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S8 Ep476: Joseph Sternberg analyzes Prime Minister Keir Starmer&#39;s crash and burn scenario despite a large parliamentary majority, weakened by scandals and party infighting, with survival relying on the lack of compelling alternatives while constant policy reversals
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1900 NETHERLANDS
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S8 Ep476: Joseph Sternberg of the Wall Street Journal discusses European leaders finally addressing the continent&#39;s economic dysfunction compared to the US, noting proposals for a twenty-eighth regime to simplify business laws while politicians like Meloni and Merz
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Joseph Sternberg of the Wall Street Journal discusses European leaders finally addressing the continent&#39;s economic dysfunction compared to the US, noting proposals for a twenty-eighth regime to simplify business laws while politicians like Meloni and Merz face challenges balancing welfare states with growth reforms.
1900 BRUSSELS
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1900 BRUSSELS
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1900 BRUSSELS
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1900 BRUSSELS
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Mary Kissel praises Secretary Rubio&#39;s Munich speech for emphasizing Western defense but notes he was softer on China than expected, arguing Europe only strengthens military commitments when shamed by the US or facing immediate threats.

1900 BRUSSELS BOTANICAL GARDEN
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S8 Ep475: Judy Dempsey and Thaddeus Mart identify a leadership void in Europe, noting weakness in Macron and Starmer, arguing Europe possesses treaty tools for defense but lacks political will, often blaming Donald Trump rather than addressing internal paralysis.
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Judy Dempsey and Thaddeus Mart identify a leadership void in Europe, noting weakness in Macron and Starmer, arguing Europe possesses treaty tools for defense but lacks political will, often blaming Donald Trump rather than addressing internal paralysis.

1900 BRUSSELS
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S8 Ep475: Judy Dempsey and Thaddeus McCotter dismiss Poland&#39;s reparation demands from Russia as political jostling, criticize Senator Rubio&#39;s visit to Hungary for bolstering Viktor Orbán, and note the Wagner Group&#39;s reported return to Europe as destabilizing.
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Judy Dempsey and Thaddeus McCotter dismiss Poland&#39;s reparation demands from Russia as political jostling, criticize Senator Rubio&#39;s visit to Hungary for bolstering Viktor Orbán, and note the Wagner Group&#39;s reported return to Europe as destabilizing.
1900  BRUSSELS
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Liz Peek discusses the market&#39;s current drift and the continued dominance of Artificial Intelligence, arguing AI is not a bubble but a rapidly adopted technology transforming productivity, with companies underhiring as they assess impact and investors needing exposure to this dominant sector.
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S8 Ep474: EUROPEAN REGULATORY REFORM PREVIEW FOR LATER: Joseph Sternberg discusses how unlikely political coalitions in Europe, such as Merz and Meloni, are aligning to push for less EU regulation to boost economic competitiveness. Guest: Joseph Sternberg
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EUROPEAN REGULATORY REFORM PREVIEW FOR LATER: Joseph Sternberg discusses how unlikely political coalitions in Europe, such as Merz and Meloni, are aligning to push for less EU regulation to boost economic competitiveness. Guest: Joseph Sternberg
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S8 Ep474: UBIO’S MUNICH SPEECH PREVIEW FOR LATER: Judy Dempsey reports that Marco Rubio&#39;s Munich speech was poorly received, described as vapid and lacking reassurance regarding the US commitment to European allies. Guest: Judy Dempsey
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UBIO’S MUNICH SPEECH PREVIEW FOR LATER: Judy Dempsey reports that Marco Rubio&#39;s Munich speech was poorly received, described as vapid and lacking reassurance regarding the US commitment to European allies. Guest: Judy Dempsey
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S8 Ep474: THE CHINA TRADE PARADOX PREVIEW FOR LATER: Mary Kissel explains the paradox of the West continuing trade with China despite its support for Russia&#39;s war, unlike the severed commercial ties with Moscow. Guest: Mary Kissel
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THE CHINA TRADE PARADOX PREVIEW FOR LATER: Mary Kissel explains the paradox of the West continuing trade with China despite its support for Russia&#39;s war, unlike the severed commercial ties with Moscow. Guest: Mary Kissel
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S8 Ep474: BIG OIL’S STRATEGIC PIVOT PREVIEW FOR LATER: Liz Peek details how big oil companies are pivoting back to fossil fuels from renewables, recognizing the indefinite global demand for oil and new resources. Guest: Liz Peek
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VENEZUELA’S ANTI-AMERICAN TURN PREVIEW FOR LATER: Alejandro Peña Esclusa describes how Hugo Chávez, under Castro&#39;s orders, turned prosperous Venezuela into an anti-American state allied with China, Russia, and Iran. Guest: Alejandro Peña Esclusa
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REGIONAL ANXIETY OVER SYRIA PREVIEW FOR LATER: Jonathan Schanzer analyzes regional fears regarding Syria, where neighbors worry about a potential al-Qaeda regime or a proxy government controlled by Turkey&#39;s Erdogan. Guest: Jonathan Schanzer
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Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. This segment introduces the &quot;Jesse Scouts,&quot; a Union special forces unit formed by John Frémont and named after his wife. Led by figures like John Charles Carpenter, these men wore Confederate disguises to infiltrate enemy lines. Despite their effectiveness as commandos, their lack of discipline led to friction with the regular Army.

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S8 Ep472: Guest: Michael Vorenberg. General Grant found himself caught between a hostile President Johnson and Secretary Stanton. Vorenberg describes the disastrous &quot;swing around the circle&quot; tour, where Johnson used Grant&#39;s popularity as a shield while making embar
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Guest: Michael Vorenberg. General Grant found himself caught between a hostile President Johnson and Secretary Stanton. Vorenberg describes the disastrous &quot;swing around the circle&quot; tour, where Johnson used Grant&#39;s popularity as a shield while making embarrassing speeches. Witnessing Johnson&#39;s behavior, Grant ultimately sided with Stanton, realizing the President was unworthy of his loyalty.1910...
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S8 Ep472:   Guest: Michael Vorenberg. To undercut radicals, Johnson followed Seward&#39;s advice to declare the insurrection ended by executive proclamation in 1866. Vorenberg notes this &quot;official&quot; peace ignored realities like the New Orleans massacre. Simultaneously, 
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Guest: Michael Vorenberg. To undercut radicals, Johnson followed Seward&#39;s advice to declare the insurrection ended by executive proclamation in 1866. Vorenberg notes this &quot;official&quot; peace ignored realities like the New Orleans massacre. Simultaneously, Senator Doolittle was misled by General Carlton regarding the mistreatment of the Navajo at Bosque Redondo during his peace commission tour.
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Vorenberg explains how President Johnson&#39;s racism and desire for a hasty peace alienated Congress. Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights and Freedman&#39;s Bureau Acts, arguing the war was over. Republicans, however, insisted war powers re
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Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Vorenberg explains how President Johnson&#39;s racism and desire for a hasty peace alienated Congress. Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights and Freedman&#39;s Bureau Acts, arguing the war was over. Republicans, however, insisted war powers remained necessary to protect freedmen, leading them to override Johnson and unite against him.
1888 GAR Columbus Ohio
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Vorenberg discusses Richard Henry Dana&#39;s &quot;Grasp of War&quot; speech, which argued the war could not end until the victor secured guarantees against future conflict. This philosophy, demanding the enemy be held down, contrasted sharply
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Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Vorenberg discusses Richard Henry Dana&#39;s &quot;Grasp of War&quot; speech, which argued the war could not end until the victor secured guarantees against future conflict. This philosophy, demanding the enemy be held down, contrasted sharply with Lincoln&#39;s &quot;let &#39;em up easy&quot; wrestling metaphor, fueling Congressional debates over reconstruction.
1888 GAR MERRIMAC FLOAT
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Michael Vorenberg. The government utilizes military tribunals to try Lincoln&#39;s assassins and Andersonville commandant Henry Wirz, arguing the war is ongoing. Prosecutors hope to pressure Wirz into implicating Jefferson Davis in prisoner atrocities 
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Guest: Michael Vorenberg. The government utilizes military tribunals to try Lincoln&#39;s assassins and Andersonvillecommandant Henry Wirz, arguing the war is ongoing. Prosecutors hope to pressure Wirz into implicating Jefferson Davis in prisoner atrocities to justify hanging the Confederate president, but Wirz refuses and is executed alone.
2018 GARWASHINGTON DC.
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Michael Vorenberg. While the Grand Review celebrates victory in Washington, General Sheridan is sent to the Texas border with 50,000 troops to counter French imperial ambitions in Mexico and suppress remaining Confederate resistance. Meanwhile, Con
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Guest: Michael Vorenberg. While the Grand Review celebrates victory in Washington, General Sheridan is sent to the Texas border with 50,000 troops to counter French imperial ambitions in Mexico and suppress remaining Confederate resistance. Meanwhile, Confederate General Kirby Smith flees to Mexico rather than surrender his western forces.
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Following Lincoln&#39;s assassination, General Sherman negotiates a surrender with Confederate General Johnston at Bennett Place. Sherman attempts to secure a comprehensive peace including civil matters, but officials in Washington, 
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Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Following Lincoln&#39;s assassination, General Sherman negotiates a surrender with Confederate General Johnston at Bennett Place. Sherman attempts to secure a comprehensive peace including civil matters, but officials in Washington, seeking stricter retribution, reject the terms as too generous, forcing a second, purely military surrender.
1925 GAR NEW BEDFOR POST
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Michael Vorenberg. At Appomattox, Grant offers generous terms allowing Confederates to keep horses and sidearms. However, Lincoln does not immediately declare the war over; in his final speech, he focuses on the complex path to peace and suffrage, 
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Guest: Michael Vorenberg. At Appomattox, Grant offers generous terms allowing Confederates to keep horses and sidearms. However, Lincoln does not immediately declare the war over; in his final speech, he focuses on the complex path to peace and suffrage, viewing the surrender as a step rather than a conclusion.
1920 MORGAN POST MINNESOTA
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Robert E. Lee rejects the option of guerrilla warfare at Appomattox, choosing surrender to preserve the nation. Years later, former partisan John Singleton Mosby becomes close friends with U.S. Grant and joins the Republican P
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Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Robert E. Lee rejects the option of guerrilla warfare at Appomattox, choosing surrender to preserve the nation. Years later, former partisan John Singleton Mosby becomes close friends with U.S. Grant and joins the Republican Party, earning the enmity of many Southerners but symbolizing reconciliation.
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Harry Harrison Young takes command of the Jesse Scouts, serving as Sheridan&#39;s strategic eyes in Confederate uniforms. These daring scouts deceive enemy forces and carry messages through enemy lines, enabling Sheridan to move h
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Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Harry Harrison Young takes command of the Jesse Scouts, serving as Sheridan&#39;sstrategic eyes in Confederate uniforms. These daring scouts deceive enemy forces and carry messages through enemy lines, enabling Sheridan to move his army effectively to join Grant and trap Lee.
1914 GAR PARADE DETROIT, MICHIGAN
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Lewis Powell, the Ranger who captured Blazer, is revealed to be a Confederate Secret Service operative working with John Wilkes Booth. Powell returns to Baltimore to aid in a plot to kidnap Lincoln, while Mosby deploys troops 
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Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Lewis Powell, the Ranger who captured Blazer, is revealed to be a Confederate Secret Service operative working with John Wilkes Booth. Powell returns to Baltimore to aid in a plot to kidnap Lincoln, while Mosby deploys troops to secure a potential escape route for the conspirators.
1910 GAR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Grant orders total war in the Shenandoah Valley to crush Mosby&#39;s Rangers. Although Richard Blazer&#39;s scouts initially have success with Spencer carbines, they are eventually lured into a trap and annihilated by Mosby&#39;s men at K
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Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Grant orders total war in the Shenandoah Valley to crush Mosby&#39;s Rangers. Although Richard Blazer&#39;s scouts initially have success with Spencer carbines, they are eventually lured into a trap and annihilated by Mosby&#39;s men at Kabletown, where Blazer is captured by Ranger Lewis Powell.
1910 GAR NEW ORLEANS
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Confederate General Jubal Early threatens Washington, D.C., where Lincoln witnesses the battle at Fort Stevens. Meanwhile, partisan leader John Mosby operates independently, capturing Union forces at Mount Zion Church. O&#39;Donne
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Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Confederate General Jubal Early threatens Washington, D.C., where Lincoln witnesses the battle at Fort Stevens. Meanwhile, partisan leader John Mosby operates independently, capturing Union forces at Mount Zion Church. O&#39;Donnell notes that better coordination between Early and Mosby could have endangered the capital.
1908 GAR TOLEDO OHIO
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. A failed Union raid on Richmond carrying orders to kill Jefferson Davis prompts the Confederacy to escalate irregular warfare and political influence operations. As the Confederate Secret Service aids the Copperhead movement, 
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Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. A failed Union raid on Richmond carrying orders to kill Jefferson Davis prompts the Confederacy to escalate irregular warfare and political influence operations. As the Confederate Secret Service aids the Copperhead movement, author Herman Melville embeds with Union cavalry to witness the hunt for the elusive John Mosby
1880 GAR PICNIC MN
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Richard Blazer leads the &quot;Legion of Honor,&quot; a hunter-killer team using Jesse Scout tradecraft to fight Confederate partisans in West Virginia. Blazer employs detective work to track down the ruthless Thurman brothers, who atta
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Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. Richard Blazer leads the &quot;Legion of Honor,&quot; a hunter-killer team using Jesse Scouttradecraft to fight Confederate partisans in West Virginia. Blazer employs detective work to track down the ruthless Thurman brothers, who attack Union supply lines in the rugged terrain of the Appalachians.
1880 GAR MN
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S8 Ep472: Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. This segment introduces the &quot;Jesse Scouts,&quot; a Union special forces unit formed by John Frémont and named after his wife. Led by figures like John Charles Carpenter, these men wore Confederate disguises to infiltrate enemy line
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Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. This segment introduces the &quot;Jesse Scouts,&quot; a Union special forces unit formed by John Frémont and named after his wife. Led by figures like John Charles Carpenter, these men wore Confederate disguises to infiltrate enemy lines. Despite their effectiveness as commandos, their lack of discipline led to friction with the regular Army.
1879 GAR IN HARPER&#39;S
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S8 Ep471: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Vorenberg discusses how President Johnson&#39;s obstructionism inadvertently unified Republicans, enabling the passage of the Reconstruction Acts and the 14th and 15th Amendments.
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PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY Guest: Michael Vorenberg. Vorenberg discusses how President Johnson&#39;sobstructionism inadvertently unified Republicans, enabling the passage of the Reconstruction Acts and the 14th and 15th Amendments.
1865 INAUGURATION OF ANDREW JOHNSON FOLLOWING LINCOL&#39;S DEATH.
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S8 Ep471:  PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY Guest: Patrick O&#39;Donnell. O&#39;Donnell details the Confederate Secret Service&#39;s original, failed plot to kidnap President Lincoln and whisk him to Richmond using a network of safe houses.
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PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY Guest: Patrick O&#39;Donnell. O&#39;Donnell details the Confederate Secret Service&#39;soriginal, failed plot to kidnap President Lincoln and whisk him to Richmond using a network of safe houses.
1865 SURATT JURY
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S8 Ep471: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. O&#39;Donnell explains how General Sheridan utilized &quot;special forces&quot; scouts to identify Confederate weak points at Five Forks, leading to Lee&#39;s evacuation and surrender.
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PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY Guest: Patrick K. O&#39;Donnell. O&#39;Donnell explains how General Sheridan utilized &quot;special forces&quot; scouts to identify Confederate weak points at Five Forks, leading to Lee&#39;s evacuation and surrender.
1865 FIVE FORKS
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S8 Ep471: TARIFFS:  Guest: Richard Epstein. Epstein discusses President Trump&#39;s reported plan to roll back aluminum tariffs, a reaction to rising consumer costs and the president&#39;s falling poll numbers.
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TARIFFS:  Guest: Richard Epstein. Epstein discusses President Trump&#39;s reported plan to roll back aluminum tariffs, a reaction to rising consumer costs and the president&#39;s falling poll numbers.

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S8 Ep470: SCOTUS:: Guest: Richard Epstein. Epstein analyzes the legal implications of President Trumpfiring Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, debating the limits of the unitary executive power.
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SCOTUS:: Guest: Richard Epstein. Epstein analyzes the legal implications of President Trumpfiring Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, debating the limits of the unitary executive power.
1889 SCOTUS
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S8 Ep469:    3. Michael Vlahos as Germanicus explores with Gaius the seventeenth-century practice of dynastic marriage as a superior geopolitical tool compared to modern warfare&#39;s impulse toward total destruction. Gaius highlights the unions connecting the Hapsburg
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Michael Vlahos as Germanicus explores with Gaius the seventeenth-century practice of dynastic marriage as a superior geopolitical tool compared to modern warfare&#39;s impulse toward total destruction. Gaius highlights the unions connecting the Hapsburg, Bourbon, and Stuart empires, observing that the magic of resolving conflict through marriage has been lost entirely. Germanicus explains that ...
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Michael Vlahos as Germanicus joins Gaius in examining the elite obsession with Jeffrey Epstein through a historical lens of witchcraft and sorcery accusations. Gaius introduces an analogy involving Louis XIII using accusations of witchcraft to explain political assassinations, applying this framework to the modern overclass fascination with Epstein. He suggests elites cast Epstein as a sorce...
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Michael Vlahos as Germanicus debates Gaius in Londinium on parallels between FDR&#39;s strategic pivoting in 1941 and the modern United States facing a two-front confrontation against Russia and China. While FDR successfully managed a global vision across separate theaters in Europe and the Pacific, Germanicus argues the contemporary US faces a far more dire reality. Unlike 1941 when American...
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S8 Ep467:   8.  Guest: Hampton Sides. Retreating to Hawaii&#39;s Kealakekua Bay during a festival, Cook is welcomed as the god Lono. However, a broken mast forces an unwelcome return during a season of war. Tensions rise over a stolen boat, leading Cook to attempt kidn
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8.  Guest: Hampton Sides. Retreating to Hawaii&#39;s Kealakekua Bay during a festival, Cook is welcomed as the god Lono. However, a broken mast forces an unwelcome return during a season of war. Tensions rise over a stolen boat, leading Cook to attempt kidnapping the king. This error in judgment results in Cook&#39;s violent death.
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S8 Ep467:  7.  Guest: Hampton Sides. Cook maps the North American coast, stopping at Nootka Sound for repairs before charting Alaska. Searching for the Northwest Passage, they enter the Bering Sea. There, they encounter the &quot;Ice Blink&quot; and an impenetrable ice wall,
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7.  Guest: Hampton Sides. Cook maps the North American coast, stopping at Nootka Sound for repairs before charting Alaska. Searching for the Northwest Passage, they enter the Bering Sea. There, they encounter the &quot;Ice Blink&quot; and an impenetrable ice wall, disproving theories of an open polar sea and forcing a dangerous retreat.
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6..  Guest: Hampton Sides. Cook unexpectedly discovers the Hawaiian Islands, landing at Kauai. He is amazed by the sophisticated agriculture and aqueducts but stays briefly, rushing toward the Arctic. This first contact is mutual puzzlement; locals view the British as &quot;volcano people&quot; due to their smoking, while Cook worries about transmitting disease.
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5.  Guest: Hampton Sides. At Moorea, a stolen goat triggers a terrifying rage in Cook, who burns houses and canoes in retribution, shocking his officers. Sides reveals that after being left behind, Mai used British weapons in local conflicts but died young of disease. Cook&#39;s scorched-earth reaction highlights his deteriorating patience and mental state.
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