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Rebel Wisdom

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We uncover the most rebellious ideas in philosophy, human potential and culture to find direction through the chaos of the times.

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Daniel Thorson & Josh Fields: The Story of Collapse

February 10, 2020 16:28 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

This is an audio version of The Story of Collapse, Daniel Thorson & Josh Fields which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on February 1st 2020.  Are we living at the best possible time to be alive, or is the world coming to an end? Or do both narratives have some truth at the same time? This is a discussion between Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller, Daniel Thorson from the Emerge podcast and Joshua Fields, the CEO of 'Consciousness Hacking' a San Francisco-based organisation aiming to ...

Jamie Wheal: War on Sensemaking 3, the Infinite Game

January 29, 2020 12:04 - 56 minutes - 45 MB

This is an audio version of War on Sensemaking 3, the Infinite Game: Jamie Wheal which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on January 24th 2020.  How do we play the Infinite Game? And how will that help us make sense of a world in chaos? In the hit film 'War on Sensemaking', Daniel Schmachtenberger laid out how the information ecology was profoundly broken, and how impossible it was to act if we didn't know what was true. In this response, flow expert Jamie Wheal outlines his ans...

John Vervaeke: After the Meaning Crisis

January 07, 2020 14:06 - 57 minutes - 45.7 MB

This is an audio version of After the Meaning Crisis, John Vervaeke which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on December 24th 2019.  John Vervaeke's 'Awakening From the Meaning Crisis' has been an influential hit of 2019. A professor at Toronto University's psychology department, the series sketches out a big vision of the trajectory of western thought from the axial age to the present day. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller, he talks about the impact that the...

Rebel Wisdom Review of 2019

January 06, 2020 11:42 - 1 hour - 52.6 MB

This is an audio version of Rebel Wisdom Review of 2019 which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on December 28th 2019.  This is Rebel Wisdom's review of the year with clips from many of our most popular films of the year, and our reflections on the trajectory of the channel over 2019. In 2019 Rebel Wisdom released 83 films on the main channel, had a total of 3,950,472 views, and added 54,350 subscribers - helping us break the 100k barrier at the end of November. Thank you for...

Why the Left Keeps Losing

December 16, 2019 12:46 - 35 minutes - 26.2 MB

This is an audio version of Why the left keeps losing, Rebel Wisdom podcast which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on December 15th 2019.  The UK election has delivered a landslide win for the right-wing Conservatives, and the biggest defeat for the left-wing Labour party since 1935. What caused it? Why has the left gone down to so many defeats recently, and what would they need to do to change it. This discussion between Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller and Alexander Beiner refer...

James K. A. Smith: The Meaning Crisis & Christianity

November 27, 2019 10:55 - 52 minutes - 33.4 MB

This is an audio version of The Meaning Crisis & Christianity, James K. A. Smith which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on November 13th 2019.  James KA Smith is a philosopher and theologian at Calvin College in Michigan. He is a scholar of continental philosophy, including the postmodern thinkers, Foucault and Derrida. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller, they cover how his thought addresses the 'meaning crisis', his take on the Canadian intellectual Jordan ...

Mike Nayna: Filming the Culture Wars

November 26, 2019 15:46 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MB

This is an audio version of Filming the Culture Wars, Mike Nayna which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on November 3rd 2019.  Mike Nayna is an Australian filmmaker who has been following the ongoing 'Grievance Studies' project of Peter Boghossian, Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay, where they successfully lodged fake papers in academic journals. He began researching activism and followed the ideas to their source in academia. He also put together a trilogy of films about Bret...

Sam Harris, consciousness & the transcendent, Jonathan Pageau & Jordan Hall

November 20, 2019 15:11 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

This is an audio version of Sam Harris, consciousness & the transcendent, Jonathan Pageau & Jordan Hall which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on October 28th 2019.  What is the relationship between consciousness, religion & reality? Jonathan Pageau has a theory based on the phenomenology - birds-eye view - of consciousness itself. Jonathan is a celebrated icon carver and religious thinker. Jordan Hall is a philosopher and futurist. In this conversation they discuss consciousn...

Zen Master Doshin Roshi: Facing the Shadow

November 19, 2019 14:36 - 21 minutes - 15.5 MB

This is an audio version of Facing the Shadow, Zen Master Doshin Roshi which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on October 29th 2019.  In Jungian psychology, the 'shadow' is all of the things about ourselves that we deny or reject, and integrating those is key to psychological growth. So how do we face and integrate our shadow elements? Our interview with Zen master Doshin Roshi, 'A Zen master talks about Jordan Peterson and the Shadow', was one of our most viewed films of the l...

Helen Pluckrose & Peter Boghossian: Fighting Postmodernism from the Left

October 21, 2019 12:45 - 39 minutes - 28.9 MB

This is an audio version of Fighting Postmodernism from the Left, Helen Pluckrose & Peter Boghossian which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on October 6th 2019.  Helen Pluckrose and Peter Boghossian have taken up positions at the front lines of the culture war. To highlight what they saw as ideological capture of the universities, they submitted hoax papers to high profile journals in the social sciences - what they called the 'grievance studies' hoax. Seven were published, in...

Peter Boghossian, Helen Pluckrose, James Lindsay & Letter.Wiki: Impossible Conversations

October 20, 2019 11:44 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

This is an audio version of Impossible Conversations: Peter Boghossian, Helen Pluckrose, James Lindsay & Letter.Wiki which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on September 27th 2019.  How can we begin to resolve our problems, if even our conversations about them keep breaking down? Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay have researched ninja-level conversation techniques from hostage negotiation and cult deprogramming for their new book, 'How To Have Impossible Conversations'. At the...

Roger Walsh: What is Wisdom?

October 19, 2019 11:32 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB

This is an audio version of What is Wisdom, Roger Walsh which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on September 20th 2019.  Roger Walsh is a celebrated psychiatrist and author of books including 'Essential Spirituality'. He focuses on spiritual practices, psychological health and the psychological roots of our current global crises. He has also been deeply connected in Ken Wilber's Integral philosophy for many years. In this interview with Rebel Wisdom's Alexander Beiner, he talks...

Guy Sengstock: Circling for Collective Intelligence

October 18, 2019 11:24 - 1 hour - 46.9 MB

This is an audio version of Circling for Collective Intelligence, Guy Sengstock which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on September 7th 2019.  This is part of Rebel Wisdom's series on Collective Intelligence, see the intro film for more: https://youtu.be/6PldNSp3tpU The growing complexity of the world is such that no single mind can hope to comprehend it - so we need to find a form of collective intelligence. Twenty years ago, Guy Sengstock spontaneously invented a practice t...

Bonnitta Roy: Collective Intelligence Practice

September 13, 2019 14:28 - 1 hour - 38.5 MB

This is an audio version of Collective Intelligence Practice, Bonnitta Roy which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on September 13th 2019.  This is part of the Rebel Wisdom series on Collective Intelligence, see the introduction to the subject here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PldN... With the realisation that the complexity of the challenges we face are more than one mind can hold, many thinkers are focused on the topic of collective intelligence. What is it, how can we ...

Making Sense of Sensemaking: Schmachtenberger, Wheal, Hall

September 05, 2019 08:35 - 2 hours - 220 MB

This is an audio version of Making Sense of Sensemaking: Daniel Schmachtenberger, Jamie Wheal, Jordan Hall which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on September 4th 2019.  This three-way emergent conversation is unlike anything we've released before. It features three of the world's foremost systems thinkers and futurists - Jordan Hall, Daniel Schmachtenberger and Jamie Wheal - and has been by far our most popular members-only film. We're now releasing it on the main channel as ...

Collective Intelligence Series: Introduction

September 05, 2019 08:33 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MB

This is an audio version of Collective Intelligence Series: Introduction which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on September 3rd 2019.  For the last 18 months, Rebel Wisdom has been seeking out the most advanced, essential and rebellious thinkers and tracking an online 'intellectual awakening'. Many of these thinkers have independently come to the conclusion that a new form of collective intelligence is required to move forward. But what is collective intelligence, how do we u...

Jules Evans: The Revival of Stoicism

August 30, 2019 12:41 - 15 minutes - 11 MB

This is an audio version of The revival of Stoicism, Jules Evans which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on July 25th 2019.  The ancient philosophy of Stoicism is undergoing a renaissance. Philosopher Jules Evans is partly responsible for that. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller, he explains why, and outlines the link between Stoicism and modern therapies such as CBT, and why he describes it as a western form of Buddhism. This is a companion piece to our fir...

Peter Levine: Polarisation and Trauma (Part 4 of 4)

August 28, 2019 14:22 - 36 minutes - 27.7 MB

This is an audio version of Peter Levine: Polarisation and Trauma (Part 4 of 4) which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on August 27th 2019.  This is one of a series of films from Rebel Wisdom on the science and psychology of polarisation.  Peter Levine PhD is a transformational figure in the world of trauma and personal growth. His life's work, Somatic Experiencing, has influenced every area of counselling and coaching. It is also hugely important to understanding polarisatio...

Future Thinkers & Rebel Wisdom

August 26, 2019 11:39 - 58 minutes - 43.2 MB

This is an audio version of Future Thinkers & Rebel Wisdom which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on July 7th 2019.  Both Future Thinkers and Rebel Wisdom have been following the thread of the emergent intellectual awakening online, and interviewing many of the same people. Where is this conversation going? What is the Intellectual Deep Web? This will also be available as a podcast on Future Thinkers. Check out their brilliant interviews here: https://futurethinkers.org/ To ...

Vervaeke & (Green)Hall: Bullshit & Simulated Thinking

August 22, 2019 15:20 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

This is an audio version of Vervaeke & (Green)Hall: Bullshit & Simulated Thinking which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on August 1st 2019.  This is the second 'explorations in meaning' conversation between Jordan (Green)Hall and John Vervaeke, a unique dialogue between two of the most pioneering thinkers we've featured on the channel. In this conversation they examine the similarities between Jordan's concept of 'simulated thinking', and John's work on 'bullshit', linking it...

Jay Shapiro: The state of the Intellectual Dark Web

August 21, 2019 12:38 - 55 minutes - 42.1 MB

This is an audio version of Jay Shapiro, the state of the Intellectual Dark Web which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on August 13th 2019.  Over a year since the 'Intellectual Dark Web' was announced, where is it at? Jay Shapiro is a filmmaker who made a celebrated documentary with two figures linked with the IDW, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz. He talks with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller about their impressions of the trajectory of the IDW since it was first named. To get access...

Daniel Schmachtenberger: The War on Sensemaking

August 20, 2019 12:13 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

This is an audio version of The War on Sensemaking, Daniel Schmachtenberger which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on August 19th 2019.  What can we trust? Why is the 'information ecology' so damaged, and what would it take to make it healthy? This is a fundamental question, because without good sensemaking, we cannot even begin to act in the world. It is also a central concern in what many are calling the "meaning crisis", because what is meaningful is connected to what is re...

Paul VanderKlay: Jordan Peterson and Christianity

August 12, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26.5 MB

This is an audio version of Paul VanderKlay: Jordan Peterson and Christianity which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on July 17th 2018.  As requested by our Rebel Wisdom viewers, an interview with Paul VanderKlay, the Christian pastor from Sacramento, California, who has made a name for himself as one of the most intelligent and popular commentators on Jordan Peterson's thought, from a Christian perspective. Paul VanderKlay's Youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/c...

Michael Pollan: The Psychedelic Renaissance

August 09, 2019 11:05 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

This is an audio version of Michael Pollan: The Psychedelic Renaissance which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on June 14th 2018.  Michael Pollan is the author of a seminal new book on the science of psychedelic therapy, and the award-winning writer of bestsellers such as Cooked, and In Defence of Food. Does this mark a watershed moment in the mainstream acceptance of psychedelics? He sat down with Rebel Wisdom's founder - journalist David Fuller, during his visit to London. ...

Jordan Greenhall: Reality Check

August 06, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB

This is an audio version of Jordan Greenhall: Reality Check which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on April 21st 2019.  In his viral hit after the Trump election 'Deep Code: Situational Assessment 2017', Jordan Greenhall sketched out a framework for understanding the nature of the deep shifts taking place below the surface of culture. In it, he framed the growing conflict as something closer to revolutionary war than politics as usual, with four distinct fronts. Now, over two ...

Gabor Mate: Psychedelic Therapy & Addicted to Ideology

August 03, 2019 11:11 - 56 minutes - 40.1 MB

This is an audio version of Gabor Mate: Psychedelic Therapy & Addicted to Ideology which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on November 16th 2018.  How can serious conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety be successfully treated with psychedelic drugs? Psychedelics were used extensively in the 1950s and 60s for various conditions, until research stopped when the drugs were made illegal. Now there is a renaissance - Gabor Mate is an world famous expert on addiction an...

Richard Tarnas: Western Culture: Death & Rebirth

July 31, 2019 11:03 - 56 minutes - 41.5 MB

This is an audio version of Richard Tarnas: Western Culture: Death & Rebirth which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on October 29th 2018.  Richard Tarnas is known as one of the most influential and perceptive cultural historians of our time. In 'Passion of the Western Mind', he presented a vast overview of the history of western thought and culture, with predictions of where both were heading. On its release it was hailed as a masterpiece, allowing "readers to grasp the big pi...

Robert Kegan: The Evolution of the Self

July 28, 2019 10:55 - 53 minutes - 35.8 MB

This is an audio version of Robert Kegan: The Evolution of the Self which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on May 31st 2019.  Robert Kegan is one of the world's leading developmental psychologists. He was one of the early pioneers to describe how development and personal transformation does not stop at adolescence, but can continue throughout our lives. He talks with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller about his life's work - and how the growth of the individual maps onto the developm...

Jordan Greenhall: Genuine Conversation and the Intellectual Dark Web + The Paradox of the Times

July 25, 2019 10:49 - 2 hours - 107 MB

This is an audio version of Jordan Greenhall: Genuine Conversation and the Intellectual Dark Web + The Paradox of the Times which were published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on October 11th 2018.  The phenomenon of the Intellectual Dark Web has shown how desperate people are for genuine conversation. What does genuine conversation look like and how can we enter into a space of creative flow where the right answers emerge? Jordan Greenhall has spent many years thinking about this 'meta-c...

John Vervaeke: Jordan Peterson & the Meaning Crisis + Flow States and Wisdom

July 22, 2019 10:36 - 1 hour - 48 MB

This is an audio version of John Vervaeke: Jordan Peterson & the Meaning Crisis + Flow States and Wisdom which were published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on April 12th 2019.  John Vervaeke's recent series, 'Awakening From the Meaning Crisis' has won him a cult following online. He has joined the emergent intellectual awakening, looking for ways to bring together science, psychology and the world's wisdom traditions. A colleague of Jordan Peterson's in the University of Toronto Psycholo...

Deep Code: Jordan (Green)Hall Documentary

July 19, 2019 12:44 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

This is an audio version of Deep Code: Jordan (Green)Hall Documentary which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on July 17th 2019.  If the next years are set to be some of the most challenging humanity has ever faced, how will we get through? Jordan Hall (formerly Greenhall) has a growing reputation as one of the most insightful cultural observers, explaining the 'Deep Code' of society and culture. In this definitive film, he explains how the structures of civilisation are breakin...

Stan Grof: The Depths of the Psyche

July 19, 2019 10:59 - 53 minutes - 38.5 MB

This is an audio version of Stan Grof: The Depths of the Psyche which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on January 4th 2019.  What is the nature of the human psyche? How does spiritual experience relate to mental distress? And why does western culture have such a problem with ecstatic experience? In future years, Stan Grof will be seen as one of the most significant and revolutionary psychiatrists in history. Beginning with LSD therapy in the 1950s and 60s, he has explored the ...

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying: Having a real conversation & Gender Ideology vs Biology

July 16, 2019 10:52 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB

This is an audio version of Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying: Having a real conversation & Gender Ideology vs Biology which were published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on February 8th 2019.    How do we have difficult conversations? Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying became the most high profile victims of campus activism, after they were driven out of Evergreen College in Washington State, USA. Recently they have become inaugural members of the so-called Intellectual Dark Web. The ai...

Heather Heying: From Evergreen to the Intellectual Dark Web & Toxic Femininity

July 13, 2019 10:33 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

This is an audio version of Heather Heying: From Evergreen to the Intellectual Dark Web & Toxic Femininity which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on January 9th 2019.  Until recently Heather Heying and her husband Bret Weinstein were teachers at Evergreen College, until they were targeted by a student mob and became the most high profile victims of campus militancy. They are now both members of the new constellation of internet personalities known as the Intellectual Dark Web (...

The Polyamorous Professors, Diana Fleischman & Geoffrey Miller

July 10, 2019 11:00 - 52 minutes - 37 MB

This is an audio version of The Polyamorous Professors, Diana Fleischman & Geoffrey Miller which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on April 7th 2019.  The first exclusive joint interview with perhaps the most high profile polyamorous couple in academia. Diana Fleischman and Geoffrey Miller are both evolutionary psychologists, they make the case for why they believe it might be a new relationship model fit for the 21st century. Also see the previous interview with Geoffrey and ...

Dave Rubin: Alternative Media Needs to Grow Up

July 07, 2019 11:08 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

This is an audio version of Dave Rubin: Alternative Media Needs to Grow Up which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on May 4th 2019.  The loose affiliation of alternative media personalities called the Intellectual Dark Web was partly formed through appearances on the Rubin Report. Where is the IDW at now, where is it going, and is there a crossover point between alternative and mainstream media? And also - how does Dave Rubin answer the criticism that he is giving cover to some...

John Cleese: Philosophy, Spirituality & Political Correctness

July 04, 2019 10:43 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

This is an audio version of John Cleese: Philosophy, Spirituality & Political Correctness which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on June 12th 2019.  John Cleese is the legendary star of Monty Python & Fawlty Towers. He also has deep interests in philosophy and psychology. He is a friend of the historian Richard Tarnas, author of 'Passion of the Western Mind', who we featured on the channel last year: https://youtu.be/Ccle0QvH-Ds He is also a friend of Iain McGilchrist, author...

Jordan Peterson: 'Mysticism, Spirit and the Shadow' - part 1 & part 2

July 01, 2019 10:29 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

This is an audio version of Jordan Peterson: 'Mysticism, Spirit and the Shadow' - part 1 & part 2 which were published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on January 3rd 2019.  Rebel Wisdom's exclusive interview with psychologist and professor Jordan Peterson - where he talks in depth about his understanding of mysticism, religion and the challenge of integrating the shadow. Rebel Wisdom is a new media organisation making films about the biggest subjects. For more: www.rebelwisdom.co.uk If ...

Jamie Wheal: Is the Psychedelic Renaissance Doomed?

June 28, 2019 09:43 - 44 minutes - 32.4 MB

This is an audio version of Jamie Wheal: Is the Psychedelic Renaissance Doomed? which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on April 25th 2019.  Jamie Wheal documented the new psychedelic renaissance in his bestselling book 'Stealing Fire', where he talked about the transformative potential of flow states and psychedelics. Since then he has become increasingly concerned and disillusioned with the direction of the psychedelic renaissance. This is one of a series of films by Rebel Wi...

Coleman Hughes: Success, Culture & Race

June 24, 2019 14:27 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

This is an audio version of Coleman Hughes: Success, Culture & Race which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on June 20th 2019.  Coleman Cruz Hughes writes on the topic of race for Quillette and the New York Times. Despite still being an undergraduate, studying philosophy at Colombia University, his articles have sparked polarised reactions, leading to a meteoric rise in profile over the last couple of years. On Tuesday 18th June, he gave evidence at the US congressional hearing...

John Vervaeke & Jordan Hall - Explorations in Meaning

June 07, 2019 15:42 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MB

This is an audio version of John Vervaeke & Jordan Hall - Explorations in Meaning which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on June 7th 2019.    A unique conversation between two of the most pioneering thinkers we've featured on the channel. John Vervaeke is a professor of psychology at Toronto University and creator of the cult hit YouTube series 'Awakening from the Meaning Crisis'. Jordan Hall (formerly Greenhall) is a futurist and culture hacker. In this very meta conversation,...

Ken Wilber: Jordan Peterson & the Evolution of Thought

March 11, 2019 12:36 - 1 hour - 109 MB

This is an audio version of Ken Wilber: Jordan Peterson & the Evolution of Thought which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on February 27th 2019.  Jordan Peterson has gone from an obscure Canadian academic to an intellectual megastar in a little over a year, and become one of the most polarising cultural figures. At the core, his philosophical project involves tying together mythology, religion and science into a 'theory of everything' that many are finding compelling. The Inte...

Glitch in the Matrix II - The Origin of the Intellectual Dark Web

February 05, 2019 11:19 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MB

This is an audio version of Glitch in the Matrix II - The Origin of the Intellectual Dark Web which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on January 30th 2019.  The phrase 'Intellectual Dark Web' was first coined by mathematician Eric Weinstein in early 2018, it quickly spread. Was this just a chance remark, or was there a plan? This film explains how the creation of the Intellectual Dark Web was part of a long term strategy, and sketches out Eric's account of the history, and the ...

Where Gillette Went Wrong

January 17, 2019 06:15 - 32 minutes - 44 MB

This is an audio version of Where Gillette Went Wrong which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on January 16th 2019.    Gillette's newest ad, 'The Best a Man Can Be', has created a social media firestorm in the last few days. We sat down to discuss the reaction, the cultural context behind it and our response to the ad. Drawing on our interviews with Warren Farrell, Cassie Jaye and our experience leading men's retreats, we ask whether the ad is helping men or toxic in and of itse...

Eric Weinstein - Inside the Intellectual Dark Web

December 12, 2018 17:33 - 41 minutes - 94.1 MB

This is an audio version of Eric Weinstein - Inside the Intellectual Dark Web which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on December 12th 2018.  Eric Weinstein coined the term 'The Intellectual Dark Web', to describe a group of heterodox thinkers who have risen to prominence on the web. It includes Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, Joe Rogan, Dave Rubin, Bret Weinstein, Heather Heying, Douglas Murray and others. In this interview with David Fuller of Rebel Wisdom he explains the purpos...

Bret Weinstein - Richard Dawkins post-debate exclusive

November 30, 2018 14:34 - 24 minutes - 55.1 MB

This is an audio version of Bret Weinstein - Richard Dawkins post-debate exclusive which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on November 29th 2018.  What kind of creatures are we? The video has just been published from the long-awaited discussion between evolutionary biologists Richard Dawkins and Bret Weinstein in Chicago in October. In it, they explore vital disagreements about key issues in evolution, in particular the role of belief structures such as religion. Dawkins famous...

Gabor Maté - Addicted to Ideology?

November 21, 2018 16:41 - 25 minutes - 57.9 MB

This is an audio version of Gabor Maté - Addicted to Ideology? which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on November 16th 2019.  Can we be addicted to ideology? Gabor Maté is an world famous expert on addiction - in his book 'In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts' he talks about how addiction is best viewed not as a crime or illness but as a coping mechanism for a personal, spiritual crisis. In this exclusive interview with Rebel Wisdom he talks about how social media has created a whole...

Daniel Schmachtenberger - Humanity's Phase Shift

November 16, 2018 15:42 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MB

This is an audio version of Daniel Schmachtenberger - Humanity's Phase Shift which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on November 7th 2018.    Daniel is a founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue. The throughline of his interests has to do with ways of improving the health and development of individuals and society, with a virtuous relationship between the two as a goal. Towards these ends, he’s had particular interest in th...

Richard Tarnas - Western Culture, Death & Rebirth

October 30, 2018 11:33 - 55 minutes - 41.8 MB

This is an audio version of Richard Tarnas - Western Culture, Death & Rebirth which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on October 29th 2018.  Richard Tarnas is known as one of the most influential and perceptive cultural historians of our time. In 'Passion of the Western Mind', he presented a vast overview of the history of western thought and culture, with predictions of where both were heading. On its release it was hailed as a masterpiece, allowing "readers to grasp the big...

Men and Women after metoo - The Female Shadow

October 23, 2018 16:33 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MB

This is an audio version of Men and Women after metoo - The Female Shadow which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on October 23rd 2018.  Earlier this summer, a group of women released a film where they apologised to men for how they had treated them. The film went viral, with hundreds of thousands of views. It also sparked polarised reactions - both for and against: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwKLT... The creator of the film was conflict resolution expert Dr Hanna Millin...

Guests

Jordan Peterson
9 Episodes
Bret Weinstein
2 Episodes
Jamie Wheal
2 Episodes
Jordan Greenhall
2 Episodes
Peter Boghossian
2 Episodes
Daniel Pinchbeck
1 Episode
Dave Rubin
1 Episode
Geoffrey Miller
1 Episode
James Lindsay
1 Episode
John Lloyd
1 Episode
Katie Herzog
1 Episode
Michael Pollan
1 Episode
Sam Harris
1 Episode
Warren Farrell
1 Episode

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