Captured Media, Captive Nation: The Irish Are Waking Up - Eddie Hobbs | Ep. 149

Captured Media, Captive Nation: The Irish Are Waking Up - Eddie Hobbs | Ep. 149

July 19, 2026 · 46 min · Season 1 · Episode 149

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Eddie Hobbs discusses his journey as a consumer advocate and critic of centralized power in Ireland, highlighting the importance of critical thinking in reclaiming sovereignty.

Eddie Hobbs is a financial advisor, bestselling author, host of the Counterpoint podcast, and a former consumer advocate turned fierce critic of centralized power. In the early 1990s he took on Ireland's endowment mortgage industry, and later won a Competition Act case that forced the government to bring in consumer disclosure laws. His TV series Rip-Off Republic set audience records in Ireland and helped bring down the country's Groceries Order. In this conversation, Eddie traces his own turning point back to February 2020, and lays out why he believes Ireland has become a testing ground for policies with global reach, from digital ID to stakeholder capitalism, and why he sees critical thinking part of the way people reclaim sovereignty. → Please like, comment, share & follow — to help me beat the suppressing algo's. Thank you! – SPONSORS – → Download the free report on second citizenships & setting up a plan B in another country with Expat Money: https://expatmoney.com/efrat → Access liquidity without selling your Bitcoin with Ledn, get 0.25% off your first loan: https://ledn.io/Efrat → Get your TREZOR wallet & accessories, with a 5% discount, using my code at…

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Host: Efrat Fenigson

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