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#1799 The US and China Are Fighting Over Taiwan, Semiconductors, and Africa's Minerals

Air Date: 6/10/2026 Today we explore how Taiwan's own people are stuck between the US and China. Fewer and fewer of them want to rejoin China but their faith in America is sinking just as fast as Trump treats them as a bargaining chip. Their own leaders are split on how to respon ... Show more

. 3h 2min

#1798 FIFA Sportswashing Fascism: The World Cup from Mussolini to Trump

Air Date: 6–5-2026 Today we explore sportswashing past and present, from fascist dictators who first weaponized the World Cup to FIFA's modern extractivism model of corrupt capitalism, and why workers, unions, and fans are now organizing to reclaim the game from those profiting o ... Show more

. 2h 53min

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