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Sam Seder & Cory Doctorow 29 Sep 2025 • EN

3591 - Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse w/ Cory Doctorow

It's Fun Day Monday on the Majority Report On today's show: Hundreds of masked federal agents from unknown departments have been deployed to downtown Chicago to stand around. The Feds in Chicago fail miserably at chasing down a food delivery person in a hilarious display of poor physical health. A CBP agent is recorded

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David Gornoski & Tom Luongo 08 Sep 2025 • EN

Tom Luongo on Europe's Failure, Why Trump's Critics Are Wrong

Tom Luongo joins David Gornoski for a wide-ranging conversation on Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska, the blind spots in critics of Trump’s policies, concerns over the Israel lobby, whether Gaza is damaging Trump’s presidency, the significance of France's failing government, why gold’s future is inseparably linked t

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Tom Luongo & Matthew Ehret + Dexter White 04 Sep 2025 • EN

Episode #230 - Matt Ehret & Dexter White and the Canada Question, Eh

This week the podcast is invaded from the Great White North by Mr. Matt Ehret to assist Dexter and myself to understand the depth of the perfidy that is the place known as the country of Canadia.  Matt goes through a number of eras of Canadian politics to illluminate just how strongly the dead hand of the British Crown

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Fresh from a well-deserved break, the owner of the driest wit in Geopolitics and markets, Alex Krainer returns to the 'cast for a wide-ranging talk about safety culture, tyranny, burnout, and why we should all remember to never, ever take Donald Trump at his word. Show Notes: Alex on Substack I-System TrendCompass Tom

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Chris Hutchins & Tim Ferriss 01 Oct 2025 • EN

How to Stop Over-Optimizing and Focus on What Matters with Tim Ferriss

#248: Learn to escape the trap of over-optimizing and design a more meaningful life. We explore setting boundaries, resetting priorities, and turning failure into fuel for success. We also dive into Tim’s creative process behind his new card game and the surprising value of play. Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, bestsel

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Economist and daily commenter on all things financial Peter St.Onge returns to the podcast for a back and forth about Powell, Trump, the tariffs and why, in the end, defending your home is what our top priority should be. Show Notes: Peter on X Mike Rowe's Classic TED Talk. Tom on X Support Gold Goats 'n Guns on Patreo

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