by Robinson Erhardt
Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between. https://linktr.ee/robinsonerhardt
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
7/26/2022
Email Addresses
1 available
Phone Numbers
0 available
April 27, 2025
<p>Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning author and journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times. He has covered numerous wars across the decades, written many books—including America: The Farewell Tour and American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America—and has been involved in work for prisoner advocacy. In this episode, Robinson and Chris discuss Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the rise of American fascism. More particularly, they address comparisons between Trump and Hitler, DOGE, the new crisis for the Democratic Party, Israel and Palestine, the Christian far right, Marxism, and more. Chris’s latest book is A Genocide Foretold (Penguin Random House, 2025). </p><p><br></p><p>Chris’s YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@chrishedgeschannel?si=XIMAFyQFmWGoYyuO</p><p><br></p><p>The Chris Hedges Report Substack: <a href="https://chrishedges.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://chrishedges.substack.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>A Genocide Foretold: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/786808/a-genocide-foretold-by-chris-hedges/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/786808/a-genocide-foretold-by-chris-hedges/</a></p><p><br></p><p>OUTLINE</p><p>00:00:00 Introduction</p><p>00:00:59 PTSD and Weightlifting</p><p>00:06:49 The Decline of the American Empire</p><p>00:11:10 The Strongest Dimension of Trump’s Presidency</p><p>00:17:20 Was Hitler a Better Speaker than Trump?</p><p>00:19:54 How the Democratic Party Sold Out the Working Class</p><p>00:22:21 Elon Musk and the Oligarchic Takeover of America</p><p>00:28:26 Is Elon Musk Wrong About the Efficiency of Government?</p><p>00:31:02 What Is the Deep State?</p><p>00:42:46 Is Donald Trump at War with the Deep State?</p><p>00:49:23 Infiltrating the Far Right Christian Community</p><p>00:54:04 Becoming a Minister</p><p>00:57:27 The Christian Right and the Fascist State</p><p>01:06:26 The Problem of Evil</p><p>01:10:31 On Sadism and the Decline of Empires</p><p>01:17:35 Why the Christian Right Supports Israel</p><p>01:20:20 How Does Trump Think of Israel?</p><p>01:27:38 On How the CIA Attempted to Recruit Him</p><p>01:31:06 Is Israel Still Committing Genocide in Gaza?</p><p>01:40:25 Chris’s New Book</p><p>01:46:24 On His Time with Hamas</p><p>01:55:01 Journalism vs Academia</p><p>01:58:28 Is Zionism Anti-Semitism?</p><p>02:04:52 How to Read the Bible</p><p>02:12:01 Where Does Integrity Come From?</p><p>02:22:26 Dehumanization in Palestine</p><p>02:26:15 On Marxism and Elon Musk</p><p>02:31:16 The Farewell Tour</p><p>02:35:34 On Trump’s Love of TV</p><p>02:37:50 On Reporting the Middle East</p><p>02:39:56 Russia and Ukraine</p><p>02:42:59 Growing Wealth Disparities in the United States</p><p>02:46:56 Fascist Attacks on Education</p><p>02:51:39 The Dark Future of the Press</p><p>02:57:30 Could the American Empire Be Revived?</p><p><br></p><p>Robinson’s Website: <a href="http://robinsonerhardt.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://robinsonerhardt.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University.</p>
April 13, 2025
<p>Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist tradition. This is Richard’s eighth appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. In his last appearance, episode #243, he and Robinson discussed 2025 and the first weeks of Trump’s presidency, as well as what’s to come. More particularly, they discuss the irrelevance of Donald Trump, his domestic and global policies, China, narratives on the right and left, and the future of the United States. In this episode, they continue the discussion by diving deeper into recent events, Doge, Elon Musk, the relationship between Trump and Hitler, and important historical Marxists. Richard’s latest book is Understanding Capitalism (Democracy at Work, 2024).</p><p><br></p><p>Understanding Capitalism (Book): <a href="https://www.democracyatwork.info/understanding_capitalism" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.democracyatwork.info/understanding_capitalism</a></p><p><br></p><p>Richard’s Website: <a href="https://www.rdwolff.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.rdwolff.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Economic Update: <a href="https://www.democracyatwork.info/economicupdate" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.democracyatwork.info/economicupdate</a></p><p><br></p><p>OUTLINE</p><p>00:00:00 Introduction</p><p>00:01:27 What Do Trump and Hitler Have in Common?</p><p>00:09:42 Is This the Democratic Party’s Worst Crisis?</p><p>00:14:58 Is Trump’s Economic Policy a Hail Mary?</p><p>00:26:29 The Mexican Deportation Crisis</p><p>00:30:19 Global Retaliation Against American Tariffs</p><p>00:33:29 America’s Big Mistake with Russian Sanctions</p><p>00:40:50 Trump’s Big TikTok Mistake</p><p>00:47:05 How Adolf Hitler Came to Power in Germany</p><p>01:08:40 Does Elon Musk Symbolize the End of America?</p><p>01:16:07 How Bosses Lie When They Fire You</p><p>01:23:08 On Elon Musk’s Chainsaw Public Relations Disaster</p><p>01:28:52 On the Drowning American Empire</p><p>01:34:36 On Elon Musk and the Self-Destruction of Tesla</p><p>01:39:27 Feudalism, Communism, and the Death of Capitalism</p><p>01:46:22 Does China Represent a New Breed of Capitalism?</p><p>01:55:16 What Can the United States Do to Beat China?</p><p>02:03:46 What Makes Mao an Important Marxist?</p><p>02:17:56 Richard Wolff’s Mediocre Ivy League Education</p><p>02:23:59 How Mao Made the China of Today</p><p>02:40:39 The Myth of European Global Dominance</p><p>02:52:08 On Antonio Gramsci and Mussolini</p><p>02:57:03 Why Is Gramsci One of the Great Marxists?</p><p><br></p><p>Robinson’s Website: <a href="http://robinsonerhardt.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://robinsonerhardt.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University.</p>
March 30, 2025
<p>Dr. Nolan is the Rachford and Carlota A. Harris Professor in the Department of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has published over 350 research articles and is the holder of 50 US patents, and has been honored as one of the top 25 inventors at Stanford University. He specializes in groundbreaking cancer and immunotherapy research. Yet Garry is also a world-renowned UAP investigator and Executive Director of the Board at the Sol Foundation, one of whose unofficial mottos is: Science, Policy, and Public Education for a Post-UAP World. In this episode, Robinson and Garry discuss the evidence that aliens exist and have already visited Earth. More particularly, they discuss various hypotheses about what aliens are—interdimensional travelers, visitors from other planets, Boltzmann Brains, and others—the Atacama Mummy, Garry’s own UFO encounter, the relationship between aliens and national security, the Pentagon Videos, the Fermi Paradox, and more. Keep up with Garry through X and the Sol Foundation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Garry’s X Account: <a href="https://x.com/GarryPNolan" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/GarryPNolan</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Sol Foundation: <a href="https://thesolfoundation.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thesolfoundation.org</a></p><p><br /></p><p>OUTLINE</p><p>00:00:00 Introduction</p><p>00:01:23 Garry’s Interest in Aliens</p><p>00:05:03 How Garry’s Medical Research Turned into Alien Investigations</p><p>00:14:44 The Alien Controversy Around the Atacama Mummy</p><p>00:24:08 What Is the Definitive Proof for Aliens?</p><p>00:29:34 What Are UAPs</p><p>00:32:46 What Are Interdimensional Aliens??</p><p>00:36:03 What Are Ultraterrestrial Aliens?</p><p>00:40:01 The Time-Traveling Alien Hypothesis</p><p>00:41:13 The Angry-Monkey Alien Hypothesis</p><p>00:43:35 The Panspermia Alien Hypothesis</p><p>00:48:20 Could Intelligent Aliens Have Come to Earth?</p><p>00:54:50 Garry’s Background in Genetics</p><p>00:57:13 Does Extraterrestrial Life Need Air and Water to Live?</p><p>01:07:16 What Is the Fermi Paradox?</p><p>01:15:56 UFOs and Government</p><p>01:22:23 Garry’s UAP Experience</p><p>01:35:27 On Telepathy and Paranormal Abilities</p><p>01:39:31 On the Credibility of Alien Witnesses</p><p>01:41:34 Does the Government Suppress UFO Reports?</p><p>01:49:11 Why Are Aerospace Companies Hiding UFO Data?</p><p>01:51:53 Does the Government Possess Alien Metals?</p><p>01:58:29 Is Knowledge of Aliens a National Security Threat?</p><p>02:02:15 On Alien Abductions and Animal Mutilations</p><p>02:06:28 The Violent Changes to Brains Exposed to UFOs</p><p>02:17:56 Garry’s Top Secret Clearance</p><p>02:19:15 The Truth About the Tic-Tac UFO Incident</p><p>02:37:25 What Is the Skywatcher UAP Contact Program?</p><p>02:46:01 The Sol Foundation</p><p>02:58:24 Why Alien Research Can Prevent Nuclear War</p><p>03:02:03 What Are Transmedium Alien UAPs?</p><p>03:04:50 Are UAPs Biological Threats?</p><p>03:06:31 On Avi Loeb’s Pioneering UAP Research</p><p>03:12:49 Is Jacques Vallee One of the Most Important Alien Researchers?</p><p>03:18:17 What Should You Tell Someone Who Doesn’t Believe in Aliens?</p><p><br /></p><p>Robinson’s Website: <a href="http://robinsonerhardt.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://robinsonerhardt.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University.</p>
Sean Carroll | Wondery
Big Bang Productions Inc.
Theories of Everything
Lawrence M. Krauss
Closer To Truth
IAI
Michael Shermer
Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine
Alex J O'Connor
Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro
Quanta Magazine
Nonzero
Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne
Sam Harris
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at [email protected] for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.