Doom Debates State of the Show 2026

Welcome to the first annual Doom Debates State of the Show!

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I started Doom Debates two years ago from a couch in an Airbnb to argue with random people from Twitter. Now the show hosts Nobel Prize and Turing Award winners, White House policymakers, and has earned a reputation for challenging top luminaries to come expose their ideas for critical analysis.In this episode, Producer Ori and I recap our strategy, impact, and what we need to finish 2026 strong. Welcome to the first annual Doom Debates State of the Show!

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Timestamps

00:00:00 — Cold Open

00:01:38 — The Mission & the Urgency Gap

00:04:41 — Year Two: From Couch to Platform

00:06:08 — Going Pro & the Numbers

00:08:50 — Why This Show Exists

00:12:14 — The Flywheel & Dwarkesh

00:15:14 — The Guest List

00:18:55 — What People Are Saying

00:21:57 — Tegmark vs. Ball: 90% vs. 0.01%

00:24:03 — Duvenaud’s 85% P(Doom)

00:26:19 — Holding the Powerful to Account

00:30:56 — Changing Minds, Including Destiny’s

00:31:56 — The Team

00:33:36 — Why Liron Draws Zero Salary

00:36:36 — The $200K Budget

00:41:41 — The Donor Who Made Year Two Possible

00:45:11 — The Ask: $50K & Donation Tiers

00:48:25 — Why Doom Debates Is One of a Kind

00:54:59 — Wrap-Up

Links

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