Why the West is on Fire: The 328th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

About this episode

The episode discusses various issues related to fires in the West, including race politics and homelessness in urban areas.

On this, our 328th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss fires in the West, both literal and metaphorical. First: the mayoral race in LA, and race politics. Then: rioting in Paris after a soccer win—not mere hooliganism, but also due to race politics and immigration. The World Cup is coming to Seattle—but what to do about the homeless people? Build a “low barrier” tiny home community out of sight of the tourists, where drug addicts are encouraged to relocate. New public toilets in Seattle ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Bret Weinstein, Heather Heying

Topics covered

• fires in the West
• race politics
• homelessness
• soccer riots
• public policy

Keywords

• fires
• race politics
• homelessness
• soccer riots
• World Cup

Mentioned in this episode

Places: LA, Paris, Seattle

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