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Supplementary Material 49: Calibrated Podcast Expectations, The Great Consciousness Debate of 2026, and Russell Brand is a Bad Guy
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:44:33
Publish Date: 2026-05-12 02:15:00
Description:

Matthew Browne, a high-profile advocate for pan-psychism, compels his reluctant co-host to endure a public struggle session on the topic of consciousness, hopefully for the last time.

Supplementary Material 49

00:00 Introduction

02:47 Returning to the Emerald Isle

03:44 Irish History Segment: The Titanic & Potato Famines

10:45 McGilchrist Reflections

12:51 Knowledge Fight has ended

26:23 Podcasting Motivations

34:37 Calibrated Expectations

41:03 The Problem with the Patreon Members

42:51 Shermer's Activist Skeptic Research

47:24 Research on Support for Political Violence in the US

54:35 Rob Henderson and Decorative Scholarship

58:11 Ryan Holiday Stoically Flames MAGA

01:04:41 Zuby and Motivated Reasoning

01:07:15 Monocausal Explanations for Declining Birth Rates

01:08:51 More credulity from Shermer

01:10:25 Bryan Johnson and Testicular Optimisation

01:14:41 Testicle Fixation Gurus

01:15:24 Professor Jiang thinks Trump is Immortal

01:19:57 When Dawkins Met Claude

01:30:00 The Great Consciousness Debate of 2026

01:42:47 When Cladius met Claudia

01:52:39 Chris's Concession

01:54:23 Animal Minds and AI Consciousness

01:56:31 Russell Brand vs Piers Morgan

02:10:13 Thirsty Christian dunks on Dawkins

02:13:18 Brand's Family's Response

02:22:39 Hasan Piker is the one who knocks!

02:27:44 Outro

02:28:36 A final message of hope!

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