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[[File:Portal Icehouse Cover.png|thumb|The cover image for The Portal Podcast's first live event at [https://icehousecomedy.com/event.cfm?id=536903 The Icehouse] in Los Angeles.]]
In 2019, Eric Weinstein launched [[The Portal Podcast]]. Its name taking inspiration from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYtJq71CMnU "portal stories"], the show aims to bring its audience in contact with the most fundamental and transcendent objects, to break the almost-universal intellectual stasis and foster individual sense-making, and to galvanize the search for a more hopeful future. To start learning, check out some of what's listed below.
In July 2019, [[Eric Weinstein]] launched [[The Portal Podcast]]. Drawing on [[The Portal Story|"portal story"]] motifs in literature, the show aims to bring its audience into contact with the most fundamental and transcendent aspects of reality, to break the intellectual stasis that pervades our institutions, to foster individual sense-making, and to galvanize the search for a more hopeful and transformative future. Since launch, the podcast has released over 40 episodes, spread between interviews and audio essays. Other content, including dozens of [[Content by Eric Weinstein#Instagram|Instagram livestreams]] and several standalone [[Content by Eric Weinstein#Other Videos|YouTube videos]], have been released since the start of the Covid-19 lockdowns. Eric is also active [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein on Twitter] and on [https://www.joinclubhouse.com/ Clubhouse] (as @ericw).
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The content on this page covers [[The Portal|The Portal's]] main ideas to help new listeners see their common threads. Our community is built around understanding and further conveying these ideas; we encourage you to join one of our [[The Portal Discord Servers|Discord servers]] to chat and [[Read|learn]], and to contribute to one of our [[projects]].
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For more information about our community, see [[The Portal Group]]. Β 
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For more information about this wiki, see [[The Portal Wiki]].
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== Selected Portal Content ==
== Selected Portal Content ==
The podcast episodes listed below explore central themes of The Portal. They are available as audio and video on major streaming services and as transcripts on [https://theportal.group/blog/ The Portal Blog]. [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSO7rmulFozNeXN_xKZz4xA The Portal Clips YouTube channel] also has excerpts from the podcast and community-made videos on recurring themes, such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2XVTUMg5kM this video] on the [[Twin Nuclei Problem]] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2F__2-NdAg this video] on the [[The N%5E2 Revolution|N^2 revolution]]. Other community members have also made their own videos related to The Portal, such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZpBvfBxLxc this video] on [[kayfabe]]. Β 
Listed are podcast episodes that cover central themes of The Portal.
* [[1: Peter Thiel]] - [https://theportal.group/peter-thiel-on-the-portal-episode-001-an-era-of-stagnation-universal-institutional-failure/ Read]
* [[2: What Is The Portal]] - [https://theportal.group/the-portal-episode-002-what-is-the-portal/ Read]
* [[18: Slipping the DISC: State of The Portal/Chapter 2020]] - [https://theportal.group/18-eric-weinstein-solo-slipping-the-disc-state-of-the-portal-chapter-2020/ Read]
* [[19: Bret Weinstein - The Prediction and the DISC]] - [https://theportal.group/19-bret-weinstein-the-prediction-and-the-disc/ Read]
* [[20: Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy]] - [https://theportal.group/20-roger-penrose-plotting-the-twist-of-einsteins-legacy/ Read]
* [[40: Introducing The Portal Essay Club - What if everyone is simply insane?]] - [https://theportal.group/40-introducing-the-portal-essay-club-what-if-everyone-is-simply-insane/ Read]


For a comprehensive list of Portal content, see [[All Episodes|All Episodes of The Portal Podcast]] and [[Content by Eric Weinstein|All Content by Eric Weinstein]].
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSO7rmulFozNeXN_xKZz4xA The Portal Clips] also has selections from the podcast and community-made videos on common themes, such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2XVTUMg5kM this video] on the Twin Nuclei Problem. For a comprehensive list of Portal content, see [[All Episodes|All Episodes of The Portal Podcast]] and [[Content by Eric Weinstein]].
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|[[1: Peter Thiel|Interview with Peter Thiel - Institutional Failure and Stagnation]]
|[https://theportal.group/peter-thiel-on-the-portal-episode-001-an-era-of-stagnation-universal-institutional-failure/ Read transcript]
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|2
|[[2: What is The Portal|Solo Episode - What is the Portal?]]
|[https://theportal.group/the-portal-episode-002-what-is-the-portal/ Read transcript]
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|14
|[[14: London Tsai - The Reclusive Dean of The New Escherians|Interview with London Tsai - The Reclusive Dean of The New Escherians]]
|[https://theportal.group/14-london-tsai-the-reclusive-dean-of-the-new-escherians/ Read transcript]
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|18
|[[18: Slipping the DISC: State of The Portal/Chapter 2020|Solo Episode - Slipping the DISC: State of The Portal & Chapter 2020]]
|[https://theportal.group/18-eric-weinstein-solo-slipping-the-disc-state-of-the-portal-chapter-2020/ Read transcript]
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|19
|[[19: Bret Weinstein - The Prediction and the DISC|Interview with Bret Weinstein - The Prediction and the DISC]]
|[https://theportal.group/19-bret-weinstein-the-prediction-and-the-disc/ Read transcript]
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|20
|[[20: Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy|Interview with Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy]]
|[https://theportal.group/20-roger-penrose-plotting-the-twist-of-einsteins-legacy/ Read transcript]
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|40
|[[40: Introducing The Portal Essay Club - What if everyone is simply insane?|Solo Episode - Introducing The Portal Essay Club - What if everyone is simply insane?]]
|[https://theportal.group/40-introducing-the-portal-essay-club-what-if-everyone-is-simply-insane/ Read transcript]
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== Edge Essays ==
== Edge Essays ==
Some of the earliest discussion of the podcast's core ideas occur in Eric Weinstein's [https://www.edge.org/about-edgeorg Edge.org] essays. These are brief essays in response to an annual themed question posed by Edge.
Some of the earliest discussion of the The Portal Podcast's core ideas occur in Eric Weinstein's [https://www.edge.org/about-edgeorg edge.org] essays.
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| How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11861 Go Virtual Young Man] || 2010
| How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11861 Go Virtual Young Man] || 2010
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== See Also ==
* [[The Portal Story]]
* [[The Portal Group]]
* [[The Portal Wiki]]
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