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System Failure
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We live in a time of great change. Familiar systems are crumbling all around us, and the terrifying unknown lies ahead. But your hosts Brian and Nate spread optimism by exploring the secret histories of faith and finance that have delivered us to the most exciting moment in human history.
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Human Symphony
4d ago00:12:05Tap to summarizeIn this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Human Symphony”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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Now Is The Time of Monsters
1w ago01:01:55Tap to summarizeThe boys acknowledge a victory for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed as well as Tucker Carlson starting a new political party, before turning to grim news on the war front. They then pivot to a disturbing report that the US has virtually exhausted its supply of long-range precision missiles. Nate sarcastically compares the doomed Iran campaign to the seashells of the Roman Emperor Caligula. Finally, the lads remark upon Mayor Mamdani’s new pied-à-terre tax on expensive second homes in New York City. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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Newton’s Magic
2w ago00:10:12Tap to summarizeIn this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Newton’s Magic”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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Rise of the DSA
2w ago01:11:22Tap to summarizeThe boys suffer from déjà vu as Trump calls off another strike on Iran. They then dive into the curious case of acupuncture, which has a 96% success rate treating the bizarre alpha-gal virus, which renders its victims allergic to red meat. The lads react to Fauci recent Senate Committee hearing before acknowledging a remarkable new CNN poll showing that one third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists. Finally, Nate presents Brian with a “happy birthday” tribute. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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Faustian Bargain
3w ago00:10:48Tap to summarizeIn this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Faustian Bargain”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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The Book of Enoch
3w ago01:22:10Tap to summarizeThe boys open the program with a discussion of OpenAI models running amok on the internet and the late Lindsay Graham pushing for a war in Iran that has now expanded to include Yemen. Nate then presents the strange tale of Terry Davis, who believed God commanded him to create the Third Temple of Solomon in the form of a computer operating system. Finally, the lads broach the bizarre topics of giants in both the Afghan War and in the Old Testament. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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Plato’s Revenge
4w ago00:11:11Tap to summarizeIn this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Plato’s Revenge”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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Egg Collusion
4w ago01:05:05Tap to summarizeThe boys remark on the arrival of Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters in Maine to spin conspiracies about 9/11 on the Tucker Carlson program. That discussion broadens to include suspicious public events like the Charlie Kirk assassination and the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. The lads then discuss about another year of disastrous rate increases for Obamacare customers, and examine the concept of inflation in the context of the recent collusion between major egg suppliers in the US. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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New World Order
Jul 1600:10:25Tap to summarizeIn this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “New World Order”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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Senate Intrigue
Jul 1301:04:13Tap to summarizeThe boys begin by acknowledging the passing of Senator Lindsay Graham, and the grave illness of another Senator, Mitch McConnell. They guess the implications for Senate, which are further complicated by Graham Platner dropping out of the Maine race. The lads proceed to lament the capture of the Democratic party by the same monied interests as the Republican party: the rent-seeking class. These topics send Nate on a tirade wherein he compares the notion of a wealth tax to old stories of Dust Bowl farmers throwing nooses over barn rafters. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe
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