The following is a conversation with Eric Weinstein, the third time we've spoken on this podcast.

He is the wise turtle, master Uguay to my kung fu panda, one of my favorite people to talk to in this world.

A complicated and fascinating mind that I'm grateful to have the chance to accompany in exploring this world through conversation.

On this podcast and on his, the latter called the portal.

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As a side note, let me say that wherever this life takes me, I'm drawn to the possibility of having many more conversations with Eric through the years.

I think we have just the right kind of contrasting worldviews and a deep respect and appreciation of each other's life stories that creates for this magical experience in the realm of conversation that feels like we're always looking for something that we never quite find, but are always better for having tried.

I'm not sure how or why the universe is connected to Eric and me, but it did.

And I would be a fool not to trust its judgment and enjoy the journey.

If somehow you like this podcast, please subscribe on YouTube, review it with 5 stars and not a podcast, follow on Spotify, support it on Patreon, or connect with me on Twitter, Alex Friedman.

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It's like a second pair of eyes that helps make sure that my writing sounds more like earnest Hemingways, the old man in the sea, one of my favorite books, and less like James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake, which is a novel of attempted to read several times in college and failed miserably on every occasion.

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