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Bret Weinstein speaks with Josh Walkos on the subject of Toka, a company that says it can alter surveillance video without a trace, and the wider network of surveillance and targeting tools being built with no public consent. Find Josh Walkos on X at https://x.com/JoshWalkos and on Substack at https://wethefree.substack.com ***** Sponsors: Sundays for Dogs: Dog food so tasty and healthy, even husbands swear by it. Go to http://www.sundaysfordogs.com/DARKHORSE to receive 50% off your first order, or use code DARKHORSE at checkout. Ethos: Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/darkhorse. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned on this episode: - Josh Walkos thread, “Inside Toka and the New Age of ‘Frictionless Surveillance:’” https://x.com/JoshWalkos/status/2085785810754785715 - The Great Cyber Pandemic (Josh Walkos, We The Free) https://wethefree.substack.com/p/the-great-cyber-pandemic - Toka https://tokagroup.com - Flock's biggest investor also backs a company that can rewrite camera footage (TechSpot) https://www.techspot.com/news/113395-flock-biggest-investor-also-backs-company-can-rewrite.html - This 'Dystopian' Cyber Firm Could Have Saved Mossad Assassins From Exposure (Haaretz) https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2022-12-26/ty-article-magazine/.premium/this-dystopian-cyber-firm-could-have-saved-mossad-assassins-from-exposure/00000185-0bc6-d26d-a1b7-dbd739100000 - Epstein Could Have Made $100 Million On A Secret Police Tech Investment (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/02/10/epstein-police-surveillance-investments-with-ehud-barak/ - Flock Safety https://www.flocksafety.com - Axon https://www.axon.com - How Texas Police Spent $4.5 Million on Four Chevy Tahoes (Cognyte's FalcoNet, The Drive) https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-texas-police-spent-4-5-million-on-four-chevy-tahoes - Pentagon to Designate Palantir Maven AI as Program of Record (GovCon Wire) https://www.govconwire.com/articles/pentagon-palantir-maven-ai-program-of-record - Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed (WikiLeaks) https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/ - Grassley Questions FDA's Sanction of Blood Substitute Study Without Patient Consent (PolyHeme) https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/grassley-questions-fdas-sanction-of-blood-substitute-study-without-patient-consent - Project MKULTRA, the CIA's Program of Research in Behavioral Modification (1977 Senate hearing) https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/95mkultra.pdf - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy https://link.amazon/B0f7h8uAJ (affiliate link) - Bret Weinstein on the Julian Dorey Podcast https://youtu.be/DMfPxmw3Y9Q?si=Nj8QymGYNK8KDgvl - DarkHorse Podcast episode where Bret raised Toka https://youtube.com/live/9QkBjYK-HYg ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Who Controls the Camera? 00:01:28 From Flock to Toka 00:03:30 Sponsor: Sundays for Dogs 00:04:53 The End of Video Evidence? 00:07:12 Framing the Innocent 00:10:14 J6, Epstein, Kirk, and Butler 00:12:48 The Cryptic Powers of an Emperor 00:14:29 Why the Silence on Toka? 00:17:28 Whitney Webb Was Already on It 00:20:57 Sponsor: Ethos 00:22:00 Fake Cell Towers and Spy SUVs 00:26:33 Worse Than a Panopticon 00:28:56 Ehud Barak, Epstein, and Toka 00:30:35 Where's Your Evidence It Was Used? 00:34:05 An Open Invitation to Toka 00:36:48 Maven and the OODA Loop 00:41:19 Clean Hands, Distant Wars 00:44:59 PolyHeme Without Consent 00:49:47 The Hitchhiker's Guide to Consent 00:54:16 If It Were Your Child 00:57:45 The Banality of Evil 01:01:36 Faking CCTV Is a Question of Price 01:09:52 When AI Takes the Jobs 01:12:43 Billionaire Bunkers and Police Drones 01:15:18 Fight It at the Level of Rights 01:18:46 Five Revolutions, One Lifetime 01:22:07 Gen Z Is in the Bullseye 01:27:32 Where to Find Josh Walkos Support the show

On this, our 346th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the Cornell 7, sex in modern times, and the plague. Civil charges have been brought against seven men and several institutions, including Cornell University, by a woman who claims to have been drugged and gang-raped in a fraternity house on campus in October 2024. We go through legal documents and journalism about what happened and discuss consent, drinking and drugs, the Greek system, and what sex has and has not become. Then: a woman has died of plague in Russia; is a global pandemic coming? We discuss what to look out for. ***** Our sponsors: SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. Caraway: Reset your kitchen on a budget. Bundle and save up to $230 on the 12 piece cookware set vs buying the products individually. Explore more set savings on bakeware, food storage, accessories and more. Visit ⁠Carawayhome.com/DHPOD⁠ to take an additional 10% off your next purchase.This deal is exclusive for our listeners, so visit ⁠Carawayhome.com/DHPOD⁠ or use code DHPOD at checkout. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Anna Bower at Slip Opinion with Cornell 7 docs (including the DA, the Civil Suit, and Kretzschmar petition): https://annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-cornell-7-documents NYT on what transpired at Cornell in the Fall of 2024: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/cornell-rape-accusation-reporting.html Cornell has a sex ed problem: https://jaredlederman.substack.com/p/cornell-has-a-sex-education-problem Jennifer Bilek: https://x.com/bjportraits/status/2107171941014536280?s=20 ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Signed Copies in Seven Languages 00:05:34 Sponsor: SaunaSpace 00:08:55 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:10:33 Sponsor: Caraway 00:14:05 The Cornell 7 Case: A Misleading Name 00:18:23 Believe Women, or Wait for Evidence? 00:23:46 Why Sue Everyone? The Strike Price 00:30:11 Naive About Frats? Not Since 1987 00:36:03 In Everyone's Care, Custody and Control 00:42:31 Regret Is Not a Lack of Consent 00:45:41 Blame Cornell, Blame the Bar? 00:52:38 Kretzschmar's Negative Hair Test 00:59:05 Her Sworn Statement vs. the Lawsuit 01:07:23 How Her Account Changed 01:14:05 What Rape Once Took From a Woman 01:21:49 Two Strategies for Men, One for Women 01:27:25 Cornell's Sex Ed: Yes, No, Maybe So 01:36:28 Why Sex Belongs Behind a Closed Door 01:39:27 A Special Prosecutor and Mob Rule 01:42:07 Why Are We Fed These Stories? 01:50:38 Plague: A Lab Worker Dies in Siberia 01:53:15 Pneumonic, Bubonic, and a Starving Flea 01:57:56 Is This the Next COVID? 02:06:15 Watch the Tabletop Exercises 02:11:10 Tiger Cats of the Andes Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with Jeffrey Tucker on the subject of the COVID story the establishment is willing to tell, and the much larger one it isn't. Find Jeffrey Tucker on X at https://x.com/jeffreytucker and Brownstone Institute at https://brownstone.org. ***** Sponsors: SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide. VanMan: Go to https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26 and use code DARKHORSE26 for 15% off your first order. Redmond Salt: Jurassic-era salt from Utah, and amazing electrolytes (Re-Lyte) from the same sea bed. Go to http://redmond.life/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned on this episode: - Brownstone Institute https://brownstone.org - Cries for Help Buried in V-Safe Data https://brownstone.org/articles/cries-for-help-buried-in-v-safe-data/ - All-In Summit: Bill Gurley https://x.com/theallinpod/status/2101106499527282815 - React19 https://react19.org - Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025–2030 https://realfood.gov - Moderna product pipeline https://www.modernatx.com/research/product-pipeline ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 The Covid Story They'll Tell 00:06:03 Sponsor: SaunaSpace 00:08:26 Sponsor: VanMan 00:10:19 The Middle Ground Scramble 00:15:01 Why Great Barrington Had to Be Crushed 00:19:01 DEFUSE: An Answer Before the Inquiry 00:22:37 mRNA Was Supposed to Be Dead 00:27:45 Sponsor: Redmond Re-lyte 00:30:23 What Is a Vaccine Supposed to Do? 00:34:38 Why Wall Street Loves mRNA 00:42:18 Is Every Booster a Roll of the Dice? 00:56:21 V-Safe: The Injury Reports CDC Ignored 01:08:47 Sam Harris Asked: Where Are the Bodies? 01:12:07 Inflated Deaths and Rewritten Definitions 01:22:14 Can RFK Jr. Beat the Pharma Goliath? Support the show

On this, our 345th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss immigration, AI, and rawness. First: a new Harper’s article chronicles the effects on local people of the mass migration across the Darién Gap in Panama between 2021 and 2025, and what has happened since the number of people coming up from Colombia has dropped to a trickle. The reporting on the ground is excellent—human and honest—while the political analysis is naïve at best. Then: what is it to be raw, how is it inherently human, and what is its relationship to grief, and to AI? ***** Our sponsors: Cozy Earth: Head to https://cozyearth.com and use code DARKHORSE for an exclusive 20% off on home and sleepwear. Puori: Clean and safe supplements, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net Thumbnail Courtesy Getty Images: John Moore / Getty Images South America ***** Mentioned in this episode: Minding the Gap: https://harpers.org/2026/09/general-interest-minding-the-gap-belen-fernandez-jasmine-liu/ Fernández – At the Edge of Empire: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/10/at-the-edge-of-empire-belen-fernandez-panama-immigration-towns/ Heying – Raw: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/raw Crawford, Why We Drive: [can you create an affiliate link for this] https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Drive-Toward-Philosophy/dp/0062741969/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y-PChdMBwHIDKvANAvihY7QLld0SKDGsAFdX8CZrjpTCa4LSx-TBsJo41Sl6JPbm-Ag2zIDy2woM-RCOjRAS0caXHPTH9ozjlifRrjsqc9Q.XcCZSCGXxdZVue61CBJ8YSVti4Emu5qyMkb7a1mFUiw&qid=1790800365&sr=8-2 ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Boredom Makes the Time Go Slow 00:03:57 Sponsor: Cozy Earth 00:07:35 Sponsor: Puori 00:09:22 Sponsor: SaunaSpace 00:12:05 Fat Bear Week: The Prepper's Mascot 00:16:40 Back to the Darién Gap 00:18:52 Invasion or Migration? Both. 00:24:24 How America Carved Panama From Colombia 00:30:33 Is a Boom Now a Right? 00:35:41 Where Did the Aid Organizations Go? 00:40:53 The Surge Was Too Fast to Be Organic 00:44:41 Why There's No Road Through the Darién 00:46:31 Great Reporting, Bad Geopolitics 00:51:00 Mayorkas, HIAS, and the Chinese Camp 00:52:10 Deport Only the Worst of the Worst? 00:58:09 This Is All of Us 01:02:12 Migration as Osmotic Pressure 01:06:15 The Feminization of Systems 01:10:01 Raw: Unprocessed, Unfiltered, Unclothed 01:21:02 The AI That Couldn't Lace a Wheel 01:27:27 Speedometer vs. the Wind in Your Hair 01:33:16 The Rawness of Grief 01:35:41 Why Can't Sociopaths Fake Grief? 01:39:59 Real Grief Is Raw. AI Is Cooked. 01:42:34 Playgrounds With Nails Sticking Out Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with John Cullen on the subject of the unanswered questions surrounding the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Find John Cullen on X at https://x.com/I_Am_JohnCullen and on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/cw/IAMJOHNCULLEN. ***** Sponsors: Lovebird: Delicious, nutritious cereal made with real ingredients. Go to http://lovebirdfoods.com/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE for 25% off your first order. Mars Men: Natural testosterone booster supplement. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life, free shipping, and 3 free gifts from Mars Men at http://Mengotomars.com. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned on this episode: - Was Charlie Kirk Killed With a Drone? Viva Frei and Jimmy Dore on DarkHorse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO76X9CFhUI - How Many Shooters? John Cullen on the Trump Assassination Attempt (July 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hKuo2qW6uE - Multiple Shooters? John Cullen & Clay Martin (TPC #1,538): https://rumble.com/v592bhg-multiple-shooters-john-cullen-and-clay-martin-tpc-1538.html ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Can You Trust a Man With a Pen Name? 00:01:39 Tyler Robinson, Acting Alone? 00:03:42 Sponsor: Lovebird Cereal 00:05:33 Why John Cullen Is Irrelevant 00:22:10 Sponsor: Mars Men 00:23:07 A Pentagon Spy Plane at UVU 00:32:24 Back 25 Minutes After the Shot 00:57:31 The Drones Nobody Wants to Explain 01:10:42 Bird of Prey: A Rifle That Flies 01:17:55 The Round Left on the Roof 01:37:34 Why Was There No Exit Wound? 01:43:27 Butler and the Spiral of Silence 01:50:42 Wouldn't Someone Have Seen It? 01:59:37 Las Vegas: No Shots From the Window 02:05:31 Was the Real Target MBS? 02:19:47 Three Women, a Minivan, 24 Guns 02:27:35 Flushing Out the Crown Prince 02:39:46 Who Broke the Window? 02:47:01 The Deadliest Gunman in History? Support the show

On this, our 344th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss new cats, fat bears, and overwhelmed frogs. The tilcayo, a newly named species of cat from Bolivia, is part of a group of New World “tiger cats” that live on the outskirts of the Amazon basin. We discuss Carnivoran relationships, cats more specifically, and what is known about the history and ecology of the tilcayo in particular. Then: it’s fat bear week at Katmai National Park in Alaska, where grizzlies are fattening themselves on salmon for the Winter ahead; we discuss hibernation, reproductive diapause, and general chonkiness in bears. Finally: female Cope’s gray treefrogs have a harder time choosing good mates when there’s a lot of noise, and when there are too many suitors—kind of like how women often make bad choices when confronted with chaos and wingmen. ***** Our sponsors: Cowboy Colostrum: Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code Darkhorse at https://cowboycolostrum.com/darkhorse. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. Branch Basics: Excellent, effective, simple, truly non-toxic cleaning supplies. Get 15% off with code DarkHorse at https://branchbasics.com/DarkHorse #branchbasicspod ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Lescroart & Nogales-Ascarrunz et al 2026. Phylogenomics and museomics reveal five distinct species of tiger cats in South America. Current Biology 36: 1-15: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01110-3 National Geographic’s tilcayo pics: https://news.nationalgeographic.org/photos-new-wild-cat-species/ Meet the bears: https://explore.org/meet-the-bears#h_75305921118711789688140871 Hemingway et al 2026. Choice overload constrains mate choice independent of energetic masking. iScience 29: 1-13: https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2589-0042%2826%2902464-8 ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 It Smells Like Autumn 00:01:42 Cats, Fat Bears, and Overwhelmed Frogs 00:05:23 Sponsor: Cowboy Colostrum 00:09:23 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:12:01 Sponsor: Branch Basics 00:16:00 The Tilcayo: A Brand-New Cat 00:20:30 An Orphaned Kitten in the Andes 00:23:45 Inside Phylogenetics 00:28:19 Carnivores vs. Carnivorans 00:29:56 Hyenas: Cat Adjacent, Not a Cat 00:37:36 The Answer Is Software 00:44:48 Meet the Tilcayo 00:46:51 Five Cryptic Species of Tiger Cat 00:50:01 Why So Many Little Cats? 00:59:15 Sympatric, Allopatric, or Parapatric? 01:01:47 Apologies to the Dog People 01:03:57 80% Neurotic, 10% Psychotic 01:07:37 A Raccoon, a Lemur, and a Wild Kitten 01:13:33 Fat Bear Week 01:18:12 The Bears' Cupboard Strategy 01:23:45 Yes, Bears Have Diapause 01:26:26 Strategy, Luck, or Dominance? 01:33:26 Overwhelmed Frogs 01:39:19 Why Are Frog Choruses So Loud? 01:45:29 What Counts as a Good Choice? 01:47:07 Clubs, Wingmen, and Bad Decisions 01:51:05 Hot Guys With Less to Say 01:52:02 Be Good to the Ones You Love Support the show

On this, our 343rd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss logic and scientific thinking, as it is done on politically hot topics (e.g. 9/11, Charlie Kirk), and on calmer topics like whether retrievers like to fetch (or just think that we like them to fetch), and whether domestic cats see people as big, clumsy cats. Putting all the hypotheses on the table, working hard to falsify even—especially—your favorite ones—and ending up with one left standing, is the scientific way, and how we arrive at answers that are most likely to be true. ***** Our sponsors: Ridge: Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% off @Ridge with code DARKHORSE at https://www.Ridge.com/darkhorse #Ridgepod Dose for your Liver: Tasty drink with milk thistle, ginger, dandelion & turmeric to support liver health. Get 35% off your first subscription at http://dosedaily.co/DarkHorse. Puori: Clean and safe supplements, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net Thumbnail Courtesy Getty Images News: Jeremy Weine / Stringer ***** Mentioned in this episode: Bret’s talk in NYC, 9-10-26, at Turning the Tide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9tol-sQZAM&t=4s Shermer tweet: https://x.com/michaelshermer/status/2099207300695429427 Dog fetch: https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2079691639153664273 Neighborhood punk cat: https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2093574318181474321 ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Why 343 Beats 243 00:01:12 Unbelievably Stupid, Apparently 00:04:36 Sponsor: Ridge 00:08:29 Sponsor: Dose 00:10:53 Sponsor: Puori 00:12:43 When Logic Gets Suspended 00:17:05 Reading Shermer's Tweet Aloud 00:22:25 Just Asking Questions is Normal 00:28:17 Hypotheses on the Table 00:33:41 Is This the Right Moment? 00:41:38 Do Dogs Really Like to Fetch? 00:46:56 Testing Fetch with a Machine 00:52:49 Are Cats Just Big Clumsy Cats? 01:01:18 Cats Talk to You, Not to Cats 01:05:10 Fairfax's Nightly Gifts 01:19:37 Chimeric Testes 01:29:40 That Was 343 Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with Joel Salatin, whom he calls “one of the wisest people” he’s ever met, on the subject of soil, stewardship, and the kind of knowledge you can only get by doing. Find Joel Salatin, owner of Polyface Farm on X at https://x.com/JoelSalatin and https://www.thelunaticfarmer.com ***** Sponsors: Sundays For Dogs: Dog food so tasty and healthy, even husbands swear by it. Go to http://www.sundaysfordogs.com/DARKHORSE to receive 50% off your first order. Vanman: Go to https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26 and use code DARKHORSE26 for 15% off your first order. Redmond Salt: Jurassic-era salt from Utah, and amazing electrolytes (Re-Lyte) from the same sea bed. Go to http://redmond.life/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Polyface Farm https://polyfacefarm.com Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front https://amzn.to/4gS6rD7 (commission earned) Beavers? Bret Weinstein Speaks with Jakob Shockey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBmKwQ9SPt0 Brownstone Institute https://brownstone.org The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan https://amzn.to/46oGfd5 (commission earned) Greening the Desert Project (Geoff Lawton) https://www.greeningthedesertproject.org ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 One of the Wisest People 00:01:15 Trump Spent His Political Equity 00:03:37 Sponsor: Sundays for Dogs 00:05:26 Sponsor: VanMan 00:07:19 Who Benefits? Bayer, JBS, & Trump 00:11:37 There Are No Global Problems 00:15:24 The Farm You Can Feel 00:19:30 Sponsor: Redmond Relyte 00:24:03 Biological or Mechanical? 00:28:13 Where Hubris Should Be Humility 00:31:32 Dominion Is a Destructive Idea 00:37:55 Petroleum Was Our Chance to Repair 00:39:35 North America Grew More Food in 1500 00:43:35 All True Stories Must Reconcile 00:48:35 Ice Age or Crispy Critters? 00:55:08 Bret’s Stadium of What He’s Burned 00:57:31 Learn a Skill 01:01:54 Not Wrong to Feel Betrayed 01:03:46 Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal 01:10:23 Who Should Inspect Your Carrot? 01:18:28 All Regulations Are Scale Prejudicial 01:21:04 Food Emancipation Support the show

On this, our 342nd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss men, women, and feminism; and the love of our pets. Gloria Steinem died at 92 this week. She exposed working conditions at Playboy clubs in the 1960s by going undercover as a bunny; founded Ms. Magazine in the 1970s; took Ms. ad free in the 1990s, and became a feminist icon. We discuss her legacy, both good and bad. Then: cats, dogs, and the differences between them. ***** Our sponsors: Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save up to $230 on their 12 piece cookware set, and visit http://Carawayhome.com/DarkHorse for an additional 10% off your next purchase. Add their minis duo, and save up to $350. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse for 27% off sitewide. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: NYT obit of Steinem: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/politics/gloria-steinem-dead.html A Bunny’s Tale: https://archive.org/details/a-bunnys-tale/page/n15/mode/2up Heying 2022: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02278-0 Support the show

On this, our 341st Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss two lives well-lived, both of which ended on August 31, 2026: our beloved labrador Maddie, and Wendell Berry. Maddie was adventurous and loyal; she helped raise our children; and she gave unconditional love. Wendell Berry was a writer, an environmentalist, and a philosopher and defender of the land, and of traditional ways of being and doing. He died at 92 at his home in Kentucky, having lived a deep life farming, thinking, and writing. ***** Our sponsors: Timeline: Accelerate the clearing of damaged mitochondria to improve strength and endurance: Go to www.timeline.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 20% off your order. Cowboy Colostrum: Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code Darkhorse at https://cowboycolostrum.com/darkhorse. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Wendell Berry in 2012 in Humanities: https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2012/mayjune/conversation/wendell-berry-landsma Berry obit in NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/wendell-berry-dead.htm The Peace of Wild Things: https://amzn.to/4zQkzE6 (commission earned) The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture: https://amzn.to/4zTQV0S (commission earned) ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 A Rough One Today 00:02:07 Sponsor: Timeline 00:06:01 Sponsor: Cowboy Colostrum 00:09:09 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:11:22 We Lost Maddie on Monday 00:14:01 Why Does She Love Me Unconditionally? 00:15:38 Dogs May Save the World 00:18:03 The Longest-Standing Domesticate 00:20:53 Cats See Mothers, Dogs See a Team 00:23:43 Please Wait for Dad to Get Home 00:30:50 Why We Buried Her Ourselves 00:37:26 Sun Lakes and a Dog With a Job 00:43:09 Photographs of Maddie 00:45:57 Grief Is the Downside of Love 00:48:07 What We Surrender to the Market 00:55:58 Wendell Berry, 1934-2026 01:01:02 The Unsettling of America 01:02:25 Monoculture of Crops and of Ideas 01:07:23 The Cult of the Future 01:13:53 Manifesto: The Mad Farmer 01:16:46 A Meeting, and Goodbye Support the show

On this, our 340th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the recent flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet, climate science, and the nature of evidence. What commonalities are there between a glacial dam breaking and flooding the valley below, taking out towns and villages; Dry Falls and the Columbia River Gorge in Washington state; the Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean; and the 2011 earthquake that resulted in the destruction of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan? In some cases we have to infer what happened; in some cases we have direct observation; in all cases we have to construct a plausible story that fits all of the evidence. Meanwhile in climate science, a new paper reconstructs NOAA data from 1,200 weather stations from over 100 years, uses a different metric than NOAA does to describe the data, and concludes that the world—or at least the coterminous U.S.—is not heating up in the way we have been told. We discuss. ***** Our sponsors: Ethos: Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/darkhorse Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save up to $230 on their 12 piece cookware set, and visit http://Carawayhome.com/DarkHorse for an additional 10% off your next purchase. Add their minis duo, and save up to $350. Puori: Clean and safe supplements, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: New York Post on flood: https://nypost.com/2026/08/26/world-news/flood-hits-china-nepal-border-leaving-many-dead-and-missing/ Flood video: https://x.com/weaponizedwheat/status/2092652586935763289?s=46 More flood video: https://x.com/charlesarthur/status/2092613128387211617?s=20 Christy 2026. Declines in hot and cold daily temperature extremes in the conterminous US, 1899–2025. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 157(5): 309: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00704-026-06200-3 Epoch Times: https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/climatologist-says-a-century-of-weather-data-contradicts-claims-of-record-heat-6072358 ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 When Can You Trust Your Own Eyes? 00:03:49 Sponsor: Ethos 00:05:31 Sponsor: Caraway 00:10:35 Sponsor: Puori 00:12:55 Infinite Paper for a Paperless World 00:18:38 Disaster on the Nepal-Tibet Border 00:22:19 Only 10% of Those Who Get Wet Survive 00:28:25 Dry Falls, the Largest Waterfall Ever 00:33:13 But Where Did the Water Come From? 00:35:27 Glacial Lake Missoula Explodes 00:41:58 The Flash Flood That Nearly Killed Us 00:44:26 Flash Flood vs. Mountain Tsunami 00:48:10 Japan Built Below the Stones 00:55:52 The Huascarán Debris Avalanche 01:00:45 What Boxing Day Taught the World 01:05:35 Declines in Hot and Cold Extremes 01:14:02 Means vs. Extremes 01:17:34 The License to Discard Outliers 01:22:55 The Records NOAA Left Out 01:27:33 Systematic vs. Random Error 01:31:12 How It's Supposed to Be Done 01:36:28 Frogs Next Time Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with philosopher of biology Nathan Cofnas on the subject of race realism and the implications of genetic differences among populations. Find Nathan Cofnas on X at https://x.com/nathancofnas and on Substack at https://ncofnas.com. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: DEI Fraud and Cover-Up at Cambridge https://ncofnas.com/p/dei-fraud-and-cover-up-at-cambridge ***** Tiemstamps: 00:00:00 The Rules of Engagement 00:03:46 Race Realist? 00:08:47 Lineage vs. Race 00:13:58 The Euphemism Treadmill 00:16:38 Is Morality Real? 00:24:51 Westermarck and the Kibbutz 00:35:34 The Incest Taboo Test 00:41:53 Where Moral Beliefs Come From 00:52:34 Wokeism as an Existential Threat 00:57:54 Darwinism Applied to Humans 01:02:21 Does Winter Make You Smarter? 01:07:53 Inuits and Ethiopians 01:10:46 Why Aren't We All Von Neumann? 01:18:10 What About West African Sprinters? 01:24:37 The Black Cats in the Dark 01:28:21 The Longest Childhood on Earth 01:35:07 Everything Is an IQ Test 01:40:59 What Slavery Broke 01:45:21 Ethiopia, Korea, Japan, China 01:49:32 The Second Mode of Inheritance 01:54:18 What We Actually Disagree About 01:57:47 The Arms Race Has No Ceiling Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with Viva Frei and Jimmy Dore on the subject of the Charlie Kirk assassination discussing the paved-over crime scene, the missing microphone, the ballistics, drones, and what a functioning investigation would have looked for. Find Viva Frei on X at https://x.com/thevivafrei and at https://vivafrei.com Find Jimmy Dore on X at https://x.com/jimmy_dore and at https://jimmydore.com ***** Sponsors: SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide. MUD\WTR: Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with DARKHORSE at http://mudwtr.com/DARKHORSE #mudwtrpod Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse to get 27% off site wide for the Labor Day Sale (exclusive for DarkHorse listeners). ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned on this episode: Drone evidence mentioned by Bret: https://x.com/I_Am_JohnCullen/status/2090282476623286463 Judicial Watch UVU Cleanup Records https://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-university-releases-documents-on-clean-up-of-charlie-kirk-assassination-site/ Jimmy Dore's Interview with Joe Kent https://youtu.be/9EqB1OLESEw?si=N9gdgjSf9USzhKS7 Chris Martenson https://x.com/chrismartenson John Cullen https://x.com/I_Am_JohnCullen Brian Harpole on Shawn Ryan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpVrZbiEyi4 Frank Turke mentions drone footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVaxvKtw5NQ&t=2576s Rode Wireless Pro https://rode.com/en-us/user-guides/wireless-pro/on-board-recording-and-32-bit-float Charlie Kirk on PBD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ9VOlaBBeo Chuck Schumer on intelligence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3p2zKPQSgI Support the show

On this, our 339th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the rise of fanaticism in the context of Jason Arday—the former Cambridge professor who was under fire for plagiarism and fabulism, and was recently found dead. Arday benefitted from the progressive stack, and played up both his blackness and autism; he was also an actual marathoner and a human being. There can be no nuance on either side—either he is beloved and his name is chanted at a gathering at Trafalgar Square, or he is denounced by the anti-woke (including race realists). Other examples of cases where fanaticism is met by fanaticism on the other side, when there should be some people who hold an intermediate position, include: Covid vaxxers vs anti-vaxxers; traditionalists vs libertarians; and climate science deniers vs enthusiasts. ***** Our sponsors: Sundries Farm: Extraordinary hand grown and harvested garlic from a family farm on the volcanic soils of Idaho. Go to http://www.sundriesfarm.com & enter code DarkHorse for 10% off. Dose for your Liver: Tasty drink with milk thistle, ginger, dandelion & turmeric to support liver health. Save 35% of your first month at http://dosedaily.co/DarkHorse Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net Thumbnail: Alishia Abodunde / Getty Images News ***** Mentioned in this episode: Sarah Ditum, the Times of London, 8-17: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/was-it-wrong-to-write-so-much-about-jason-arday-nzjrn9gbf Trafalgar Square: https://x.com/nickdixon/status/2089472484085211226?s=46 The Times on Arday, 7-31: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/jason-arday-university-cambridge-plagiarism-kwfk6sm6c Nathan Cofnas: https://ncofnas.com/p/dei-fraud-and-cover-up-at-cambridge “Rebuttal”: https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/the-peter-thiel-linked-race-science-network-that-penetrated-cambridge-university-and-targeted-jason-arday/ Support the show

On this, our 338th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the WNBA, and the surveillance state. At the WNBA, only women can play, but they don’t define what a woman is; as such, two former NBA players have declared their eligibility for next year’s WNBA draft. In humans, as in all mammals, sex is binary and immutable. This is simple and fundamental, and denying it is delusional. Then: Toka is an Israeli company that advertises “frictionless surveillance.” Toka’s technology can locate cameras not their own, remotely access them, and change footage, both previous and live; and they can disappear evidence that any changes have been made. What could go right? ***** Our sponsors: Masa Chips: Delicious chips made with corn, salt, and beef tallow—nothing else—in loads of great flavors. Ready to give MASA a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://www.masachips.com/DARKHORSE and using code DARKHORSE Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: WNBA press conference: https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2026-08-08/wnba-commissioner-says-league-will-continue-discussing-issue-of-transgender-participation Royce White: https://x.com/Highway_30/status/2085869040132555203 Enes Kanter Freedom: https://x.com/EnesFreedom/status/2085772139869696032 Josh Walkos thread on Toka: https://x.com/JoshWalkos/status/2085785810754785715?s=20 Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with Peter Boghossian on the subject of the Jason Arday scandal and what it reveals about DEI, meritocracy, institutional failure, and the erosion of trust in academia. Find Peter Boghossian on X at https://x.com/peterboghossian and on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@drpeterboghossian. ***** Sponsors: Sundays For Dogs: Dog food so tasty and healthy, even husbands swear by it. Go to http://www.sundaysfordogs.com/DARKHORSE to receive 50% off your first order. Vanman: Go to https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26 and use code DARKHORSE26 for 15% off your first order. Branch Basics: Get 15% off Branch Basics with the code darkhorse at https://branchbasics.com/darkhorse #branchbasicspod Sundays For Dogs: Dog food so tasty and healthy, even husbands swear by it. Go to http://www.sundaysfordogs.com/DARKHORSE to receive 50% off your first order. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned on this episode: Michael Nayna: The Reformers https://www.michaelnayna.com/p/trailer-launch-the-reformers-2023 Evergreen Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2WeWgcSMk&list=PLLHyNSlsz44_GceBMuwAyflt3lDWMEjTG Senate HELP Committee: HHS/CDC Confirmation Hearing https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/chairman-cassidy-delivers-remarks-during-confirmation-hearing-on-nominations-for-hhs-cdc The Death of Expertise: Tom Nichols https://amzn.to/4xm1RCc (commission earned) Legitimation Crisis: Jürgen Habermas https://amzn.to/3RUrRG0 (commission earned) Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/LC73760/text Black Intellectual Roundtable: DarkHorse https://youtu.be/pHGt733yw3g The Tragedy of the Commons: Garrett Hardin https://doi.org/10.1126/science.162.3859.1243 National Progress Alliance: What We Do https://www.nationalprogressalliance.org/work/ National Progress Alliance: Stop Donating to Your Alma Mater https://www.nationalprogressalliance.org/work/stop-donating-to-your-alma-mater/ Is the occasional massacre of gay people worth it to have more Muslims in your society? https://boghossian.substack.com/p/is-the-occasional-massacre-of-gay Peter Boghossian Links https://linktr.ee/peterboghossian The Reformers https://www.michaelnayna.com/p/the-reformers-recommended-viewing Support the show

On this, our 337th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss how Western society is treating its children. First, the good news: the Department of Justice, working with AGs in Texas and Ohio, have effectively shuttered two major “gender care” clinics, and extracted promises to create clinics to support people in detransitioning. It’s about time. But: why is there a Trump banner on the DoJ? This is not typically how Americans do things, for good reason. Add the Trump branded passport, and $1 coin, and there’s a definite Dear Leader vibe going on. Politics has taken over analytical thought—today, all you have to do is know who stands for a thing, and you know whether you do or do not agree. (See the protein panic currently taking blue-media outlets by storm.) Then: a Yale law professor says the insane part out loud. Finally, a guy caught taking out Flock cameras suddenly has a lot of friends, at least on-line. ***** Our sponsors: Timeline: Accelerate the clearing of damaged mitochondria to improve strength and endurance: Go to http://www.timeline.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 20% off your first order. ARMRA Colostrum is an ancient bioactive whole food that can strengthen your immune system. Go to http://www.tryarmra.com/DARKHORSE to get 30% off your first subscription order. Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save up to $230 on their 12 piece cookware set, and visit http://Carawayhome.com/DarkHorse for an additional 10% off your next purchase. Add their minis duo, and save up to $350. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Press release from Texas AG: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-makes-history-securing-landmark-healthcare-fraud-settlement-creates-nations The Epoch Times on detransitioning: https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/clinics-to-begin-offering-restorative-care-for-detransitioners-6065754 Trump $1 coin: https://www.usmint.gov/campaigns/donald-trump-coin Trump passport: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116818397307589675 The Malones on the protein panic: https://www.malone.news/p/the-protein-panic-how-a-review-paper Jillian Michaels on children’s programming: https://x.com/jillianmichaels/status/2084783188715676079 Yale law professor Samuel Moyn: https://x.com/aaronkheriatymd/status/2084832267713851654?s=46 Wesley Jackson and the Flock cameras: https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2085002106046492858 Support the show

On this, our 336th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the Covid Era in light of the Senate Hearing on the testimony of Anthony Fauci. First: excerpts from several Covid Era Stories, reminding us of the atrocities, tragedies, and ludicrosities (yes) of that time. Then: is Fauci’s refusal to answer any questions put to him by members of the committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs evidence that he is, in effect, a made man? We the people deserve answers, and the government should work for us—but it does not appear to do so. The polarization is as stark as possible: democrats think Fauci is science, republicans see Fauci as a great harm to science. ***** Our sponsors: Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. Puori: Amazingly clean and safe supplements and protein powders, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! Mars Men: Natural testosterone booster supplement. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life, free shipping, and 3 free gifts from Mars Men at http://Mengotomars.com. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net Thumbnail: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images News ***** Mentioned in this episode: Senate hearing: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov Covid Era Stories (#17, 23, 8, 9, 24, and 3 excerpted on show): https://naturalselections.substack.com/s/covid-era-stories Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with Leslie Manookian on the subject of medical freedom, vaccine mandates, constitutional rights, institutional power, and the possible mechanisms behind homeopathy. Find Leslie Manookian and Health Freedom Defense Fund at https://healthfreedomdefense.org and on X at https://x.com/theHFDF. ***** Sponsors: Vanman: Go to https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26 and use code DARKHORSE26 for 15% off your first order. Branch Basics: Get 15% off Branch Basics with the code darkhorse at https://branchbasics.com/darkhorse #branchbasicspod Redmond Salt: Jurassic-era salt from Utah, and amazing electrolytes (Re-Lyte) from the same sea bed. Go to http://redmond.life/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Health Freedom Defense Fund https://healthfreedomdefense.org Brownstone Institute: https://brownstone.org/ The Greater Good Movie https://greatergoodmovie.org Health Freedom Resources & Action Kit https://healthfreedomdefense.org/resources/ Challenge to Biden Federal Travel Mask Mandate https://healthfreedomdefense.org/hfdf-lawsuits/federal-travel-mask-mandate/ PREP Act and Declarations: https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/technical-resources/resource/13353/public-readiness-and-emncy-preparedness-prep-act HFDF and Brownstone Medical Freedom Poll: https://healthfreedomdefense.org/poll/ Stand for Health Freedom: https://standforhealthfreedom.com/ Medical Freedom Act Coalition: https://healthfreedomdefense.org/shf-and-hfdf-form-national-coalition-to-advance-medical-freedom-across-the-us/ American Fascism: The Injection Industrial Complex https://lesliemanookian.substack.com/p/american-fascism-the-injection-industrial Brave New World https://amzn.to/4bgNgQ1 (commission earned) Vaccines Are They Really Safe and Effective? https://amzn.to/4gTO15e (commission earned) American Institute of Homeopathy: https://homeopathyusa.org/ Prasanta Banerji Homeopathic Research Foundation: https://www.pbhrfindia.org/ Polyface Retreat https://brownstone.org/polyface-retreat-2026/ ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Meet Idaho’s Medical Freedom Rebel 00:06:58 Sponsor: Vanman 00:08:50 Sponsor: Branch Basics 0010:42 Can States Defend Medical Freedom? 00:18:47 Sponsor: Redmond Salt 00:21:25 Your Body, Your Call 00:33:36 Nuremberg Code & Real Consent 00:38:16 1913: The Year America Broke 00:47:26 NGOs & Nonprofits 00:56:35 One World Government Ambitions 01:04:57 Eugenics and Human Control 01:14:35 Covid and Digital Control 01:18:29 CBDCs & Tokenizing Everything 01:26:29 Drug Safety Crisis 01:37:16 9/11 Manufactured Trauma 01:45:27 Leslie’s Vaccine Injuries & Homeopathy 01:58:05 Bret & Heather’s Vaccines Journey 02:00:00 Bret’s Homeopathic Journey 02:03:43 Leslie’s Response to Bret’s Doubts 02:07:55 Bret Defends Homeopathy 02:15:12 Unexplained, but it Works 02:23:03 Practical Homeopathy 02:29:20 Homeopathy: True Health Freedom 02:33:57 Bret: Where a Mechanism Might Hide 02:53:39 Leslie’s Work Support the show

On this, our 335th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the time-traveling money printer in its newest instantiation: Trump’s monetization of Truth Social, wherein you pay to get a microsecond advantage in the market. Like so many before him, he’s becoming wealthy without generating wealth. But a president should be working to generate wealth for his country, and its citizens. Then: discussion of risk, exploration and frontiers in the context of Pa Ingalls and the Little House on the Prairie series, the fearful response to such things by many women, and the motorcycle accident that our son Toby was just in. (He will be okay.) ***** Our sponsors: Masa Chips: Delicious chips made with corn, salt, and beef tallow—nothing else—in loads of great flavors. Ready to give MASA a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://www.masachips.com/DARKHORSE and using code DARKHORSE American Financing: NMLS #182334 nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-886-5350 for details about credit, costs and terms. Visit http://AmericanFinancing.net/DarkHorse. Average savings based on borrowers who save over $199.99. SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Truth Social announcement: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/16/3328489/0/en/Trump-Media-and-Technology-Group-Launches-Truth-API-a-New-Licensed-Data-Service-for-Financial-Services-Partners-That-Provides-the-Fastest-Access-to-Truth-Social-s-Most-Influential-.html Tai Pan: https://amzn.to/44JG4bu (comission earned) Pa Ingalls and risk at Natural Selections: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/scared-rabbits Support the show

On this, our 334th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss data centers, surveillance cameras, and the Cartesian Crisis. Do Americans dislike data centers because they’re bad for us, or because foreign agents want us to dislike them? The NYT and Alethea say that foreign agents are creating content made to look home-grown that is not, but the support for the arguments is weak. Meanwhile, the high-voltage lines going up near people’s homes could have the aesthetic and—more important—health costs mitigated if those lines were put underground, due to the potential to insulate the magnetic fields. Also: Flock cameras are going up all over America. The stated goal is to track license plates, but our privacy and civil liberties are at stake. The Flock CEO compares those who are taking out Flock cameras to antifa, and Bret introduces a new idea: They Don’t Actually Give a Shit About Us. ***** Our sponsors: American Financing: NMLS #182334 nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-886-5350 for details about credit, costs and terms. Visit http://AmericanFinancing.net/DarkHorse. Average savings based on borrowers who save over $199.99. Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save up to $230 on their 12 piece cookware set, and visit http://Carawayhome.com/DarkHorse for an additional 10% off your next purchase. Add their minis duo, and save up to $350. Dose for your Liver: Tasty drink with milk thistle, ginger, dandelion & turmeric to support liver health. Save 35% of your first month at http://dosedaily.co/DarkHorse ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: NYT on data centers: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/china-russia-ai-data-centers.html Alethea: https://alethea.com/insights/how-state-actors-and-ai-slop-are-amplifying-data-center-revolt Taggard on Brockovich’s Substack: https://www.thebrockovichreport.com/p/high-voltage-high-stakes Cowan on data centers and magnetic fields: https://peteranthonycowan.substack.com/p/erin-brockovich-power-lines-and-the Flock: https://www.flocksafety.com Deflock: https://deflock.org Flock CEO: https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/2075624572540338269 Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with Sonia Elijah on the subject of her book, 3/11: Viral Takeover, covering the Covid pandemic. Find Sonia Elijah at https://www.soniaelijah.com and on X at https://x.com/sonia_elijah. Purchase her book on Amazon https://amzn.to/4wEKjRC (commission earned). ***** Sponsors: Sundays For Dogs: Dog food so tasty and healthy, even husbands swear by it. Go to http://www.sundaysfordogs.com/DARKHORSE to receive 50% off your first order. Sundries Farm: Extraordinary hand grown and harvested garlic from a family farm on the volcanic soils of Idaho. Go to http://www.sundriesfarm.com & enter code DarkHorse for 10% off. Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Mentioned in this episode: 3/11 Viral Takeover https://amzn.to/4wEKjRC (commission earned) Brownstone Institute http://brownstone.org Support the show

On this, our 333rd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss how to avoid mosquitoes without DEET, whether Gen Z is really doing better than the generations before it (as some research and headlines proclaim), and what the hell happened to Wikipedia. First: catnip is as effective as DEET in dissuading mosquitoes (but you might end up attracting cats). Next: New research suggests that GenZ is doing great, financially, but dig just a little, and find the research deeply flawed. Finally: Larry Sanger named and led Wikipedia in 2001, and he has now been permanently blocked from the site. It has become an ideological racket rather than an encyclopedia, but we need an encyclopedia. How do we get it back? ***** Our sponsors: American Financing: NMLS #182334 nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-886-5350 for details about credit, costs and terms. Visit http://AmericanFinancing.net/DarkHorse. Average savings based on borrowers who save over $199.99. Masa Chips: Delicious chips made with corn, salt, and beef tallow—nothing else—in loads of great flavors. Ready to give MASA a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://www.masachips.com/DARKHORSE and using code DARKHORSE CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Catnip as bug repellent: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/07/catnip-lotion-as-effective-as-deet-at-repelling-mosquitoes-study-finds Is GenZ earning more than millennials?: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/22/gen-z-earning-more-millennials-same-age-resolution-foundation Phil Harper responds: https://thedigger.co/p/gen-z-is-out-earning-millennials The Guardian publishes a lot from the Resolution Foundation: https://www.theguardian.com/business/resolution-foundation Larry Sanger: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4638304/larry-sanger-wikipedia-co-founder-banned-anonymous-mob/ Support the show

On this, our 332nd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss America’s 250th birthday. In 1776, both Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence provided self-evident truths that prompted the formation of a new nation. Built on optimism and an entrepreneurial spirit, the United States of America is fracturing along political lines, each side incapable of seeing the humanity of people who believe different things from themselves. In those 250 year old documents we see implicit recognition of trade-offs, game theory and emergence—all of which are just as fundamental now as they were then. As part of this discussion we cover patriotism, antifa, dual vs hierarchical loyalties, Trump, the World Cup, and taking advantage of breaks. ***** Our sponsors: Timeline: Accelerate the clearing of damaged mitochondria to improve strength and endurance: Go to http://www.timeline.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 20% off your first order. ARMRA Colostrum is an ancient bioactive whole food that can strengthen your immune system. Go to http://www.tryarmra.com/DARKHORSE to get 30% off your first subscription order. Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse for % off sitewide, 25% of Luxe mattresses, and 30% off elite mattresses ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Common Sense: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/147/147-h/147-h.htm Declaration of Independence: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript Harper’s: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/07/happy-fucking-birthday-christopher-hooks-semiquincentennial/ Musings with Chloé Simone: https://substack.com/@chloesimmone/p-203727669 Support the show

On this, our 331st Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss sunscreen and vegans. It’s Summer, and the sun is out! Should you slather yourself in sunscreen, stay indoors, or seek moderate exposure to the sun that grows in intensity that more your skin becomes acclimated to the season? The last, of course. Research has found that sunscreen use may be positively correlated with skin cancer, but a) “sunscreen” is not just one thing, and most but not all sunscreen is positively toxic, and b) all cause mortality is lower in people who get regular (non-sunscreened) sun exposure, so even if sunscreen does lower your risk of skin cancer—the sun is protecting your health in other ways. Also consider ditching the sunglasses, and donning a hat. Then: even the New York Times can’t figure out whose team they’re on, as a vegan in Portland tries to get Oregonians to outlaw hunting, fishing, animal research, conventional livestock production, and “lethal pest control.” ***** Our sponsors: Mud/WTR: Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code DarkHorse at http://mudwtr.com/DarkHorse #mudwtrpod Caraway: save up to $230 on the 12 piece cookware set vs buying the products individually; include minis duo & save up to $350. Visit http://Carawayhome.com/DarkHorse to take an additional 10% off using code DarkHorse on your next purchase. Puori: Clean and safe supplements, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Hulscher’s substack: https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/study-finds-sunscreen-use-linked Jeremian et al 2023. Gene–Environment analyses in a UK biobank skin Cancer cohort identifies important SNPs in DNA repair genes that may help prognosticate disease risk. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 32(11): 1599-1607: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10840669/pdf/nihms-1929398.pdf Nicholson & Exley, C 2007. Aluminum: a potential pro-oxidant in sunscreens/sunblocks? Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 43(8): 1216-1217: https://www.ovid.com/journals/frbm/abstract/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.07.010~aluminum-a-potential-pro-oxidant-in-sunscreenssunblocks Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) NYT in Oregon: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/us/politics/animal-rights-cruelty-oregon.html Support the show

Bret Weinstein sits down with Rupert Lowe for a timely conversation about Britain, the West, institutional corruption, and the consequences of political cowardice. Days after this interview was recorded, the UK Rape Gang Inquiry Report was released, bringing renewed attention to one of the most disturbing scandals in modern British history. Find Rupert Lowe on X at https://x.com/RupertLowe10 and Restore Britain at https://www.restorebritain.org.uk. ***** This episode is sponsored by: Mars Men: Natural testosterone booster supplement. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life, free shipping, and 3 free gifts from Mars Men at http://Mengotomars.com. Puori: Amazingly clean and safe supplements and protein powders, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse to get 20% off Sitewide, 25% off Luxe Mattresses, or 30% off Elite Mattresses. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Mentioned on this episode: The Rape Gang Inquiry Report https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6810978a41bbc42489eafa81/t/6a314bb1151e511944bd4421/1781615537601/The+Rape+Gang+Inquiry+Report.pdf Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain announcement: https://x.com/RupertLowe10/status/2022394419685822647 Support the show

On this, our 330th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss pride and fascism. In California, companies get preferential consideration for utilities contracts if they can demonstrate that they belong to June’s most popular “oppressed” class—LGBTQ. Proof will be required, however. Evidence can take the form of “attempted parenting” with a same-sex partner, a therapist’s letter confirming transgender status, or a TikTok account, among other things. Meanwhile among the GenZ’s, 31% of young women identify as LGBTQ—and mostly it’s B. Young women claiming they’re bisexual is yet another social contagion—it’s safer than cutting or taking cross-sex hormones, and it puts you in good standing to get money from the state of California! Then: what is fascism? Umberto Eco proposed 14 features found in fascism; we review. ***** Our sponsors: Dose for your Liver: Tasty drink with milk thistle, ginger, dandelion & turmeric to support liver health. Save 35% of your first month at http://dosedaily.co/DarkHorse Sundries Farm: Extraordinary hand grown and harvested garlic from a family farm on the volcanic soils of Idaho. Go to http://www.sundriesfarm.com & enter code DarkHorse for 10% off. Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Rufo and Hufford in City Journal: https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-gay-business-contracts-utilities LGBTQ Status Qualifiers for Business Owners: https://nglcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/LGBTQ-Status-Qualifiers-for-Business-Owners-1.pdf Randal Olson on genZ’s embrace of LGBTQ: https://www.randalolson.com/2026/06/09/lgbtq-identification-by-generation Umberto Eco on ur-fascism: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with attorney, Bobbie Anne Cox on the subject of election laws, voter fraud, and the political landscape in blue states. But first they honor the legacy of their friend, Warner Mendenhall, in discussing the Brooke Jackson case and fraud in Pfizer Trials. Find Bobbie Anne Cox on X at https://x.com/Attorney_Cox and her Substack at https://attorneycox.substack.com. ***** Sponsors: Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. Vanman: Go to https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26 and use code DARKHORSE26 for 15% off your first order. SaunaSpace: Dark Horse listeners get an exclusive 10% off sitewide at http://sauna.space/darkhorse - now through June 21, every sauna purchase includes a FREE PureLayer bundle featuring an organic bamboo mat cover and three stool covers. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Mentioned in this Episode: Brownstone Institute https://brownstone.org/ In Memory of Warner Mendenhall https://imahealth.org/in-memory-of-warner-mendenhall Brook Jackson's fight against Pfizer https://www.covidlawcast.com/p/brook-jacksons-fight-against-pfizer UNITED STATES OF AMERICAex rel. BROOK JACKSON,Plaintiff,vs.VENTAVIA RESEARCH GROUP, LLC,et al.Defendants https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24362542-2023-12-19-jackson-opp2mtd-final-as-filed/ H.R.5546 - National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/5546 National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation HHS, CDC Announce New ACIP Members https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-cdc-announce-new-acip-members-sept-2025.html CPPAC 2026: Bobbie Anne Cox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p3YItoDArs When Judges Go Rogue https://attorneycox.substack.com/p/when-judges-go-rogue When Judges Go Rogue - Bobbie Anne Flower Cox - The Brownstone Show, Episode 15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVZTHV-bZN8 SAVE Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22 Support the show

On this, our 329th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we continue to discuss the West. We begin with readings of glorious California—from Stegner to Chandler to Didion—and reminisce about our own time growing up in LA. Then: the elections in California seem rigged, and if your elections are rigged, you don’t have a democracy. Paper polls worked; in-person voting worked; exit polls provided information. Why did our elections change? The system as it stands is an invitation to fraud. A democratic republic is the only viable alternative, and Democrats are destroying the goose that lays the golden eggs, which makes the marvelous life of most people—including the men singing about not taking it anymore--possible. Meanwhile in the state of Washington: the newest Executive Order demonstrates just how spineless, powerless, and in need of replacement, our leaders are. EO 26-01 purports to address menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms; instead, it is a pandering, bureaucratic, gameable, woke, anti-scientific mess. To everyone who still believes the blue team: Stop being foot-soldiers of Goliath. ***** Our sponsors: Redmond Salt: Jurassic-era salt from Utah, and amazing electrolytes (Re-Lyte) from the same sea bed. Go to http://redmond.life/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order. Branch Basics: Excellent, effective, simple, truly non-toxic cleaning supplies. Get 15% off with code DarkHorse at https://branchbasics.com/DarkHorse #branchbasicspod CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode (Amazon links receive affiliate commission, thank you for supporting DarkHorse): Haslam 1992: Many Californias: Literature from the Golden State https://amzn.to/3QwRDPN Didion 1968: Slouching Towards Bethlehem https://amzn.to/4vEJnw4 Stegner 1971: Angle of Repose https://amzn.to/4olKo9U Chandler 1939: The Big Sleep https://amzn.to/3RYFVOn West 1939: The Day of the Locust https://amzn.to/4uqy0a2 Didion 1979: The White Album https://amzn.to/4uKdem5 KTLA: https://ktla.com/news/politics/los-angeles-mayor-primary-election/ Men’s chorus: https://x.com/politibunny/status/2064083824393236818 WA EO on menopause: https://governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/exe_order/26-01%20-%20Menopause%20%28tmp%29.pdf Women’s Commission: https://wswc.wa.gov Support the show

On this, our 328th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss fires in the West, both literal and metaphorical. First: the mayoral race in LA, and race politics. Then: rioting in Paris after a soccer win—not mere hooliganism, but also due to race politics and immigration. The World Cup is coming to Seattle—but what to do about the homeless people? Build a “low barrier” tiny home community out of sight of the tourists, where drug addicts are encouraged to relocate. New public toilets in Seattle were destroyed within weeks, though—will tiny homes be sufficient to protect soccer fans? Also: it’s pride month! At UCSC’s “Gender Affirming Gear” closet, students can get free binders, packers, and tucking kits! Knitting it all together: What is the West, what are its tenets, and is it worth saving? Yes. ***** Our sponsors: Timeline: Accelerate the clearing of damaged mitochondria to improve strength and endurance: Go to http://www.timeline.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 20% off your first order. ARMRA Colostrum is an ancient bioactive whole food that can strengthen your immune system. Go to http://www.tryarmra.com/DARKHORSE to get 30% off your first order. Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save with their cookware set, and visit http://Carawayhome.com/DH10 to for an additional 10% off your next purchase. Also: spend over $495 and receive a Butcherbox FREE; spend over $795 and also get a FREE cast iron grill pan! ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com/ Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: LA mayoral race results: https://ktla.com/news/politics/los-angeles-mayor-primary-election/ Voting based on race: https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/2061571066707972540?s=20 Rioting in Paris: https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2060870418014118162?s=20 Seattle toilets: https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2061802513993490856 Tiny homes in Seattle: https://thepostmillennial.com/seattle-builds-tiny-home-village-for-citys-homeless-drug-users-displaced-by-fifa-world-cup-games UCSC Queer Center: https://queer.ucsc.edu UnClockable tucking kit: https://unclockable.com/products/unclockable-tuck-kit-2 Support the show

On this, our 327th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss West coast politics, propaganda, and AI. First: the insurgent campaign of Spencer Pratt in the race for mayor of Los Angeles is going strong. He is by far the best hope for Los Angeles, given fires and filth, homelessness and crime, drugs and corruption. Then: propaganda from Iran is remarkably compelling. And: Bret proposes that the model of AI that we are living under is degenerate intellectual communism, and that we have been given no choice. And: there is so much new under the sun—but AI may blind us to its discovery. ***** Our sponsors: Mars Men: Natural testosterone booster supplement. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life, free shipping, and 3 free gifts from Mars Men at http://Mengotomars.com. Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. Branch Basics: Excellent, effective, simple, truly non-toxic cleaning supplies. Get 15% off with code DarkHorse at https://branchbasics.com/DarkHorse #branchbasicspod ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: LA mayoral debate: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rI3A6alVHM) CBS fact-checks mayor Bass: https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2052588315828994148?s=20 Pratt on JRE on fentanyl zombies: https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/2058477622439583827?s=20 Pressure washing campaign slogans in LA: https://x.com/Rightanglenews/status/2058587656334803243?s=20 Pilates moms ad: https://x.com/SnarkingIsLegal/status/2056336125732507799 LA Times says crime is down: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-24/crime-rates-los-angeles-mayor-race-2026-candidates Iran Lego video: https://x.com/FurkanGozukara/status/2042149309588590937?s=46 Support the show

Panama Canal follow-up: Bret Weinstein and Michael Yon return to the subject two years later after major developments. Michael appears this time with his wife and partner, Masako Ganaha sharing their unique paradigm for understanding global patterns, historical lessons, and future predictions. Find Masako Ganaha at https://note.com/masakoganaha and on X at https://x.com/ganaha_masako Find Michael Yon on Substack at https://michaelyon.substack.com and on X at https://x.com/Michael_Yon ***** Sponsors: Dose: Ready to give your liver the support it deserves? Head to http://dosedaily.co/DARKHORSE or enter DARKHORSE to get 35% off your first subscription. Puori: Amazingly clean and safe supplements and protein powders, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! Vanman: Go to https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26 and use code DARKHORSE26 for 15% off your first order. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Mentioned in this episode: Michael Yon Panama Canal on DarkHorse https://darkhorse.locals.com/post/5179074/bret-weinstein-with-michael-yon-in-the-panama-canal Catherine Austin Fitz on Michael Yon Substack https://michaelyon.substack.com/p/amazing-talk-masako-and-catherine Trojan Migration? The 210th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwmwxo3iMAs Zionist Forces may close Strait of Hormuz https://michaelyon.substack.com/p/zionist-forces-may-close-strait-of Dutch Farmers Canaries in the Globalist Coal Mine Michael Yon Eva Vlaardingerbroek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHQN54XCL0 Screwworms over Texas https://michaelyon.substack.com/p/screwworms-over-texas Support the show

On this, our 326th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss government and tyranny, environmental toxins and the media, eminent domain, and memories of childhood. Former Washington state governor Christine Gregoire says the state doesn’t have an income problem, it’s got a spending problem—and that unpredictability from legislators is making it impossible for the business community to plan. Stochasticity is impossible to adapt to—for humans, and for other species too. In the most expensive Congressional primary race in U.S. history, incumbent Thomas Massie lost in Kentucky; his opponent was substantively funded by AIPAC. Young people supported Massie; old people did not. The Department of Fish & Wildlife has declared the widely used herbicide atrazine no big deal—but it very much is, beginning with the well-established fact that it turns the frogs…not gay, but aggressive and dysfunctionally hermaphroditic. In Georgia, eminent domain is being invoked to “liberate” people from their houses. And we end with memories of idyllic childhoods in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. ***** Our sponsors: MUD\WTR: Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code DARKHORSE at http://mudwtr.com/darkhorse! #mudwtrpod SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide. Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse to get 27% off sitewide. Exclusive for DarkHorse listeners. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Christine Gregoire: https://x.com/BrandiKruse/status/2054995043006681440 AIPAC on Kentucky race: https://x.com/AIPAC/status/2056893663511257316 NYT on atrazine, 2023: https://www.nytimes.com/article/rfk-conspiracy-theories-fact-check.html NYT on atrazine, 2026: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/climate/epa-atrazine-endangered-species-maha.html Hayes et al 2003. Atrazine-induced hermaphroditism at 0.1 ppb in American leopard frogs (Rana pipiens): laboratory and field evidence. Environmental health perspectives, 111(4): 568: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1241446/pdf/ehp0111-000568.pdf Gender Surrender – DarkHorse #182 on atrazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USF0A_fRlvk Eminent domain – Ansley Brown in Georgia: https://x.com/Ansleysgarden/status/2054036145328075104 Shadow Thoughts: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/shadow-thoughts Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with Jakob Shockey on the subject of cancel culture in the nonprofit world, raising money, and beavers. Find Project Beaver at https://www.projectbeaver.org ***** Sponsors: Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save with Caraway’s cookware set and visit http://Carawayhome.com/DHPOD to for an additional 10% off your next purchase. Puori: Amazingly clean and safe supplements and protein powders, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! Timeline: Timeline accelerate the clearing of damaged mitochondria to improve strength and endurance: Go to http://www.timeline.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 20% off your first order. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Mentioned in this episode: Beavers? Bret Weinstein Speaks with Jakob Shockey on the Darkhorse Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBmKwQ9SPt0 Just How Busy Is the Beaver? https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/beaver Support the show

On this, our 325th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss Hanta virus and drought. First: what is the natural history of Hantavirus, do any Hantaviruses transmit directly from human to human, and what is going on with the M.V. Hondius, the cruise ship on which Hantavirus has made a stand? Given its mechanisms of action, Ivermectin is likely to treat Hantavirus (a negative sense single-stranded RNA virus), but the WHO dismisses the possibility. Moderna is working on a Hantavirus vaccine, even though the Number Needed to Treat is sky high. What is going on? Then: in Washington state, we’re experiencing a very wet drought. The Department of Ecology has declared a drought (again), and the snow pack is low, but all other indicators—from rivers to reservoirs to soil moisture—are excellent. Cliff Mass, atmospheric scientist, puts the evidence in one place and calls bull on the drought diagnosis. ***** Our sponsors: Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club: Freshly harvested and delicious. Go to http://www.GetFreshDarkHorse.com to get a bottle of the best olive oil you’ve ever had for $1 shipping. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Hantavirus and the elders: https://asm.org/articles/2024/october/indigenous-knowledge-solved-mysterious-outbreak Toledo et al 2022. Evidence for human-to-human transmission of hantavirus: a systematic review. The Journal of infectious diseases, 226(8): 1362-1371: https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/226/8/1362/6369311 Zaidi & Dehgani-Mobaraki 2022. The mechanisms of action of ivermectin against SARS-CoV-2—an extensive review. The Journal of antibiotics, 75(2): 60-71: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41429-021-00491-6 The WHO on the recent outbreak: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599 Cliff Mass – There is no drought emergency: https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-is-no-drought-emergency-in.html Statewide drought declared in WA: https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2026/april-8-statewide-drought-declared-due-to-dismal-snowpack Support the show

On this, our 324th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the 2028 presidential election, and bees, plants, and electrons. First: Kamala Harris is currently the front-runner for the Democratic nominee in 2028. Given her scant record of achievements, her capacity, and her campaign in 2024, how is this possible? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would be a better choice. On the Republican side, Vance is the front-runner, as expected, but there are far more other options than on the Democratic side (DeSantis, Kennedy, Gabbard, to name a few). Then: flowers are negatively charged, bees become positively charged while flying, such that when bees arrive at flowers, pollen leaps on to bees. We discuss sensory modalities, communication between pollinators and pollen distributors, and how environmental EMF might disrupt such systems. ***** Our sponsors: Ridge: Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% off @Ridge with code DARKHORSE at https://www.Ridge.com/darkhorse #Ridgepod ARMRA Colostrum is an ancient bioactive whole food that can strengthen your immune system. Go to http://www.armra.com/DARKHORSE to get 30% off your first order. Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club: Scrumptious & freshly harvested. Go to http://www.GetFreshDarkHorse.com to get a bottle of the best olive oil you’ve ever had for $1 shipping. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Ross Douthat on Harris in the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/opinion/kamala-harris-democratic-party.html Real Clear Polling on Republicans in 2028: https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/republican-primary/2028/national Sir David Attenborough on bees, plants, and EMFs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee381dCP6JM Support the show

On this, our 323rd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss vultures, politics, and complex systems. Vultures, which have evolved multiple times (like mangroves, poison frogs, and “trees”), specialize on carrion. In India, a painkiller commonly used in people but toxic to vultures, diclofenac, came out of patent, began to be used in cattle, and the vast majority of vultures in India died. Downstream effects include the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, and tens of billions of dollars in economic losses. Now in Africa, vultures are being poisoned intentionally, and a similar devastation is likely to happen. Vultures are ugly, smelly, and gross…and utterly central to the health of not just their ecosystems, but the people who live in and near them. Welcome to complex systems. Also: Katie Wilson, the mayor of Seattle, seems to be engaged in a kind of “scientific socialism,” akin to “scientific racism,” in which quasi-scientific ideas are used to justify (bad) policy. ***** Our sponsors: Lovebird: Delicious, nutritious cereal made with real ingredients. Go to http://lovebirdfoods.com/darkhorseand use code DARKHORSE for 25% off your first order. Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club: Scrumptious & freshly harvested. Go to http://www.GetFreshDarkHorse.com to get a bottle of the best olive oil you’ve ever had for $1 shipping. Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Frank & Sudarshan 2024. The social costs of keystone species collapse: evidence from the decline of vultures in India. American Economic Review 114(10): 3007-3040: https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/171014/13/WRAP-twerp-1433-Sudarshan-24.pdf Anoosh Moonka tweet: https://x.com/anishmoonka/status/2049394252573004057 On the Origin of Species: https://dn710801.ca.archive.org/0/items/darwin-online_1859_Origin_F373/1859_Origin_F373_text.pdf Katie Wilson clip from Brandi Kruse: https://x.com/BrandiKruse/status/2049562844862324861 Support the show

Bret Weintein debates Jonathan Pageau with Jordan Hall on whether science or religion can save humanity from itself. Find Jonathan Pageau at https://www.thesymbolicworld.com and on x at https://x.com/PageauJonathan Bret thanks Redeemer Anglican Church for loaning them the space to do this podcast. ***** Sponsors: Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club: Scrumptious & freshly harvested. Go to http://www.GetFreshDarkHorse.com to get a bottle of the best olive oil you’ve ever had for $1 shipping. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Mentioned in this episode: Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Bret Speaks with Jonathan Pageau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NYz1DJ4ByM Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with Joshua Stylman, an entrepreneur, investor and Covid dissident about societal manipulation and social engineering. The conversation focuses around a recent Substack piece by Stylman on “The Enemy is Not Each Other.” Find Joshua Stylman on Substack at https://stylman.substack.com, on X at https://x.com/jstylman, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/stylman. ***** This episode is sponsored by: Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club: Scrumptious & freshly harvested. Go to http://www.GetFreshDarkHorse.com to get a bottle of the best olive oil you’ve ever had for $1 shipping. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Bret recommends you read: The Enemy Is Not Each Other https://stylman.substack.com/p/the-enemy-is-not-each-other The Authentication Layer https://stylman.substack.com/p/the-authentication-layer Support the show

On this, our 322nd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the Cartesian crisis, whether going to the moon is valuable, and college in the age of AI. Before the ads, we discuss the nature of knowledge, and whether paying attention all the time, to all the things, can backfire and make a personal less capable of comprehension. Later: why go to the moon? An op-ed writer at The Guardian says there’s no point—there’s nothing to see, no one to talk to. We discuss the value of science—not just in terms of what we become capable of doing, but also for the human values of awe and wonder, openness and curiosity. As humans, we must encourage discovery, innovation, and exploration; we cannot cave to the fearful, provincial, and bland. Finally: professors and students are in an arms race over AI. A better move would be to seek two wildly different educational modes: one in which no outside sources of knowledge are available at all (e.g. a remote site with no cell service), and classroom-based work that encourages engagement and learning from and with the AI. ***** Our sponsors: Branch Basics: Get 15% off Branch Basics with the code DARKHORSE at https://branchbasics.com/darkhorse #branchbasicspod Puori: Amazingly clean and safe supplements and protein powders, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! MUD\WTR: Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code DARKHORSE at http://mudwtr.com/darkhorse #mudwtrpod ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com/ Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Guardian op-ed: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/07/artemis-ii-space-travel-moon NASA’s take: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/nasa-answers-your-most-pressing-artemis-ii-questions/ TikTok video: https://x.com/LaNativePatriot/status/2042882244034076747 Support the show

On this, our 321st Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss AI, Iran, Trump, emergencies in the state of Washington, and stories from the Covid era. Anthropic, which makes Claude, announced that they are halting the release of their latest model due to unexpected capacities it has revealed. We discuss trade-offs, exploration, and game theory as they pertain to bats and planes, cats and humans, and LLMs. Then: did Trump make a genocidal threat against Iran? And: what emergency in the state of Washington could possibly apply to college tuition, out-of-state militias, accurate representation of sex on government IDs, and responding to pandemics? Answer: all the legislature has to do to make their ideas referendum-proof is declare that they are responding to an emergency—they do not even have to say what the emergency is. Finally: our memories of the Covid Era have begun to fade and morph, but it is important that we keep them alive. ***** Our sponsors: Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save with Caraway’s cookware set and visit http://Carawayhome.com/DH10 to for an additional 10% off your next purchase. Puori: Amazingly clean and safe supplements and protein powders, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Bret on Trump on Iran: https://x.com/BretWeinstein/status/2041543705325347266 Glenn Greenwald on Lebanon: https://x.com/ggreenwald/status/2041906094818156646 Nguyen op-ed in Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/im-not-a-millionaire-i-dont-think-we-need-a-millionaires-tax/ Nguyen on X: https://x.com/VietQNguyen Nguyen’s WA tracker: https://picsterola.github.io/wa-ec-tracker/#/ Covid Era Stories: https://naturalselections.substack.com/s/covid-era-stories The Symptoms I Carry: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/the-symptoms-i-carry Support the show

On this, our 320th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss whether it can happen here, or again. It is genocide. Growing up in a secular Jewish household in the 1970s and ‘80s, Bret remembers many discussions of whether it could happen again, and where, but it seems to be assumed that the repeated targets of atrocities cannot themselves ever engage in atrocity. Is this true? We discuss lineage selection, the nature of history and memory, diaspora, Israel. Also, the belligerence of the U.S. again Iran. Then: Washington state is allowing non-citizens to become peace and corrections officers, but if any in those positions make mean gestures or social media posts, they can be fired. Toxicity of both stripes—masculine and feminine—are in command in our political landscape, and we seem to have no good options. ***** Our sponsors: ARMRA Colostrum is an ancient bioactive whole food that can strengthen your immune system. Go to http://www.armra.com/DARKHORSE to get 30% off your first order. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse to get 20% off sitewide. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com/ Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Thumbnail: Pool/Getty Images News ***** Mentioned in this episode: Sinclair Lewis, It Can’t Happen Here: https://www.alibris.com/It-Cant-Happen-Here-Sinclair-Lewis/book/3376310?qsort=p&matches=117 Let that sink in: https://x.com/LibyaLiberty/status/2039695385464017281 Trump on Iran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LJMfd0gYc8&t=992s WA state bill 5068: https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5068.SL.pdf?q=20260404090142 Support the show

On this, our 319th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss space mirrors and the state of Washington state. Reflect Orbital is a young company that hopes to put tens of thousands of mirrors in orbit around the planet, and deliver “full moon to high noon” levels of light anyplace on Earth, on demand (for the right price). What could go wrong? Also: Washington state has voted in the first ever income tax (for high earners), quick on the heels of its first ever capital gains tax, while still having some of the highest estate, sales, property, and fuel taxes in the country. Meanwhile, the cost of living is skyrocketing, and the quality of services declining. Our highways are third worst in the nation; our cities are filthy and unsafe; our schools are miseducating children (at best). Is the money being used for anything useful? ***** Our sponsors: Timeline: Accelerate the clearing of damaged mitochondria to improve strength and endurance: Go to http://www.timeline.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 20% off your first order. SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. Through April 26, get a free Glow with sauna purchase ($695 value), and go to http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide. Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save with Caraway’s cookware set, and visit http://Carawayhome.com/DH10 to for an additional 10% off your next purchase. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Reflect Orbital: https://www.reflectorbital.com Dark Sky International’s take: https://darksky.org/news/organizational-statement-reflect-orbital/ WA’s affordability crisis: https://www.waroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WRT_AffStudy_FINAL_3.20.26.pdf Ferguson signs the millionaire’s tax into law: https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2039085857655951831 WA senate bill 6346: https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6346-S.PL.pdf WA capital gains tax: https://dor.wa.gov/forms-publications/publications-subject/special-notices/new-tiered-rates-washingtons-capital-gains-tax NPR podcast (KUOW’s Booming) on millionaire’s taxes: https://podscan.fm/podcasts/booming/episodes/is-millionaire-migration-really-a-thing-lessons-from-states-that-already-tax-the-rich Support the show

Bret Weinstein speaks with Dr. Jessica Rose on the subject of what it’s like in Israel today. Find Jessica Rose on X at https://x.com/JesslovesMJK and on Substack at https://jessicar.substack.com ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Mentioned in this episode: What Jessica Rose Knows: Dr. Jessica Rose on DarkHorse https://youtu.be/Bmwp9gkPQhs Israeli Surfers Unfazed as Missiles Strike Near a Surf Break https://www.theinertia.com/surf/israeli-missiles-surf-session Iran's propaganda machine trolls Trump https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5760944/iran-war-propaganda-memes-trump Support the show

On this, our 318th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss how to understand our universe: through logic, intuition, and probability, through keeping track of what we believe, and being willing to change our minds. Avoiding certainty is difficult, but necessary. Using examples of who killed Charlie Kirk, and whether the venue where he was speaking suggests black magic, we discuss how to make sense of the world in a scientific way. Meanwhile in Washington: a $1 bill is booked into evidence. ***** Our sponsors: Vanman: Go to https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26 and use code DARKHORSE26 for 15% off your first order. Xlear: Xylitol nasal spray that acts as prophylaxis against respiratory illnesses by reducing the stickiness of bacteria and viruses. Find Xlear online, or at your local pharmacy, grocery store, or natural products store. Branch Basics: Excellent, effective, simple, truly non-toxic cleaning supplies. Get 15% off with code DarkHorse at https://branchbasics.com. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Organization for Tropical Studies: https://obfs.org/field-station/la-selva-research-station-ots/ Sheriff’s Log: https://sanjuanislander.com/lawenforcement/ Support the show