For the Sake of Argument

David Zucker and Jim Abrahams are the Producers and Directors of the 1980 Comedy, "Airplane!" They also created Scary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4, and the Naked Gun movies. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfieldSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EYApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

Timothy Denevi is the author of Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism and Hyper: A Personal History of ADHD . His essays on politics, sport, and religion have recently appeared in The Paris Review, New York Magazine, Salon, The Normal School, and Literary Hub. Timothy is an assistant professor at George Mason University. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

Dominic (Dom) D'Agostino is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

Peter Singer is dubbed the “the world’s most influential living philosopher” by The New Yorker and has written, co-authored, edited, or co-edited more than 50 books. Peter Singer is a renowned moral philosopher and an esteemed Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. Yesterday, May 6th, Peter Singer received Princeton University’s 48th annual Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

Gary Taubes and I discuss the dangers of ozempic and also why he disagrees with Peter Attia. Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org). He is the author of Rethinking Diabetes (2024), The Case Against Sugar (2016) 00:00 - Introductions 00:01 - Diabetes, Insulin 10:35 - Low Carb Diets 14:35 - Low Fat Diet 15:20 - Risks of Ozempic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

Dan Carlin is the host of 3 very successful podcasts: Hardcore History, Hardcore History: Addendum, and Common Sense, for which he received recognitions and awards, including best educational and history podcasts, and ranking among the best podcasts of all time. In this episode, Dan discusses WHY he prefers audio-only, and HOW he tells such great stories. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

Lawrence Krauss is a world-renowned theoretical physicist, commentator, bestselling author, President of The Origins Project Foundation and host of the Origins Podcast. Among his numerous important scientific contributions was his proposal, in 1995, that most of the energy of the Universe resided in empty space. 

Avi Loeb is a Harvard University Professor and Founding Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation at the Center for Astrophysics. Loeb is the Head of the Galileo Project, and he previously chaired the Department of Astronomy and founded the Black Hole Initiative. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

Jonathan Zimmerman is a Professor of History and Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Jonathan has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Atlantic. In this episode we debate Israel-Palestine, Free Speech, and the Columbia University protests. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield

John Vervaeke, a philosopher and cognitive scientist, discusses his journey towards understanding meaning and consciousness. They explore personal experiences with religion, the concept of meaning in life, the interplay of reality and religion, the depths of anger and fear, the notion of true reality, wisdom and insight, and the connection between meaning, happiness, and consciousness. The conversation touches on balancing pleasure, honor, and meaning for a fulfilling life.