# Doom Debates State of the Show 2026

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Published: 2026-07-29T22:20:27+00:00
Episode link: https://lironshapira.substack.com/p/doom-debates-state-of-the-show-2026
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## Resource

Welcome to the first annual Doom Debates State of the Show! 👉 Please click here to make a tax-deductible donation to Doom Debates 👈 Doom Debates is a fiscally sponsored project of Manifund.org, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. I started Doom Debates two years ago from a couch in an Airbnb to argue with random people from Twitter. Now the show hosts Nobel Prize and Turing Award winners, White House policymakers, and has earned a reputation for challenging top luminaries to come expose their ideas for critical analysis.In this episode, Producer Ori and I recap our strategy, impact, and what we need to finish 2026 strong. Welcome to the first annual Doom Debates State of the Show! --- Timestamps 00:00:00 — Cold Open 00:01:38 — The Mission & the Urgency Gap 00:04:41 — Year Two: From Couch to Platform 00:06:08 — Going Pro & the Numbers 00:08:50 — Why This Show Exists 00:12:14 — The Flywheel & Dwarkesh 00:15:14 — The Guest List 00:18:55 — What People Are Saying 00:21:57 — Tegmark vs. Ball: 90% vs. 0.01% 00:24:03 — Duvenaud’s 85% P(Doom) 00:26:19 — Holding the Powerful to Account 00:30:56 — Changing Minds, Including Destiny’s 00:31:56 — The Team 00:33:36 — Why Liron Draws Zero Salary 00:36:36 — The $200K Budget 00:41:41 — The Donor Who Made Year Two Possible 00:45:11 — The Ask: $50K & Donation Tiers 00:48:25 — Why Doom Debates Is One of a Kind 00:54:59 — Wrap-Up Links 👉 DONATE (tax-deductible via Manifund) — https://manifund.org/projects/doom-debates---podcast--debate-show-to-help-ai-x-risk-discourse-go-mainstream Become a Mission Partner (full writeup) — https://lironshapira.substack.com/p/become-a-mission-partner Discord — https://discord.gg/yADCEYTS95 Merch — https://shop.doomdebates.com Get full access to Doom Debates at lironshapira.substack.com/subscribe

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