Hockey, Trump, and Other US-Canada Issues (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)

Robert Wright's Nonzero

Nonzero

News & Politics, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.7 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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0:28 Paul’s cold take on US-Canada relations 4:38 How representative is representative government, really? 11:36 Bob’s plan to end hockey fights 17:24 A worthwhile Canadian initiative to dump Musk 21:55 What makes James Bond James Bond? 32:05 Bob’s reign as TV analysis king continues (claims Bob) 36:31 Heading to Overtime—and a special discount deal!

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 February 26, 2025.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Robert Wright's non-zero podcast.
0:29.2	Hello, Paul Bloom.
0:30.9	Hello, Robert Wright.
0:32.4	How you doing?
0:33.6	I'm doing fine.
0:35.3	You know why?
0:36.9	Tell me why.
0:38.4	Because.
0:41.2	Actually, I wish I hadn't done what I just did.
0:43.3	Anyway, because I'm the public...
0:45.2	I caught a glimpse of that.
0:47.8	I don't do that.
0:49.7	I'm the publisher of the
0:51.4	non-zero newsletter and you're
0:53.9	the publisher of Small Potatoes newsletter.
0:56.1	This is a non-zero podcast.
0:57.9	And that's why I'm feeling so darn good.
1:01.3	Because I always look forward to these chats, you know?
1:04.3	Because you're like Paul Bloom, a friendly Canadian.
1:07.0	And we hope you're remaining so, notwithstanding American provocations.
1:12.9	We have so much Canada news to talk about.
1:15.6	So the leader of the Liberal Party in Ontario, where I live, has thrown her support in for Mark Carney as the liberal leader of the Federal Party.
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