Dwarkesh Podcast

Dwarkesh Podcast

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How Hitler almost starved Britain – Sarah Paine

How Hitler almost starved Britain – Sarah Paine

“The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril” – Winston Churchill

Sep 05, 2025
Why evolution designed us to die fast, & how we can change that – Jacob Kimmel

Why evolution designed us to die fast, & how we can change that – Jacob Kimmel

Is the answer already in our genome?

Aug 21, 2025
China is killing the US on energy. Does that mean they’ll win AGI? - Casey Handmer

China is killing the US on energy. Does that mean they’ll win AGI? - Casey Handmer

Is solar the only way to meet the 100s of GW of extra demand AI will generate?

Aug 15, 2025
The surprising economics of the meat industry – Lewis Bollard

The surprising economics of the meat industry – Lewis Bollard

“Chickens are unbeatable at converting grain into protein”

Aug 07, 2025
Sarah Paine: How Imperial Japan Defeated Tsarist Russia & Qing China

Sarah Paine: How Imperial Japan Defeated Tsarist Russia & Qing China

Plus, the most lopsided naval battle in human history

Jul 25, 2025
Stephen Kotkin — How Stalin Became the Most Powerful Dictator in History

Stephen Kotkin — How Stalin Became the Most Powerful Dictator in History

The most consequential figure of the 20th century

Jul 10, 2025
Why I don’t think AGI is right around the corner

Why I don’t think AGI is right around the corner

An audio version of the original blog post

Jul 03, 2025
On Kotkin

On Kotkin's 2 volumes on Stalin - notes and questions

In order to understand Stalin, Kotkin basically wrote a whole world history of the 19th/20th century.

Jul 01, 2025
Sarah Paine 6 part July lecture series - free tickets for paid subscribers

Sarah Paine 6 part July lecture series - free tickets for paid subscribers

6 new lectures from my most popular guest, 4 times over.

Jun 29, 2025
George Church — A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

George Church — A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

The man behind the last few decades of biotech breakthroughs

Jun 26, 2025
China’s Manufacturing Dominance: State Directives & Ruthless Competition — Arthur Kroeber

China’s Manufacturing Dominance: State Directives & Ruthless Competition — Arthur Kroeber

“China wants it all, and they can have it"

Jun 19, 2025
“China is digging out of a crisis. And America’s luck is wearing thin.” — Ken Rogoff

“China is digging out of a crisis. And America’s luck is wearing thin.” — Ken Rogoff

A debt shock is coming for both China and the US.

Jun 12, 2025
Why I don’t think AGI is right around the corner

Why I don’t think AGI is right around the corner

Continual learning is a huge bottleneck

Jun 02, 2025
Give AIs a stake in the future

Give AIs a stake in the future

Part 1 of Classical Liberal AGI

May 30, 2025
Xi Jinping’s paranoid approach to AGI, debt crisis, & Politburo politics — Victor Shih

Xi Jinping’s paranoid approach to AGI, debt crisis, & Politburo politics — Victor Shih

Or, how China’s political system actually works

May 29, 2025