E4: Politicizing the pandemic, Police reform, Twitter vs Facebook with David Sacks & David Friedberg

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

June 20, 2020

Duration

1h 18m

Channel

All-In Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

0:00 Jason checks in on Chamath, Sacks & Friedberg, opening up their social circles, outdoor activities & more 9:31 Issues with politicizing matters of public health, deaths decreasing while new cases spike, masks, lockdowns & more 20:56 Viral videos, doxxing bad behavior & cancel culture 25:39 Reforming law enforcement, separating police from the military, changing police incentives 36:42 Are public unions too powerful? How a lack of leadership has led us here 41:49 Facebook vs. Twitter on free speech, Zuckerberg's relationship with Peter Thiel, valuing comfort over freedom of expression 59:24 John Bolton's book controversy 1:03:14 Movements in the COVID vaccine space 1:07:38 Trump vs. Biden: Who has the upper hand? 1:14:24 Who should Biden pick as VP?0:01 Jason checks in on Chamath, Sacks & Friedberg, opening up their social circles, outdoor activities & more 9:31 Issues with politicizing matters of public health, deaths decreasing while new cases spike, masks, lockdowns & more 20:56 Viral videos, doxxing bad behavior & cancel culture 25:39 Reforming law enforcement, separating police from the military, changing police incentives 36:42 Are public unions too powerful? How a lack of leadership has led us here 41:49 Facebook vs. Twitter on free speech, Zuckerberg's relationship with Peter Thiel, valuing comfort over freedom of expression 59:24 John Bolton's book controversy 1:03:14 Movements in the COVID vaccine space 1:07:38 Trump vs. Biden: Who has the upper hand? 1:14:24 Who should Biden pick as VP?

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jason Calacanis

  host

• Chamath Palihapitiya

  host

• David Sacks

  host

• David Friedberg

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya, E4: Politicizing the pandemic, Police reform, Twitter vs Facebook with David Sacks & David Friedberg explores Pandemic politics, police reform, and free-speech battles online collide The hosts discuss how their personal COVID risk behaviors have evolved and argue that outdoor activity and masks are underused, depoliticized tools that could have replaced broad lockdowns. They then pivot to policing, criticizing militarization, unions, training, and the handling of cases like Rayshard Brooks, while exploring alternative models involving social workers and ‘Jedi’ cops. A major segment dissects cancel culture, free speech, and the divergent approaches of Twitter and Facebook toward Trump and political content, tying this to broader generational and cultural shifts. They close by handicapping the 2020 election, debating Trump’s odds, Biden’s cognition, and floating an Oprah Winfrey vice-presidential pick as a potential game‑changer.

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