# Michael Shellenberger on the Psychology of Left-Wing Violence

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Podcast: [Conversations with Coleman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-coleman-6685318)
Published: 2026-05-18T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Michael Shellenberger is the author of San Fransickco and Apocalypse Never. He’s a former progressive activist, and one of the most prominent advocates for nuclear energy in the country. In this episode, he and Coleman dig into the Epstein story and why the evidence falls far short of the conspiracy theory most people believe; the savior complex he sees underlying progressive politics and its connection to recent left- wing violence; and what California and other blue states are finally starting to get right about homelessness after years of getting it catastrophically wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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