Camp Gagnon

Sebastian Junger is a war journalist, author and filmmaker, known for the documentary "Restrepo". Today we talk about Sebastians near death experience, what war is actually like, what true leadership is, and why society makes soldiers feel so lonely. Welcome To CampThank you to todays sponsor Morgan & Morgan (I know them and they're good dudes)FÜM (An actual device I use to calm anxiety and vibe)

Fernando Puente the cartel homie i always wanted. He got wrapped up in cartel business as a teenager in Tijuana, and began smuggling people, g*ns, and dr*gs across the US border. He went to prison for a year and has since changed his ways. He explains the role of music in the cartels, what cartel parties are like, and how he survived getting kidnapped by Tijuanas most dangerous Cartel... The State Police. Welcome to camp baby!Thanks to our sponsors as usualMorgan & Morgan (The best lawyer...

This is the story of the newest Kill Tony Regular Kam Patterson. Today we talk about growing up in Florida, choosing the street life, finding comedy, the best advice Joe Rogan gave, and performing in Theaters around the country with Tony Hinchcliffe. Welcome to camp. TIMESTAMPS00:00 Start02:37 Getting his start - kill tony04:48 Starting standup in 202106:19 High profile brings pressure08:42 The beginning09:55 Comedy Mothership + Rogan’s journey11:52 Moving to Austin + leaving Orlando16:3...

David "Chicky" Cecchetelli is a former Bookie for the Genovese Crime Family in Springfield, Massachusetts. Today he explains how the mob actually works, how he confronted the hitman who took out his mob boss, why snitches get no respect, how he lived with the leader of the latin kings, and surviving federal prison. WELCOME TO CAMPTHANKS TO OUR SPONSORSMorgan & Morgan EksterFüm00:00 INTRO01:55 Joining the mob09:30 Degenerate gambling + big WINS18:50 The gangs, Italian family & Non...

Whats up people, we have the comedy OG Ari Shaffir in the tent to discuss the early days of the Comedy Store, performing with Shane Gillis the night he got fired from SNL, the early days of podcasting, and the meaning of life. Light up and enjoy. Welcome to Camp.

Dr. Shara Bailey is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Anthropology at New York University (NYU) and Associated Researcher in the Department of Human Evolution at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this episodeMorgan & Morgan forthepeople.com/gagnonFÜM https://tryfum.com/Ekster https://www.ekster.com/Timestamps00:00 Intro00:46 Teeth are white fossils04:39 Neanderthals had better teeth than us0...

Julian Togelius is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at NYU working on artificial intelligence. He uses AI to make games more sophisticated, and he uses video games to develop smarter AI's. Today we discuss the ethics of open AI, why AI Could destroy humanity, and what we can do to stop it.00:00 Intro00:40 Building AI to understand the mind04:54 Deep learning doesn’t understand truth07:14 Gaming helped Ai development09:11 Meta’s AI + computation speed v Brain14:12 Latest AI + diffusi...

Bob “Ninja” Poras is a former Delta Force member and CIA Operative. His military career included 10 years as a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier (Green Beret) serving in the Special Operations Command, Tier 1 Special Mission Unit. He served on numerous global deployments which included Bosnia & Herzegovina, Libya, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Suriname, Colombia, Algeria, Egypt, and more recently, Yemen and East-Africa. Following a twenty-year career in the Army, Ninja spe...

Paul M. Sutter is a theoretical cosmologist, science communicator, NASA advisor, U.S. Cultural Ambassador, and a globally recognized leader in the intersection of art and science. Paul is a research professor at the Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University and a guest researcher at the Center for Computational Astrophysics with the Flatiron Institute in New York City. Today we talk about UFO Whistleblower David Grusch, the intersection of faith and science, and t...