{"podcast":{"title":"Kontrarian Korner","slug":"kontrarian-korner-6889783","podcast_index_feed_id":6889783,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1525568.rss","website_url":"https://www.kontrariankorner.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1525568/214d72b59ec098df0b895c0b74ea257a.jpg","author":"Ben Kelleran","episode_count":178,"summary":"Investments, Finance & Macro","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T10:21:27.530717+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kontrarian-korner-6889783"},"episode":{"title":"Kontrarian Korner #134 - Dale Comstock","slug":"kontrarian-korner-134-dale-comstock","published_at":"2026-07-25T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kontrarian-korner-6889783/kontrarian-korner-134-dale-comstock","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kontrarian-korner-6889783","url":"https://www.kontrariankorner.com/p/kontrarian-korner-134-dale-comstock","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208287937/227bca0a6d1c2eb10aa47a32a1d51d5c.mp3","summary":"Yesterday I had Dale Comstock back on the podcast. We talked about what has happened in the Middle East since the last time he was on, the bottlenecks that the US is looking to control, the lack of trust in government, and several other topics. We went down rabbit holes on the medical system, the relationship between men and women, and where AI is taking us in coming years. If you want to find Dale or his books, you can find him on his website . Podcast Summary * An update on events in the Middle East and where he thinks things are headed. * The US strategy around containing China and what China might do in response. * The lack of trust in the system, and the loss of legitimacy for government. * How the medical system is broken, and the nodes of control in the elite class. * Why women shouldn’t vote and what happens when women are placed in combat roles. * The infiltration of the information space and how large figures try to influence the narrative. * Why he is still pessimistic on where AI will go and what it means for humanity. * Book Recommendation: The Gift Of Fear by Gavin de Becker. Kontrarian Korner is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kontrariankorner.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Yesterday I had Dale Comstock back on the podcast. We talked about what has happened in the Middle East since the last time he was on, the bottlenecks tha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5771,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kontrarian-korner-6889783/episodes/kontrarian-korner-134-dale-comstock/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kontrarian-korner-6889783/kontrarian-korner-134-dale-comstock.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}