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Colonialism 2.0 - The Scramble for Africa
Season 1 Episode 122
Sim Tack rejoins the podcast to pick up where he and Jacob left off a month ago: about the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel. Sim and Jac…
2 years, 5 months ago
Niger’s Coup
Season 1 Episode 121
Paul Melly joins the podcast for the first time to offer some much-needed insightful analysis on the developing political situation inside of Niger a…
2 years, 5 months ago
Aliens
Season 1 Episode 120
Jacob welcomes Matt Pines back onto the podcast to follow through on his promise to have a serious and rigorous conversation about unidentified aeria…
2 years, 5 months ago
Course Correction: China, Brazil, Turkey + More
Season 1 Episode 119
Jacob and Rob are back at it for a weekly chat. They discuss disturbing news out of China that supports Rob’s pessimism in recent months and cuts aga…
2 years, 5 months ago
Western Mining Tech is 40 Years Behind
Season 1 Episode 118
Jacob welcomes back Tomás Villalón Jr onto the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast. They deliver insights on what elements are truly rare (you’ll have to li…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is The Weather Getting Worse?
Season 1 Episode 117
Jacob Shapiro is rejoined by Daryl Ritchison for a reality check on the importance of El Nino in the larger atmospheric setting. They discuss whether…
2 years, 5 months ago
EVs Are Not the Future
Season 1 Episode 116
Jacob and Rob catch up on Rob’s trip to Ireland this week and why it might presage new migration issues in Europe. From there they turn to the narrat…
2 years, 5 months ago
Black Sea Grain Collapse
Season 1 Episode 115
Jacob offers some thoughts on Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and analysis on Russia’s threats to bomb ships headed…
2 years, 5 months ago
Erdogan, Hotdogs & AI
Season 1 Episode 114
Jacob and Rob briefly analyze the latest inflation data from the U.S. before exploring major geopolitical news (Turkey’s about face on Sweden’s membe…
2 years, 5 months ago
Sim Tak's War Update + African Deterioration
Season 1 Episode 113
Sim Tack rejoins the podcast to discuss current developments in Ukraine’s counteroffensive. He and Jacob discuss theories on wtf is happening in Russ…
2 years, 6 months ago