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The Peter McCormack Show

The Peter McCormack Show

By: Peter McCormack
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The Peter McCormack Show - politics, macro, Bitcoin and AI, long-form interviews. Twice-weekly conversations about money, power, and the shifts reshaping the next decade.


Peter McCormack interviews politicians, economists, investors, journalists, founders and Bitcoiners. Past guests include Liz Truss, Lyn Alden, Curtis Yarvin, Matt Goodwin, Mike Green, Balaji Srinivasan, Rupert Lowe, Firas Modad, Scott Horton, Jeff Booth, Connor Leahy, Andrea Miotti, Neema Parvini, Dr Tim Gregory and Simon Dixon.


Recurring threads: the debt and inflation endgame, UK political collapse and what comes after, Reform and the populist wave, the Middle East and the American war machine, AI safety and the race for superintelligence, energy and net zero, Bitcoin adoption and policy, and the slow-motion decline of Western institutions.


Long-form - most episodes run 60 to 120 minutes. New episodes 2 to 3 times per week. Video on YouTube and Spotify.


Host: Peter McCormack, a retired rapper from Bedford, UK, trying to understand this crazy world.

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  • #188 - Rizwan Virk - Simulation Theory, Quantum Physics & The Impact Of AI

    #188 - Rizwan Virk - Simulation Theory, Quantum Physics & The Impact Of AI
    Jun 26 2026
    Rizwan Virk joins me to discuss simulation theory, AI, consciousness and why reality may work more like a video game than a physical universe.Rizwan explains how his experience in the video game industry, virtual reality, venture capital and MIT led him to take the simulation hypothesis seriously. We discuss VR ping pong, AI-generated worlds, smart NPCs, quantum physics, rendered reality, lazy programming, the observer effect, the metaverse Turing test and whether someone may have already built the simulation we are living in.We also get into Philip K. Dick, déjà vu, synchronicity, the simulated multiverse, DMT, UFOs, the problem of evil, life as a quest, near-death experiences, karma, death and whether we would rather live in base reality or a simulation.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 - Are We in Base Reality?00:00:59 - Why Simulation Theory Won’t Go Away00:02:55 - The VR Ping Pong Moment00:05:39 - Could We Build a Simulated World?00:06:12 - AI-Generated Reality00:08:36 - Rendering Only What You See00:09:48 - Quantum Physics and the Observer00:12:56 - The Universe as Lazy Programming00:14:11 - How Far Are We From the Simulation Point?00:21:28 - Mapping a Brain Into a Digital World00:26:09 - The Metaverse Turing Test00:33:42 - Did Somebody Already Build Us?00:36:25 - The Simulated Multiverse00:40:04 - Philip K. Dick and The Matrix00:42:50 - Glitches, Déjà Vu and Synchronicity00:48:34 - Are We Choosing Our Characters?00:57:50 - The Four Claims of Simulation Theory01:05:47 - Can the Past Be Rendered on Demand?01:24:07 - DMT, UFOs and the Code of Reality01:27:30 - What If Life Is a Game?- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -CONTACT PETE› Website – http://petermccormack.com› Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact› Email – me@petermccormack.com› Instagram – /mccormack555› X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/CONNECT WITH RIZWAN VIRK› Website – https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/› X/Twitter – https://x.com/Rizstanford› Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/rizcambridge/SPONSORS› IREN - https://iren.com/› OneSkin - https://www.oneskin.co/mccormack› Ridge - https://ridge.com/mccormack- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE› Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K› Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu› Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM› YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM› Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR› https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/› https://x.com/curttayloruk/EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK› https://x.com/ConorM04- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • #187 - Danny Goler - DMT, Consciousness & Proof of the Simulation

    #187 - Danny Goler - DMT, Consciousness & Proof of the Simulation
    Jun 24 2026
    Danny Goler doesn't just argue we're living in a simulation - he claims he's found a way to interact with whoever is running it and that we are the AI they're training before we're "let out to play." His case for simulation theory is built on the hard problem of consciousness, the DMT "code," and a laser experiment that thousands of people say they can replicate.In this interview we discuss idealism vs physicalism, whether AI can ever be conscious, the "architect" running infinite worlds to answer one unanswerable question, why he thinks the Ten Commandments were an alignment manual and what changes about how we should live if any of it is true.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 - Proof We Live in a Simulation?00:01:03 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness00:02:49 - Can Matter Create Experience?00:04:50 - What Is Consciousness?00:05:04 - Is Consciousness Fundamental?00:08:24 - Is the Universe Conscious?00:11:35 - Does Consciousness Need an Observer?00:16:45 - Can the Hard Problem Be Solved?00:20:08 - Could AI Become Conscious?00:23:48 - AI Black Boxes and Consciousness00:28:56 - Why Does Consciousness Exist?00:31:15 - Are We Living in a Simulation?00:35:45 - Are Humans the AGI in Training?00:40:41 - DMT and Other Realities00:45:07 - The DMT Molecule00:48:51 - The Entity in the Room00:58:32 - The Laser Code Experiment01:03:04 - 10,000 People Seeing the Same Code01:15:48 - Testing the Code of Reality01:20:28 - Can We Escape the Simulation?- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -CONTACT PETE› Website – http://petermccormack.com› Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact› Email – me@petermccormack.com› Instagram – /mccormack555› X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/CONNECT WITH DANNY GOLER› YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@dangothoughts› Danny’s Website - https://dannygoler.com/› Retreat Website - https://corretreat.com/ › Newsletter - https://go.codeofreality.org/start--aeeea› Non-profit website - https://codeofreality.org/› IG - https://www.instagram.com/dannygoler/› Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586952941889› X - https://x.com/GolerDannySPONSORS› IREN - https://www.iren.com/› Ledn - https://ledn.io/peter- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE› Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K› Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu› Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM› YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM› Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR› https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/› https://x.com/curttayloruk/EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK› https://x.com/ConorM04- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • #186 - Rupert Russell - The Global Game of Money & Power

    #186 - Rupert Russell - The Global Game of Money & Power
    Jun 21 2026
    Rupert Russell joins me to discuss the hidden power of prices, the chaos of financial markets and whether the economy is really just a global game of Monopoly.Rupert explains how price shocks have shaped history, from bread riots and the Arab Spring to housing, oil, food and the financial crisis. We discuss derivatives, futures markets, commodity speculation, Goldman Sachs, central banks, inflation, asset managers and why the price of essential goods can become politically explosive.We also get into AI, scarcity, status, the future of work, whether the price system breaks in a world of abundance, and why Rupert thinks The Matrix is a better model for our future than Terminator or Ready Player One.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 - Is the Economy Just a Game?00:00:56 - The Horror of Our Economic System00:01:39 - Why Prices Shape History00:05:15 - The Sandpile Theory of Society00:07:38 - How Governments Manipulate Prices00:12:00 - Housing and the Broken Social Contract00:16:10 - How Derivatives Began00:19:36 - Futures, Farmers and Speculators00:23:24 - When Insurance Became Gambling00:27:02 - The Road to the Financial Crisis00:32:18 - Hayek, Friedman and Price Signals00:36:20 - How Food Became Financialised00:41:23 - What Pushes Food Prices Up?00:49:13 - Did Global Markets Break Economics?00:54:08 - What Is the Real Price?01:03:57 - Who Really Runs the Economy?01:11:28 - The Global Game of Monopoly01:19:24 - Is the Market Now Correlated to AI?01:36:14 - AI and the End of Scarcity01:50:06 - Terminator, Matrix or Ready Player One?- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -CONTACT PETE› Website – http://petermccormack.com› Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact› Email – me@petermccormack.com› Instagram – /mccormack555› X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/CONNECT WITH RUPERT RUSSELL› Website – https://www.rupertrussell.com/› Price Wars – https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/rupert-russell/price-wars/9781474613996/› The Last Sacrifice – https://www.anti-worldsreleasing.co.uk/pages/last-sacrificeSPONSORS› IREN - https://www.iren.com/› Ledn - https://ledn.io/peter› OneSkin - https://www.oneskin.co/mccormack- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE› Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K› Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu› Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM› YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM› Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR› https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/› https://x.com/curttayloruk/EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK› https://x.com/ConorM04- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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