This episode exposes how modern tax systems, while marketed as fair, are structured to benefit the wealthy. It explains the difference between income and wealth, and how capital gains, loopholes, offshore havens, and corporate subsidies allow the rich to avoid taxes legally. Meanwhile, the burden falls on workers and public services suffer. The episode also critiques the political and psychological strategies used to maintain this imbalance—and offers realistic solutions to reclaim fairness.

This episode explores how media shapes public understanding of the economy, often protecting the interests of the powerful. It reveals how media ownership, advertising influence, biased language, and distraction tactics work to suppress meaningful conversations about inequality, labor, and corporate abuse. It also examines the challenges independent voices face in breaking through these narratives. Ultimately, it shows that controlling economic stories is a form of power—and reclaiming those stories is the first step toward change.

This episode highlights the billions of workers who fuel the global economy—yet remain underpaid, overworked, and largely invisible. It explores labor exploitation across supply chains, the gig economy trap, migrant labor, and union suppression. Special attention is given to how gender and nationality shape labor inequality. Despite widespread abuse, the episode also spotlights global labor resistance and reminds listeners that the fight for economic justice begins with empowering workers.

his episode explores how governments often act not as regulators of corporate power but as enablers. It unpacks the "revolving door" between public office and private industry, deregulation disguised as reform, corporate subsidies that favor the rich, and the harmful consequences of privatizing public services. The episode also exposes how international trade deals and debt policies empower corporations while weakening sovereign states. Ultimately, it challenges listeners to ask: Who does the government really serve—and what can be done to reclaim public power?

This episode explores how corporations manipulate markets to maintain dominance and maximize profits. It covers tactics like price control, where companies set high prices in monopolistic markets or use predatory pricing to crush smaller competitors. It also examines supply chain control, where giants like Monsanto and TSMC leverage their dominance to limit competitors' access to critical resources.

In financial markets, strategies like spoofing, pump-and-dump schemes, and high-frequency trading are used to exploit price movements. The episode also highlights how corporations influence public perception through media control and lobbying, shaping both markets and regulations in their favor.

By revealing these hidden tactics, the episode exposes the darker side of modern capitalism and sets the stage for understanding the government’s role in enabling these practices.

In this episode, we dive into the world of corporate giants—massive companies that dominate global markets and shape the economy. These companies, such as Apple, Amazon, and ExxonMobil, hold immense power over industries, societies, and governments. The episode explains how they grew through consolidation, mergers, and eliminating competition, creating monopolies or oligopolies that harm consumers by raising prices and reducing choices.

We also explore the influence of lobbying and political connections, where corporations use their wealth to shape government policies in their favor, often at the expense of the public. Additionally, the episode discusses how multinational companies exploit global supply chains, taking advantage of cheap labor and weak regulations in developing countries, while avoiding taxes through offshore havens.

The episode reveals the far-reaching impact of these corporate giants on the economy, workers, and consumers, setting the stage for future discussions on how to address these systemic imbalances.

This episode breaks down how the economy is supposed to work, laying the foundation for understanding how it’s manipulated. We explore core concepts like supply and demand, labor markets, financial systems, and the role of consumers, businesses, governments, and central banks.

Listeners learn how each part of the system—wages, prices, interest rates, trade—interacts, and how in theory it should balance out for the good of all. But in practice, powerful interests often bend the rules in their favor.

By demystifying how the economy functions, this episode sets the stage for deeper dives into how corporations and governments exploit these mechanics in future episodes.

The economy often seems like an unpredictable force, but behind every major market movement, there are powerful players pulling the strings. This episode uncovers how corporations, governments, and financial elites manipulate economic systems for their own gain while ordinary people bear the consequences.

We explore real-world examples like the 2008 financial crisis, where reckless banking practices led to a global collapse, yet the institutions responsible were bailed out while millions lost their jobs and homes. We examine financial engineering, policy control, and media influence as tools used by the elite to maintain their dominance.

But is the public truly powerless? History shows that shifts in economic power are possible. By understanding these hidden forces, we can begin to challenge and reshape the system. The curtain has been lifted—welcome to the real economy.