PodCompanions
Discussions: 2026-W43 — page 43
Discussions added each week. These are publication dates here; the original episodes may be older.
- 15:00–20:00
Hancock and Rogan criticise expert authority and discuss disagreements over interpretations of the past.
- 10:00–15:00
Hancock discusses White Sands, Cerutti and questions about early settlement of the Americas.
- 5:00–10:00
Hancock outlines his knowledge-transfer hypothesis; after an advertisement, the conversation turns to White Sands.
- 0:00–5:00
Rogan and Hancock revisit the Dibble debate, discussing ancient sea travel and seed traits.
- 3:10:00–3:14:26
The speakers discuss brain decoding and a possible shared language, then close by anticipating a future debate and recalling earlier conversations.
- 3:05:00–3:10:00
Rogan proposes that humans may merge with artificial intelligence; the speakers discuss technology and their own habits.
- 3:00:00–3:05:00
The speakers examine Costa Rican stone spheres, question their chronology and return to AI and decipherment.
- 2:55:00–3:00:00
The speakers examine Cholula and discuss Olmec sculptures, including their own interpretations of facial appearance.
- 2:50:00–2:55:00
Hancock discusses Rongorongo and the Rosetta Stone, then the speakers consider temples and churches built over earlier structures.
- 2:45:00–2:50:00
The conversation moves from health anecdotes to cooperation with archaeologists and the possibility of using AI on undeciphered scripts.
- 2:40:00–2:45:00
The speakers hope Dibble recovers; Rogan cites claims about a proposed cancer treatment, and they speculate about financial incentives.
- 2:35:00–2:40:00
The speakers discuss kindness and online conflict; Hancock explains that the planned Dibble debate was postponed because of illness.
- 2:30:00–2:35:00
The speakers discuss ceremonial settings, speculative interpretations of unusual experiences and lessons about their behaviour.
- 2:25:00–2:30:00
The speakers compare dreams with psychedelic experiences, discuss memory and recall Homer’s gates of dreams.
- 2:20:00–2:25:00
Hancock describes a proposed DMT programme and its questions about entities, consciousness and possible other realms.
- 2:15:00–2:20:00
The speakers discuss leadership, veterans and psychedelic research; Hancock introduces another extended DMT project.
- 2:10:00–2:15:00
The speakers argue for longer political interviews and continue their criticisms of media and Wikipedia.
- 2:05:00–2:10:00
Hancock discusses research funding; the speakers then criticise Wikipedia and its treatment of public figures.
- 2:00:00–2:05:00
Hancock continues his health account and describes proposed extended DMT research, including a UC San Diego project.
- 1:55:00–2:00:00
The speakers exchange eyesight anecdotes, then Hancock describes an ayahuasca experience he associates with migraine relief.
- 1:50:00–1:55:00
The speakers discuss legalisation, proposed therapeutic settings, mortality and disagreements with materialist views.
- 1:45:00–1:50:00
The speakers criticise drug advertising and prohibition, and discuss their interpretations of psychedelic experiences.
- 1:40:00–1:45:00
Hancock describes his beliefs about death and a past near-death experience; the speakers discuss learning from mistakes.
- 1:35:00–1:40:00
The speakers advocate changes to drug laws and discuss personal experiences of antidepressants and exercise.