Only a handful of Disney employees actually walked out of work to protest the company’s lack of additional activism against Florida. Are the least productive employees the most politically active at work? Why Disney has no talent and what to look for economically as the Ukraine war progresses.

Mark and Christian explore the source of wokism in companies, especially the human resources, public relations, and marketing departments. Does management really have to listen to them? Do Twitter mobs matter? Should you keep employees who want to bring their activism to work?

They also discuss Disney’s wimpy CEO being instructed by his workers to take on Florida’s elected governor and legislature, the difference between dealing with ad departments in America and Asia, and how much you could profit by matching Nancy Pelosi’s “well-informed” investing strategy.

Mark and Christian discuss energy opportunities and possible work-arounds that Russia is likely to use to circumvent sanctions. Which regions benefit and how is China likely to act as the crisis progresses? Biden sends a plane load of squishes to Taiwan to reassure the government. Gold is better than crypto.

Mark and Christian question Eileen Gu’s unpatriotic mantra, "When I’m in the U.S., I’m American, but when I’m in China, I’m Chinese,” as well as an article by Ashley Wong in the New York Times cheering the freestyle skiing gold medalist and suggesting those who disagree are racist. Also discussed is why many Asian-Americans have associated with Democrats despite cultural differences and whether that is changing.

Inflation got worse in January, spooking markets and lowering Joe Biden’s poll numbers further. What are the political and business impacts? Mark and Christian ponder the very limited future of print. "Indonesia’s Donald Trump” goes long on coal and Rio Tinto continues to impress. America’s Donald Trump-led "Truth Social," a project of DWAC, incurs a delay and takes a dive. The olympics aren’t just bad for China, but are particularly bad for NBC. Can they recover?

Can CNN recover now that disastrous Zucker is out, and why the double standard for his paramour? Mark and Christian speculate on the future of CNN under Discovery ownership. Also, will Spotify support Joe Rogan against the cancelistas and was Rogan smart to apologize? They discuss the decision by ABC News to suspend Whoopi Goldberg, why The View is even under the news division, and whether Rachel Maddow’s break from MSNBC is permanent. Equities discussed: DISCA, SPOT, VIAC, DIS, NWSA, AMZN, NYT.

Mark interviews Christian from Singapore, where a common question was whether the USA will defend Taiwan. They discussed who is winning and losing in the region, where the price of oil and gold are headed, and the looming disasters of the Olympics and NBC's coverage.

The Wall Street Journal pretends it hasn't gone woke, but doesn't fool readers. Goldman sparks a selloff in equities and it may be only the beginning. Why did Donald Trump agree to a predictably disastrous interview with leftwing NPR? Russia funds are off on the crisis with Ukraine, but may be poised to bounce back.

NYT buys The Athletic for $550 million, but sports fans might not go for woke sports commentary from an even more woke media property. Is NYT still a buy? Mark and Christian have fun redefining ESG investing. ARKK takes a dive but Rio Tinto looks better and better. Is Tesla in China’s Xinjiang region or CBC in Canada closer to communism?

Intel committed an act of decency regarding slave labor in China, but promptly retracted its statement and apologized to Beijing. Are U.S. companies overestimating China’s economic potential? Spiderman rakes in over $1 billion without the Chinese market, and Indonesian coal miner Adaro goes “green” by building a huge aluminum smelter. WaPo boss Bezos gets filmed canoodling. Is the Russian economy a “buy”?