The UnWoke Show Season 4, Episode 166: "The Cold War Economy Has Already Started"

For decades, the global economy chased one thing: Cheap. Cheap labor. Cheap manufacturing. Cheap everything. And we built an entire system around it. Now that system is cracking. In Episode 166, Tim and Rich break down the uncomfortable truth: The Cold War didn’t end… it went economic. Countries aren’t optimizing for efficiency anymore. They’re optimizing for control. And that shift is showing up everywhere: higher prices tighter supply chains fewer “cheap” options This isn’t bad luck. 👉 It’s intentional.   Show Notes https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/risk-resilience-and-rebalancing-in-global-value-chains   https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2023/04/11/world-economic-outlook-april-2023   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0sxbD73vq8     Social Media https://x.com/UnWokeTheShow https://bsky.app/profile/theunwokeshow.bsky.social   Podcast links https://theunwokeshow.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/27rkGZYhccSF8stUzzGxaI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unwoke-show/id1686015698 https://goodpods.com/podcasts/the-unwoke-show-309196 https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnWokeShow/videos?app=desktop   Feedback [email protected]