Remember 2016? The year we all agree was the last “good” year—cute filters, chokers, and selective amnesia. In this episode we unpack why nostalgia picks the aesthetics and erases the politics, from Beyoncé and lip kits to the tragedies and upheavals beneath the selfies. Tune in for sharp, salty takes on pop culture, memory, and why #2016 nostalgia won’t save the present—listen now. Keywords: 2016 nostalgia, pop culture, politics.

"They call it 'fair trade.' We call it legalized extraction." Dive into the EU‑Mercosur mega‑deal and how a pact billed as partnership really opens a hemisphere to corporate appetite. We break down who wins, who pays, and the environmental and social costs of tariff cuts and quota deals—investigative, urgent, uncompromising. Listen for the full analysis and the questions nobody in Brussels is asking. Keywords: EU‑Mercosur, trade deal, free trade, climate justice.

Eleven people. One silent turboprop. We trace the disappearance of an ATR 42‑500 over South Sulawesi, the 400‑person search in storm conditions, and what routine institutional responses reveal about how we handle preventable loss. Somber reporting on aviation, accountability, and the limits of surveillance—follow for updates and the human stories behind the headlines. Keywords: aviation, missing plane, South Sulawesi, search and rescue.

Is Minneapolis a test run for an authoritarian playbook? After the death of Renee Good and a surge of federal agents, we unpack threats to local control, the looming invocation of the Insurrection Act, and what this means for civil liberties. A hard‑hitting episode on federal force, accountability, and the slow erosion of legal norms—listen now for on‑the‑ground analysis and what’s at stake. Keywords: Minneapolis, federal agents, Insurrection Act, civil liberties.