Jim talks with Grandmaster chess player and philosopher Jonathan Rowson about the recent drama between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann.

Jim talks with John Markoff about his new biography,Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand.

Jim talks with Benedict Beckeld about his new book Western Self-Contempt: Oikophobia in the Decline of Civilizations.

Jim talks with Max Borders about the ideas in his new bookThe Decentralist: Mission, Morality, and Meaning in the Age of Crypto.

Jim talks with Zak Stein about the Consilience Project's article "Technology is Not Values Neutral: Ending the Reign of Nihilistic Design."

Jim continues his discussion with Matthew Pirkowski on ideas of emergence and how they can be applied to today's meta-crisis.

Jim talks with Greg Thomas about American democracy & the problems created by racial essentialism & racialization.

Jim talks with Curtis Yarvin about his proposal to replace the United States' current government with a monarchy.

Jim talks with Bobby Azarian about the ideas in his new bookThe Romance of Reality, which Jim calls "the most Jim Rutt Show-ish book ever."

Jim talks with Alexander Bard, continuing a series of encounters between GameB and the Dark Renaissance movement.