We descend once more into the Gurusphere, encountering secret peasant archmages, decline narratives, Epstein emails, and endless moral panics.The&nbsp;full&nbsp;episode&nbsp;is&nbsp;available&nbsp;to&nbsp;Patreon&nbsp;subscribers&nbsp;(1&nbsp;hour,&nbsp;37&nbsp;minutes).Join&nbsp;us&nbsp;at:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus</a>00:00 SM 44 PF00:23 Introduction01:30 Konstantin Kisin: Not Left Or Right, Just Right05:20 Boghossian is shocked by pessimistic French people08:50 Konstantin and Warren Smith as relics of the anti-SJW era12:45 A PSA! Hyper Capitalism Tier Update!18:36 Matt's AV Setup20:01 Recommendation: Successville (British version)21:40 My peasant farmer dad is secretly an Archmage!28:14 Scott Galloway talks with Gwyneth Paltrow40:18 American Capitalist Culture and the Gurus48:54 Bryan Johnson vs AG151:45 Bryan Johnson & Epstein Schmoozing58:09 Bari Weiss's Peter Attia Woes59:14 Epstein and QAnon Conspiracies01:03:23 Overinterpreting Epstein emails01:09:04 Shermer promotes Dave Rubin to hawk his book on Truth01:10:37 Conspiracy Theory prevalence on left and riht01:17:44 Jonathan Haidt and his anti-social media crusade01:23:15 Plato on the Corruption of the Youth01:24:30 The Eternal Appeal of Decline Narratives01:26:22 They won't let you enjoy things anymore...01:30:24 Matt's laissez-faire parenting tips01:31:45 Life lessons from Lord of the Rings01:34:17 The Witch King of Angmar defeated by a Woke White WomenSources<ul><li><a href="https://x.com/KonstantinKisin/status/2017255412467114151?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Konstantin Kisin on not being left or right</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/KonstantinKisin/status/2017904993911640400?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boghossian and Kisin bemoan civilisational decline narratives</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/bari-weiss-new-cbs-news-contributors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian on Bari Weiss’s new CBS “Podcastistan” hires</a></li><li><a href="https://niallferguson.substack.com/p/how-trump-won-davos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Niall Ferguson on how Trump “won Davos”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/30/elon-musk-epstein-files-island-visits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian: Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sXKWZyl798" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Farmer Dad Is Secretly an Archmage – viral short-form fantasy drama</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/reelforce_behind-the-scenes-of-a-short-drama-production-activity-7420389158994644992-KtMh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Behind the Scenes of My Farmer Dad Is Secretly an Archmage</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLV2ZkX2MpE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Original Chinese version of My Farmer Dad Is Secretly an Archmage (Destiny’s Keeper)</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/michaelshermer/status/2017621886973383032?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Shermer promoting Dave Rubin</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/C_Kavanagh/status/2017709038616854566?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Shermer previously promoted Stefan Molyneux</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/2016606211718922458?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bryan Johnson criticising AG1 (sort of)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffrey-epstein/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miami Herald’s early investigative coverage of Jeffrey Epstein</a></li><li><a href="https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/n_7912/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Early New York Magazine profile of Jeffrey Epstein (2002)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2003/03/jeffrey-epstein-200303" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vanity Fair on Jeffrey Epstein and elite power networks (2003)</a></li><li><a href="https://nymag.com/news/features/41826/index3.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York Magazine on Epstein before the non-prosecution deal (2007)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMk3lqKEhWE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Shermer on conspiracies and truth-seeking on The Rubin Report</a></li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12110-025-09509-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hong (2026) on the cognitive foundations of decline narratives</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/podcasts/jonathan-haidt-new-evidence.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York Times on Jonathan Haidt and new evidence on social media</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/Oliver_S_Curry/status/2011765104946143614?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oliver Curry pushes back on Haidt’s claims</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/CJFerguson1111/status/2015859422417870858?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Ferguson responds critically to Haidt’s arguments</a></li></ul>

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