Robert Wright's Nonzero

Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what theyre thinking.

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Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what theyre thinking. www.nonzero.org
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The Past and Future of Digital Media (Robert Wright & Mike Pesca)
Thursday, 15 January, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:28 Are Bob and Mike the godfathers of podcasting? 6:10 Slate and the origins of podcasting 9:36 NotebookLM’s humanless podcasts 14:07 From blogs to Substack 18:12 Looking back at BloggingHeads 23:38 The tribalizing influence of algorithms 31:13 New news models 40:01 What happened to the rules in professional sports? 48:49 The consequences of paying college athletes 1:00:08 Mike’s comprehensive take on sports gambling 1:06:45 Heading into OT: The perils of opining on IsraelRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Mike Pesca (The Gist). Recorded December 23, 2025. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonzeroPods