Robinson's Podcast

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between. https://linktr.ee/robinsonerhardt

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Every guest on Robinson's Podcast

206 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Lee Smolin

   148 - Lee Smolin: Presentism, Foundations of Mathematics, and Realism in Quantum Mechanics · Oct 2023

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   Peter Zeihan

   253 - Peter Zeihan: China’s Fall, America’s Rise, and the End of the World Order · Jun 2025

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   David Spiegel

   113 - David Spiegel: Hypnosis and Mental Illness · Jul 2023

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   Robert Sapolsky

   193 - Robert Sapolsky: Determinism, Free Will, & The End of Moral Responsibility · Feb 2024

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   Paul Bloom

   101 - Paul Bloom: Freud, Mental Illness, Psychoanalysis, and Cognitive Biases · Jun 2023

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   Jonathan Shedler

   132 - Jonathan Shedler: Freud, Psychoanalysis, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy · Aug 2023

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   Steven Pinker

   100 - Steven Pinker: Rationality, Enlightenment, and Free Speech · Jun 2023

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   Anna Lembke

   215 - Anna Lembke: On Philosophy and Psychiatry · 2 episodes

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   Christopher Mason

   146 - Christopher E. Mason & Igor Tulchinsky: Smart Weapons, Genetics, and Predictive Algorithms · Sep 2023

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    Robert Plomin

    175 - Robert Plomin: Behavioral Genetics and the Blueprint of Human Behavior · Dec 2023

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    Massimo Pigliucci

    116 - Massimo Pigliucci: Pseudoscience, Conspiracy Theories, and the Public Intellectual · Jul 2023

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    Nicholas Christakis

    104 - Nicholas Christakis: Evolutionary Biology & Society’s Genetic Underpinning · Jun 2023

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    Reid Hoffman

    260 - Reid Hoffman: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity · Sep 2025

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    Daniel Kahneman

    110 - Daniel Kahneman: Biases and Flaws in Human Judgment · Jul 2023

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    Jeffrey Sachs

    202 - Jeffrey Sachs: JFK, Conspiracy Theories, Israel-Palestine, and Ending the War in Gaza · Apr 2024

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    David Friedman

    160 - David Friedman: What is Anarcho-Capitalism? · Oct 2023

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    Adam Gazzaley

    179 - Adam Gazzaley: Neuroscience, Therapeutic Video Games, and the Cognition Crisis · Dec 2023

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    Anne Applebaum

    297 - Anne Applebaum: Trump Is Building an Autocracy | On Putin, Kushner, and America’s Future · Oct 2026

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    Daniel Dennett

    194 - Daniel Dennett: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Evolution of Minds · Feb 2024

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    Daron Acemoglu

    291 - Daron Acemoglu: AI Is Destroying American Democracy · Sep 2026

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    David Pizarro

    122 - David Pizarro: Moral Psychology, Praise & Blame, Disgust & Politics · Aug 2023

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    Geoffrey West

    164 - Geoffrey West: Complexity Theory and The Scaling Laws of Biology · Nov 2023

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    Lawrence Krauss

    199 - Lawrence Krauss: God, String Theory, and the State of Physics · Mar 2024

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    Nate Soares

    275 - Nate Soares: AI Will Kill Us All If We Don’t Change Course · Apr 2026

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    Tim Maudlin

    277 - Tim Maudlin: What Is Philosophy? · 8 episodes

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    Timothy Snyder

    283 - Timothy Snyder: Donald Trump and the End of America · Jul 2026

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    Yascha Mounk

    147 - Yascha Mounk: Liberalism, Identity Politics, and the History of Equality · Sep 2023

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    Jay Chandrasekhar

    211 - Jay Chandrasekhar: Comedy, Creative Integrity, Super Troopers, & Jackass · Jun 2024

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    Jim Al-Khalili

    185 - Jim Al-Khalili: The Fundamentals of Quantum Biology · Jan 2024

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    Jeffrey Pfeffer

    268 - Jeffrey Pfeffer: Power, Influence, and the Psychology of Institutions · Jan 2026

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    Joyce Carol Oates

    214 - Joyce Carol Oates: On Philosophy and Literature · 2 episodes

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    Larry Summers

    139 - Lawrence Summers: Economic Policy, Free Speech, and The Pursuit of Truth · Sep 2023

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    Adam Mockler

    286: Adam Mockler: Trump, Newsom, and the Dark Future of American Politics · Aug 2026

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    Martha Nussbaum

    197 - Martha Nussbaum: Justice for Animals · Mar 2024

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    Nancy Sherman

    99 - Nancy Sherman: Stoicism, Military Ethics, and War · Jun 2023

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    Neil Shubin

    183 - Neil Shubin: Fins, Limbs, and the Evolutionary Journey from Fish to Human · Dec 2023

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    Norman Finkelstein

    296 - Norman Finkelstein: Gaza SHATTERED Israel’s Story | October 7, Three Years Later · 7 episodes

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    Rick Wilson

    298 - Rick Wilson: Trump Killed the Republican Party | On MAGA, Tucker Carlson, and 2028 · Oct 2026

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    Tal Ben-Shahar

    131 - Tal Ben-Shahar: What Is Happiness? · Aug 2023

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    Tania Lombrozo

    65 - Tania Lombrozo: Explanation and Human Psychology · Mar 2023

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