{"podcast":{"title":"The Peter McCormack Show","slug":"the-peter-mccormack-show-525419","podcast_index_feed_id":525419,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69d4f193b76468caacc5068f","website_url":"https://www.petermccormack.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69d4f193b76468caacc5068f/show-cover.jpg","author":"Peter McCormack","episode_count":1075,"summary":"The Peter McCormack Show - politics, macro, Bitcoin and AI, long-form interviews. Twice-weekly conversations about money, power, and the shifts reshaping the next decade. Peter McCormack interviews politicians, economists, investors, journalists, founders and Bitcoiners. Past guests include Liz Truss, Lyn Alden, Curtis Yarvin, Matt Goodwin, Mike Green, Balaji Srinivasan, Rupert Lowe, Firas Modad, Scott Horton, Jeff Booth, Connor Leahy, Andrea Miotti, Neema Parvini, Dr Tim Gregory and Simon Dixon. Recurring threads: the debt and inflation endgame, UK political collapse and what comes after, Reform and the populist wave, the Middle East and the American war machine, AI safety and the race for superintelligence, energy and net zero, Bitcoin adoption and policy, and the slow-motion decline of Western institutions. Long-form - most episodes run 60 to 120 minutes. New episodes 2 to 3 times per week. Video on YouTube and Spotify. Host: Peter McCormack, a retired rapper from Bedford, UK, trying to understand this crazy world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T06:19:00.527164+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-peter-mccormack-show-525419"},"episode":{"title":"#163 - Scott Horton - How Debt, Inflation and War Are All Connected","slug":"163-scott-horton-how-debt-inflation-and-war-are-all-connected","published_at":"2026-04-08T15:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-peter-mccormack-show-525419/163-scott-horton-how-debt-inflation-and-war-are-all-connected","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-peter-mccormack-show-525419","url":"https://www.petermccormack.com/episodes/163-scott-horton-how-debt-inflation-and-war-are-all-connected","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69d4f193b76468caacc5068f/e/69d674f002639f375c5fdb5a/media.mp3","summary":"Scott Horton is the director of Antiwar.com and one of the most outspoken critics of US foreign policy. In this episode, Scott explains how war connects directly to the things people feel every day - rising prices, falling purchasing power, growing debt and a system that never seems to improve no matter who is in charge. We also discuss how governments fund wars, why debt keeps expanding, how inflation quietly shifts the cost onto ordinary people and the incentives that keep the cycle going. Lastly, Scott explains the role of media, the relationship between politics and defence spending, and why these conflicts continue even when public support is weak. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Perpetual War System 00:02:00 - Hidden War Tax 00:05:00 - Debt Spiral 00:08:00 - Empire Costs 00:09:30 - War & Inflation 00:25:00 - Cost Of War 00:28:40 - Iron Triangle 00:33:10 - “It’s A Racket” 00:43:30 - Emotional Toll 01:02:10 - Any Hope Left 01:05:00 - How It Ends - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website –  http://petermccormack.com › Feedback –  https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email –  me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter –  https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH SCOTT HORTON › Website –  https://scotthortonacademy.com/ › Twitter –  https://x.com/scotthortonshow SPONSORS › IREN -  https://www.iren.com/ › Monetary Metals -  https://www.Monetary-Metals.com/McCormack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts:  https://apple.co/40ruY9K › S…","meta_description":"Scott Horton is the director of Antiwar.com and one of the most outspoken critics of US foreign policy. In this episode, Scott explains how war connects d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4505,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-peter-mccormack-show-525419/episodes/163-scott-horton-how-debt-inflation-and-war-are-all-connected/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-peter-mccormack-show-525419/163-scott-horton-how-debt-inflation-and-war-are-all-connected.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}