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0:00 Bob’s Doha trip takeaways
3:42 The Epstein-Bannon-Trump connection
9:10 Can MAGA survive the Epstein saga?
12:21 Email hygiene 101
17:38 Paul defends Larry Summers
28:53 Olivia Nuzzi hikes the Appalachian trail
41:19 Overtime preview: Top podcasting secrets revealed! The punishment problem; Pluribus; the “great feminization” debate; AI “bubble” update; and more!

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 November 20, 2025.

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Discussed in Overtime:

Why podcasts are going visual.
Pluribus and peak TV.
Punishment: What is it good for?
Are women ruining the world?
Lisa Feldman-Barrett vs Paul Ekman (and Bob) on emotions.
AI on antisemitism, left and right.
AI “bubble” update.

Overtime video:

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