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Cursed Knowledge #15: Sir Edmund Hillary Thinks You’re An Ass

Mt Everest is a death trap. Everything about the mountain is designed to kill you. So why are so many people going up there? Why do we ignore the very…
Harper Hunt October 28, 2022
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Cursed Knowledge #14: In Defense of Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette has a rather interesting historical footprint. For all that her image is iconic and her reputation infamous, it's not all the truth. …
Harper Hunt October 3, 2022
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Cursed Knowledge #13: Subverting Censorship

The Golden Age of Hollywood was full of drama. On and off screen. It was the age of carefully cultivated images. Fake names and secret procedures. And…
Harper Hunt September 20, 2022
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Cursed Knowledge #12: Resurrectionists

What's in a name? Quite a bit actually. Names and titles can be all that's needed to make some one a hero or a villain. So we're looking at some villa…
Harper Hunt August 24, 2022
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Cursed Knowledge #11: Locks of Love

Locks of Love is one of the most well known and well regarded charities in America. But things aren't always what they seem. Sometimes the smokescreen…
Harper Hunt July 26, 2022
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Cursed Knowledge #10: This Podcast Never Happened

We've all fallen victim to a bad retcon at some point in our lives. It's Sherlock Holmes coming back from the dead. It's the reveal that an entire sea…
Harper Hunt April 21, 2022
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Cursed Knowledge #9: Cat Eyes, Full Ass, Can’t Smile

We've all felt insecure about our looks at one point or another. Especially in our chronically online world where how you look can be your whole brand…
Harper Hunt March 10, 2022
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Cursed Knowledge #8: Bad Publicity

Someone once said there's no such thing as bad publicity. With all due respect, this person is an idiot. Publicity, both good and bad, can have major …
Harper Hunt February 7, 2022
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Cursed Knowledge #7: Birkin Bags

Birkin bags are one of the ultimate symbols of status. But how did that happen? And are they worth the hype?
Harper Hunt January 7, 2022
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Cursed Knowledge #6: F*ck Almonds

Move over Hollywood! Almonds are one of the most lucrative and fastest growing industries in California. Unfortunately they're not as good for us as y…
Harper Hunt November 16, 2021
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Cursed Knowledge #5: Hot Coffee

The McDonalds Hot Coffee lawsuit is the archetypal example of nonsense litigation. But there's a lot more to the story than most people know.
Harper Hunt September 2, 2021
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Cursed Knowledge #4: The Olympics

The Olympic games are known as a time of triumph and glory. The truth is that a lot more work goes into creating and maintaining that narrative than y…
Harper Hunt August 16, 2021
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Cursed Knowledge #3: The Molassacre

The Boston Molassacre was one of the great tragedies of the early 20th century. So why isn't it treated like one?
Harper Hunt July 26, 2021
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ET Podcast #12 – Proof of Plant

I think this is how crypto can change the world. Not as "money" and not as Bitcoin! TM and not as a security and not as this speculative coin versus t…
Ben Hunt July 16, 2021
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Cursed Knowledge #2: Weinstein and the Oscars

Harvey Weinstein is a terrible person who did terrible things. But he doesn't get nearly enough credit, or more accurately blame, for his role in dest…
Harper Hunt July 5, 2021
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Cursed Knowledge #1: The Fast Saga

The Fast and Furious movies are famous for intense action and ridiculous plots. But the truth about how these stories get made has more to do with the…
Harper Hunt June 21, 2021
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ET Podcast #11 – A Working Narrative

We write a LOT about work. And the responses we get are ... weird. Once again, the most important narratives are the ones we tell ourselves.
Ben Hunt June 16, 2021
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ET Podcast #10 – In Praise of Bitcoin

Bitcoin has been subverted by the neutering machine of Wall Street and the regulatory panopticon of the US Treasury Dept. What remains is a construct…
Ben Hunt May 5, 2021
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ET Podcast #9 – Make, Protect, Teach

How do we change the world? Not through corporations and political parties from the top-down, but through free-thinking citizens from the bottom-up. N…
Ben Hunt April 22, 2021
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ET Podcast #8 – Leverage and Its Discontents

Three blow-ups in three months: Archegos, Greensill, and Melvin Capital. What do they have in common? Insane leverage employed to maximize private ga…
Ben Hunt April 2, 2021
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