Agora Politics

May 31 2023 52 ep. 61 mins 32

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Agora Politics is dedicated to making sense out of our outdated theories of politics. The show features long-form interviews with academics, entrepreneurs, intellectuals, and luminaries of all types, who are tuning in to the zeitgeist and attempting to synthesize stories of the past, with knowledge of the present, and visions of the future. Support with BTC: bc1qnn3epv055judkqyxyknvzs0us2ayr902gm5x3n ETH: 0x36470C0012486Af1C8Ec877b707Ec7b72f0f338b

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