University of Toronto political science professor Seva Gunitsky (http://individual.utoronto.ca/seva/index.html) talks about the proliferation of personalist regimes in international politics. The Foreign Affairs essay referred to in this podcast is Seva Gunitsky and Semuhi Sinanoglu, "The Personalist Global Order." (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/personalist-global-order) The intro music is "Catch It" (https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-catch-it-117676/) by Coma Media.
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30 Dec 2025
NonProphets Holiday Reunion Special
Atief Heermance and Scott Eastman join for a special reunion episode of the NonProphets podcast (https://nonprophetspod.wordpress.com/) (please note there’s some swearing in this episode). The intro music is “I dunno” by grapes feat. J. Lang and Morusque (http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626).
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13 Nov 2025
Toby Shevlane on Building AI Forecasters
Mantic (https://www.mantic.com/) CEO and co-founder Toby Shevlane talks about teaching AI models to perform at the level of top human forecasters. The intro music is "Catch It" (http://Mantic CEO and co-founder Toby Shevlane about teaching AI models to perform at the level of top human forecasters.) by Coma Media.
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24 Sept 2025
Josh Rosenberg on Forecasting Research
Forecasting Research Institute (https://forecastingresearch.org/)CEO Josh Rosenberg talks about FRI's research (https://forecastingresearch.org/research), including new results from the Existential Risk Persuasion Tournament (XPT) and the ForecastBench project on AI forecasting.
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23 Jun 2025
Michael Grunwald on How We're Eating the Earth
Journalist Michael Grunwald discusses his book exploring the profound impact of food production on the global climate in this interview.
10 Jun 2025
Ryan Enos on the Trump Administration's Attacks on Harvard University
Harvard Professor of Government Ryan Enos discusses the Trump administration's specific attacks on Harvard University in this interview.
5 May 2025
Richard Primus on the Threat to the US Constitutional Order
University of Michigan constitutional law professor Richard Primus talks about the threat the current administration poses to the rule of law and about his new book The Oldest Constitutional Question: Enumeration and Federal Power (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-oldest-constitutional-question-enumeration-and-federal-power/3d55d60c14f57826?ean=9780674293595&next=t).
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7 Apr 2025
Lucan Way on Authoritarianism in the US
University of Toronto political science professor Lucan Ahmad Way talks about the rise of authoritarianism in the US.
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19 Mar 2025
Peter Wildeford on Forecasting AI Progress
Forecaster and Institute for AI Policy and Strategy co-founder Peter Wildeford talks about forecasting AI progress.
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21 Nov 2024
Balkan Devlen on NATO and European Security
Balkan Devlen, Director of the Transatlantic Program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, provides expert insights on NATO and European security, highlighting the complex challenges facing the region.
24 Jun 2024
Jean-Pierre Beugoms and Scott Eastman on Ukraine
Superforecasters Jean-Pierre Beugoms and Scott Eastman discuss the future of the war in Ukraine and share their predictions about how long it will last and what the endgame will look like.
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24 Apr 2024
Jean-Pierre Beugoms on the 2024 US Elections
Military historian and superforecaster Jean-Pierre Beugoms talks about the 2024 elections in the US and shares his predictions about who will win.
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22 Mar 2024
Saloni Dattani on Life Expectancy
Our World in Data global health researcher Saloni Dattani talks about life expectancy and trends in global health.
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17 Jan 2024
Tom Liptay on Scoring Forecasts
Metaculus Project Director and superforecaster Tom Liptay talks about Metaculus’ new system for scoring forecasts and why scoring forecasts matters.
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1 Dec 2023
Michael Story on Making Useful Forecasts
Swift Centre Director and superforecaster Michael Story talks about what the Swift Centre is doing to produce forecasts that are useful for decision makers trying to address real-world problems.
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