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Episode #2211

Michael Shellenberger

· 13 books mentioned

Books mentioned

  1. 1984

    George Orwell

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 00:15:46 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  2. The Emerging Democratic Majority

    John Judis, Ruy Teixeira

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 00:12:34 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  3. Blind Spots

    Marty Makary

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 00:46:51 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  4. Meditations

    Marcus Aurelius

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 01:07:08 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  5. Drug Use for Grown-Ups

    Carl L. Hart

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 01:04:45 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  6. The Immortality Key

    Brian C. Muraresku

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 01:18:22 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  7. Hidden War

    John Nores

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 01:36:09 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  8. San Fransicko

    Michael Shellenberger

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 01:45:42 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  9. UFO

    Garrett Graff

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 02:22:18 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  10. Dimensions

    Jacques Vallee

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 02:28:54 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  11. Bhagavad Gita

    Vyasa

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:52:28 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  12. Apocalypse Never

    Michael Shellenberger

    Mentioned by Michael Shellenberger · at 03:02:30 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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  13. A Woman Among Wolves

    Diane K. Boyd

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 03:11:47 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

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Michael Shellenberger, an investigative journalist and author, discusses censorship, the Twitter Files Brazil, and his book 'Pathocracy' on institutional failures. The conversation also covers drug policy, homelessness, UFO whistleblowers, and government secrecy.

What they talked about

  • Twitter Files Brazil and censorship by Supreme Court justice
  • Free speech tradition vs. modern censorship by global elite
  • COVID vaccine efficacy and polio vaccine statistics
  • Institutional iatrogenesis and the concept of pathocracy
  • Drug legalization debate and addiction science
  • UFO whistleblowers and government disinformation
  • AI's potential to reshape San Francisco and journalism

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