Niall Ferguson, a historian, author, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and columnist at The Free Press, joins Scott to discuss why we’re currently in Cold War II, his thoughts on the US presidential candidates, and gives us an update on conflicts happening around the world. @nfergus.
Scott opens with his thoughts on the DOJ’s antitrust hammer on Goo ... Show More
Mar 2024
Fatal Neutrality: Lumumba, the CIA, and the Cold War
In 1960, the Congo gained independence from Belgium. Patrice Lumumba was elected prime minister and Joseph Kasavubu president. Within a year, Lumumba was deposed and assassinated. This week on Deconstructed, executive editor of Foreign Affairs and author Stuart Reid joins Ryan Gr ... Show More
46m 10s
Aug 2024
“Not One Muslim” - Dominik Tarczynski: Migration, Fight for Europe & Helping Trump | Ep. 459
<p>In this interview, Patrick Bet-David speaks with Dominik Tarczyński, a bold Polish Member of the European Parliament. They discuss Poland's firm stance on illegal immigration and its role as a bastion of safety and tradition in Europe. Tarczyński shares his views on the gl ... Show More
2h 4m
Aug 2025
On Brand Re-Brand: Malcolm Gladwell: Zeitgeist Surfer
This week on “On Brand”, we go back to August 11th, 2022. Donny sits down with author, podcast host, and global thinker, Malcolm Gladwell. The pair start with Malcolm’s inspiration for his most successful books like Outliers, Blink, and The Tipping Point – leading to a discussion ... Show More
45m 51s
Jan 2025
LA Fires, Trump Trades, TikTok, and Legacy Media’s Fate — ft. Andrew Ross Sorkin
Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Kalshi’s decision to appoint Donald Trump Jr. as its new advisor, a decline in tipping across America, and the economic impact of the wildfires in Los Angeles. Then Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor-at-large of DealBook at the New York Times and ... Show More
58m 28s