Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAEP 58: Mafiosity, the current stage of Colombian capitalism
Manuel is back on the show for this one. How does an Indigenous community that has recovered land and autonomy end up back under state authority? How…
6 years, 3 months ago
Civilizations 12b: Bolivar and Latin American Independence pt2
At the beginning we quickly tell the story of Mexico’s Wars of Independence – Hidalgo, Morelo, and Iturbide. Then we return to Simon Bolivar from the…
6 years, 3 months ago
AEP 57: Super-Wealth through the right mindset? A breakdown of Silicon Valley Ideology
I forced Dan to listen to naval (Naval Ravikant)’s twitter stream/podcast about How to Get Rich Without Luck or Inheritance. Naval’s twitterstorm ins…
6 years, 3 months ago
Civilizations Series Episode 12a: South American Independence pt1 – Miranda and Bolivar
The struggles for Independence against the Spanish Empire rocked the Western Hemisphere at the beginning of the 19th century and changed the world. W…
6 years, 4 months ago
Civilizations BONUS EPISODE: The case against the statues
Dave and I go over a very long list of the statues that have been torn down or come down over the past month, the historical figures behind them, and…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Brief 012: Uprising in America
The United States is rocked by protests against police violence as hundreds of thousands march from coast to coast. We are joined from New York by MA…
6 years, 4 months ago
Civilizations 11e: The Haitian and French Revolutions pt5: aftermath
Dessalines became Emperor of Haiti in 1804, marking the end of the Haitian Revolution. Napoleon’s crowning as Emperor was the end of the French one. …
6 years, 4 months ago
The Brief 011: Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Brazil’s new far-right government plunges the country into fascism. We speak with Brazilian scholar and activist DIANA AGUIAR about the downfall of t…
6 years, 4 months ago
AEP 56: The India China Border Clash of June 2020, with Carl Zha
I talk to the incomparable Carl Zha of the Silk & Steel podcast about the border clashes between India and China in the Galwan Valley. We talked abou…
6 years, 4 months ago
AEP 55: The Meng Wanzhou case part 3 with George Koo
We’ve covered the legal treachery of the Meng Wanzhou case (part 1) and the history of Canadian racism (part 2). Now in part 3, a deep dive into 5G …
6 years, 4 months ago