Tucker Carlson interviewed Owen Benjamin, nominally about his book, but mostly about the most cancelled man in comedy himself.
Owen Benjamin was probably the smartest, wisest person in Hollywood so of course he got canceled harder than anyone in the history of the entertainment business. That’s when he found the secret to happiness. A classically trained pianist turned comedian, Owen Benjamin weaves sharp-witted satire with deep dives into the complexities of the human condition. His unique blend of musical talent and unfiltered storytelling invites listeners to laugh through the chaos from his farm in North Idaho. His new book, “How to Slay a Wizard,” offers an instruction manual on how to not fall for the current spells that confuse the world. Ladle.tv for his podcast and comedy specials.
TUCKER: This is an organized effort against you. This is not organic. Who was organizing it? Do you know?
OWEN: I mean I have some theories…
TUCKER: But you don’t actually know for sure?
OWEN: I know the motivations. Every time I think I know for sure it switches a little. So now I try to not it’s not because I’m like worried to, I can’t really figure it out. It’s almost like a swarm.
TUCKER: Yes.
OWEN: It’s like a behavior where they’re signaling. That sounds even crazier, but
TUCKER: No, I’ve seen it.
OWEN: It’s like a It’s like a like a a behavior like a fractal.
TUCKER: Yes.
OWEN: And there’s no one really in charge, right?
TUCKER: It’s like a conspiracy of like-minded temperament.
OWEN: Cuz like from my background, I’m like, “Who did this to me?”
TUCKER: Yes.
OWEN: There’s no one there because who would really do that? It’s like a collective evil.
Big Bear even did me the favor of mentioning my book during the interview.
OWEN: A lot of people, they’re like I might be lying but I’m not wrong!
TUCKER: Right.
OWEN: Cuz they’re like, oh, no, it turns out that was all wrong, but I was still right because it’s me. Like I saw that in physics because I had a physics podcast at Calltech with my buddy who’s a nuclear physicist and dark matter. I couldn’t stop laughing when I realized it. So, they have these gravitational equations and when it wasn’t matching anything, they said, “Oh, there’s dark matter.” And I’m like, “What’s that?” They’re like, “95% of the universe you can’t see or measure and it’s like most of the gravity.” And I’m like, “How do you know it exists?” They’re like, “Swear to God.” They’re like, “Cuz if not, we’d be wrong!” And I’m like, “So, you can’t measure it?” They’re like, “No, that dark matter, but it’s there.” I’m like, “How do you know?” They’re like, “Cuz if not, then this is wrong.” Like Vox Day who published that book. He published a book breaking down how the math of evolution is so bad because he’s like one of those super geniuses. Vox is great guy, and it’s so bad, the actual math of it, just read the book Probability Zero. It’s like how long would it take for things to permeate, like a mutation, to permeate through the actual population. And when you see how completely ridiculous it is, I think they have trauma where they’re like, “Well, it can’t be that! I put a square on my head and brag to everyone and my life is a lie!”
You can also watch the video on YouTube. It’s doing numbers.