The Jordan B Peterson Podcast
The Jordan B Peterson Podcast (archive below) features audio versions of some of the most popular and compelling of Dr. Peterson’s YouTube videos, interviews with some of the world’s most compelling thinkers (Camille Paglia, Steven Pinker, Jonathan Haidt, Sam Harris, General Stanley McChrystal, Iain McGilchrist, Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, among many others), lectures from the 12 Rules for Life tour unavailable anywhere else, as well as an assortment of audience Q and A’s (a particularly popular feature). We hope to include a wider assortment of great scientists, in particular, in the upcoming year.
Philosophical and psychological topics include
- the relationship between science and religion, values and perception,
- the interplay between motivation, emotion and cognition;
- the nature of human personality, from a biological and sociocultural perspective (including discussion of the standard personality model, the Big Five, and the differences between the temperament and interests of men and women stemming from use of that model);
- and the role of fundamental rights (such as that of free speech and untrammeled discourse) in stabilizing and regulating the economic and political worlds.
Dr. Peterson concentrates primarily on the role of the individual, and the responsibilities that accompany mature individuality, assuming that productive, engaging, peaceful and otherwise highly functional social systems depend on the idea of the sovereign person, and the burden and opportunity of adventure, vision and destiny that accompany that idea.
Episode Archive
Russia, Ukraine, and the West | Frederick Kagan | The JBP Podcast | #230
This episode was recorded on February 27, 2022. Dr. Frederick W. Kagan is a former professor of history with a PhD in Russian and Soviet military history from Yale. He is also a celebrated author and the director of the American Enterprise Institute's Critical Threats Project. ...
God, Consciousness, and the Theories of Everything | Curt Jaimungal | The JBP Podcast | #229
This episode was recorded on November 1, 2021. In this episode, I discuss truth, God, science, and Curt’s documentary ‘Better Left Unsaid’ about the ramifications of left-wing politics going too far. Curt Jaimungal is a Torontonian filmmaker and YouTuber @TheoriesofEverything with Curt Jaimungal, where he explores ...
Men and Divorce Court | Greg Ellis | The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast | #228
This episode was recorded on December 14th, 2021. Greg Ellis and I discuss his recent project, The Respondent, and his critique of the US family law and court system. We cover divorce statistics, mending relationships, the impact of the divorce industry on families, the incentives behind ...
The Catastrophe of Canada | Rex Murphy and Jordan B Peterson
This episode was recorded on February 19th, 2022. Rex Murphy joins Dr. Peterson to discuss the most recent actions of Trudeau's Government, including the arresting of protestors, the freezing of the bank accounts of Canadians suspected of participating in the protests, and the long-term consequences of ...
Song by Jordan B Peterson: Wake Up
Wake Up: Dedicated, under the current unfortunate conditions, to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honorable Justin Trudeau. Composition: Jordan B Peterson and Skutch Tully Arrangement and mixing: Skutch Tully Lyrics: Jordan B Peterson Images and illustrations: Juliette Fogra Voices: Sonia Tully, Tammy Peterson, Skutch ...
What the Truckers Do and Do Not Want
In this video, Benjamin Dichter, who is integrally involved in the Truckers Freedom Convoy, reads a statement of the movement's demands, who they are, and addresses what they are not asking for that has been presented by the legacy media. - The full interview with Mikhaila ...
Message to the Truckers
I've been asked to say a few words to the truckers in Ottawa.-I've given that some careful consideration. You protesters have accomplished an awful lot already. The conservative leadership has crumbled. Erin O'Toole has been replaced by someone who is giving a fair bit of voice to ...
S4: E83 – Understand Myself Couples Report | Jordan & Tammy Peterson
This episode was recorded on March 12, 2021. - In this episode, Mikhaila, Jordan, and Tammy Peterson cover the Understand Myself Couples Report—a feature in the Understand Myself Personality Report, which you receive after both members of a compete the https://understandmyself.com process. The idea behind it, ...
S4: E82 – The Spiritual Void in the West | Rav Arora
This episode was recorded on Saturday, March 27, 2021. - In this exclusive interview, Rav Arora and Dr. Peterson discuss problems with ideology, atheism, the church, systemic racism, victimhood, the death of religion, psychedelics, meaning, religious practice, and personal responsibility. Rav is an independent journalist based ...
S4: E81 – Questioning Sam Harris | Sam Harris
This episode was recorded on November 25, 2021. - Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, New York Times best-selling author, host of the Making Sense podcast, and creator of the "Waking up" app. Dr. Harris and I discuss the is/ought problem, dreams, attention, evidence, consciousness, logic, ...
S4: E80 – Cruelty | Charles Joseph
This episode was recorded on November 10th, 2021. - Charles Joseph is a Kwakwaka’wakw artist known for his masks, totem poles, and canoes. His work can be found in homes and businesses worldwide, including mine. His “Residential School Totem” stands before the Montreal Museum of Fine ...
S4: E79 – Needle Points | Norman Doidge
Why so many are hesitant to get the COVID vaccines, and what we can do about it. - Read Needle Points in its entirety here: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/science/articles/needle-points-vaccinations-chapter-one - Needle Points,’ Tablet’s exploration into the sources and nature of vaccine hesitancy, is presented in four parts. To download ...
Message To Canadian Leaders: Seize The Day
A message to Premiers Jason Kenney, Scott Moe and Doug Ford, and Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition Erin O'Toole: What are you waiting for? This is your moment. Seize the day. - Update: Since this was recorded, Justin Trudeau says he's now tested positive for ...
S4: E78 – Canadian Constitutional Crisis | Brian Peckford
To support this action: https://www.jccf.ca/donate/ - Brian Peckford and I discussed his reentry to the political arena after denouncing the Canadian Government for infringements on the Canadian Charter of Rights - a document he played a key role in drafting. In this intense conversation, Peckford outlines ...
S4: E77 – Theory of Enchantment | Chloé Valdary
This episode was recorded on September 15th, 2021. - Chloé Valdary and I discuss The Theory of Enchantment, her personal brand of compassionate anti-racism. Chloé has been featured in Psychology Today and the NY Times. Her work with Theory of Enchantment attempts to bring compassion to ...
D-I-E must DIE
This is a reading of my recent article, posted January 11th, 2022 on the National Post front page. - You can read that article here: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jordan-peterson-why-i-am-no-longer-a-tenured-professor-at-the-university-of-toronto - This story will also be featured in the next print edition of the National Post. Relevant Links ...
S4: E75 – Free Speech and Cambridge | James Orr & Arif Ahmed
This episode was recorded on October 11th, 2021. - Dr. Arif Ahmed and Dr. James Orr come on to discuss what led to the University of Cambridge rescinding my invitation to speak there. We get into the difficulty of change in universities, anonymous reporting, the dangers ...
S4: E74 – Talking with Russians | The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
Jordan Peterson is interviewed by Mihkail Avdeev, a member of his foreign translations team. - The interview focuses on the impact of Peterson’s work beyond the western world. - Mikhail Avdeev - https://linktr.ee/MikhailAvdeev Relevant Links 12 Rules for Life Live Tour: www.jordanbpeterson.com/events My new book: ...
S4: E73 – Evolution & the Challenges of Modern Life | Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
This episode was recorded on October 5th, 2021. - Podcasters and evolutionary biology power-couple Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying join me to discuss various topics related to their new book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century. We explore issues like niche-switching, what Darwin got wrong, ...
S4: E71 – Fortitude: American Resilience | Dan Crenshaw
This episode was recorded on September 30, 2021. - Congressman Dan Crenshaw and I discuss the fallout of withdrawing from Afghanistan and the details of the 20-plus-year conflict. We talk about life as a US congressman and his experience as a US Navy SEAL. About social ...
S4: E69 – Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity with Word on Fire | Dr. Christopher Kaczor & Dr. Matthew Petrusek
This episode was recorded on September 6, 2021. - Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Dr. Matthew Petrusek, and I discuss their new book “Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity”—the first systematic analysis of 12 Rules for Life and my biblical series from a Christian perspective. We also cover—just to ...
S4: E68 – Voice of the Canadian West | Preston Manning
This episode was recorded on May 7th, 2021. - Preston Manning and I discuss populist movements in the west, history building and storytelling, the power of reading audiences, the new tenets of conservatism, communication in politics, the Chinese Communist Party, and much more. Manning (often called ...