Sarah Paine & Dwarkesh Patel Lecture Series

Introducing a 3-part live lecture series feat. Sarah Paine. Reserve your tickets today.

I’m thrilled to announce a 3-part live lecture series with Sarah Paine, Professor of History and Strategy at the Naval War College (and my most popular guest to date).

My interview with Sarah last year convinced me that she had far more to share than could be captured in a single episode – she’s a true authority on the history of conflict and strategy, and has spent decades unearthing insights in archives all over the world, from China to the Soviet Union to Taiwan to Japan. When she offered to distill all of these insights into a lecture series, we had to make these events happen. It’s been a privilege working with Substack to bring the full scope of her expertise to a live audience.

Each event will feature a 1-hour lecture from Sarah followed by a 90-min discussion between the two of us. They’ll take place in San Francisco on the following dates:

Lecture 1: Japan at War – Wed, Oct 23rd

Lecture 2: Mao Zedong – Mon, Oct 28th

Lecture 3: The Intervening Powers – Fri, Nov 1st

Tickets are open for the next 48 hours exclusively to my paid Substack subscribers, after which they’ll open up to the general public. If you can’t make it in person, a livestream of the event will be available exclusively in the Substack app (so download that ahead of time).

You can reserve event tickets at the links below: