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#240 - The Illusion of Moral Decline
Season 1 Episode 240
Jacob welcomes Adam Mastroianni onto the show to discuss his 2023 article in Nature about how it is human nature to assume that the world is always g…
1 year, 8 months ago
#239 - Introducing Club CI
Season 1 Episode 239
Jacob and Rob take a break from geopolitics and markets to talk about changes at Team CI – why they are moving their asset management activities to T…
1 year, 8 months ago
#238 - The Future of the Middle East: Reflections on a Year of Conflict
Season 1 Episode 238
Jacob and Rob consider how the world has changed (or hasn’t) since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct 7, 2023. From there, they offer thoughts on inno…
1 year, 9 months ago
#237 - Fires, Strikes and Brazilian Success
Season 1 Episode 237
Rob and Jacob take a step back from a crazy week to talk about some of the other stories that have been outshone by the explodey events of the week: …
1 year, 9 months ago
#236 - Iran’s Strategic Loneliness
Season 1 Episode 236
Jacob welcomes Hamidreza Azizi, Visiting Fellow at German Institute for International and Security Affairs, onto the podcast for a special episode on…
1 year, 9 months ago
#235 - Trump v Harris Victory Scenarios w/ Cousin Marko
Season 1 Episode 235
Jacob and Marko talk for a Joe-Rogan-amount of time – in this two-hour episode, they cover the Iranian threat to bomb Israel and what it does (and do…
1 year, 9 months ago
#234 - Alberto Fujimori, 1938-2024
Season 1 Episode 234
Elo returns to the podcast to give his thoughts about Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s former dictator President. He was Bukele before there was Bukele, Mile…
1 year, 9 months ago
#233 - Bladerunner 2024 and China Stimulus
Season 1 Episode 233
Jacob and Rob dive into the microgeopolitics of Los Angeles before focusing on the big macro news of the week: Chinese economic stimulus. They give t…
1 year, 9 months ago
#232 - Why Simplify When You Can Complicate?
Season 1 Episode 232
Jacob welcomes PauloMacro onto the podcast to discuss his macro view, oil, grains, emerging markets… and why the time might have finally come for Bra…
1 year, 9 months ago
#231 - Paging Hezbollah
Season 1 Episode 231
Jacob and Rob discuss the Fed’s decision to cut interest rates, the BIOSECURE Act, Israel’s new front against Hezbollah, and Mexico’s judicial reform…
1 year, 9 months ago