Smart Cookies podcast
@smartcookies.bsky.social
Eastern European host Zaza talks to some of the SMARTEST PEOPLE on the planet, exploring as many different topics as he can get his greedy hands on👇🏻
https://linktr.ee/euro_trash
https://linktr.ee/euro_trash
What do Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump have in common?
As cultural critic @wdavidmarx.bsky.social argues in his book Blank Space, they are all representatives of a single MONOCULTURE that has taken over the planet...
Full convo HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/d_fwbtnUr5Y
As cultural critic @wdavidmarx.bsky.social argues in his book Blank Space, they are all representatives of a single MONOCULTURE that has taken over the planet...
Full convo HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/d_fwbtnUr5Y
January 28, 2026 at 2:47 PM
What do Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump have in common?
As cultural critic @wdavidmarx.bsky.social argues in his book Blank Space, they are all representatives of a single MONOCULTURE that has taken over the planet...
Full convo HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/d_fwbtnUr5Y
As cultural critic @wdavidmarx.bsky.social argues in his book Blank Space, they are all representatives of a single MONOCULTURE that has taken over the planet...
Full convo HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/d_fwbtnUr5Y
Holy shit, you know the system has become ABSURD when billionaires start calling for a tax hike on themselves:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Holy shit, you know the system has become ABSURD when billionaires start calling for a tax hike on themselves:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Japan’s leap from isolation to “miracle nation” is messier than nostalgia allows. Opening with Japan’s encounter with Western power in 1853, our podcast of the week surveys the long history of the nation’s modernization.
With @drchrisharding.bsky.social on @smartcookies.bsky.social
buff.ly/py4RL6g
With @drchrisharding.bsky.social on @smartcookies.bsky.social
buff.ly/py4RL6g
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Japan’s leap from isolation to “miracle nation” is messier than nostalgia allows. Opening with Japan’s encounter with Western power in 1853, our podcast of the week surveys the long history of the nation’s modernization.
With @drchrisharding.bsky.social on @smartcookies.bsky.social
buff.ly/py4RL6g
With @drchrisharding.bsky.social on @smartcookies.bsky.social
buff.ly/py4RL6g
Is INEQUALITY really getting worse?
Economist and author of the Great Global Transformation
@brankomilan.bsky.social says YES - but the answer is a bit more complicated 👇🏻
youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE
#economics #economy #inequality
Economist and author of the Great Global Transformation
@brankomilan.bsky.social says YES - but the answer is a bit more complicated 👇🏻
youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE
#economics #economy #inequality
January 3, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Is INEQUALITY really getting worse?
Economist and author of the Great Global Transformation
@brankomilan.bsky.social says YES - but the answer is a bit more complicated 👇🏻
youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE
#economics #economy #inequality
Economist and author of the Great Global Transformation
@brankomilan.bsky.social says YES - but the answer is a bit more complicated 👇🏻
youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE
#economics #economy #inequality
The old ECONOMIC ORDER is dead - but what is replacing it?
Renowned economist and author of the book The Great Global Transformation, @brankomilan.bsky.social has a few ideas. You can listen to our convo HERE 👇🏻
Youtube:
youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/1Sch...
Renowned economist and author of the book The Great Global Transformation, @brankomilan.bsky.social has a few ideas. You can listen to our convo HERE 👇🏻
Youtube:
youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/1Sch...
January 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The old ECONOMIC ORDER is dead - but what is replacing it?
Renowned economist and author of the book The Great Global Transformation, @brankomilan.bsky.social has a few ideas. You can listen to our convo HERE 👇🏻
Youtube:
youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/1Sch...
Renowned economist and author of the book The Great Global Transformation, @brankomilan.bsky.social has a few ideas. You can listen to our convo HERE 👇🏻
Youtube:
youtu.be/yPGN95wTXxE
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/1Sch...
As someone who's moved to JAPAN 🎌 not too long ago, I always wanted to explore the country's fascinating MODERN history... Thanks to @drchrisharding.bsky.social I finally got the chance!
Check out our FULL CONVO here 👇🏻
YT:
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
Apple podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Check out our FULL CONVO here 👇🏻
YT:
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
Apple podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
December 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As someone who's moved to JAPAN 🎌 not too long ago, I always wanted to explore the country's fascinating MODERN history... Thanks to @drchrisharding.bsky.social I finally got the chance!
Check out our FULL CONVO here 👇🏻
YT:
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
Apple podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Check out our FULL CONVO here 👇🏻
YT:
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
Apple podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
In the 1920's JAPAN was at the pinnacle of its modernising efforts. Only a decade later, it slid into its own brand of FASCISM, one with devastating consequences...
How did that happen?
Historian Chris Harding breaks down the dark chain of events 👇🏻
youtu.be/oiTRGmBBhoU
#japan #japanesehistory
How did that happen?
Historian Chris Harding breaks down the dark chain of events 👇🏻
youtu.be/oiTRGmBBhoU
#japan #japanesehistory
December 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
In the 1920's JAPAN was at the pinnacle of its modernising efforts. Only a decade later, it slid into its own brand of FASCISM, one with devastating consequences...
How did that happen?
Historian Chris Harding breaks down the dark chain of events 👇🏻
youtu.be/oiTRGmBBhoU
#japan #japanesehistory
How did that happen?
Historian Chris Harding breaks down the dark chain of events 👇🏻
youtu.be/oiTRGmBBhoU
#japan #japanesehistory
JAPAN, completely closed off most of the world, was enjoying 200 years of peace - until one day in 1853, a couple of intimidating steam ships appeared in Tokyo bay...
Prof. Chris Harding breaks down one of the most FASCINATING moment in all history 👇🏻
youtu.be/yzruidzZSOM
#japan #history #samurai
Prof. Chris Harding breaks down one of the most FASCINATING moment in all history 👇🏻
youtu.be/yzruidzZSOM
#japan #history #samurai
December 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
JAPAN, completely closed off most of the world, was enjoying 200 years of peace - until one day in 1853, a couple of intimidating steam ships appeared in Tokyo bay...
Prof. Chris Harding breaks down one of the most FASCINATING moment in all history 👇🏻
youtu.be/yzruidzZSOM
#japan #history #samurai
Prof. Chris Harding breaks down one of the most FASCINATING moment in all history 👇🏻
youtu.be/yzruidzZSOM
#japan #history #samurai
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Really enjoyed this conversation!
From Samurai to Shinkansen - how did JAPAN become a global superpower in just a short few decades? And why is it stagnating today?
Check the thrilling conversation with the eminent historian of Japan @drchrisharding.bsky.social HERE 👇🏻🎌
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
#japan #history
Check the thrilling conversation with the eminent historian of Japan @drchrisharding.bsky.social HERE 👇🏻🎌
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
#japan #history
December 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Really enjoyed this conversation!
From Samurai to Shinkansen - how did JAPAN become a global superpower in just a short few decades? And why is it stagnating today?
Check the thrilling conversation with the eminent historian of Japan @drchrisharding.bsky.social HERE 👇🏻🎌
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
#japan #history
Check the thrilling conversation with the eminent historian of Japan @drchrisharding.bsky.social HERE 👇🏻🎌
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
#japan #history
December 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
From Samurai to Shinkansen - how did JAPAN become a global superpower in just a short few decades? And why is it stagnating today?
Check the thrilling conversation with the eminent historian of Japan @drchrisharding.bsky.social HERE 👇🏻🎌
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
#japan #history
Check the thrilling conversation with the eminent historian of Japan @drchrisharding.bsky.social HERE 👇🏻🎌
youtu.be/prqPJ4_jdaU
#japan #history
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The #pseudoarchaeological appropriation of past and #Indigenous cultural achievements to attribute these to ancient "supercivilizations" or even #aliens is reviving 19th century narratives deeply rooted in #colonialsim.
Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The #pseudoarchaeological appropriation of past and #Indigenous cultural achievements to attribute these to ancient "supercivilizations" or even #aliens is reviving 19th century narratives deeply rooted in #colonialsim.
Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
Gobekli Tepe, the OLDEST monumental structure in the world, has long been the subject of intense speculation...
But what was the site REALLY used for?
@jensnotroff.com, an archaeologist who actually worked there presents the possibilities 👇🏻
youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
But what was the site REALLY used for?
@jensnotroff.com, an archaeologist who actually worked there presents the possibilities 👇🏻
youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Gobekli Tepe, the OLDEST monumental structure in the world, has long been the subject of intense speculation...
But what was the site REALLY used for?
@jensnotroff.com, an archaeologist who actually worked there presents the possibilities 👇🏻
youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
But what was the site REALLY used for?
@jensnotroff.com, an archaeologist who actually worked there presents the possibilities 👇🏻
youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
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Oh. Had actually no idea that Stitch-floating-through-the-living-room was visible in the reflection right behind me. 🫣😂
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Oh. Had actually no idea that Stitch-floating-through-the-living-room was visible in the reflection right behind me. 🫣😂
Just had a chat about the alluring mysteries of GOBEKLI TEPE, the oldest monumental site in the world with @jensnotroff.com - an archeologist who actually worked there!
Check it out HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
Check it out HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Just had a chat about the alluring mysteries of GOBEKLI TEPE, the oldest monumental site in the world with @jensnotroff.com - an archeologist who actually worked there!
Check it out HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
Check it out HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
With falling IQ and literacy scores across the board, the BRAIN ROT society seems to have arrived. But what's the cause?
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social breaks it down 👇🏻
youtu.be/4xDjlE0Umjk
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social breaks it down 👇🏻
youtu.be/4xDjlE0Umjk
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
With falling IQ and literacy scores across the board, the BRAIN ROT society seems to have arrived. But what's the cause?
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social breaks it down 👇🏻
youtu.be/4xDjlE0Umjk
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social breaks it down 👇🏻
youtu.be/4xDjlE0Umjk
As an Eastern European "frosty," I'm rarely rattled.
However, after reading @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social article, "The dawn of the post-literate society and the end of civilisation," I definitely was...
Check out our CONVO here 👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
However, after reading @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social article, "The dawn of the post-literate society and the end of civilisation," I definitely was...
Check out our CONVO here 👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
As an Eastern European "frosty," I'm rarely rattled.
However, after reading @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social article, "The dawn of the post-literate society and the end of civilisation," I definitely was...
Check out our CONVO here 👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
However, after reading @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social article, "The dawn of the post-literate society and the end of civilisation," I definitely was...
Check out our CONVO here 👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
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I really enjoyed this conversation about the decline of reading and the threat addictive digital devices pose to our civilisation
We have stopped READING - could it be a sign our civilisation is COLLAPSING?
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social certainly seems to think so. Check out our conversation HERE👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social certainly seems to think so. Check out our conversation HERE👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I really enjoyed this conversation about the decline of reading and the threat addictive digital devices pose to our civilisation
We have stopped READING - could it be a sign our civilisation is COLLAPSING?
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social certainly seems to think so. Check out our conversation HERE👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social certainly seems to think so. Check out our conversation HERE👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We have stopped READING - could it be a sign our civilisation is COLLAPSING?
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social certainly seems to think so. Check out our conversation HERE👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social certainly seems to think so. Check out our conversation HERE👇🏻
youtu.be/OpHIPKUWqOw
Why do so many people miss the SOVIET UNION?
Historian of the USSR, prof. Joseph Kellner, breaks it down 👇🏻
youtu.be/GHMrL7pS-1c
#soviet #sovietunion #ussr #history
Historian of the USSR, prof. Joseph Kellner, breaks it down 👇🏻
youtu.be/GHMrL7pS-1c
#soviet #sovietunion #ussr #history
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Why do so many people miss the SOVIET UNION?
Historian of the USSR, prof. Joseph Kellner, breaks it down 👇🏻
youtu.be/GHMrL7pS-1c
#soviet #sovietunion #ussr #history
Historian of the USSR, prof. Joseph Kellner, breaks it down 👇🏻
youtu.be/GHMrL7pS-1c
#soviet #sovietunion #ussr #history
If you ever wondered what the COLLAPSE of the USSR "felt like", you should listen to my conversation with historian of the Soviet Union, Joseph Kellner HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/UlHz_mEEhK0
#ussr #sovietunion #history #podcast
youtu.be/UlHz_mEEhK0
#ussr #sovietunion #history #podcast
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
If you ever wondered what the COLLAPSE of the USSR "felt like", you should listen to my conversation with historian of the Soviet Union, Joseph Kellner HERE 👇🏻
youtu.be/UlHz_mEEhK0
#ussr #sovietunion #history #podcast
youtu.be/UlHz_mEEhK0
#ussr #sovietunion #history #podcast
Is global warming really ACCELERATING??
Turns out there's a bit of a SPLIT within the climate science community, notably between two of it's most eminent voices, @michaelemann.bsky.social and @drjamesehansen.bsky.social.
... but who's RIGHT?
youtu.be/wgTsaER2EDc
#climatescience #globalwarming
Turns out there's a bit of a SPLIT within the climate science community, notably between two of it's most eminent voices, @michaelemann.bsky.social and @drjamesehansen.bsky.social.
... but who's RIGHT?
youtu.be/wgTsaER2EDc
#climatescience #globalwarming
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Is global warming really ACCELERATING??
Turns out there's a bit of a SPLIT within the climate science community, notably between two of it's most eminent voices, @michaelemann.bsky.social and @drjamesehansen.bsky.social.
... but who's RIGHT?
youtu.be/wgTsaER2EDc
#climatescience #globalwarming
Turns out there's a bit of a SPLIT within the climate science community, notably between two of it's most eminent voices, @michaelemann.bsky.social and @drjamesehansen.bsky.social.
... but who's RIGHT?
youtu.be/wgTsaER2EDc
#climatescience #globalwarming
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I had a great chat with @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast a little while back, covering climate change, denialism, doomism, tipping points, and geoengineering.
Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoxH... or listen via wherever you get your podcasts!
www.patreon.com/the_smart_co...
#ClimateChange
Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoxH... or listen via wherever you get your podcasts!
www.patreon.com/the_smart_co...
#ClimateChange
November 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I had a great chat with @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast a little while back, covering climate change, denialism, doomism, tipping points, and geoengineering.
Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoxH... or listen via wherever you get your podcasts!
www.patreon.com/the_smart_co...
#ClimateChange
Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoxH... or listen via wherever you get your podcasts!
www.patreon.com/the_smart_co...
#ClimateChange
Podcaster Joe Rogan keeps claiming the EARTH is cooling down. I talk to @davidamckay.bsky.social (an actual CLIMATE scientist) to dispel the BS 👇🏻
youtu.be/OoxHZnv0ads
#climatechange #joerogan #climateaction
youtu.be/OoxHZnv0ads
#climatechange #joerogan #climateaction
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Podcaster Joe Rogan keeps claiming the EARTH is cooling down. I talk to @davidamckay.bsky.social (an actual CLIMATE scientist) to dispel the BS 👇🏻
youtu.be/OoxHZnv0ads
#climatechange #joerogan #climateaction
youtu.be/OoxHZnv0ads
#climatechange #joerogan #climateaction
Cory Doctorow, author of Enshitification, explains how GOOGLE deliberately degraded their own search engine
youtu.be/7FbAJeFYl-c
#Google #searchengine #corydoctorow #enshitification
youtu.be/7FbAJeFYl-c
#Google #searchengine #corydoctorow #enshitification
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Cory Doctorow, author of Enshitification, explains how GOOGLE deliberately degraded their own search engine
youtu.be/7FbAJeFYl-c
#Google #searchengine #corydoctorow #enshitification
youtu.be/7FbAJeFYl-c
#Google #searchengine #corydoctorow #enshitification