Guest
Kurt Metzger
A stand-up comedian and writer known for his esoteric, conspiracy-laced rants.
Circuit updated September 3, 2026
Every appearance, the moment worth your time
- Kurt Metzger says Robert Sapolsky is wrong about free will because consciousness doesn't come from the brain
“Finally, you are choice. There's no way to get rid of free will. You literally, the part that's you, okay, of your body and souls, whatever parts make the thing, is cho- choice is that's what you are.” 0:00
- Kurt Metzger says the Hat Man people see on Benadryl is Papa Legba
“Don't ever do it. It's how you see the hat man. You know the hat man?” 0:04
Notable quotes
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“True random is the thing that I think is um Some people will do things you don't [ __ ] expect and it doesn't matter what their background. Some people will go against everything that their environment told them to do.”
Kurt Metzger · Danny Jones Podcast -
“Finally, you are choice. There's no way to get rid of free will. You literally, the part that's you, okay, of your body and souls, whatever parts make the thing, is cho- choice is that's what you are.”
Kurt Metzger · Danny Jones Podcast -
“Because we don't know what consciousness is, or I think we did I think some people know what it is and they don't want to say, but how I think it is is radio stations.”
Kurt Metzger · Danny Jones Podcast -
“The hat man that you've heard of, that people talk about? That's what's his name. It's Papa Legba from voodoo. That's who the hat man is. That's Papa Legba.”
Kurt Metzger · Danny Jones Podcast -
“The only way for his argument to work is if consciousness comes from your brain and Right. Even then I don't think it works to be honest”
Kurt Metzger · Danny Jones Podcast -
“all simpleton [ __ ] philosophies that they they complicate with academic language. Um [ __ ] you are choice.”
Kurt Metzger · Danny Jones Podcast
All coverage
Danny Jones Podcast·Culture
Kurt Metzger says Robert Sapolsky is wrong about free will because consciousness doesn't come from the brain
Metzger turns Sapolsky's determinism into a spiritual bar fight, and the funniest part is that his weakest evidence points at a real philosophical sore spot.
Danny Jones Podcast·Culture
Kurt Metzger says the Hat Man people see on Benadryl is Papa Legba
The comedian turns a grim diphenhydramine folklore meme into an occult radio theory, which is funny, vivid, and not remotely good medical advice.