<p>🎙️ <a href="https://next.io/" target="_blank">NEXT.io</a> Podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/265" target="_blank">#26</a>6 with Way Yuhl, Entrepreneur, Investor and Geopolitical Analyst</p><p><br></p><p>Are we really living in unprecedented times or have we just forgotten our history?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Pierre sits down with Way Yuhl, entrepreneur, investor and geopolitical analyst, for one of the most wide-ranging and thought-provoking conversations we&#39;ve had on the <a href="https://next.io/" target="_blank">NEXT.io</a> Podcast. Way brings a 100-year historical lens to the chaos of 2026 and makes a case that is equal parts sobering and surprisingly optimistic.</p><p><br></p><p>⏰ Timestamps:</p><p> 00:00 - Intro &amp; Sponsors</p><p> 01:34 - Welcoming Way Yuhl </p><p> 02:49 - How cultural geography shapes geopolitics</p><p> 04:30 - Why prediction markets beat expert analysts</p><p> 07:07 - The wisdom of the crowds: how it actually works</p><p> 10:27 - The limits of prediction markets </p><p> 12:28 - Way&#39;s method: how he reads where the world is heading</p><p>16:09 - Are we really living in unprecedented times?</p><p>19:20 - The 100-year cycle: where does 2026 fit?</p><p>26:15 - Trump vs Iran: a culture clash</p><p>33:10 - Prediction markets and geopolitical forecasting</p><p>39:28 - Putin&#39;s endgame: does he want all of Europe?</p><p>47:31 - The dragon theory: why China is not the enemy</p><p>55:00 - The US-EU relationship and what comes next</p><p>01:11:30 - Why World War 3 won&#39;t happen</p><p>01:13:58 - The nuclear red line that collapses Russia</p><p>01:16:00 - Way&#39;s optimism: what the next 10 years actually look like</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nextdotio/podcasts</p><p><br></p><p>Apple: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-io-podcast/id1515442333" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-io-podcast/id1515442333</a></p><p><br></p><p>CONNECT WITH <a href="https://next.io/" target="_blank">NEXT.IO</a></p><p> ✩ Website: <a href="https://next.io/" target="_blank">https://next.io/</a></p><p><br></p><p>This episode of <a href="https://next.io/" target="_blank">NEXT.io</a> is brought to you by:</p><p> Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology</p><p> <a href="https://pragmatic.solutions/" target="_blank">https://pragmatic.solutions/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider</p><p> <a href="https://www.pragmaticplay.com/en/" target="_blank">https://www.pragmaticplay.com/en/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sponsored by:</p><p> Hard Rock Games: <a href="https://www.hardrockgames.com/" target="_blank">https://www.hardrockgames.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p> Creedroomz: <a href="https://www.creedroomz.com/" target="_blank">https://www.creedroomz.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>NOTE: This episode was recorded before the US-Iran MOU was signed on June 17, 2026. Way&#39;s read on the conflict proved accurate.</em></p>