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Shadow Diplomats: The Truth About Honorary Consuls

Ever wondered why a regular house might fly a foreign flag? Discover the "DIY diplomacy" of honorary consuls and their strange legal perks.

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25:58

Sovereign Bags: The Secret World of Diplomatic Pouches

In a digital age, why do governments still use physical bags? Explore the high-stakes world of diplomatic pouches and sovereign transit.

diplomatic-pouchesvienna-conventionsupply-chain-security
28:24

The World Model Revolution: Beyond LLM Token Prediction

Herman and Corn explore why LLMs struggle with logic and how the shift to world models is giving AI a sense of physics and spatial reality.

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28:45

Subsea Secrets: How AI Taps the World's Fiber Optics

Herman and Corn reveal how governments ingest the internet through subsea cables and use Agentic AI to filter the global digital firehose.

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21:57

Before the CIA: The Secret History of Spying

Before the CIA, spying was a world of forged wax seals and secret post offices. Discover how intelligence evolved into an institution.

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29:53