E171: How the Internet Got Tamed: James Corbett on Media & Power
Independent journalist James Corbett joins Jesse to trace how media, tech, and elite power have reshaped the information landscape—from Time’s 2006 “You” to today’s post-truth, AI-saturated world.GUES...
6 Dec 202558min
E170: Boomers Didn’t Steal Your Future. This Did - Dr. Jennie Bristow
Sociologist Dr. Jennie Bristow joins Jesse to dismantle “generation wars” rhetoric—especially Boomer-blaming—and re-center the real story: stalled economies, broken higher ed, housing dysfunction, and...
3 Dec 20251h 10min
E169: Why Diets Fail: The Hidden Forces Controlling What You Eat - Julia Belluz
Investigative health journalist Julia Belluz breaks down what really drives obesity and chronic disease—metabolism myths, ultra-processed food, bad incentives, and why our entire food environment is q...
27 Nov 202544min
E168: AI - Biggest Bubble in Human History? Tech Economist Says YES
Tech economist Dr. Jeffrey Funk argues that today’s AI boom is the biggest bubble in history—far larger than dot-com or housing—because colossal infrastructure spending is chasing tiny, unprofitable r...
20 Nov 20251h 39min
E167: Nuclear Rockets, AI Agents & Science Hype | RealClear Science’s Ross Pomeroy
Steven Ross Pomeroy, Chief Editor of RealClearScience, joins the podcast to discuss NASA’s abandoned nuclear propulsion programs, the future of AI and white-collar work, the rise of “scienceploitation...
13 Nov 202539min
E166: Is the Internet Too Big to Moderate? — John Wihbey
A wide-ranging conversation with Northeastern’s John Wihbey on how algorithms, laws, and business models shape speech online—and what smarter, lighter regulation could look like.Guest bio: John Wihbey...
6 Nov 20251h 33min
E165: STUDY Shows NFL Favors the Chiefs — Lead Researcher Explains
Finance professor Spencer Barnes explains research showing postseason officiating systematically favors the Mahomes-era Chiefs—consistent with subconscious, financially driven “regulatory capture,” no...
1 Nov 20251h 2min
E164: The Real Reason You Can Speak: Explained by Evolutionary Biologist - Dr. Madeleine Beekman
How human babies, big brains, and social life likely forced Homo sapiens to invent precise speech ~150–200k years ago—and what that means for learning, tech, and today’s kids.Guest Bio:Madeleine Beekm...
29 Okt 20251h 10min
