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Robinson's Podcast

Robinson Erhardt
Quantum Mechanics
Artificial Intelligence
Consciousness
Donald Trump
Israel-Palestine Conflict
String Theory
Philosophy
Neuroscience
Black Holes
China
Israel
Measurement Problem
General Relativity
Time
Gaza
Holographic Principle
Entropy
Marxism
Genetics
Gravity

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between. linktr.ee/robinsonerhardt

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Justin Wolfers
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University of Michigan / University of Sydney (as context; primarily an economist)
Episode: 293 - Justin Wolfers: AI, Inflation, & The 2026 Elections
Jason Stanley
Philosopher and author of How Propaganda Works
Professor and author (propaganda and language)
Episode: 292 - Jason Stanley: Breaking Down Trump’s Propaganda
Daron Acemoglu
Economist and professor focusing on political economy and liberal democracy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Episode: 291 - Daron Acemoglu: AI Is Destroying American Democracy
Nicholas Humphrey
Evolutionary psychologist and author of Why is the World So Beautiful?
London School of Economics? (not explicitly stated in transcript); author
Episode: 290 - Nicholas Humphrey: Why Does Beauty Exist?
Joe Henrich
Professor known for work on cultural evolution, WEIRD psychology, and the anthropology of cooperation
Harvard University (and other affiliations mentioned in dialogue)
Episode: 289 - Joe Henrich: How Culture Made Humans Weird
Richard Wrangham
Evolutionary biologist and author of Catching Fire
Harvard University (as of discussions)
Episode: 288 - Richard Wrangham: How Humans Caught Fire
Daniel Lieberman
Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Harvard University, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology
Episode: 287: Daniel Lieberman: Evolution and the Human Diet
Adam Mockler
Gen Z media influencer and political commentator
Independent creator
Episode: 286: Adam Mockler: Trump, Newsom, and the Dark Future of American Politics
Steve Keen
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Economist (affiliation not explicitly stated in transcript)
Episode: 284 - Steve Keen: The Economics of Global Warfare

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Robinson Erhardt
Host of the show; Stanford-related researcher in symbolic logic and foundations of mathematics.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.8k ratings
  • Loud ads ruin great listen.

    Please fix the volumes so your pod matches the ad volume. The ads are very jarring when they come on.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Bobbydigitali
    United States3 months ago
  • Ads ruin this podcast

    Advertisements ruin this otherwise excellent podcast. Too bad Robinson won't put the ads at rhe beginning of the show like Lex Fridman, Matt Beall and others do. It's unlistenable in its current form.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Unbearable advertisements
    United States3 months ago
  • Robinson has very interesting guests

    This is one of my favourite podcasts and Robinson is a generous host BUT that constant uplift in his voice on every sentence is very hard to listen to. Sounds a bit Valley Girls. 🙁

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Boxerairhead60
    Australia5 months ago
  • Ads too loud

    Robinson please check the audio levels before publishing. The ads are so loud and sudden when I have my airpods in they nearly give me a heart attack

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Elevan_
    United States6 months ago
  • Has crackpots on with no pushback

    He has Richard Wolfe on and repeatedly misses opportunities to push back on lie after lie. For example, he said that millions of Palestinians have been killed. Also Wolfe seems to have no understanding of the dynamics in the region between the gulf states and Iran. He says that America is no longer a superpower. America has destroyed Iran in weeks, meanwhile after years of war, Russia can barely put a dent in a country next door. Regardless if this war is a good idea, America can still project p... more

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    jwein1210
    United States6 months ago

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292 - Jason Stanley: Breaking Down Trump’s Propaganda
Q: How do you distinguish propaganda from aggressive political rhetoric in practice?
Propaganda can be viewed as a spectrum rather than a sharp dichotomy, with distinct forms like soft propaganda that aims to persuade through affect and social identity, and hard propaganda that uses threats and coercion; the boundary is blurred as speech often blends informational content with affect and social signaling.
293 - Justin Wolfers: AI, Inflation, & The 2026 Elections
Q: What stance does the host advocate regarding democracy and economic policy?
He emphasizes protecting essential institutions, the rule of law, and market competition as the basis for long-term prosperity, while urging vigilance against policies that undermine democratic foundations and inject distortion through concentrated power.
293 - Justin Wolfers: AI, Inflation, & The 2026 Elections
Q: How does inflation affect people differently from a purely numeric perspective?
Even when inflation numbers look manageable, people feel a real wage loss because prices rise and wages may lag or adjust slowly, creating a psychological two-step experience of feeling rewarded by a wage increase but punished by rising prices.
289 - Joe Henrich: How Culture Made Humans Weird
Q: What role do social norms and enforcement mechanisms play in maintaining cooperation?
Norms persist through reputation, social sanctions, and sometimes institutional enforcement; in many small-scale societies, punishment is achieved via social mechanisms like shunning or crop damage rather than formal policing.
289 - Joe Henrich: How Culture Made Humans Weird
Q: How did large-scale cooperation emerge in humans if genetics alone cannot explain the rapid scale-up?
Large-scale cooperation arose through cultural evolution, including shifts in social norms and institutions (e.g., the Catholic Church reducing kinship-based constraints), enabling impersonal exchange and formal governance.

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