Podcast Episodes

Episode 56: Is Independent Media Our Last Real Debate Stage? (Brad Polumbo)

Episode 56: Is Independent Media Our Last Real ...

We brought on Brad Polumbo because he sits in that shrinking lane: center‑right, pro–free speech, fiscally sober, willing to smack “his own side,” and therefore iced out by a lot...

Episode 56: Is Independent Media Our Last Real ...

We brought on Brad Polumbo because he sits in that shrinking lane: center‑right, pro–free speech, fiscally sober, willing to smack “his own side,” and therefore iced out by a lot...

Episode 55: What Does Real Archaeology Look Like? (Dr. Hugh Thomas)

Episode 55: What Does Real Archaeology Look Lik...

We brought in Dr. Hugh Thomas because the feed is clogged with Atlantis cosplay, rage about “covering” Göbekli Tepe, and viral clips claiming archaeologists are hiding history. Hugh is the...

Episode 55: What Does Real Archaeology Look Lik...

We brought in Dr. Hugh Thomas because the feed is clogged with Atlantis cosplay, rage about “covering” Göbekli Tepe, and viral clips claiming archaeologists are hiding history. Hugh is the...

Episode 54: Why Pseudo‑Archaeology Thrives (and How Real Experts Fight Back) — Dr. Joseph Wilson

Episode 54: Why Pseudo‑Archaeology Thrives (and...

We kept the archaeology mini‑series rolling and brought in Dr. Joseph Wilson—lecturer in Classical Archaeology (UMass), formerly Anthropology at Fairfield—because he lives in the trench between legitimate broad‑scope scholarship and...

Episode 54: Why Pseudo‑Archaeology Thrives (and...

We kept the archaeology mini‑series rolling and brought in Dr. Joseph Wilson—lecturer in Classical Archaeology (UMass), formerly Anthropology at Fairfield—because he lives in the trench between legitimate broad‑scope scholarship and...

Episode 53: Are We Already Late on Critical Minerals? (Mahnaz Khan)

Episode 53: Are We Already Late on Critical Min...

We finally did the “what the hell are critical minerals” episode and it needed someone who’s lived inside the trade alphabet soup. Enter Mahnaz Khan—14 years across Commerce, the ITC,...

Episode 53: Are We Already Late on Critical Min...

We finally did the “what the hell are critical minerals” episode and it needed someone who’s lived inside the trade alphabet soup. Enter Mahnaz Khan—14 years across Commerce, the ITC,...

Episode 52: Are “Reciprocal” Tariffs Just Self‑Inflicted Inflation? (Adam Cochran)

Episode 52: Are “Reciprocal” Tariffs Just Self‑...

We pulled Adam Cochran in on a late chaotic Sunday because the “reciprocal tariffs” rollout went from poster‑board theater to market bleed in about 48 hours and my feed turned...

Episode 52: Are “Reciprocal” Tariffs Just Self‑...

We pulled Adam Cochran in on a late chaotic Sunday because the “reciprocal tariffs” rollout went from poster‑board theater to market bleed in about 48 hours and my feed turned...

Episode 51: How Much Stronger Is America’s Economic Hand Than China’s? (Ben Vagle & Stephen Brooks)

Episode 51: How Much Stronger Is America’s Econ...

We finally put numbers to a debate everyone keeps hand‑waving. Ben Vagle (Treasury policy analyst on U.S.–China economic strategy) and Dartmouth government professor Stephen Brooks joined us to preview their...

Episode 51: How Much Stronger Is America’s Econ...

We finally put numbers to a debate everyone keeps hand‑waving. Ben Vagle (Treasury policy analyst on U.S.–China economic strategy) and Dartmouth government professor Stephen Brooks joined us to preview their...

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