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All Hail Nettie.

Intro

Housekeeping

Headlines

Emails

Top 5

Beyond the Bullshit

Outro

Max and 99 kick things off revisiting old predictions and check how they're holding up. They hit the headlines: billionaires breaking records, geopolitical conflict threatening economic stability, and monopoly concerns in the music industry. Listener emails cover politics, financial industry backdoors, and navigating complicity. They rank their Top 5 historical figures to reclaim, do some movie talk, and member shoutouts round it out. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:18

Housekeeping: 00:00:34

Headlines: 00:21:13

Emails: 00:48:54

Top 5: 01:00:23

Beyond the Bullshit: 01:19:35

Outro: 01:43:27

Resources

Acquired: Epic Systems (MyChart)

Bloomberg: Europe Rushes to Contain Price Fallout From War in Middle East

Foreign Policy: The Iran War Is Jeopardizing the Entire Global Economy

Forbes: World’s Billionaires List

The Cut: ‘My Friends Live in a Bubble. Should I Dump Them?’

NPR: Live Nation and Justice Department reach settlement in antitrust case

Reuters: Judge tells Live Nation, state AGs to negotiate potential deal

Straight White American Jesus Podcast

John Fugelsang: Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists

Margin Call

Inside Job

Forbes: AI Minted More Than 50 New Billionaires In 2025

Matt Taibbi: Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History

Kanopy

UNFTR Resources

The End of the American Experiment.

The Clinton Series.

Phone A Friend: Zohran Mamdani.

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Max and 99 kick things off revisiting old predictions and check how they're holding up. They hit the headlines: billionaires breaking records, geopolitical conflict threatening economic stability, and monopoly concerns in the music industry. Listener emails cover politics, financial industry backdoors, and navigating complicity. They rank their Top 5 historical figures to reclaim, do some movie talk, and member shoutouts round it out. Enjoy!
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:18
Housekeeping: 00:00:34
Headlines: 00:21:13
Emails: 00:48:54
Top 5: 01:00:23
Beyond the Bullshit: 01:19:35
Outro: 01:43:27
Resources
Acquired: <a href="https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/epic-systems-mychart">Epic Systems (MyChart)</a>
Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/europe-rushes-to-deal-with-price-fallout-from-trump-s-iran-war">Europe Rushes to Contain Price Fallout From War in Middle East</a>
Foreign Policy: <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/04/iran-war-dubai-saudi-qatar-global-economy-oil-shipping-trade/">The Iran War Is Jeopardizing the Entire Global Economy</a>
Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/">World&rsquo;s Billionaires List</a>
The Cut: <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/friendship-breakups-fights-politics-social-media.html">&lsquo;My Friends Live in a Bubble. Should I Dump Them?&rsquo;</a>
NPR: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/nx-s1-5742433/live-nation-ticketmaster-doj-antitrust-case">Live Nation and Justice Department reach settlement in antitrust case</a>
Reuters: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/judge-tells-live-nation-state-ags-negotiate-potential-deal-2026-03-10/">Judge tells Live Nation, state AGs to negotiate potential deal</a>
<a href="https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/">Straight White American Jesus Podcast</a>
John Fugelsang: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781668066898">Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists</a>
<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/margin-call/">Margin Call</a>
<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/inside-job-2010/">Inside Job</a>
Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2025/12/25/ai-minted-more-than-50-new-billionaires-in-2025/">AI Minted More Than 50 New Billionaires In 2025</a>
Matt Taibbi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780385529969">Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History</a>
<a href="https://www.kanopy.com/">Kanopy</a>
UNFTR Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr167">The End of the American Experiment</a>.
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/unftr-series/the-clinton-years">The Clinton Series</a>.
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/paf18">Phone A Friend: Zohran Mamdani</a>.
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Omnibus (3-14-26).

Not a soul on this planet knows what comes next in the war theater. Because that’s war. But we can anticipate what comes next for the U.S. and global economy, or at least game out certain scenarios. This isn’t just another discretionary “police action” on the other side of the world or a simple regime change. This war is wired directly into the global energy, food, and financial systems. But a proper analysis must acknowledge how the circumstances of the U.S. economy and our monetary and fiscal policies have changed. There is no direct antecedent to the situation in which we find ourselves, which makes the folly of this war all the more absurd. We didn’t just launch a war. We may have just pulled the fire alarm on the entire world economy.

Resources

John J. Mearsheimer: Big Trouble Ahead in Iran

U.S. Energy Information Administration: Amid regional conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains critical oil chokepoint

EnergyNow: CHARTED: Oil Trade Through the Strait of Hormuz by Country

Reuters: Asia’s oil and LNG dependence on the Middle East

Institute for Economics & Peace: Economic Consequences of War on the U.S. Economy

Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity: Modern Money and the War Treasury

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: Fiscal Dominance and US Monetary: 1940–1975

UNFTR Resources

Video: Iran War Could Wreck the Entire World Economy

Essay: The Iran War Could Wreck the Global Economy.

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Not a soul on this planet knows what comes next in the war theater. Because that&rsquo;s war. But we can anticipate what comes next for the U.S. and global economy, or at least game out certain scenarios. This isn&rsquo;t just another discretionary &ldquo;police action&rdquo; on the other side of the world or a simple regime change. This war is wired directly into the global energy, food, and financial systems. But a proper analysis must acknowledge how the circumstances of the U.S. economy and our monetary and fiscal policies have changed. There is no direct antecedent to the situation in which we find ourselves, which makes the folly of this war all the more absurd. We didn&rsquo;t just launch a war. We may have just pulled the fire alarm on the entire world economy.
Resources
John J. Mearsheimer: <a href="https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/big-trouble-ahead-in-iran">Big Trouble Ahead in Iran</a>
U.S. Energy Information Administration: <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65504#">Amid regional conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains critical oil chokepoint</a>
EnergyNow: <a href="https://energynow.com/2026/03/charted-oil-trade-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-by-country-visual-capitalist/">CHARTED: Oil Trade Through the Strait of Hormuz by Country</a>
Reuters: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/asias-oil-lng-dependence-middle-east-2026-03-02/">Asia&rsquo;s oil and LNG dependence on the Middle East</a>
Institute for Economics &amp; Peace: <a href="https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-Economic-Consequences-of-War-on-US-Economy_0.pdf">Economic Consequences of War on the U.S. Economy</a>
Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity: <a href="https://www.global-isp.org/wp-content/uploads/WP-123.pdf">Modern Money and the War Treasury</a>
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: <a href="https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/working-paper/2016/wp-1632-fiscal-dominance">Fiscal Dominance and US Monetary: 1940&ndash;1975</a>
UNFTR Resources
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/L8KrjBG6MUs">Iran War Could Wreck the Entire World Economy</a>
Essay: <a href="https://www.unftr.com/blog/the-iran-war-could-wreck-the-global-economy">The Iran War Could Wreck the Global Economy.</a>
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The Iran War Could Wreck the Global Economy: No Offramp and No Good Outcome.

Quick Takes

Max Notes

KLTW

Pod Love

Book Love

Markwayne Mullin fails his first test. Lindsey Graham wants to blow the Iranian people. The markets are getting Blackrocked. OpenAI and Oracle have a bit of a cash crunch. Dario Amodei is full of shit. What Crude markets tell us about the war. Truth bombs from the House of El. Actual journalism on Iran from American Prestige and Dissent Magazine. ProPublica doin’ the lord’s work and Persopolis.

Chapters

Quick Takes: 00:00:36

Max Notes: 00:06:44

KLTW: 00:15:02

Headlines: 00:17:04

Pod Love: 00:18:26

Book Love: 00:19:27

Outro: 00:20:04

Resources

Bloomberg: BlackRock $26 Billion Private Credit Fund Limits Withdrawals

Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time: Charles Merrill and the Democratization of Stock Ownership

IRA Financial: Trump, Alternatives, and the Solo 401(k): The Retirement Plan That Paved the Way for Alts in 401(k)s

Bloomberg: BlackRock’s Retail Private-Credit Hopes Run Into Market’s Angst

House of El: DOLLAR COLLAPSE: Japan to DUMP $1.2T in US Treasuries After Trump Cuts 95% Oil Supply

Dissent Magazine: War, Revolt, and Iran's Unfinished Struggle

Grist: Kristi Noem all but killed FEMA. Will her departure save it?

ProPublica: Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees

ProPublica: Event: How to Use Our News App of Disclosures From Political Appointees

Pod Love

American Prestige: War in the Gulf and the Global Economy w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Book Love

Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis

UNFTR Resources

Video: On The Record (3-9-26).

Video: MTN Macro Take (3-7-26).

Episode: Trump Accounts.

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Markwayne Mullin fails his first test. Lindsey Graham wants to blow the Iranian people. The markets are getting Blackrocked. OpenAI and Oracle have a bit of a cash crunch. Dario Amodei is full of shit. What Crude markets tell us about the war. Truth bombs from the House of El. Actual journalism on Iran from American Prestige and Dissent Magazine. ProPublica doin&rsquo; the lord&rsquo;s work and Persopolis.
Chapters
Quick Takes: 00:00:36
Max Notes: 00:06:44
KLTW: 00:15:02
Headlines: 00:17:04
Pod Love: 00:18:26
Book Love: 00:19:27
Outro: 00:20:04
Resources
Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/blackrock-s-26-billion-private-credit-fund-limits-withdrawals">BlackRock $26 Billion Private Credit Fund Limits Withdrawals</a>
Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time: <a href="https://www.stephenhicks.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/forbes-charles-merrill.pdf">Charles Merrill and the Democratization of Stock Ownership</a>
IRA Financial: <a href="https://www.irafinancial.com/blog/401k-alternative-investments/">Trump, Alternatives, and the Solo 401(k): The Retirement Plan That Paved the Way for Alts in 401(k)s</a>
Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-07/blackrock-s-retail-private-credit-hopes-run-into-market-s-angst">BlackRock&rsquo;s Retail Private-Credit Hopes Run Into Market&rsquo;s Angst</a>
House of El: <a href="https://youtu.be/OVGn4KxTn4I">DOLLAR COLLAPSE: Japan to DUMP $1.2T in US Treasuries After Trump Cuts 95% Oil Supply</a>
Dissent Magazine: <a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/war-revolt-and-irans-unfinished-struggle/">War, Revolt, and Iran's Unfinished Struggle</a>
Grist: <a href="https://grist.org/politics/kristi-noem-fema-trump-markwayne-mullin/">Kristi Noem all but killed FEMA. Will her departure save it?</a>
ProPublica: <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/">Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees</a>
ProPublica: <a href="https://events.propublica.org/disclosures-event/co-pub">Event: How to Use Our News App of Disclosures From Political Appointees</a>
Pod Love
American Prestige: <a href="https://americanprestigepod.com/episodes/5052012542">War in the Gulf and the Global Economy w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj</a>
Book Love
Marjane Satrapi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780375714832">Persepolis</a>
UNFTR Resources
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/r4OSPQgOMWs">On The Record (3-9-26)</a>.
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/gbq1ybLG8C8">MTN Macro Take (3-7-26).</a>
Episode: <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/topical25">Trump Accounts</a>.
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