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    "https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus",
    "Konstantin Kisin on not being left or right",
    "Boghossian and Kisin bemoan civilisational decline narratives",
    "The Guardian on Bari Weiss’s new CBS “Podcastistan” hires",
    "Niall Ferguson on how Trump “won Davos”",
    "The Guardian: Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known",
    "My Farmer Dad Is Secretly an Archmage – viral short-form fantasy drama",
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  "textContent": "We descend once more into the Gurusphere, encountering secret peasant archmages, decline narratives, Epstein emails, and endless moral panics.\n\nThe full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 37 minutes).\n\nJoin us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus\n\n00:00 SM 44 PF\n\n00:23 Introduction\n\n01:30 Konstantin Kisin: Not Left Or Right, Just Right\n\n05:20 Boghossian is shocked by pessimistic French people\n\n08:50 Konstantin and Warren Smith as relics of the anti-SJW era\n\n12:45 A PSA! Hyper Capitalism Tier Update!\n\n18:36 Matt's AV Setup\n\n20:01 Recommendation: Successville (British version)\n\n21:40 My peasant farmer dad is secretly an Archmage!\n\n28:14 Scott Galloway talks with Gwyneth Paltrow\n\n40:18 American Capitalist Culture and the Gurus\n\n48:54 Bryan Johnson vs AG1\n\n51:45 Bryan Johnson & Epstein Schmoozing\n\n58:09 Bari Weiss's Peter Attia Woes\n\n59:14 Epstein and QAnon Conspiracies\n\n01:03:23 Overinterpreting Epstein emails\n\n01:09:04 Shermer promotes Dave Rubin to hawk his book on Truth\n\n01:10:37 Conspiracy Theory prevalence on left and riht\n\n01:17:44 Jonathan Haidt and his anti-social media crusade\n\n01:23:15 Plato on the Corruption of the Youth\n\n01:24:30 The Eternal Appeal of Decline Narratives\n\n01:26:22 They won't let you enjoy things anymore...\n\n01:30:24 Matt's laissez-faire parenting tips\n\n01:31:45 Life lessons from Lord of the Rings\n\n01:34:17 The Witch King of Angmar defeated by a Woke White Women\n\n**Sources**\n\n  1. Konstantin Kisin on not being left or right\n  2. Boghossian and Kisin bemoan civilisational decline narratives\n  3. The Guardian on Bari Weiss’s new CBS “Podcastistan” hires\n  4. Niall Ferguson on how Trump “won Davos”\n  5. The Guardian: Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known\n  6. My Farmer Dad Is Secretly an Archmage – viral short-form fantasy drama\n  7. Behind the Scenes of _My Farmer Dad Is Secretly an Archmage_\n  8. Original Chinese version of _",
  "title": "Supplementary Material 44: Peasant Archmages, Moral Panics, and LOTR Parenting Tips"
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