Hidden Forces Podcast
1) Surveillance Capitalism in the Age of the Unprecedented | Shoshana Zuboff
In Episode 79 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Shoshana Zuboff, about the rise of “Surveillance Capitalism,” a pernicious new economic logic, which robs us of our experiences, dispossess ...Show More
Surveillance Capitalism in the Age of the Unprecedented | Shoshana Zuboff
1:05:58 | Feb 25th, 2019
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2) The Epstein Files Are Worse Than You Think | Patrick Boyle
In Episode 458 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Patrick Boyle, a former hedge fund manager, finance professor, and the creator and host of one of the most successful business channels on...Show More
3) The Mattering Instinct: Our Desperate Need to Find Meaning | Rebecca Goldstein
In Episode 457 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about her latest book, "The Mattering Instinct," which explores our fundamental human longing to feel that ou...Show More
4) Trump's New Strategy for Latin America: Venezuela, Cuba, & the 'Donroe Doctrine' | Brian Winter
Episode 456 is the eleventh installment in the Hundred Year Pivot podcast series. In it, Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams speak with the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly, Brian Winter. He's an ...Show More
5) Late-Cycle Investment Theory: Foundations for the Coming Decade | Nicolas Colin
In Episode 455 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Nicolas Colin, a former French Treasury official and the co-founder of a European startup accelerator whose work sits at the intersection ...Show More
Late-Cycle Investment Theory: Foundations for the Coming Decade | Nicolas Colin
48:12 | Dec 29th, 2025
6) Trump's National Security Strategy: A Plan to Contain China or Carve Up the World? | Jamie Metzl
In Episode 454 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with author, futurist, and U.S. foreign policy expert Jamie Metzl about the aims and objectives of the 2025 National Security Strategy and its ...Show More
7) AI Bubble, Inflation, and the Limits of Monetary Policy | Jason Furman
In Episode 453 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jason Furman, the former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about the state of the U.S. economy, the AI Bubble, monetary policy, i...Show More
8) Diagnosing the Metacrisis: Reality & Meaning in Modern Life | Iain McGilchrist
In Episode 452 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Iain McGilchrist, a neuroscientist and author of The Master and His Emissary and The Matter with Things. His work on the divided brain has...Show More
Diagnosing the Metacrisis: Reality & Meaning in Modern Life | Iain McGilchrist
1:18:29 | Dec 8th, 2025
9) China Shock 2.0: State Capitalism at the Frontier | Dinny McMahon
In Episode 451 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with author and long-time China analyst Dinny McMahon about the Chinese leadership's efforts to redesign China's economic model in the face of ...Show More
10) How to Navigate the New Investment Paradigm | Lawrence McDonald
In Episode 450 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Lawrence McDonald, the founder of The Bear Traps Report and the author of a recently published book about the risks and investment opportu...Show More