On this week's show... Aiden hits record, DougDoug makes a list, and Atrioc reads a card.

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Episode: 044

Recorded on: January 6th, 2026

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0:00 Intro

1:32 The Venezuela Situation

4:21 Iraq Comparison

11:44 American Interventionism

14:00 Aiden Interviewed 3 Venezuelans

31:20 Corruption in Venezuela

38:20 What happens next?

42:03 Greenland is a big deal

46:43 Aiden's Investments in 2026

48:25 China Predictions

50:28 The Ai Bubble

55:01 Is Meta Cooked?

1:04:03 Russia and Ukraine

1:12:46 Taylor Swift

1:13:43 Self Driving Cars

1:24:55 Advances in Renewables

1:30:58 Faker Wins Worlds 2026

1:32:03 Outro

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On this week's show... Atrioc loves confetti, Aiden makes a discovery, and DougDoug watches a movie.

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Episode: 043

Recorded on: December 20th, 2025

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Segments

0:00 Intro

1:45 Doug talks about quitting YouTube

6:30 The X out of 10 marker

18:52 Motivation

34:39 Have our opinions changed this year?

44:02 Doug's takeaways for 2025

1:02:23 Price of Peace and Abundance

1:10:19 Money and Power

1:20:05 Epstein Files Release

1:25:41 Game Studios using AI

1:35:33 Thanks for a great 2025!

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On this week's show... Aiden tries to go swimming, Atrioc checks in on England, and DougDoug gets Connor in trouble.

Ft. Chris @AbroadinJapan and Connor @CDawgVA

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Episode: 042

Recorded on: November 14th, 2025 (in Japan)

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Segments

0:00 Intro

2:55 Chris Abroad

6:27 Opening a bar

11:23 Odd business customs in Japan

19:54 Renting as a Citizen vs Not

24:12 Foreigners, Streamers, and Tourism in Japan

38:11 A certain way of doing things

42:30 Is the UK cooked?

45:57 Shaping opinions - Twitter vs YouTube

53:27 Commuter-bait content

58:54 Connor moving to Japan

1:10:51 Chris’ Businesses

1:18:25 Video Games Are Ruining Connor’s life

1:28:06 The Ham Analogy

1:30:33 Changes to Japanese Work Culture

1:37:40 Connor pulls the rug on Aiden

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On this week's show... Atrioc buys a car, Aiden sells some water, and DougDoug stares at his phone.

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Episode: 041

Recorded on: December 9th, 2025

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Segments

0:00 Intro

2:00 The Ford Edsel

9:58 Edsel Discussion

14:38 Google Glass

28:59 Google Glass Discussion

34:49 Quibi

40:36 Quibi Discussion

49:25 Microsoft Kin

55:18 Juicero

1:02:43 Ouya

1:08:52 Nintendo Virtual Boy

1:13:40 Google Stadia

1:24:29 Coors Water

1:27:22 Remember NFTs

1:31:05 Pets.com

1:32:25 So what are we buying?

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On this week's show... DougDoug listens to a country song, Aiden talks to Uber drivers, and Brandon goes fishing.

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Episode: 040

Recorded on: December 2nd, 2025

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Segments

0:00 Intro

1:23 AI Music Nearly Doubles Spotify's Library

18:17 Current and Future Uses of AI in Music

30:56 Small win for gig work

39:38 How Uber and Gig work has changed

45:03 Whatnot and Live Stream Shopping

47:35 Tuna Bonds in Mozambique

58:12 Serbia Protests

1:11:31 X402 Protocol might be good?

1:28:50K-pop demon hunters

1:33:55 Outro

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On this week's show... DougDoug reads an email, TV, Atrioc points at a chart, and Aiden issues a royal decree.

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Episode: 039

Recorded on: November 25th, 2025

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On this week's Japan episode... Aiden learns about more conspiracy theories, DougDoug learns about the playbook for dealing with Trump, and Atrioc learns about Japan China relations.

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Episode: 038

Recorded on: November 15th, 2025

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Segments

0:00 Intro

1:17 Coming to Japan

5:53 What people are talking about

8:30 Protecting Taiwan

11:52 Japan's Political Landscape

16:11 Immigration

31:42 The LDP

35:03 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

42:22 Price of Rice

45:42 The Northern Territories

52:22 Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi

55:02 Japan and Trump

1:00:02 Political Views about WWII

1:17:19 America, Japan, China Relations

1:31:22 Japan's Conspiracy Theories

1:38:07 One Common Misunderstanding

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On this week's show... Atrioc talks shutdown, Aiden finds an infinite money glitch, and DougDoug may have found the world's biggest gambler.

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Episode: 037

Recorded on: November 11th, 2025 (in Japan)

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Segments

0:00 Intro

3:45 Shutdown Watch

18:28 Traveling as Americans

21:17 SoftBank

32:47 The Vision Fund 2015

45:53 $500 Billion Investment - Stargate

1:01:30 Yen Carry Trade

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On this week's show... Aiden asks about Canada, Atrioc watches 60 Minutes, and DougDoug isn't here....so we talked to Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, instead.

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Episode: 036

Recorded on: October 4th, 2025

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Segments

0:00 Intro

1:55 Shutdown Watch

11:30 SNAP

24:01 China Tariffs

28:20 New York Elections / Zohran Mamdani

40:09 California's Prop 50 vote

41:17 Quince Promo

43:28 Air Traffic Controllers

46:05 Interview with President of Shopify

1:27:21 Post Interview discussion

1:38:12 Outro

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On this week's show... Doug is navigator, Atrioc is captain, and Aiden is dog tired.

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Episode: 035

Recorded on: October 28th, 2025

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Segments

0:00 GenZ Protests

22:37 Shutdown Watch

34:03 China's Trump Card

47:05 Europe's problem

51:24 Trump and Xi's meeting

1:03:05 Poverty Rate Decline

1:13:08 Poland's Recent Growth

1:26:41 A quick note on last week

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