Lex Fridman Podcast - #150 – Michael Malice: The White Pill, Freedom, Hope, and Happiness Amidst Chaos

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:47) – Conversation with Alex Jones and Tim Pool
(18:31) – Michael’s outfit
(26:53) – Self-publishing a book
(36:41) – The white pill
(48:05) – What did the volcano say to his true love?
(49:28) – Myth of Sisyphus
(53:09) – Journalism failed to stop Stalin and Hitler
(1:00:53) – Good Germans
(1:04:49) – Richard Wolff
(1:08:20) – Could United States have stayed out of World War II
(1:11:12) – Trump Derangement Syndrome
(1:12:58) – Nazism and Antisemitism
(1:15:40) – Knock knock
(1:22:20) – Putin
(1:30:00) – The evil of Kim Jong-il and North Korea
(1:38:32) – Dark humor
(1:43:18) – Comedy is tragedy plus timing
(1:50:34) – Interviewing difficult guests
(2:00:06) – Curtis Yarvin (Mencius Moldbug)
(2:16:24) – Violence under anarchism
(2:31:58) – Ayn Rand
(2:35:07) – Secession in United States
(2:44:46) – Politics over next 4 years
(2:52:14) – Mars
(2:56:17) – UFOs
(2:59:12) – Psychedelics
(3:03:08) – What is love?

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The Covid-19 crisis has been the big story of 2020 but how has Africa handled the pandemic, and amid the serious set backs have there also been some digital and technical gains?

What opportunities will the African Continental Free Trade Area bring after it comes into effect in January 2021?

How can Africa take charge of its own climate change policies?

And is the continent ready for the fourth Industrial Revolution?

These are some of the questions that the guest panel of Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Rebecca Enonchong, Professor Ken Opalo and Professor Landry Signé address with presenter Dickens Olewe as they look back at the issues and trends in Africa over the past year, and discuss what 2021 might bring.

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A conspiracy realist from the military reveals a harrowing story about mysterious medical conditions, and circumstances that may mean he can never receive a vaccine again. A listener asks just how much energy we're inundated with on an average day. The gang explores the US government's bizarre research into hunches, vibes and intuition. All this and more in the final listener mail of 2020.

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A look at privacy and infrastructure advances that will shape the bitcoin ecosystem in the years to come.

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Alyse Killeen is the founder and managing partner of StillMark, and has been investing in bitcoin companies since 2013. While much of the conversation this year has been about high level narratives and new institutional investors, Alyse breaks down the technical advances that happened this year.

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2020 finishes with a new record daily coronavirus death toll and a vaccination drive behind schedule. New Year's storms brings snow, rain and tornadoes from Texas to Maine. No Crowds allowed but the Times Square Ball will still drop. Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has the CBS World News Roundup for Thursday, December 31, 2020:

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