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The Jacob Shapiro Podcast

Jacob Shapiro
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Hosted by Jacob Shapiro, the Jacob Shapiro Podcast is long-form exploration of geopolitics, markets, crypto, agriculture, macro-finance, commodities, ForEx, and much much more! Tune in biweekly for interviews with experts across the globe, and weekly for roundups of global financial and geopolitical events! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - analyt... more

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Latest Episodes

Gold prices are soaring, private equity is unraveling, and data centers have become the next speculative frontier. Beneath all of it lies a simple question: what happens when faith in liquidity, stability, and infinite growth begins to fray? From cen... more

What if money could make you freer instead of more dependent? Matt McClintock joins the pod to dive into Bitcoin’s evolution from digital experiment to geopolitical force - a technology challenging governments, redefining sovereignty, and reshaping h... more

Jacob Shapiro is joined by Matt Pines, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, to discuss the accelerating convergence of Bitcoin, AI, geopolitics, and energy. Pines argues that technological change is happening faster than existing frame... more

Jacob Shapiro reconnects with Chase Taylor (of Pinecone Macro) for a wide-ranging conversation on U.S. competitiveness. The two dig into why electricity costs, labor shortages, and weak industrial policy matter far more than endless chatter about tar... more

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Recent Guests

Matt McClintock
Founder and Executive Managing Director at The Bespoke Group
The Bespoke Group
Episode: The Government Is Coming For Your [insert asset here]
Prasansha Rimal
Law graduate and master's student of Human Rights and Democratization
Global Campus of Human Rights
Episode: Youth Against Government
Jacek Bartosiak
The brain behind Strategy&Future, a Polish geopolitical publication and a strategic video game developer about geopolitics.
Strategy&Future
Episode: Deterrence by Punishment
Dr. Van Jackson
An American-born scholar of international relations specializing in East Asian and Pacific security.
Victoria University of Wellington
Episode: The White Nationalist Social Democracy
Mike Konczal
Senior Director of Policy and Research at the Economic Security Project
Economic Security Project
Episode: Our Post-Neoliberal Moment (w/ Mike Konczal)
Fahd Humayun
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tufts University and 2024-2025 Visiting Research Scholar at Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation.
Tufts University
Episode: Unpacking the U.S.-Pakistan Reset (with Fahd Humayun)
Facundo Robles
Program coordinator at the Wilson Center's Latin America program and professor at National Defense University in Argentina.
Wilson Center
Episode: Latin America's Moment in Global Chaos
Madison Darbyshire
Reporter at Bloomberg Weekend
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Episode: The Most Terrifying Insect You’ve Never Heard Of
Matt Pines
Executive Director at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, with experience in national security consulting and geopolitical risk advisory.
Bitcoin Policy Institute
Episode: The Froth of Grift

Host

Jacob Shapiro
Host of discussions focused on geopolitics, markets, and global finance with a strong analytical approach.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 505 ratings
  • Enjoyed

    I really enjoy the conversations with Rob. Thoughtful takes on some of the world’s events

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Agent0051
    United States6 months ago
  • Emergency pod! Y’all rock👌

    Thank you

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    apeedy
    United States7 months ago
  • Great without the Wealth Management money grab

    Jacob is a really good podcast host; there aren’t many geopolitics podcasts and people are interested and he knows how to serve us all content we want. But the Perch Pod got weird when he started asking people to move their money to sketchy new financial advisories. Cognitive, Bespoke, etc. He never used to advertise on the pod. Now, this rebrands every 18 months, and every time it’s some version of “I’m now Partner, Head of Geopolitics at Fly-By-Night Investment Management. Also, here’s how you... more

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    MultipolarCurious
    United States7 months ago
  • USAID podcast

    One sided from an employee who doesn’t have any intel other than what she personally does. Guest was unhappy because she lost her tax paying job. The job we pay her to do. Thank goodness Trump fired her. Very shallow interview. Expected more out of Jacob.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    CJPuck
    United States8 months ago
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    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Fghuiop
    United Kingdoma year ago

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#134
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Apple Podcasts
#136
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Apple Podcasts
#210
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Apple Podcasts
#248
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Q: Are you as optimistic about Bitcoin both as a project in and of itself and as something that is good for the national interest of the United States?
Matt Pines reflects on Bitcoin's rapid ascent in policy discussions and its positioning as a strategic asset, while also highlighting the need for increased education and understanding in Congress.
Youth Against Government
Q: What didn't I ask you that I should have?
The Zenzi protest that happened wasn't just about social media. It was about demanding the government for transparency and accountability.
Youth Against Government
Q: Is it your plan to stay in Nepal?
That's why I came back. My upbringing was you need to come back, you need to contribute to the society.
Youth Against Government
Q: Are you optimistic about what has happened?
If not hopeful, what else can I be? I don't have a choice.
Youth Against Government
Q: Could you introduce yourself to the listeners first?
I am a law graduate and currently a master's student of Human Rights and Democratization.

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1. Matt McClintock
2. Prasansha Rimal
3. Jacek Bartosiak
4. Dr. Van Jackson
5. Mike Konczal
6. Fahd Humayun
7. Facundo Robles
8. Madison Darbyshire

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