This week on Freed Up, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi tackle the possibility of another global pandemic—this time from Russia—as well as debates over whether or not superintelligence is sentient. They then turn to Tucker Carlson's growing historical illiteracy and wrap with the simple pleasures of autumn.

0:00—Russian plague

12:21—Debates over sentience in superintelligence

25:15—Glenn Greenwald's comments on anonymity in the Cornell 7 lawsuit

34:43—Christian wants to abolish state AGs.

40:15—Meryl Streep as Aslan in Greta Gerwig's Narnia reboot

50:00—Corrupt Kimberly Guilfoyle

55:55—Tucker Carlson's interview with Jacob Rees-Mogg

1:09:45—2026 Senate race

1:16:28—The season of autumn

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