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Mafia Associate On Surviving Beatings, Snitches, & True Crime Stories Sep 13, 2023

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David "Chicky" Cecchetelli is a former Bookie for the Genovese Crime Family in Springfield, Massachusetts. Today he explains how the mob actually works, how he confronted the hitman who took out his mob boss, why snitches get no respect, how he lived with the leader of the latin kings, and surviving federal prison. WELCOME TO CAMPTHANKS TO OUR SPONSORSMorgan & Morgan EksterFüm00:00 INTRO01:55 Joining the mob09:30 Degenerate gambling + big WINS18:50 The gangs, Italian family & Non...

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Ari Shaffir Wild Joe Rogan Stories, The Jews, & Reflecting on Carlos Mencia Incident Sep 04, 2023

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Whats up people, we have the comedy OG Ari Shaffir in the tent to discuss the early days of the Comedy Store, performing with Shane Gillis the night he got fired from SNL, the early days of podcasting, and the meaning of life. Light up and enjoy. Welcome to Camp.

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Scientist Reveals Secret of Human Evolution | Dr. Shara Bailey Aug 21, 2023

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Dr. Shara Bailey is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Anthropology at New York University (NYU) and Associated Researcher in the Department of Human Evolution at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this episodeMorgan & Morgan forthepeople.com/gagnonFÜM https://tryfum.com/Ekster https://www.ekster.com/Timestamps00:00 Intro00:46 Teeth are white fossils04:39 Neanderthals had better teeth than us0...

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The Dark Side Of Artificial Intelligence & ChatGPT | Julian Togelius Aug 16, 2023

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Julian Togelius is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at NYU working on artificial intelligence. He uses AI to make games more sophisticated, and he uses video games to develop smarter AI's. Today we discuss the ethics of open AI, why AI Could destroy humanity, and what we can do to stop it.00:00 Intro00:40 Building AI to understand the mind04:54 Deep learning doesn’t understand truth07:14 Gaming helped Ai development09:11 Meta’s AI + computation speed v Brain14:12 Latest AI + diffusi...

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CIA Operative Reveals The Scariest Terrorist He Ever Faced | Bob “Ninja” Poras Aug 16, 2023

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Bob “Ninja” Poras is a former Delta Force member and CIA Operative. His military career included 10 years as a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier (Green Beret) serving in the Special Operations Command, Tier 1 Special Mission Unit. He served on numerous global deployments which included Bosnia & Herzegovina, Libya, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Suriname, Colombia, Algeria, Egypt, and more recently, Yemen and East-Africa. Following a twenty-year career in the Army, Ninja spe...

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Astrophysicist on Aliens, God, & The Big Bang Jul 31, 2023

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Paul M. Sutter is a theoretical cosmologist, science communicator, NASA advisor, U.S. Cultural Ambassador, and a globally recognized leader in the intersection of art and science. Paul is a research professor at the Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University and a guest researcher at the Center for Computational Astrophysics with the Flatiron Institute in New York City. Today we talk about UFO Whistleblower David Grusch, the intersection of faith and science, and t...

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Paul Rodriguez On Aliens, The Pyramids, and Skating Forever Jul 25, 2023

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What's good people, Paul Rodriguez is one of the greatest street skater of all time. Featured in numerous Tony Hawk games, 4 X-games gold medals... the guy is a legend. He came through camp today to talk about aliens, the pyramids, and skating for the rest of his life. This was an awesome pod. WELCOME TO CAMP00:00 Intro02:08 Parents involvement in show business03:55 Paul loves stand-up + Ralph Barbosa06:44 Mexican Skaters + skating is your community08:34 Emotionality in skating & stand-up...

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Mark Normand Got TOO HIGH With Joe Rogan Jul 25, 2023

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Whats up people we got the legend Mark Normand at camp today to talk about taking too much with Joe Rogan, becoming too famous, and his new netflix Special. WELCOME TO CAMPTIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:49 Religion & Fat Gods01:49 Fat Gods02:22 1st time on shrooms + dealing with Anxiety04:15 “Obvious” jokes + Psychics appeal to our narcissism05:49 Pattern recognize people + Individualism?06:53 Substances inspiring art09:11 Being religious is like being gay11:14 Normand on Australia12:46 Trauma d...

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Stuff Islands Chris O’Connor & Tommy Pope Wrestle Shane Gillis and Love Bird Watching Jul 25, 2023

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Whats up people we got Chris O'Connor and Tommy Pope at camp to talk about wrestling with the legend Shane Gillis, who's the most athletic, and the importance of getting punched in the face. WELCOME TO CAMP!Thank you to our sponsorsMorgan & Morgan FumFreezepipeWhite Duck Outdoors

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Vaccine Expert on Robert F Kennedy Jr. Autism Claims | Dr. Jonathan Howard Jul 19, 2023

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Dr. Jonathan Howard is a Neurologist and vaccine advocate practicing here in New York City and agreed to speak with me regarding the vaccine conversation happening in culture today. I listened to Robert Kennedy Jr. On Joe Rogan and was concerned about about what RFK was saying, so I wanted to talk to an expert on the other side of the aisle to get a full scope of the conversation. WELCOME TO CAMP

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