Share this postKhanversationKhanversation #43: Jane Psmith on cargo cults and Curtis Yarvin in the New YorkerCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMorePlayback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/0:00Preview2Share this postKhanversationKhanversation #43: Jane Psmith on cargo cults and Curtis Yarvin in the New YorkerCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore2Khanversation #43: Jane Psmith on cargo cults and Curtis Yarvin in the New YorkerKhanversation episode number forty-threeRazib Khan, Jane Psmith, and JosiahJun 09, 2025∙ Paid2Share this postKhanversationKhanversation #43: Jane Psmith on cargo cults and Curtis Yarvin in the New YorkerCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore2ShareJane Psmith on cargo cultsCurtis Yarvin in the New YorkerSubscribeGive a gift subscriptionShareListen to this episode with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Khanversation to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.Start trialAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inKhanversation PodcastRazib Khan and Josiah Neeley reflect on politics, news and culture.Razib Khan and Josiah Neeley reflect on politics, news and culture.SubscribeListen onSubstack AppSpotifyRSS FeedAppears in episodeRazib KhanJane PsmithWrites Mr. and Mrs. Psmith’s Bookshelf SubscribeJosiahRecent EpisodesKhanversation #42: Memorial Day, the end of reading and Glenn Loury's Israel about-faceMay 27 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #41: Biden has cancer, 23andMe and Trump's bounce-backMay 20 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #40: Pharm price controls, American Pope and war in the subcontinentMay 13 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #39: The fragile energy grid, Europe's only indigenous people, and "race war" on GiveSendGoMay 5 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #38: The Pope dies, the economy is constipated and America's national parks are not wildApr 27 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #37: Brendan Hodge of Pricing Evolution talks tariffs and the macroeconomyApr 11 • Razib Khan, Josiah, and Brendan HodgeKhanversation #36: Tariffs, tariffs, tariffsApr 6 • Razib Khan and Josiah