Bret Weinstein
American podcaster and author
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| February 2024 | Appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast and made controversial statements about HIV/AIDS, claiming some people with AIDS were not infected with HIV. |
| February 2024 | Appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast and made controversial statements about HIV/AIDS, claiming some people with AIDS were not infected with HIV. |
| January 2024 | Began favoring Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the 2024 United States presidential election. |
| January 2024 | Began favoring Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the 2024 United States presidential election. |
| October 3 2021 | Published 'A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century' with his wife Heather, which reached No. 3 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction and No. 4 for Hardcover Nonfiction. |
| October 3 2021 | Published 'A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century' with his wife Heather, which reached No. 3 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction and No. 4 for Hardcover Nonfiction. |
| August 2021 | Acknowledged that he had misstated a claim about a study showing a 100% effective ivermectin protocol for COVID-19 prevention. |
| August 2021 | Acknowledged that he had misstated a claim about a study showing a 100% effective ivermectin protocol for COVID-19 prevention. |
| 2020 | Announced Unity 2020, a plan to nominate a bipartisan pair of candidates to govern as a team for the US presidential elections. |
| 2020 | Announced Unity 2020, a plan to nominate a bipartisan pair of candidates to govern as a team for the US presidential elections. |
| 2019 | Began his first year as a James Madison Program Visiting Fellow at Princeton University, a position he continued into 2020-2021. |
| 2019 | Began his first year as a James Madison Program Visiting Fellow at Princeton University, a position he continued into 2020-2021. |
| June 2019 | Bret Weinstein launched the DarkHorse Podcast on his YouTube channel, typically co-hosted with his wife Heather. Their first guest was Andy Ngo, and the podcast covers topics including current events, science, and culture. |
| June 2019 | Bret Weinstein launched the DarkHorse Podcast on his YouTube channel, typically co-hosted with his wife Heather. Their first guest was Andy Ngo, and the podcast covers topics including current events, science, and culture. |
| 2018 | Relocated and began living in Portland, Oregon. |
| 2018 | Named as a member of the intellectual dark web in a New York Times essay by columnist Bari Weiss |
| 2018 | Relocated and began living in Portland, Oregon. |
| 2018 | Named as a member of the intellectual dark web in a New York Times essay by columnist Bari Weiss |
| May 22 2018 | Appeared before the U.S. House Oversight Committee to discuss freedom of speech on college campuses. |
| May 22 2018 | Appeared before the U.S. House Oversight Committee to discuss freedom of speech on college campuses. |
| 2017 | Began identifying himself variously as liberal, progressive, and left-libertarian during a period spanning from 2017 to 2021. |
| 2017 | Began identifying himself variously as liberal, progressive, and left-libertarian during a period spanning from 2017 to 2021. |
| September 2017 | Weinstein and his wife Heather Heying reached a settlement with Evergreen State College, resigning from their positions and receiving $250,000 each after filing a lawsuit alleging inadequate campus protection during the protests. |
| September 2017 | Weinstein and his wife Heather Heying reached a settlement with Evergreen State College, resigning from their positions and receiving $250,000 each after filing a lawsuit alleging inadequate campus protection during the protests. |
| May 2017 | Student protests disrupted the Evergreen State College campus, with protesters confronting Weinstein during his class, accusing him of racism, and demanding his resignation. Campus police advised Weinstein to temporarily stay away from campus for his safety. |
| May 2017 | Student protests disrupted the Evergreen State College campus, with protesters confronting Weinstein during his class, accusing him of racism, and demanding his resignation. Campus police advised Weinstein to temporarily stay away from campus for his safety. |
| March 2017 | Weinstein wrote a letter to Evergreen faculty objecting to a proposed modification of the college's 'Day of Absence' tradition, arguing against the suggestion that white participants stay off campus. |
| March 2017 | Weinstein wrote a letter to Evergreen faculty objecting to a proposed modification of the college's 'Day of Absence' tradition, arguing against the suggestion that white participants stay off campus. |
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