BONUS: Yuval Noah Harari and Ari Melber Interview

The Beat with Ari Melber

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Government, Daily News, Politics, News

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🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast extra, hear MSNBC’s Ari Melber’s extended interview with renowned historian and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari, as he discusses how Trump’s power politics echo the dangerous “medieval” era; the risks and advancements in AI, including Harari’s proposals to limit fake bots and people; and his personal views on life extension and technological reincarnation.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Ari Melbert from MSNBC. Thanks for listening to The Beat with Ari Melbert podcast.
0:04.9	We want to share some extra programming today, so buckle up and stay tuned for a special
0:09.8	edition from MSNBC brought to you by the Beat with Ari Melburgh podcast.
0:14.8	Joining us now is Yuval Noah Harari, the renowned professor of history, who's authored some of the most
0:20.4	influential nonfiction books today. Sapiens now has sold over 40 million world Noah Harari, the renowned professor of history, who's authored some of the most influential
0:21.1	nonfiction books today. Sapiens now has sold over 40 million worldwide. President Obama said
0:26.2	its essential reading. His latest book, Nexus, looks at the power of information, misinformation,
0:31.5	and why we're living through so many clashes over not only what's true, but what is worth paying attention to.
0:39.2	Welcome back.
0:42.6	Thank you. It's good to be here again.
0:44.8	Great to have you. I've really enjoyed and learned from our conversations.
0:48.9	We have a lot to get to, but I'm going to start youvall with the singer Billy Eilish and the Met Gala.
0:56.6	I'm sure you've heard of both
0:57.9	those ideas to some degree,
1:00.1	right? You know the Met Gala.
1:04.5	Yeah, I know about
1:06.0	the Met Gala, but I'm not sure I know
1:08.0	about what event you're referring to.
1:09.8	Yeah, so they, well, they do an annual thing and people come dressed up.
1:15.0	And these photos went around very recently.
1:20.3	Here's a photo, Billy Eilish, and you have her there.
1:26.2	And there were reactions up online.
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