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Unscriptify
by Petar Dzakovic and Luka Vucic
Finally, a podcast that doesn’t even pretend to know what it’s doing. Welcome to Unscriptify — where inner monologues grab the mic.Philosophy. Dinosaurs. Fights. F*ck-it moments. With one foot in Plato and the other in pop culture, we question everything — especially ourselves, while keeping it cringe-Free.Opinions, not obligations.🎙 New episodes every Wednesday.
Episodes
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The Great Rebrand of Everything
This week on Unscriptify, we’re unpacking The Great Rebrand of Everything: how war becomes “stabilization,” layoffs become “rightsizing,” surveillance becomes “personalization,” and somehow we’re all expected to nod politely. From New Coke to Samsung’s quality reboot to the darker side of legacy...
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Rewind: Since Episode 1
Hey, it's your co-host Luka here. As great Tony Stark said: "Part of the journey is the end" so thank you for every episode you've listened to up to now; I really appreciate it. Unscriptify Podcast will continue, so stayed tuned, and I'll see you around. Cheers!
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GOAT Conversation: Endless Sports' Debate
Debates like Messi or Ronaldo, whether LeBron or Kobe will catch up to Jordan, and if 2021 is the greatest season of F1 marked our generation's sports experience, but it is always the ultimate question in almost every discipline of who is the GOAT. In this episode, we discussed how greatness is...
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How Did Privacy Become Obsolete?
Essential for free expression and healthy democracy, the right to privacy and anonymity protects individuals from arbitrary interference, surveillance, and forced disclosure of identity. In this episode, we discussed how our attitude towards privacy changed in Digital Age, "costliness" of…
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How did Big Tech come to rule the world?
At this moment Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and a handful of other tech companies rule the marketplace in the physical and digital worlds, hosting your e-mail address, your social media accounts, calendars and photos and providing you with phones, laptops, and other products. How did...
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Lasting Impact of Apollo 11
July 20th is one of the monumental dates in human history; Man walked on the moon for the first time with over 600 million people watching the moment live. We spoke about the influence of the legendary mission today mainly through upcoming Artemis IV effort, cultural and scientific breakthroughs…
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Artemis II: Is Space Craze Back?
We are back! Season 7 starts off with us talking about one of the more positive happenings in the world or in this case a bit out of it; the Artemis II mission. We spoke about the success of mission, how "space craze" feeling started running again with prospects of future missions, how…
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Failure of Metaverse: Podcast Throwback
Almost 5 years ago, we made an episode on then new project of newly named company we knew as Facebook, Metaverse. In this season's finale we look back on the grim predictions we made about the possible impact of it and just how wrong we were given the multi billion dollar failure it came to be...
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Benjamin Franklin: Polymath
One of the most important figures in the US history, face of the 100 dollar bill and a true uomo universale. Yes, we talked about Benjamin Franklin, his legacy in politics, science and entrepreneurship as well his autobiography and many contributions to the intellectual growth of the United…
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Ideal of the Renaissance Man
The concept that originated from the Renaissance humanism, uomo universale describes the potential for individuals to excel in multiple fields of knowledge and skills, reflecting the belief in the importance of human capabilities and education. We spoke about this concept in era of…
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Unscripted with Cullen Bunn
This week on Unscriptify, we’re joined by comic writer Cullen Bunn, the mind behind Harrow County and The Sixth Gun, and a man who’s written enough Marvel and DC stories to qualify as a minor natural disaster. We talk folklore horror, cursed-object mythology, and why "fear". We also get into...
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Can a Culture Be Murdered?
In this episode we talk about the complex and sensitive topic of cultural genocide; its placement in the International Law, the horrors of Canadian Indian residential school system, how cultural genocide fuels separatist tendencies, morality of right to secede around the world and more. Enjoy!
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Unscripted with John Mecklin
What does it really mean when the Doomsday Clock stands at 85 seconds to midnight? Are nuclear risk, climate pressure, AI disruption, and disinformation separate crises, or one connected global failure?And most importantly, who is actually accountable now? No panic, but no sugarcoating either…
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iPhone: The Product of 21st Century
One of the most life-changing products of all time, iPhone, in its less than 20 year old history influenced the world in way few in could predict in 2007. We spoke on its interesting inception and origin story, complex legacy of Steve Jobs, how much screen addiction "owes" to iPhone and similar....
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Idea of Open Borders
Idea, not clearly delineated into traditional political spectrum, radical but perhaps not as wild as it sounds. We spoke about the Open Borders; freedom of movement and capital it would enhance, political and ethical questions surrounding it, what is the reasonable immigration policy in today's...
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International Law 2026
Term coined by English philosopher, Jeremy Bentham, concept of international law can be traced back to the Renaissance, becoming prominent and legitimized in post-WWII increasingly globalized world. We discussed, the state of International Law in 2026, its successes and failures over the years,...
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Rome in Pop Culture
Few historical periods and entities had influence on modern pop culture quite like Ancient Rome. In this episode we explored the picture and version of Rome in pop culture, is it more than Colosseum and gladiator games, truth behind portrayal of Nero and Caligula and how "Gladiator" became one of...
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Rome: Republic vs Empire
Rome had a long and impactful history. In this episode we spoke on two periods, Republic and Empire, how they politically, economically, militarily and similar. Enjoy!
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Was Media Ever Unbiased?
As we are checking out of 2025, on this New Year's Eve we pondered the question: Was media ever truly unbiased? We discussed role of media in free society, work of regulatory bodies such as Ofcom and Arcom, fairness doctrine and similar. Happy New Year, see you in the next one and enjoy!
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State of Podcasting
With over billion daily listeners, millions of available episodes and many platforms to stream it, podcasts and podcasting came a long way. Today we spoke about state of podcasting as a medium, our history on and before Unscriptify, what shows inspired us and how JRE changed podcast history. Enjoy!
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Human Capital: Greatest Resource
"Human capital is ability to create the material things that constitute wealth"... besides redundant definitions from handbooks of economics, human capital can be understood on many levels and from many variables. We spoke how human capital can be maximized in country and in company, quantity…
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Reputation of Entreprenuership
Entrepreneurship plays a unique role in society; Cantillon wrote about it in scientific sense in 18th century, modern governments try to stimulate it but reputation of entrepreneurs is not always high. From robber barons to tech bros, perception of a business man changed and stayed the same in a...
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Movie Genres We Want Back
Where are the mockumentaries, romcoms, parodies , sword-and-sandal movies these days? In this episode we spoke about current and future trends in Hollywood, which genres we wish to make a comeback and what if we made a modern version of Yugoslavian partisan western. Enjoy!
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Our Favorite Movies
200th episode! We decide to celebrate this jubilee by sending a love letter to one of our favorite things, the art of cinema and its greatest products. We spoke on prime age of comic book movies, ex-YU cinema, works of animation from Japan, USA, Croatia that made us love the medium even more. Enjoy!
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Story of Christopher Columbus
In this episode we examined complex legacy and story of one of the most important figures in history, Christopher Columbus. We spoke about his personal characteristics, success of voyages, legacy of cruelty towards indigenous and whether Columbus Day should be celebrated. Enjoy!
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Legacy of Age of Discovery
God, Glory and Gold. Age of Discovery made, in a way, world a bigger place. What is the legacy of it? Is the new Age of Discovery happening in digital world? Is OpenAI new East India Company? Enjoy!
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Unscripted with Shane Baxley
Shane Baxley is the man behind the aesthetics, look, and designs of blockbuster movies such as The Furiosa, Lilo and Stitch, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and many others. During our enjoyable talk, Shane discussed the job of a concept artist, his interactions with James Gunn, and the scrapped...
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Unscripted with H.W. Brands
In this episode of Unscriptify, we sit down with acclaimed historian and author H. W. Brands for a candid conversation about the dilemmas that define U.S. presidents — from Lincoln’s moral tightrope to Nixon’s downfall, and the ongoing debates surrounding modern figures like Donald Trump. We...
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Post - War: Idealized Period
In this episode we spoke about one of the most persisting nostalgia phenomenons; romanticized view of the 1950s and the general post-war period in US and Europe. We discussed why myth of this idealized stage in society remains popular, many misconceptions about realities of that time, how is...
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Why Present is the Best Time to be Alive.
Yes, we know, world isn't perfect. Though the development of humanity and progress that we made wasn't always linear, we can still say that present is the best time to be alive. In this episode we discussed the many conveniences that we take for granted today, compare the world we grow up with…
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Unscripted with Ben Lamm
This week, we went full Jurassic Park meets TED Talk with Ben Lamm, the mastermind behind Colossal Biosciences. Ben drops some never-before-answered details about the direwolf project (yes, actual direwolves), shares updates on the mammoth and dodo, and shares wild stories from the field —...
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Endlessness of Supehero Comics
In the final episode before the half season break we took the opportunity to speak on one of our favorite topics, superhero comics. Precisely, we pondered the model of big comic book publishers; the fact that our favorite heroes do not get to have true "ending", as stories continue to be written,...
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Unscripted with Steven Bernstein
Director, cinematographer, book writer... Steven Bernstein is what an artist should be. With the recently published book GRQ and several projects underway, he spoke in depth about process of creation in both film and world of literature. We looked back on some of his iconic works such as Monster...
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What If We Colonize Space?
Staple of science fiction for centuries is the possibility of humanity colonizing space and becoming multi planetary species. In this episode we discussed the "reality" of this idea coming to fruition, where does science face with fiction, terraforming Mars and more. Enjoy!
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Unscripted with Mark Wood
If you ever wondered how's the experience of climbing Mount Everest or staring into the eyes of polar bear or cycling across the US, this podcast is for you as we spoke with Mr. Mark Wood, famous explorer, speaker and author. Hear the stories of his adventures, lessons he picked on way up and…
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Case Hyperinflation: Yugoslavia
Today we spoke about one of the most significant events in recent economic history - hyperinflation in Yugoslavia, how it occurred and how it was stopped. How its legacy still influences view of the money in the region today and similar, enjoy!
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OVERTIME: UFC 319 Predictions
Summer blockbuster fight for the middleweight crown between reigning champion Dricus Du Plessis and formidable challenger Khamzat Chimaev will headline UFC 319. Additionally, Aaron Pico will make his UFc debut against skilled contender, Lerone Murphy while Michael Page looks to continue his run…
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Unscripted with Gregory Mankiw
Gregory Mankiw is name known in economics classrooms around the world. Years after passing exams based on his teachings, we had the honor of talking with the man about reoccurring themes in the world of economics such as inflation, debt, carbon tax while discussing impact of Trump Administration...
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Brexit: Years Later
One of the most important geopolitical events in 21st century, Brexit influences, of course, Great Britain but also European Union at large to this day. A little more than 5 years later, we discussed how the original premise and promises of leaving the Union turned out for the Great Britain, what...
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Pax Britannica: "Peak" Britain
In this episode we explore the era of so called Pax Britannica, period between the end of Napoleonic Wars and World War 1 when the British Empire was at its most powerful and influential stage. Enjoy!
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Aristotle: The Philosopher
Few man in history had influence on variety of fields such as Aristotle. A true polymath, Aristotle worked on development of formal logic, pioneered descriptive biology, examined ideas of ethics and politics, tutored one of the greatest conquerors in history, founded the Lyceum... Today we…
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Story of Athenian Democracy
Today we talk about one of the greatest inventions in history - democracy and its inventors from city state of Athens. How did this first form of democratic government look like and what had to change in order for it to be successful in the present time? How did trial of Socrates expose weakness…
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Is Cinema Going Extinct?
Cinema has been part of the film-making experience for the longest time. Today, technology and emergence of streaming services change the way movies are consumed. Today, we pondered the question of the future of movie going, why we value cinema experience so much, positive and negative impact of...
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Is Film "Highest" Form of Art?
In this episode, we discuss the art of film; could it be considered culmination of art forms, value of cinema experience, what does future hold for it and similar. Enjoy!
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OVERTIME: UFC 317 Predictions
International fight week card will be headlined by the fight for the vacant lightweight throne between former featherweight champ Ilia Topuria and former lightweight champ Charles Oliveira. Check out predictions for this and other fights on the card and enjoy!
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Unscripted with Donato Giancola
Donato Giancola is one of the most celebrated and talented artists in the world of pop culture. During our enjoyable discussion we talked about his beginnings in the world of art, never ending inspiration he finds in Middle Earth, how classic paintings influence his work, current and upcoming...
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Theory: World Peace
Today we discuss the fine aspiration of humanity, the world peace. Is is something that we will achieve in time or unreasonable goal of idealists?
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Wright Brothers: Dream of Flight
On December 17th 1903, at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright successfully made the first sustained, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air powered air-craft realizing in the process humanity's long dream of flying. More than century later we look at this...
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OVERTIME: UFC 316 Predictions
Bantamweight throne will be up for grabs in the rematch between "The Machine" and former champ "Suga" Sean O`Malley at UFC 316. Card will also see exciting debut of former Bellator champ, battle for the belt in women's bantamweight division between reigning champ Julianna Pena and former Olympic...
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Should Presidency be One Man Job?
Today, we pondered several questions regarding the highest office of country, mainly should the position of president be one man job or should it be in form of a council, is the position itself outdated and similar. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Finally, a podcast that doesn’t even pretend to know what it’s doing. Welcome to Unscriptify — where inner monologues grab the mic.Philosophy. Dinosaurs. Fights. F*ck-it moments. With one foot in Plato and the other in pop culture, we question everything — especially ourselves, while keeping it cringe-Free.Opinions, not obligations.🎙 New episodes every Wednesday.
HOSTED BY
Petar Dzakovic and Luka Vucic
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Finally, a podcast that doesn’t even pretend to know what it’s doing. Welcome to Unscriptify — where inner monologues grab the mic.Philosophy. Dinosaurs. Fights. F*ck-it moments. With one foot in Plato and the other in pop culture, we question everything — especially ourselves, while keeping it...
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