Best Kyle McGee Podcasts (2025)

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Building More Than Homes: Blaine Flynn on Life and Legacy 53:51

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Blaine Flynn’s journey is anything but ordinary. From dropping out of high school at 16 to building one of the most respected home construction companies in Northwest Florida, his story is rooted in faith, family, and the mantra, “Why not me?”. In this episode, Blaine shares the lessons of resilience, the fine line between confidence and arrogance,…

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#56- Patrick Mcgee : Apple's Dilemma In The Age of US-China Rivalry 1:08:33

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Thank you for checking out The Front Row Podcast and my interview with Patrick Mcgee. Here's what the podcast sponsor, Revolut is offering: 💰Get S$50 cashback when you sign up to Revolut Business at www.revolut.com/rb/tfr/ before 30 Nov 2025 and top up your account. T&Cs and end date apply.(This is also the first sponsorship I have taken since the …

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Why America Needs a New China Strategy | Kurt Campbell & Rush Doshi 53:58

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In Episode 442 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Kurt Campbell and Rush Doshi. Kurt is the chairman and co-founder of The Asia Group and served as the United States Deputy Secretary of State in the Joe Biden administration and as the Indo-Pacific Coordinator from 2021 to 2024. Rush also served under the previous administration in his ca…

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Seeking Truth From Facts: Weeks Where Decades Happen — #95 48:49

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This episode is a co-release with the Seeking Truth From Facts podcast: https://substack.com/@seekingtruthfromfacts The theme of this episode derives from Lenin: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen.” ― Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Steve and Alf discuss: (00:00) - Introduction (01:32) - China Victory Day Parade…

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Who Profits in a Post-American World? | Adam Posen 57:15

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In Episode 441 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about the profound transformations underway in the global economy driven by America’s transition away from being the world’s primary insurance provider for international security to its exploiter-in-chief. In a r…

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#55: Kyle Chan - Will China Make The US Irrelevant? 1:28:33

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Thank you for checking out The Front Row Podcast and my interview with Kyle Chan. Here's what the podcast sponsor, Revolut is offering: 💰Get S$50 cashback when you sign up to Revolut Business at www.revolut.com/rb/tfr/ before 30 Nov 2025 and top up your account. T&Cs and end date apply. (This is also the first sponsorship I have taken since the inc…

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Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity | Paul Kingsnorth 53:35

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In Episode 440 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Paul Kingsnorth, a novelist, essayist, and former environmental activist who first came on many people’s radars during the Covid-19 pandemic with the publication of his viral three-part series “The Vaccine Moment.” His current work explores the intersection of technology, culture, and the…

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#54- Kishore Mahbubani : New Hard Truths for 21st Century Geopolitics 1:04:47

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💰 Get S$50 cashback when you sign up to Revolut Business at www.revolut.com/rb/tfr/ before 30 Nov 2025 and top up your account. T&Cs and end date apply. This is a recording of a conversation I had with Prof Kishore Mahbubani at an event I co-organized with Bloomberg Singapore and Thinksuite. I hope you will enjoy the conversation as much as we did.…

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How the Internet Went From Counterculture to Technofeudalism | Douglas Rushkoff 56:51

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In Episode 439 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Douglas Rushkoff, a pioneering media theorist, best-selling author, and leading voice on how digital technologies shape societies, economies, and cultures. Rushkoff and Kofinas spend the first hour of their conversation tracing the arc of Douglas’ career, from his upbringing in a communal…

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Belief Before Breakthrough: A Legacy Conversation with Tyler Chesser 52:20

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In this episode of Legacy Builders with Kyle McGee, our host sits down with Tyler Chesser—co-founder and managing partner of CF Capital—to unpack his remarkable journey from a corporate career in marketing to building one of the country’s most trusted multifamily investment platforms. Tyler shares the mindset shifts, personal development breakthrou…

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Kyle Chan on the Future of US-China Competition — #94 1:10:51

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Kyle Chan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer in Sociology at Princeton University. His research focuses on industrial policy, clean technology, and infrastructure with a regional focus on China and India. He is currently working on a book on Chinese industrial policy that aims to explain how China came to dominate certain industries …

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#53- Marc Levinson : Is The Age of Globalization Over? 1:06:38

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Marc Levinson is an American economist, historian, and author celebrated for his accessible writing on economic forces and globalization.He’s authored seven acclaimed books, notably:The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger, a groundbreaking history of containerization that reshaped global trade. It was…

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How Stablecoins Will Transform Banking | Charles Calomiris 50:03

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In Episode 438 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Charles Calomiris, former Chief Economist at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, about his forthcoming paper “How Stablecoins Will Transform Banking,” which is based on a presentation he delivered at the Hoover Institution’s annual monetary policy conference this past May. Deme…

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From Exporting Wine to Building Empires: Alice Chen on Business and Legacy 49:02

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In this episode of Legacy Builders, host Kyle McGee sits down with Alice Chen—entrepreneur, investor, and private equity fund manager—to explore her incredible journey from mergers and acquisitions law to building businesses across industries and scaling wealth through innovative strategies. Alice shares how her upbringing shaped her entrepreneuria…

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Football, Faith, and Foundations: Lessons and Legacy with Will Lowery 1:05:32

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What does it take to turn a walk-on into a national champion and then into a business leader shaping entire communities? In this episode, Will Lowery shares his incredible journey—from grinding it out on Alabama’s legendary defense under Nick Saban to carving a career in real estate development at 68 Ventures. We dive into the discipline, mindset, …

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Thematic Investing in an Age of Global Entropy | Marvin Barth 50:43

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In Episode 437 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Marvin Barth, founder of Thematic Markets and former Chief Economist for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury, who previously served at the Federal Reserve and the Bank for International Settlements and has led global macro and FX strategy on both the sell side and the buy side. Mar…

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#52- Tansen Sen : India and China in a Multipolar World: Can their Golden Age Return? 1:00:16

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Professor Tansen Sen is a renowned historian of India–China relations and Asian interconnections. He is Professor of History at NYU Shanghai and Director of the Center for Global Asia. His research spans Sino-Indian interactions, Buddhism across Asia, and maritime networks that shaped the region’s history. He is the author of Buddhism, Diplomacy, a…

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Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: A Conversation with Forrest Derr on Growth & Legacy 50:32

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In this episode of Legacy Builders, host Kyle McGee sits down with Forrest Derr, an operator, strategist, and servant leader whose career has been defined by resilience, adaptability, and growth. From his first paper route at age 15 to nearly two decades in executive operations, to launching his own fractional COO firm, Forrest shares the lessons l…

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Joleen Liang: 40M+ kids educated by adaptive AI — #93 59:07

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Dr. Joleen Liang is Co-founder of Squirrel AI, which pioneered adaptive learning at scale, first in China and now in the US. By 2021 its technology had served over 60,000 public schools in 1,200 cities across Asia. Squirrel AI has implemented large knowledge graphs mapping out the main concepts in the K-12 math, science, and language curriculum. Th…

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How China Captured Apple. Patrick McGee, Author, Apple in China 56:43

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Here's a question I get a lot. How did China get so good so fast. People with front line experience in the People's Republic talk about something called the China arc. Chinese leaders identify your company as the global leader. They entice you to invest in China. Chinese companies gradually extract know-how from you. Then they begin to compete with…

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#51- Cheong Yip Seng : Why Singapore Still Needs The Straits Times 59:37

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Cheong Yip Seng is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Straits Times, Singapore’s flagship English daily, where he led the newsroom for over two decades. Joining the paper as a young journalist, he rose through the ranks to shape its editorial direction during some of Singapore’s most pivotal years. Under his leadership, The Straits Times navigated t…

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Vision, Mindset & Fulfillment: Building a Legacy with Jacob Hicks 49:04

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In this episode of Legacy Builders with Kyle McGee, host Kyle McGee sits down with success coach Jacob Hicks, whose mission is to help leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals find clarity, craft winning strategies, and live a life of true fulfillment. From his roots in sales to building a thriving coaching practice, Jacob shares the lessons he’s …

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The Great Rebalancing: Why Debt, Demographics, and Politics Will Crush Forward Returns | Sony Kapoor 58:06

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In Episode 436 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with economist, policy adviser, and investor Sony Kapoor about why developed world demographics, debt, and political sclerosis will crush forward returns for investors who fail to rebalance their portfolios for the new investment paradigm. Kapoor and Kofinas spend the first hour of their conve…

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Planting the Seeds of Legacy: A Conversation with Kurt Wilkin 47:27

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In this episode of Legacy Builders with Kyle McGee, host Kyle McGee sits down with Kurt Wilkin, CEO of Hire Better and managing partner at Beatcave Capital. With over 25 years of experience guiding high-growth companies, Kurt brings raw honesty about the entrepreneurial journey—the wins, the failures, and the lessons that truly matter. From buildin…

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America Under Occupation: Truth, Power, & Imperial Decline | Jonathan Kirshner 1:48:47

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Episode 435 is the eighth episode in the Hundred Year Pivot podcast series. In it, Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams speak with leading realist scholar Jonathan Kirshner about how eroding cultural norms, weakened political guardrails, deepening polarization, and the collapse of shared narratives and belief structures are leading to a break-down in…

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What Western Business Leaders Misunderstand About China – Insights from Mitchell Presnick, Visiting Fellow, Harvard Fairbank Center 55:53

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Dazed, bruised and confused. That's how leaders of global automakers and suppliers operating in China feel these days. Since 2020, they have seen their once formidable China sales and profit machines vanish. As a group global automakers will sell 8 million fewer vehicles in China this year than they did in 2020. Eight million! People at headquarter…

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#50 - Stephen Witt : How NVIDIA Became The King of AI 1:03:24

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Stephen Witt is a Los Angeles–based investigative journalist and author whose work appears regularly in The New Yorker. His latest book, The Thinking Machine (April 2025), chronicles the extraordinary rise of Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang—from immigrant dishwasher to leader of the world’s most valuable company. Stanford’s former computer science …

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Turning Dreams into Better Lives: A Legacy Conversation with Camilo Giraldo 59:44

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Camilo Giraldo’s journey is the embodiment of grit, vision, and legacy-building. From his family losing it all in Colombia to landing in Florida with just $1,000, Camilo has built a real estate, construction, and tech empire. In this episode, we explore his entrepreneurial hustle, the mentors who shaped him, his unwavering morning routine, and the …

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Max Dama on HFT: Millisecond Algos and Bid/Ask Dynamics — #92 54:46

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Max Dama is the co-chairman of Headlands Technologies LLC, a global quantitative proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, Austin, London, Amsterdam and Singapore. He earned a B.A. in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, and Business from the University of California, Berkeley. A generation of quants know Ma…

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High Performance to High Impact: Joe Evangelisti on Purpose, Service & Legacy 44:26

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In this episode of Legacy Builders with Kyle McGee, our host sits down with Joe Evangelisti—a Navy veteran turned real estate powerhouse and high-performance coach—to unpack what it really means to build a life of impact. From flipping 88 single-family homes in a single year to transitioning into multi-million-dollar self-storage developments, Joe’…

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God Mode: The Technological Battle for Global Domination | Bruno Maçães 1:00:52

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In Episode 434 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Bruno Maçães, a geopolitical strategist and the former Minister of European Affairs for Portugal, whose latest book titled "World Builders" explores the intersection of technology and geopolitics. In the first hour, Bruno puts forward a radical new theory of geopolitics and technology tha…

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#49- Professor Ooi Kee Beng : The Intellectual Legacy of Dr Goh Keng Swee, Singapore's Economic Architect 1:12:09

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🎙️ Guest: Ooi Kee Beng | Political Historian & Executive Director, Penang Institute Ooi Kee Beng is a political historian, writer, and the executive director of Penang Institute. He has spent years studying the process of nation-building in Asia and is the author of In Lieu of Ideology: Dr Goh Keng Swee's Intellectual Biography. In this episode, we…

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Ministry in the Marketplace: Lessons in Leadership and Legacy with Mike Aman 56:02

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Mike Aman’s journey is a powerful story of faith, resilience, and purpose. From facing bankruptcy three times to building and selling a thriving 20-year communications company, he discovered that true success isn’t measured in profits alone—it’s found in people, impact, and legacy. In this episode, Mike shares how surrendering to his faith, leading…

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Failed State: Inside Britain’s Governance Crisis | Sam Freedman 55:05

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In Episode 433 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Sam Freedman, a former senior policy advisor in the UK's Department for Education, political analyst, and the author of "Failed State," a timely exploration of the deep-rooted dysfunction within British governance and how to fix it. In their conversation, Sam Freedman examines the origins…

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Streamlining Success: David Hrizak on Real Estate, Mentorship & Living Fully 42:14

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In this powerful episode of Legacy Builders with Kyle McGee, we sit down with David Hrizak, co-founder and CEO of The Streamline Companies, to explore his 29-year journey in real estate—from humble beginnings on the South Side of Chicago to creating a vertically integrated real estate empire in Arizona. David shares the defining moment that changed…

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#48- David Fishman: How China Is Achieving The Holy Grail Of Clean Energy 1:06:02

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🎙️ Guest: David Fishman | Principal, The Lantau Group David Fishman is a Principal at The Lantau Group, a boutique strategy and economic consultancy focused on the Asia Pacific energy sector. He specializes in regulatory and economic intelligence for the Chinese power sector—including solar, wind, coal, nuclear, hydro, grid transmission, and power …

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Investing in a World of Permanent Stimulus | Vincent Deluard 58:19

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In Episode 432 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Vincent Deluard, Director of Global Macro Strategy at StoneX Group, where he advises large institutional investors on asset allocation, economic forecasting, and quantitative modeling informed by historical patterns and structural economic analysis. Vincent Deluard and Demetri spend the f…

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Cultivating Curiosity: Navigating Legacy and Leadership with Lisa Wallenda Picard 42:01

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In this captivating episode of Legacy Builders with Kyle McGee, host Kyle McGee sits down with Lisa Wallenda Picard, a trailblazer whose path has taken her from the big top of the Ringling Bros. Circus to the halls of the USDA, National Turkey Federation, and now the helm of the National Fisheries Institute. With a rich background in public relatio…

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Andrew Song: Global Cooling with Sulfur Dioxide in the Stratosphere — #91 1:04:37

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Andrew Song is a co-founder of Make Sunsets, a company focused on addressing climate change through solar geoengineering. The company launches balloons filled with sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the stratosphere with the aim of reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth. https://makesunsets.com/ Previous Manifold episodes on climate: https://www.manifold1.co…

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The Final Phase of the Debt Supercycle | Edward Chancellor 1:26:05

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Episode 431 is the seventh episode in the Hundred Year Pivot podcast series. In it, Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams speak with Edward Chancellor, a financial historian, award-winning journalist, and the author of “Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation." Eddie, Grant, and Demetri discuss how excessively interventionist monet…

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Trust, Time, and Tenacity: Financial Journeys with Richard Wright 43:02

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When Richard Wright’s parents helped him buy a house in his early 20s, he didn’t realize they were handing him the foundation of his future success. Now managing over $60M in assets, Richard reflects on how a small act of support became the legacy that shaped his career, mindset, and mission. In this episode, we talk about building wealth with inte…

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#47- Chan Heng Chee : How Singapore Adapts In A Changing World 1:27:09

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🎙️ Ambassador Chan Heng Chee is a prominent Singaporean academic, diplomat, and political scientist, known for her distinguished career in both academia and public service. She served as Singapore's Ambassador to the United States (1996–2012) and earlier as Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1989–1991), concurrently holding the roles o…

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Stablecoins are Fueling a New Era of Dollar Dominance | Vance Spencer & Michael Anderson 46:11

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In Episode 430 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Vance Spencer and Michael Anderson. Mike and Vance are the founders of Framework Ventures, one of the largest venture capital firms in crypto and one of the earliest and biggest investors in Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Kofinas, Spencer, and Anderson spend the first hour surveying the cu…

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Teaching, Treating, and Trust: Building a Lasting Legacy with Dr. Jeff Buchalter 53:59

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What do pain medicine, real estate, and leadership have in common? For Dr. Jeff Buchalter, they’re all part of a legacy built on integrity, curiosity, and compassion. In this episode, Kyle sits down with Dr. Buchalter to explore his entrepreneurial journey, the risks and rewards of private practice, how to lead with purpose, and why building a stro…

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Why Japan’s Elections Could Blow Up Global Bond Markets | Weston Nakamura 54:29

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In Episode 429 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Weston Nakamura, a Tokyo-based financial analyst and the creator of “Across the Spread,” a market analysis and information service that identifies key market developments from the Asia-Pacific trading session, exploring their impact on equities, bonds, currencies, and commodities across g…