The Perch Pod with Jacob Shapiro

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The Perch Pod with Jacob Shapiro

The Perch Pod focuses on bringing first-hand geopolitical analysis from experts across various disciplines. Brought to you by Perch Perspectives, the most reliable and complete source of geopolitical information and international affairs for businesses and decision-makers. If you like what you hear, subscribe to the podcast. We put out new interviews every other Monday.

  1. 10/10/2022

    Making Sense of Iranian Unrest

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    1 min

  2. 10/03/2022

    Agricultural Currents: Food Prices, Fertilizer, & The Future

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    1 min

  3. 09/19/2022

    Ukraine is Winning!

    Ukraine’s counteroffensive last week was shockingly effective. Sim rejoins the show to explain what is happening on the ground…and to tease out the chances and attendant implications of a Russian defeat. Sim Tack is Military Analyst at Force Analysis and GEOINT Analyst at AllSource Analysis. You can follow him on Twitter @SimTack. NYTimes article referenced here TimeStamps: 1:54-11:15 – What’s happening? 11:15-23:35 – Ukraine’s Strategy 23:35-28:04 – Europe’s Resolve 28:04-42:10 – Russia’s Options 42:10-end – Implications of Russia’s Defeat Cognitive Investments Link

    57 min

  4. 08/29/2022

    Geopolitics and Cyberwarfare (+ Bitcoin Neutrality)

    ONE MORE MONTH OF PERCH POD BEFORE WE FINALLY, PERMANENTLY, IRREVOCABLY, IRRECOVERABLY, SWITCH TO THE COGNITIVE DISSIDENTS FEED. GO!!! SUBSCRIBE!!! NOW >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LINK HERE Matt Pines, yet ANOTHER connection via the Twittersphere, breaks down the present day risks associated with cyber warfare and espionage across geopolitical boundaries. Matt is a management consultant at Krebs Stamos and a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. He is appearing on the podcast in a personal capacity. Here is a link to Matt's white paper on bitcoin. Tiestamps: 1:37 - 20:20 - Cyberwarfare 20:20 - 28:00- 5G + China + Huawei 28:00 - 34:44 - Trust Networks 34:30 - 45:35 - Has there every been a full-on cyber war? 45:35 - End - Let's talk bitcoin!

    1h 4m

  5. 08/22/2022

    Whose Fault Is It Anyway? The Sino-Australian Breakup

    Take some time with us to explore the Sino-Australian breakup drama and hear an honest opinion from a real life Australian (his name is John Fowler and he's a former Australian diplomat and international lawyer) on why relations between the two are slowly but surely deteriorating. John and Jacob also talk AUS/NZ relations, viewpoints on the South Pacific and much, much, much more. John is co-founder and CEO of International Intrigue, a newsletter at the intersection of geopolitics, business, and technology. We've included a link because you should go subscribe to it. TimeStamps: 2:30-19:37 – Australia/China relations 19:37-25:20 – Australia/New Zealand relations 25:20-39:32 – The South Pacific 39:32-46:30 – Indonesia 46:30-57:57 – Latin America/France/Antarctica  57:59-1:05:30 – Taiwan 1:05:30 – International Intrigue Cognitive Investments Link

    1h 10m

  6. 08/15/2022

    Here Be Animal Spirits

    Check out the Cognitive Dissidents Pod here!! Subscribe before it's too late!! How do inflationary cycles work? Are we in a tech innovation environment or are we just iterating on the same old concepts? Also, what constitutes "old"? Jordi Visser joins us this week to discuss these questions and much, much more (yes, we mean China). Jordi Visser is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC, a market neutral pioneer of the asset management industry. At Weiss, Jordi oversees the portfolio managers and is responsible for the overall risk aggregation. Additionally, he is the architect and a portfolio manager for the Weiss Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund (Ticker: WEISX).  Weiss Morning Seeds: https://hubs.la/Q01jhfjY0 Weiss Insights: https://hubs.la/Q01jhftd0 Weiss Podcast Page: https://hubs.la/Q01jhgds0 Timestamps: 2:20-14:42 – Inflation/Deflation 14:42-35:50 – Tech/longevity 35:50-45:38 – mRNA 45:38-1:03:30 – Energy 1:03:00 – end – China

    1h 10m

  7. 08/08/2022

    66. Water We Waiting For? The Decline of Fresh Water

    Peter Mayer discusses the history the Colorado River Basin - and why it's a canary in the coal mine for the waves of water issues already sweeping the globe. Water access conflicts are going to escalate both nationally and internationally as the globe heats and our atmosphere's composition fluctuates. Peter and Jacob dive into the conflicts already occurring, ( eg. the Georgia vs. Florida water wars), the future of agriculture, and how we conserve water for posterity. Peter is a professional engineer and urban water expert and the Principal and Founder of Water Demand Management. For more than 25 years, his work has focused on urban water management, water use patterns, assessing the impact of water rate structures and metering, evaluating water conservation measures and programs, forecasting future demand with and without conservation, preparing water conservation plans and conducting water supply scenario analysis.  Link to Lake Mead pics: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150111/lake-mead-keeps-dropping Peter’s website: https://www.waterdm.com/ TimeStamps 2:34-30:30 – Colorado River Basin 30:30-42:30 – Georgia v. Florida on water. (If I could have this on in the background during this section I would.) 42:30-50:30 – Agriculture 50:30 – Pete’s past Cognitive Investments Link

    1h 2m

  8. 08/01/2022

    The Art of Geopolitics w/ Stratfor

    Subscribe to The Cognitive Dissidents Podcast here to avoid missing out on episode after August! Rodger Baker is Executive Director at the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE – Risk Assistance Network + Exchange. Timestamps 3:00-25:13: Mackinder and the Arctic 25:13-34:30: The Art of the Net Assessment 34:30-44:30: The biggest change of the last 25 years…and the biggest change to come 44:30-56:54: Will China invade Taiwan? 56:54-end: Around the world: Poland, Turkey, Indonesia, Korea, Brazil, and more

    1h 12m
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The Perch Pod focuses on bringing first-hand geopolitical analysis from experts across various disciplines. Brought to you by Perch Perspectives, the most reliable and complete source of geopolitical information and international affairs for businesses and decision-makers. If you like what you hear, subscribe to the podcast. We put out new interviews every other Monday.

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    Perch Perspectives LLC
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    72
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