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A Revolution is Coming! - Jimmy Carr

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Dec 10, 2025

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Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr, a renowned British comedian and television host known for his sharp wit, delves into the critical role of comedy in shaping public discourse. He highlights how humor can make tough topics digestible and discusses cultural shifts influenced by attention and media. Carr also critiques institutional decline and advocates for innovative policies to engage youth. With thoughts on mental health in the digital age and the importance of community, he emphasizes the need for flexibility in thinking and local policy experimentation.

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Institutions Shape Culture More Than People

Culture flows from institutions; exporting institutions can spread prosperity more than mass migration.
Jimmy Carr contrasts institutional influence with simply moving people across borders.

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Pilot Bold Policies Locally First

Trial policy experiments regionally rather than imposing one system nationwide.
Jimmy Carr recommends split-testing ideas like UBI or local trials to see what works.

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Make Infrastructure An Investable Public Good

Public investment in infrastructure and power should be framed as investable projects.
Jimmy Carr suggests government bonds for nuclear and energy projects that citizens can buy.

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Comedy, Deliberation and Sense-Making

02:22 • 2min

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Comedy's Role Expanding the Overton Window

04:16 • 4min

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Chris Rock's Insight: Attention as America's Drug

07:52 • 1min

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Lindy, Culture and Missing Big Works

09:15 • 3min

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The Fourth Turning and Elite Replacement

12:02 • 1min

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Institutional Decline and New Media Powers

Acceleration, Immigration and Exporting Institutions

16:52 • 3min

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Foundation Myths and the Loss of Trust

19:28 • 1min

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Mental Health, Isolation and Screens

20:55 • 1min

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Policies for Youth: No Tax Under 30 Proposal

22:13 • 2min

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Need for Flexibility and New Ideas

23:52 • 59sec

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Sovereign Wealth, Mining and Radical Finance Ideas

24:51 • 4min

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Experimentation Over One-Size Politics

29:11 • 3min

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Political Realignment and Labour's Shift

31:42 • 4min

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Reading, Time and Attention as Resources

Comedy Craft: Writing, Touring and Clips

37:48 • 4min

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Play, Audience and Social Bonding

41:21 • 1min

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Social Media's Harm to Group Creativity

42:48 • 5min

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Film, Cinema and Shared Experiences

47:30 • 3min

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Loneliness, Cancellation and Community Loss

Prioritising Young People in Policy

57:10 • 3min

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Energy, Infrastructure and Nuclear Investment

59:49 • 2min

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AI: Jobs, Authoritarian Risk, and Physics Breakthroughs

01:01:52 • 5min

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Final Takeaways: Global Fixes and Low-Hanging Fruit

The Death of Liberalism

Philip Pilkington

While there is no direct record of a book titled 'The Death of Liberalism' by Philip Pilkington, he is known for his forthcoming work titled 'The Collapse of Global Liberalism,' which addresses the crisis and decline of global liberalism. Pilkington's work often critiques mainstream economic and political paradigms, focusing on macroeconomic and geoeconomic issues. His analysis explores the structural and ideological challenges facing liberalism in the modern world.

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The Fourth Turning

What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

Neil Howe

William Strauss

The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future based on a provocative theory of American history. The authors identify a distinct pattern where modern history moves in cycles, each lasting about the length of a long human life, composed of four twenty-year eras—or 'turnings'—that comprise history's seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. The book offers bold predictions about how America’s past will predict what comes next, particularly focusing on the roles of Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials during times of upheaval.

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Crime and Punishment

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Constance Black Garnett

FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY

Published in 1866, 'Crime and Punishment' is a psychological novel set in St. Petersburg, Russia. It revolves around Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished and intellectually gifted former student who formulates a theory that some individuals are morally justified in committing crimes for the greater good of society. Raskolnikov puts this theory to the test by murdering an old pawnbroker and her half-sister, leading to a profound exploration of his psychological and emotional struggles with guilt, paranoia, and the consequences of his actions. The novel delves into socio-economic disparities, moral dilemmas, and the psychology of criminals, making it a classic of Russian literature and existential thought.

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The White Pill

Michael Malice

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The Brothers Karamazov

Larissa Volokhonsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Richard Pevear

Set in 19th-century Russia, 'The Brothers Karamazov' is a novel that delves into the lives of the Karamazov family, focusing on the three brothers—Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha—and their complex relationships with their father, Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov. The novel is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry, faith, doubt, and reason. It examines the human psyche, moral dilemmas, and the search for meaning in a world fraught with suffering and uncertainty. The story revolves around the murder of Fyodor Pavlovich and the subsequent trial of Dmitri, accused of the crime, while exploring deeper themes of Russian life, social and spiritual striving, and the clash between faith and reason.

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Reasons and Persons

Derek Parfit

Derek Parfit's "Reasons and Persons" is a landmark work in contemporary philosophy, profoundly impacting discussions on personal identity, ethics, and rationality. Parfit challenges traditional notions of the self, arguing that our sense of personal identity is less coherent than we assume. He explores the implications of this for our moral obligations, particularly concerning future generations. The book delves into the complexities of decision-making under uncertainty, examining how we should weigh our present interests against the potential consequences of our actions for the future. Parfit's rigorous analysis and thought-provoking arguments have had a lasting influence on various fields, including ethics, political philosophy, and decision theory. His work continues to stimulate debate and inspire new research.

Jimmy Carr is a British comedian, writer, and television host known for his dark humour.

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Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.

00:00 - Introduction

06:17 - The Biggest Drug In America Is Attention

11:56 - I Think We're At The Start Of A Revolution

19:25 - The Problems Young People Are Facing With Mental Health

29:47 - There Has Been A Radical Shift In Our Politics And Is Liberalism Ending?

35:46 - How Do You Find The Time To Read So Much?

43:21 - We're All Craving Human Connection

55:07 - We Need To Make Young People More Of A Priority In Our Politics

01:05:00 - What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Really Should Be?

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