Decoding the Gurus
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Shows
- Supplementary Material (57)Supplementary Material episodes.
- Decoding Academia (7)Decoding Academia series episodes.
- Gurometer (10)Gurometer episodes and previews.
- Mini Decoding (6)Mini Decoding episodes.
- Required Readings (2)Required Readings episodes.
- Decoding the Gurus (118)Main episodes and everything else.
Episode highlights
- Supplementary Material 57: p(doom) Updates, Nazi Apologist Imbeciles, and JAQs about False Flag Conspiracies from Supplementary Material • 2026-10-14Matt updates his p(doom), Tucker Carlson does his best impression of Wormtongue, and the political horseshoe unites over Flydubai JAQs. Sometimes…
- Supplementary Material 56: 10% for AI Doom, Bespoke Debates, and Eurotrash DJs from Supplementary Material • 2026-10-04Chris and Matt grapple with Face Huggers, ponder the mysteries of algebra, and have a heated exchange over the term "bespoke". *Sorry about some of…
- Decoding Academia 36: Revenge of the Chimpanzees *Patreon Series* from Decoding Academia • 2026-07-08In this Decoding Academia episode, we venture into comparative psychology, focusing on a fascinating line of work by Fumihiro Kano and colleagues on…
- Decoding Academia: Moral Entrepreneurs, Measurement Issues, & Screentime with Andrew Przybylski (Patreon Preview) from Decoding Academia • 2026-02-27Another episode where the guest is not a sense-making prophet or a galaxy-brained guru, as we engage in academic dialogos with Oxford psychologist…
- Gurometer Triple Threat: Professor Jiang, Mel Robbins & Jimmy Carr *Patreon Preview* from Gurometer • 2026-09-14The rumours of the Gurometer's demise have been greatly exaggerated. We were simply collecting enough gurus to feed three into the sacred instrument…
- Gurometer: Iain McGilchrist *Patreon Preview* from Gurometer • 2026-06-12In this Gurometer edition, Matt and Chris feed Iain McGilchrist into the sacred instrument to see where exactly refined country-parish-minister…
- Mini Decoding: Sabine's Contrarian Outrage- How Dare You Criticise Eric! from Mini Decoding • 2025-07-25In this mini-decoding, Matt and Chris examine Sabine Hossenfelder's recent fervent defence of Eric Weinstein and her sharp rebuke of his critics,…
- Mini Decoding: Back in the K-Hole from Mini Decoding • 2025-03-29In this very special episode, Matt and Chris, despite swearing off any further Dr. K content after their previous three-part series, find…
- Required Readings: The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis from Required Readings • 2025-10-29In another exciting Required Reading episode, Chris and Matt offer their penetrating, high IQ thoughts on the latest book by journalist and podcast…
- Required Readings: Buddhism - A Journey Through History from Required Readings • 2025-07-02In this episode of "Decoding Academia: Required Readings", Chris and Matt take a joint stroll through the history of Buddhism through Donald S.…
- Jensen Huang, Part 2: We Have to Hurt You to Save You from Decoding the Gurus • 2026-10-31Part Two of our Jensen Huang decoding gets to AI safety, where Jensen gives the labs some simple advice: if your products aren’t safe, don’t release…
- Jensen Huang, Part 1: AI Will Fix Everything (Probably) from Decoding the Gurus • 2026-10-28Jensen Huang is so hot right now; not only did he make some statements that were widely derided, but he also featured in a glitzy "collab" episode…