Chana Messinger (80k's head of video, formerly of CEA's Community Health team) and I (Matt Reardon, formerly of 80k) have been recording Expected Volume (Apple, Spotify),[1] a podcast of unscripted conversations between us and and some great guests from across the community, including:

1. Andy Masley
2. Phil Trammell
3. Conor Barnes
4. Daniel Filan
5. Alex Lawsen
6. Trevor Levin
7. Julia Wise

Topics vary widely, but we often touch on EA history, community dynamics, politics, and religion, with some personal revelations about us and our guests mixed in. Some highlights include:

• Chana being very gracious with my episode-long critique of her whole job (making AI-first YouTube videos for 80k)
• Phil Trammell explaining why equities consistently go up (and why you shouldn’t "just buy all the stocks”)
• Andy Masley on his burgeoning environmental impacts of AI work on his incredible blog which you should all read
• Julia Wise answering the question of whether [...]

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Outline:

(02:22) Theory of change

(04:32) Feedback

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First published:
October 7th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/c2Dm8fooi3LwkmtDt/free-wheeling-personality-driven-ea-conversations

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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