Joe Biden started a secret cold war with the EU, and it took me until this last week to see it clearly.

Plus, my thoughts on Unfilter, the challenges in making it, and my favorite value-for-value music tracks of the week.

(00:00:00) Welcome Back

(00:00:37) The Cold War No One is Talking About

(00:02:36) Saving the Planet or Economic Warfare?

(00:03:32) WTO Violation and Uncertainty in International Business

(00:06:12) Importance of Natural Gas in EU and Ukraine-Russia Relations

(00:08:00) Victoria Nuland's Implication on Nord Stream 2

(00:10:18) The Significance of US Involvement in Nord Stream 2

(00:12:01) The Inflation Reduction Act and its Economic Impact

(00:12:11) Sanctions and Pressure on Germany's Economy

(00:19:55) Hello Stranger feat. Helen Tess

(00:22:31) The Evolution of News Ownership and Credibility

(00:24:31) Podcasting 2.0: New Opportunities for Unfilter

(00:26:43) Seeking Truth and Weathering Criticism

(00:28:57) The Experiment of Unfilter and Community Engagement

(00:31:09) Exploring New Technologies in Podcasting: Value-for-Value Music

(00:31:25) The Jetsons

(00:35:12) Skepticism Towards Tucker Carlson's Populism

(00:36:30) The Risk of Chat Room Infiltration and Incitement

(00:38:18) Tense Moments: Discovery of Pipe Bombs

(00:38:28) Concerns about podcast chat room poaching and adaptation strategies

“What The Hell?”: Europe Enraged As Biden Trade Policy Risks Maximum Malarkey

In short, turns out Biden did not reverse a slew of Trump-era pro-America trade barriers in place, excluded European companies from subsidies designed to help US manufacturers, and poked the panda with restrictions on Chinese access to American technology.

• Ahead of that October summit, the US tried to temper EU anger over Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which showered tax breaks on clean-energy industries in an effort to lure foreign companies to open US-based factories and source local materials. In short, a Trump tactic.
• Europe Faces Chill as Biden Freezes New LNG Export Permits - Bloomberg
• Worries in Europe Over the White House Move to Delay Gas Terminals - The New York Times
• "Can you share the amount of greenhouse gas emissions [Biden’s ban on liquified natural gas projects] would cut?
• How Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Plays a Role in the Ukraine Crisis | WSJ - YouTube
• President Biden on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline if Russia Invades Ukraine: “We will bring an end to it.” - YouTube
• U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm on LNG export pause: A ‘temporary’ pause so we can have an assessment - YouTube
• ‘Well, It Is Relevant!’: Ted Cruz Presses Top State Official On Nord Stream 2 Sanctions - YouTube
• ‘I Don’t Want That Pipeline Operational’: GOP Sen. Presses Witness On Nord Stream 2 - YouTube
• Angelo Giuliano on X: "US to EU… “we forced you to cut ties with Russia and its supply of cheap gas trough their gas pipelines, we even blew up Nordstream 2, we promised you we had you back in supplying LNG” “well guess what…we lied, you fcking morons believed us lol” “anyway your ties with… https://t.co/sDogKr0vm0” / X
•  "Whatever happened with the bombing of Nordstream pipeline??