01:00 I distrust people who overstate their claims & expertise
06:00 Curtis Yarvin: The Edgelord’s Guide to Monarchy 40K, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/curtis-yarvin-the-edgelords-guide-to-monarchy-40k
34:00 Dennis Prager is paralyzed from the neck down, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=158402
40:00 Joshua Prager Still Claiming He Was Nominated For A Pulitzer Prize, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=44569
1:13:30 Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-vB1HaBsog
1:52:40 Elliott Blatt joins to say he’s less interested in politics
1:55:00 Elliott is sick of Elon Musk
1:57:20 Mark Halperin
1:59:00 Don Imus
2:02:10 Bronze Age Pervert, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age_Pervert
2:16:20 Ricardo joins the show to discuss taking Trump at face value
https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/dtg-christmas-quiz-2024-with-helen-lewis-badstats
2:22:15 Dooovid joins the discussion with Ricardo, Elliott Blatt
2:38:00 Ricardo doesn’t know what is true in politics
2:42:00 Did our elites do a good job responding to covid?
3:52:00 Kip joins to ask me questions about suffering and will
4:30:00 Taylor Sheridan’s World, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKhZvufgEEw
4:39:00 Boomtown podcast is the inspiration for Landman, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtOa2XmOP-4
4:40:00 Sex work vs sex trafficking
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