June 24, 2025

John Perkins | USAID, Economic Hit Men, Iran, & The China Model

1 hour 27 minutes

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About Today’s Guest: As Chief Economist at a major consulting firm, John Perkins was advisor to the World Bank, UN, IMF, Fortune 500 corporations, and government and business leaders in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States.

Before that, he apprenticed with shamans when he lived in the Amazon rainforest from 1968 to 1971 and has since studied with shamans from many different cultures. His eleven books on economics, shamanism, and transformation include the Confessions of an Economic Hit Man trilogy, Shapeshifting, The World Is as You Dream It, and Touching the Jaguar. They have been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 70 weeks, sold millions of copies, and are published in at least 38 languages. His latest book is a novel titled Message From Pleiades.

He now also facilitates guided tours into these locations as well.

Get more info about all of these things at: JohnPerkins.org

Chapters

05:21 The Four Pillars of Economic Manipulation

08:09 China’s Rise and the New Economic Hitmen

17:00 Blackmail and Coercion in Politics

23:00 The Amazon Experience and Shamanism

01:06:13 Visions and Transformations: The Ayahuasca Experience

01:11:40 Miracles of Healing: Indigenous Medicine vs. Western Medicine

01:20:02 Corporate Secrets: The Legacy of Charles T. Maine

01:29:16 Shamanism and Healing: Perspectives on Life and Death

01:46:21 A New Economy: Shifting from Death to Life

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