Why the West is on Fire: The 328th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
6/3/20262 hr 2 min
On this, our 328th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss fires in the West, both literal and metaphorical. First: the mayoral race in LA, and race politics. Then: rioting in Paris after a soccer win—not mere hooliganism, but also due to race politics and immigration. The World Cup is coming to Seattle—but what to do about the homeless people? Build a “low barrier” tiny home community out of sight of the tourists, where drug addicts are encouraged to relocate. New public toilets in Seattle were destroyed within weeks, though—will tiny homes be sufficient to protect soccer fans? Also: it’s pride month! At UCSC’s “Gender Affirming Gear” closet, students can get free binders, packers, and tucking kits! Knitting it all together: What is the West, what are its tenets, and is it worth saving? Yes.
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Mentioned in this episode:
LA mayoral race results: https://ktla.com/news/politics/los-angeles-mayor-primary-election/
Voting based on race: https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/2061571066707972540?s=20
Rioting in Paris: https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2060870418014118162?s=20
Seattle toilets: https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2061802513993490856
Tiny homes in Seattle: https://thepostmillennial.com/seattle-builds-tiny-home-village-for-citys-homeless-drug-users-displaced-by-fifa-world-cup-games
UCSC Queer Center: https://queer.ucsc.edu
UnClockable tucking kit: https://unclockable.com/products/unclockable-tuck-kit-2
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsBret Weinstein· Host0:00
[gentle music] Hey, folks. Welcome to the 328th Dark Horse Podcast live stream with me, Dr. Bret Weinstein, and you, Dr. Heather Heying.
Heather Heying· Host0:14
You had just a nice cadence there.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:16
Yeah, I- Made me want to jig.
Heather Heying· Host0:17
Yeah ...
Bret Weinstein· Host0:17
I changed it up a little.
Heather Heying· Host0:18
Yeah.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:18
But, you know, that's the, uh, that's the nature of the spice of life.
Heather Heying· Host0:23
After over 300 episodes, you gotta, you gotta switch things up.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:27
Yep.
Heather Heying· Host0:27
Yep.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:27
All right.
Heather Heying· Host0:28
Here we are.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:28
So we're locked in.
Heather Heying· Host0:29
What? What's that?
Bret Weinstein· Host0:30
We're locked in.
Heather Heying· Host0:31
We're locked in. Okay.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:31
Yes.
Heather Heying· Host0:32
Um, uh, yeah, so today we're gonna talk about various, uh, unfortunate pieces of evidence that the West is, uh, burning, both literal and metaphorical.
Bret Weinstein· Host0:40
Literally and metaphorically. That's often how it goes- Yeah ... with civilizations.
Heather Heying· Host0:44
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh, so, um, join us on Locals for the watch party. And, um, just a reminder that, uh, y- m- longtime viewers will know that YouTube demonetized us back in the summer of 2021 when we were talking about, at the time, politically unconscionable things, such as whether or not the vaccines were in fact safe and effective, and should there be mandates, and were repurposed drugs such as ivermectin, uh, actually viable treatments for a disease that is real, uh, but not the scourge that we were being told it was. For, for that, uh, we got demonetized quietly without any fanfare. YouTube remonetized us, uh, last year. Uh, but, uh, it's, would appear that we are still being throttled. We're still, uh, sort of being shadow