Next Guru Poll
Added 2023-05-22 11:51:19 +0000 UTCWe have a backlog situation and we have three possible subjects for after the Yudkowsky episode, so we thought we would ask the Patrons what they would prefer to see next.
To be clear we will do all three at some point but we just want to determine the order.
If you want to make an alternative special request, add a comment but no promises!
Comments
As someone above said, Chomsky is old, and may he live to be a hundred, but realistically he could go at any moment. You'd have to have a respectful period of mourning, and any decoding might be construed as a rude post-mortem (not that I think that would or should stop you but it might). And yes, no opportunity for him to reply. Brett and Eric are young, you'll potentially have years of fresh new material, but the expiration date on Chomsky draws ever nearer.
Eric Stern
2023-05-31 04:36:35 +0000 UTCthat's exciting!!
Artemis Green
2023-05-29 13:23:38 +0000 UTCYou are biased.
Christopher Kavanagh
2023-05-29 10:55:08 +0000 UTCWe are trying!
Christopher Kavanagh
2023-05-29 10:54:52 +0000 UTC???
Christopher Kavanagh
2023-05-29 10:54:09 +0000 UTCA strong case!
Christopher Kavanagh
2023-05-29 10:53:44 +0000 UTCWe already have ;)
Christopher Kavanagh
2023-05-29 10:53:33 +0000 UTCO Should Donald Trump be allowed on Twitter?
Jon Hand
2023-05-28 18:30:56 +0000 UTCTough choice, but can't resist a redux of the great, the eminent and the glorious Weinstein Brothers Band !!
Anjan Sarkar
2023-05-27 22:44:53 +0000 UTCIf I was to take ill and be given just two weeks to live, I don't think I'd be laying on my death bed regretting the fact I never got to listen to the decoding of Chomsky or McConaughey. However, not getting the chance to listen the brothers Weinstein on UFO's might be the biggest regret of my 42 years on this, or any other, planet. There has to be a strong chance this episode might even bring me back to life!
NIALL DAVISON
2023-05-26 07:08:29 +0000 UTCJust an idea: give the debunker Mick West a shout if you go ahead with the Weinstein/UFO one.
Dean
2023-05-24 16:51:35 +0000 UTCMore Eric and Bret please!! The only problem with DtG is it has caused me to develop a weird sort of affection for the Weinsteins. Like how you feel about your favourite villains in a children's movie. Those bad 🐒🐒 🙈 in Madagascar.
Emma
2023-05-23 09:57:21 +0000 UTC:D
F
2023-05-23 08:56:11 +0000 UTCdo we? I haven't heard about those guys in a while to be fair. Maybe you get the impression when binging DtG, but aside from that
F
2023-05-23 08:55:42 +0000 UTCShould you wish to protect the "Guru Right to Respond", Noam Chomsky is ca. 95...
cd
2023-05-23 08:25:41 +0000 UTCChomsky would be more interesting, Bret and Eric would be more entertaining. Maybe do a proper episode on Chomsky and a bonus episode on B and E. I suggest a Weinstein themed drinking game - you both take a shot (of GIN) every time the Gurometer dings!
Ciaran Mullan
2023-05-23 03:21:49 +0000 UTCI voted for the Weinstein Bros. Probably less insightful than doing the other two but more entertaining. By the way, I think Bret and Heather's focus on evolution and their bias toward what is natural isn't all bad. They just take it way too far.
Daniel
2023-05-22 21:58:57 +0000 UTCI voted for that kooky McConaughey, but Chomsky would also be great!
Mandy
2023-05-22 21:50:42 +0000 UTCThat was hard ... I understand why you had a hard time choosing!! I can't wait for all three.
Molly Jacobson
2023-05-22 19:04:50 +0000 UTCAliens and UFOs please! Starwars Episode VI: Return of the Grift
Alex Anderson
2023-05-22 18:41:01 +0000 UTCDo Chomsky please 🙏
TheRealEricWeinstein
2023-05-22 16:57:43 +0000 UTCWeinstein bashing, particularly on UFOs, sounds like fun. I voted for Chomsky tho, even if likely less amusing, bc helps the balance on the RW-lean on targets, also more of an epistemic challenge - i.e. not the intellectual equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel that you get with some of the saddoes like Gad (see what I did there?) and his ilk
Paul Bowman
2023-05-22 16:56:04 +0000 UTCNever heard of that Matthew Fella and Chomsky seems too vast and maybe boring. So I voted for the classics.
mobitobi
2023-05-22 14:51:25 +0000 UTCI really need some Weisteins refill on my bloodstream as it keeps me moving through the days
João Pedro Lima Delgado
2023-05-22 13:57:16 +0000 UTCAbsolutely smashing that UFO button
Liam Kofi Bright
2023-05-22 13:27:21 +0000 UTCI can’t wait to see the results of this one! Though at some point, tackling the “guru stature” of Jared Leto would be interesting too. Thanks!
Dee the Lobsterdancing Bananaland Dinosaur Monster
2023-05-22 13:16:54 +0000 UTCOooh - but I will switch my vote to Team UFO Weinsteins if you can get David Pizarro back to join the decoding! Go on, you know you want to...
Artemis Green
2023-05-22 12:33:10 +0000 UTCSurely it's Noam Chomsky Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXE6ZafkRMI&ab_channel=spoon2001 - ;)
Artemis Green
2023-05-22 12:30:37 +0000 UTCHonestly. I think the only right approach is to take long-form podcasting to its logical, self indulgent conclusion. All three at once. It could be the final podcast of all podcasts! Not much else to be said after all that.
Jordan McCoy
2023-05-22 12:29:34 +0000 UTCAll of the above!
Recalcitrant Goat
2023-05-22 12:25:50 +0000 UTCChomsky. Especially after the recent Epstein revelations.
Charlotte Goodall
2023-05-22 12:20:56 +0000 UTCFor me, I just don't find the two interesting enough. I feel the subject(s) have been exausted. Decoding Bret is like junk food, I get that, but I'd rather have some more novel cuisine.
Julius Horsthuis
2023-05-22 12:15:46 +0000 UTCReturn to Weinstein World with bad_stats & Peez!
Kyle Wilson
2023-05-22 12:00:46 +0000 UTCEric and Bret's UFO Special would be fun, but I think Noam Chomsky would be a nice change as we already get a lot of Weinstein content. Just my two cents!
Chris Spanos
2023-05-22 11:57:29 +0000 UTCNoam Chomsky! But with a short (30-40 mins) Weinstein bros update as a tease 🙏❤️
Gearoid Farrell
2023-05-22 11:57:20 +0000 UTCI need the all of the above option.
Floatgoat.
2023-05-22 11:57:13 +0000 UTCUnderstandable — looking forward to Chomsky 🙏🏼
Ethan Milne
2023-05-22 11:55:10 +0000 UTCDestiny is on the docket but factored into it is the inevitable right of reply.
Christopher Kavanagh
2023-05-22 11:54:44 +0000 UTCHow is Eric and Brett's UFO Special less than 100%? That sounds like a gold mine!
Pixel-davis
2023-05-22 11:53:48 +0000 UTCDecode Destiny! Maybe a Richard Wolff / Destiny duo special?
Ethan Milne
2023-05-22 11:52:35 +0000 UTC
