This episode unpacks the economic and political systems that shape global energy. It explores the dominance of fossil fuels, the creation of the petrodollar, and the influence of oil corporations and cartels on world affairs. It also examines the promise and pitfalls of renewable energy, exposing how even the “green transition” is driven by profit and resource control. The episode highlights global energy inequality, market speculation, and the struggle between sustainability and dependence—revealing that energy, more than any other resource, defines who holds real power in the modern world.

This episode reveals how global education systems have transformed from public goods into multi-trillion-dollar industries. It examines the rising costs of tuition, the student debt crisis, and the privatization of learning through for-profit universities, testing corporations, and online platforms. It also highlights how education inequality is deepening as access becomes tied to wealth, and how knowledge itself is being commodified. The episode ends by calling for education reform—reclaiming learning as a public right, not a private investment.

This episode exposes how housing has shifted from a basic human necessity to a financial asset controlled by investors, corporations, and speculators. It covers rising rents, corporate landlords, gentrification, and short-term rental platforms as forces pushing people out of their homes. The episode argues that homelessness and unaffordable housing are not inevitable—they are the result of treating homes as profit machines instead of places to live. It calls for policies that put people before profit, reclaiming housing as a human right rather than an investment strategy.

This episode exposes how pharmaceutical giants profit from sickness by controlling drug patents, inflating prices, and prioritizing marketing over medical ethics. It explains how taxpayer-funded research is often privatized for corporate gain, and how monopolies prevent access to affordable treatment. Using the opioid crisis as a case study, the episode highlights how profit-driven strategies can lead to mass harm. Ultimately, it argues that healthcare has become a business first and a service second—and questions whether life-saving medicine should belong in the hands of private corporations.

This episode explores the global food system and reveals how it is dominated by a handful of powerful corporations. It explains how seed companies, grain traders, meat processors, and retail giants concentrate control from farm to table, leaving farmers dependent and consumers with limited choices.The episode highlights the paradox of abundance: the world produces enough food for everyone, yet millions go hungry. Hunger persists not because of scarcity, but because distribution is based on profit, not need. Meanwhile, small farmers face crushing debt, climate change, and unfair competition from subsidized imports, while consumers pay the hidden costs of cheap food—exploited labor, environmental destruction, and rising health problems.It also shows how food functions as a geopolitical tool, with trade deals and subsidies favoring wealthy nations and agribusiness over local farmers. Yet resistance is growing, from food sovereignty movements and farmer cooperatives to innovations like urban farming and regenerative agriculture.The episode concludes that food is not just about nourishment—it is power. Controlling food means controlling life, and the future depends on building systems that are fair, sustainable, and just.

This episode exposes how a handful of corporations control global media and influence public opinion. It explains how profit motives shape storytelling, how advertisers act as silent censors, and how digital platforms amplify manipulation through algorithms. The episode also highlights the political role of media empires and the dangers of narrative control. In the end, it reveals media not as a neutral observer—but as a central player in maintaining economic power and inequality.

This episode examines how the military-industrial complex turns war into one of the world’s most profitable businesses. It explores the self-reinforcing cycle of amplified threats, rising budgets, corporate lobbying, and global arms exports. It highlights the role of technology, the social costs of militarization, and the way defense spending crowds out investments in human needs. Ultimately, it shows how the pursuit of profit through war undermines peace, democracy, and global stability.

This episode examines how climate change is not only an environmental crisis but an economic one. It reveals how fossil fuels and hidden costs drive global warming, how poorer nations and marginalized groups pay the highest price, and how “green growth” is often more about marketing than real change. The episode critiques carbon pricing, fossil fuel subsidies, and failed climate finance, while also highlighting the potential of renewable energy and just transitions. Ultimately, it frames climate change as the greatest test of whether we can build an economy that values survival over profit.

This episode explores how automation, AI, and the gig economy are transforming labor worldwide. It explains how machines are replacing not only manual jobs but also professional roles, while gig work offers flexibility at the cost of rights and stability. The episode highlights who benefits—corporations, investors, consumers—and who suffers: workers facing precarity and inequality. It also discusses global impacts, the psychological toll, and possible futures, including universal basic income, stronger labor protections, and taxing automation. Ultimately, it frames the future of work as a choice—not a destiny.

This episode explores how tax havens and offshore finance allow corporations, billionaires, and criminals to hide trillions of dollars beyond the reach of taxation. It explains the mechanics of shell companies, trusts, and transfer pricing, and highlights leaks like the Panama Papers that exposed the hidden world. The episode shows how tax havens fuel inequality, deprive societies of essential revenue, and undermine democracy. It concludes by questioning whether global reforms are enough—or whether the system is too entrenched to change.

This episode explores the hidden influence of central banks, the institutions that control money itself. It explains how they create money, set interest rates, and shape global markets—often without democratic oversight. Using examples like the 2008 financial crisis and the Eurozone debt crisis, the episode shows how central banks save systems while reinforcing inequality. It also discusses their global impact, the debate over inflation, and the future of digital currencies. Ultimately, it reveals central banks as some of the most powerful—and least understood—players in the global economy.

This episode reveals how personal data has become the most valuable resource in the modern economy. It explains what information is collected, how it’s monetized through advertising, prediction, and data sales, and the hidden corporate and government infrastructure behind it. The episode exposes the illusion of consent, the risks to privacy and democracy, and the societal costs of a system where individuals are the product. It ends by calling for stronger protections, transparency, and public ownership of personal data.

This episode reveals how lobbying enables corporations and the wealthy to shape laws and policies in their favor. It explores the scale of the lobbying industry, the revolving door between public office and private interests, and how legislation is often written by those it’s meant to regulate. The episode shows how lobbying blocks reforms, silences public voices, and undermines democracy—while offering ideas for reform and resistance.

This episode challenges the popular belief that success is solely based on merit and hard work. It reveals how wealth, privilege, and systemic barriers shape economic outcomes far more than individual effort. From education to employment, the episode exposes how opportunities are distributed unequally, and how the myth of meritocracy is used to justify inequality, blame the poor, and mask structural injustice. It calls for a more honest, inclusive understanding of success—one that values fairness over fantasy.

This episode exposes how modern tax systems, while marketed as fair, are structured to benefit the wealthy. It explains the difference between income and wealth, and how capital gains, loopholes, offshore havens, and corporate subsidies allow the rich to avoid taxes legally. Meanwhile, the burden falls on workers and public services suffer. The episode also critiques the political and psychological strategies used to maintain this imbalance—and offers realistic solutions to reclaim fairness.

This episode exposes how modern tax systems, while marketed as fair, are structured to benefit the wealthy. It explains the difference between income and wealth, and how capital gains, loopholes, offshore havens, and corporate subsidies allow the rich to avoid taxes legally. Meanwhile, the burden falls on workers and public services suffer. The episode also critiques the political and psychological strategies used to maintain this imbalance—and offers realistic solutions to reclaim fairness.

This episode explores how media shapes public understanding of the economy, often protecting the interests of the powerful. It reveals how media ownership, advertising influence, biased language, and distraction tactics work to suppress meaningful conversations about inequality, labor, and corporate abuse. It also examines the challenges independent voices face in breaking through these narratives. Ultimately, it shows that controlling economic stories is a form of power—and reclaiming those stories is the first step toward change.

This episode highlights the billions of workers who fuel the global economy—yet remain underpaid, overworked, and largely invisible. It explores labor exploitation across supply chains, the gig economy trap, migrant labor, and union suppression. Special attention is given to how gender and nationality shape labor inequality. Despite widespread abuse, the episode also spotlights global labor resistance and reminds listeners that the fight for economic justice begins with empowering workers.

his episode explores how governments often act not as regulators of corporate power but as enablers. It unpacks the "revolving door" between public office and private industry, deregulation disguised as reform, corporate subsidies that favor the rich, and the harmful consequences of privatizing public services. The episode also exposes how international trade deals and debt policies empower corporations while weakening sovereign states. Ultimately, it challenges listeners to ask: Who does the government really serve—and what can be done to reclaim public power?

This episode explores how corporations manipulate markets to maintain dominance and maximize profits. It covers tactics like price control, where companies set high prices in monopolistic markets or use predatory pricing to crush smaller competitors. It also examines supply chain control, where giants like Monsanto and TSMC leverage their dominance to limit competitors' access to critical resources. In financial markets, strategies like spoofing, pump-and-dump schemes, and high-frequency trading are used to exploit price movements. The episode also highlights how corporations influence public perception through media control and lobbying, shaping both markets and regulations in their favor. By revealing these hidden tactics, the episode exposes the darker side of modern capitalism and sets the stage for understanding the government’s role in enabling these practices.