Randall Kennedy: The N-Word - History of Race, Law, Politics, and Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #379

I look forward to you interviewing Thomas Sowell🤞🏽

I'm not sure how much the average person would have access to this author outside of academia and this podcast makes it available for everyone. NPR rarely went this in depth.

"You made a good point. [...] I'll have to recalibrate." Truly, this is the mark of a smart man.

Love Lex's stuff 99.9% of the time anyhow, but this one was possibly one of my favorites.

Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off 2:13 - The N-word 37:57 - The three N-words 1:04:30 - Education 1:17:32 - Critical race theory 1:28:06 - Racism and policing 1:35:26 - Racial profiling 2:04:59 - Racism in US history 2:22:57 - Affirmative action 3:06:24 - Martin Luther King Jr.

Thank you gentlemen for having this conversation. In the world today, it is almost impossible for everyday people to have an earnest discussion on difficult topics such as this one. I want to thank you Lex for having the courage to have this talk with Mr. Kennedy and ask the questions that some of us wouldn't have thought to ask. Wonderful episode.

This man is incredible. So brilliant. He is the type of person this world needs more of.

Please invite Randall Kennedy back as often as possible. Randall Kennedy is a true public intellectual in its best sense. I can listen to him all day long and never get tired of it. I am thankful that we have such an erudite, wise professor in our country.

We need more conversations like this…

I could be listening to these two human beings for another three hours. They are living proof that you can have a respectful conversation even without having to agree on everything. Thank you so much for being such a good example, we need more conversations like this. Huge fan of Lex Fridman!