May 132026
The Beijing Summit's Reversed Leverage
The episode treats Donald Trump's Beijing visit as a negotiation whose balance changed before it began.
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May 122026
Putin's Closed Door to Europe—and His Remaining Channel to Washington
The episode opens with a claim about an unusually direct act of deterrence before the Victory Day celebrations.
May 112026
After Starmer: The Blairite Plan for Succession Without a Change of Course
The episode begins from a political setback rather than a confirmed leadership contest.
May 102026
The Three Battlefields Test More Than Just Weapons
Alexander Mercouris originally wanted to compare two wars: the intense, policy-driven conflict between the United States and Iran, and Russia's slow, systematic advance in Ukraine.
May 102026
The Next Step in Drone Warfare Is Not Just Making More Drones
Drones have already changed the battlefield, but the point Stanislav Krapivnik raises on the show is not about numbers.
Apr 142026
Why Is Ferrari So Valuable? It Sells a System of Desire
Ferrari's value comes from a reinforcing loop, not from sports success alone. When Luca di Montezemolo returned in 1991 he cut production from about 4,500 cars to 2,300, restored product quality and customer care, and rebuilt racing—binding scarce road cars, Formula 1, and mythology into one system that sustains desire and pricing power.
Apr 142026
Why Ferrari Had to Make Fewer Cars Before It Could Grow
When Luca di Montezemolo returned to Ferrari in 1991, the obvious response to weak sales would have been to find more buyers. He did the opposite.
Mar 52026
How Formula 1 Turned Racing Into a Global Sports-Media Business
Formula 1 is not only a racing championship. The episode presents it as three competitions at once—drivers, engineering organizations, and the coordination among teams, promoters, regulators, and media-rights buyers—and traces how a fragmented, dangerous series became a global sports-media business.
Jan 272026
Why Are NFL Teams So Valuable? The Product Is Competitive Uncertainty
The NFL's value did not come from letting its best teams dominate. Predictable games emptied stadiums, so the league adopted reverse-order drafting, schedule design, and shared gate revenue to keep any team able to beat any other. Competitive uncertainty, sold collectively, became the product that made small-town teams valuable.
Oct 62025
How did Google create modern AI - and can it still win the AI era?
The transformer, the TPU, and DeepMind were all Google's - yet ChatGPT was built by people who left with the ideas. This episode's history explains how Google invented modern AI, why it let the value leak, and whether founder control plus a full-stack position - model, chip, cloud, distribution - can win the AI era back.
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