About this episode

Marko and Jacob discuss the geopolitical implications of oil prices, European politics, and the World Cup.

Iran, Hormuz, another tanker on fire - sure, fine, but the real question is: what's actually driving the behavior here, and it's not the diplomacy everyone keeps quoting. Marko and Jacob argue it out: chokepoint tolls, the memorandum nobody trusts, oil prices doing more work than anyone wants to admit. Then Europe, because apparently that's still a thing - NATO's arms-deal theater, Le Pen's conviction, a French case nobody's making. And yes, the World Cup gets its forty minutes. It's a good one. -- Timestamps: (00:00) - Welcome and Episode Preview (01:00) - World Cup vs World News (02:03) - Hormuz Tanker Attacks (03:07) - Oil Prices Drive Reality (30:52) - Phony Russia Sanctions (32:46) - Europe Rearms and Le Pen (37:36) - Ukraine Stalemate and Crimea (47:33) - World Cup Trump and FIFA (01:02:20) - Birthright Soccer Paradox (01:03:12) - Why World Cup Matters (01:08:15) - American Grit on Pitch (01:10:18) - Announcers and Fan Culture (01:12:28) - Norway and Haaland Mythos (01:13:36) - Trump FIFA and Nationalism (01:16:30) - Sports as Peaceful Outlet (01:23:30) - Predictions and Final Picks (01:26:07) - Closing Love for World Cup -- Referenced in the Show: -- Geopolitical Cousins…

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