Zero Hour with James Poulos

Blaze Media's new editor in chief, Matthew Peterson, joins James Poulos to discuss Fox News' war on Tucker Carlson, how the insurgent media is replacing the legacy corporate news industry, and what conservatives need to do to reclaim the narrative. Deep into the conversation, James recalls a key piece of advice his father gave him as a child, which sparks a profound exchange about male ambition and what it means to live a good life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever fantasized about being in an award-winning rock band? What about playing banjo in a stadium full of folk-rock fans? Winston Marshall, former banjo player for Mumford & Sons, discusses his influences in blue grass and how he picked up the banjo. From "Barbie Girl" to Eiffel 65, the world of music and its evolution is a fascinating deep dive, especially when getting the inside view from a famous musician. But look out! The current writers' strike may have long-reaching effects that you haven't accounted for; Winston gives his two cents on AI, censorship, post-humanism, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evidence is growing that China is experimenting with genetic manipulation to create super soldiers, human-animal hybrids, bioweapons, and other horrors. But are the Chinese using genetic information from the millions of Americans who have handed over their DNA to corporations like 23andMe and AncestryDNA to fuel their disturbing experiments? James Poulos is joined by geneticist and thought leader Razib Khan to discuss the shocking developments in genetic research, the woke ideological capture of America's research institutions, whether obesity is feminizing men and contributing to the current gender madness, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The economic crisis isn’t coming; it’s already here. That’s the warning cry of visionary entrepreneur and investor Balaji Srinivasan, who joins James Poulos on this episode of "Zero Hour." We all remember the 2008 banking crisis that nearly toppled the economy. Balaji explains that we are now experiencing a central banking crisis, which will be far more consequential. How did we get here? What can we expect next? How concerned should we be about a rising China? James and Balaji discuss all of this and more in this sobering conversation.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Poulos is joined by media pioneer and the most canceled man in America, Gavin McInnes, to discuss the birth of Vice and its spectacular collapse, the homogenization of culture, racial politics in America, and much more. But first, James speaks publicly for the first time about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of dissident journalist Michael Hastings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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