System Failure

After checking on Brian in his new digs in Rhode Island, the boys react to the President’s disappointing address to the nation to update us on the Iran War. They fear that Trump is caught in a classic escalation trap. Nate bemusedly recalls that Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal owned Planet Hollywood when he waited tables there, which leads to the lads to note that while Iran may be losing the air war, they are winning on economic and memetic fronts. Finally, the boys discuss some shocking new headwinds that may finally burst the AI bubble. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Witchcraft”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

After being up late the night before to see Dave Smith, the boys speculate on the recent rate of decline in peanut allergies. Then, the discussion shifts to the blackout in Cuba and the possibility of a financial meltdown in private credit or in the AI sector. Finally, Nate makes a comparison between the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign of World War 1 and a potential US invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Plato’s Shadow”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

The boys gives an update on Brian’s impending move to Rhode Island, before chatting about the latest escalations in the war with Iran. Nate then brings up the potential for a budget reconciliation to force real cuts in other government spending. After hearing Michael Pollan speak on his new book about consciousness, the lads wonder about the potential for another “Copernican” moment. Finally Nate spins an amusing anecdote about the Great Schism of 1054 into a brief genealogy of Platonism. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “The Magic of Plato”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

Brian shares his recent professional presentation on Nash equilibrium, and relates the concept to the "mutually assured destruction" that characterized both the Cold War and the current conflict with Iran. Then, the boys expands upon Bret Weinstein’s brilliant distinction between Earned and Unearned Income. Finally, Nate reports on Kalemegdan Fortress and Saint Sava, two unforgettable landmarks in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Water into Wine”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

After some updates about the exploding war in the Middle East, the boys take another look at the bizarre Jim Carrey body double affair. Then, Brian plays a clip of Hillary Clinton trying to downplay the Pizza gate scandal revived in the wake of the Epstein files release. Finally, the lads take a deep dive into the nature of reality itself and note that conception of bedrock reality tends to collapse during times of economic decay and imperial collapse.Show links: Alexis Stone as Jim Carrey? | TMZ on Jim Carry | Clinton on Pizzagate | Christ Secretion Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Feminine Trinity”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

With Nate visiting Eastern Europe this week, the boys connect remotely to lament the outbreak of war in the Middle East. They lean on the analysis of Catherine Austin Fitts—former Assistant Director of Housing and Urban Development—to make economic sense of the Trump Administration’s actions. Then, the lads speculate on the nature of reality by noting some bizarre coincidences that defy credulity. Finally, the boys express their shock at the US government compelling Bayer to produce glyphosate under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Show links:Ghislaine Maxwell Body Double Video|Biden Netanyahu Height Discrepency|Is this Jim Carrey? Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Debt & Sin”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

After some brief personal updates, the boys tackle a recent announcement by Donald Trump that he’s ordering the release of government files related to UFOs. Next, the lads dig into a clip from Breaking Points’ Saagar Enjeti that sheds some light on the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and the infamous Rothschild banking house. Finally, the boys bemusedly address a recent Dave Portnoy tweet about taxing the rich. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Judgement Day!”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

Fresh from San Juan, Brian shares details on his Puerto Rico trip. That island is home to Bad Bunny, who performed during the halftime of Super Bowl that went poorly for the hometown Patriots. After the grieving the loss, the boys then turn their attention to a bizarre shutdown of the airspace of El Paso and more bizarre details emerging from the Epstein files. Finally, the lads respond to Ray Dalio’s prediction of a debt apocalypse. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “Roman Kingship”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

The boys dive into some disturbing content released with the Epstein files this week. And after hearing a clip from Cenk Uygur on Tucker Carlson’s podcast, they speculate about the influence of shadowy international banking houses over international geopolitics. Then, the lads explore the old mystery school of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, where mathematics are a foundation for ideas about the transmigration of souls and the magic of music. Finally, Brian provides a crash course on the music theory invented by Pythagoras that we still use to this day. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “The Liberty Bell”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

After some banter about Alp nicotine pouches, the Discord platform, and Chipolte’s chimicurri sauce, the boys jump into a brief history of UFOs shutting down nuclear weapons all over the world. They then speculate about the flim-flam necessitated by economic class structures. Next, Nate recites some bizarre passages from the book of Genesis, which claim that beings fell from the sky and bred with humans to create a hybrid species. That prompts the lads grapple with the idea the Lucifer is another name for the Prometheus of Greek mythology. Finally, the boys tackle some potential hidden reasons for the recent show of federal force in the states of Minnesota and Maine. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe

In this System Failure Short, Nate reads this week’s audio essay entitled “The Torch of Freedom”. Get full access to System Failure at www.systemfailure.org/subscribe