The Jacob Shapiro Podcast

Sanaa Kamal, a Gaza-based Palestinian journalist in Egypt, shares her harrowing escape to Cairo and perspective on the current conflict. She discusses the state of Palestinian refugees, peace possibilities, Hamas, and ending the conflict. Her resilience and optimism amidst adversity are inspirational.

Topics discussed in this podcast include South Korea's economy, challenges in entrepreneurship, steel markets, questionable decisions by large-cap companies, and the 'chaos' at U.S. universities.

Dee Smith, known for his pessimistic views, joins Jacob to discuss if the world is getting worse. They dive into topics like multipolarity, stability in the world, immortality, Putin's actions in Russia, upcoming Mexican elections, and the impact of US-Mexico relations. The conversation also touches on gullibility, recency bias, and the appeal of powerful leaders like Putin.

Jacob reunites with his cousin Marko to discuss Trump's impact on global geopolitics, U.S. inflation, Iran's attacks on Israel, Biden's trade deals, tariffs, and investing opportunities. They also analyze multipolarity, bipolarity, and share basketball hot takes

Chief foreign-affairs correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, Yaroslav Trofimov, discusses his book on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Topics include reasons for underestimating Ukraine, future elections, impact on Europe, Ukraine's relationship with China, and the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Discussion on Iran's missile and drone attacks, Israel's defense measures, and geopolitical implications. Analysis of challenges in prolonged conflicts, multipolar dynamics, and regional tensions in the Middle East.

Discussion on economic crises, US-China-Japan relations, hot CPI print, market predictions on yen. Taxonomy of crashes, China developments, Japan's proactive stance in industry. Exploring globalization, capital flows, and economic stability. Analysis of US-China collaboration, economic imbalances. Yen investment decision, inflation report analysis, Bank of Japan's policy shift. Navigating Japan's economic landscape, AI disruption and technology trends.

Rob and Jacob are back at it. They discuss the earthquake in Taiwan and why they are skeptical of Taiwan’s economic future. From there they turn to a controversial article about how immigration has been driving US GDP growth and why demographics are not destiny. They close with some thoughts about the straitjacket of specialization and the dangers of too much expertise.--Timestamps:(00:00) - Intro(01:10) - Taiwan(19:40) - Coronal Mass Ejections and Black Swans(23:07) – Taiwan(25:10) – Immigration/Demographics(45:30) – India(47:30) – Historians rule--Referenced in the Show:Angus Deaton – https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2024/03/Symposium-Rethinking-Economics-Angus-DeatonImmigration and the US Economy – https://www.briefingbook.info/p/immigration-and-the-us-economy-since?utm_campaign=email-post&r=bkto&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailAssuring Taiwan’s Innovation Future – https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/01/29/assuring-taiwan-s-innovation-future-pub-80920--CI Site: cognitive.investmentsJacob Site: jacobshapiro.comJacob Twitter: x.com/JacobShapSubscribe to the Newsletter: bit.ly/weekly-sitrep--Cognitive Investments is an investment advisory firm, founded in 2019 that provides clients with a nuanced array of financial planning, investment advisory and wealth management services. We aim to grow both our clients’ material wealth (i.e. their existing financial assets) and their human wealth (i.e. their ability to make good strategic decisions for their business, family, and career).--Disclaimer: Cognitive Investments LLC (“Cognitive Investments”) is a registered investment advisor. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Cognitive Investments and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure.The information provided is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice and it should not be relied on as such. It should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security. It does not take into account any investor’s particular investment objectives, strategies, tax status or investment horizon. You should consult your attorney or tax advisorThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Jacob welcomes James Meadway, former British treasury official and current economist at The Progressive Economy Forum on for a cross-posted episode of Cognitive Dissidents and Macrodose. They discuss James’s recent essay about why COVID was both an accelerant of underlying trends, but also the first “crisis of the Anthropocene,” a phrase borrowed from Adam Tooze. They explore issues related to debt, climate, and prospects for growth.--Timestamps:(00:00) - Intro (01:39) – Defining terms(11:41) – Weaponizing finance(20:50) – Crypto/Milei(28:00) - WW3 + Ecological disasters(40:57) – Debt(45:15) – Can we grow our way out of the problem?(51:30) – Silver linings playbook--Referenced in the Show:Link to Macrodose: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/macrodose/id1646528688Link to James’s essay: https://socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/view/42873--CI Site: cognitive.investmentsJacob Site: jacobshapiro.comJacob Twitter: x.com/JacobShapSubscribe to the Newsletter: bit.ly/weekly-sitrep--Cognitive Investments is an investment advisory firm, founded in 2019 that provides clients with a nuanced array of financial planning, investment advisory and wealth management services. We aim to grow both our clients’ material wealth (i.e. their existing financial assets) and their human wealth (i.e. their ability to make good strategic decisions for their business, family, and career).--Disclaimer: Cognitive Investments LLC (“Cognitive Investments”) is a registered investment advisor. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Cognitive Investments and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure.The information provided is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice and it should not be relied on as such. It should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security. It does not take into account any investor’s particular investment objectives, strategies, tax status or investment horizon. You should consult your attorney or tax advisorThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Jacob has been growing increasingly more concerned about Ukraine, so he starts his bottom-up analytical review of the war and Ukraine’s prospects by hosting Sim Tack on the podcast. Jacob throws a bucket of questions at Sim to try and figure out what, if anything, has changed at a strategic level in the war. From there they speculate on European support for Ukraine in the future, whether Ukraine can still win, and a reframing of what could actually take Russia out of the war. --Timestamps:(00:00) - Intro(01:12) – Lessons from Avdiivka(13:10) – Signposts for Ukrainian and Russian collapse(24:00)– Can Ukraine still win?(29:30)– Sim’s take on Macron/French support for Ukraine(38:30) – Where does the ammunition come from and (40:43) – Ukraine's F16's(47:54) - Zelensky v Zaluzhny and what it would take to get Russia out of the war--Referenced in the Show:--CI Site: cognitive.investmentsJacob Site: jacobshapiro.comJacob Twitter: x.com/JacobShapSubscribe to the Newsletter: bit.ly/weekly-sitrep--Cognitive Investments is an investment advisory firm, founded in 2019 that provides clients with a nuanced array of financial planning, investment advisory and wealth management services. We aim to grow both our clients’ material wealth (i.e. their existing financial assets) and their human wealth (i.e. their ability to make good strategic decisions for their business, family, and career).--Disclaimer: Cognitive Investments LLC (“Cognitive Investments”) is a registered investment advisor. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Cognitive Investments and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure.The information provided is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice and it should not be relied on as such. It should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security. It does not take into account any investor’s particular investment objectives, strategies, tax status or investment horizon. You should consult your attorney or tax advisorThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp