All-In PodcastE39: West coast super drought & climate crisis, Nuclear virtue signaling, chaos in SF & more
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- July 9, 2021
- Duration
- 1h 10m
- Channel
- All-In Podcast
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Show Notes: 0:00 Super drought & climate crisis on the west coast 25:53 Nuclear energy, virtue signaling, cognitive laziness, positive signals of optimism 36:50 Friedberg's "anti-science" theory 44:48 San Francisco chaos, "crime is down" controversy, viral crime videos 59:42 Are Israel's recent COVID vaccine findings problematic? Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: Nuclear energy timeline https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GSIb-vyIvZalcE9LCBFqbQjsvE4uu-c-/view?usp=sharing The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future https://www.amazon.com/Grid-Fraying-Between-Americans-Energy-ebook/dp/B01DM9Q6CQ CapRadio - Newsom Misled The Public About Wildfire Prevention Efforts Ahead Of Worst Fire Season On Record https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/06/23/newsom-misled-the-public-about-wildfire-prevention-efforts-ahead-of-worst-fire-season-on-record/ MarketWatch - Target shortens hours in San Francisco due to ‘alarming rise’ in shoplifting https://www.marketwatch.com/story/target-shortens-hours-in-san-francisco-due-to-alarming-rise-in-shoplifting-11625688560 Israel Ministry of Health - Decline in Vaccine Effectiveness Against Infection and Symptomatic Illness https://www.gov.il/en/departments/news/05072021-03 Tweets: https://twitter.com/friedberg/status/1413044148735672322 https://twitter.com/michelletandler/status/1411362359734542343 https://twitter.com/michelletandler/status/1411943649231851522 https://twitter.com/cyantist/status/1412478525014085632 https://twitter.com/briansugar/status/1412507632267534340 https://twitter.com/activeasian/status/1412252070829182976 https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1412160046046203909 https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1412163715676327950 https://twitter.com/ThomasSowell/status/1412858750747217922 https://twitter.com/robkhenderson/status/1412899033933307911 https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/1409170317826793474 https://twitter.com/briansugar/status/1412507632267534340 #allin #tech #news
SPEAKERS
Jason Calacanis
hostChamath Palihapitiya
hostDavid Friedberg
hostNarrator
other
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya, E39: West coast super drought & climate crisis, Nuclear virtue signaling, chaos in SF & more explores super-drought, nuclear politics, San Francisco chaos, and Delta doubts This All-In Podcast episode weaves together California’s worsening mega-drought, structural failures in water and energy policy, and the political risks facing Governor Gavin Newsom during fire season. The hosts argue for both near-term emergency preparedness (air quality, power backups, community centers) and long-term infrastructure like nuclear power, desalination, and smarter water management, while criticizing environmentalist opposition to nuclear as performative. They then pivot to San Francisco’s crime and governance, alleging data manipulation, ideological capture, and intimidation tactics by DA Chesa Boudin’s office, prompting calls for his recall and even leaving California. The show closes with a discussion of the COVID Delta variant’s impact on vaccine effectiveness, the risk of renewed restrictions, and the global need to accelerate vaccination to slow viral evolution.
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