<description>&lt;p&gt;Max and 99 kick things off revisiting old predictions and check how they're holding up. They hit the headlines: billionaires breaking records, geopolitical conflict threatening economic stability, and monopoly concerns in the music industry. Listener emails cover politics, financial industry backdoors, and navigating complicity. They rank their Top 5 historical figures to reclaim, do some movie talk, and member shoutouts round it out. Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Intro: 00:00:18&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Housekeeping: 00:00:34&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Headlines: 00:21:13&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Emails: 00:48:54&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Top 5: 01:00:23&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Beyond the Bullshit: 01:19:35&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Outro: 01:43:27&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Acquired: &lt;a href="https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/epic-systems-mychart"&gt;Epic Systems (MyChart)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bloomberg: &lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/europe-rushes-to-deal-with-price-fallout-from-trump-s-iran-war"&gt;Europe Rushes to Contain Price Fallout From War in Middle East&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Foreign Policy: &lt;a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/04/iran-war-dubai-saudi-qatar-global-economy-oil-shipping-trade/"&gt;The Iran War Is Jeopardizing the Entire Global Economy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Forbes: &lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/"&gt;World&amp;rsquo;s Billionaires List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Cut: &lt;a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/friendship-breakups-fights-politics-social-media.html"&gt;&amp;lsquo;My Friends Live in a Bubble. Should I Dump Them?&amp;rsquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;NPR: &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/nx-s1-5742433/live-nation-ticketmaster-doj-antitrust-case"&gt;Live Nation and Justice Department reach settlement in antitrust case&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Reuters: &lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/judge-tells-live-nation-state-ags-negotiate-potential-deal-2026-03-10/"&gt;Judge tells Live Nation, state AGs to negotiate potential deal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/"&gt;Straight White American Jesus Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;John Fugelsang: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781668066898"&gt;Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/margin-call/"&gt;Margin Call&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/inside-job-2010/"&gt;Inside Job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Forbes: &lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2025/12/25/ai-minted-more-than-50-new-billionaires-in-2025/"&gt;AI Minted More Than 50 New Billionaires In 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Matt Taibbi: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780385529969"&gt;Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.kanopy.com/"&gt;Kanopy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UNFTR Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr167"&gt;The End of the American Experiment&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.unftr.com/unftr-series/the-clinton-years"&gt;The Clinton Series&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/paf18"&gt;Phone A Friend: Zohran Mamdani&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: &lt;a href="https://unftr.com/rate"&gt;unftr.com/rate&lt;/a&gt; and follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/Unfucking-The-Republic-102319714930389"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/unftr.com"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/unftrpod/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; at @UNFTRpod. 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Unf*cking The Republic

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Omnibus (3-14-26).

MAR 15, 2026103 MIN
Unf*cking The Republic

Omnibus (3-14-26).

MAR 15, 2026103 MIN

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Max and 99 kick things off revisiting old predictions and check how they're holding up. They hit the headlines: billionaires breaking records, geopolitical conflict threatening economic stability, and monopoly concerns in the music industry. Listener emails cover politics, financial industry backdoors, and navigating complicity. They rank their Top 5 historical figures to reclaim, do some movie talk, and member shoutouts round it out. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:18 Housekeeping: 00:00:34 Headlines: 00:21:13 Emails: 00:48:54 Top 5: 01:00:23 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:19:35 Outro: 01:43:27 Resources Acquired: Epic Systems (MyChart) Bloomberg: Europe Rushes to Contain Price Fallout From War in Middle East Foreign Policy: The Iran War Is Jeopardizing the Entire Global Economy Forbes: World’s Billionaires List The Cut: ‘My Friends Live in a Bubble. Should I Dump Them?’ NPR: Live Nation and Justice Department reach settlement in antitrust case Reuters: Judge tells Live Nation, state AGs to negotiate potential deal Straight White American Jesus Podcast John Fugelsang: Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists Margin Call Inside Job Forbes: AI Minted More Than 50 New Billionaires In 2025 Matt Taibbi: Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History Kanopy UNFTR Resources The End of the American Experiment. The Clinton Series. Phone A Friend: Zohran Mamdani. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.