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  • EP.45 STROKE THE CLIT AND REAP PROFITS

    In this episode, the guys start off with a recap of Modern Guilt's recent HGEN coverage as well as touching on the recent cryptocurrency market crash.

    Next, Damon tells the tale of how clit-stroking, orgasmic meditation cults sprung up in America's yuppy heartlands.

    Lastly, Hayden shares the details of how Donald Barr, one of Jeffrey Epstein's former employers wrote a grim sci-fi tale with eery similarities to the criminal sex trafficking activities of Epstein and co.


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    Space Relations- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Relations
    More Space Relations- https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvgpm3/epstein-truthers-are-obsessed-with-a-sci-fi-book-about-child-sex-slavery-written-by-bill-barrs-dad
    Institute of OM website- https://instituteofom.com/what-is-om
    Gweneth Paltrow and masturbation cults cults- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/inside-multi-million-dollarorgasm-cult-endorsed-hollywood/
    Eric Weinstein on Epstein- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJNjH4SP6vw

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    1 hr 1 min
  • EP.44 THE LOUISVILLE LEOPARD'S NEXT MEAL LOOKS LIKE HGEN FT. MIKE McCASKILL

    In this episode, the guys are joined by the veteran stock market trader and GME loot-getter, Mike McCaskill, to discuss Mike's wild ride in the market over the past two decades, and the next big trade target on the Modern Guilt radar, $HGEN.


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    1 hr 20 min
  • EP.43 WEAK GOOCH IN THE POLAR NIGHT

    In this episode, the guys start off by discussing Warren Buffett looking old, Charlie Munger's glass eye, and the divine circle of cuckoldry which dictates capital outcomes. 

    Next, Hayden shares the story of the Russian city Norilsk, the precious metals mined there, and the rise of the Russian oligarchy. 

    Following, the guys talk Crypto, privatised state surveillance, online 'terror' cells, and more.


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    Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-OzwHpM9k
    Norilsk mini doco- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks9E9XQp_2k&feature=emb_title
    Norilsk photo essay- https://meduza.io/en/galleries/2015/04/02/life-in-norilsk
    Loans for shares NYT piece (1996)- https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/28/world/russian-banking-scandal-poses-threat-to-future-of-privatization.html
    More Norilsk- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/03/world/europe/norilsk-arctic.html
    Biden admin privatising surveillance- https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/03/politics/dhs-partner-private-firms-surveil-suspected-domestic-terrorists/index.html

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    1 hr 2 min
  • EP.42 YOU WANT SOME OPIUM WITH THAT UNEMPLOYMENT?

    In this episode, Hayden kicks off by discussing the announcement of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the country's opium trade, and the troubling development legacy left behind by the conflict.


    Next, Damon talks about the rise of the new entrepreneurial subclass of fin-doms, immigrants, and freelancers, who mainstream media portray as indicative of a robust economics rebound.

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    Washington Post on the return to normal process- https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-afghanistan-decision-foreign-policy-process/2021/04/18/e45e3fec-a05d-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html
    Washington Post on Afghani opium- https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-opium-poppy-production/
    Afghani mineral wealth- https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/afghanistans-mineral-resources-are-a-lost-opportunity-and-a-threat/
    More Afghani mineral wealth- https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/resources-were-supposed-to-make-afghanistan-rich/
    Fin-doms in New York Times- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/style/findom-kink.html
    Collapsing labour force- https://seekingalpha.com/article/4419730-collapsing-labor-force-participation-secular-trend#comments
    'Accelerated retirement'- https://www.wsj.com/articles/pandemic-accelerates-retirements-threatening-economic-growth-11616940000
    Wall Street Journal on skill shortages- https://www.wsj.com/articles/economic-growth-is-set-to-surge-hiring-might-not-keep-up-11618738202

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    1 hr 1 min
  • EP.41 BAGHOLDERS ANONYMOUS

    In this episode, the guys start off by discussing the geopolitical tension forming between Russia, the United States, and China, as Russian and Chinese aggression ramps up in their respective spheres of influence.


    Next, Damon broaches the topic addressed by a recent piece from The Atlantic, which decries the prospects of university and college graduates from 2020 and examines the current job market in the US and Australia.

    Lastly, Hayden brings up a 2020 article that covered Amazon and Wholefoods' use of software to monitor the reverse correlation between diversity in their workplaces and the likelihood of unions forming.

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    The Australian Reserve Bank's Policy Failures- https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-central-bank-under-fire-has-the-rba-failed-australians-20210315-p57auu.html
    Russia and Ukraine- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589
    South China Sea- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/9/china-drills-in-disputed-south-china-sea-as-us-bolsters
    2020 Graduates- https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/class-of-2020-graduate-jobs/611917/
    Lack of Jobs- https://theconversation.com/the-problem-isnt-unskilled-graduates-its-a-lack-of-full-time-job-opportunities-90104

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    1 hr 3 min
  • EP.40 THE GOD OF HR BOWS TO NO CULTURE

    In this episode, the guys start off by discussing a recent New York Times article suggesting that the Biden administration oversee the completion of the United States' Southern border wall.


    After this, they begin a discussion on immigration, cultural identity, the relationship between free-market liberalism and culture, Gina Rinehart's new joke book, Trump's attempts to disclose UFO secrets, and more.

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    Finishing the border wall- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/opinion/biden-border-wall.html
    Financial relief for undocumented workers- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/nyregion/covid-relief-undocumented-workers-nyc.html
    Washington Post on UFOs- https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/04/01/we-need-talk-about-ufos-again/
    Gina Rinehart's joke book- https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/billionaire-gina-rinehart-releases-joke-book-in-aid-of-charities/news-story/8df4b726808b372da3be77736067d2cd

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    1 hr 8 min
  • EP.39 HUBRIS IS THE FUEL ROD THAT NEVER DIES

    In this episode, the guys discuss hubris, as Damon starts the episode off by recounting the recent folly of financial manager, BIll Hwang and his $20-billion margin call.


    Following this, the guys talk about the cryptocurrency, Tether, which appears poised to potentially collapse the cryptocurrency market.

    To finish off, Damon tells the tale of Ray Dalio and the conceptual birth of the chicken nugget.

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    Bill Hwang's margin call- https://fortune.com/2021/03/30/archegos-founder-amassing-enormous-hidden-fortune-when-bets-unraveled/
    Tether coin and systemic risk- https://crypto-anonymous-2021.medium.com/the-bit-short-inside-cryptos-doomsday-machine-f8dcf78a64d3


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    1 hr 1 min
  • EP.38 THEY'VE LEFT YOU TO DIE OUT HERE

    In this episode, the guys start off by discussing China's recent move to begin teaching young men 'masculinity' in their school curriculum, the recent Tucker Carlson controversy regarding his views on the US military's special accommodation of women, and the labour implications of the modern feminist movement. 


    Following this, Hayden talks about the strength of China's renewable energy sector, the positive implications this might have on the international community, and the way China's 2060 net-zero emissions target has been covered in Western media.

    Lastly, Damon tells the story of asset management firms in the United States purchasing trailer parks and squeezing increasing profits from them at the expense of their residents.


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    Chinese renewables- https://www.csis.org/east-green-chinas-global-leadership-renewable-energy
    New York Times on China's 2060 target- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/world/asia/china-climate-change.html
    Vox on China- https://www.vox.com/22313871/china-energy-climate-change-five-year-plan-wind-solar-coal-oil-gas
    Chinese masculinity classes- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/ncna1258939
    Trailer park exploitation- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/15/what-happens-when-investment-firms-acquire-trailer-parks

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    1 hr 11 min
  • EP.37 ARE YOU DEPRESSED, OR IS YOUR LIFE JUST REALLY SHITTY?

    In this episode, the guys deviate from the usual show format to have an unscripted, open conversation about mental health in modern society and the ways in which we view and treat it.


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    Skid Row- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcm076fDLck  

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    1 hr
  • EP.36 MOON BASE DEPARTED- GAZING INTO THE EXPANSE FT. ROD ALZMANN
    In this episode, Damon and Hayden are joined for the second time by special guest, Rod Alzmann (https://twitter.com/RodAlzmann).
    In the wake of Rod's extraordinary Gamestop journey and year to date, the guys debrief on the Gamestop madness and look forwards to discuss the economic outlook for the 2020s, attempting to find the even keel between inflation fears and roaring twenties hype.
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    53 min

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