Real Coffee with Scott Adams – Episode 2989 CWSA 10/15/25

Date: October 15, 2025
Host: Scott Adams
Theme: Analyzing the day's news and cultural trends through a "persuasion filter," with reflections on politics, media, mass psychology, and Scott's personal updates.

Episode Overview

Scott Adams returns with his signature blend of current events, personal updates, and commentary aimed at reframing the way listeners interpret news and culture. This episode features Scott’s latest thoughts on investing, his ongoing health journey, viral negativity versus positivity, mass hysteria around trans identity, ongoing political tensions, the Ukraine conflict, and new technology trends. With his trademark directness and wit, Scott frequently reframes hot topics, challenges prevailing narratives, and finds humor even in the weightiest subjects.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Personal Updates: Health, Painkillers, and Perspective

Health Journey & Cancer Treatment (07:55)
- Scott updates listeners on his late-stage cancer. He will have a PSMA scan soon to determine if he qualifies for the new Novartis drug PLUVICTO, noting the bureaucratic hurdles and limited access due to the drug’s high cost.
- Quote: "So my challenge is to stay alive until then... One of the exciting things about having late stage cancer is you don't really know how long you're going to last." (09:57)
- He also shares candidly about increasing his pain medication and how, for the first time in months, he feels free from both physical and mental pain during the episode.

2. Investment Philosophy: The "Once-Ever" Opportunity (02:00)

Scott mentions his preference for diversification and spotting "once-ever" investment opportunities, such as recent surges in nuclear power stocks.
Quote: "The once-ever and diversify. If you get those two things right, you might be in good shape. As long as you don't make too big of bets." (02:23)
Emphasizes: This is not financial advice.

3. Happiness & Reframes from "Reframe Your Brain" (03:40)

Shares a reframe: Instead of thinking you "deserve" good treatment, recognize that "you get what you give."
Quote: "Instead of thinking, darn it, why have I not been given enough just for existing, stop that. Go make sure that you can get enough by giving more." (04:40)
Recommends improving one’s mood by doing unsolicited good for others.

4. Hallucinogens and Well-Being Research (21:08)

Cites studies on long-term ayahuasca use increasing emotional resilience, but not necessarily general mood or reducing anxiety/depression.
Cautions that ayahuasca is risky and doesn’t recommend it.
Quote: "Ayahuasca will make you more emotionally resilient, which would be an amazing quality to have if you could build it." (22:25)

5. Positivity vs. Negativity in Social Media Virality (18:00)

Negative content spreads easily, but positive posts can also go viral—if they’re skillfully crafted.
Quote: "Positivity can sell. It's just much, much harder to produce." (19:16)

6. Mass Hysteria, Identity, and Trendiness (24:08)

Shares opinion that the drop in young people identifying as trans indicates mass hysteria rather than biological reality.
Stresses gay/lesbian identity has remained constant, suggesting authenticity.
On high LGBTQ identification at Brown University: Attributes it to social trendiness among young women.
Quote: "Gay and lesbian is real and trans was always a mass hysteria." (25:55)

7. Lawfare, Media Cynicism, and Double Standards (32:00)

Discusses Letitia James receiving a "hero's welcome" despite fraud allegations, and satirizes the left/right double standards on public gestures.
Praises Jonathan Turley's commentary on political contradictions.
Mocks Jack Smith and Andrew Weissman for perceived lack of credibility in their anti-Trump messaging.

8. Young Men, Provocation, and Social Standards (43:10)

Addresses offensive messages from Young Republican National Federation members.
Argues that a certain percentage of young men will always say the most provocative things for attention, and that most outgrow this.
Quote: "Every group of a hundred people is going to have 10 trolls in it." (45:00)

9. Jimmy Kimmel’s Trump Praise & The Art of the Reframe (51:40)

Kimmel’s rare positive comment about Trump’s Gaza dealings is contrasted with The View's continued resistance.
On the Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Predicts inevitable violations and executions, but sees Trump’s approach—asserting Hamas will disarm—as a classic "persuasion" move.
Quote: "He’s not technically accurate about everything he says, but he sure knows how to get results." (1:01:02)

10. The Two-State Solution & Breaking Out of Binary Thinking (1:10:00)

Outlines the intractable Israel/Palestine one-state vs. two-state debate.
Suggests reframing the issue away from fixed state boundaries, toward a "land of conscience" that recognizes internal plurality—though admits this is more an exercise in reframing than a firm policy proposal.
Quote: "If you've ruled out one country and you've ruled out two countries, you have to find something that's not one of those two things." (1:13:27)

11. Mass Delusions and the "Imaginary" Modern Left (1:16:32)

Satirizes leftist beliefs as primarily "fights against imaginary problems" with "imaginary solutions"—exemplified in the upcoming "No Kings" protest.
Ties this to the protest industry: "If you follow the money, it makes perfect sense."
Quote: "You've got an imaginary problem which they have matched with an imaginary solution." (1:21:14)

12. Pinker, Trump, and the Value of Norm Violation (1:22:30)

Rebuts Steven Pinker’s claim that Trump’s norm-violations are bad, asking whether any notable entrepreneur succeeded without breaking norms.
Argues anti-Trump intellectuals start with "Trump bad" and rationalize backwards.
Quote: "Intelligence doesn't help as much as you think, because...people have started with the answer 'Trump bad' and now they're trying to rationalize it." (1:26:40)

13. Technology & Privacy: AI Cameras & Personalized Ads (1:34:23)

Discusses Hong Kong's rollout of 60,000 AI-enabled cameras and the inevitability of public surveillance.
Shares opinion that privacy loss is unavoidable.
Highlights new DirectTV/Glance partnership: future ads inserting the viewer’s face into commercials for higher engagement.

14. Judicial and Media Boundaries: Alex Jones, Free Speech, and Pentagon Press (1:28:53; 1:39:30)

On Alex Jones’s $1.4B penalty: Wonders how someone so widely followed can ever recover or make a living without assets.
Criticizes new Pentagon briefing restrictions, noting broad media agreement (left and right) against limiting press access—citing the innate constitutional boundaries valued by conservatives.

15. Rule Changes: Elections Becoming Legal Battles (1:43:23)

Discusses potential Supreme Court action to end race-based voting districts, flipping up to 19 seats.
Worries about U.S. elections becoming contests over rule changes rather than popular vote.
Quote: "We've developed a system that's completely immune to voting. It's only sensitive to rule changes." (1:44:22)

16. International Affairs: Ukraine, Argentina, and the Monroe Doctrine (1:47:50)

Shares updates on Ukraine/Russia: battle over energy, Ukraine's technological innovation in warfare.
Highlights Argentinian President Milei's Nobel nomination for Trump and Trump's overt involvement in Argentine politics—explaining support via the Monroe Doctrine.
Quote: "Trump is basically just Monroe doctoring all over this thing." (1:50:45)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

"The only advice I ever give for finance are two parts. One is diversify. And the other is there may be once ever stock opportunities that just never can happen again." (02:07)
"You've heard me say this one before. One of the best ways to get in a good mood is just to do some unsolicited good thing for somebody." (05:13)
"I am so high on painkillers... For the first time... I'm in no pain whatsoever... I'm having a really good day." (11:29)
"How many of you knew from the beginning that the trans thing was a mass hysteria?" (26:07)
"Positivity can sell. It's just much, much harder to produce." (19:16)
"If they don't disarm, we will disarm them and it will happen quickly and perhaps violently." (Trump, quoted, 1:02:05)
"Every successful entrepreneur a norm violator?" (1:24:20)
"We've developed a system that's completely immune to voting. It's only sensitive to rule changes." (1:44:22)
"There's no world in which we don't lose all of our privacy. I hate to say it, I mean, it might take longer, it might take shorter, but you're going to lose all your privacy." (1:34:56)

Key Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------|----------| | Opening, Stock/Nuclear Investments| 00:00–04:10 | | Happiness Reframe | 04:10–07:20 | | Health Update & Painkillers | 07:55–14:12 | | Hormones Influence on Mind | 15:44–16:41 | | Social Media, Negativity/Positivity | 18:00–21:17 | | Hallucinogens/Ayahuasca Study | 21:08–24:08 | | Decline in “Trans” Identity | 24:08–29:25 | | Letitia James / Turley Commentary | 32:00–36:37 | | Media Tactics, Jack Smith/Weissman| 36:37–38:42 | | YRNF Offensive Messages | 43:10–48:36 | | Jimmy Kimmel/Trump Gaza Praise | 51:40–53:12 | | Trump & Israeli Gaza Ceasefire | 55:35–1:04:00 | | Two-State vs. One-State Reframe | 1:10:00–1:15:24 | | The Imaginary Left & “No Kings” | 1:16:32–1:21:14 | | Pinker, Norms & Trump's “Badness" | 1:22:30–1:28:23 | | Alex Jones, Bankruptcy & Free Speech | 1:28:53–1:31:34 | | Tech: Surveillance & Personalized Ads | 1:34:23–1:36:14 | | Pentagon Media Rules/First Amendment| 1:39:30–1:43:17 | | Elections Decided by Rule Changes | 1:43:23–1:47:45 | | Argentina, Monroe Doctrine, and Trump | 1:47:50–1:51:52 | | Ukraine/Russia: Energy War, Innovation| 1:52:00–1:55:16 | | Closing Remarks | 1:56:00–End |

Conclusion

Scott Adams’ episode delivers a broad-spectrum analysis of world events, personal growth, and political psychology through his signature "persuasion filter." Listeners receive not only news interpretations and commentary but insights on human behavior, reframing, and the underlying motivations shaping public narratives. The mix of personal vulnerability, humor, and contrarian takes provides ample engagement for both new and returning listeners.

For a full experience, listeners are encouraged to check the referenced timestamps for segments of special interest.

Real Coffee with Scott Adams – Episode 2989 CWSA 10/15/25

Episode Overview

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Personal Updates: Health, Painkillers, and Perspective

Health Journey & Cancer Treatment (07:55)
- Scott updates listeners on his late-stage cancer. He will have a PSMA scan soon to determine if he qualifies for the new Novartis drug PLUVICTO, noting the bureaucratic hurdles and limited access due to the drug’s high cost.
- Quote: "So my challenge is to stay alive until then... One of the exciting things about having late stage cancer is you don't really know how long you're going to last." (09:57)
- He also shares candidly about increasing his pain medication and how, for the first time in months, he feels free from both physical and mental pain during the episode.

2. Investment Philosophy: The "Once-Ever" Opportunity (02:00)

Scott mentions his preference for diversification and spotting "once-ever" investment opportunities, such as recent surges in nuclear power stocks.
Quote: "The once-ever and diversify. If you get those two things right, you might be in good shape. As long as you don't make too big of bets." (02:23)
Emphasizes: This is not financial advice.

3. Happiness & Reframes from "Reframe Your Brain" (03:40)

Shares a reframe: Instead of thinking you "deserve" good treatment, recognize that "you get what you give."
Quote: "Instead of thinking, darn it, why have I not been given enough just for existing, stop that. Go make sure that you can get enough by giving more." (04:40)
Recommends improving one’s mood by doing unsolicited good for others.

4. Hallucinogens and Well-Being Research (21:08)

Cites studies on long-term ayahuasca use increasing emotional resilience, but not necessarily general mood or reducing anxiety/depression.
Cautions that ayahuasca is risky and doesn’t recommend it.
Quote: "Ayahuasca will make you more emotionally resilient, which would be an amazing quality to have if you could build it." (22:25)

5. Positivity vs. Negativity in Social Media Virality (18:00)

Negative content spreads easily, but positive posts can also go viral—if they’re skillfully crafted.
Quote: "Positivity can sell. It's just much, much harder to produce." (19:16)

6. Mass Hysteria, Identity, and Trendiness (24:08)

Shares opinion that the drop in young people identifying as trans indicates mass hysteria rather than biological reality.
Stresses gay/lesbian identity has remained constant, suggesting authenticity.
On high LGBTQ identification at Brown University: Attributes it to social trendiness among young women.
Quote: "Gay and lesbian is real and trans was always a mass hysteria." (25:55)

7. Lawfare, Media Cynicism, and Double Standards (32:00)

Discusses Letitia James receiving a "hero's welcome" despite fraud allegations, and satirizes the left/right double standards on public gestures.
Praises Jonathan Turley's commentary on political contradictions.
Mocks Jack Smith and Andrew Weissman for perceived lack of credibility in their anti-Trump messaging.

8. Young Men, Provocation, and Social Standards (43:10)

Addresses offensive messages from Young Republican National Federation members.
Argues that a certain percentage of young men will always say the most provocative things for attention, and that most outgrow this.
Quote: "Every group of a hundred people is going to have 10 trolls in it." (45:00)

9. Jimmy Kimmel’s Trump Praise & The Art of the Reframe (51:40)

Kimmel’s rare positive comment about Trump’s Gaza dealings is contrasted with The View's continued resistance.
On the Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Predicts inevitable violations and executions, but sees Trump’s approach—asserting Hamas will disarm—as a classic "persuasion" move.
Quote: "He’s not technically accurate about everything he says, but he sure knows how to get results." (1:01:02)

10. The Two-State Solution & Breaking Out of Binary Thinking (1:10:00)

Outlines the intractable Israel/Palestine one-state vs. two-state debate.
Suggests reframing the issue away from fixed state boundaries, toward a "land of conscience" that recognizes internal plurality—though admits this is more an exercise in reframing than a firm policy proposal.
Quote: "If you've ruled out one country and you've ruled out two countries, you have to find something that's not one of those two things." (1:13:27)

11. Mass Delusions and the "Imaginary" Modern Left (1:16:32)

Satirizes leftist beliefs as primarily "fights against imaginary problems" with "imaginary solutions"—exemplified in the upcoming "No Kings" protest.
Ties this to the protest industry: "If you follow the money, it makes perfect sense."
Quote: "You've got an imaginary problem which they have matched with an imaginary solution." (1:21:14)

12. Pinker, Trump, and the Value of Norm Violation (1:22:30)

Rebuts Steven Pinker’s claim that Trump’s norm-violations are bad, asking whether any notable entrepreneur succeeded without breaking norms.
Argues anti-Trump intellectuals start with "Trump bad" and rationalize backwards.
Quote: "Intelligence doesn't help as much as you think, because...people have started with the answer 'Trump bad' and now they're trying to rationalize it." (1:26:40)

13. Technology & Privacy: AI Cameras & Personalized Ads (1:34:23)

Discusses Hong Kong's rollout of 60,000 AI-enabled cameras and the inevitability of public surveillance.
Shares opinion that privacy loss is unavoidable.
Highlights new DirectTV/Glance partnership: future ads inserting the viewer’s face into commercials for higher engagement.

14. Judicial and Media Boundaries: Alex Jones, Free Speech, and Pentagon Press (1:28:53; 1:39:30)

On Alex Jones’s $1.4B penalty: Wonders how someone so widely followed can ever recover or make a living without assets.
Criticizes new Pentagon briefing restrictions, noting broad media agreement (left and right) against limiting press access—citing the innate constitutional boundaries valued by conservatives.

15. Rule Changes: Elections Becoming Legal Battles (1:43:23)

Discusses potential Supreme Court action to end race-based voting districts, flipping up to 19 seats.
Worries about U.S. elections becoming contests over rule changes rather than popular vote.
Quote: "We've developed a system that's completely immune to voting. It's only sensitive to rule changes." (1:44:22)

16. International Affairs: Ukraine, Argentina, and the Monroe Doctrine (1:47:50)

Shares updates on Ukraine/Russia: battle over energy, Ukraine's technological innovation in warfare.
Highlights Argentinian President Milei's Nobel nomination for Trump and Trump's overt involvement in Argentine politics—explaining support via the Monroe Doctrine.
Quote: "Trump is basically just Monroe doctoring all over this thing." (1:50:45)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

"The only advice I ever give for finance are two parts. One is diversify. And the other is there may be once ever stock opportunities that just never can happen again." (02:07)
"You've heard me say this one before. One of the best ways to get in a good mood is just to do some unsolicited good thing for somebody." (05:13)
"I am so high on painkillers... For the first time... I'm in no pain whatsoever... I'm having a really good day." (11:29)
"How many of you knew from the beginning that the trans thing was a mass hysteria?" (26:07)
"Positivity can sell. It's just much, much harder to produce." (19:16)
"If they don't disarm, we will disarm them and it will happen quickly and perhaps violently." (Trump, quoted, 1:02:05)
"Every successful entrepreneur a norm violator?" (1:24:20)
"We've developed a system that's completely immune to voting. It's only sensitive to rule changes." (1:44:22)
"There's no world in which we don't lose all of our privacy. I hate to say it, I mean, it might take longer, it might take shorter, but you're going to lose all your privacy." (1:34:56)

Key Timestamps

Conclusion

For a full experience, listeners are encouraged to check the referenced timestamps for segments of special interest.

Episode 2989 CWSA 10/15/25

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Summary

Real Coffee with Scott Adams – Episode 2989 CWSA 10/15/25

Episode Overview

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Personal Updates: Health, Painkillers, and Perspective

2. Investment Philosophy: The "Once-Ever" Opportunity (02:00)

3. Happiness & Reframes from "Reframe Your Brain" (03:40)

4. Hallucinogens and Well-Being Research (21:08)

5. Positivity vs. Negativity in Social Media Virality (18:00)

6. Mass Hysteria, Identity, and Trendiness (24:08)

7. Lawfare, Media Cynicism, and Double Standards (32:00)

8. Young Men, Provocation, and Social Standards (43:10)

9. Jimmy Kimmel’s Trump Praise & The Art of the Reframe (51:40)

10. The Two-State Solution & Breaking Out of Binary Thinking (1:10:00)

11. Mass Delusions and the "Imaginary" Modern Left (1:16:32)

12. Pinker, Trump, and the Value of Norm Violation (1:22:30)

13. Technology & Privacy: AI Cameras & Personalized Ads (1:34:23)

14. Judicial and Media Boundaries: Alex Jones, Free Speech, and Pentagon Press (1:28:53; 1:39:30)

15. Rule Changes: Elections Becoming Legal Battles (1:43:23)

16. International Affairs: Ukraine, Argentina, and the Monroe Doctrine (1:47:50)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Key Timestamps

Conclusion

Summary

Real Coffee with Scott Adams – Episode 2989 CWSA 10/15/25

Episode Overview

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Personal Updates: Health, Painkillers, and Perspective

2. Investment Philosophy: The "Once-Ever" Opportunity (02:00)

3. Happiness & Reframes from "Reframe Your Brain" (03:40)

4. Hallucinogens and Well-Being Research (21:08)

5. Positivity vs. Negativity in Social Media Virality (18:00)

6. Mass Hysteria, Identity, and Trendiness (24:08)

7. Lawfare, Media Cynicism, and Double Standards (32:00)

8. Young Men, Provocation, and Social Standards (43:10)

9. Jimmy Kimmel’s Trump Praise & The Art of the Reframe (51:40)

10. The Two-State Solution & Breaking Out of Binary Thinking (1:10:00)

11. Mass Delusions and the "Imaginary" Modern Left (1:16:32)

12. Pinker, Trump, and the Value of Norm Violation (1:22:30)

13. Technology & Privacy: AI Cameras & Personalized Ads (1:34:23)

14. Judicial and Media Boundaries: Alex Jones, Free Speech, and Pentagon Press (1:28:53; 1:39:30)

15. Rule Changes: Elections Becoming Legal Battles (1:43:23)

16. International Affairs: Ukraine, Argentina, and the Monroe Doctrine (1:47:50)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Key Timestamps

Conclusion