DarkHorse Podcast
The DarkHorse Podcast is hosted by Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying. Bret and Heather both have PhDs in biology, and they seek truth and explore a wide variety of topics with their evolutionary toolkit as society loses its footing. Tune in to infamous spreaders of "Covid Disinformation" Bret and Heather for a podcast—maybe you'll like what you see!
Episodes
406 episodes
Dangers of the mental multiverse: The 287th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss “gender affirming surgeries”, AI and the future of cognition, and wild foxes. Kaiser Permanente is pausing surgery on trans-presenting children—we discuss sex and gender, meaning and identity, delusion and madness. Then: unlike...
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1:43:23
Can we have your liver? The 286th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss organ donation, and parenting in the animal world. Organ donation: how can we modify incentives so that people who need organs have a good chance of getting them, but people with healthy organs are never sent to an early death ...
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1:57:51
The Truth About Nazi Doctors: A Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Hudson and Dr. Michael S. Bryant
Bret Weinstein speaks with Dr. Jonny Hudson and Dr. Michael S. Bryant on the subject of Nazi doctors. Dr. Jonny Hudson has a PhD in Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Dr. Michael S. Bryant has a PhD in Modern European History and i...
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2:58:47
The Leverage Economy: The 285th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss Epstein, Trump, MAGA, and how we know what we think we know. The actual economy exists, as does the attention economy; now Bret introduces a new term: the leverage economy. This implies that there is a commodity that we cannot ...
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1:36:01
YouTube Backs Down: The 284th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss YouTube, flash floods, science, and Epstein. First: a head injury explains our late start, but all is fine. Then: four years after being demonetized by YouTube, both of our channels have been remonetized. Why were we demonetize...
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The Truth About Real ID: Twila Brase, RN, PHN on DarkHorse
Bret Weinstein speaks with Twila Brase, RN, PHN on the subject of Real ID and why there is cause for concern, especially for medical freedom.Find Twila Brase on X at x.com/twilabrase and at http://refuserealid.org. *****
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When Good and Evil Collide: The 283rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss sex and vaccines, reality and renegades. First: men can no longer compete in women’s sports—from Trump’s Executive Order, to the NCAA’s response, to William “Lia” Thomas having his records rescinded at Penn, reality is prevaili...
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Transcending Health: The 282nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss MAHA, wearables, health, and Israel. RFK Jr. announced that he hopes that in four years, all Americans will be wearing health tracking devices. What are the implications for individual health? Is hypothesis-driven science being...
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2:03:32
Is James Lindsay Wrong About the 'Woke Right'?
James Lindsay has been in the “hot seat” for the last nine months over using and promoting the idea that there is a “woke right.” Bret Weinstein sits down with James for a special DarkHorse intervention. Joining them in Palm Springs is their fr...
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Fooled Again? The 281st Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss war, regime change, cyber-attacks, libertarianism, and driving. In what ways are Israel’s attack on Iran reminiscent of events from the past? Are the neo-cons back, or did they never go away? It would seem that we are being fro...
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2:03:41
Putting COVID to the Smell Test: Neil Oliver on DarkHorse
Bret speaks with Neil Oliver on the subject of the fatigue and despondency stemming from ongoing global crises, the shift from production to consumption, and the complexities of the COVID pandemic, emphasizing the need for diverse perspectives ...
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2:22:42
Babies by Design: The 280th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss hummingbirds, baby making, longevity hacking, and Jeffrey Epstein, before finishing up with a short discussion of the riots in LA. A new company is promising future parents that they will be able to create long-lived babies—wha...
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1:56:00
Pharma’s New Game: The 279th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Many topics today! First: FDA tentatively approves Moderna’s new mRNA shot for Covid. What? And also why? Bret has six main points, which include discussion of mucosal immunity, IgG4, auto-immunity, long-term consequences, statistical tricks, a...
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Wisdom of the Ancients: Dr. Robert Clancy on DarkHorse
Bret Weinstein speaks with Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM on the subject of mucosal immunology.Find Dr. Clancy at The University of New Castle Australia: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/robert-clancy*****Sponso...
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The Real Matrix: The 278th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
We begin with the HHS announcement that Covid shots will no longer be recommended to healthy children and pregnant women. What does healthy mean? And what are the conditions that provide release from liability for vaccine makers? Then, a discus...
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1:40:27
The Mucus Mystery: Dr. Lon Jones, DO on DarkHorse
Bret speaks with Dr. Lon Jones, DO on the subject of the mismatch between modern humans and the environment they live in. Find Dr. Lon Jones, DO at https://commonsensemedicine.org*****Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get a...
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Occam’s Sledgehammer: The 277th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
It’s Prostate Week in Podcastistan: what happens when an MRI scan for prostatitis includes the injection of rare earth metals—should you, or shouldn’t you? Gadolinium crosses the blood-brain barrier if the barrier is not fully intact—does that ...
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Anarchism Cataclysm: Michael Malice on DarkHorse
Bret speaks with Michael Malice about the vaccine injured, the importance of continuing to seek answers about what happened during COVID, and the topic of anarchism.Find Michael Malice on X at https://x.com/michaelmalice*****
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1:49:15
Report from the Foxhole: The 276th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
What happens when we commodify nature? The natural world is not doing well, and is not put here to do with as we want. How can we learn to appreciate nature, and environment, without jumping to conclusions about what is happening, or picking si...
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1:59:54
By Any Means Necessary? The 275th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Is MAHA under threat? If so, what is the nature of the threat? Following the nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General, MAHA on-line has polarized: is she a Manchurian candidate, or is she what she appears? If she is what she appears, is he...
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1:17:33
Misinformed Consent: The 274th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
What’s in our medicines? There are active ingredients, and there are excipients, which is everything else. From colorants to emulsifiers to adjuvants, excipients hide many horrors, and it’s not even possible to know which ones are in your meds ...
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1:53:35
Mad Scientists: The 273rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
The middle ground scramble continues. Elites redefine their positions as if they had it right all along, and explain why they definitely need to be in charge of more stuff. We have been waiting for the reckoning; instead we are getting the anti...
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1:53:22
Rise of the Cosplaymanauts: The 272nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
This week in women: the UK Supreme Court declares that transwomen are not women, and women are lauded for putting on matching jumpsuits and being launched into space for a minute. In Britain, rapists can no longer pretend to be women; in the Un...
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2:23:00
The Power of Principles: Tom Bilyeu on DarkHorse
Bret Weinstein speaks with Tom Bilyeu on the subject of consciousness, philosophy, and the scientific method. They discuss the importance of a conscious approach to life, the utility of principles in achieving goals, and the challenges of navig...
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2:18:55
There’s a New Tariff In Town: The 271st Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Tariffs, Trump, AI, nature, and science. Are the tariffs insane, or brilliant? Will Trump actually bring manufacturing back to the U.S.? How are the “reciprocal tariffs” calculated, what game is everyone playing, and how long will it take to kn...
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