# PREVIEW LIVE: Realpolitik #45 | The End of Globalisation w/ Radical Liberation

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Podcast: [The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-1366212)
Published: 2026-05-05T14:20:03+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1554

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Firas and Stephen Carson, aka Radical Liberation, discuss the breakdown in globalisation, the possible resumption of the Iran War, and the escalation with Russia.

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