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Episode 433 – CBDCs: Beyond the Basics

Episode 433 – CBDCs: Beyond the Basics

We all know that central bank digital currencies are bad news. But do you know the difference between retail and wholesale CBDCs? And do you know why the American Bankers Association is against the implementation of retail or intermediated CBDCs? Today James takes you...

How Palantir Conquered the World

Imagine a company that knows everything about everyone. A company that is equally at ease helping banks identify fraud as it is helping intelligence agencies track down enemies of the state. A company that can combine pictures of you with your cell phone location...

Wikispooks and LittleSis – #SolutionsWatch

Wikispooks and LittleSis – #SolutionsWatch

If only there were some handy-dandy websites for finding out more information about the people and organizations we see mentioned in the news. Oh wait, there are! Join James for today's edition of #SolutionsWatch as he guides you through an exploration of Peter Thiel...

Episode 428 – Torturing the Truth

Episode 428 – Torturing the Truth

We all know that torture is bad, but are we really aware of how much of the narrative of the past two decades was constructed on torture testimony? Do we know the CIA contractors who developed the torture program or the steps that the intelligence agencies took to...

The Story of the Century Just Broke (And No One Noticed)

If you're a good, credulous consumer of the lamestream media, you likely take it as a given that Russian hackers present the greatest danger to the human species in the history of our planet. Or is that Chinese hackers? Or maybe North Koreans? Meh, whatever. Details,...