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OUTLINE:
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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
#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
#408 – Tal Wilkenfeld: Music, Guitar, Bass, Jeff Beck, Prince, and Leonard Cohen
#407 – Guillaume Verdon: Beff Jezos, E/acc Movement, Physics, Computation & AGI
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness
#405 – Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin
#404 – Lee Cronin: Controversial Nature Paper on Evolution of Life and Universe
#403 – Lisa Randall: Dark Matter, Theoretical Physics, and Extinction Events
#402 – Michael Malice: Thanksgiving Pirate Special
#401 – John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3
#400 – Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity
#399 – Jared Kushner: Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza, Iran, and the Middle East
#398 – Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse
#397 – Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech
#396 – James Sexton: Divorce Lawyer on Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Lies & Love
#395 – Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben Franklin
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