We welcome back Brandon Knox of Laughing Vikings Live to discuss the five ways you (yes YOU!) can make passive income by joining the ranks of the royals. 

Where does the money come from? What's the secret to marrying into the family? And how can I found a new monarchy from scratch? Only one way to find out! 


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Our intro and outro music is by Commuted. Find him at https://commuted.bandcamp.com/

Our art is by Jennifer Walker. Find her at https://www.jenniferwalker.design/


Sources for this episode:

Books

Harari, Yuval Noah. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Penguin Random House, 2014. 

Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know: How Royalty Works. 

Web

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56201331

https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-51047186

https://www.quora.com/How-does-one-become-royalty-or-start-their-own-royal-family

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-B%C3%A9del_Bokassa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine,_Duchess_of_Cambridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

https://sealandgov.org/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Bedel-Bokassa

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/jean-bedel-bokassa-posthumous-pardon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic#16th%E2%80%9319th_century

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-history-of-micronation-sealand-2017-3

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/a9664508/prince-harry-meghan-markle-relationship/

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