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
424 episodes
A Tale of Two Fuentes: The 299th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we begin with Nick Fuentes—how did he go from a guy with Jewish friends, to someone who is proudly anti-Semitic? Why does “anti-Semitic” now have so many meanings? What are the differences between preference, discrimination, and bigotry? ...
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2:01:43
Commission Impossible: Senator Ron Johnson on DarkHorse
Bret Weinstein speaks with Senator Ron Johnson on the subject of 9/11.Find Senator Ron Johnson on X: http://x.com/SenRonJohnson*****This episode is sponsored by:Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club: Scrumptious & fre...
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1:37:57
Can Trump Make Harvard Great Again? The 298th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss Harvard, higher ed, public health, AI, and political cheating. Harvard has announced the suspension of several graduate programs, as well as hiring and other budget freezes, claiming poverty due to the suspension of federal gra...
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1:45:56
Can the internet make you sick? The 297th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss the experience of returning home after timeway—culture shock, social media, and seeing your home with fresh eyes. Then a difficult set of topics: anorexia, physician assisted suicide, “terminal” diagnoses, social contagions, an...
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1:23:34
Lessons of the Camino: The 296th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss the Camino de Santiago de Compostela—the history, the experience of hiking two routes, the physical and mental revelations that emerge.*****Our sponsors:ARMRA: an ancient bioactive whole food that can...
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1:30:38
Seeds of Doubt: Nina Teicholz, PhD on DarkHorse
Bret speaks with Nina Teicholz on the subject of seed oils.Find Nina Teicholz on X at https://x.com/bigfatsurprise and on Substack at https://unsettledscience.substack.com.Mentioned on this episode:The Big Fat Surprise: ...
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2:05:54
Microbiomes and the World Within: Mark L. Cannon, DDS, MS on DarkHorse
Bret Weinstein speaks with Dr. Mark Cannon on the subject of the microbiome.Dr. Mark L Cannon is a Professor Emeritus from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University.*****Sponsor...
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1:44:30
Honoring Charlie Kirk: The 295th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we give a tribute to Charlie Kirk: who he was, how he engaged with people, and what we lost when we lost him. Kirk was a patriot, a Christian, a husband and a father, and believed in the humanity of all people. Then, for the living: regen...
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1:28:43
We are waking up, but at a terrible price: The 294th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss MAHA, vaccines, Covid, autism, and ostriches. Senator Ron Johnson held a hearing on the corruption of science, at which Jake Scott (MD), Toby Rogers (PhD), and lawyer Aaron Siri testified about vaccine safety testing and the re...
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Staring Down Ignoble Lies: The 293rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss RFK Jr. the CDC, autism and trans activism. Kennedy revealed this week that in 2002, the CDC destroyed data that showed that children who got the MMR vaccine before 36 months of age had far higher rates of autism than did those...
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1:45:27
The Plot Against Kennedy: The 292nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss the dust-up at the CDC, in which RFK Jr. fires the new director, after which other CDC officials resign, and eight former directors of the CDC pen a letter to the New York Times (as does Bernie Sanders) arguing that Kennedy is ...
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1:36:39
Freedom, Tyranny, and Childhood Lost: The 291st Evolutionary Lens w/ Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
Today we discuss childhood, fitness, and self-defense; the through-line is freedom. First up: Illinois has become the first state in the Union to mandate mental health screening for children in grades 3 – 12, so that conditions from trauma to a...
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1:14:46
What AI Will Do to Humanity: Forrest Maready on DarkHorse
Bret Weinstein speaks with Forrest Maready on the subject of the dual nature of AI, discussing both its potential benefits and risks, particularly in relation to human suffering, dependency, and the evolving concept of truth. Find ...
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1:59:47
Where has all the science gone? The 290th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we are all over the map. First: Elon, AI, and humanoid robots, with discussion of sex, the industrial revolution, specialization, the Pleistocene, feminism, men’s work, porn, clankers, and vaping. Obviously. Then: are there differences be...
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2:09:08
Escaping Your Lane: The 289th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss the reasons not to stay in your lane, wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, and whether Americans want a handout, or to be left alone. First: Bret responds to critique from Geert Vanden Bossche on his characterization of intramusc...
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1:34:36
No Klan Do: Daryl Davis on DarkHorse
Bret Weinstein speaks with Daryl Davis on his experience engaging with members of the KKK, emphasizing the importance of dialogue, empathy, and understanding in breaking down barriers.Find Dary Davis at https://daryldavisspeaking.com an...
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Kennedy, Pharma, and the Battle over mRNA: The 288th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Today we discuss the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts by Secretary Kennedy. What are the risks, are they as limited as he suggests, and what can we look forward to from this technology in the future? Conversation includes Covid and the Co...
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1:44:45
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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1:45:22
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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