In conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 5, 2023

Duration

2h 1m

Channel

All-In Podcast

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

(0:00) Bestie intros! (0:49) Jason and Sacks intro Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (3:46) Foreign policy: Ukraine / Russia (17:17) Foreign policy: Taiwan / China (18:57) Government spending: Fiscal responsibility, where to cut budget, debt ceiling (33:22) US Govt Intelligence Agencies: "Deep State," increasing accountability, "agency capture" (46:04) COVID: mishandling, more "agency capture," vaccine policy (55:10) Broader thoughts on vaccines in general (1:05:54) Energy policy: thoughts on nuclear (1:15:29) Culture wars: trans issues, CRT in schools, public vs charter schools (1:23:09) Media: declining trust, misaligned incentives, conflict of interest with large advertisers (1:30:07) Mainstream media coverage, ABC News debacle, evolving with new information, money in politics (1:40:37) The Besties do a post-interview debrief (1:57:30) Announcing All-In Summit 2023! Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow Robert F. Kennedy Jr: https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr 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 #allin #tech #news

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jason Calacanis

  host

• David Friedberg

  host

• Chamath Palihapitiya

  host

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  guest

• Guest

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Jason Calacanis and David Sacks, In conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explores rFK Jr. challenges war, pharma, media, and regulatory power structures Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins the All-In Podcast to outline his 2024 presidential platform, centered on ending “forever wars,” dismantling regulatory capture, and rebuilding the American middle class. He sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy in Ukraine and toward China, massive military spending, and what he calls a militarized, pharma-driven COVID response. Kennedy argues that key institutions—CIA, FDA, CDC, big pharma, defense contractors, and major media—are structurally captured by corporate interests, distorting policy, science, and public discourse. The hosts push him on economics, vaccines, nuclear energy, culture-war issues, education, and media censorship, revealing both his detailed critiques and areas where he admits he needs more study.

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