{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdba6139c-3d39-4b6a-a7d2-483a4c80a6f4","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 163 \u2013 The Demise of the Nation State\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/dba6139c-3d39-4b6a-a7d2-483a4c80a6f4\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 163 \u2013 The Demise of the Nation State","description":"Money shuffling by multi-nationals has left sovereign states powerless.<br />\n2:38 The Fist appeared on <a href=\"https://thebullshitfilter.com/2018/09/03/bftn-16-2018-09-03/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bullshit Filter</a><br />\n6:13 Apparently, we are <a href=\"https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/scott-morrison-at-centre-of-abc-row-over-religion/news-story/af5c0ccd2f961e2eef4d14b52f11212d#.i92ox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not allowed to poke fun</a> at the religious belief of our Prime Minister<br />\n10:11 Gay conversion therapy is on the nose<br />\n14:30 Reason Party meeting &#8211; my thoughts<br />\n18:25 <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GetUp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get up &#8211; who are they?</a><br />\n22:46 Thousands of Islamists have <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/29/muhammad-cartoon-contest-netherlands-geert-wilders-pakistan-protests?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set off on a protest march</a> in Pakistan to demand Imran Khan\u2019s new government sever diplomatic ties with the\u00a0Netherlands over a \u201cblasphemous\u201d cartoon competition.<br />\n29:30 Let&#8217;s <a href=\"http://www.pewforum.org/2018/08/29/the-religious-typology/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">categorise Americans</a> by religious belief<br />\n33:53 Australia has seen <a href=\"http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-03/chart-of-the-day-religious-hostility/10187746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a continued rise in social hostilities involving religion</a>, according to <a href=\"http://www.pewforum.org/2018/06/21/global-uptick-in-government-restrictions-on-religion-in-2016/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an annual study by the Pew Research Center</a>.<br />\n37:15 <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/05/demise-of-the-nation-state-rana-dasgupta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The demise of the nation-state</a><br />\n54:22 David Attenborough recommends Patreon<br />\n57:27 Poetry corner<br />\n1:00:25 <a href=\"https://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/nations-prosper-best-with-a-competitive-tax-structure/news-story/2b9ea83ad6877464fe406ad27a904b2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Orwellian output from The Australian</a><br />\n1:03:25 <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/19/truth-isnt-truth-rudy-giuliani-trump-alternative-facts-orwellian?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth isn&#8217;t Truth</a><br />\n&nbsp;<br />","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/085762e2-797c-4ef4-9b10-434ecde61c07/logo2018v2.jpg"}