The Fair Fight with Alvaro & Max

Why You Should Love (or Loathe) Argentina

Love them or hate them, the Argentina national football team is a fixture at international competitions like this year's World Cup. Whether talking about current aging superstar Lionel Messi or the historical heroics of Diego Maradona, La Albiceleste inspire both positive and negative passions. This World Cup is no exception. Join Alvaro and Max as they dissect the excitement and controversies surrounding Argentina's campaign for the ultimate prize (as well as other notable World Cup news) and how it all should be viewed through a fairness lens. Photo: "Maradona" by Wagner Fontoura under a CC BY-2.0 license. Original available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/23730151@N03/4771922065 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/23730151@N03/4771922065] Music licensed through Soundstripe and Riverside. Code: RGFEH2RMAFBRRPPD

Fields of Less Opportunity: What's Wrong with Agriculture (Part 2)

After last week's interview with Iowa farmer Josh Manske, Alvaro and Max sit down with Basel Musharbash, an antitrust attorney with expertise in ag markets and fighting corporations. The trio take questions from listeners, including a question from Nebraska Independent candidate for Senate, Dan Osborn. With heavy doses of laughter and history (as well as Max's rants), this episode will make you want to find your nearest farmer, give them a hug, and thank them for being on the front line in the fight against corporate power. Image courtesy of Johan Neven under CC BY 2.0. Music provided through Riverside and Soundstripe. Code: XWHZ0UNFIZSFENAT.

Fields of Less Opportunity: What's Wrong with Agriculture (Part 1)

Agriculture has been a significant part of America's success since the founding, but bad policy combined with corporate consolidation has left America's farmers vulnerable. In this first of a two-part episode, Alvaro and Max discuss the challenges facing farmers and the role farmers played in giving America its antimonopoly tradition with Josh Manske, an Iowa farmer and friend-of-the-show. Image courtesy of United Soybean Board under a CC BY 2.0 license. Original image available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/95352257@N06/9625487676 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/95352257@N06/9625487676]. Music licensed through Soundstripe/Riverside, DGFYVW3IQRYIZ9RB.

Main Street vs. The Merger: Corporate Greed Corrupting Our Content

Sports and movies make our lives worth living. Our humanity is reflected back to us through the games we watch, the books we read, and the movies we see. But, concentrated wealth and power stand between us and the art we enjoy. Recently, Alvaro attended Main Street vs. The Merger in L.A., and brought back the stories of the artists and workers who are the real Hollywood, but are threatened by Paramount's unlawful acquisition of WarnerBrothers Discovery. But it's not just them who stand to lose. It's you too, as the quality and diversity of entertainment will give way to corporate profits. Join the guys as they share their insights and passions with you in this special LIVE discussion. Register for future Main Street vs. The Merger sessions at https://www.economicliberties.us/press-release/main-street-vs-the-merger-entertainment-workers-small-businesses-and-lawmakers-convene-in-three-cities-to-oppose-the-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-deal/ [https://www.economicliberties.us/press-release/main-street-vs-the-merger-entertainment-workers-small-businesses-and-lawmakers-convene-in-three-cities-to-oppose-the-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-deal/] Image courtesy from SounderBruce via https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90053561 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90053561], under CC BY-SA 4.0. [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=openverse]Music licensed through Riverside: ASDX7HJH7N87WUMK

Why AI is Failing, with Cory Doctorow

While AI companies look to push their increasing losses onto American retail investors (and even the American taxpayer), Cory Doctorow's new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After A.I. (available June 23rd), provides a look at "how we found ourselves in this dire situation and how we can get through it, to a life 'after' AI in which the tools work for us, not the other way around." Alvaro and Max sat down with Cory to discuss his new book and the ways Americans are being deceived and defrauded by AI hype. Along the way you'll learn about Byzantine Premiums and the Ulysses Pact as well as fascinating facts underlying America's AI obsession. Image courtesy of Cory Doctorow under CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en]. Image's aspect ratio has been modified. Original image available at Business school professors trained an AI to judge workers’… | Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorow/54329014904/in/photostream/] Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: VCEZMACK3Q3WB2BH