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Lex Fridman Podcast

#285 – Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture

Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman

Technology, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Science

4.713.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2022

⏱️ 219 minutes

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Glenn Loury is a professor of economics and social sciences at Brown University, and a prominent podcaster and social critic who speaks and writes about race, inequality, and social policy. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:12) – Martin Luther King Jr.
(16:00) – History of slavery
(30:39) – Equality of outcome
(47:02) – Math and economics
(1:03:17) – Racial groups
(1:16:33) – Black patriotism
(1:26:26) – MLK and Malcolm X
(1:40:07) – Joe Rogan controversy
(1:59:23) – Accusation of racism
(2:07:08) – Elon Musk and Twitter
(2:12:41) – Universities
(2:21:19) – Cognitive inequality
(2:33:45) – Politics
(2:53:10) – Ketanji Brown Jackson
(2:59:14) – Thomas Sowell
(3:04:28) – Barack Obama
(3:23:06) – Mortality
(3:35:20) – Meaning of life

Transcript

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0:00.0

The following is a conversational Glenn Lowry, professor of economics and social sciences at Brown University.

0:06.0

He is one of the great minds and communicators of our time, writing and speaking about race and inequality.

0:14.0

I highly encourage you to listen to a show on YouTube and Substack, simply called the Glenn Show.

0:22.0

And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description. It's the best way to support this podcast.

0:28.0

We got Lambda for deep learning, element for hydration, coinbase for crypto, roca for style and masterclass for inspiration.

0:38.0

Choose what is in my friends. And now onto the full ladrids. No ads in the middle. I try to make these interesting, but if you skip them, if you must, please still check out the sponsors.

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I enjoy their stuff. Maybe you will enjoy it too.

0:53.0

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