Bret Weinstein | DarkHorse Podcast

By Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

Society & Culture Natural Sciences

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On The DarkHorse Podcast, we will explore questions that matter, with tools that work. Weekly episodes of "The Evolutionary Lens" are co-hosted with Heather Heying, in which we use an evolutionary toolkit to reveal patterns in nature--including human nature. Other episodes will feature Bret hosting long form discussions. Some guests will be well known, others obscure, but all of them are chosen because they have demonstrated unusual insight. The state and future of civilization will be a recurring theme, so buckle up!

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#160: The Middle Ground Scr...

02.05.2023

In this 160th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss why sport has different categories for ...

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02.05.2023 #160: The Middle Ground Scramble (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 160th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss why sport has different categories for ...
01.29.2023 #159: Monkey Business at Pfizer (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 159th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss how to predict things that reliably ...
01.22.2023 #158: Transphobes? (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 158th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss cancellation. How do mobs get to ...
01.21.2023 Beavers? Bret Weinstein Speaks with Jakob Shockey on the Darkhorse Podcast Jakob Shockey, founder of the Beaver Coalition, has spent years researching and working to preserve, restore, and understand beaver habitats. He discusses with Bret the rarely discussed impacts of Beavers on all aspects of our world, and how we have ...
01.15.2023 #157 On Beyond Antibodies (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 157th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss antibodies. Why is the public health ...
01.08.2023 #156 Who Lost the Plot? (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 156th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss new research on the mechanism of ...
01.01.2023 #155 Unnatural Anti-Immunity (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 155th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss USDA organic certification, Whole Foods, and ...
12.31.2022 Bret Weinstein Speaks with Dr. Aseem Malhotra on the Darkhorse Podcast Dr Aseem Malhotra is an NHS Trained Consultant Cardiologist, and visiting Professor of Evidence Based Medicine, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil. He is a world renowned expert in the prevention, diagnosis and management of heart disease. ...
12.24.2022 #154 Stanford Prism Experiment (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 154th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss the new Newspeak, as promoted by ...
12.18.2022 #153: Science So Big (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 153rd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss the committee newly empaneled by Florida ...
12.03.2022 #152: Free Speech: The Kanye Case (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 152nd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss the free exchange of ideas, in ...
11.30.2022 Locking the Gates of Dentistry: Bret Speaks with Dr. Mike Mew Bret Speaks with Dr. Mike Mew for the second time on the Darkhorse podcast. Dr. Mew is working to tackle the problem face, jaw, and teeth alignment from an evolutionary perspective. His approach, known as orthotropics, has been widely successful ...
11.27.2022 #151 How to Think, not What to Think (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 151st in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss the difference between people who crashed ...
11.20.2022 #150 The Time Traveling Money Printer (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 150th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss how myriad stories of failure and ...
11.17.2022 Has Bret Strayed from Reason? Bret Speaks with Robert Wright on Darkhorse Bret speaks with Robert Wright on the Darkhorse Podcast. They discuss Robert’s suggestion that Bret’s ideas have strayed from plausibility. Find Robert on Twitter: @robertwrighter (https://twitter.com/robertwrighter) Find Robert on bloggingheads: https://bloggingheads.tv/ ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on ...
11.13.2022 #149 If Not Amnesty, What? (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 149th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss certainty. How certain are you of ...
11.05.2022 #148 An Outbreak of Governance (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 148th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss elections and democracy. What happens if ...
10.31.2022 Bret Weinstein Speaks with Bridget Phetasy on the Darkhorse Podcast Bret speaks with Bridget Phetasy on the Darkhorse podcast. They discuss the impact of the internet on the relationship landscape, motherhood, and a biological perspective on what a healthy environment might look like among the many facets they address in ...
10.30.2022 #147 Why Musk Matters (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 147th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss Colombia—what was it like in the ...
10.19.2022 Support and Defend: Bret Speaks with more Military Whistleblowers In a follow up conversation to last week’s episode, Bret speaks with two more active and past duty service members about their experience in the US military during Covid, they seek to convey their experience over the last few years ...
10.17.2022 #146 Art, Science, and the Quest for Truth (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 146th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss science, art, and the shared values ...
10.14.2022 Support and Defend: Military Whistleblowers Confront a Rogue Chain of Command Bret speaks with three active and past duty service members about their experience in the US military during Covid, they seek to bring to light what they are seeing and what it represents. ***** John Bowes is a first lieutenant ...
10.09.2022 #145 A Phestival of Phacts (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 145th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we begin by discussing the interview between Jon ...
10.02.2022 #144 It's Even Worse Than That (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 144th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss the prestigious scientific journal Nature, and ...
09.30.2022 The Importance of Liberalism: Bret Speaks with Vandana Shiva Bret speaks with Vandana Shiva on the Darkhorse podcast. They discuss a wide range of topics from GMOs to Covid, and the meaning of liberalism. Find Dr. Shiva on Twitter: @drvandanashiva (https://twitter.com/drvandanashiva) Her new memoir Terra Viva: My Life in ...
09.25.2022 #143 What Did They Know & When Did They Know It? (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 143rd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss how some stories diagnose a system: ...
09.22.2022 Implausible Deniability: Bret Speaks with Ramsey Ramerman Bret Speaks with Ramsey Ramerman about section 230 in the context of the social media and governmental landscapes in 2022. They address the problem solved by section 230, how it has been interpreted by courts, and the power it has ...
09.18.2022 #142 Constitutional Myopia (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 142nd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss how Chile’s newly proposed, and newly ...
09.12.2022 #141 Keep Portland WEIRD! (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 141st in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about Portland, which has been our home town for four years. It is a city that we are now ...
09.04.2022 #140 Creators and Their Creations (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 140th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. ***** Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, ...
08.29.2022 Are We Living in a Dark Age? Bret Speaks with Steve Patterson Bret Speaks with Steve Patterson on the subject of today’s world and what we face as time progresses. Some of us have begun to wonder, given the vast array of unscientific beliefs that recently echoed across civilization, are we entering ...
08.27.2022 #139 Science Surrenders (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 139th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss whether reality is going to be ...
08.20.2022 Wikipedia and the War on Science: Bret Speaks with Norman Fenton Bret speaks with Norman Fenton on the failure of academia and our medical system that Covid has revealed. They discuss how Wikipedia, the greatest encyclopedia to date, has become a political weapon, and how big an issue this actually is. ...
08.13.2022 #138 Thou Shalt Follow the Science (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 138th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss what fatwas and cancel culture have ...
08.06.2022 #137 Hostile Work Environments & Folks Who Love Them (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 137th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in ...
07.31.2022 Where Are We Heading? Bret Speaks with Peter Boghossian Bret Speaks with Peter Boghossian on a multitude of subjects surrounding wokeism, Covid, and the endpoint of our present course. Support the sponsors of the show: Eight Sleep: Personalized thermoregulation while you sleep, and when you wake. Eight Sleep’s amazing ...
07.30.2022 #136 Sex, Lies, and Prison Escape (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 136th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss the tragic tale of a woman ...
07.23.2022 #135 Signal Lost (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) View on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f/EvoLens135:4 View on Spotify (With video): ***** In this 135th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. ...
07.21.2022 Can we Break Free? Bret Speaks with Michael Shellenberger Bret Speaks with Michael Shellenberger regarding his recent gubernatorial campaign in California. They discuss the difficulty inherent in running for political office outside of the two major parties. In addition, they touch on topics ranging from nuclear power to Covid, ...
07.16.2022 #134: Flies in the Face of Reason (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) View on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f/EvoLens134:0?r=4uduif6gFWnKY3Bktmi8XwCNa7UxSJpb View on Spotify (With video): ***** In this 134th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. ...
07.12.2022 Does History Repeat Itself? Bret Speaks with Mattias Desmet Bret Speaks with Mattias Desmet on the subject of mass formation, a topic Mattias has spent a great deal of time exploring and has written a recent book on (The Psychology of Totalitarianism), linked below. They tackle this process from ...
07.06.2022 #133 Corruption, Efficacy, and the Rise of the Trad-Vaxxers (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 133rd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss the surge of Covid cases during ...
06.30.2022 Who Missed the Boat? Bret Speaks with Maajid Nawaz Bret speaks with Maajid Nawaz was the founding chairman of Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank that sought to challenge the narratives of Islamist extremists and, until January 2022, was the host of an LBC radio show on Saturdays and Sundays. ...
06.26.2022 #132: 50 States not in a Roe (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 132nd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss the overturning of Roe v. Wade, ...
06.23.2022 Staving Off Extinction: Bret Speaks with Konstantin Kisin Bret speaks with Konstantin Kisin in London about fatherhood, thinking in public, and human extinction. Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, social commentator, and co-host of the Triggernometry podcast. https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin https://www.youtube.com/c/Triggerpod ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on ...
06.18.2022 #131 Becoming Allergic to Truth (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) View on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f/EvoLens131:b View on Spotify video: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CXDqWrOJN7OgY5uFxoFI1 ***** In this 131st in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. ...
06.16.2022 Mass Vaccination and Natural Immunity: Bret Speaks with Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche Bret speaks with Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche in Bath, England, together for the COVID Better Way Conference 2022. Geert Vanden Bossche is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine who has specialist expertise in virology and vaccinology, Geert has worked in industry ...
06.11.2022 #130: Coerced Consensus (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) In this 130th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we discuss the state of Portland, Oregon, two ...
06.09.2022 If a Fiberglass Tree Falls in a Forest… Bret Speaks with Dr. Robert Malone Bret speaks with Dr. Robert Malone in Bath, England, nearly a year after their first podcast together. Dr. Robert Malone is an internationally recognized scientist/physician and the original inventor of mRNA vaccination as a technology, DNA vaccination, and multiple non-viral ...
06.04.2022 #129: Rancid Frosting on a Rotten Cupcake (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) View on Odysee: https://odysee.com/evolens129:10c420bcb2df7ae0e97adfd3d68a3475a554c70e View on Spotify (With video): ***** In this 129th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. ...

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