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2019/07/05
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2026/11/03
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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!

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Let’s Get This Party Started: The 350th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/11/03
On this, our 350th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss prepping, governmental fear-mongering, and a new political party in America. The media would have us believe that we are being told to stockpile food by the government—but we’re not. We go through a history of U.S. governmental injunctions to stockpile (or not), before arriving at FORTRESS—Federal Operations for Resilience, Troop Resources, Energy, Supply, and Survivability—announced September 30, to ensure continuing operations if supply chains are cut. Then: a new political party is being formed, and you are invited to join. The American Liberty Party is for patriots who believe in common-sense constitutionality. ***** Our sponsors: Ridge: Ridge’s biggest sale of the year is here! Head to http://Ridge.com/darkhorse to get up to 49% off, plus holiday extras like gift bags and classic cuff beanies on qualifying orders while supplies last! #Ridgepod Redmond Salt: Jurassic-era salt from Utah, and amazing electrolytes (Re-Lyte) from the same sea bed. Go to http://redmond.life/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-countries-urging-residents-to-stockpile-food-12629524 Grandma’s Pantry on wheels (1956): https://civildefensearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/grandmas-pantry-goes-on-wheels.pdf In Time of Emergency (1968): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15158 Coronavirus Rumor Control (2020): https://www.kellykeislingtn.org/post/coronavirus-rumor-control National Preparedness Month: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/09/presidential-message-on-national-preparedness-month-6e71/ Ready.gov: https://www.ready.gov/stand-ready FORTRESS: https://media.defense.gov/2026/Sep/30/2004009303/-1/-1/1/ESTABLISHMENT-OF-FORTRESS-AMERICA-AS-A-DEPARTMENT-OF-WAR-PROGRAM-FOR-THE-DEFENSE-OF-THE-AMERICAN-HOMELAND.PDF ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Number 350, If I Am Led to Believe 00:05:46 Sponsor: Ridge 00:08:20 Sponsor: Redmond Salt 00:11:19 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:13:54 Why All the Prepping Talk? 00:22:59 Three Days Is Dipping Your Toe In 00:29:38 We Have But One Police Force 00:35:53 Grandma's Pantry Goes on Wheels 00:39:21 1968: Waiting for the All Clear 00:43:20 Was Y2K a False Alarm? 00:48:28 Your Gas Tank Is a Strategic Reserve 00:53:21 2006: Plan for a Pandemic 00:55:17 Quarantine the Sick, Not the Well 00:59:10 A Fact That Begins With Please 01:01:12 A Condition of Austerity 01:02:51 Preparedness Month vs. FORTRESS 01:06:56 Grid Down, Then Meltdown 01:18:47 The Low-Hanging Fruit 01:23:08 So, Bret, What Do You Propose? 01:25:03 Not a Third Party, a Second Party 01:27:10 The American Liberty Party 01:41:55 Why I Kept This From Heather 01:45:36 Recruit Massie 01:47:27 Common Sense Constitutionality Support the show
Constitution in the Crosshairs: The 349th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/10/28
On this, our 349th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss threats to our Constitution, due process, informed consent, and mRNA shots, through the lens of a legal argument just made public at covidpenalty.com. Also: what is it to be human, and how do we protect our humanity in the face of technological advances that make our lives easier, but remove us from our selves? Is there not value in waiting for some things—perhaps for most things? Related: we should care about all the human things: every morsel that we eat, walking, sharing memories, and making plans. ***** Our sponsors: BUBS Naturals: Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals.  For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code DARKHORSE at Bubsnaturals.com Mars Men: Natural testosterone booster supplement. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life, free shipping, and 3 free gifts from Mars Men at http://Mengotomars.com. Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse for 20% off sitewide. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Brian Ward’s letter to Senator Moody: https://covidpenalty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Senator-Moody-Letter-Oct-26.pdf NYT on Melissa Mayer’s AI: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/style/marissa-mayer-ai-assistants-women.html The Gastronomical Me: https://link.amazon/B0f91KrCu (commission earned) HEH on MFK Fisher: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/things-that-caught-my-eye ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 We Digress, If Not Confess 00:04:13 Sponsor: BUBS Naturals 00:06:21 Sponsor: Mars Men 00:08:29 Sponsor: Helix 00:10:19 Brian Ward's Letter to Senator Moody 00:21:31 Ninth Circuit: Inject Anything? 00:29:38 PolyHeme: Consent by Armband 00:32:27 The World Is a Battlefield 00:35:36 Can a Constitution Be Facultative? 00:49:33 Why the Powerful Find Rights Galling 00:53:45 How the Supreme Court Picks Cases 00:59:31 Claude vs. Conspiracy Theory 01:02:54 An AI to Describe Your Daughter 01:18:05 The Death of Longing 01:27:31 Oh, Anything? M.F.K. Fisher Says No 01:33:04 Washington: Yes on 645, 001, 638 Support the show
Is Racism Necessary? The 348th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/10/21
On this, our 348th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss migration, race, and the West. First: the Mercator projection is unsatisfactory, and there’s a new map available, but no map of the globe can be perfect. Every home should have a globe. Then: what do we do with things in which the first step is neutral or good, but it seems inevitable that we end up in a dire situation once the first step has been accepted? Examples include abortion, lobbying, advertising, informed consent, EULAs, and utopianism. Another example may be racism: we should not be racist, but we should retain our ability to see difference, and note when people who are showing up on our doorstep are not interested in collaboration, or in the experiment of the West. ***** Our sponsors: CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. Mars Men: Natural testosterone booster supplement. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life, free shipping, and 3 free gifts from Mars Men at http://Mengotomars.com. Branch Basics: Excellent, effective, simple, truly non-toxic cleaning supplies. Get 15% off with code DarkHorse at https://branchbasics.com/DarkHorse #branchbasicspod ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Scientific American on maps: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-mathematical-impossibility-of-making-a-perfect-world-map/ Šavrič et al 2019 (Equal Earth): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13658816.2018.1504949 Muckraker documentary: https://www.muckraker.com/articles/replacing-europe-documentary/ ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 No Chance of It Being Prime 00:05:24 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:07:10 Sponsor: Mars Men 00:11:24 Sponsor: Branch Basics 00:13:57 Kicking Ass and Taking Names with Maps 00:21:24 The UN Adopts Equal Earth 00:26:25 Every Home Should Have a Globe 00:34:03 Is the West at War? 00:37:57 Abortion and Where to Draw the Line 00:46:34 The Lobby and the End of the Republic 00:50:49 Advertising and the Orwell Department 00:53:33 Informed Consent and Fake Blood 01:01:34 Secularism, Utopianism, Liberalism 01:08:39 Is Racism Necessary? 01:13:58 Racism vs. Xenophobia 01:17:51 Colorblind and Not Allowed to Notice 01:23:13 The Danger of the Drifter 01:26:46 Mama Bear Energy and Oxytocin 01:29:27 Cosmopolitan vs. Multicultural 01:35:14 An Honest Discussion About Migration Support the show
Who is Making War on the West? Anthony Rubin on DarkHorse
2026/10/20
Bret Weinstein speaks with Anthony Rubin on the subject of mass migration into Europe and the United States: who facilitates it, who profits from it, and why the mainstream press has left two brothers with cameras to document it. Find Muckraker on X at https://x.com/realmuckraker and watch his documentary on Youtube at https://youtu.be/svJUbYFCRPc ***** Sponsors: Caraway: Reset your kitchen on a budget. Bundle and save up  to $230 on the 12 piece cookware set vs buying the products individually. Explore more set savings on bakeware, food storage, accessories and more. Visit http://Carawayhome.com/DHPOD to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. This deal is exclusive for our listeners, so visit http://Carawayhome.com/DHPOD or use code DHPOD at checkout. Ridge: Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% off @Ridge with code DARKHORSE at https://www.Ridge.com/darkhorse #Ridgepod CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Replacing Europe: Following the World's Deadliest Migration Route - FULL DOCUMENTARY https://youtu.be/svJUbYFCRPc Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN) https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda Migration and the 2030 Agenda: A Guide for Practitioners (IOM) https://migrationdataportal.org/tool/migration-and-2030-agenda-guide-practitioners International Organization for Migration (IOM) https://www.iom.int UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency https://www.unhcr.org HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) https://hias.org Norwegian Refugee Council https://www.nrc.no International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies https://www.ifrc.org Open Society Foundations https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 From Mauritania to the English Channel 00:02:00 Three Routes Into Europe 00:03:47 Sponsor: Caraway 00:05:08 Sponsor: Ridge 00:06:19 Migration or Invasion? 00:08:15 Mauritania: Nothing to Lose 00:10:11 The UN at the Top 00:11:46 Rape Kits for the Darién Gap 00:14:13 Migration as an Inherent Good 00:15:50 Agenda 2030 & "Agents of Development" 00:17:22 Who Profits When the Flow Stops? 00:20:58 Suicidal Empathy in Calais 00:22:56 Foot Soldiers vs. Architects 00:25:09 Too Big to Shut Down? 00:27:47 The End of the Nation-State 00:28:44 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:29:57 Ukraine, Iran, and Manufactured Chaos 00:33:03 Theater on the French Coast 00:34:58 When to Call It an Invasion 00:37:46 Lineage Selection 00:39:58 Why Isn't the Press Covering This? 00:41:12 Cartels vs. Governments 00:44:13 No Excuses for the Press 00:45:50 Invasion Meets Anti-Natalism 00:46:41 Smoky Room or Societal Decay? 00:50:32 The IOM Worker on El Hierro 00:53:21 Everyone Claims to Be From Mali 00:54:04 The Smugglers He Didn't Report 00:57:49 Did Trump Abandon Mass Deportations? 01:00:37 Knocking on Doors for Missing Minors 01:03:46 Same Play, Same Players 01:05:55 Too Afraid to Be Called Racist? 01:09:33 The West Is the Only Alternative 01:12:34 Racism Against White People 01:13:12 Fighting-Age Men by the Numbers 01:15:41 The Cowardice of the Academy 01:17:45 The Asch Conformity Experiment 01:20:24 Milgram and the Power of One Dissenter 01:21:41 Evolutionary Biology's Blind Spot 01:22:45 Yuri Bezmenov and Ideological Subversion 01:25:17 Why Isn't It Already Obvious? 01:27:50 Skin in the Game 01:28:34 Be the One Who Breaks Ranks 01:29:48 Where to Find Muckraker Support the show
Where Cheaters Prosper: The 347th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/10/14
On this, our 347th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the ballot initiatives and voter id in the state of Washington. On this November’s ballot, WA has 3 measures: 645 (which would repeal the new income tax), 638 (which would keep girls’ sports single-sex), and 001 (which would return parental rights). We discuss—and support—all three. In every case, reading the arguments for and against, it is clear that one side must be lying—the “facts” are inconsistent. Cheaters will keep winning until more of us start voting against them—even if they seem to be on “our” side. We also discuss why Washington doesn’t check voters for citizenship. ***** Our sponsors: Redmond Salt: Jurassic-era salt from Utah, and amazing electrolytes (Re-Lyte) from the same sea bed. Go to http://redmond.life/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order. Ethos: Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/darkhorse. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: WA state initiatives: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/proposed-ballot-measure-information Churches w traditional views of gender: https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2108696643646226634 No hate in WA state: https://nohateinwastate.org Auditors in WA state: https://x.com/thehoffather/status/2108326733414039633 ***** Timestamps:  00:00:00 347: A Prime Episode 00:03:12 Signed Books from the DarkHorse Store 00:04:38 Sponsor: Redmond Salt 00:08:38 Sponsor: Ethos 00:09:48 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:13:43 The State of the State of Washington 00:21:23 I-645: Repealing the Income Tax 00:27:48 The Emergency That Was Never Defined 00:29:52 The Marriage Penalty 00:34:16 How Are Lies Allowed on the Ballot? 00:39:53 The You-Go-Girl Response at Brunch 00:48:17 I Will Vote Against the Liars 00:53:04 I-638: Boys Out of Girls' Sports 01:01:59 Walking Off in Camas 01:06:51 What Does Cheating Get You? 01:08:13 Tearing Down the Athletic Girls 01:12:51 Is Your Church an Extremist Group? 01:19:54 You Wouldn't Have to Cheat 01:21:34 I-001: Parental Rights 01:30:07 The Family vs. State Power 01:34:09 Miserable or Menacing? 01:40:47 Voting on the Honor System 01:49:25 Which Error Do You Prefer? 01:54:25 The March of the Lunatics Support the show
They’re Building the Prison Around Us: Josh Walkos on DarkHorse
2026/10/11
Bret Weinstein speaks with Josh Walkos on the subject of Toka, a company that says it can alter surveillance video without a trace, and the wider network of surveillance and targeting tools being built with no public consent.  Find Josh Walkos on X at https://x.com/JoshWalkos and on Substack at https://wethefree.substack.com ***** Sponsors: Sundays for Dogs: Dog food so tasty and healthy, even husbands swear by it. Go to http://www.sundaysfordogs.com/DARKHORSE to receive 50% off your first order, or use code DARKHORSE at checkout. Ethos: Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/darkhorse. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned on this episode: - Josh Walkos thread, “Inside Toka and the New Age of ‘Frictionless Surveillance:’” https://x.com/JoshWalkos/status/2085785810754785715 - The Great Cyber Pandemic (Josh Walkos, We The Free) https://wethefree.substack.com/p/the-great-cyber-pandemic - Toka https://tokagroup.com - Flock's biggest investor also backs a company that can rewrite camera footage (TechSpot) https://www.techspot.com/news/113395-flock-biggest-investor-also-backs-company-can-rewrite.html - This 'Dystopian' Cyber Firm Could Have Saved Mossad Assassins From Exposure (Haaretz) https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2022-12-26/ty-article-magazine/.premium/this-dystopian-cyber-firm-could-have-saved-mossad-assassins-from-exposure/00000185-0bc6-d26d-a1b7-dbd739100000 - Epstein Could Have Made $100 Million On A Secret Police Tech Investment (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/02/10/epstein-police-surveillance-investments-with-ehud-barak/  - Flock Safety https://www.flocksafety.com - Axon https://www.axon.com - How Texas Police Spent $4.5 Million on Four Chevy Tahoes (Cognyte's FalcoNet, The Drive) https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-texas-police-spent-4-5-million-on-four-chevy-tahoes - Pentagon to Designate Palantir Maven AI as Program of Record (GovCon Wire) https://www.govconwire.com/articles/pentagon-palantir-maven-ai-program-of-record - Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed (WikiLeaks) https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/  - Grassley Questions FDA's Sanction of Blood Substitute Study Without Patient Consent (PolyHeme) https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/grassley-questions-fdas-sanction-of-blood-substitute-study-without-patient-consent - Project MKULTRA, the CIA's Program of Research in Behavioral Modification (1977 Senate hearing) https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/95mkultra.pdf - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy https://link.amazon/B0f7h8uAJ (affiliate link) - Bret Weinstein on the Julian Dorey Podcast https://youtu.be/DMfPxmw3Y9Q?si=Nj8QymGYNK8KDgvl  - DarkHorse Podcast episode where Bret raised Toka https://youtube.com/live/9QkBjYK-HYg ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Who Controls the Camera? 00:01:28 From Flock to Toka 00:03:30 Sponsor: Sundays for Dogs 00:04:53 The End of Video Evidence? 00:07:12 Framing the Innocent 00:10:14 J6, Epstein, Kirk, and Butler 00:12:48 The Cryptic Powers of an Emperor 00:14:29 Why the Silence on Toka? 00:17:28 Whitney Webb Was Already on It 00:20:57 Sponsor: Ethos 00:22:00 Fake Cell Towers and Spy SUVs 00:26:33 Worse Than a Panopticon 00:28:56 Ehud Barak, Epstein, and Toka 00:30:35 Where's Your Evidence It Was Used? 00:34:05 An Open Invitation to Toka 00:36:48 Maven and the OODA Loop 00:41:19 Clean Hands, Distant Wars 00:44:59 PolyHeme Without Consent 00:49:47 The Hitchhiker's Guide to Consent 00:54:16 If It Were Your Child 00:57:45 The Banality of Evil 01:01:36 Faking CCTV Is a Question of Price 01:09:52 When AI Takes the Jobs 01:12:43 Billionaire Bunkers and Police Drones 01:15:18 Fight It at the Level of Rights 01:18:46 Five Revolutions, One Lifetime 01:22:07 Gen Z Is in the Bullseye 01:27:32 Where to Find Josh Walkos Support the show
Ancient Crimes in Modern Times: The 346th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/10/07
On this, our 346th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the Cornell 7, sex in modern times, and the plague. Civil charges have been brought against seven men and several institutions, including Cornell University, by a woman who claims to have been drugged and gang-raped in a fraternity house on campus in October 2024. We go through legal documents and journalism about what happened and discuss consent, drinking and drugs, the Greek system, and what sex has and has not become. Then: a woman has died of plague in Russia; is a global pandemic coming? We discuss what to look out for. ***** Our sponsors: SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide.  CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. Caraway: Reset your kitchen on a budget. Bundle and save up  to $230 on the 12 piece cookware set vs buying the products individually. Explore more set savings on bakeware, food storage, accessories and more. Visit ⁠Carawayhome.com/DHPOD⁠ to take an additional 10% off your next purchase.This deal is exclusive for our listeners, so visit ⁠Carawayhome.com/DHPOD⁠ or use code DHPOD at checkout. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Anna Bower at Slip Opinion with Cornell 7 docs (including the DA, the Civil Suit, and Kretzschmar petition): https://annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-cornell-7-documents NYT on what transpired at Cornell in the Fall of 2024: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/cornell-rape-accusation-reporting.html Cornell has a sex ed problem: https://jaredlederman.substack.com/p/cornell-has-a-sex-education-problem Jennifer Bilek: https://x.com/bjportraits/status/2107171941014536280?s=20 ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Signed Copies in Seven Languages  00:05:34 Sponsor: SaunaSpace 00:08:55 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:10:33 Sponsor: Caraway 00:14:05 The Cornell 7 Case: A Misleading Name 00:18:23 Believe Women, or Wait for Evidence? 00:23:46 Why Sue Everyone? The Strike Price 00:30:11 Naive About Frats? Not Since 1987 00:36:03 In Everyone's Care, Custody and Control 00:42:31 Regret Is Not a Lack of Consent 00:45:41 Blame Cornell, Blame the Bar? 00:52:38 Kretzschmar's Negative Hair Test 00:59:05 Her Sworn Statement vs. the Lawsuit 01:07:23 How Her Account Changed 01:14:05 What Rape Once Took From a Woman 01:21:49 Two Strategies for Men, One for Women 01:27:25 Cornell's Sex Ed: Yes, No, Maybe So 01:36:28 Why Sex Belongs Behind a Closed Door 01:39:27 A Special Prosecutor and Mob Rule 01:42:07 Why Are We Fed These Stories? 01:50:38 Plague: A Lab Worker Dies in Siberia 01:53:15 Pneumonic, Bubonic, and a Starving Flea 01:57:56 Is This the Next COVID? 02:06:15 Watch the Tabletop Exercises 02:11:10 Tiger Cats of the Andes Support the show
The Fix Is In: Jeffrey Tucker on DarkHorse
2026/10/04
Bret Weinstein speaks with Jeffrey Tucker on the subject of the COVID story the establishment is willing to tell, and the much larger one it isn't. Find Jeffrey Tucker on X at https://x.com/jeffreytucker and Brownstone Institute at https://brownstone.org. ***** Sponsors: SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide. VanMan: Go to https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26 and use code DARKHORSE26 for 15% off your first order. Redmond Salt: Jurassic-era salt from Utah, and amazing electrolytes (Re-Lyte) from the same sea bed. Go to http://redmond.life/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned on this episode: - Brownstone Institute https://brownstone.org - Cries for Help Buried in V-Safe Data https://brownstone.org/articles/cries-for-help-buried-in-v-safe-data/ - All-In Summit: Bill Gurley https://x.com/theallinpod/status/2101106499527282815 - React19 https://react19.org - Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025–2030 https://realfood.gov - Moderna product pipeline https://www.modernatx.com/research/product-pipeline ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 The Covid Story They'll Tell 00:06:03 Sponsor: SaunaSpace 00:08:26 Sponsor: VanMan 00:10:19 The Middle Ground Scramble 00:15:01 Why Great Barrington Had to Be Crushed 00:19:01 DEFUSE: An Answer Before the Inquiry 00:22:37 mRNA Was Supposed to Be Dead 00:27:45 Sponsor: Redmond Re-lyte 00:30:23 What Is a Vaccine Supposed to Do? 00:34:38 Why Wall Street Loves mRNA 00:42:18 Is Every Booster a Roll of the Dice? 00:56:21 V-Safe: The Injury Reports CDC Ignored 01:08:47 Sam Harris Asked: Where Are the Bodies? 01:12:07 Inflated Deaths and Rewritten Definitions 01:22:14 Can RFK Jr. Beat the Pharma Goliath? Support the show
The Raw, Unprocessed Truth: The 345th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/09/30
On this, our 345th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss immigration, AI, and rawness. First: a new Harper’s article chronicles the effects on local people of the mass migration across the Darién Gap in Panama between 2021 and 2025, and what has happened since the number of people coming up from Colombia has dropped to a trickle. The reporting on the ground is excellent—human and honest—while the political analysis is naïve at best. Then: what is it to be raw, how is it inherently human, and what is its relationship to grief, and to AI?   ***** Our sponsors:    Cozy Earth: Head to https://cozyearth.com and use code DARKHORSE for an exclusive 20% off on home and sleepwear. Puori: Clean and safe supplements, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. http://Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide.     ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org   Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net   Thumbnail  Courtesy Getty Images: John Moore / Getty Images South America ***** Mentioned in this episode: Minding the Gap: https://harpers.org/2026/09/general-interest-minding-the-gap-belen-fernandez-jasmine-liu/ Fernández – At the Edge of Empire: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/10/at-the-edge-of-empire-belen-fernandez-panama-immigration-towns/ Heying – Raw: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/raw Crawford, Why We Drive: [can you create an affiliate link for this] https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Drive-Toward-Philosophy/dp/0062741969/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y-PChdMBwHIDKvANAvihY7QLld0SKDGsAFdX8CZrjpTCa4LSx-TBsJo41Sl6JPbm-Ag2zIDy2woM-RCOjRAS0caXHPTH9ozjlifRrjsqc9Q.XcCZSCGXxdZVue61CBJ8YSVti4Emu5qyMkb7a1mFUiw&qid=1790800365&sr=8-2 ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Boredom Makes the Time Go Slow 00:03:57 Sponsor: Cozy Earth 00:07:35 Sponsor: Puori 00:09:22 Sponsor: SaunaSpace 00:12:05 Fat Bear Week: The Prepper's Mascot 00:16:40 Back to the Darién Gap 00:18:52 Invasion or Migration? Both. 00:24:24 How America Carved Panama From Colombia 00:30:33 Is a Boom Now a Right? 00:35:41 Where Did the Aid Organizations Go? 00:40:53 The Surge Was Too Fast to Be Organic 00:44:41 Why There's No Road Through the Darién 00:46:31 Great Reporting, Bad Geopolitics 00:51:00 Mayorkas, HIAS, and the Chinese Camp 00:52:10 Deport Only the Worst of the Worst? 00:58:09 This Is All of Us 01:02:12 Migration as Osmotic Pressure 01:06:15 The Feminization of Systems 01:10:01 Raw: Unprocessed, Unfiltered, Unclothed 01:21:02 The AI That Couldn't Lace a Wheel 01:27:27 Speedometer vs. the Wind in Your Hair 01:33:16 The Rawness of Grief 01:35:41 Why Can't Sociopaths Fake Grief? 01:39:59 Real Grief Is Raw. AI Is Cooked. 01:42:34 Playgrounds With Nails Sticking Out Support the show
The Drone Hypothesis: John Cullen on DarkHorse
2026/09/27
Bret Weinstein speaks with John Cullen on the subject of the unanswered questions surrounding the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Find John Cullen on X at https://x.com/I_Am_JohnCullen and on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/cw/IAMJOHNCULLEN.  ***** Sponsors: Lovebird: Delicious, nutritious cereal made with real ingredients. Go to http://lovebirdfoods.com/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE for 25% off your first order. Mars Men: Natural testosterone booster supplement. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life, free shipping, and 3 free gifts from Mars Men at http://Mengotomars.com. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned on this episode: - Was Charlie Kirk Killed With a Drone? Viva Frei and Jimmy Dore on DarkHorse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO76X9CFhUI - How Many Shooters? John Cullen on the Trump Assassination Attempt (July 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hKuo2qW6uE - Multiple Shooters? John Cullen & Clay Martin (TPC #1,538): https://rumble.com/v592bhg-multiple-shooters-john-cullen-and-clay-martin-tpc-1538.html ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Can You Trust a Man With a Pen Name? 00:01:39 Tyler Robinson, Acting Alone? 00:03:42 Sponsor: Lovebird Cereal 00:05:33 Why John Cullen Is Irrelevant 00:22:10 Sponsor: Mars Men 00:23:07 A Pentagon Spy Plane at UVU 00:32:24 Back 25 Minutes After the Shot 00:57:31 The Drones Nobody Wants to Explain 01:10:42 Bird of Prey: A Rifle That Flies 01:17:55 The Round Left on the Roof 01:37:34 Why Was There No Exit Wound? 01:43:27 Butler and the Spiral of Silence 01:50:42 Wouldn't Someone Have Seen It? 01:59:37 Las Vegas: No Shots From the Window 02:05:31 Was the Real Target MBS? 02:19:47 Three Women, a Minivan, 24 Guns 02:27:35 Flushing Out the Crown Prince 02:39:46 Who Broke the Window? 02:47:01 The Deadliest Gunman in History? Support the show
Lions, New Tigers, and Bears, oh my: The 344th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/09/23
On this, our 344th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss new cats, fat bears, and overwhelmed frogs. The tilcayo, a newly named species of cat from Bolivia, is part of a group of New World “tiger cats” that live on the outskirts of the Amazon basin. We discuss Carnivoran relationships, cats more specifically, and what is known about the history and ecology of the tilcayo in particular. Then: it’s fat bear week at Katmai National Park in Alaska, where grizzlies are fattening themselves on salmon for the Winter ahead; we discuss hibernation, reproductive diapause, and general chonkiness in bears. Finally: female Cope’s gray treefrogs have a harder time choosing good mates when there’s a lot of noise, and when there are too many suitors—kind of like how women often make bad choices when confronted with chaos and wingmen. ***** Our sponsors: Cowboy Colostrum: Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code Darkhorse at https://cowboycolostrum.com/darkhorse. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. Branch Basics: Excellent, effective, simple, truly non-toxic cleaning supplies. Get 15% off with code DarkHorse at https://branchbasics.com/DarkHorse #branchbasicspod ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Lescroart & Nogales-Ascarrunz et al 2026. Phylogenomics and museomics reveal five distinct species of tiger cats in South America. Current Biology 36: 1-15: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01110-3 National Geographic’s tilcayo pics: https://news.nationalgeographic.org/photos-new-wild-cat-species/ Meet the bears: https://explore.org/meet-the-bears#h_75305921118711789688140871 Hemingway et al 2026. Choice overload constrains mate choice independent of energetic masking. iScience 29: 1-13: https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2589-0042%2826%2902464-8  ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 It Smells Like Autumn 00:01:42 Cats, Fat Bears, and Overwhelmed Frogs 00:05:23 Sponsor: Cowboy Colostrum 00:09:23 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:12:01 Sponsor: Branch Basics 00:16:00 The Tilcayo: A Brand-New Cat 00:20:30 An Orphaned Kitten in the Andes 00:23:45 Inside Phylogenetics 00:28:19 Carnivores vs. Carnivorans 00:29:56 Hyenas: Cat Adjacent, Not a Cat 00:37:36 The Answer Is Software 00:44:48 Meet the Tilcayo 00:46:51 Five Cryptic Species of Tiger Cat 00:50:01 Why So Many Little Cats? 00:59:15 Sympatric, Allopatric, or Parapatric? 01:01:47 Apologies to the Dog People 01:03:57 80% Neurotic, 10% Psychotic 01:07:37 A Raccoon, a Lemur, and a Wild Kitten 01:13:33 Fat Bear Week 01:18:12 The Bears' Cupboard Strategy 01:23:45 Yes, Bears Have Diapause 01:26:26 Strategy, Luck, or Dominance? 01:33:26 Overwhelmed Frogs 01:39:19 Why Are Frog Choruses So Loud? 01:45:29 What Counts as a Good Choice? 01:47:07 Clubs, Wingmen, and Bad Decisions 01:51:05 Hot Guys With Less to Say 01:52:02 Be Good to the Ones You Love Support the show
Just Asking Questions: The 343rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/09/16
On this, our 343rd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss logic and scientific thinking, as it is done on politically hot topics (e.g. 9/11, Charlie Kirk), and on calmer topics like whether retrievers like to fetch (or just think that we like them to fetch), and whether domestic cats see people as big, clumsy cats. Putting all the hypotheses on the table, working hard to falsify even—especially—your favorite ones—and ending up with one left standing, is the scientific way, and how we arrive at answers that are most likely to be true. ***** Our sponsors: Ridge: Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% off @Ridge with code DARKHORSE at https://www.Ridge.com/darkhorse #Ridgepod Dose for your Liver: Tasty drink with milk thistle, ginger, dandelion & turmeric to support liver health. Get 35% off your first subscription at http://dosedaily.co/DarkHorse. Puori: Clean and safe supplements, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to http://Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products! ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net Thumbnail Courtesy Getty Images News: Jeremy Weine / Stringer ***** Mentioned in this episode: Bret’s talk in NYC, 9-10-26, at Turning the Tide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9tol-sQZAM&t=4s Shermer tweet: https://x.com/michaelshermer/status/2099207300695429427 Dog fetch: https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2079691639153664273 Neighborhood punk cat: https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2093574318181474321   *****   Timestamps:    00:00:00 Why 343 Beats 243 00:01:12 Unbelievably Stupid, Apparently 00:04:36 Sponsor: Ridge 00:08:29 Sponsor: Dose 00:10:53 Sponsor: Puori 00:12:43 When Logic Gets Suspended 00:17:05 Reading Shermer's Tweet Aloud 00:22:25 Just Asking Questions is Normal 00:28:17 Hypotheses on the Table 00:33:41 Is This the Right Moment? 00:41:38 Do Dogs Really Like to Fetch? 00:46:56 Testing Fetch with a Machine 00:52:49 Are Cats Just Big Clumsy Cats? 01:01:18 Cats Talk to You, Not to Cats 01:05:10 Fairfax's Nightly Gifts 01:19:37 Chimeric Testes 01:29:40 That Was 343 Support the show
Organic Wisdom: Joel Salatin on DarkHorse
2026/09/13
Bret Weinstein speaks with Joel Salatin, whom he calls “one of the wisest people” he’s ever met, on the subject of soil, stewardship, and the kind of knowledge you can only get by doing. Find Joel Salatin, owner of Polyface Farm on X at https://x.com/JoelSalatin and https://www.thelunaticfarmer.com ***** Sponsors: Sundays For Dogs: Dog food so tasty and healthy, even husbands swear by it. Go to http://www.sundaysfordogs.com/DARKHORSE to receive 50% off your first order. Vanman: Go to https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26 and use code DARKHORSE26 for 15%  off your first order. Redmond Salt: Jurassic-era salt from Utah, and amazing electrolytes (Re-Lyte) from the same sea bed. Go to http://redmond.life/darkhorse and use code DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order. ***** Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Polyface Farm https://polyfacefarm.com Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front https://amzn.to/4gS6rD7  (commission earned) Beavers? Bret Weinstein Speaks with Jakob Shockey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBmKwQ9SPt0 Brownstone Institute https://brownstone.org  The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan https://amzn.to/46oGfd5 (commission earned) Greening the Desert Project (Geoff Lawton) https://www.greeningthedesertproject.org ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 One of the Wisest People  00:01:15 Trump Spent His Political Equity 00:03:37 Sponsor: Sundays for Dogs 00:05:26 Sponsor: VanMan 00:07:19 Who Benefits? Bayer, JBS, & Trump 00:11:37 There Are No Global Problems 00:15:24 The Farm You Can Feel 00:19:30 Sponsor: Redmond Relyte 00:24:03 Biological or Mechanical? 00:28:13 Where Hubris Should Be Humility 00:31:32 Dominion Is a Destructive Idea 00:37:55 Petroleum Was Our Chance to Repair 00:39:35 North America Grew More Food in 1500 00:43:35 All True Stories Must Reconcile 00:48:35 Ice Age or Crispy Critters? 00:55:08 Bret’s Stadium of What He’s Burned 00:57:31 Learn a Skill 01:01:54 Not Wrong to Feel Betrayed 01:03:46 Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal 01:10:23 Who Should Inspect Your Carrot? 01:18:28 All Regulations Are Scale Prejudicial 01:21:04 Food Emancipation Support the show
Where Feminism Went Wrong: The 342nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/09/04
On this, our 342nd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss men, women, and feminism; and the love of our pets. Gloria Steinem died at 92 this week. She exposed working conditions at Playboy clubs in the 1960s by going undercover as a bunny; founded Ms. Magazine in the 1970s; took Ms. ad free in the 1990s, and became a feminist icon. We discuss her legacy, both good and bad. Then: cats, dogs, and the differences between them. ***** Our sponsors: Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save up to $230 on their 12 piece cookware set, and visit http://Carawayhome.com/DarkHorse for an additional 10% off your next purchase. Add their minis duo, and save up to $350. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse for 27% off sitewide. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: NYT obit of Steinem: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/politics/gloria-steinem-dead.html A Bunny’s Tale: https://archive.org/details/a-bunnys-tale/page/n15/mode/2up  Heying 2022: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02278-0 Support the show
Lives Well Lived: The 341st Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
2026/09/02
On this, our 341st Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss two lives well-lived, both of which ended on August 31, 2026: our beloved labrador Maddie, and Wendell Berry. Maddie was adventurous and loyal; she helped raise our children; and she gave unconditional love. Wendell Berry was a writer, an environmentalist, and a philosopher and defender of the land, and of traditional ways of being and doing. He died at 92 at his home in Kentucky, having lived a deep life farming, thinking, and writing. ***** Our sponsors: Timeline: Accelerate the clearing of damaged mitochondria to improve strength and endurance: Go to www.timeline.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 20% off your order. Cowboy Colostrum: Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code Darkhorse at https://cowboycolostrum.com/darkhorse. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at http://JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Wendell Berry in 2012 in Humanities: https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2012/mayjune/conversation/wendell-berry-landsma Berry obit in NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/wendell-berry-dead.htm The Peace of Wild Things: https://amzn.to/4zQkzE6  (commission earned) The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture: https://amzn.to/4zTQV0S (commission earned) ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 A Rough One Today 00:02:07 Sponsor: Timeline 00:06:01 Sponsor: Cowboy Colostrum 00:09:09 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:11:22 We Lost Maddie on Monday 00:14:01 Why Does She Love Me Unconditionally? 00:15:38 Dogs May Save the World 00:18:03 The Longest-Standing Domesticate 00:20:53 Cats See Mothers, Dogs See a Team 00:23:43 Please Wait for Dad to Get Home 00:30:50 Why We Buried Her Ourselves 00:37:26 Sun Lakes and a Dog With a Job 00:43:09 Photographs of Maddie 00:45:57 Grief Is the Downside of Love 00:48:07 What We Surrender to the Market 00:55:58 Wendell Berry, 1934-2026 01:01:02 The Unsettling of America 01:02:25 Monoculture of Crops and of Ideas 01:07:23 The Cult of the Future 01:13:53 Manifesto: The Mad Farmer 01:16:46 A Meeting, and Goodbye Support the show

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★★★★★
P51 Designs 2026/11/04
Great Episode!!!
Thank you Bret for being the first penguin in the water. You’re a true American Patriot!
★★★★★
East of Rocky Mountain 2026/10/11
Just have to say….
Thank you Bret, your last podcast, is extremely dystopian. What more is there? And what are we going to learn next. And thanks for reminding us of Tyl...
★★☆☆☆
thankful 'n glad 2026/09/30
John Cullen
Thank you for yours & Heather Heying’s informative & fun podcasts. This one was odd. It reminds me of 2019 & my need to sort out Covid ‘experts’. I ch...
★★★★★
Nerdius 2026/09/14
Common sense
Bret’s visit with Jowl Salatin is a conversation every person should hear. Please bring Joel back on again!
★★★★★
Roland.Ray 2026/09/10
One of the best topical podcasts.
Thank you for this podcast. It’s one of my comfort listens too.
★★☆☆☆
Lynwyd 2026/08/27
Edit?
Just edit your commentary. Came from IG but couldn’t get past the first 10 mins of stumbling thru ads
★★☆☆☆
The Onion Rocks 2026/08/24
Jumped the conspiracy shark
I was a big fan during Covid, but Brett has lost his way when it comes to Charlie Kirk. Candace Owens is such an obvious liar, sad that he doesn’t se...
★★★★★
Hobbescire 2026/08/24
I am stunned
I can not believe the lengths Viva is going to to give reasoning for so many issues on this. It’s LOUD.
★★★★★
Nick in CA 2026/08/19
Appeals to the best in you
I listen to a lot of podcasts and a lot of different genres. I listen to comedy podcasts from comedians who make me laugh, but have horrible takes whe...
★★★★★
nerghoul 2026/08/06
So much better now
I stepped away for awhile, but now I find Bret and Heather consistently on the insightful side of the issue. Refreshing podcasts are here!
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