<p>We take another break from WW3 and various attempted assassinations with a sojourn into some economic shit with our guest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cosmonautmag.com/authors/?author=nicolas-d-villarreal">Nicolas D Villarreal</a>, an independent researcher focusing on the capitalist political economy.</p><p><strong>For the </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/156608361"><strong>full episode,</strong></a><strong> support the show at </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/thiswreckage"><strong>http://patreon.com/thiswreckage</strong></a></p><p>Full piece: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cosmonautmag.com/2026/04/the-capitalist-in-the-21st-century/">https://cosmonautmag.com/2026/04/the-capitalist-in-the-21st-century/</a></p><p>Response <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cosmonautmag.com/2026/04/letter-limiting-factors-in-capitalist-growth/">https://cosmonautmag.com/2026/04/letter-limiting-factors-in-capitalist-growth/</a></p><p>Counter-Response <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cosmonautmag.com/2026/04/letter-why-the-limit-is-not-a-lack-of-opportunity/">https://cosmonautmag.com/2026/04/letter-why-the-limit-is-not-a-lack-of-opportunity/</a></p><p></p><p>FT article in agricultural inflation: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/e13369c2-edb8-4418-adfb-3496d2fae185">https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/e13369c2-edb8-4418-adfb-3496d2fae185</a></p><p>CBS News' penny pinching tips: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/TheRealVarnVlog/status/2048217038443991052">https://x.com/TheRealVarnVlog/status/2048217038443991052</a></p><p></p><p>Song: Kinks - Maximum Consumption</p>