Stablecoins and the Geopolitics of Trust
Jacob and Rob respond to listener feedback about negativity by focusing on positive trends, including declining violent crime and drug overdose rates in the U.S. They then dive into a high-level explo...
9 Juni 20251h 16min
Ukrainian Drone Attack and the Future of War
Jacob welcomes Sim Tack, a military analyst at Force Analysis, to break down the shifting battlefield dynamics in Ukraine. Together, they unpack Ukraine’s evolving tactics, Russia’s slow but grinding ...
6 Juni 202553min
The Juice Is Already Killing Us
Jacob and Rob dive into the shifting mood in U.S. markets, as post-"Liberation Day" volatility gives way to a more constrained and uncertain fiscal landscape. They unpack the massive implications of t...
23 Maj 20251h 5min
The Most Terrifying Insect You’ve Never Heard Of
Madison Darbyshire makes her first appearance on the podcast to discuss the screwworm – what it is, why it’s threatening U.S. ranchers again, and why all of this could have been prevented. Come for aw...
16 Maj 202556min
The Froth of Grift
In this episode, Jacob Shapiro sits down with Matt Pines, who somehow manages to be both a national security thinker and a Bitcoin whisperer, to talk through the Trump administration’s pivot toward cr...
12 Maj 20251h 7min
The Reverse Currency Crisis That Isn’t
This week, Jacob’s caffeinated and Rob is just trying to keep us on track as the duo dive into the so-called “Asian reverse currency crisis,” a spike in Asian FX that’s less a crisis and more the resu...
9 Maj 20251h 7min
The Indus Waters Are Getting Hot
Kamran Bokhari answers the bat signal to join Jacob Shapiro for a wide-ranging conversation on the spike in India-Pakistan tensions following the Kashmir attack - and why it’s not just business as usu...
7 Maj 202552min
Latinos for Trump (But Make It Complicated)
Conversando de Pol ítica - https://www.conversandodepolitica.com/ --In this episode, Jacob sits down with Elohim Monard for a sharp, layered conversation about Hispanic support for Trump, the politics...
2 Maj 202558min
