It’s week two of the Spring Fund, Friend and Hell Raiser (become a yearly member by 4/30/26 and get an exclusive UNFTR hat)!

Max and 99 dive into the Iran crisis, breaking down the impossible logistics of war and the absurdity of competing peace plans. They hit headlines on the MAHA pipeline, record military spending, and crypto-backed mortgages, tackle listener emails on rallies and wealth concentration, then rank their Top 5 podcasts that radicalized them. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:08

Headlines: 00:21:32

Emails: 00:47:24

Top 5: 01:13:17

Beyond the Bullshit: 01:24:12

Memberships: 01:35:38

Outro: 01:37:12

Resources

Polygraph: Trump proposes largest military budget ever

The Kinks: Apeman

New York Times: You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories

The New Yorker: Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

Wall Street Journal: The Decadelong Feud Shaping the Future of AI

New York Times: My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery

CNBC: Fannie Mae accepts first crypto-backed mortgage product

Mon Rovîa: Heavy Foot

UNFTR Resources

Episode: Housing in America.

Become a Member.

UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables.

Book Love

Abdul El-Sayed + Micah Johnson: Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide

Top 5

Conspirituality

The Dream

Last Podcast on the Left

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

Intercepted

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