Russian Retreat, Republican Surge (Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus)

Robert Wright's Nonzero

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🗓️ 22 October 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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3:16 Elon Musk’s esoteric insult of former Russian president Medvedev7:22 Russia’s “General Armageddon” gears up for retreat15:43 Is the GOP becoming the anti-war party?22:18 Mickey’s many midterms nightmares 35:41 With Britain's Tories in shambles, will Boris rise again?44:26 Bob: US policy helped create the latest "axis of evil"54:11 Parrot Room preview: Did Bob mischaracterize Mearsheimer?; Kanye West and Elon Musk take over social media; Jon Meacham’s fears for US democracy; what lies beneath LA’s racism row

Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Mickey Kaus (kausfiles, The End of Equality). Recorded October 21, 2022.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Robert Wright's Non-Zero Podcast.
0:08.9	Hey, Mickey.
0:10.4	Oh, look, you've got a picture of the, what do they call it?
0:14.2	The Union Jack, the flag of Britain.
0:15.9	Oh, and a head of lettuce.
0:18.4	I'm presenting the next prime minister.
0:22.4	The iconic and ironic head of lettuce. I'm presenting the next prime minister. The iconic and ironic head of lettuce.
0:26.4	You know what this means, Bob?
0:29.6	You know why I'm holding a head of lettuce?
0:31.8	I think so.
0:33.0	I only paid half attention to that meme, but I gather the joke was which will last
0:37.4	longer. Liz Truss. Okay, thanks for that, for the musical accompaniment. That was a great. paid half attention to that meme, but I gather the joke was, which will last longer,
0:38.0	Liz Trust. Okay, thanks for that, for the musical accompaniment. That was great.
0:43.3	Which will last longer, this head of lettuce or Liz Trust? Was that the joke?
0:47.0	Yes. So, that was a highly original cold open there on your part.
0:54.6	I took a poll.
0:56.1	Was this so overdone and lame that I couldn't use it on Twitter?
1:00.8	Or was it beyond overdone and lame?
1:03.4	So it was ironic.
1:05.0	This is an ironic head of lettuce, Bob.
1:07.5	Okay.
1:08.8	But I have a better open. Oh, good. Let's do that. I have a better, I have a better open.
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