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Hardcore History: Twilight of the Æsir Parts I and II [1][2] were good.
[1] https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-69-twilight-of-the-aesir/
[2] https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-70-twilight-of-the-aesir-ii/
Didn’t know Shin Yun was so wacky and how a lot of the Chinese organ harvesting myths originated from the Falun Gong.
Last year they did a series called The Game on California’s Synanon cult and that was really good too.
Just a warning: they’ve got some pretty edgy humor (and long rambling intros) and it’s not for everybody.
https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/palmer-luckey-inventin... (Palmer Luckey)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-conversation-with-ch... (Charlie Munger)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcWqzZ3I2cY (Jeff Bezos)
These are always interesting
[1] - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-bankman-fried-and-...
The Freakonomics series on airlines was really great, probably my all round favourite this year.
SBF on Odd Lots describing yield farming [1]. For context, this was before the FTX meltdown or any allegations about Alameda using FTX customer funds. Was honestly stunning to hear someone unintentionally explaining their business as a ponzi scheme. [1] - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-bankman-fried-and-...
https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/goals-toolkit-how-to-set...
- Non-human Biologics, UFO Encounters, and Mexico’s Alien Bodies https://overcast.fm/+WO2ETzarQ/ -- a conversation with one of the navy pilots that testified before congress about UAP. crazy stuff.
- Data-Backed Answers to Personal Finance Controversies: https://overcast.fm/+0OUMIFTyg A few interesting tidbits bits like: "Only one and seven retirees ends up running down the principal" and "Average transaction costs are 6% and average appreciation is. 6% so you need to be in a home for 10 years" before you flip.