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#292 - Blaise Pascal Predicted the Internet’s Biggest Problem 400 Years Ago

August 17, 2026

Are you sure this life is real? How do we know this life is real? What does being “real” even mean? According to Blaise Pascal, everything we know, everything we think we know is real, is a matter of feeling. It’s not a matter of reasoning, ultimately, at the foundation. This concept anchors my conversation today with Yuval Avnur, a Professor of Philosophy at Scripps College and author of Why Read Pascal Today?We dive into Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century true polymath genius who believed that...

The Breakdown with Zach #2 - The Wall Street Journal Just Exposed Polymarket

July 13, 2026

Prediction markets are everywhere, but a recent Wall Street Journal investigation raises serious questions about how some platforms are marketed. Zach breaks down the report on Polymarket’s use of paid creators, simulated betting videos, and influencer campaigns, then explores the ethics of financial advertising, celebrity endorsements like Rick Rubin’s, regulatory gray areas, and whether prediction markets are becoming the latest—and most sophisticated—way to sell people false hope and fake ...

The Breakdown with Zach #1 - Meet The Sad Wives of the AI Boom

May 28, 2026

AI was supposed to cure disease, solve climate change, and usher humanity into a futuristic utopia. Instead, some people are now asking ChatGPT if they should cheat on their spouse with their Pilates instructor. In this episode, I dive into Alessandra Ram’s incredible Wired article, “Meet The Sad Wives of AI,” and explore the strange psychological fallout of the AI boom: founders treating chatbots like children, relationships collapsing under nonstop “vibe coding,” and people outsourcing emot...