Conversations with Peter Boghossian

Episodes

• They Called Evidence-Based Thinking Right Wing | Kevin Dahlgren 08.06.2026 42m

  Peter Boghossian talks with Kevin Dahlgren, who spent thirty years in Portland social services. They cover open-air shoplifting in San Francisco, catch-and-release policing, the homeless industrial complex, and why progressive nonprofits treat addicts as untouchable victims instead of people who need treatment. Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
• Bad History: Teaching Kids to Hate the West | Elizabeth Rata 04.06.2026 1h 10m

  Western schools teach students that America is the villain while ignoring Stalin, Mao, and the gulags. Author Elizabeth Rata tells Peter Boghossian that a rigorous world history curriculum is the only way children learn to recognize totalitarianism for themselves. https://elizabethrata.com/ Follow Peter Boghossian on X.
• 400 Days in an Egyptian Prison | Peter Greste 31.05.2026 1h 3m

  Peter Greste spent 400 days in an Egyptian prison on fabricated terrorism charges. What solitary confinement does to your mind. Find Peter Boghossian.
• Should Truck Drivers Understand Signs? CA Candidates Respond | Peter Reacts 26.05.2026 20m

  California's governor candidates were asked if truck drivers should be able to read road signs. Most of them said no. Anyone who believes truck drivers don't need to understand road signs is a moron. I go through their answers so you don't have to. Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
• The Black Power Gang's President | New Zealand's Munz 21.05.2026 1h 10m

  Munz is the President of New Zealand's Black Power gang. He's been a Black Power elder for 40 years, married to the same woman for 42, and is currently banned by court order from sleeping in his own home. This is our candid conversation.  Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
• New Zealand Black Power vs the Government | Grub 20.05.2026 41m

  Grub is the Vice President of New Zealand's Black Power gang. We discussed his prison experience, morality, and what it takes to keep young men from throwing their lives away. Follow Peter Boghossion.
• The Priest Who Joined a Gang | Denis 18.05.2026 56m

  Denis is an elder in Black Power, one of New Zealand's oldest gangs. He trained to be a Catholic priest, built work cooperatives for thousands of gang members, and watched the govt dismantle them. He leads this series of candid interviews with leaders of the Black Power gang. Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
• Is the West Too Naive to Survive Islamism? | Morteza 14.05.2026 1h 17m

  I talked with Iranian activist Morteza who watched Islamism dismantle a secular government from the inside. He thinks he sees the same patterns in NYC with Mamdani and he wants Americans to ask themselves whether they are paying attention before it is too late. More from Morteza YouTube More from Peter Boghossian 
• Energy vs Everything | Doomberg 12.05.2026 1h 9m

  Why nobody is talking about the one thing everything depends upon. Peter Boghossian puts that question to Doomberg, the famous anonymous analyst who appears as a green chicken. He's built an extraordinary following by being honest about what the establishment won't. They cover the US dollar, the AI arms race, the Iran war, the renewables fantasy, and end on a question Doomberg is turning into a book: How do you find the truth when everything looks like propaganda? More from Doomberg Substack X Instagram Click here for more Peter Boghossian 
• Why Can't They Answer the Question? | Peter Reacts 06.05.2026 15m

  If you cannot name one statistic supporting your position, you do not have a position. You have a feeling you are too afraid to examine. Peter Boghossian walks through two viral clips of politicians defending claims about immigration and antisemitism while knowing nothing, and saying less. Ideology does not just distort thinking. It replaces it. Viral Clip 1: https://tinyurl.com/nf283vsm Viral Clip 2: https://tinyurl.com/6msnnb5e Click for more Peter Boghossian.
• Is College A Conformity Test? | Bryan Caplan 05.05.2026 1h 3m

  I spent an hour with Bryan Caplan, who argues that education has become a religion; most people inside it are too compromised to admit it. More from Bryan Website: http://www.bcaplan.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bryan.caplan.1/ X: https://x.com/bryan_caplan Substack: https://substack.com/@betonit YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BryanDCaplan Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bryan-Douglas-Caplan/author/B001JSCEV0 Click here for more Peter Boghossian.
• "You Will Own Nothing And Be Happy About It" | David Seymour 01.05.2026 53m

  New Zealand's based Deputy PM legalized assisted dying, pushed back against government housing, and went to war with media editors. I asked the great David Seymour if the welfare state has failed. He said we've had a century of evidence. Draw your own conclusions.   More From David Seymour Facebook Instagram YouTube   Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
• Drug Treatments Medicine Feared & Trump Unlocked | Dr. Drew 21.04.2026 49m

  Peter Boghossian presses Dr. Drew on the treatments medicine won't touch, including ibogaine for opioid addiction, peptides, GLP-1 risks, and hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Drew doesn't hedge. What emerges is an argument for evidence-based medicine in an era of regulatory timidity, and with Trump's executive order on psychedelics, that conversation just became more urgent. The discussion ends where it should, not with longevity hacks, but with the question of what makes a life worth living. For more Dr. Drew Website Follow Peter Boghossin for more.
• Are Children Second-Class Humans? | Aaron Stupple 21.04.2026 1h 11m

  I engage Physician and author Aaron Stupple on whether children deserve full sovereignty, and why the answer exposes a contradiction in how we raise our kids. More From Aaron Articles: The Techno Optimist's Guide to Futureproofing Your Child Books: The Sovereign Child Follow Peter Boghossian.
• Reason vs. Altruism: The Battle for Moral Truth | Craig Biddle 18.04.2026 1h 8m

  Craig Biddle makes the case that Objectivism is not simply Ayn Rand's philosophy but the only philosophically defensible foundation for individual rights, reason, and a free society. Peter Boghossian pushes back, probing the epistemological claims, the treatment of altruism, and whether a closed system can survive genuine philosophical scrutiny. What emerges is a collision between a defender of a complete moral framework and a skeptic who refuses to let any idea off the hook. If you think philosophy is abstract, this conversation will change your mind. More From Craig Biddle YouTube Twitter Website Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
• Hard Science vs Hollywood: What Project Hail Mary Gets Right | Reid Nicewonder & Brett Hall 18.04.2026 58m

  Project Hail Mary is rare: A science fiction film that refuses to talk down to its audience, built on hard physics, curiosity, and two characters solving problems through reason rather than force. Peter Boghossian, Reid Nicewonder, and Brett Hall dig into what the film gets right about how knowledge is actually created, why scientific progress may require open societies, and what it would mean to encounter a civilization that evolved entirely different physics. The film's quiet optimism turns out to be its most radical feature. More From Brett Hall Twitter: @ToKTeacher YT: @bretthall9080   Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
• A Moral Duty to Eat Animals? | Nick Zangwill 12.04.2026 1h 1m

  Is eating animals a moral duty? Philosopher Nick Zangwill says yes, and the argument is more rigorous than you'd expect: Farm animals are created for a purpose, and failing to eat them is a failure to respect that purpose. More from Nick YouTube Read His Essay on Moral Duty to Eat Animals Follow Peter Boghossian Here.
• The Government Tried to Silence Her | Celine Baumgarten 10.04.2026 36m

  When a Sydney mother posted a video questioning a primary school queer club, the government moved to silence her. She fought back and won. Celine Baumgarten's story covers free speech, government censorship, and what happens when a parent decides not to back down. More from Celine Twitter Youtube  Instagram Follow Peter Boghossian here.
• The West Is Lying to Itself and Calling It Tolerance | Michael Shermer 08.04.2026 1h 37m

  I asked Michael Shermer why the institutions built to find truth became its greatest liability. From alien life to Islamic immigration to the death of expert credibility, our institutions have betrayed public trust. More Michael Shermer Website Youtube Book: Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters  See more from Peter here.
• Is Britain Already Past the Point of No Return? | Matt Goodwin 08.04.2026 37m

  Britain is being transformed beyond recognition and nobody voted for it. I asked Matt Goodwin whether the mechanisms to stop it have already been dismantled. More from Matt Goodwin Writer, nearly 100k readers http://mattgoodwin.org  Author Suicide of a Nation https://shorturl.at/WHCLV  LinkTree https://linktr.ee/mattgoodwin More from Peter Boghossian.