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Apr 21 2022 80 ep. 61 mins 3

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Riffing on things that matter.

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Katherine Boyle on the Case for American Seriousness

Apr 21 2022 33 mins

"We don't need aging institutions to pave the way for 21st-century dynamism. What we need is will. And audacity." We riff on Katherine Boyle's incredible piece calling on America to do what it does best- build. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram where I always post when a ne

Local Crypto Neckbeard Reacts to Peter Thiel's Bitcoin Keynote

Apr 15 2022 54 mins

We watch legendary investor Peter Thiel's keynote to open up the Bitcoin 2022 Conference. Argue with my man's politics sure, but the guy is an unequivocal cobra. tl;dr he's long Bitcoin and short boomers. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram where I always post when a new show

Oil is the new Oil

Mar 31 2022 15 mins

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed the necessity of fossil fuel security. We riff on a 2003 Economist piece entitled "The end of the Oil Age" and smash it against the reality of today. The end of the Oil Age, 2003 Why energy insecurity is here to stay, 2022 Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me

Thug Putin Invades Ukraine

Feb 24 2022 59 mins

Under bullshit pretenses, thug Putin has invaded the democratic, free, sovereign, absolute right-to-exist Ukraine. This is just as much about China, as it is about Russia. This is just as much about Taiwan, as it is about Ukraine. Russia and China are evil. They seek to destroy the international rules based order. Enough is enough. Free and democratic nations everywhere must ally t

Moxie Big Times Web3

Feb 04 2022 32 mins

Riff on Moxie Marlinspike's Web3 critique and Vitalik Buterin's response. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

Morgan Housel: How This All Happened

Dec 06 2021 55 mins

Riff on Morgan Housel's excellent piece on how the US economy has developed post WWII. Shifting from a tide that raised all boats to one that increasingly raising only some. Also add analysis from The Economist showing social mobility in America is declining. Be careful of charlatans offering quick fixes. In an economic, business, and geopolitical landscape that looks like nothing

Howard Marks Memo: The Winds of Change

Nov 24 2021 45 mins

In his latest memo Howard Marks covers how businesses and investing are changing, inflation and deflation, democracy in America, the role of the Fed, China, and my personal favorite- how the boomers fucked us. Howard is phenomenal at framing large macro trends without assuming he has all the answers. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for

Constitution DAO is Bidding on an Official Copy of the Constitution

Nov 14 2021 12 mins

For the first time in thirty-three years, one of eleven surviving copies of the Official Edition from the Constitutional Convention will be publicly auctioned by Sotheby's. It is the only copy that is still owned by private collectors. The proceeds from the auction will be given to a charity that has been established by the current owner. ConstitutionDAO is a DAO that is pooling to

Google Bids for DoD Contract

Nov 12 2021 18 mins

Google has entered the ring alongside Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle to bid for Department of Defense's Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract. You may remember back in 2018 when Google employees protested Project Maven, a Google DoD AI project that among other things sought to increase the accuracy of drone strikes. Google did not renew that contract but now they are back in e

Facebook Rebrands to Meta

Nov 10 2021 28 mins

Facebook announced they are renaming their company to "Meta" as they shift their focus to the metaverse (think VR). This is a seismic bet Zuckerberg is making. Something that only a founder would have the leeway to do. I'm skeptical but history is riddled with people who lost betting against Zuck. If anyone can do it, it's him. Strap in. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment,