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Oct 2024
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490. Bringing Woke Capitalism to a Shudd...

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with filmmaker and activist Robby Starbuck. They discuss Robby’s choice to abandon the life of a Hollywood filmmaker, what broke his faith in the Democratic ideology, why a willingness to risk everything is necessary for substantive cultural change, exactly how Robby is taking on woke corporate America, and why it's working. ... Show More
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