{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreif4dxlxsnqv3s5wkq7iapqjeqy6ukkas55d2l7weeru2hhtvuhj5e",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:dxbrbetgeosw7o325dmpbxvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfanpzisnrs2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreieemnise3f3g6qqjprmg6456tgqc4uw5x33lmnrqx3rb5xuxtd2bu"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/png",
    "size": 400542
  },
  "path": "/episode/supplementary-material-45-mick-drops-the-weinstein-conspiracy-hour-and-lessons-from-history",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T09:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm",
  "tags": [
    "https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus",
    "Is Epstein Alive? The 313th Evolutionary Lens (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying podcast episode)",
    "DarkHorse clip discussing the Epstein theory (YouTube)",
    "Aella’s history insights thread",
    "Aella’s large thread about homeschooling",
    "Interview where Aella discusses the perceived benefits of homeschooling",
    "Bret Weinstein responding to critics saying he has lost his mind",
    "Bret Weinstein linking Epstein and COVID conspiracies",
    "Cenk Uygur promoting 9/11 conspiracy claims",
    "Cenk Uygur criticising media responses to his conspiracy theories",
    "Peter Thiel comments invoking Weimar-era parallels",
    "Drew Pavlou’s stunt backfires"
  ],
  "textContent": "We return to some old friends, and almost immediately, we regret the decision. Also, get ready for some heady insights from history, a new conspiracy hypothesis, and Game Theory based insights.\n\nThe full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 37 minutes).\n\nJoin us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus\n\n**Supplementary Material 45**\n\n00:00 Introduction\n\n01:15 Mick Drop\n\n04:44 Scott Galloway's Favourite Conservative\n\n06:37 Konstantin Kisin: Neither Right Nor Left\n\n11:51 Insane Ad Reads in Podcastistan\n\n17:08 Aella's insights on history\n\n20:30 Bret's New Conspiracy Episode\n\n22:10 Bret on Epstein, Pizzagate, and Ritual Murder\n\n30:58 Heather, the personification of strategic disclaimers\n\n31:49 Bret's New Conspiracy: Epstein is Alive\n\n36:31 The Real Culprit is Game Theory\n\n44:25 Bret is a Force of Nature who is always vindicated\n\n46:36 The Grand Unification of Conspiracy Theories\n\n48:25 Cenk Uygur promotes 9/11 Conspiracies\n\n51:42 Peter Thiel in Ghoulish Pro-Nazi Form\n\n55:15 The Descent of the Discourse\n\n57:47 Eric visits Triggernometry (Again): Russian Woes\n\n01:05:20 The Eric Squid Ink Manoeuvre\n\n01:14:49 Eric is pro-Nuclear weapons tests\n\n01:19:27 Weinstein drives can take us multiplanetary\n\n01:28:28 The Weinstein Function: Justifying Enlightened Centrists Everywhere\n\n01:30:37 Drew Pavlou's latest stunt backfires\n\n### Sources\n\n  * Is Epstein Alive? The 313th Evolutionary Lens (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying podcast episode)\n  * DarkHorse clip discussing the Epstein theory (YouTube)\n  * Aella’s history insights thread\n  * Aella’s large thread about homeschooling\n  * Interview where Aella discusses the perceived benefits of homeschooling\n  * Bret Weinstein responding to critics saying he has lost his mind\n  * Bret Weinstein linking Epstein and COVID conspiracies\n  * Cenk Uygur promoting 9/11 conspiracy claims\n  * Cenk Uygur criticising media responses to his conspiracy theories\n  * Peter Thiel comments invoking Weimar-era parallels\n  * Drew Pavlou’s stunt backfires\n\n\n",
  "title": "Supplementary Material 45: Mick Drops, The Weinstein Conspiracy Hour, and Lessons from History"
}