Smart Cookies podcast

Some children claim they remember their PAST LIVES - what's happening?

Dr. Philip Cozzolino from Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia, talks about the REMARKABLE 2500 documented testimonies 👇🏻

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Is the cataclysmic Late Bronze Age collapse still a MYSTERY?

Collapse researcher Luke Kemp weighs in👇🏻

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#bronzeage #collapse #darkhistory

Researcher Luke Kemp found ONE thing that precedes the COLLAPSE of all empires...

Unfortunately in 2026 it's WORSE than ever 👇🏻

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#collapse #inequality #costofliving #crisis

Luke Kemp, the author of the acclaimed book Goliath's Curse, explains why the FALL of ROME was a good thing for most people 👇🏻

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#rome #romanempire #collapse

The real REASON empires fall - and how close WE are to the brink 🌎 💥...

Luke Kemp, author of the extremely acclaimed book Goliath's Curse, joins me for a necessary, if TERRIFYING conversation 👇🏻

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#collapse #crisis

Renaissance POPES weren't exactly known for their piety - instead of tending to spiritual concerns they devoted themselves to the acquisition of as much POWER as possible...

But even amongst these, one name stands out, and that's Pope Alexander VI 👇🏻

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#history #darkhistory

Renaissance historian Prof. Kenneth Bartlett breaks down the intensely bizarre 3 years when apocalyptic Dominican friar SAVONAROLA lorded over the city of Florence 👇🏻

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#darkhistory #historypodcast #renaissance

I always wondered whether the RENAISSANCE was a truly groundbreaking historical event - or has it become just a self-referential cliché?

Talking to Prof. Kenneth Bartlett (from @utoronto.ca), I finally had a chance to ask 👇🏻

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What do Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump have in common?

As cultural critic @wdavidmarx.bsky.social argues in his book Blank Space, they are all representatives of a single MONOCULTURE that has taken over the planet...

Full convo HERE 👇🏻

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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence

Holy shit, you know the system has become ABSURD when billionaires start calling for a tax hike on themselves:

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Japan’s leap from isolation to “miracle nation” is messier than nostalgia allows. Opening with Japan’s encounter with Western power in 1853, our podcast of the week surveys the long history of the nation’s modernization.

With @drchrisharding.bsky.social on @smartcookies.bsky.social

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Is INEQUALITY really getting worse?

Economist and author of the Great Global Transformation
@brankomilan.bsky.social says YES - but the answer is a bit more complicated 👇🏻

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#economics #economy #inequality

The old ECONOMIC ORDER is dead - but what is replacing it?

Renowned economist and author of the book The Great Global Transformation, @brankomilan.bsky.social has a few ideas. You can listen to our convo HERE 👇🏻

Youtube:
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Spotify:
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As someone who's moved to JAPAN 🎌 not too long ago, I always wanted to explore the country's fascinating MODERN history... Thanks to @drchrisharding.bsky.social I finally got the chance!

Check out our FULL CONVO here 👇🏻

YT:
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Apple podcasts:
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In the 1920's JAPAN was at the pinnacle of its modernising efforts. Only a decade later, it slid into its own brand of FASCISM, one with devastating consequences...

How did that happen?

Historian Chris Harding breaks down the dark chain of events 👇🏻

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#japan #japanesehistory

JAPAN, completely closed off most of the world, was enjoying 200 years of peace - until one day in 1853, a couple of intimidating steam ships appeared in Tokyo bay...

Prof. Chris Harding breaks down one of the most FASCINATING moment in all history 👇🏻

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#japan #history #samurai

Really enjoyed this conversation!

From Samurai to Shinkansen - how did JAPAN become a global superpower in just a short few decades? And why is it stagnating today?

Check the thrilling conversation with the eminent historian of Japan @drchrisharding.bsky.social HERE 👇🏻🎌

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#japan #history

The #pseudoarchaeological appropriation of past and #Indigenous cultural achievements to attribute these to ancient "supercivilizations" or even #aliens is reviving 19th century narratives deeply rooted in #colonialsim.

Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4

Gobekli Tepe, the OLDEST monumental structure in the world, has long been the subject of intense speculation...

But what was the site REALLY used for?

@jensnotroff.com, an archaeologist who actually worked there presents the possibilities 👇🏻

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Oh. Had actually no idea that Stitch-floating-through-the-living-room was visible in the reflection right behind me. 🫣😂

Just had a chat about the alluring mysteries of GOBEKLI TEPE, the oldest monumental site in the world with @jensnotroff.com - an archeologist who actually worked there!

Check it out HERE 👇🏻

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With falling IQ and literacy scores across the board, the BRAIN ROT society seems to have arrived. But what's the cause?

@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social breaks it down 👇🏻

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As an Eastern European "frosty," I'm rarely rattled.

However, after reading @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social article, "The dawn of the post-literate society and the end of civilisation," I definitely was...

Check out our CONVO here 👇🏻

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I really enjoyed this conversation about the decline of reading and the threat addictive digital devices pose to our civilisation

We have stopped READING - could it be a sign our civilisation is COLLAPSING?

@j-amesmarriott.bsky.social certainly seems to think so. Check out our conversation HERE👇🏻

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Why do so many people miss the SOVIET UNION?

Historian of the USSR, prof. Joseph Kellner, breaks it down 👇🏻

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#soviet #sovietunion #ussr #history

If you ever wondered what the COLLAPSE of the USSR "felt like", you should listen to my conversation with historian of the Soviet Union, Joseph Kellner HERE 👇🏻

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#ussr #sovietunion #history #podcast

Is global warming really ACCELERATING??

Turns out there's a bit of a SPLIT within the climate science community, notably between two of it's most eminent voices, @michaelemann.bsky.social and @drjamesehansen.bsky.social.

... but who's RIGHT?

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#climatescience #globalwarming