Podcasts about Empire

Karl Maier discusses the unstable global landscape and its impact on power reliability and economic growth. He explains how technological shifts, such as the rise of AI, are creating a massive surge in electricity demand that existing power grids struggle to meet. Meyer introduces RIVSAL, a modular technology utilizing piezoelectric effects to generate clean, on-site energy as an alternative to traditional utilities. The discussion also examines application of AI, demographics, American Empire, de-globalization, and business opportunity.  Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics American Gold Exchange https://www.amergold.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS!) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics Expat Money (FREE “WW3 Plan-B” Report!) https://expatmoney.com/geopolitics PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Surfing Economic Chaos https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2B8W8W4 LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlkmaier Abunden https://www.abunden.ai RIVSAL https://www.rivsalx.com About Karl Maier Karl Maier helps business owners avoid one of the biggest reasons companies fail, not a lack of sales, but running out of cash. He guides lower-middle market B2B companies to fix cash flow in situations like turnarounds, acquisitions, partner buyouts, rapid sales growth and capital raises.  Karl is the author of Surfing Economic Chaos, a best selling book about navigating major world economic trends that create challenges and opportunities for business owners. He also created the Abunden AI CFO Chatbot, making his proprietary business guidance available to companies that want experienced advice at a fraction of the cost of traditional consulting. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

The last of our recordings from Indiana Comic Convention, Bryan Young and Holly Frey lead a discussion about The Acolyte and what led to its cancellation and what we'd like to see from its future and what its legacy would be.

Jeannette sits down with Eddy Hackett, co-founder and executive producer of the Lost Estate, who shares his fascinating journey from training as a classical percussionist to scaling a thriving, multi-million-pound immersive theatre business.  He dives deep into the realities of bootstrapping, the strategic value of looking for capital before you absolutely need it, and how an organisation can build a uniquely resonant brand by leading with its core, human centric identity. You'll Learn Why: A non-linear career shift can introduce creative squiggles that open unexpected and highly lucrative doors. Bootstrapping forces an organisation to adopt a lean, resource-aware mindset that naturally drives creativity. The optimal time to raise capital is when your business is at its strongest, rather than when cash is running low. Elevating your core brand promise is essential for building consumer trust in a highly volatile market. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business.

With Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey finally in cinemas, and the current issue of Empire (with The Odyssey on the cover!) still on sale for just over a week or so, now is the perfect time for Chris Hewitt and Nick de Semlyen, who wrote Empire's Odyssey coverage, to get together and do a deep dive into this epic of epic epicness. Whether you've read the issue cover-to-cover, or are planning to pick it up at some point, you'll find much to enjoy here.

The Roman Empire didn't really fall. It just changed its uniform.In September of 590, Rome was down to 30,000 people rattling around inside a city built for a million. The Lombards were at the gates. No army, no treasury, no functioning administration. Just one man — Gregory, the new pope — negotiating with the Lombards, feeding the city out of church granaries, and paying the soldiers with church silver. The Empire couldn't do any of it anymore. The Church could.That's the moment the transfer completes. Not through conquest or revolution — through vacancy. The Church had spent two centuries growing inside the Roman administrative apparatus: adopting the Roman geographic grid, seating bishops as civil judges, running the grain supply. When the political form gave out, the substance migrated to the institution still doing the work.This is Episode 5 of the "Life After the Fall of Rome" series — the capstone argument. The evidence is hiding in plain sight: Christian basilicas are literally repurposed Roman civic buildings. Church vocabulary (diocese, parish, pontiff, cardinal) is Roman administrative terminology. Western property law still runs on Justinian's Code. The Catholic Church is the longest-continuously-operating Roman institution on Earth.▶️ START HERE — Episode 1: "Rome Didn't Fall" https://youtu.be/iHvJUx1cNSQ?si=E2RiiMtquuar9N6t▶️ Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUC344qk-mpdez1lz7Gd6kLrhehvVX_E▶️ Vatican companion episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdksZGOXVeY#FallOfRome #CatholicChurch #RomanEmpire #PopeGregory #ChurchHistory #TheRomanPatternCHAPTERS:00:00 Rome Didn't Fall — It Just Changed Its Uniform02:05 Rome Was Held Together by Administration, Not Armies05:35 313 AD: Constantine Integrates the Church07:40 The Church Adopts the Roman Grid09:02 Bishops Take Over Governance12:03 The Monasteries as Rome's Backup Drives14:53 Gregory the Great and the Lombards at the Gates (590)18:11 Why the Barbarian Kings Needed the Church23:09 The Evidence Hiding in Plain Sight24:33 Political Forms Change — Substance Migrates

"It's like the Titanic, except you've never heard of it. And in a way, it's even weirder."So says today's guest, Cautionary Tales' host, Tim Harford, about the disastrous story he's taking Anthony and Maddy through.Airships were the ocean liners of the skies, and in the 1920s, Britain had ambitions to connect the Empire in this way. Until it all went tragically wrong.Listen to more of Tim's Cautionary Tales here: https://timharford.com/etc/more-or-less/Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click here to place your vote for After Dark! Thank you! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/votingEdited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.  You can take part in our listener survey here.All music from Epidemic Sounds.Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click here to place your vote! Thank you! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nate Spangle never set out to build a media company. He set out to be the first truck in line at the Indy 500. That single idea, filmed on his phone while walking into work, blew up overnight and became Get Indiana, the brand now known across the state for hyping up small towns, local businesses, and the people most folks would drive right past. In this episode, Chris Anderson sits down with Nate to unpack how a $3,000 truck off Facebook Marketplace turned into a full media company, and why plain old curiosity is the real engine behind all of it. Nate opens up about the loss that reshaped how he sees people, the strategy behind his fastest-growing videos, and the mindset that keeps him swinging even when a big idea does not land. Here is what Chris and Nate get into: How one viral video and a 1986 Dodge truck launched Get Indiana and 15,000 followers in six weeks Why you cannot fake obsession, and how being real beats being polished every time The "delta" strategy: finding the gap between what people want and what nobody else is making Losing his mom at 20, the second chance he got with his grandmother, and how learning to ask better questions changed everything Why chasing a thousand real fans beats chasing a million strangers Building a team, handing off the mic, and turning a one-man brand into a real business The habits that keep him going: a short memory, no sulking, and dreaming so big it makes people uncomfortable Whether you want to start something of your own, grow an audience, or just get more out of every single day, Nate's story is a straight shot of proof that the only way it does not work out is if you quit. Follow Nate and Get Indiana at getindiana.com and @NateSpangle on all social media. New episodes of The Upgraded Man drop every week This episode may or may not be sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links, meaning we'll receive a small commission if you buy something.===========================⚡️ PODCAST: Subscribe and listen on all major platforms⚡️ Want to be a guest on The Upgraded Man? Apply here ➡ https://upgraded-man.com/guest⚡️ For support or business inquiries, email us ➡ chris@upgraded-man.com Our mission at The Upgraded Man is simple — help men upgrade every area of their life through real conversations, honest stories, and actionable insight from men who have done the work.The content on The Upgraded Man is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not constitute professional legal, financial, medical, or therapeutic advice. Always consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on information discussed on this podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jonathan just launched a permanent lighting business. He has one client, a deposit in the bank, and 90 days to hit three installs a week.In this Business Breakthrough episode, Tanner Mullen coaches Jonathan through the launch of Epic Light, a permanent LED lighting company with 50 to 70 percent margins in a category almost nobody has figured out how to market.The problem: permanent lights are 90 percent want and 10 percent need. Nobody is searching "permanent light installer near me." And every prospect is thinking the same thing you are about to hear Jonathan struggle to answer on camera: why would I pay you $5,000 when I can just buy the lights and put them up myself?Tanner breaks down why the winner in this category will not be the best installer. It will be the best marketer.What you'll learn:- Why whoever spends the most money to get the customer gets the customer- How to anchor every campaign to an event instead of selling the product- The cabinet refinishing trick that turns a want into a need- Why you should stop planning for the busy season you do not have yet- How to stack value on a luxury item so the price stops mattering- Why you need a proprietary offer and how to build one- The objection that will kill your business if you cannot answer it in one sentence- Why Google is a trap for new categories and Facebook is the opportunityThis one applies whether you sell lights, paint, epoxy, cabinets, or anything else people want but do not need.Chapters:00:00 - Cold open01:25 - Meet Jonathan Mann and Epic Light02:07 - How the partnership started and why the margins got them excited03:00 - The 90 day goal: three installs a week, $7,500 to $15,000 in revenue04:13 - Meta ads or guerrilla marketing? Where do you start?05:13 - The neighborhood domino effect and why you cannot control timing07:11 - Whoever spends the most money to get the customer gets the customer08:33 - How do you position a service nobody is searching for?09:15 - Everything is an angle: anchoring to the 4th of July and Christmas10:19 - The cabinet refinishing lesson: turning a want into a need10:58 - Systems, fulfillment, and surviving the holiday rush11:24 - Do not plan for the problem you do not have yet13:17 -Virtual quoting and vetting leads before you drive out14:00 - Vet by income and zip code, then close in person15:07 - What else can you offer to secure the business?16:00 - Value stacking: roof checks, house washing, tutorials, decorators17:11 - Warranty and how the install actually works18:28 - Building a year round value proposition19:13 - You are a marketing company that markets lights20:49 - "Why would I pay you when I can just do it myself?"22:16 - Building a proprietary offer your competitors cannot copy23:29 - Speed to lead and anchoring the sale to an event24:00 - The $30,000 painting job that took 18 months and a Halloween party to close25:32 - Why Google search terms are murky for a brand new category27:19 - The education gap and why you need a brochure27:58 - Final advice: document everything and go winCoaching Session Signup: https://calendly.com/dripjobs/breakthroughPurchase the 31 Days of Value and build an EMPIRE: https://www.amazon.com/31-Days-Value-home-service-businesses/dp/B0FQSH32X7Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v0D0SNSBofqJJE6zApEE1DripJobs Demo: https://calendly.com/dripjobsteam/dripjobsdemoGusto: https://gusto.com/i/tanner269OpenPhone: https://openph.one/referral/8Kc17aqFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173750747824373/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/officialtannermullen#roofing #roofingbusiness #contractormarketing #localseo #roofingcontractor #homeservices #businessgrowth

This week we're continuing our series on Revelation and Resistance series with Revelation 13:1-18 and 17:1-6. We examine the grotesque images of the Beasts rising from land and sea as images of the Roman Empire, a misshapen, deceptive, and violent creature trapping people unknowingly in the worship of Satan. Then we turn our attention to Woman Babylon, the beautiful seductress whose goblet is filled with the blood of the saints. Having these images before us gives substance to our unknown fears, we think, making visible that which lurks at the edges of our consciousness. More than that, perhaps, these images invite us to unmask the beastliness and seduction of the Empire in our own day. How are we unwittingly seduced and coerced into the worship of violence?

Live backstage from the historic circle at the Grand Ole Opry, Jamie sits down with multi-platinum country artist, songwriter, and producer Niko Moon to celebrate the release of his deeply personal new album, ROOTS (out now via EMPIRE). Moving past the sun-drenched, coastal escapism of his previous hits like the triple-platinum anthem "GOOD TIME," Niko opens up like never before. He shares his true origin story, detailing his childhood family hardships, growing up in a Georgia trailer home with no electricity, and the hard-earned optimism that shapes both his life and his career today. In an industry often fixated on superficial milestones and commercial checkmarks, Niko details the exact turning point when he disengaged from the noise to focus on what truly matters: family, mental health, and passing on light to others through his nonprofit, the Happy Cowboy Foundation. __ Inside the Episode: The Practice of Joy: Niko discusses the deliberate mental conditioning required to intentionally choose joy daily, even when navigating life's darkest challenges. From the Trailer to the Circle: A powerful reflection on childhood poverty—what the young boy from Georgia would say to the man standing on the legendary stage of the Grand Ole Opry tonight. Ditching the Industry Checklist: Niko shares when and how he walked away from the superficial expectations of the music business to protect his peace and purpose. The Sound of ROOTS: A look inside the sonic blend of Texas, Georgia, and Nashville, featuring his rare Ray Charles interpolation on "GEORGIA (ROOTS)." __ Connect with Niko Moon: Learn more about the Happy Cowboy Foundation: https://happycowboyfoundation.org/ Connect with Jrodconcerts Media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jrodconcertsmedia Website: https://www.jrodconcertsmedia.com __ Support The Show: Apple Pay: Whether you're shopping online for everyday needs or treating yourself, skip the hassle. Shop with Apple Pay. Terms apply. https://www.apple.com/apple-pay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Japan's surrender in August of 1945, the Empire of Vietnam witnessed a revolution and its winners crafted a declaration of independence. However, forming a new nation-state during the Cold War would prove to be a long, bloody struggle.Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, Bookshop.org, and many other online platforms! 

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Gaza Lab Rats: Israel's $19.2 Billion Blood-Tech Empire & The Section 224 Shadow Coup   We're talking record arms exports. We're talking Palestinians allegedly used as human laboratory rats with lethal results exported worldwide. We're talking the stealth integration of the US military with Israel's via Section 224 in the new defense bill. And we're connecting every dot — historical, current, global — without holding back one single inch!   Web Site: www.DontTreadonMerica.com https://linktr.ee/DontTreadonMerica Email the show: Donq@donttreadonmerica.com DTOM Store (Promo code DTOM for 10% off) Sponsors: www.makersmark.com Celsius Live Fit www.NordVPN.com  Promo Code: DTOM www.alppouch.com/DTOM www.dubby.gg Promo code: DTOM Social Media:   Don't Tread on Merica TV   DTOM on Facebook   DTOM on X    DTOM on TikTok    DontTreadonMericaTV   DTOM on Instagram    DTOM on YouTube  

MERCH: https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/poorhammer PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton   On this week's episode, Brad and Eric decided to design new detachments for six Warhammer 40K factions. They cooked a complete course meal with detachment rules, enhancements and stratagems, but Berilio wished they cooked him an extra meal instead.   SHOW LINKS: Brad's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social   00:00 Hello and Welcome 00:57 Quick Note 01:43 11th Edition Already Better than 10th 03:42 Rules of Engagement 06:03 Adeptus Custodes 08:14 We've tried adding some flavor, but we are terrible at that 11:37 Back to Custodes 20:31 Genestealer Cults 35:13 Leagues of Votann 47:53 T'au Empire 01:03:16 Chaos Knights 01:16:58 Harlequins 01:31:46 Wrapping Up 01:34:55 These Guys Wouldn't Have Problems Naming Enhancements 01:37:58 Alright Audio Audience   Contact Information: You can interact with Solely Singleton by joining the hosts on discord and Twitter to give input to improve the show. Feel free to email more detailed questions and suggestions to the show's email address.   Your Hosts: Brad (DrRuler) & Eric (OnekuoSora) Brad's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social Show Email: thepoorhammerpodcast@gmail.com Merch Website: http://www.poorhammer.com/ Edited by: Menino Berilio Show Mailing Address: PO Box 70893 Rochester Hills, MI 48307   Licensed Music Used By This Program: "Night Out" by LiQWYD CC BY "Thursday & Snow (Reprise)" by Blank & Kytt CC BY "First Class" by Peyruis CC BY "Funky Souls" by Amaria CC BY  

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Anthony Trucks is a former foster child, NFL football player, American Ninja Warrior competitor, author, and Identity Shift coach.At age three, Anthony was surrendered into the foster care system, where he says he experienced years of mental and physical abuse before finally being adopted at 14 by an all-white family. Despite the odds, he set his sights on making his high school varsity football team; a goal that led to a full-ride scholarship to the University of Oregon and, eventually, a shot in the NFL. By 25, he had a beautiful wife, a son, and what looked like an unstoppable future.Then a shoulder injury ended his NFL career overnight.Anthony pivoted, opening a gym using his kinesiology degree; but the business consumed his marriage, his health, and nearly his finances. He missed his kids' milestones, fell out of shape, and came close to losing everything. On his darkest night, he considered ending it all.A single conversation changed the trajectory of his life; and shifted his purpose from chasing success to becoming an inspiration for others. He studied peak performance coaches, built out the tactics and the business plan, but still struggled to gain traction; until he realized the missing piece wasn't strategy. It was identity. The coaches he admired weren't succeeding because of better tactics; their internal identity was aligned with their external success.That realization became the foundation of his Dark Work methodology; years of research, practice, and deep psychological rewiring built around one core belief: you cannot sustain success beyond the identity you currently hold.In this conversation, Anthony breaks down his full journey; from foster kid to NFL, from rock bottom to rebuilding, and why doing the quiet work in the dark is the only way to truly shift who you are.What We Cover:• Beating the Odds: How Anthony survived an abusive childhood in foster care; where 50% end up homeless and 75% go to prison; and turned childhood anger into a path to the NFL.• The Fall After the NFL: What happened when a career-ending shoulder injury wiped out his sports career, crushed his gym business, and brought him to his darkest night of the soul.• Identity vs. Strategy: Why standard business tactics fail if who you are at your core doesn't match where you want to go.• The Danger of Being an "Emotional Liability": Why men who can't handle their reactions destroy their families, businesses, and relationships; and how to finally get control over how you react.• Swallowing Your Pride: A raw story about losing his temper with his daughter in Paris, owning his mistake, and learning why real strength means admitting when you're wrong."Smooth seas never made skilled sailors. You cannot attain or sustain anything in life above the identity you currently hold." — Anthony Trucks

Han joins the crew on Batuu! While Rey searches for answers, we flashback to see our favorite Star Wars duo get into trouble the way only they know how.Also, the Bad Batch finishes their mission. But what will the fallout be from their clash with rogue clones?Covers: Echoes of the Empire #4, Rogue Agents #4

How did a nation with less than 5% of the world's population come to publish over half of all the newspapers? This week Author Alex Wright discusses his new book, Empire of Ink: The Printers, Rogues, and Radicals Who Invented the American Newspaper. Wright takes us on a journey through the explosive, footloose growth of 19th-century American print media. From the early "gift economy" of open-source story sharing and the lucrative media empire of Benjamin Franklin, to the dangerous world of gunslinging editors and Mark Twain's disastrous tech investments, Wright details how an unruly young democracy leveraged bold public policies and a distinct mania for news to forge its national identity.

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There is an adage that says, "Might makes right. This emobidies the essence of Empire. Recognizing this distinction is crucial for navigating the complexities of faith and societal power dynamics.Village Green Community Church is located in London, Canada. Our mission is to “Love God, Love Others, and Change the World”.Get to know us better! Come visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://villagegreenchurch.com/follow-us/⁠

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Este lunes no es un lunes normal. Es el lunes en el que más sueño tienes y menos te importa. Soñamos que ganaríamos un segundo mundial y, 16 años después, ha ocurrido. Este programa es la resaca de una noche que no olvidaremos. Estrenamos la temporada de veranode nanana con nuevos espacios para acompañarte. Programáis con nosotras una canción como un rayo de luz, las que nos mandáis al whatsapp al 630 645 630, y además recopilamos Lecturas Pendientes, somos Turistas en nuestros discos favoritos y buscamos Refugios Climáticos en la cultura. Playlist:Fontaines D.C. - Skinty FiaKing Hannah - New York, Let’s Do NothingDry Cleaning - Scratchcard LanyardBelle and Sebastian - ExpectationsBlack Country, New Road - BestiesDjo - Mr. MountebankBalu Brigada - BackseatTame Impala - AfterthoughtJanelle Monáe - Make Me FeelHayley Williams - Pure LoveRemi Wolf - ToroGorillaz, Omar Souleyman, Yasiin Bey - DamascusPanda Bear, Sonic Boom - A? of WhenDavid Byrne - Everybody LaughsEmpire of the Sun - Walking on a DreamFatboy Slim - Praise YouPeter, Björn and John - Young FolksBenny Sings - ParachuteDaft Punk - Digital LoveCocteau Twins - Iceblink LuckThe Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like HoneyEl Mató a un Policía Motorizado - Chica de OroCupido, Zoe Gotusso - más valen cien pájaros volando que uno en manoNovedades Carminha - Campeones del MundoSofía Kourtesis - Canela PuraLido Pimienta - MareaMaria Arnal - ESQUINITASIceage - StarJack White - Dollar BillThe White Stripes - Seven Nation ArmyBad Bunny - NUEVAYoLCarolina Durante - El Himno TitularAitana - SuperestrellaLeon Bridges - Light the WayMark Ronson, Amy Winehouse - ValerieBelle and Sebastian - Get Me Away From Here, I’m DyingBelle and Sebastian - The Fox in the SnowLogic1000, KUCKA - All in For YouNia Archives - There Goes Ma HeadM.I.A - Paper PlanesBjörk - Hyper-balladYard Act - New BeginningsMaxïmo Park - GraffitiSofi Tukker - BarthelonaROSALÍA - DESPECHÁEscuchar audio

Pastor Aeden Chan takes a break from the worship team to bring us our fourth sermon in the Exodus series. Discussing the plagues on Egypt and how Yahweh exists in ways that are hard, humbling, and deeply beautiful. At the same time, the plagues become a powerful declaration of God's authority over creation and his unwavering commitment to lead and guide His people.

Two hours of the best Trance music, this is episode 431 of The Trance Empire with your host, Rodman.     Choose your player

This is episode 3 of a six-part series on food imperialism. Welcome to Edible Empire, a podcast by Planet Pulse Pacific about the hidden cost of our food.Food isn't just about taste—it's power. This podcast explores how empires and corporations built control through agriculture, reshaping cultures and feeding some at the expense of others.This episode traces the global impact of the palm oil industry from its indigenous roots to modern supply chains through three expert interviews.Dr Jonathan Robins opens by detailing the pre-colonial history of oil palm in West Africa and explaining how European empires weaponised the crop to fuel the Industrial Revolution, establishing structural patterns that mirror today's agribusiness models.Dr Helena Varkkey then unpacks the political economy of Malaysian production, exposing how entrenched relationships between political elites and conglomerates shield the industry from regulation.Farwiza Farhan brings a frontline conservation perspective from Indonesia, documenting how government-incentivised monoculture plantations drive deforestation, threaten endangered species, and violate Indigenous land rights. Together, the experts critique the effectiveness of voluntary sustainability certification schemes like the RSPO, debate whether palm oil can ever be truly sustainable at scale, and highlight the efforts of local communities fighting back against corporate food imperialism.Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out on the next episode!Resources from this episode:https://www.mtu.edu/social-sciences/department/faculty/robins/https://commoditiesofempire.org.uk/about/jonathan-robins/https://theconversation.com/profiles/jonathan-e-robins-1227071https://seapeat.wixsite.com/homehttps://cgsea.org/https://umexpert.um.edu.my/helenav To view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website.Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee or becoming a member of Athletes for Nature.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, subscribe to this podcast, and share this episode with your friends and family.

Tucker Carlson has spent the past few days doubling down on his break with Donald Trump and the Republican establishment, while pushing both his independent media projects and his idea of a new, anti‑war political force. The most prominent new development is his extended interview with Mishal Husain, released by Bloomberg and transcribed by SingjuPost, where Carlson attacks Trump over the Iran war and U.S. policy toward Israel. In that conversation, he accuses Trump of being “weak,” says Israel is steering U.S. foreign policy to America's detriment, and argues that the Iran conflict has “gravely hurt the United States.” He also predicts that Republicans will get “spanked” in the upcoming midterms because they have abandoned voters in favor of foreign entanglements, and describes the GOP as a party that no longer represents its base. At the same time, outlets like Responsible Statecraft and IsraelPalestineNews.org report that Carlson is now openly promoting the creation of a third, anti‑war political party or “third force.” He says he has left the Republican Party, does not plan to run for office himself, but wants to help build a coalition that unites disaffected conservatives and progressives around opposition to endless wars and high military spending, and a renewed focus on domestic economic issues. On the media front, recent coverage from the Washington Post, New York Times, and industry publications such as Variety and the Hollywood Reporter emphasizes that Carlson is continuing to expand his independent “Tucker Carlson Network” model. He is leaning on long‑form interviews and direct‑to‑audience distribution, adding episodes that target topics like U.S. surveillance technology and Christian Zionism. Substack posts and commentary note his recent segments attacking AI‑driven license plate readers and broader surveillance infrastructure, portraying them as a serious threat to civil liberties. These moves are generating intense reaction. Progressive and Jewish advocacy groups, including CAMERA, have criticized Carlson for platforming figures who advance hostile narratives about Jews and for spreading distortions about Christian Zionism and Israel. Meanwhile, conservative commentators like Victor Davis Hanson are publicly debating his sharp turn against Trump and Israel, arguing that Carlson is misreading both the U.S.–Israel relationship and the strategic situation with Iran. Politically focused outlets such as Politico and Axios continue to treat Carlson as a significant, if polarizing, force in the 2026 GOP primary environment. They point out that, even after leaving Fox News, his interviews and monologues are still widely circulated in right‑wing media, shaping activist talking points on foreign policy, immigration, and distrust of U.S. institutions. At the same time, legal and contractual disputes with Fox have largely faded from the headlines, with no major new filings or public clashes emerging in the past few days. Thanks for listening to the Tucker Carlson News Tracker podcast, and please remember to subscribe. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease dot ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta

Energy analyst Josef Schachter discusses the evolving landscape of the global oil and gas sector. He identifies a new bull market cycle that began in 2020, driven largely by the industrial needs of the developing world and the essential role of fossil fuels in mining green energy minerals. Schachter details how geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the conflict in Ukraine create significant market volatility and supply risks. He provides a technical outlook on price floors and investment strategies, specifically highlighting the resilience of the American and Canadian energy markets. While addressing the rise of electric vehicles and data centers, he argues that traditional hydrocarbons will remain dominant into the 2030s.  Escape the Technocracy Live Workshop (w/ Geopolitics & Empire)! https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-escape-the-technocracy-live-workshop-season-2 Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics American Gold Exchange https://www.amergold.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS!) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics Expat Money (FREE “WW3 Plan-B” Report!) https://expatmoney.com/geopolitics PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Schachter Energy Report https://schachterenergyreport.ca Schachter’s Eye on Energy Substack https://josefschachter.substack.com X https://x.com/JosefSchachter LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/josefschachter About Josef Schachter As a 40+ year veteran of the Canadian Investment Management Industry, Josef Schachter has experienced several exceptional and turbulent global economic and stock market cycles.  With his primary focus in the stock market and the energy sector, Josef is able to weave global political, economic and monetary issues with current energy data into a compelling story of what's going on, what is to come, and why. Josef is a frequent guest on Michael Campbell's Podcast ‘Mikes Money Talks' and other podcast and radio shows and is often quoted in the media.  He is a regular Guest Speaker at the annual World Outlook Financial Conference in Vancouver and he delivers presentations to various companies and organizations. For several years, he was a frequent and notably colourful  commentator on BNN Bloomberg's Market Call. Josef provided Oil and Gas research to Maison Placements Canada geared to their institutional clients for 15 years ending April 2017, and was acknowledged as the first analyst in Canada to predict the Oil Price Plunge of 2014. Prior to establishing his firm Schachter Asset Management Inc. in 1996, Josef was the Chief Market Strategist at Richardson Greenshields, a Director of RGCL and a member of its Investment Policy Committee. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a past Chairman of the Canadian Council of Financial Analysts. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

John discusses Trump delivering a paranoid and slurry primetime address on what he deems is an emergency of integrity in American elections. In the speech, Trump claimed he'd expose foreign plots to sway recent elections and blamed Democrats and Media Companies for allowing it to happen. He also talks about air quality being dangerously unhealthy across a swath of America from the Pacific to the Atlantic, including record-poor levels of pollution at the site of Sunday's World Cup final. Then, John welcomes back democratic strategist Ameshia Cross and they talk about Trump's mega lies and propaganda in last night's speech. The ever entertaining Bob Cesca jumps in and joins John to discuss Trump's longtime teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, who is under federal investigation for allegedly making $100,000 by betting on the content of the president's speeches. They also talk about Pete Kegsbreath's new directive for testosterone replacement therapy for male service members. Next, he interviews New York Times bestselling author James M. Scott about his new book "Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War". And then fianlly, Frank Conniff of MST3K returns to joke with John and listeners on the latest news and his new show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This week on The Spooky Sleepover Cheryl tells us all about her Bree Van De Kamp lifestyle of being the doting housewife of Essex, debriefs on her trauma after cooking in full drag on Celebrity Master Chef and we have a Cat Watch update from Nikki's neighbourhood watch patrols with some brand new divas in the mix.The pair also debrief this week's case from the Grindr Killer, Stephen Port case. Discussions are had about the misconduct from the Met Police and how this all could have been prevented if they just looked al little closer. We also have a discussion from the pair about the future of KC&Q and what topics they would like to discuss more! Diving down the rabbit hole this week, Nikki is back to trauma land and tells all about a haunted house in a small Spanish Village where FACES would appear in the floor tiles of this house and we find out what was really lurking beneath the surface. And Cheryl lets us know how she is now slowly climbing the Forbes billionaire list and how on earth she kept this quiet… Got a theory? Been lost in a rabbit hole? We want to hear from YOU!Email killerscultsqueens@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @killerscultsqueens.✨ Support the show on Patreon for bonus content and early AD FREE access: patreon.com/killerscultsqueens

We take a look at Volume 13 of the IDW Sonic The Hedgehog Comic. This one shows the standoff we been waiting a long time for where Star Lines creation, Sonic and Eggman all duke it out.  Come hear us talk about another Sonic Volume. Starring Mike Albertin, and Phoebe Stanton.  A Gamer Looks at 40 - https://agamerlooksat40.com/ Carrying My Cross - https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/carrying-my-cross-a-faith-journey-podcast/id1865524685 Phoebe's Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/theletsplayprincess Phoebe's Podcast - https://nerdsabroadcast.podbean.com/ Zac's Podcast - https://linktr.ee/absolutelythebest Helena - https://linktr.ee/helhathfury Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GamesMyMomFound Follow us on Facebook. Instagram - gamesmymomfound_ YouTube  - https://youtube.com/c/GamesMyMomFoundPodcast Discord - https://discord.gg/ Sonic The Hedgehog Imposter Syndrome (Comic 111) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-imposter-syndrome-comic-111-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 12 Trial By Fire (Comic 110) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-12-trial-by-fire-comic-110-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 11: The Zeti Hunt (Comic 109) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-11-the-zeti-hunt-comic-109-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 10 Test Run (Comic 108) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-10-test-run-comic-108-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 9: Chaos Races and Badnik Bases (Comic 107) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-9-chaos-races-and-badnik-bases-comic-107-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Bad Guys (Comic 105) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-bad-guys-comic-105-gmmf Sonic Forces - GMMF 376 https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-forces-gmmf-376 DC X Sonic The Hedgehog (Comic 104) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/dc-x-sonic-the-hedgehog-comic-104-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 8 Out of the Blue (Comic 103) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-8-out-of-the-blue-comic-103-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 7. All or Nothing (Comic 102) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-7-all-or-nothing-comic-102-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 6. The Last Minute (Comic 101) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-6-the-last-minute-comic-101-gmmf The Murder of Sonic The Hedgehog (Mini 102) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-murder-of-sonic-the-hedgehog-mini-102-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 5. Crisis City (Comic 99) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-5-crisis-city-comic-99-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog: Tangle and Whisper (Comic 98) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-tangle-and-whisper-comic-98-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 4. Infection (Comic 97) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-4-infection-comic-97-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 3. Battle for Angel Island (Comic 95) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-vol-3-battle-for-angel-island-comic-95-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 2. The Fate of Dr Eggman (Comic 90) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-vol-2-the-fate-of-dr-eggman-comic-90-gmmf Sonic The Hedgehog Vol 1. Fallout (Comic 87) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-the-hedgehog-vol-1-fallout-comic-87-gmmf Shadow the Hedgehog - GMMF 182 https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/shadow-the-hedgehog-gmmf-182 Sonic Adventure 2 - GMMF 158 https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-adventure-2-gmmf-158 Knuckles Chaotix (Game/Comic) - GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/knuckles-chaotix-game-and-comic-gmmf Super Sonic Vs Hyper Knuckles (Comic 15) -  GMMF https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/super-sonic-vs-hyper-knuckles-comic-gmmf Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3 - GMMF 18 https://gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com/e/sonic-knuckles-sonic-3-gmmf-18  

In 1914 the British-built and Japanese-owned steamship Komagata Maru left Hong Kong for Vancouver carrying 376 Punjabi migrants. Chartered by railway contractor and purported rubber planter Gurdit Singh, the ship and its passengers were denied entry into Canada and two months later were deported to Calcutta. In Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire (Duke University Press, 2018) Renisa Mawani retells this well-known story of the Komagata Maru. Drawing on "oceans as method"—a mode of thinking and writing that repositions land and sea—Mawani examines the historical and conceptual stakes of situating histories of Indian migration within maritime worlds. Through close readings of the ship, the manifest, the trial, and the anticolonial writings of Singh and others, Mawani argues that the Komagata Maru's landing raised urgent questions regarding the jurisdictional tensions between the common law and admiralty law, and, ultimately, the legal status of the sea. By following the movements of a single ship and bringing oceans into sharper view, Mawani traces British imperial power through racial, temporal, and legal contests and offers a novel method of writing colonial legal history. The conversation also covers how the book, published in 2018, has shaped the author's more recent work as well as how historical methods and approaches have evolved in the years since publication. Helen Dewar is an historian of the Atlantic World and French colonization in North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. She is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) and the author of Disputing New France: Companies, Sovereignty and Law in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022). Helen's institutional website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

On this episode of The Ty Brady Way, Ty sits down with Tom Richter, regional developer for Jan Pro of Utah, a commercial cleaning franchise that has grown under his leadership from a second mortgage and a two-person operation into a 125-franchisee network with a multi-million dollar economic footprint across the state. Tom's story is one that will resonate with anyone who has ever looked at a corporate career and wondered if there was something more, and then actually did something about it. Tom grew up in Nebraska as a farmer, which he describes as the original entrepreneurial proving ground. Risk, reward, and no guaranteed outcome were baked into his upbringing. He carried that mindset into a 21-year corporate career, but after surviving three mergers, acquisitions, and hostile takeovers, the writing was on the wall. Rather than find another company to work for, Tom started looking at what it would mean to finally bet on himself. A former boss had bought into Jan Pro down in Tampa, Tom flew out to meet the founders, and something clicked. Their core values lined up. By the time the flight home landed, his mind was made up. Seven of his eight siblings were entrepreneurs, and he realized he was not supposed to be working for anyone else either. Tom and his wife Carol took a second mortgage out on their home and purchased the rights to develop Jan Pro across the state of Utah, becoming only the 12th city to come on board with the brand and one of the first two locations in the entire Western United States. The first three to five years were exactly what you would expect from any startup. Tom was making sales calls, training new franchise owners, handling operations, and doing whatever needed doing while Carol managed the office while still working remotely for Intermountain Healthcare. Just the two of them for the first six months before bringing on their first hire. Today that team has grown to 12 support staff serving 125 franchise owners across Utah. The Jan Pro model is something Tom explains with a lot of clarity and obvious pride. Rather than sending franchise owners out to fend for themselves, Jan Pro handles the sales, the client contracts, the audits and inspections, the invoicing, and the collections. Franchise owners come to Tom knowing how much business they want to build, they get trained, and then the regional development team goes out and gets their clients for them. Tom compares it to being the general contractor while the franchise owner supplies the labor. It removes most of the barriers that cause small cleaning operations to fail, and it is why the people who follow the model consistently succeed. The success stories are hard to ignore. One franchise owner came in from Logan with just $950, the entry level at the time, starting with $500 a month in cleaning revenue. Twenty years later he is generating $40,000 a month and employs around 20 people, all while keeping his full-time job. Another owner arrived from Venezuela on refugee asylum status after losing three auto mechanic shops in Caracas to the political environment there. He is now Jan Pro Utah's largest franchise owner, on track to hit a million dollars in revenue in just his fifth year with around 35 employees. These are not outliers. They are what the model produces when people commit to it. Tom is candid about what gets people into trouble. The biggest issue is not the cleaning itself, it is management. A husband and wife team or a two-person operation can generally get to $75,000 or $100,000 in revenue on their own, but something shifts when they bring on employees. The expectation that an employee will care about the work the same way they do is where things start to fall apart. Without proper training, supervision, and ongoing engagement, it can unravel fast. His advice is direct: if you do not have strong business acumen, go get it before you need it, whether through SCORE or another resource that can fill in the gaps. Tom also touches on what it takes mentally to make the leap into franchising or any kind of business ownership. He believes roughly 90% of people want to start something of their own, but half of them talk themselves out of it when they honestly assess their risk tolerance and their ability to push through the hard early years. That self-awareness is not weakness, it is honesty, and Tom respects it. But for those who do have that fortitude, the Jan Pro model is structured to give them as much runway as possible to succeed. Looking ahead, Tom expects 20 to 30 percent year-over-year growth for the next five or more years and is on track to earn Gold Circle recognition among Jan Pro's top 20 offices worldwide. His son has been part of the business for 12 years and is moving into ownership, setting up a transition that will carry the business well beyond Tom and Carol's chapter. After 27 years of building, refining, and proving the model, the legacy looks like it is in good hands.   Connect with Tom Richter: Website: janpro.com/utah LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tomrichterutah   Connect with The Ty Brady Way: Email: thetybradyway@gmail.com Instagram: @thetybradyway   As always, share, like, and subscribe. We'll catch you on the next one.

We associate the Romans with majesty and greatness: we marvel at their straight roads and innovative underfloor heating, at the dominance of their army and navy, at the grandeur of their palaces and temples. But the Romans were also enslavers. Acclaimed historian Emma Southon reveals why we have long perpetuated such a limited view of Roman history, one that has effectively erased slaves and their humanity. In this groundbreaking exploration spanning the Empire's homes, theatres and circuses, its fields, markets, and roads, Emma challenges us to take away a more human image of the Roman Empire, in all its harrowing reality, and restores a deeply human understanding of the brutality that built the Empire and which underlay almost every aspect of Roman life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1914 the British-built and Japanese-owned steamship Komagata Maru left Hong Kong for Vancouver carrying 376 Punjabi migrants. Chartered by railway contractor and purported rubber planter Gurdit Singh, the ship and its passengers were denied entry into Canada and two months later were deported to Calcutta. In Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire (Duke University Press, 2018) Renisa Mawani retells this well-known story of the Komagata Maru. Drawing on "oceans as method"—a mode of thinking and writing that repositions land and sea—Mawani examines the historical and conceptual stakes of situating histories of Indian migration within maritime worlds. Through close readings of the ship, the manifest, the trial, and the anticolonial writings of Singh and others, Mawani argues that the Komagata Maru's landing raised urgent questions regarding the jurisdictional tensions between the common law and admiralty law, and, ultimately, the legal status of the sea. By following the movements of a single ship and bringing oceans into sharper view, Mawani traces British imperial power through racial, temporal, and legal contests and offers a novel method of writing colonial legal history. The conversation also covers how the book, published in 2018, has shaped the author's more recent work as well as how historical methods and approaches have evolved in the years since publication. Helen Dewar is an historian of the Atlantic World and French colonization in North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. She is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) and the author of Disputing New France: Companies, Sovereignty and Law in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022). Helen's institutional website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

In 1914 the British-built and Japanese-owned steamship Komagata Maru left Hong Kong for Vancouver carrying 376 Punjabi migrants. Chartered by railway contractor and purported rubber planter Gurdit Singh, the ship and its passengers were denied entry into Canada and two months later were deported to Calcutta. In Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire (Duke University Press, 2018) Renisa Mawani retells this well-known story of the Komagata Maru. Drawing on "oceans as method"—a mode of thinking and writing that repositions land and sea—Mawani examines the historical and conceptual stakes of situating histories of Indian migration within maritime worlds. Through close readings of the ship, the manifest, the trial, and the anticolonial writings of Singh and others, Mawani argues that the Komagata Maru's landing raised urgent questions regarding the jurisdictional tensions between the common law and admiralty law, and, ultimately, the legal status of the sea. By following the movements of a single ship and bringing oceans into sharper view, Mawani traces British imperial power through racial, temporal, and legal contests and offers a novel method of writing colonial legal history. The conversation also covers how the book, published in 2018, has shaped the author's more recent work as well as how historical methods and approaches have evolved in the years since publication. Helen Dewar is an historian of the Atlantic World and French colonization in North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. She is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal (Québec, Canada) and the author of Disputing New France: Companies, Sovereignty and Law in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022). Helen's institutional website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

In Episode 489 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with historian Mary Bridges, a senior fellow at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator and author of Dollars and Dominion, about the origins of America's financial empire, the rise of the dollar from a second-rate currency to the most decentralized form of international money in world history, and what could accelerate or inhibit its continued domination. The first hour traces the origins of America's financial empire following the end of the Spanish-American War, when the dollar wasn't in the same league as the British pound and any American trader moving goods abroad had to go directly through London. Bridges walks us through the messy, often improvised story of how that transformation happened—beginning with the multinational expansion of the International Banking Corporation and its eventual absorption into National City Bank, the entanglement of profit-seeking enterprise with the pursuit of empire, and the central role that information, its creation, organization, and dissemination, played in laying the infrastructure for American financial hegemony. The second hour traces the dollar's evolution into the most decentralized form of international money in world history, embedded in every aspect of global trade and commerce. It then turns to a discussion about the pressures and competition facing the dollar today and what could accelerate or inhibit its continued use as a medium of exchange and store of value internationally. The episode closes with a discussion of Bridges's work on American shipbuilding and maritime power, and her argument that rebuilding America's industrial base will require the kind of government–private sector partnership that has historically built the country's most strategically vital industries—the full public commitment the United States tends to muster only when it decides a sector is too important to leave behind. 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 07/13/2026

This week, Claire breaks down some of the biggest moves by Michelle Kang and she builds out her soccer empire across women's soccer. Kang's most recent signings are bringing the London City Lionesses looking like a European powerhouse, and Kang has shown her commitment to NWSL by making the same hard stances for the Washington Spirit, particularly resigning Trinity Rodman. This episode is presented by Ally Bank, member FDIC Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Alexia Putellas Signs with London City 06:00 Why Players Aren't Going to the NWSL 10:52 Kang's Soccer Empire 15:42 Building a Superteam 21:12 Should NWSL Fans Worry? Just Women's Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women's sports. In a world where women's sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women's Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women's Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women's sports fan. Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justwomenssports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justwomenssports?

Derrick Broze and Hakeem Anwar discuss the rapid expansion of AI data centers and the rising surveillance state. They introduce ReclaimFuture.com, a platform designed to help citizens map local data centers that threaten utility prices, water supplies, and digital privacy. The conversation highlights a growing movement of mass non-compliance against technologies like license plate readers and biometric tracking. The speakers argue that these infrastructure projects are part of a transnational technocracy that spans both Western and BRICS nations, requiring a unified, grassroots response. To combat this, they are organizing a national day of local activism on August 1st to encourage community-led resistance. They emphasize that achieving data privacy and preserving resources depends on people power and education rather than relying on global political shifts. Escape the Technocracy Live Workshop (w/ Geopolitics & Empire)! https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-escape-the-technocracy-live-workshop-season-2 Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics American Gold Exchange https://www.amergold.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS!) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics Expat Money (FREE “WW3 Plan-B” Report!) https://expatmoney.com/geopolitics PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Reclaim Our Future https://reclaimfuture.com AI Data Center Map https://aidatacentermap.org The Conscious Resistance https://theconsciousresistance.com Derrick Broze X https://x.com/DBrozeLiveFree Derrick Broze Substack https://derrickbroze.substack.com Take Back Our Tech https://takebackourtech.org TBOT Substack https://tbot.substack.com Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics About Derrick Broze Derrick Broze is a journalist, author, documentary film maker, public speaker, and activist. He is the founder of The Conscious Resistance Network and author of How to Opt-Out of the Technocratic State. About Hakeem Anwar Hakeem Anwar is a technologist and educator who dropped his career in big tech to work on meaningful social movements. He founded #TakeBackOurTech to teach freedom lovers how to use technology privately, and created Above: a privacy-first technology company that develops phones, laptops, and communication services. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

Crypto's window for regulatory clarity is about to close while Robinhood raises questions about who actually captures the value created onchain. This week, we unpack Clarity's narrowing path through Congress and what failure could mean for crypto markets and institutional adoption. We also debate Ethereum's economics, Coinbase's Base reset, the Ostium hack vs instant settlement, and Stripe's reported PayPal bid. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 01:50 Clarity Act's Closing Window 08:40 Trump's Crypto Ethics Roadblock 14:07 What Clarity Means For Markets 18:13 Robinhood Exposes Ethereum's Value Problem 28:14 Coinbase Resets Base's Strategy 39:28 Ostium Hack Challenges Instant Settlement 50:50 Stripe's Bid To Reinvent PayPal 01:04:57 AI Trades And Biohacking 01:10:20 Content Of The Week FOLLOW THE SHOW › Empire – https://x.com/theempirepod › Jason – https://x.com/jasonyanowitz › Santiago – https://x.com/santiagoroel › Rob – https://x.com/HadickM › Telegram – https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh › Blockworks – https://x.com/Blockworks EVENTS › Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th https://blockworks.com/events DISCLAIMER Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Find out more about Kaajal Modi's collaborative work with audio, oral storytelling, and cultural preservation, through ⁠⁠Arts of Noticing⁠⁠, an independent symposium in Leeds, as part of If Trees Could Talk International Art Biennale 2026.The event, including Bo Olawoye, Joanne Armitage, Kaajal Modi, Helen Thornham, Kim Chin, and Tasnim Siddiqa Amin, is supported by the Critical Digital Practice Lab (CDPL), based at the University of Leeds. It is co-organised by Sijelo, a UK-based art collective of women and non-binary people organising, producing, and making at the intersection of climate justice, land rights, migration, and displacement: iftreescouldtalk.art/conversations/sijeloFor more information and to participate in the event on 23 July 2026, visit (Eventbrite online): eventbrite.com/e/sijelo-collective-in-leeds-arts-of-noticing-tickets-1993920698484

More To The Story: OpenAI and its revolutionary chatbot ChatGPT have single-handedly accelerated AI's boom and threatened to upend much of how we work, create, learn, and communicate in the process. But when OpenAI was founded a decade ago, the company's approach to artificial intelligence wasn't taken seriously in Silicon Valley. Tech journalist Karen Hao has been covering OpenAI's astounding rise for years and is the author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI. She says that while many in Silicon Valley warn of AI's sci-fi-like threats, the real risks are already here. (The Center for Investigative Reporting, which produces Mother Jones, Reveal, and More To The Story, is currently suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement.) On this week's More To The Story, Hao sounds the alarm about the risks to the planet from AI's growth, examines the Trump administration's efforts to deregulate the industry, and explains why the version of AI being developed by Silicon Valley could destabilize democracy.This episode first aired in October 2025. Producer: Josh Sanburn | Editor: Kara McGuirk-Allison | Theme music: Fernando Arruda and Jim Briggs | Copy editor: Nikki Frick | Intern: Joni Binder | Deputy executive producer: Taki Telonidis | Executive producer: Brett Myers | Executive editor: James West | Host: Al LetsonRead: America's Worst Polluters See a Lifeline in Power-Gobbling AI—and Donald Trump (Wired)Listen: Is AI Pushing Us Closer to Nuclear Disaster? (More To The Story)Read: Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI (Penguin Press)Read: The Center for Investigative Reporting Sues OpenAI, Microsoft for Copyright Violations (Mother Jones) Donate today at Revealnews.org/more Subscribe to our weekly newsletter at Revealnews.org/weekly Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The autopsy of Charles II of Spain found a heart the size of a peppercorn, corroded lungs, and a brain reduced to a liquid state. He was a man who couldn't chew, hadn't walked until age eight, and whose own physicians decided witchcraft was the most plausible diagnosis.Most history books read that as tragedy. On this channel, we read it as a balance sheet.The Habsburg motto was Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria nube — "Let others wage war; you, happy Austria, marry." That wasn't romance. It was an operating manual. For 200 years, the family built the world's first global empire by turning marriage contracts into property deeds. And then they couldn't stop. Two centuries of cousin and uncle-niece marriages produced a king with an inbreeding coefficient higher than a full sibling union — the mathematical endpoint of a consolidation strategy that couldn't be modified without dissolving the empire it built.The Habsburg jaw wasn't a genetic curiosity. It was the state itself becoming physically unable to feed the population it ruled.═══════════════════════════════

Dr. Rima Laibow discusses the urgent threat of global totalitarianism and the “regulatory capture” of nations by technocratic elites. The dialogue explores how international organizations like the UN exert control through biometric IDs, surveillance, and environmental mandates to erode personal sovereignty. Dr. Laibow argues that modern political movements and even some alternative media figures are infiltrated by controlled opposition designed to neutralize effective resistance. To counter this, she urges the public to demand national laws comply strictly with constitutional protections and calls for individuals to reject a psychologically engineered state of helplessness and reclaim their digital and physical autonomy. Escape the Technocracy Live Workshop (w/ Geopolitics & Empire)! https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-escape-the-technocracy-live-workshop-season-2 Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics American Gold Exchange https://www.amergold.com/geopolitics Escape The Technocracy (15% off w/ GEOPOLITICS!) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics Expat Money (FREE “WW3 Plan-B” Report!) https://expatmoney.com/geopolitics PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Dr Rima Truth Reports Substack https://drrimatruthreports.substack.com Prevent Genocide 2030 https://preventgenocide2030.org Council of Concerned Citizens (C3) https://preventgenocide2030.org/c3 About Dr. Rima E. Laibow Rima E. Laibow, M.D. is a graduate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1970) who believes passionately in the right of Americans to choose their own health paths. She has practiced drug-free, natural medicine for 50 years by seeking the underlying cause of every illness and ailment and treating that root cause. *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is Tim Whitmarsh, Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge and author of Rome's Age of Revolution: Augustus, Empire and the Making of Christianity. He tells me why, contrary to what we may have learnt at Sunday school, early Christianity flourished not despite the Roman empire, but because of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Star Wars on a train as Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #4 concludes its entertaining run in a satisfying manner. Here's hoping we get more of the four- or five-issue minis focused on the group sooner and not later.In Marvel's Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #4 (of 5), Ethan Sacks is having some fun at Han Solo's expense while fluidly adding some nods to the first arc of his Bounty Hunters run and the recent Mandalorian and Grogu film, all the while setting up a finale that has Rey in likely danger.Comics Discussed This Week:The Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #4 (of 4) and Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #4 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
Shadow of Maul #2 (of 5)
News:In his latest newsletter (subscribe if you haven't at https://mailchi.mp/f0a5b413051c/charlessoule) Charles Soule discusses the upcoming Fall of Kylo Ren miniseries and how those who make the decisions on what to publish are paying close attention to how this sells.Lucasfilm Publishing will have its annual panel at SDCC on Friday, July 24, with Kristen Baver and Ahmed Best among the guests, along with moderator Michael Siglain. Later that day, Mad Cave Studios will have its own panel to discuss its new Star Wars publishing efforts. Dark Horse does not have a Star Wars panel.More Star Wars manga is set for 2027, including Jan. 26's Jedi Fallen Order Manga Vol. 1 and March 16's Star Wars: A New Hope (The Complete Manga) Vols. 1-4.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels, omnibuses and manga:July 21 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: The Screaming Citadel (Collects Star Wars (2015) #31-43, Star Wars Annual (2015) #3, Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel (2017) #1, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #7-8)

July 22 _ The Mandalorian and Grogu: Danger in the Dark One-ShotJuly 28 _ Star Wars Legends: The Newspaper Strips Omnibus (Collects Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures (1994) #1-9, Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End (1997) #1-3, Classic Star Wars (1992) #1-20, Classic Star Wars: A New Hope (1994) #1-2, Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission (1995) #1, Star Wars newspaper strips "The Constancia Affair," "The Kashyyyk Depths" and "Planet of Kadril”)Aug. 5 _ Rogue One: Chirrut & Baze #1Aug. 12 _ The Fall of Kylo Ren #1 (of 5)Aug. 18 _ The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope -- The Manga Vol. 2, Star Wars -- Dark Droids Omnibus (Collects Dark Droids 1-5, D-Squad 1-4, Star Wars (Vol. 3) 37-50, Darth Vader (Vol. 3) 37-50, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) 35-40, Revelations #1 and Free Comic Book Day 2024 #1)Aug. 19 _ Echoes of the Empire #5 (of 5), The High Republic Adventures — Pathfinders #4 (of 6)Sept. 2 _ Rogue One -- Darth Vader #1 One-ShotSept. 8 _ Star Wars: Poe Dameron Omnibus (Collects 1-31, Annuals 1, 2)Sept. 9 _ The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #5 (of 6), Book of Boba Fett #1 (of 7)Sept. 16 _ The Fall of Kylo Ren #2 (of 5)

Sept. 22 _ Star Wars: Galactic Tales of Terror Library Edition (Collects Tales from the Rancor Pit, Tales from the Death Star and Tales from the Nightlands 1-3)The Book of Boba Fett #2 (of 7)Sept. 29 _ Star Wars: Thrawn (The Manga)
Oct. 3 _ Star Wars Comics Library Vol. 1 1977-1979 (Collects Star Wars Vol. 1 1-23)Oct. 6 _ Smugglers & Scoundrels: The Race for Jabba's Bounty Original Graphic Novel; Hyperspace Stories -- Mace Windu OGN
Oct. 13 _ Boba Fett — Black, White & Red Treasury Edition (Collects 1-4)Oct. 20 _ Hyperspace Stories -- Mace Windu OGN; The Mandalorian: Season One (The Manga) Vol. 1 and the Mandalorian: Season One (The Manga) Vol. 2Oct. 21 _ The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #6 (of 6)Nov. 3 _ The Bad Batch — Rogue Agents TPB (Collects 1-4)Nov. 24 _ Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: The Chosen One (Collects Darth Vader Vol. 2 1-12, Annual #2)
Dec. 1 _ Shadow of Maul TPB (Collects 1-5)Dec. 22 _ The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders TPB (Collects 1-6); Star Wars Legends: The Menace Revealed Omnibus Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars: Jango Fett - Open Seasons (2002) #1-4, Star Wars (1998) #7-35; material from Star Wars Tales (1999) 8, 13, 21-24; Dark Horse Extra (1998) #35-37; Dark Horse Presents Annual 2000)Jan. 19 _ Star Wars Legends The Clone Wars Omnibus Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars: Republic 49-67, Jedi -- Mace Windu, Jedi -- Shaak-Ti, Jedi --Aayla Secura, Jedi -- Count Dooku, Darth Maul: Death Sentence 1-4 and material from Star Wars Tales 14, 19 and 22, along with Star Wars: Visionaries)Jan. 26 _ Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Manga Vol. 1Feb. 9 _ The Mandalorian: Season One (The Manga) Vol. 3 and The Mandalorian: Season One (The Manga) Vol. 4March 9 _ Tales From the Outer Rim: The Legend of Beggar's Canyon Original Graphic NovelMarch 16 _ Star Wars: A New Hope (The Complete Manga) Vols. 1-4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Star Wars Splash Page is a weekly podcast dedicated solely to contemporary Star Wars comics published by Marvel, Dark Horse and previously IDW, featuring views about the current week's comics, interviews with the writers, artists, colorists, letterers and editors who create them, as well as the latest details on publishing schedules, upcoming series and mini-series, so that you, the listener have more detail and context about the comics that are a vital part of Star Wars canon, lore and legends.

At Indiana Comic Convention - Bryan Young hosted a discussion about Star Wars and Star Trek being two sides of the same coin, both helpful mythologies for folks looking to craft better inner-lives and better societies around them.

John Morgan shares the staggering metrics behind Morgan & Morgan, including a $650 million ad budget and a 1,100-person call center. He breaks down his "catching vs. cooking fish" business strategy, the tragic family origin story that sparked his legal career, and the pivotal choice to buy out his partners in 2000.