1) First‑world problems are archaeology with better lighting. In this episode we tour Unclaimed Baggage — a 50,000 sq ft Alabama emporium of other people’s vacations, from satin wedding dresses to a space‑shuttle Nikon — and interrogate what it means to buy someone else’s misfortune at a discount. Wry, humane reporting on thrift culture, consumerism, and the odd romance of lost luggage. Tune in for strange finds, weird stories, and a look at capitalism in aisle seven. Keywords: Unclaimed Baggage, lost luggage, thrift shop, Alabama, consumer culture.

2) When missiles darken a city, boardrooms start taking notes. In “The Capitalist’s Fever Dream” we trace attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid into Miami meeting rooms where reconstruction, insurance, and contracts turn destruction into an asset class. Investigative analysis of war as market—diplomacy, procurement, and the human toll reduced to line items. Listen to how broken cities become business plans and what that means for real lives. Keywords: Ukraine, war economy, energy grid, reconstruction, diplomacy, capitalism.

3) A mortuary that runs like an airline terminal. Reporting from Amsterdam, this episode goes behind Schiphol’s barbed‑wire fence to a mortuary handling repatriation, wax seals, mortuary passports, and the rituals families cling to while TikTok gawkers look on. Quiet, humane storytelling about how we bureaucratize endings and make dignity a logistical process. Hear the strange intersection of protocol, ritual, and modern curiosity. Keywords: Schiphol, mortuary, repatriation, Amsterdam, funerary rites.

4) Loneliness was weaponized into a $280K crypto theft. “Our Collective Nightmare” unpacks a pig‑butchering romance scam that used deepfakes, offshore rails, and patient manipulation to ruin a man’s life—featuring interviews with the victim and cybercrime experts. Urgent, empathetic reporting on how social isolation, tech, and finance collide and what must change to stop it. Listen to learn the tactics, the trails, and the fixes that could help others. Keywords: pig‑butchering, crypto scam, romance scam, deepfakes, cybercrime, fraud prevention.

5) Policy by tweet, warships by press release. This episode unravels how Venezuela became a playbook of social‑media diplomacy, FAA memos, sanctions, and a looming military posture—turning governance into broadcasted logistics while ordinary people carry on under threat. Sharp geopolitical analysis of modern coercion, back‑channel dealmaking, and the cost to civilians. Tune in to see how international politics is being run like a PR campaign with heavy hardware. Keywords: Venezuela, foreign policy, FAA, sanctions, military, diplomacy.

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