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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:44) – Lab-leak theory
(10:51) – Gain-of-function research of viruses
(23:00) – Bioterrorism
(27:30) – Tony Fauci
(37:41) – COVID Vaccines
(43:46) – Joe Rogan
(50:49) – Variants
(55:31) – Rapid at home testing
(59:44) – Animal testing
(1:05:09) – Stepping down as director of the NIH
(1:09:03) – Barack Obama
(1:11:06) – Accelerating Medicines Partnership
(1:21:44) – Faith
(1:27:12) – Fear of death
(1:30:15) – Meaning of life
#428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens
#427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset
#426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs
#425 – Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame
#423 – Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex
#422 – Mark Cuban: Shark Tank, DEI & Wokeism Debate, Elon Musk, Politics & Drugs
#421 – Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck
#420 – Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy
#419 – Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI
#418 – Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris
#417 – Kimbal Musk: The Art of Cooking, Tesla, SpaceX, Zip2, and Family
#416 – Yann Lecun: Meta AI, Open Source, Limits of LLMs, AGI & the Future of AI
#415 – Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War
#414 – Tucker Carlson: Putin, Navalny, Trump, CIA, NSA, War, Politics & Freedom
#413 – Bill Ackman: Investing, Financial Battles, Harvard, DEI, X & Free Speech
#412 – Marc Raibert: Boston Dynamics and the Future of Robotics
#411 – Omar Suleiman: Palestine, Gaza, Oct 7, Israel, Resistance, Faith & Islam
#410 – Ben Shapiro vs Destiny Debate: Politics, Jan 6, Israel, Ukraine & Wokeism
#409 – Matthew Cox: FBI Most Wanted Con Man – $55 Million in Bank Fraud
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