiatry. He is the author of a number of books, but is best-known for The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World (Yale 2009). In November 2021 his two-volume work The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World was published by Perspectiva Press.     - Links -   2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events     Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/       For Iain McGilchrist:   Website https://channelmcgilchrist.com/   On X https://twitter.com/dr_mcgilchrist?lang=en   The Matter With Things (Book) https://tinyurl.com/5d3cfns6   The Master and His Emissary (Book) https://tinyurl.com/3p4favfe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Huhti 20241h 50min

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with bestselling author and journalist Michael Shellenberger to discuss the shocking revelations now being published in the WPATH Files.   Michael Shellenberger is a climate activist, journalist, and bestselling author. He has covered climate for over 30 years, as well as AI, emergent technologies, the Twitter Files, and most recently, the WPATH files.     - Links -   2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events     Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/       For Michael Shellenberger:   On X https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1764799914918490287?s=20   On Substack https://substack.com/@shellenberger   The WPATH Files Official Document https://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/wpath-files  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Maalis 20241h 52min

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with evolutionary biologist, author, and podcaster Dr. Bret Weinstein. They discuss the migration crisis, what values make up the “American Identity,” the potential for defining the transcendent, the origins of mutual reciprocity, and how the founding fathers codified these ideas into guidelines for the most functional nation in history.   Dr. Weinstein is an evolutionary biologist who specializes in adaptive trade-offs. His current focus is on the interaction between genetic and cultural evolution. He has studied tent-making behavior in neotropical bats and worked for 14 years as a professor at The Evergreen State College. He has testified to the U.S. Congress, and been a visiting fellow at Princeton University. He hosts the DarkHorse Podcast and is a New York Times best-selling author. Bret has been a frequent guest on The Joe Rogan Experience and has done live events with Richard Dawkins, Jordan Peterson, Eric Weinstein, Peter Boghossian, Sam Harris, Douglas Murray and has been interviewed by Bill Maher, Russell Brand, Glenn Loury, Dax Shepard, Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Glenn Beck, Bari Weiss, Derrick Jensen, and Lex Fridman, among many others.     - Links -   2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events     Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/       For Bret Weinstein:   DarkHorse Locals Community https://darkhorse.locals.com/   On X https://x.com/BretWeinstein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Maalis 20241h 42min

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in-person with Steven Bonnell II, also known as Destiny. They discuss the differences between the left and the right, force versus invitation, the feasibility and pitfalls of command economies, the dangers of ideology, and government response to worldwide crises.   Destiny, also known as Steven Bonnell II, is a prominent political commentator and content creator known for his debate skills and provocative takes on various issues. With a passion for gaming, politics, and philosophy, Destiny engages in lively discussions that often challenge the status quo.     - Links -   2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events     Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/       For Steven Bonnell II:   Destiny’s YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/@destiny   On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Destiny/   On X https://twitter.com/TheOmniLiberal?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Maalis 20242h 6min

Jordan Peterson sits down with Alberta’s Minister of Seniors, Community, and Social Services, Jason Nixon. They discuss the dire problems created by unregulated homeless encampments, the onset of both indigenous and foreign gangs and cartels, and the two schools of thought on how to approach drug abuse—one that enables “safe” usage, where the other focuses on real addiction recovery.   Jason Nixon is Alberta’s Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services. As minister, he is responsible for his province’s policies on housing, homelessness, and government benefits for vulnerable people. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition, Minister of Environment and Parks and Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board in the province of Alberta.     - Links -   2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events     Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/       For Minister Jason Nixon:   On X https://twitter.com/jasonnixonab?lang=en  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Maalis 20241h 42min

Jordan Peterson sits down with author, speaker, and Bishop of the Dioceses of Winona-Rochester, Robert Barron. They discuss the use of new technologies to interpret and explore religion, the fallacy of self-deification, the spiritual blocks to the flow of grace, and how to stop servicing power and become an orchestrator of peace and love.   Bishop Barron is a #1 Amazon bestselling author and has published numerous books, essays, and articles on theology and the spiritual life. He was a religion correspondent for NBC and has also appeared on FOX News, CNN, and EWTN. Bishop Barron’s website, WordOnFire.org, reaches millions of people each year, and he is one of the world’s most followed Catholics on social media. His YouTube videos have been viewed over 131 million times, and he has over 3 million followers on Facebook.   - Links -   For Bishop Robert Barron:   On X https://twitter.com/BishopBarron   On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BishopRobertBarron/   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bishopbarron/?hl=en   Word on Fire (Website) https://www.wordonfire.org/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Maalis 20241h 42min

Jordan Peterson sits down with clinical psychologist, author, and media mogul Dr. Phil McGraw. They discuss his new book, “We’ve Got Issues,” and from this delve into the three pillars of western society that are now under assault, as well as the 10 working principles he prescribes to defend them. They also discuss how to live with intention, the importance of personal identity removed from outward labels, the difference between questioning and deconstructing, how the establishment failed our children during the pandemic, and the obvious outbreak of social contagions plaguing the world today.   Phillip McGraw, PH.D. is the author of 10 New York Times bestsellers. For 21 seasons he hosted the award-winning talk show “Dr. Phil,” one of the most successful daytime programs in television history. His new book, “We’ve Got Issues – How You Can Stand Strong For America’s Soul and Sanity,” is available now. This April, he hosts “Dr. Phil Primetime,” on his own cable network, Merit Street Media, providing essential news and entertainment. McGraw resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Robin. They have two adult sons and four grandchildren.     - Links -   2024 tour details can be found here https://jordanbpeterson.com/events     Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com/       For Dr. Phil:   “We’ve Got Issues” (Book) https://www.amazon.com/Weve-Got-Issues-Strong-Americas/dp/1668061708   On X https://twitter.com/DrPhil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   Dr. Phil Primetime (website) https://www.drphil.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Maalis 20241h 55min