A Jew and a Nihilist Talk About The Pope
Geopolitical Cousins · Jacob Shapiro & Marko Papic
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Show Notes
After a whirlwind of parenting, flights, and failed schedules, the cousins are back with overreactions and the U.S. dollar’s free fall. They riff on Chinese tech breakthroughs... but Marko's still not buying BYD over a German car. Europe? Left for dead, so maybe it’s time to buy? Jacob freaks out over India-Pakistan tensions, while Marko tries to keep us from launching WWIII. They also touch on Trump’s Nobel dreams, Pope predictions, and why Japan just became the spiciest trade negotiator in the room. Plus: rice diplomacy and NBA despair.
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction and Announcements
(00:51) - Catching Up After a Busy Week
(01:56) - Overreactions Segment Introduction
(03:51) - First Overreaction: US Dollar Decline
(13:19) - Second Overreaction: China's Tech Advancements
(22:55) - Third Overreaction: Europe's Geopolitical Decade
(26:01) - Fourth Overreaction: Trump Administration's Peace Dividend
(31:43) - Discussion on the Vatican and the Pope
(33:15) - Conspiracy Theories and Pope Francis
(34:34) - The Future of the Papacy
(35:52) - Trump as Pope?
(36:55) - The Role of the Vatican
(40:06) - Global Politics and Religion
(41:50) - Canada and Australia Elections
(46:51) - Japan's Trade Stance
(52:29) - India-Pakistan Tensions
(56:04) - Multipolar World Conflicts
(01:03:36) - NBA Playoffs and Predictions