The Raw, Unprocessed Truth: The 345th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss Harper's reporting on the boom and bust of migrant transit towns in Panama's Darién Gap, then Heather reads her essay "Raw," on grief, AI, and what makes us human.
Just Asking Questions: The 343rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Bret Weinstein answers Michael Shermer's 9/11 critique point by point, then he and Heather turn to hypothesis testing, dog fetch, and cat behavior in depth.
Where Feminism Went Wrong: The 342nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Gloria Steinem's death prompts a look back at her Playboy Bunny exposé, Ms. Magazine's ad-free years, and why dogs and cats are loved differently.
Lives Well Lived: The 341st Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying on losing their dog Maddie and Wendell Berry, who died the same day, and what each loss teaches about grief.
Sudden Flood in Tibet: The 340th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying on the Nepal-Tibet flood, its geological parallels, and new research showing declining U.S. temperature extremes.
The Strange Rise of Fanaticism: The 339th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
On this episode, Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying use the case of Jason Arday — the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism who was recently found dead — to ask a bigger question: why is fanaticism breaking out everywhere at once? They lay out an evolutionary model for how ordinary beliefs curdle into unshakable ones, and trace the same pattern across academia, politics, Covid, and climate.
Everyday Treason: The 336th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying revisit the Covid era through personal accounts, then examine Anthony Fauci’s refusal to answer questions before the Senate, the implications of his pardon, and what the hearing reveals about science, institutional power, and accountability.