Podcast Episodes

Ep70. Peak Disorder in Bangladesh

Season 1 Episode 70

‘Peak Disorder’ is Jason’s coinage for: the democratic world’s inability to exert ordering capacity to respond to new challenges except if they are existentially pressing because we are simply too di…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ep69. Life in North Korea, Kidnapping Stories, and Why Symbolism Matters with Dictators -- Jordan Harbinger on Tyrants and Disorderers

Season 1 Episode 69

What does getting kidnapped in Mexico City have in common with taking Western backpackers on tours of North Korean? Each provides key insights into the disordering essence of how autocracies function…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ep68. Disorder’s One Year Anniversary

Season 1 Episode 68

To celebrate Disorder’s One Year Anniversary, Alex and Jason recap the shows Greatest Hits, share their thoughts on their favourite guests; explain how their views of the world have changed over the …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ep67. Dictators’ Disordering Quest for Internal Security

Season 1 Episode 67

From Putin to Qadhafi, from Mohammed bin Salman to Trump… our current era of Enduring Disorder is filled with many Tyrants and Tyrant-wannabes. But why do Tyrants tend to seek Disorder rather than Or…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ep66. Harris taunts Trump; the Disorderer implodes, Order appears to prevail

Season 1 Episode 66

Jason and Alex explain the implications for global order of the first, and possibly onl,y 2024 Presidential Candidates Debate btw Harris and Trump. It was like a legendary heavyweight boxing match be…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ep65. Why is Harris not appealing to middle - aged white men? Plus listener questions on migration, the NHS, and Ukraine

Season 1 Episode 65

This week, Jason and Alex catchup after an eventful summer. Alex discusses her main takeaways from her trip to Tbilisi for the McCain forum, while Jason talks about his conversations back in New Jers…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ep64. Part 2: Nationalism – Can it be reclaimed for Order?

Season 1 Episode 64

Harvey Whitehouse, author of Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World, rejoins Jason Pack for part 2 of their discussion. The duo discuss: whether nationalism can be used for good (r…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ep63. Part 1: Does our biology facilitate our Global Disorder?

Season 1 Episode 63

Over the last two decades the seemingly ‘connecting’ phenomena of globalization and the internet have not made human communities more united. Seemingly paradoxically, aided by new technologies and in…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Ep62. Celebrating ONE MILLION Downloads

Season 1 Episode 62

To celebrate ONE MILLION downloads (thanks mega orderers!), Jason is joined by his best friend and lecturer at the Swedish Defence College, Karl Karim Zakhour. 

The two ruminate on a host of topics i…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Ep61. Could AI help us Order the Disorder?

Season 1 Episode 61

We all know about the potential threats as AI becomes more advanced. They range from spreading disinformation, undermining our democracy (as discussed in our previous episode with Miles Taylor), to c…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago