Real Talk with Zuby

Zuby

'Real Talk with Zuby' features honest conversations with a diverse range of guests - covering society, culture, politics, health, and entrepreneurship. Each episode will make you a little bit smarter. Hosted by rapper and creative entrepreneur, Zuby.

  1. 5D AGO

    #414 Kaizen Asiedu - Thinking Clearly in a World Gone Crazy

    Kaizen Asiedu is a writer, political commentator, and independent thinker. Kaizen shares how a trip to Egypt the week of the October 7th attacks in Israel pulled him out of political apathy, and how watching Trump get shot on live television galvanised him into public action. The conversation covers the poly-crisis facing humanity, tribalism, and political polarisation in the USA. Zuby and Kaizen also discuss the declining IQ of Gen Z, the role of technology in stunting emotional maturity, and moral relativism vs. universal truth. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:24) We're at an inflection point (03:04) The poly-crisis explained (06:14) What made Kaizen go public? (06:48) Egypt, October 7th & a political awakening (09:16) Biden's debate (10:57) Trump getting shot (13:01) Tribalism & the breakdown of communication (21:00) Manufactured division vs. organic polarisation (28:35) Strawmen & echo chambers (35:04) Gen Z IQ decline & the tech problem (38:34) The pressure to perform certainty online (41:18) Changing your mind (44:59) The moral case for force (55:15) Is the West morally superior? (57:46) Morality as civilisational software (01:00:12) Abortion, slavery & evil (01:04:45) Universal moral truth vs. cultural relativism (01:07:07) Feminism & freedom (01:27:08) Monopoly on morality (01:35:07) Outro — Follow Kaizen Asiedu: https://instagram.com/thatskaizen https://thatskaizen.substack.com Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 35m

  2. MAY 1

    #413 Peter Boghossian - Why Free Speech Is Dying

    Zuby is joined by philosopher, author, and educator Peter Boghossian. Peter shares what he has learned from years of travelling the world, holding difficult conversations, and teaching Street Epistemology. The conversation explores why people believe what they believe, how moral identity shapes opinions, and why younger people are often more open to having their ideas challenged. They also discuss cultural taboos, religious sensitivity, friendship across ideological divides, the death penalty, and much more. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Get 15% off OneSkin with the code ZUBY at https://oneskin.co/zuby #oneskinpod #sponsored Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:23) Street epistemology travels (01:03) Why people believe (02:16) Teaching critical thinking (03:34) Free speech mission (06:11) Cultural speech taboos (16:36) Sensitivity and belief (19:00) Aliens and religion (30:18) Belief and identity (34:58) Tribalism and friendship (40:36) Death penalty debate (50:36) El Salvador prisons (1:01:05) Iran and UAE (1:08:33) Outro Follow Peter Boghossian: https://x.com/peterboghossian Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 7m

  3. APR 24

    #412 Ashley Rindsberg - Who Controls What You Know

    Zuby is joined by investigative journalist and founder of Neutral Point of View, Ashley Rindsberg. Ashley shares how his research into The New York Times led him deep into the world of narrative manipulation, platform bias, and information warfare. He exposes how Wikipedia was quietly reshaped by Clinton-aligned operatives and Soros-linked funding following the 2016 election, and how that bias now flows directly into AI systems like ChatGPT and Gemini. They also discuss the scale of online influence campaigns, how to protect your mind from propaganda, and why less consumption is almost always the right answer. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com  Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:50) From NYT book to investigating Wikipedia (05:22) How the 2016 election reshaped the information landscape (07:46) The Clinton connection (16:26) Why Wikipedia's bias matter (18:25) How Wikipedia framed Trump (20:24) Iranian state propaganda inside Wikipedia & AI (25:07) Bot networks, AI & the modern propaganda machine (28:22) How to protect your information diet (33:01) Unbundling news (39:00) Human nature, attention & the propaganda vortex Follow Ashley Rindsberg: https://x.com/AshleyRindsberg Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 6m

  4. APR 17

    #411 Ed Cooke - Memory & The Future of Human Intelligence

    Zuby is joined by world memory champion, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Mind Max Ed Cooke. Ed shares his unexpected journey from a three-month hospital stay at 18 to competing at the World Memory Championships and teaching a journalist to become a US memory champion in under a year. The conversation explores how memory techniques work, why memory and imagination are the same thing, and how the outsourcing of cognition to smartphones and AI poses a serious threat to human intelligence. They also discuss how to remember names, the memory palace technique, language learning, and Ed's new platform Mind Max — built to nurture human genius in the age of AI. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Follow Ed Cooke: https://x.com/tedcooke Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:34) Hospital stay changed everything (06:38) Discovering world memory championships (08:08) Teaching a champion in a year (13:31) Is human memory declining? (15:22) Outsourcing cognition to AI (20:55) How to remember names (29:14) Memory techniques & Memrise (34:32) Memory equals imagination (43:05) Building Mind Max (50:26) The memory palace explained (57:54) Human cognition in 2046 (1:01:18) Outro Support this podcast at: https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 1m

  5. APR 10

    #410 Is AI a Threat to Your Faith? Building a Christian Alternative - Dominion AI Team

    Zuby is joined by Eric Reid, Ryan Courtney, and Brendon Maddock, the team behind Dominion AI, a Christian-built alternative to mainstream AI models. The three share how their conviction that AI is not neutral led them to build a tool grounded in scripture and designed to protect believers from the secular biases baked into platforms like ChatGPT and Claude. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Dominion AI website: https://dominion.chat Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:26) Meet the Dominion AI team (01:42) AI is not neutral (02:54) Left-leaning bias across all major AI platforms (05:44) The danger of moral relativism in AI (07:27) What was the tipping point to act? (09:07) How AI slowly pulls you off course (12:07) AI replacing real relationships (19:26) Social media and AI fragmentation (39:38) How Dominion works (42:45) How Dominion was trained (44:56) How Dominion approaches politics (57:03) Is AI conscious? (59:47) AI, job displacement & the Christian response (01:05:54) Creating vs consuming (01:13:-22) How to give feedback & what's coming next (01:14:10) Outro — Support this podcast at: https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 13m

  6. APR 3

    #409 Chad Hufford - Forging Financial Freedom

    Zuby is joined by financial advisor, author, and founder of Veritas Wealth Management Chad Hufford. Chad shares his journey from being homeschooled in the Alaskan wilderness to building a thriving wealth management firm after pivoting away from a career in medicine. The two discuss why so many people end up chasing the wrong version of success and how purposelessness fuels addiction and emptiness. They also discuss the importance of living by design rather than default, why contentment is a discipline, and how good financial stewardship is rooted in knowing your non-negotiables. Sponsors: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code ZUBY at https://oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod #sponsored Follow Chad Hufford: https://linktr.ee/veritas.alaska Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:31) Meet Chad Hufford (02:07) Growing up homeschooled in Alaska (06:22) Why his parents pulled him from public school (09:12) Dismantling of truth & family values in education (12:39) Alaska's drug & alcohol crisis (13:49) Purposelessness, addiction & isolation (16:07) How Chad got into finance (18:21) From biochemistry to wealth management (19:48) Choosing family over medicine (33:45) Saying no to good things (35:41) Living by design, not default (37:13) How he met his wife (43:19) Action first, motivation follows (46:15) Purpose, faith & why you're not here by accident (52:36) Trading faith & family for wealth (54:15) The trap of the wrong yardstick (01:01:17) Social media & keeping up with the Joneses (01:02:59) Busyness masking emptiness (01:07:27) Money as a tool, not a master (01:10:17) Contentment is a discipline (01:12:33) Forging Financial Freedom — the book — Support this podcast at: https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 12m

  7. MAR 27

    #408 Richard Ryan - The Hidden Costs of Social Media, AI, and Modern Life

    Zuby is joined by entrepreneur and software developer Richard Ryan. Richard shares his unconventional journey from early YouTube pioneer to building businesses across tech, media, and AI. The conversation dives deep into the evolution of social media, its psychological and societal impacts, and how digital life may be pulling humanity further “off target.” They explore addiction, polarization, incentives in politics, and the growing concern around artificial intelligence and human atrophy. The two also discuss purpose, community, and why real-world connection matters more than ever. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Follow Richard Ryan: https://instagram.com/richardryan/ Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:08) Meet Richard Ryan (02:07) Early tech journey (03:42) YouTube & firearms niche (07:21) Social media insights (11:11) Covid & turning point (14:14) Time, perspective, priorities (17:57) Addiction & screen time (19:19) Community vs isolation (21:31) Polarization & bifurcation (30:26) Incentives & politics (40:04) AI & human atrophy (50:44) Purpose, work, and meaning Support this podcast at: https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 2m

  8. MAR 20

    #407 Carlos 'Ocelote' Rodriguez - Esports, Belief & Refusing to Apologise

    Zuby sits down with entrepreneur, esports pioneer, and holistic performance coach Carlos Rodriguez (aka Ocelote) to discuss gaming, spirituality, cancel culture, and the power of belief. The two discuss his journey from being one of the world's best competitive gamers to building the largest company in esports, the viral 2022 controversy that led to him stepping down as CEO of G2 Esports, and why refusing to apologise was the best decision he ever made. They also discuss belief systems, quantum reality, the cost of pure materialism, creation over consumption, and why so many people are trapped in victim mentality. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at https://veritasalaska.com Follow Carlos Rodriguez: https://instagram.com/oceloteworld Follow Zuby: https://linktr.ee/zubymusic Subscribe to 'Real Talk with Zuby' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: https://fanlink.tv/zubypodcast Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:33) From esports prodigy to founder (05:00) Dropping out at 15 & family pressure (07:23) Purpose, exceptionalism & competitive mindset (10:00) Spirituality, quantum reality & belief systems (21:17) Religion, mythology & shared narratives (26:38) The controversy that changed everything (34:07) Standing alone & refusing to apologise (38:14) Cancel culture, courage & cowardice (45:00) Your environment shapes your output (50:04) Stop consuming. Start creating. (55:01) Victim mindset vs personal responsibility (57:26) What Carlos is building now (01:01:43) Owning your audience & escaping the system (01:04:01) Outro Support this podcast at: https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-talk-with-zuby/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 4m
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'Real Talk with Zuby' features honest conversations with a diverse range of guests - covering society, culture, politics, health, and entrepreneurship. Each episode will make you a little bit smarter. Hosted by rapper and creative entrepreneur, Zuby.

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  • Creator
    Zuby
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    414
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 COM Entertainment Ltd
  • Show Website
    Real Talk with Zuby

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