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In 2019, Eric Weinstein launched [[The Portal Podcast]]. Its name taking inspiration from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYtJq71CMnU "portal story"] motifs in literature, the show aims to bring its audience in contact with the most fundamental and transcendent aspects of reality, to break the almost-universal intellectual stasis and foster individual sense-making, and to galvanize the search for a more hopeful, transformative future. To start learning, peruse the content gathered below.
In July of 2019, Eric Weinstein launched [[The Portal Podcast]]. Its name taking inspiration from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYtJq71CMnU "portal story"] motifs in literature, the show aims to bring its audience in contact with the most fundamental and transcendent aspects of reality, to break the almost-universal intellectual stasis and foster individual sense-making, and to galvanize the search for a more hopeful, transformative future. Since launch, the podcast has released 43 episodes: 36 interview episodes, 6 solo episodes, and 1 special. Other content, such as 36 [[Content by Eric Weinstein#Instagram|Instagram livestreams]] and 7 standalone [[Content by Eric Weinstein#Other Videos|YouTube videos]], have been released since the start of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
 
To start learning, peruse the content gathered below.


== Selected Portal Content ==
== Selected Portal Content ==
Listed are podcast episodes that cover central themes of The Portal.
Listed are podcast episodes that cover central themes of The Portal.
* [[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]
* [[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]
* [[2: What Is The Portal|Solo Episode - What is the Portal?]] - [https://theportal.group/the-portal-episode-002-what-is-the-portal/ Read]
* [[2: What Is The Portal|Solo Episode - What is the Portal?]] - [https://theportal.group/the-portal-episode-002-what-is-the-portal/ Read]