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The Shrimp Among Whales
Season 1 Episode 308
South Korea stands at the crossroads of global power - caught between China, the United States, Japan, and its unpredictable neighbor to the north. J…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Rightist International
Season 1 Episode 307
When U.S. aircraft carriers appear off Venezuela’s coast, it’s not just saber-rattling - it’s a mirror held up to a century of empire. Jacob and LatA…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Sovereignty vs. Swipe Fees
Season 1 Episode 306
When a Brazilian payment system threatens U.S. credit-card profits, it exposes a deeper fracture in the global economy: sovereignty versus rent-seeki…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
A Wild New Era of Japanese Politics
Season 1 Episode 305
Japan rewired its politics: a power shift, a woman at the helm, and a minority government forced to bargain for every vote. What follows when high ap…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Leverage on Leverage on Leverage
Season 1 Episode 304
Gold prices are soaring, private equity is unraveling, and data centers have become the next speculative frontier. Beneath all of it lies a simple qu…
9 months ago
The Government Is Coming For Your [insert asset here]
Season 1 Episode 303
What if money could make you freer instead of more dependent? Matt McClintock joins the pod to dive into Bitcoin’s evolution from digital experiment …
9 months, 1 week ago
Techno-Feudal Estates
Season 1 Episode 302
Jacob Shapiro is joined by Matt Pines, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, to discuss the accelerating convergence of Bitcoin, AI, ge…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Alone in the Insane Asylum
Season 1 Episode 301
Jacob Shapiro reconnects with Chase Taylor (of Pinecone Macro) for a wide-ranging conversation on U.S. competitiveness. The two dig into why electric…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Youth Against Government
Season 1 Episode 300
Jacob steps away from his usual roster of experts to bring listeners a first-person account from Kathmandu. Law student and human rights scholar Pras…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
“Bitcoin is a Miracle”
Season 1 Episode 299
Jacob and Rob reunite after a long break, tracing the threads between a dizzying run of global events and markets that seem strangely calm. Jacob fra…
9 months, 3 weeks ago