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Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the killing of Renee Good—and what it says about the state of the nation. Plus: Trump & Hitler compared (carefully); Elon & a madman compared (less so); Should professors fear AI?
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0:00 Teaser
1:06 Different readings of the Renee Good videos
15:04 JD Vance vs Stephen Miller: compare and contrast
18:55 Trump vs Hitler: compare and contrast
23:55 ICE agents and stormtroopers: compare and contrast
35:34 Has Elon totally lost it?
43:22 Paul: Politicians are people too!
47:40 Heading to Overtime
Discussed in Overtime:
Bob on (sleeping) drugs.
Has AI put professors on the chopping block?
Is the AI wave crashing?
Bob Weir (barely) remembered.
The real meaning of Citizen Kane’s “Rosebud” (NSFW).
How skeptical is too skeptical?
CNN on the ICE agent’s cell phone video: cnn.com/2026/01/09/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-renee-good-cell-phone-invs
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded January 12, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the killing of Renee Good—and what it says about the state of the nation. Plus: Trump & Hitler compared (carefully); Elon & a madman compared (less so); Should professors fear AI?
Subscribe to The NonZero Newsletter at: nonzero.org/subscribe
Exclusive Overtime discussion: nonzero.org/p/the-minneapolis-shooting-rorschach
Join NonZero's newly established Discord server: discord.gg/Zy4jAhTQMF
0:00 Teaser
1:06 Different readings of the Renee Good videos
15:04 JD Vance vs Stephen Miller: compare and contrast
18:55 Trump vs Hitler: compare and contrast
23:55 ICE agents and stormtroopers: compare and contrast
35:34 Has Elon totally lost it?
43:22 Paul: Politicians are people too!
47:40 Heading to Overtime
Discussed in Overtime:
Bob on (sleeping) drugs.
Has AI put professors on the chopping block?
Is the AI wave crashing?
Bob Weir (barely) remembered.
The real meaning of Citizen Kane’s “Rosebud” (NSFW).
How skeptical is too skeptical?
CNN on the ICE agent’s cell phone video: cnn.com/2026/01/09/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-renee-good-cell-phone-invs
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded January 12, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
