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Send us Fan MailIn this deeply personal episode of Lost Lover Boy, Demetri Wiley opens up about the difficult decision to walk away from someone he loved. Addressing public speculation surrounding his recent breakup, he shares the lessons, heartbreak, and self-discovery that led him to choose peace over forcing a relationship that lacked true alignment.Demetri discusses the importance of emotional attunement, feeling supported during life's most challenging moments, and recognizing when core values no longer match. He also reflects on his own shortcomings, takes accountability for his mistakes, and explains why love alone isn't always enough to sustain a healthy partnership.As he continues pursuing healing, growth, and God's plan for his life, Demetri offers an honest conversation about relationships, self-worth, and the courage it takes to walk away when something no longer serves your future.Viewer discretion is advised for this love-themed podcast. The content may contain discussions of sensitive topics related to relationships, dating, and love. Some content may not be suitable for all listeners, especially those uncomfortable with open and vulnerable conversations. We encourage our listeners to practice self-care and to reach out to a trusted friend or professional if they need support. If you have no friends, you have me! Welcome to the Lost Loverboy Podcast!Support the showJoin the Lover's House Discord to connect with Demetri Wiley and fellow enthusiasts! Share your experiences, seek advice, and celebrate romance within a welcoming community. Don't miss out—join us today: https://discord.com/servers/the-lovers-house-1345240227538538617You can also purchase Lost Loverboy merchandise at https://demetriwiley.com/shop

Demetri Ravanos with Awful Announcing and SEC Unfiltered kicked off hour four of 3 Man Front with his reaction to the Brendan Sorsby saga, and is Cody Campbell the Darth Vader of CFB? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of 3 Man Front live from Social Taco in Homewood we caught up with Demetri Ravanos, updated you on the latest from the Brendan Sorsby saga, and had #PatPonders! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos with Awful Announcing and SEC Unfiltered made his weekly 3 Man Front visit to discuss the push for MLB in North Carolina, NFL trade news, and recent movies he's seen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of #TacoTuesday's 3 Man Front we caught up with Demetri Ravanos, set the date for Conrad vs Hastings American trivia competition, and had #PatPonders! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos with SEC Unfiltered and Awful Announcing joined the 3 Man Front crew to give his thoughts on an expanded CFP and coaches' comments from SEC Spring Meetings! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of #TacoTuesday's 3 Man Front we caught up with Demetri Ravanos, discussed Kirby Smart's comments at SEC Spring Meetings, and had #PatPonders! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of #TacoTuesday's 3 Man Front live from Social Taco Demetri Ravanos with SEC Unfiltered and Awful Announcing joined the show and you got you up to date on the lastest CFB headlines! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos with Awful Annoucing and SEC Unfiltered made his weekly 3 Man Front visit to discuss what might come out of SEC spring meetings, if the CFP expand to 24 teams, Brendan Sorsby's lawsuit and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of #TacoTuesday's 3 Man Front we caught up with Demetri Ravanos, got more of your reaction, and had #PatPonders! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos with Awful Announcing and SEC Unfiltered stopped by 3 Man Front and discussed the Lane Kiffin drama, conference spring meetings, NFL schedule releases, and... Muppets??? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Demetri Giannikopoulos was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, his community neurologist handed him a sheet with fifty medication options and told him to pick one. That was a long time ago. Today he's the Chief Innovation Officer at RadAI, overseeing how artificial intelligence gets deployed in radiology across US health systems — and he's spent two decades learning how to navigate a healthcare apparatus that, in his words, "is not designed for sick patients." In this conversation Demetri explains why the most valuable thing AI has done for him as a patient isn't clinical — it's the 50 pages of insurance underwriting documents he fed into ChatGPT to save several thousand dollars on a plan that looked, on paper, worse. He walks through his "red team" prompting technique, the error he caught in a radiology report where legacy speech-recognition software had dropped the word "no," and why he thinks the regulatory debate around AI in healthcare should look less like drug approval and more like how we regulate nuclear power. If you want a ground-level view of what AI can and cannot do inside the American medical system, this is where to start. Additional resource with prompt tips: https://aipatients.org/ Additional resource: Scanxiety toolkit: https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/americancoldf5f-acrorgf92a-productioncb02-3650/media/ACR/Files/Clinical/Patient-Family-Centered-Care/PFCC-Scanxiety-Toolkit-Brochure-Digital-Version.pdf Full Agentic Patient series: https://www.facesofdigitalhealth.com/agentic-patient-blog Detailed summary and tips from Demetri: https://www.facesofdigitalhealth.com/agentic-patient-blog/red-teaming-your-health-plan-demetri-giannikopoulos-on-responsible-ai-the-cures-act-and-what-patients-should-actually-do 6 tips on AI use for patients: https://fodh.substack.com/p/the-agentic-patients-are-here

Demetri Ravanos of SEC Unfiltered & Awful Announcing made his weekly visit with 3 Man Front to discuss how he celebrates Star Wars Day, some interesting new details on Bill Belichick & Jordon Hudson and how you can get paid to watch soccer!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final hour of Tuesday's 3 Man Front LIVE from Social Taco in Homewood included Demetri Ravanos discussing which sports he would watch IF he got paid, a new edition of #PatPonders & much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos with Awful Announcing and SEC Unfiltered joined 3 Man Front to recap the NFL Draft, general feeling on the Panthers' draft class, Brendan Sorsby's future and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of #TacoTuesday's 3 Man Front we got NFL Draft reaction and more from Demetri Ravanos, Bebe told us one of her CRAZY stories, and had #PatPonders! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos of SEC Unfiltered & Awful Announcing made his weekly visit with 3 Man Front to discuss what the Panthers need to do in the NFL Draft, his concerns with Alabama football for the 2026 season & this week's SEC bubble bath!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final hour of Taco Tuesday's 3 Man Front featured Demetri Ravanos sharing his concerns for the upcoming Alabama football season, a new edition of #PatPonders & Todd Golden potentially being poached by the NBA!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos with Awful Announcing and SEC Unfiltered made his weekly 3 Man Front visit to discuss the happenings around UNC, what he's heard from Alabama's A-Day, upcoming movies and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of #TacoTuesday's 3 Man Front we caught up with Demetri Ravanos, read more of your texts, and had #PatPonders! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unlock the secret of cross-selling insurance without coming across as salesy, scared, or awkward! Demetri Simos (Vice President of GTL) and Dawn Myers (VP of Sales & Marketing Delaware Valley Brokerage Service) join the Agent Survival Guide to talk about cross-selling insurance products. Listen to learn strategies you can implement in your own insurance business!   Connect with Our Guests: Dawn Myers on LinkedIn Demetri Simos on LinkedIn   Resources:

Demetri Ravanos with Awful Announcing and SEC Unfiltered made his weekly 3 Man Front visit to give us the feeling around UNC fans after hiring Michael Malone, how NC State fans are feeling after Will Wade's departure, and who are the top "villains" in coaching? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of #TacoTuesday's 3 Man Front live from Social Taco in Homewood we caught up with SEC Unfiltered and Awful Announcing's Demetri Ravanos, had #PatPonders, and continued with your reaction! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 474 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with commodity economist and energy market analyst Rory Johnston — founder of CommodityContext.com and host of the Oil Ground Up Podcast — about the mechanics and cascading consequences of the Strait of Hormuz closure, now entering its second month, and what the two most plausible resolution scenarios mean for energy prices, regional security, and the global economy. Recorded as part of an ongoing short-form series tracking the US and Israeli military campaign against Iran, the episode examines why the full physical impact of the supply disruption is only now reaching end markets across Asia, Europe, and North America, how the oil market is fracturing across both time and space, and why middle distillates — things like diesel and jet fuel — have become the epicenter of the crisis. Rory and Demetri also discuss how importing nations and companies are responding through emergency reserve releases, demand rationing, and accelerated behavioral changes. The conversation then turns to the long-term structural consequences of the shock — what it means for electrification and alternative energy adoption in Asia, for strategic stockpiling and supply chain resilience, and for non-OPEC production capacity across the US shale patch, Guyana, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. They close by examining the geopolitical dimensions of the crisis, including the role of the Houthis, the risk of a secondary closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the possibility that Trump — having set off an open-ended conflict — may ultimately abandon long-standing US security commitments to the Gulf States, leaving the region in chaos. Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Join our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 04/01/2026

"When Zarathustra was 30 years old, he left his home and lake of his home, and went into the mountains. Here, he had the enjoyment of his spirit and his solitude and he did not weary of it for 10 years. But at least, his heart turned and one morning he rose with the dawn, stepped before the sun, and spoke to it thus: Great star! What would your happiness be if you had not those for whom you shine? You have come up here to my cave for 10 years. You would have grown weary of your light and of this journey without me, my eagle, and my serpent. But we waited for you every morning, took from you your super fluidity and blessed you for it. Behold! I am weary of my wisdom like a bee that has gathered too much honey. I need hands outstretched to take it. I should like to give it away and distribute it until the wise among men have again become happy in their folly and the poor happy in their wealth."On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, we are joined by our co-host of the Tales of Giving series who is also the host of "The Relief Podcast", author of How to Get Your Life Back, and founder of Real Estate Relief, Demetri Stakias.  If you have been keeping up with this series, then you know that these episodes can serve a host of different purposes and cover a host of different subjects and today's journey is no different.  During today's discussion, Demetri and Jay are discussing the difficulty of standing out in a world full of unique people, knowing that it is OK to look inward at some of the scariest parts of yourself and uncovering them and dealing with them, and the trickiness of letting people go from your life even if they are loved ones or family.  Conversations with Demetri are always guaranteed to get deep and today's is no different on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

Demetri Tsolakis, CEO of Xenia Greek Hospitality, reflected on a powerful, yet often forgotten idea: hospitality is not a transaction, but a human obligation. Drawing from the ancient Greek philosophy of philoxenia, Tsolakis described hospitality as the act of turning a stranger into a friend, an approach that shapes every decision across his restaurants. The discussion also explored how this philosophy extends behind the scenes. Tsolakis shared his people-first approach to leadership, emphasizing personality over résumés, storytelling over scripts, and empowerment over micromanagement. By investing in education, trust, and creative freedom, he enables teams to act with ownership and authenticity. As the interview made clear, hospitality done right is not only about speed, rules or efficiency; it is about emotion, connection, and care. In an increasingly transactional world, Tsolakis's perspective offers a compelling reminder that the most memorable experiences begin with how people are made to feel. Email us at shadean@bu.eduThe “Distinguished” podcast is produced by Boston University School of Hospitality Administration. Host: Arun Upneja, DeanProducer: Mara Littman, Executive Director of Strategic Operations and Corporate RelationsResearch: Lu LanEditing: Isabella LaikinSound Engineer: Andrew HallockMusic: “Airport Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Demetri Ravanos joined 3 Man Front live from the bubble bath to give us what he's learned regarding Hubert Davis, who UNC could go after and fan's expectations. Plus, does Alabama have a chance against Michigan and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of #TacoTuesday's 3 Man Front we caught up with SEC Unfiltered and Awful Announcing's Demetri Ravanos, read more of your texts, and had an extended #PatPonders with Bebe and DonDon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos with Awful Announcing and SEC Unfiltered made his weekly 3 Man Front visit to discuss the latest news on Aden Holloway, this year's draw towards the NCAA tournament, and is it Duke's year? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wrapped up the St. Patrick's edition of 3 Man Front with our visit with Demetri Ravanos, more of your calls and texts, and #PatPonders! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos made his weekly 3 Man Front visit to preview this week's CFB bubble bath and there's a crazy connection between Steve Sarkisian and... Cher? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of Tuesday's 3 Man Front live from Social Taco we caught up with friend of the show Demetri Ravanos, Don Don paid off his IBOB bet, and we had #PatPodners! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I sit down with Demetri Wiley for one of the most honest conversations about love, faith, pain, and healing. We talk about everything—from navigating relationships in the public eye to protecting sacred parts of your life, like the people you love most.Demetri opens up about surviving depression, a suicide attempt, homelessness at 18, and how becoming a father changed everything for him. We dive into what intentional dating really looks like—sending flowers across states, choosing consistency over love-bombing, and learning that real alignment comes down to values, not chemistry. This conversation reminded me that sometimes the pain you go through is exactly what prepares you to walk in purpose, love deeper, and trust God more.Please leave a review , if this episode spoke to you! For exclusive bonus content, behind-the-scenes vlogs, a place connect with the LTTA FAM plus more join the LTTA app community at LTTA.app and unlock your invite today! Audio Fam, since you listen to the audio every Monday , don't forget to go watch the YouTube on Tuesday! Go comment “Audio Fam

"Nothing captures human interest more than human tragedy." - Dan BrownHost of "The Relief Podcast", author of How to Get Your Life Back, and founder of Real Estate Relief Demetri Stakias is joining us once again for a second round of "Tales of Giving".  The conversation got started before anyone hit record, but as all of our loyal listeners know, we're always interested in the space between the notes.  After hitting record, Demetri and Jay are getting into the ever-so-light-hearted topic of the redemption of demon influenced individuals and how no one is ever beyond redemption, the challenges being faced in uncertain times, how loss is a source of pain but can also be a source of opportunity, and the desire to improve engagement and taking things to the next level.  This conversation doesn't end where it begins, so we hope you're ready to take the journey with us on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake and those who write for writing's sake. The truth is, that when an author begins to write for the sake of covering paper, he is cheating the reader because he writes under the pretext that he has something to say." - Arthur SchopenhauerToday, on The Culture Matters Podcast, we are back with Thirty Days of Thought featuring our very own Jay Doran as he discusses excerpts from his book, Thirty Days of Thought.  However, for today's episode, Jay did not come alone.  A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at the chapter from the book entitled "Writer's Block" with our dead friend, Mr. Paul Lucido.  We enjoyed that conversation so much that we decided to take another swing at "Writer's Block"; this time with another dear friend who is the host of "The Relief Podcast", author of How to Get Your Life Back, and founder of Real Estate Relief, Demetri Stakias.  If you listened to the episode with Paul, then you are in for a completely different take on the subject with Demetri.  These two culture colossuses are getting into getting back on track if you were to lose sense of your mission, why people (and Philadelphians) love the flawed hero, and why it is almost an obligation for people who create content to share their journey.  We hope you enjoy this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

The final hour of Tuesday's 3 Man Front featured Demetri Ravanos going down NCAA Tournament memory lane, a hilarious edition of #PatPonders & a preview of tonight's loaded SEC basketball slate!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos of SEC Unfiltered & Awful Announcing made his weekly visit with 3 Man Front to share some of his favorite NCAA Tournament memories, detail a WILD edition of the SEC Bubble Bath & more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetri Ravanos of SEC Unfiltered & Awful Announcing made his weekly visit with 3 Man Front to relive America's victory over Canada & other highlights from the Winter Olympics. Plus, his thoughts on the ongoing Charles Bediako saga.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final hour of Taco Tuesday's 3 Man Front featured Demetri Ravanos' closing thoughts on the Winter Olympics, a new edition of #PatPonders & tons of your texts criticizing Conrad!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Airtime Myke is back hosting his yearly black history month mini-series featuring members of the Blusiasts! On today's episode he is joined by Demetri's Adventures, Dez Travel, Piplup James, and Coaster Shortz!Link to Demetri's Adventures: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/demetrisadventures/Link to Dez Travel: https://www.instagram.com/dez_travel/Link to Piplup James: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/piplupjames/Link to Coaster Shortz: https://www.instagram.com/coaster_shortz/Join the conversation on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/abTDb3eVav⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=38631549⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Links to all things Cuzzies:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.solo.to/coastercuzzies%E2%81%A0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Airtime Myke is back hosting his yearly black history month mini-series featuring members of the Blusiasts! On today's episode he is joined by Almighty Coasters, Coaster Writer, and Mr King Park.Link to Almighty Coasters: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/almightycoasters/⁠Link to Coaster Writer: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/DOclSphkVjd/⁠Link to Mr King Park: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mrkingpark/⁠Link to the Blusiasts: https://www.instagram.com/theblusiast/Join the conversation on Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/abTDb3eVav⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=38631549⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Links to all things Cuzzies:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.solo.to/coastercuzzies%E2%81%A0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Demetri Ravanos of SEC Unfiltered & Awful Announcing stopped by 3 Man Front on Tuesday to recap a lackluster Super Bowl, tell us who next year's halftime performer will be & much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final hour of Taco Tuesday's 3 Man Front featured Demetri Ravanos' prediction for next year's Super Bowl halftime show, an extended edition of #PatPonders & more of your texts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 462 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Cullen Roche, the Founder and CIO of Discipline Funds and author of the new book "Your Perfect Portfolio." They discuss the essential principles of portfolio construction by dissecting some of the world's most influential investment strategies―from Warren Buffett's classic approach to the momentum-driven tactics of trend followers, and even innovative frameworks you've likely never seen before.  Cullen and Demetri spend the first hour discussing Roche's philosophy on portfolio construction, what goes into constructing the perfect portfolio, and how variables like one's time horizon, financial circumstances, and behavioral biases are arguably the most important determinants of financial returns, and therefore, must be actively taken into account when structuring your portfolio. They explore the distinction between saving and investing, the hidden costs that erode portfolio performance, and why managing the liability side of your balance sheet is arguably more important than any other decision in portfolio construction.  The second hour is a deep dive into specific portfolio strategies, including the permanent portfolio, the endowment portfolio, the Buffett portfolio, dividend investing, counter-cyclical rebalancing, and Cullen's favorite: the defined duration portfolio. Roche explains how to think about asset allocation across different time horizons, the role of gold and other insurance-like assets in one's portfolio, the importance of cost control in financial life, and practical frameworks for managing behavioral responses to market volatility. Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Join our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 02/02/2026

In the last hour of 3 Man Front we heard from Demetri Ravanos, broke down the new CFP schedule and dates, had #PatPonders, and there's Olympic drama with... the minions?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Hundred Year Pivot, Demetri and I are joined by geopolitical strategist Kamran Bokhari for a sweeping, historically grounded exploration of how Iran arrived at its present moment of instability—and where it may be heading next. Kamran traces Iran's modern political evolution from Qajar Persia through the Pahlavi monarchy, the 1953 Mosaddegh coup, and the 1979 Islamic Revolution, explaining how the regime's dual-military structure—split between the regular army and the IRGC—was forged in war and later transformed into a vehicle for political and economic dominance. From Iran's revolutionary ideology and fear of encirclement to the rise and possible unraveling of its proxy network, the conversation builds toward a sober assessment of today's protests, currency collapse, and internal decay—arguing that while the Islamic Republic may be weakening in unprecedented ways, the path forward is likely to be turbulent, uncertain, and region-shaping rather than clean or sudden. Every episode of the Grant Williams podcast, including This Week In Doom, The End Game, The Super Terrific Happy Hour, The Narrative Game, Kaos Theory, Shifts Happen and The Hundred Year Pivot, is available to Copper and Silver Tier subscribers at my website www.Grant-Williams.com.  Copper Tier subscribers get access to all podcasts, while members of the Silver Tier get both the podcasts and my monthly newsletter, Things That Make You Go Hmmm… 

Demetri and I welcome journalist and author Brian Winter to The Hundred Year Pivot to discuss the recent events in Venezuela and where they fit into the upheaval coming at us from seemingly every direction. Brian is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and a seasoned analyst of Latin American politics and his balanced perspective is a welcome antidote to the unbridled certainty about the future that seems to have erupted since Maduro's extradition/kidnap. We discuss the finer details of Venezuelan politics, what likely happens next, other key potential flashpoints in Latin America as well as the surprising resurgence of right-wing politics across a continent with a history of tending very consistently towards the other extreme of the political spectrum. Every episode of the Grant Williams podcast, including This Week In Doom, The End Game, The Super Terrific Happy Hour, The Narrative Game, Kaos Theory, Shifts Happen and The Hundred Year Pivot, is available to Copper and Silver Tier subscribers at my website www.Grant-Williams.com. Copper Tier subscribers get access to all podcasts, while members of the Silver Tier get both the podcasts and my monthly newsletter, Things That Make You Go Hmmm…

In Episode 458 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Patrick Boyle, a former hedge fund manager, finance professor, and the creator and host of one of the most successful business channels on YouTube, with over a million subscribers and nearly 150 million views spread across several hundred videos. Patrick brings a unique combination of domain expertise and media savvy to his analysis of financial markets, economic scandals, and the complex web of power that connects Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Washington. Demetri asked Patrick Boyle to appear on the podcast after discovering that his channel had been demonetized as a result of his exploration of the Jeffrey Epstein story—not the salacious details that have dominated headlines, but the deeper questions about the intersection of power, wealth, regulatory capture, and institutional failure that the story reveals. They explore where Epstein's massive fortune actually came from, why simple explanations accounting for his wealth don't add up, what the heavily redacted release of FBI files tells us about how our two-tiered justice system operates in practice, and what Patrick's personal experience of having his YouTube channel demonetized for covering this story reveals about algorithmic censorship and the incentive structures shaping modern media. The rest of the conversation is devoted to a broader discussion about the transformation of our information ecosystem, the power of platforms like YouTube to amplify or suppress content, what it would take to build a viable media company or platform that prioritizes quality and truth over engagement and controversy, the challenges facing young journalists trying to break into rapidly evolving industry, and why maintaining networks of trustworthy content creators and sources has become more important now than ever. Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Joining our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 01/12/2025

In Episode 454 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with author, futurist, and U.S. foreign policy expert Jamie Metzl about the aims and objectives of the 2025 National Security Strategy and its implications for American prosperity and power in the 21st century. Jamie and Demetri spend the first hour of this conversation digging into the Trump administration's 2025 National Security Strategy and the story that the administration is trying to tell to the American people and to itself about America's place in the world, where it went astray, and what needs to be done on a strategic planning level in order to "Make America Great Again." From there, Metzl and Kofinas debate whether the strategy amounts to a "containment" of China or something closer to a 19th-century balance-of-power where the largest and most powerful countries—namely the United States, Russia, and China—will be granted the freedom to operate with impunity within their own spheres of influence, dealing a final death blow to the international rules-based liberal order that the United States sought to universalize after the fall of the Soviet Union more than three decades ago. The second hour is a wide-ranging tour through what this strategy might look like in practice, from the Western Hemisphere and Venezuela to Europe and Ukraine, and what "power politics" means when so much of modern conflict is fought through influence campaigns, institutional sabotage, and cyber operations rather than through the use of conventional arms and occupations. The two also explore the dangerous vacuum created when a superpower can no longer clearly articulate what it stands for—at home or abroad—and how that confusion can lead to a cascade of unintended consequences that further destabilize the international system, resulting in a new form of total war. Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Joining our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 12/15/2025

In Episode 453 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jason Furman, the former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about the state of the U.S. economy, the AI Bubble, monetary policy, inflation, price controls, and much more. Jason and Demetri spend the first hour of their conversation exploring his economic framework, what he learned from his time working inside the Clinton and Obama White Houses, and how these experiences shaped his perspective on the role of government in the economy. The two then delve into Furman's thoughts on artificial intelligence. They discuss whether we're living through an AI bubble, where Jason anticipates the greatest productivity gains from the adoption of AI in the U.S. service sector, and his perspective on AI regulation. They also discuss the limitations of our inflation models, whether we have a good working understanding of the causes of inflation, whether the Fed has implicitly raised its inflation target, and how large, structural deficits and political constraints will shape the Fed's ability to manage that target in the years ahead. In the second hour, Kofinas and Furman shift to a discussion about the politics of affordability and a growing sense, especially among younger Americans, that the costs associated with achieving the American dream have become insurmountable for almost all but the very wealthy. They debate the political appeal and efficacy of price controls, as well as the extent to which tariffs, industrial policy, and currency depreciation can or should be used to reshape global supply chains and rebuild U.S. domestic manufacturing in areas deemed critical for national security. They also discuss the US trade deficit and capital account surplus, what a weaker dollar may tell us about the government's policy objectives, how corruption, rule of law, and institutional decay might eventually feed back into foreign appetite for US assets, and what is at stake in the choice of the next Fed chair—both for the independence of the central bank and for the long-term credibility of American monetary policy. Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Joining our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 12/08/2025

In Episode 452 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Iain McGilchrist, a neuroscientist and author of The Master and His Emissary and The Matter with Things. His work on the divided brain has helped millions of people find wisdom, meaning, and guidance for living in the modern world. Iain and Demetri begin their conversation exploring McGilchrist's core thesis about the divided brain, how the left and right hemispheres attend to the world in fundamentally different ways, where we see evidence of an increased preponderance in left-brain thinking, and how this has impacted the way we conduct science, reason through problems, use our imagination, and apply wisdom to the world. Iain believes that our civilization is caught in what some have described as a metacrisis, exacerbated by the encroachment of the left hemisphere onto more and more areas of lived experience. We see it in the procedurally abysmal manner in which modern medicine goes about formulating diagnoses, the ever-increasing obsession with process over outcomes, the commodification of writing, the rise in depression, the policing of language, and the reverence for machine-like efficiency and profit maximization at the expense of almost everything else. The two discuss the importance of self-actualization in the context of community and why Iain is inspired by the change of heart he sees in younger generations who are no longer satisfied with furthering a broken paradigm and are willing to imagine something different—a different way forward that makes room for our humanity and which provides people with a relational sense of meaning and purpose.  Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Joining our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 12/01/2025