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A Legendary Investor on How to Prevent America?s Coming ?Heart Attack?
A stalemated war. Fractured alliances. A rival waiting in the wings. It feels to me that we?re having an ?end of the American empire? moment. My guest this week, Ray Dalio, is an unlikely prophet of doom ? the billionaire Bridgewater investor conquered Wall Street by studying history and mastering global trends. He foresaw the 2008 financial crisis,and these days he?s warning that the U.S. is repeating the patterns that ended great empires of the past.
0:00 - Intro 01:24 - The rise and fall of empires through big cycles 08:35 - Geopolitical tensions: China, Iran and the Suez Canal 14:27 - Fiat currency or gold? 24:19 - America?s coming ?heart attack? 30:37 - Acts of nature, A.I. and technology 43:37 - ?Could we have a Japanese future??(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)
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Why Are We Still Driving?
Self-driving cars are here. But what kind of future will they bring: safe roads and extra time or dystopian traffic jams? My guest this week is Andrew Miller, who writes about self-driving cars and transportation policy. I love the open road, so I press him on what?s lost when we give away driving to the robots.
0:00 - Intro 01:27 - The sales pitch for Waymo, Tesla, and Zoox 12:24 - How autonomous are autonomous cars? 20:14 - Liability: Who is responsible for an accident? 31:56 - Political obstacles: Spying, data, labor 38:53 - 20:35: The good and bad scenarios 48:25 - Are we losing the ?romance of the road??(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)
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A Bitcoin Evangelist Tries to Convert Me
One question has haunted my investment strategy for years: What is cryptocurrency actually for? It feels as though the vibes are constantly shifting ? one day it?s the dollar?s successor, and the next it?s little more than a meme. My guest this week is bitcoin evangelist Anthony Pompliano, the chief executive of ProCap Financial. We get into whether crypto is a bet against the American empire and whether its volatility is actually a strength.
0:00 - Intro 01:27 - Physical to digital: The evolution of financial assets 05:00 - The wealth inequality gap 09:58 - The global adoption of crypto 14:51 - Bitcoin vs. Ethereum 20:26 - Why "stability" is a financial lie 29:30 - A ?digital savings account? 41:57 - The role of Bitcoin in political dynamics 56:05 - ?A bet against America?(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)
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Introducing ?Interesting Times?
There?s a saying that comes to mind these days: May you live in interesting times. It?s understood to be a curse, even though it sounds like a blessing.
?Interesting Times With Ross Douthat? is a new weekly podcast from New York Times Opinion. Every Thursday, he will map the new world order through interviews and conversations. Answering questions like: What does our new political era really look like? What is the future of democracy around the world, with American empire in retreat? What happens to movies and books ? all of culture ? in our digital and A.I.-dominated age?
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