#175 – Yannis Pappas: History and Comedy

Yannis Pappas is a comedian and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Wine Access: https://wineaccess.com/lex to get 20% off first order - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit EPISODE LINKS: Yannis's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yannispappas Long Days Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywn6iboO1P8U7fotfllocw Stand Up Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R156F0uXhzk PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:39) - Tim Dillon and absolute power (16:00) - Mortality (24:01) - Immortality (31:47) - Dogs (38:26) - Power (43:46) - Hyenas (49:00) - Nature is metal (51:53) - Battle of Crete (59:21) - History is written by the victors (1:04:09) - History Hyenas podcast (1:16:18) - Bernie Madoff (1:19:23) - Jeffrey Epstein (1:24:16) - Hitler (1:26:24) - Conspiracy theories (1:29:34) - Andrew Yang and New York City (1:33:01) - Podcast with Lex's dad (1:36:09) - Andrew Yang and the prison-industrial complex (1:41:57) - Queen Elizabeth (1:49:04) - Advice for young people

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