Talking About the Historical Global Trauma with Mathew Crawford

On Rounding the Earth podcast.

Mar 13, 2023

This is a quick note to share two interviews I did on Mathew Crawford’s podcast, Rounding the Earth.

One is from forever ago. I had planned to write an in-depth article to go along with it but then many things happened and I never wrote one—but it was a very good interview, not to a small degree thanks to the participation of my favorite “COVID Russia” correspondent, Riley. Very carefully, the four of us circumvented various geopolitical potholes and kept our focus on the love.

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RTE Roundtable Talk #4: What is Russia?

"It was the most existentially meandering podcast…very very Russian. Very appropriate." -Tessa Lena I'm a little late getting yesterday's Roundtable Talk out. I've been recovering from a back injury, and thankfully the pain has subsided faster than I would have expected. But I'm still staying away from long sits at the desk, spending more time stretching…

3 years ago · 71 likes · 19 comments · Mathew Crawford

And then the other one is from this morning.

And, since I’m talking about Mathew, whom I like and strongly support in in his quest for the correct DMED numbers, here’s his take on the “banking crisis.” We touched upon the banking mess briefly in this morning’s conversation—but focused on how to keep calm and turn this wild ride into an adventure, with honesty, love, resilience, and a sincere prayer.

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Why Would Silicon Valley be Ground Zero for Banking Centralization? Part 2

Check here for other articles on the Monetary Wars. As of this writing, HSBC has just taken over the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Hunt wrote on Twitter at 7am: “This morning, the government and the Bank of England facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC…

2 years ago · 148 likes · 69 comments · Mathew Crawford

Also, I would like to recommend a book that looks at the time period leading up to the Great Depression. It is very useful if you want to understand today.

The Lords of Creation: The History of America’s 1 Percent by Frederick Lewis Allen

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