# Special Edition: Dire Straits

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Podcast: [Multipolarity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/multipolarity-5951710)
Published: 2026-03-12T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://multipolarity.captivate.fm/episode/special-edition-dire-straits
Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e722d66c-14b9-42ac-9e8d-176029661fb7.mp3
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## Resource

As Iran smoulders, ships burn in Hormuz, and TACO traders search for signal in the thunderous noise, we’re celebrating the end of the world in the only way we know how - two audio essays. Philip Pilkington on the economic consequences of the war. And Andrew Collingwood on the political mess we’re in.

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