Charting The Rise Of A Multipolar World Order Philip Pilkington is an unorthodox macroeconomist. Andrew Collingwood is an equally skeptical journalist. Lately, both have realised that - post-Ukraine, post-Afghanistan withdrawal - the old, unipolar, US-led world order is in its death throes. In its wake, something new is being born. But what shape will that take? That will depend on a combustible combination of economics and geopolitics; trade and military muscle. Each week, our duo take thre ...
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As youth, we have made progress in politics, education, and pushing the ball forward with our voice and activism. We are speaking loud and we want to be involved. This podcast is for us and because it is I want to get real with y’ all as we talk about mental health, self-love, social justice issues, relationships in its many forms, and much more. So, turn up the volume and let's talk. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unmutedyouth/support
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Special Edition: Gladden Pappin on Orbán's Big Speech
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Last weekend, Viktor Orbán travelled to the town of Băile Tușnad, deep in the Transylvanian mountains of Romania, to attend a 'music and ideas' festival. He was on the bill. Amongst the ethnically-Hungarian diaspora who live in the region, Orbán is a regular visitor. In fact, the Tusványos festival was started by Fidesz back when the party was effe…
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Join us at the Mega64 Comic-Con booth, streamed LIVE from Rocco's phone, as we explore the show floor, talk about meeting Jennifer Tilly, and how to get out of jury duty.By Mega64 Inc.
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Special Edition: "This Is Not A Coup" - feat. Malcom Kyeyune
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At 4.32pm on the 18th of August the so-called State Committee on the State of Emergency cut the lines of communication to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbacev's dacha - these included telephone communications and the nuclear command and control system. Eight minutes later Lieutenant General Yuri Plekhanov, Head of the 9th Chief Directorate of the KGB,…
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A SPECIAL episode! We’re live at Karl Strauss Brewing Company in Downtown San Diego, talking about rumors we’re hearing from the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, the new Transformers movie, Deadpool, and… wait did that Amy Winehouse movie seriously already come out?During Comic Con this year you can head to the Karl Strauss location in downtown San Di…
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Did You Enjoy The Theatre Mrs Trump?, Let's Vance, Ponzi Capital Management
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You were only supposed to blow his bloody head off... As Donald Trump is saved by God Almighty, we’re indisputably living in the lucky timeline. But while the country might have dodged civil war, American politics has been changed utterly by the events of Saturday. And still not for the better. Meanwhile, Trump’s VP pick is lukewarm on Britain, and…
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We’re in the thick of summer con season, so we’ve got tons of Anime Expo stories, plus some insight into making our Cosplayerz videos, and drama from Rocco’s performance at a Yakuza event. Oh, and a special guest may or may not be joining us this week.By Mega64 Inc.
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To Viktor The Spoils, Girondins Meet The Jacobins, The Loveless Landslide
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Viktor Orban has been taking secret flights. Dodging the CIA’s aviation monitoring to jet into Moscow. The Hungarian honcho is now fashioning himself as a shuttle diplomat in the Russo-Ukranian War, just as his country takes the rotating Presidency of the EU Council. What was the goal of this clandestine trip? And did he still get the air miles? Me…
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Special Edition: "The First Debate Did Not Take Place" - Info Wars, Narrative Control and Modern Washington - feat. Malcom Kyeyune
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In the halls of modern government the info-wizard is king. Media consultants, political strategists, whatever title they assume they always promise the same thing: magic worked through information control; spells cast by incantation. In the first week of March 2022, only a few days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a slew of articles came out …
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We’re about to head off to Anime Expo, but before that let’s get a Bloomin’ Onion and watch the presidential debate. Actually, it might be easier (and less painful) to beat the hardest boss in the Elden Ring DLC. We’ll review that, tell stories about filming our Steampunk video, pick a winner for our closing theme song contest and… wait are those G…
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Premium Episode: EU On Manoeuvres, feat: "The ECB Plot To Rein In Europe's Rogue States" & "The Atlanticists' Diplomatic Coup"
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This week, it’s a double header of audio essays on Europe’s elite power-plays. One From Andrew Collingwood - on the Atlanticists and the Autonomists taking their battle for supremacy into the new EU administration. And another from Philip Pilkington setting out how a new kind of Trussification may be coming for the states within the ECB… Is Le Pen …
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Summer has begun, so let’s kick it off with insane Disney conspiracy theories from fast food workers, Uber horror stories, our favorite comfort media, AND we pick a winner for our Mega64 Podcast Closing Theme song contest!By Mega64 Inc.
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Putin In Pyongyang, Milei Down And Die, Don't Believe Your Von Der Leyen Eyes
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As Vladimir Putin meets Kim Jong Un, big trade plans are afoot. Much to the chagrin of Western leaders. Seems like we’re about to answer an important question: what happens when the collective set of people you’ve sanctioned gets so large that they can all successfully trade with each other? Which invites yet another question - did no one think of …
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Special Episode: Mr Kyeyune Goes To Washington
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Military-industrial blogger Malcom Kyeyune spends his life talking and thinking about US war preparations. So what was it like when he finally left his Swedish fortress and visited the capital of the Global American Empire, Washington DC? Malcom is just back from his first international conference. The Lads pick up on his time talking to the genera…
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The crew is back for another week chatting about their time at Summer Game Fest where they got to demo the new Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. They also talk about last week's Mega64 Day stream, the consequences of a certain shirt, and more!By Mega64 Inc.
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Madame El Presidente, Buyout Britain, Ankara’s Away
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Mexico has a new President. She’s the first woman President. She’s the first Jewish president. But most importantly, she’s the second Andrés Manuel López Obrador President. As the outgoing leader’s hand picked successor takes over, what does the continuity version of his wiley non-orthodox socialism look like when it comes to Mexico’s global standi…
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This week: in light of the upcoming UK General Election, we're digging into what Britain will look like in five years time. Caught in a low growth high-debt trap, with currency and trade issues cutting off any room to manoeuvre, what's the softest landing for the G7's most vulnerable economy? *** This is a premium week. So to get the full hour show…
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The grill is HOT! The sun is OUT!... and we got burgers and durgers to cook. Come join our BBQ hangout in Garrett's backyard with the Mega64 crew featuring special guest Mr. Midnight.By Mega64 Inc.
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When Liberals Kill, G7 Suicide Pact, Dollarmageddon
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The assassination attempt on Robert Fico has left Europe bemused. Shouldn’t it have left Europe stunned? In an age where condemnation of violent rhetoric has never been fiercer, it seems condemnation of actual violence has seldom been milder. As we move into a more fractious and populist age, what are the implications of the media’s seemingly diver…
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All of our gear broke in the studio, so we're stuck recording one in the attic. Sorry. We talk about Mother's Day stories, drama around our recent videos, Artificial Intelligence, and finally Rocco gets to talk about May The 4th Be With You ( and everyone REALLY cares).By Mega64 Inc.
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Special Edition: Two Crystal Balls And The Death Of The Washington World Order
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This week, a special edition. Two relatively short term scenarios, with very long term implications. Presented in audio essay form, by our two hosts. In Part One, Philip Pilkington outlines his take on what could happen after the US election. An extended sketch on the possibilty of violent Trussification. He thinks that bond market bullying of the …
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Xi Came In Through The Belgrade Window, Egypt's Pyramid Scheme, Per Capita No Cap
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Belgrade. Budapest. It’s not the classic tourist itinerary – but by his very footprints, Xi Jinping’s historic state visit is redrawing the power map of Europe. What does the continent look like once he’s done stomping about? Meanwhile, the Pound is in deep trouble - the Egyptian Pound, that is. As the land of the pharaohs takes a 45 % haircut on i…
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We mixed up the crew this week and discussed our takes on current and past SNL, Cookie opinions, and If you think the Drake and Kendrick beef was bad wait till you hear about Kevin and Shawn,By Mega64 Inc.
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This week, as advertised on Twitter dot com, the lads are answering your questions. Among other topics, they cover: Rent-seeking behaviour in the West. Airbus. The German elite. The Mexican-American standoff Book recommendations. The life-changing magic of JM Keynes And memes. Of course, this is also a premium week. So to get the full two hour show…
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Meg has returned from Texas and is now back in the Mega64 studio full time! We catch up with her and FINALLY find out what state is better: California or Texas?? Plus, we review The People’s’ Joker, behind the scenes of our 420 stream, a HUGE Mr. Bean/Sydney Sweeney scandal, and the return of a fan-favorite segment……
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Yuan Way Or Another, Korea Advice, Dollar Save Club
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Like Germany hiding in the Euro, China have long played the game of keeping their currency soft, to juice their exports. But now, with the accelerator still jammed to the floor on US inflation, it seems that the powers in Beijing might be looking to devalue the Rimimbi even further. Everyone plays currency games - the trick is not to get caught. An…
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Bananageddon, We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat, Enter The Draghi
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A diplomatic incident in Latin America has somehow become the focal point for an ever-expanding range of stories - from the Venezuelan elections, to US energy policy to Ecuadorian banana exports to Russia. Leading even coolheaded observers to ponder the question: are we approaching the Latin American embassy incident singularity? Meanwhile, there a…
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Shawn threw up on a boat, Johnny called a wrestler the wrong name to his face, and none of Grimes’ equipment worked at Coachella. Join us for The Mega64 Podcast EMBARRASSMENT SPECIAL!By Mega64 Inc.
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Special Episode: Big Trouble With Little Rocket Man
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Little Rocket Man has a new toy. This month, Kim Jong Un unveiled a Bond-villain-like missile with an extending tip. On that tip was what looks to be a hypersonic glide vehicle. A hypersonic glide vehicle is the real deal. They're extremely fast. They can manoeuvre at those high speeds. And we don’t yet know if it’s possible to shoot them down. On …
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Was this our biggest week EVER at Mega64? We talk about our brand new game release (Doug Huggem), our inspiring new video (Gamer Dad), our mindblowing new live tour Blu-ray (The Fare Well Tour), plus a list of the absolute worst names we’ve EVER heard in our lives! Please don’t name your kid Magpie or whatever…
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Premium Episode: The Atlanticists vs The Autonomists
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The Atlanticists versus the Autonomists - the European civil war coming soon to a bureaucracy near you. It’s long been a theme of this show that the continent is being slowly capsized by its long term problems, related to energy and productivity. We’ll be picking through three news items that tell the short term story of the continent’s woes. Terri…
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The Mega64 Podcast has risen! We are back from PAX East and have a ton to discuss. We talk about the release of our video game Doug Huggem, Shawn gets to live out a lifelong dream and visit the bar from Cheers, and Rocco gets detained by Disneyland security AGAIN?By Mega64 Inc.
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Sino More, A Bridge Too Far, America's Trussification
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New research from Bloomberg says that Beijing is steering the Chinese economy away from the recent real estate boom, and into high tech manufacturing. It’s a drive estimated to be worth 19% of GDP by 2026. Running the numbers, not only is China Collapse Theory once again proved false, the market may even have under-priced how much gas there still i…
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Special Edition: The Economic Consequences Of The War
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This is a special edition of Multipolarity on The Economic Consequences Of The War. In 1919, JM Keynes wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace. Predicting the death of the old world order after Europe’s first unsuccessful attempt at suicide. We aren’t yet at peace, but the economic consequences of the present war in the middle of Europe are st…
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We just got out of THE END OF EVANGELION in theaters and have a lot to say about our experience! We’re joined by our friend Sara Brown (Misato in our “Evangelion In 5 Minutes” video) as we talk about that, the Red Ranger’s awful new clothing line, and the guttural noises one of us made in the Costco parking lot.…
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Machine Learning Difficulties, Don't Hate-O The NATO, Britain's Shrivelling Equities
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NVIDIA has become a stock market behemoth on the back of their AI-friendly graphics chips. Last week saw them hit a $2.19 trillion market capitalisation. So are they the future of the globe’s most info-critical resource - or a sign that we’re entering the Pets.com era of the AI age? Meanwhile, after months of delays and diplomatic blocking operatio…
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It's the most exciting time of the year, The Oscars! Garrett, Shawn, and Kevin discuss the nominees and who they think are going home with the gold. We also talk about the tragic passing of both Akira Toriyama and Rooster Teeth.By Mega64 Inc.
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Premium Edition: The YIMBY Defence League, Nuland Goes, Galloway Comes
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Does the housing market obey the laws of supply and demand? We say no. Join us for a controversial, possibly mind-blowing journey into the heart of darkness, into an upside-down-world that set Twitter on fire this week. Victoria Nuland has fallen on her sword. Or someone else’s sword. Whatever happened to America’s third-ranking diplomat, suddenly …
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Once you stop laughing at Rocco’s hysterical opening bit (nearly impossible), enjoy this week’s podcast where we discuss Dune Part 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in massive quantity. Shawn didn’t experience either of those two things so he’s just gonna sit there until we let him say a baseball fact or whatever…
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Special Edition: The Burger Theory Of History (feat. Malcom Kyeyune)
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"Hamburgers will decide America's future". So says Malcolm Kyeyune in a recent essay ruminating on the American journalist Tucker Carlson's recent visit to Moscow where he famously - or, perhaps, infamously - purchased a burger at Russia's new McDonald's clone, 'Tasty, that's it'. Kyeyune sees Carlson's culinary adventure as reminiscent of Mikhail …
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This week, we finally address Garrett’s coffee addiction, discuss our most irresistible snack options, and detail the creation of our new video… but more importantly than any of that, we finally saw TIFA’S SWIMSUIT!! YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBy Mega64 Inc.
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Israeli Economy Contracts 20 Percent, Nagorno-Karabakh To The Future, Bailey Out-y
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The numbers are finally in. Israel’s economy has contracted 20 per cent year on year. It seems the only consolation is that it’s still doing better than the economy of Gaza. How long can this level of decline go on? With no end to the war in sight, and a new front in Lebanon cracking open, are we witnessing Israel’s fall from the first rank of the …
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Deutschland Unter Alles, Chinese Crackers, War Like An Egyptian
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Bloomberg says “Germany’s Days as an Industrial Superpower Are Coming to an End”. Which poses at least one serious question - has Bloomberg been listening to Multipolarity? As the industrial decline narrative goes mainstream, it seems like the copium has finally run out in the Chancellories of Europe. Meanwhile, reports in the West of a Chinese bus…
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We are hearing whispers of Xbox dissolving as a platform… is it true or will this week’s announcements prove it false? Also, we give our Super Bowl reactions (mostly to the commercials), and… okay yeah, we do talk a good amount about Deadpool. Forgive us.By Mega64 Inc.
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Premium Edition: How To Invade Iran with Malcom Kyeyune
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The US is now bombing Iranian targets, via B1 bombers that have to be flown direct from Texas to perform the task. This is an interesting new form of madness. As the West is pulled ever-deeper into the quagmire, we're taking a low road/high road approach to prediction: attempting to model the potential for serious conflict right up to an Iraq-style…
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Rocco finally has The Apple Vision Pro and unveils the first ever cyber clone to ever be used on a podcast! They also talk memories of the Rock Band series, and respond to a totally nice and normal email they received.By Mega64 Inc.
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From America With Love, Your Country Needs THEM, Self-Immolate After Reading
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All the greatest romances are love/hate. As The Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor of geopolitics, Iran and America have always danced a dance of angry fascination with each other. Now, as the Middle East burns, their kismet is truly aflame. With an overstretched Joe Biden about to call in the airstrikes, we’re in the foxhole, figuring out if they…
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In this episode: Our friend Nicole is on set today and we talk about when we met in high school and all the videos she has filmed with us for the past 20+ years! Take a trip down memory lane with us!By Mega64 Inc.
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Poseidon With The Enemy, WWIII Pt. 2, Weimargentina
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As the 8th round of Tomahawk missiles hit the Houthis in ten days, a senior White House official caused guffaws when he proclaimed the attacks aren’t working - but that we should keep on doing them anyway. That senior official’s name? Joseph P Biden. So if the President himself can’t come to a logical line on what’s going on, what hope is there for…
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Shawn has returned from a terrible injury and tells us the terrible tale. Plus, Rocco discusses his Apple Vision Pro launch night fiasco, the gang talks Like A Dragon, and… are we still seriously doing Switch 2 rumors?By Mega64 Inc.
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The Price Isn't Right, Lloyd Austin's Day Off, The Magnificent 17
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With the world's biggest container ships presently rounding the Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da Gama-style, the Lads are calling it: inflation is coming back. This could prove to be a sticky situation for the West's leaders. After all, we were supposed to have seen out the worst by now. Everything was wagered on turning the page in anticipation of elec…
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