This is another one I will describe as “very long & very good”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrJhQpvlkLA

K2 posted a link to this podcast on Tuesday, but it didn’t get any fanfare.  As far as I’m concerned, it’s a ‘must-see’ podcast.  It’s mostly ‘must-hear’, but there are bits that must also be seen.  I found myself re-listening to many portions, to be sure I understood the information Mike Benz shared.

As to Joe Rogan, I would argue with your claim the other day, Strider, that he is not a Renaissance man.  I believe he is clearly a Renaissance man, one of the most important of this era.  Rogan not only meets the standard of the basic definition, by having many talents or areas of knowledge, but he also understands the interconnectedness of it all and how to share it with others.  His podcasts are not just random willy-nilly stoner BS sessions, but very often important condensed chunks of history in easy-to-digest oral form, made available to us all.  Rogan is an incredible facilitator, allowing us all access to insights of some of the most interesting people of our time.

One interesting snip-it from this podcast worth pondering: according to Benz, the Trump White House was defining MAGA as Microsoft, Apple, Google & Amazon.