Today's episode dissects the escalating risks in the Middle East, where a calculated standoff with Iran threatens to trigger a global recession. We also explore whether the AI boom is a genuine revolution or a bubble built on critical infrastructure gaps, and analyze how the Supreme Court's recent decisions are subtly reshaping the foundations of voting rights and institutional power.

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0:00 - Introduction
1:12 - Geopolitical Risks: Middle East Conflict & Global Recession
10:46 - The AI Boom: Infrastructure, Investment & Bubbles?
16:55 - Supreme Court Decisions: Voting Rights & Institutional Power
22:00 - Conclusion

Referenced sources:
Hitting the Buffers The 1873 railway bust that broke one of America's greatest financiers (Behind the Money)
'Lengthy' Hormuz Blockade, US-China Tensions Build, Holland's Wealth Tax (Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition)
Instant Reaction Supreme Court Curbs Use of Race in Drawing Voting Districts (Bloomberg Intelligence)
GM Warns 'Across the Board' Inflation to Put a Damper on Profit (Bloomberg Intelligence)
Fed Decision and Price Pressures (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Single Best Idea with Tom Keene Robert Kaplan & Eddie Fishman (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Bloomberg Surveillance TV April 28th, 2026 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
US Economic Signals and the Latest on Iran Negotiations (Bloomberg Surveillance)
How Warsh Could Shape Fed Policy (Exchanges)
Global Data Pod Research Rap Inflation monitor Headline surges, core moderates (Global Data Pod)
John and Patrick Collison on Stripe's Growth, Agent Commerce, and the Future of Software (The a16z Show)
AI's Next Big Leap (Thoughts on the Market)
IL48 The Misunderstood Economics of Africa ft. Joe Studwell (Top Traders Unplugged)
UBS On-Air Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'UAE cashes out of OPEC' (UBS On-Air: Market Moves)
Gloom and boom (Unhedged)

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