Bryan Callen on "The Portal", Ep.

[@mcguiganmotion]

34:18 "A gentleman is man who is never rude by accident". I wish I heard that sooner.

[@PueMonTen]

gold

[@rzawistowski33]

There's wisdom in that line, Allow people to be flawed and forgiven

[@MaxOstap]

Biggest gem of this podcast.

[@professormancaptain4210]

Time stamp highly appreciated, my friend. This statement is gold

[@professormancaptain4210]

He says it's an old definition. I found out its an Oscar Wilde quote. I prefer Eric's paraphrasing as it is more concise and a bit more modern sounding.

[@Rosa41450]

"The most enviable person in the world is one knock on the door away from someone you would pity."....what a casual gemstone..

[@kartikmessner2868]

Yeah.sometimes we forget this fact and criticize the enviable people unfairly..

A truism to be sure. Its pretty ez to forget this, or at least forget to pay it any attention. But when thought about realistically, its immensely sobering. JBPs current status is a pretty thoughtful example...

[@animalcrosley5324]

Eric Weinstein is the KING of "casual gemstones". The dude is effortlessly brilliant and insightful.

[@ycnexu]

I like how you used "gemstone". I'll remember that

[@ericshuty2564]

Good to see that the world's oldest comedian is able to make it to some new podcasts

[@torshops]

the silent generation ftw

[@Iwasthewalrus]

An ol' dog is fucked but the ol' gay owl can adapt.

[@buktomsin]

hahahaaahaha... haaaah

[@maxlieberman578]

hope to see David Deutsch here! :)

[@sturpdog]

The guys got a lot of DENTS, cut him some slack

[@benhackl6956]

"The most enviable person in the world is one knock on the door away from someone you would pity." - how Eric can just casually utter such deep insights and do it with such style and rhythm is beyond me. I'm enjoying it greatly :)

[@bryanbryan6108]

Ben Hackl I like him too but it’s a quote.

[@benhackl6956]

That explains it 😂

[@6teezkid]

Ben Hackl - You're so right. I DO love the way he speaks so intellectually direct on any subject...but also, he does have a brilliant & natural gift in how he can phrase an anecdote. I had hair stand up on my arms when he said that. Said volumes with such brevity.

[@zaneconway3146]

I usually get lost in this podcast, right over my head, BUT this one I could follow and enjoyed to no end. A new respect for Bryan Callen.

[@chronosknight7591]

Eric Weinstein: Thank you for the Portal. The world need more people like you and your guests.

[@bobert6523]

How Bryan can converse with a special needs child like Brendan Schaub and also with an intellect like Eric is impressive.

[@twrzenski]

He's definitely a chameleon.

[@dominickschrute3084]

I like Schaub but when you see this it puts into perspective how much he dumbs himself down to talk to Brendan.

[@cwg9238]

@@dominickschrute3084 brendan schaub seems like his brain just froze at 14 years old.

[@Americansikkunt]

Yeah, I don’t trust him.

[@user-od3rl5mc]

@@cwg9238 that's generous

[@sethbase6960]

I like how diverse the guests are. Eric has range!

[@mikehayward7921]

i absolutely love bryan callen when hes in this kind of situation. a great conversationalist and just a joy to listen to. Thank you

[@plantsir9173]

I’m a simple man, I see Callen without Schaub and I upvote

[@ryanbowen9718]

this isnt reddit buddy

[@pmac2015]

Chris D’Elia would be so angry at this

[@taylorjezek3575]

Patrick MacNeill he would 100% blood red mad

[@conversationstranglersteve9873]

"Hey look at my dick- pulled it out.... science......."

[@chrisw1197]

Because he's an idiot and can never be serious

[@pocobuen]

lol - damn I whish he had been there; what idiot missed that opportunity?

[@DRlFTIN]

Bryan needs his own podcast where he can be smart.

[@zebscott3956]

He has one, it's called Mixed Mental Arts, I highly recommend it everybody!

[@branmar5817]

i agree 100% . masterful of comedy, also of the world

[@conversationstranglersteve9873]

@@zebscott3956 it's great, when Hunter Maats is not on.

[@antonsterlin9720]

Bryan is not smart, he's well read and clever and believes in nonsense like American exceptionalism and meritocracy.

[@james5637]

@@antonsterlin9720 He's not smart, he's just well read and clever...🤔

[@MechaStreisand1]

In 2019 you can listen to a podcast featuring America's most impressive mathematician, public intellectual, thinker and philosopher, having a chat with Brett Weinstein. What a time to be alive.

[@sourdonkeyjuice]

you mean eric lol?

[@maxlieberman578]

Eric Weinstein and David Deutsch in conversation. My God! :)

[@MechaStreisand1]

@@sourdonkeyjuice I'm an idiot. 😂

[@revo1974]

Kevin K hahahahhahaa

[@TheLivirus]

@@MechaStreisand1 That's his bro, bro.

[@jensnielsen5551]

what a contribution!! This is definitly one of my favourite episodes of podcasting by anyone, anywhere! Thank you, guys.

[@milav4047]

This was the sweetest podcast I ever listened to - besides all the obvious characteristics of brilliance. Thank you 🙏 I think that’s the part of transcendence that is often overlooked and you both embodied it here. Absolutely worth listening to and tuning in, if just for a moment, to that feeling of mutual awe and appreciation.

[@supervibesor]

Loved this conversation! Bryan is a smart and intellectual thinker but “common” enough to bridge the gap between Eric’s genius mind and us “casuals”. Would love to see these two have more conversations. Great episode!

[@Liquidmuse3]

Tamas Borok why Duncan and Callen are always top-2 JRE guests to me.

[@DirtbagChicken]

D'Elia slouched wearing dirty sweatpants in the background: "Neeeeeeeeeerrrd".

[@dustinwestphal803]

To be fair, "silly goose time and that's it"

[@tommeakin1732]

I've no idea who Bryan Callen is but that little intro was a thing of beauty "When you hit the wall, climb the wall boy. Yes Papa"

[@heywsupitswill]

Tom Meakin a funny and smart comedian, worth getting into (sexually)

[@simplychaff1875]

Ricky Yeah. He’s got a severe case of psoriasis and Dents. He’s definitely not lasting longer than a few weeks.

[@wearejungians]

@@simplychaff1875 yeah he's full-o-dents

[@Cauldronofbats666]

heavily dented and also 70

[@dominickschrute3084]

He's quite a boxer I'd watch my step if you ever meet him. Pure killer

[@jodyclaggett786]

Best one yet Eric! Bring back Bryan at any time, I love listening to that guy.

[@jordanlover23]

Easily the best episode of the Portal thus far. Terrific back and forth, tons of novel insights, and a wide range of subjects discussed with vigor and passion. Never heard of Bryan Callen before this, but he’s a very impressive person. Definitely going to look up his comedy and also see if he has any other media out there (blogs, interviews etc.). Great job Eric and Bryan!

[@averagejoe1618]

I’m sure all of Bryan’s fan will really appreciate this more intellectual side of him. I suppose wisdom comes with aaaaaage

[@dirhido9665]

DOES IT THOUUUUUUUUUUUGH ???

[@trevorreznik9881]

Hey awesome guest, i love Callen. Especially when there isn't a dumb oaf steamrolling over everything he says.

[@bterwin9887]

@Mike Knight Brenda Schlob, she's a mess aint she?

[@Orenoryori]

Rogan? I know you mean Schaub, but Rogan might be just as bad. Callen is a good choice for this podcast because he can stretch ideas in ways that he can't on those other podcasts.

[@JakeChilds]

Shots fired lol

[@trevorreznik9881]

@@Orenoryori Well you can have a decent conversation with Rogan, Schwab on the other hand... Forget it.

[@Orenoryori]

The Curious Sicko True, true

[@yunglegend146]

Wish these would come out same time as podcast I listened to this like 3 weeks ago

[@NRG2]

Thank you and congratulations on one of the greatest podcasts ever recorded. Can't wait to go through it a few more times as a curriculum of sorts. BRAVO

[@hobobluesclown7337]

15:45 is one if the best moments on the show as yet. Interesting to see Bryan hone in on Erik’s emotional reaction to the comment regarding how much your love for your children makes you vulnerable.

[@troypresley]

I’m ecstatic that you’ve started this! Every episode so far has been a treat, but I especially liked the play of energy between you and Bryan. I also was excited to hear both of you talk about the Sam and Jordan talk. To me there was very little actual disagreement between them.. They were simply both describing two aspects of the larger concept of “truth”. You are one of very few public thinkers who play with the larger concept of truth that Sam and Jordan failed to reconcile in that 1st session. Thank you, and I look forward to the next one!

[@garyhaynes6469]

The portal is quickly becoming one of my favourite podcasts. Excellent episode.

[@jameslove-vani797]

Love this f'n guy! "Bill Maher is being lectured by a founder of the NWA on words he can't use." So succinct, and with such a richly hilarious subtext.

[@vgorp3849]

To the first question to Brian about what it is to have an eclectic group of fighters and combat vets together for dinner and to find some sort of solidarity in each other company in spite of the diversity, it's wealth. Being rich is the exceptional quality in this broader cultural moment you're talking about.

[@clv9056]

This convo needs to be shared far and wide.

[@mattpiper266]

When r u going to release the source code Eric . Like so he can see

[@wertin200]

If(life == exists) RunWorld();

[@the-quintessenz]

So far it was all white men (well, plus Andrew Yang...) It's probably time to demand Thomas Sowell to walk through the portal.

[@wertin200]

@@the-quintessenz That would be nice, but i heard he rarely does interviews. About that white men part i find that quite inrelevant.

[@pzee33hundo40]

@default 1990. Why did you feel the need to edit your comment?

[@SaxaphoneMan42]

@@wertin200 damnit it crashed, how can I define exists?

[@ajitsingpatil3776]

Haven't even started yet, but I have a strong feeling that this conversation proves that Bryan should be sitting with guys like Eric and bros rather the young comedians that he spend more of his on screen time with.

[@macberry4048]

A gentleman is a man that never says a rude word by accident

[@mafiamentality8751]

mac berry what if he's rude on purpose but all the time?

[@navarachi095]

Loved this

[@patricebanio8224]

What an absolute brilliant conversation!

[@JakeChilds]

Who the f*** gives this show a thumbs down? Talks like these are life! So good!

[@adomas2188]

Please, continue with all that! It's beautiful and needed! Will be waiting for the the next episode.

[@biffii5568]

Wtf, Callen, is truly interesting, and quite well-read and articulate to boot!

[@markncl100]

Bryan never ceases to amaze me and this interview is no exception. The amount of times I have had to pause just to think through the enormity of what Eric is saying is unreal. A great interview and a thoroughly educational one for me. Thank you all involved.

[@chemicalimbalance7030]

The brilliant thing about the portal is that we can go into it and emerge into episodes with better guests.

[@wiredwebmaster]

Listened to the audio version last month. Another great portal discussion between two gentlemen. Thanks for uploading the video version of the podcast.

[@georgesotiriou7051]

There is nothing funnier than Bryan being funny. Except Bryan being serious.

[@willswan7714]

george sotiriou when he gets serious about fighting I think it’s hilarious

[@ninjakille316]

So much of the mental frameworks I have independently discovered in the last week are present here in this podcast. Where can I find conversations like this in my own life?

[@livinginwyoming7982]

Great discussion...hope for humanity on full display! Looking forward to more discussions between the two of you.

[@fl260]

This episode is so good that I keep considering playing it at .5 speed to double its length! My favorite so far!

[@gentlemantramp7528]

"Purity is a virtue in rocket fuel and narcotics, and very little else." ~David Hickey

[@youhavetogotheretocomeback]

strong, thanks

[@gentlemantramp7528]

@@youhavetogotheretocomeback Dave Hickey, author and _last_ of the great art critics, is a font of earthy wisdom. ;) _Invisible Dragon: Essays on Beauty_ _Air Guitar: Essays on Art and Democracy_ _Pirates and Farmers_ _Dust Bunnies and Wasted Words_ “All art is somewhere between pornography and propaganda, without being wholly one or the other.”

[@laylanaco.7357]

Wow. Just wow. The podcast world is becoming an utter revelation.. bringing these people together, having these conversations.. so free, so powerful..I love this!

[@k-mdn4905]

I’d really appreciate it if the audiovisual portion of the podcast is upload on a similar schedule as the podcast is released on iTunes.

[@Sam-um9nu]

K- MDN ya it makes no sense why it isnt

[@interfilamentar413]

No way! I'd be waiting months just to be able to listen to one of these while I get some work done.

[@originalAtreyu]

Yes please!

[@kyletindal]

Same!

[@robertlemoine3500]

Loved this program.Excellent job guys

[@cfullertonmusic]

Maestro Weinstein, your conversation provides the nourishment and satisfaction of a well balanced meal. Keep cooking!

[@mr.orange8205]

Great stuff! I'm so happy this podcast exists. The world is screaming for this kind of material.

[@chriss729]

What a great podcast episode. I love both Eric and Brian.

[@istvantoth7431]

Excellent, new Portal... Saved, will be watched (listened) tomorrow while I work.

[@Tnuttycomedy]

Once Bryan stopped doing silent movies, he hasn't looked back.

[@nick.cruikshank]

This was beyond..... Thank you Eric, and Bryan for your incredibleness!!

[@ErnestoEduardoDobarganes]

This was absolutely the best way I could close the 2019... Cracking Wise.

[@MrRdb9109]

Incredible minds. Eric I knew you were brilliant. But wow, Brian so are you! Amazing conversation so timely. I think the best conversation in a podcast I've heard yet, and I'm a bit of a podcast connoisseur. Thanks for a great dialog

[@dr.binjohnson7776]

Love ol' dents mcwrinks, great show sir

[@isaacmcintyre5997]

Thank you Eric. Never stop doing this

[@IndagatorAD4]

Such a beautiful conversation. Thank you. 🤘😇🙏

[@jaekanglee7772]

I love that whenever Bryan goes in a thousand different directions, Eric has the sense to lead the conversation into a a specific mode of convergence where the conversation blooms again, to be cycled back to its original budding stage. Brilliant, Eric.

[@dimitrijknight]

Love this! Have Nassim Nicholas Taleb on!

[@hnd2893]

Great Stuff ! It's about time people had open discussions such as this. There's a level of maturity where they can agree to disagree without getting all bent out of shape because each individual doesn't base their whole self-worth on their 'Beliefs'. I'd love to be able to sit in on one of these. Reminds me of 'Beer Night Meeting of the Minds at the Round Table' where we're always one more round from answering lifes biggest questions and solving an issue.

[@rusbell2981]

Nice! I always look forward to your videos, thank you.

[@Boratio]

I love Eric's laughter in the beginning. Callen is an incredibly interesting man. Thank you both.

[@tortorsson2482]

Outstanding studio, camera and audio. Bryan is a legend, Eric is a intellectual heavyweight. Subscribed.

[@wiggityp]

I like how the video included the little preamble with Bryan's childhood reminiscences from the Victorian era that wasn't in the audio only version. And I'm glad I decided to watch after listening!

[@skyblue9991]

"My mistakes were many." 😂😂😂

[@ziurnauj]

wow the video adds so much to this conversation

[@lolasaint7370]

Wow Eric !! Your interviews ,subject matter and range of of topics along with your guests are so entertaining and enlightening it is such a positive informative platform a real inspiration of discussions !!! Thank you so much !!!PS Bryan Callen is such an original character .. very bright and witty !!!! 5 stars ..!!!

[@carlhirsch8441]

Keep it up. These podcasts are the deep imperfect conversations that need to be had.

[@richardsager9867]

That was awesome. I love hearing Brian on intellectual shows. Thumbs up and subscribed.

[@MorbusCQ]

Lol I'm glad you included those first few minutes in this

[@marvelmaniac88]

That intro from Bryan was gold.

[@s0s0cali]

This had to be one of the best podcast I’ve ever seen. I was laughing and intrigued the whole time thank you @ericWeinstein and that a Big gay owl Brian Callen!!!

[@vangeest]

One of the best if not the best interview I have ever seen. I would subscribe to a 10 hour session. Instantly. And drop all other activities. You reached the portal, 10x

[@ekoe5484]

This was fantastic... thank you both!

[@mezzrow99]

I don't need a Klein bottle, but I sure do want one now. Thanks, Eric. These guys just spark.

[@JamesScottGuitar]

Oh my God...that may have been the best introduction to a new podcast.... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kt9495]

This content is a breath of fresh air. Thank you both.

[@lindalanders3967]

Podcasts, the new man cave.

[@marysteven6347]

Linda Landers and lady retreat.

[@auroraborealis13579]

I'm crashing the party, I guess. 💋💗💅

[@Stacz_Dinero]

Podcasts, The best chance to save humanity.

[@daniellongston3104]

One of the best episodes yet!

[@BreathingAir]

Great to hear Bryan talk without being cut-off by Brendan.

[@r33s3spI3c3s]

incredible, thank you for this Portal. this has been my favorite escape so far.

[@ryuya0273]

I always thought that Bryan Callen was all big talk just to be funny, as talking about "smart" things to sound smart, but after seeing this I actually respect him as an intellectual.

[@MaChao2]

Yes very intellectual. He successfully compares Weinsteins dead twin aunt who knew Mengele at fucking AUSCHWITZ to EXPRESSION OF THES HUMAN CONDITION if he "had to play him, because I am Bryan Callen an actor you know!?!?!" I cant wait until he finds synergies between Helen Keller and his ball wrinkles

[@dubovaya]

My favorite portal show, Bryan is the smartest caveman I heard so far.... ERIC THANKS!!!!

[@stoempert]

I love Callen in smart mode so much more than the thing he does around knuckleheads like Schaub (no offense)

[@RealRavi]

Absolutely amazing and insightful convo !!

[@sixoclocksatori]

Food for contemplatives, brilliant.

[@ShreeNation]

I just realized than Bryan and Eric are similar on so many levels.

[@jameshouchin5086]

Callen GEEKIN out! Love IT!

[@hobobluesclown7337]

We need another sit down between these two! They are both expressing the most rational skepticism toward the various reactions to Covid 19. I know I would personally benefit from hearing it.

[@jake8200]

"The People's Republic of Apple"

[@KudiGamer]

doubt

[@jordanrobinson9496]

Thank you for doing this interview Eric! You and Callen are both excellent personalities.

[@TessaTickle]

"I have a friend who has an island, he let me borrow his island".

[@Gnolomweb]

Island's can be 1million for 5 acres. Not that hard to own an island -- unless you're a dumb pleb.

[@Nickerson66]

@@Gnolomweb How many acres is your Island?

[@Gnolomweb]

@@Nickerson66 I own 144 acres in South Carolina and have 4 million dollars worth of realestate around the US and Vietnam... sooo, fuck your dumb island.

[@Greenham6603]

@@Gnolomweb would genuinely love some advice on how you became so successful:)

[@Gnolomweb]

@@Greenham6603 promise big to get other people's money/beat competition, then under deliver and finance the difference. -- spend OPM on things that yield 9% to 20% ROI

[@MA-fd6ne]

I find it so amazing and refreshing that Eric is able to interview everyone from Peter thiel to just a bunch of Dents.

[@lildonnie1232]

This is soo refreshing a pure conversation without stupid brendan schaub interuptting bryan

[@ChrischrosBelgium]

I like Schaub, when he is in a podcast with Joe Rogan. Joe seems to get the best out of him. But hen Bryan is with them, Schaub beccomes a bit annoying.

[@evanpryzant8431]

Bring The Portal back!!! This is so great. I want new interviews.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

I’m 46, I’ve seen a mass rise in the popularity of socialism, communism and anarchy in the last several years, and I don’t think most of that is coming out of academia. I think it’s coming out of the widespread catastrophic deterioration of financial stability disguised by the headline unemployment rate and GDP. For the youngest generations, who bear not all of the financial backwardness, but more than their fair share of it; who don’t remember the last half of the trajectory of the Soviet Union and Communist (in more than name) China, Karl Marx and Socialist thinkers makes sense of their world in the same way they made sense to so many impoverished people at the turn of the 19th C.

[@generaltso9402]

Academia serves as the seed bank for it.

[@MrTrumpet]

Pushed people to the extremes of the spectrum - both left and right wing.

[@davidshmavid5]

It's not that only economic collapse is pushing ppl to this, it's that it makes sense. Look at FDR's new deal; socialism bailed out capitalism. Look at Bolivia under Evo; with socialism he lifted millions out of poverty. All developed nations besides the u.s. have varying degrees of robust social programs and they work. Socialism is not perfect but it works whereas capitalism devours the poor and hoards wealth and power for the rich.

[@Abitflippant]

I'm 49 and I've seen the same changes you have. And while I remember the lessons of the Soviet Union, I also recognize the current trend of our current free market. Capitalism cannot go unchecked just like socialism can't. The right thing is a combined system with elements of both that is malleable to future changes. Right now our current two party system is a sham for what is truly happening which is the haves are gathering and hoarding the wealth in the industrialize world and social systems are slowly rising the third world out of its horribleness. At some point there will be a redress of the grieviences.

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

not just cuz of economic uncertainty/deprivation, im 49, and today's america is the tyrant yesterday's america raised me to fight against. currently america is anti democracy, and goes around the world toppling those trying to be true democracies.

[@AdamEvans416]

Callen a wealth of information. Good talk 💯

[@urbanmouseification]

Great episode, stay awesome.

[@andz.3995]

wow this is SUCH a strong episode! Eric please don't ever stop.