Jack Price-Harbach began writing this just eighteen minutes before the Nobel Committee announced this year’s Peace Prize winners—aware it might be outdated before he even finished. In this episode, he unpacks Donald Trump’s obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize and the irony of a man who fuels division at home while branding himself a peacemaker abroad.

Through sharp commentary and dark humour, Jack reflects on the Gaza ceasefire, Netanyahu’s precarious future, and why genuine peacemakers like María Corina Machado rarely receive the same attention. This episode dissects how the Nobel Peace Prize has shifted from a symbol of sacrifice to a mirror of political performance—and what that says about the age of performative peace.

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