Unlimited Hangout with Whitney Webb

In the pilot episode of The Unlimited Hangout Podcast, Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin discuss their latest investigation into Polymarket and how the company was born out of a desire to resurrect the US military's controversial Policy Analysis Market, also known as the Terrorism Futures Market, from 2003. Also discussed is the largely unknown background of Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan, the role of oligarch Peter Thiel in privatizing failed DARPA programs like the Policy Analysis Market, and how Coinbase helped sunset Polymarket's unofficial predecessor Augur after Coinbase's earliest employees poured money into Polymarket shortly after its founding. 0:00 Intro, Why A New Video Show, and Latest Piece Reactions 7:29 Brief History of Prediction Markets 18:57 DARPA, PAM, and Robin Hanson 32:07 Privatizing the Information Awareness Office 39:30 The Napsterization Model and Sean Parker 48:56 Shayne Coplan Before Polymarket 56:17 Joey Krug, Augur, Thiel Fellow and Founders Fund 1:05:52 Augur = Napster, Polymarket = Spotify Read Part 1 of UH's Polymarket investigation here: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/06/investigative-series/the-secret-history-of-polymarket-part-1/ Become a member of Unlimited Hangout to get early access to all UH content (videos, podcasts and articles) and participate in live Q+As with Mark and Whitney: https://unlimitedhangout.com/join/ Subscribe here, on YouTube, or elsewhere to help us fight AI impersonation of Whitney and other UH writers and to stop the slop! Follow and subscribe to us on other platforms here: https://linktr.ee/whitneywebb Intro/Outro Music by meanthemusician.bandcamp.com

In this episode, Whitney and Ryan discuss how the epidemic of narcissism feeds the ambitions of the powers that be and leads many to invest in a false, virtual self. Show notes Originally published 09/19/23. Get early access to podcasts by becoming an Unlimited Hangout member. Find previous episodes on all podcast platforms Order Whitney’s book One Nation Under Blackmail. Sign up for the weekly newsletter to receive updates on the book, new articles, podcasts, and interviews.

In this episode, Whitney talks to Stavroula Pabst about the reconstruction efforts in Ukraine and how much of Ukraine's government and infrastructure has been outsourced or sold off to Western corporations that are using the country as a testbed for 4IR technologies. Show notes Follow Stavroula: @stavroulapabst and Substack Originally published 05/11/23. Get early access to podcasts by becoming an Unlimited Hangout member. Find previous episodes on all podcast platforms Order Whitney’s book One Nation Under Blackmail. Sign up for the weekly newsletter to receive updates on the book, new articles, podcasts, and interviews.

In this episode, Whitney is joined by Maddie Bannon to discuss FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and his role in removing regulatory obstacles for the "healthcare" related wearable, implantable devices and other emerging technologies seen as crucial to the advance of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Show notes Follow Maddie: TLAVagabond Substack, Manufacturing Reality, @llspacejellyll Originally published 04/03/23. Get early access to podcasts by becoming an Unlimited Hangout member. Find previous episodes on all podcast platforms Order Whitney’s book One Nation Under Blackmail. Sign up for the weekly newsletter to receive updates on the book, new articles, podcasts, and interviews.

In this episode, Whitney speaks to Alan MacLeod of Mintpress News about his recent investigations that explore the increasing fusion of social media companies, and more broadly Big Tech, with the National Security State. Show notes Follow Alan: Twitter Instagram Alan Macleod - MintPress News Originally published 2/09/23. Get early access to podcasts by becoming an Unlimited Hangout member. Find previous episodes on all podcast platforms Order Whitney’s book One Nation Under Blackmail. Sign up for the weekly newsletter to receive updates on the book, new articles, podcasts, and interviews.

In this episode, Whitney and James Corbett discuss the Twitter Files phenomenon and how the hype around it is being utilized for more than meets the eye. Show notes Follow James: The Corbett Report. Originally published 12/16/22. Get early access to podcasts by becoming an Unlimited Hangout member. Find previous episodes on all podcast platforms Order Whitney’s book One Nation Under Blackmail. Sign up for the weekly newsletter to receive updates on the book, new articles, podcasts, and interviews.

Mary Bent and Mike Krieger join Whitney to unravel the network behind the meteoric rise of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX and what was actually going on at the company. The discussion goes far beyond the obvious fraud at FTX and looks at the networks that brought Bankman-Fried to power and were using him as a front for a dangerous agenda. Originally published 11/22/22. Show notes Follow Guests: Marty Bent on Twitter Michael Krieger on Twitter Get early access to podcasts by becoming an Unlimited Hangout member. Find previous episodes on all podcast platforms. Order Whitney’s book One Nation Under Blackmail. Sign up for the weekly newsletter to receive updates on the book, new articles, podcasts, and interviews.

In this episode, Whitney is joined by Derrick Broze to break down Biden's recent executive order on the "Bioeconomy,” its implications and the people who are set to play an outsized role in shaping and executing the activities described in the executive order. Show notes. Originally published 10/06/22. Follow Derrick: Twitter, Freedom Cells, Pyramid of Power, The Conscious Resistance. Get early access to podcasts by becoming an Unlimited Hangout member. Find previous episodes on all podcast platforms. Order Whitney’s book One Nation Under Blackmail. Sign up for the weekly newsletter to receive updates on the book, new articles, podcasts, and interviews.