Chatter #350 – Matt Kennard: The US Empire Declassified – CIA, Censorship, and Foreign Wars

Matt Kennard is an investigative journalist and author renowned for his incisive reporting on global power structures. His career spans several influential years, predominantly during his tenure at the Financial Times, where his assignments took him across the United States—New York and Washington, D.C.—and around the globe, including Haiti, Bolivia, Turkey, and Palestine. Through his…

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Chatter #340 – Zachary Elwood on Polarisation: Is Hypocrisy Killing Democracy?

Zachary Elwood believes that polarisation and anger in politics is one of the most damaging things for the future of democracy. In this captivating discussion, we explore the role of social media in amplifying divisions, how Donald Trump’s candidacy impacted the political landscape, and the media’s significant influence on polarization dynamics. Polarisation has been on…

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Chatter #337 – Liz Webster: British Farmers Are Under Attack (Is Brexit Is To Blame?)

Liz Webster is head of Save British Farming, a campaign group advocating for farmers in Britain. Since Brexit, farmers in Britain have been under increasing financial and regulatory pressure. The government, who sold a vision of British farming being supported post-Brexit to bolster and expand their output have abandoned the farmers, undermining our food security…

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Chatter #336 – Butcher of Wall Street: SEC Charges Citadel For Marking Shorts As Long

Marcel Kalinovic, the Butcher of Wall Street, is back on the show to discuss the SEC charging Citadel for marking shorts as longs and has fined them $7 million. We also talked about the AMC dividend, the border crisis in America, and the US election! https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-192 “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges…

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