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Slavery, Jews, Reggae and the Durability of Power
E gave me a book about the history of Jews in NYC and it reminded me of something I knew about but haven't thought about in a long time.
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Yasha Levine
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Elon Musk, the man who wants to be our demiurge
He's a god of the internet — a minor god but a powerful god nonetheless.
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Yasha Levine
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The Century of the Modified Self w/Oliver Bateman
Listen now (101 mins) | While trans rights provide fuel to America’s never-ending culture wars, there’s something in the corner that doesn’t get as much…
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Yasha Levine
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Evgenia
7
1:41:12
Thinking about Soviet films on Victory Day
Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany.
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Evgenia
3
What You Should Know
Some thoughts on lobbies and atavistic violence. 05/8/2025
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Yasha Levine
25
Eunuchs by choice?
We discuss the Twitter scandal I unwittingly caused by talking about the connection between children and art. What was meant as an offhand remark made…
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Yasha Levine
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Evgenia
20
1:58:26
Red Bourgeoisie w/Branko Milanovic
We have Branko Milanovic, an economist born in Yugoslavia, on to talk about class and inequality in the USSR.
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Yasha Levine
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Evgenia
5
43:28
Talking about "Too Hot To Work" and other harem/incel fantasies
We discuss Evgenia’s essay on Too Hot To Work. Some of the things we talk about are: the crisis of liberal feminism, incels under communism, how…
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Yasha Levine
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Evgenia
4
1:20:24
MADE IN THE USA: A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN
You’re Marc Andreessen and you’re in Palo Alto and you’re riding your $35,000 ebike to work.
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Yasha Levine
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April 2025

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