Category: Podcast

No Illusions #44 – South Africa & Zimbabwe Feb 2012

First podcast for 2012! Sorry it’s been so long between shows – this episode took me FOREVER to edit. Blame Ira Glass. Anyway… I’m fascinated with the long-term…

The No Illusions Podcast #43 – Operation Ajax Dec 2011

Why do the Iranian people distrust the United States? Because they “hate our freedoms”, as Bush said about Al Qaida? Or do they have genuine reasons? How many…

No Illusions Podcast #42 – Nikola Danaylov on The Singularity Dec 2011

My guest today is Nikola Danaylov (who also goes by the pseudonym Socrates), host of The Singularity 1 on 1 Podcast and SingularitySymposium.com and SingularityWEBLOG.com. He was born…

No Illusions Podcast #41 Nov 2011

News updates from around the globe. Includes the following stories: Former Tasmanian MP found guilty of having sex with a 12 year old girl, but gets no jail…

No Illusions Podcast #40 – Doug La Follette, Wisconsin Secretary of State Nov 2011

Doug La Follette (born June 6, 1940) is an American academic, environmental activist, and politician from the state of Wisconsin. A Democrat, he is the current Secretary of…

No Illusions Podcast #39 – The Main Message Of #Occupy Oct 2011

Short show today, covering a few stories: An Occupy Wall Street Founder Talks About The Origins Of The Movement And Where It’s Headed Next Poll: Most Americans Support…

No Illusions Podcast #38 – Occupy Melbourne! Oct 2011

On today’s Show: #OccupyMelbourne busted up by police, protesters arrested, all in time for next week’s visit by The Queen. My Retort to Greg Jericho’s blog post about…

Catholic Bishop Indicted For Covering Up Child Abuse Oct 2011

A bishop in the Roman Catholic Church has been indicted for failure to report suspected child abuse, the first time in the 25-year history of the church’s sex…

No Illusions #37 – Here’s To The Crazy Ones Oct 2011

Shownotes for today’s episode: Here’s To the Crazy Ones by Steve Jobs Occupy Together meetup groups Lucian Randolph “How is the game of Monopoly won?” Owen Flanagan and…

No Illusions #36 – Governments Don’t Rule The World Sep 2011

On this episode – A trader tell us that Goldman Sachs rules the world, en economist tells us what’s wrong with capitalism, Elizabeth Warren explains why the rich…