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On the Fringe

Slightly scripted. Slightly edited. And at times, slightly unhinged. Welcome to On The Fringe!

This is the podcast you need to understand under-the-radar big events, major players, technologies, and places that need more light in our rapidly changing world. onthefringepodcast.substack.com

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18:12

Season 2, Episode 15: Congo the Third

On the Fringe ·

2025/02/27

Hello all! If you’re a bit lost on why the situation is falling apart in Congo, listen to this episode.This is our third episode on Congo so far—and at this rate, we may be doing many more. Listen as Gavin and I dive more into the situation and how it is continuing to fall apart piece by piece and pull the entire region down with it. This is largely a SITREP (situational report) hitting the key points that you need to know. If we missed anything, please let us know! Thanks for listening, and if you

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11:08

Season 2, Episode 14: Paul Kagame

On the Fringe ·

2025/02/27

Hello all! On this new episode we have a biography about Paul Kagame, the current (and four-term) President of Rwanda. If you’ve been keeping up with African news over the last decades his name will ring a bell…and if you haven’t, you’re going to be on the fast track to knowing more about one of the most important people in the world today and in the coming decade Listen to hear more about him and what we see for the future, and why little Rwanda is making the big moves into Congo that it is. If you

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19:23

Season 2, Episode 12b: The Future of Education

On the Fringe ·

2025/02/20

This is a first for us— Listen to Episode 12a (the first take on this) hereWe recorded an episode twice and are releasing BOTH of them on basically the same subject: the future of education and how AI is making the current structure of educational system obsolete. The admin guy and the head of curriculum development at most schools probably wouldn’t like this episode very much, but they really do have a monumental challenge on their hands. If you don’t work in education, listen in to hear what we

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21:26

Season 2, Episode 12a: The Future of Education

On the Fringe ·

2025/02/20

This is a first for us—We recorded an episode twice and are releasing BOTH of them on basically the same subject: the future of education and how AI is making the current structure of educational system obsolete. The admin guy and the head of curriculum development at most schools probably wouldn’t like this episode very much, but they really do have a monumental challenge on their hands. If you don’t work in education, listen in to hear what we think needs to be done to start solving this growing

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26:40

Season 2, Episode 13: Congo Revisited

On the Fringe ·

2025/02/17

This week me and Dave talk about the increasingly desperate situation out in the East of Congo, as Rwandan-backed forces take another stunningly important piece of territory, in this case, Bukavu, a city of two million resting right across the lake from Rwanda. We talk about the increasingly tense situation across the continent, as countries like Burundi and Uganda deepen their involvement, in what increasingly seems like a scramble for territory and a slice of the mineral pie. We talk about the

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30:15

Season 2, Episode 11: Russian desert adventures

On the Fringe ·

2025/02/13

Hey all! We’re working on a new cover for the podcast. Leave us a comment and any feedback on ideas—we’d really appreciate it!On this episode, we dive into Rosatom and Russia’s goal to gain control over worldwide uranium supplies (and future supplies). Uranium is THE key ingredient for nuclear fission, and will likely become an even hotter worldwide commodity due to the rise of AI and more nuclear power needed to drive AI’s development. (Yes, this is why we are on the fringe—or maybe the cutting

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5:00

Special Episode 1: New Album Cover

On the Fringe ·

2025/02/10

Hey all! We have made our first special episode—this one is open to all, but future ones will be subscribers only. Don’t miss out and click the link below! We are looking to make some new, real cover art for the podcast (and dropping the AI place filler I made back when we first started recording) and need YOUR help to design it. We’ve got a bad picture, some bad crayon-inspired writing, and proof that the both of can get our brains to fire on the same wave every so often. Here’s the above album

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19:02

Season 2, Episode 10: The Future, AI, and Small...

On the Fringe ·

2025/02/07

This week me and Dave talk about the future of nuclear engineering— SMRs, or Small Modular Reactors, which are increasingly being touted as solution to the energy consumption issues (and the carbon production issues) inherent in keeping AI running at scale.Our conversation starts of by talking about the container-size reactors that seem to be the bright new frontier of energy production, but we touch on some other salient issues as well (the importance of rare earth minerals, the implications of AI

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30:56

S2, Episode 9: Rebels WITH a cause

On the Fringe ·

2025/02/03

In this episode, you will learn about how AI, rare earth elements, the President of one of the smallest countries in Africa, and a Congolese rebel group led by a man with a snow white beard can and will affect your daily life if he gets his way…and I wouldn’t be a bit shocked if he does. Listen in as Gavin and I talk about what is going on in the in the Great Lakes region of East Africa, specifically in Rwanda and the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 770 civilians died in the

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10:10

Season 2, Episode 8: The things cocaine kingpins do...

On the Fringe ·

2025/01/31

If you need a Shock to the system, today we’ve got a double episode coming out! Thanks to his wife’s Instagram posts, one of Latin America’s biggest cocaine kingpins was caught in Europe on vacation and swiftly extradited to the United States. Listen in to hear about this doozie of a story and why you should(n’t) be careful about posting online, especially if someone-or some agency is looking for you. And, good job to the DEA for getting this guy! Feel free to leave any comments and pass on the

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13:06

Season 2, Episode 7: Sit in the Corner and Shut Up

On the Fringe ·

2025/01/31

Here’s the other part of this double dose of On the FringeIn today’s second, out-there episode, we feature a (likely former) Portuguese lawmaker who thought he could use his immunity to steal checked baggage and hawk the contents for almost nothing. This is one of the most bizarre stories we had heard of and had to share it with you.Winter sucks, and if you know of anyone who may be having a serious case of the winter blues, reach out and see how they’re doing. And if you’re feeling down, go talk to

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19:49

Season 2, Episode 6: Fighters in far-off dark corners

On the Fringe ·

2025/01/29

Hello all! A warm welcome to all of our new subscribers On the Fringe! We are excited to keep delivering content that will keep you informed and entertained. We have another episode somewhat tying back to our Season 2 episode on the Golden Triangle, especially with regards to human trafficking. Increasingly, Colombians with combat experience are being targeted and forced to fight after taking what they think are jobs as security guards, protective detail for VIPs, or protecting oil infrastructure

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19:45

Season 2, Episode 5: Chat GPT Plans a Vacation

On the Fringe ·

2025/01/26

A big warm hello and Welcome to On the Fringe to our new subscribers! We’re excited to have you join us out here. If you haven’t done so, click below to sign up and not miss out on future episodes! This was one of the most entertaining episodes we’ve made—and I (Dave) learned a TON about AI in the 20 minutes that we played around with it. Listen in as Chat GPT puts together two trips to Spain; Gavin and I both used the same prompt, and even got some of the same answers…but very different reasons

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16:29

S2, Episode 4: Operation Jetway

On the Fringe ·

2025/01/22

Hey all! We have our 4th episode out of Season 2. If you haven’t done so yet, please take 5 seconds to like, comment, and subscribe to our podcast. We’re listener supported and REALLY love making these; give us some feedback on what we can do better.In today’s episode, Gavin and I go into Operation: Jetway, a U.S. Department of Justice (DEA) program that ran for nearly 10 years at airports across the United States targeting travelers who they thought were carrying criminally-earned cash. This issue

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23:00

Season 2, Episode 3: Pig Farming in the Golden Triangle

On the Fringe ·

2025/01/17

Hey all! On this episode of On the Fringe, Gavin and I go DEEP into scam farms in the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia. Scams have been around since the beginning of time, and will not go away soon; and AI technology is making them much more sophisticated and dastardly—and real.We did TWO episodes in Season 1 about crime, scam farms, and money laundering in Southeast Asia and the Golden Triangle. They’re linked down below.In 20 minutes, you will learn:Where these scam farms operate, who

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14:28

Season 2, Episode 2: Korea's Festering Crisis

On the Fringe ·

2025/01/10

Hello all! 안녕하세요 여러분! We have our second episode of Season 2. (Little secret: this is actually the first one we recorded for the season)Kicking this off, our thoughts and prayers are with those who lost loved ones in the Jeju Air plane crash in Jeolla nam-Do. I (Dave) have flown Jeju Air and have found them to be a reputable and safe airline overall. In this episode, Gavin and I dissect the political mess in South Korea, including providing background into both sides of the protests (for and against

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18:10

Season 2, Episode 1: The Turkestan Islamic Party in...

On the Fringe ·

2025/01/06

Please click the link below and subscribe to our new Podcast Channel. Hello Friends! Happy New Year! We have put together a new Substack specifically for the Podcast. Gavin and I are coming out strong with an episode on the Turkestan Islamic Party in Syria and what much of the world can expect from these guys in the next three to five years.We will post all future episodes here on this Substack, and Gavin + I will re-stack as we transition.We guarantee you will learn something in this episode about

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18:10

Season 2, Episode 1: The Turkestan Islamic Party in...

On the Fringe ·

2025/01/05

Hello Friends! Happy New Year! We have put together a new Substack specifically for the Podcast. Gavin and I are coming out strong with an episode on the Turkestan Islamic Party in Syria and what much of the world can expect from these guys in the next three to five years. We will post all future episodes here on this Substack, and Gavin + I will re-stack as we transition. We guarantee you will learn something in this episode about China, Syria, and Terrorism. Have a listen and leave us some

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12:44

Sliced n Diced #15 Vietnam's Anti-Corruption Push

On the Fringe ·

2024/12/27

Hello, all! Episode 15 (it's really episode 18 in the order we published) is our final Sliced n’ Diced for the year. We will be coming back in January with more to help you get the lowdown on something going on in the far-off corners of the earth or hidden in plain view. (They were a decent emo band)We meant to release this episode a week or so ago, but I got sick the day I got back to the States and we ended up moving the order around a bit.This episode covers the Vietnamese Communist Party’s

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26:48

On the Fringe #11 Syria Part 2

On the Fringe ·

2024/12/20

Hey all! We have a second episode providing you some background + analysis about what is currently going on in Syria. The situation there is RAPIDLY changing within the country, and I’m not a Syria expert—so take everything here with a grain of salt. Part one is below and is a deep dive into the country’s history as well as a long bio on the al-Assad family. Take care all and have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season. All the best for 2025! Subscribe now and never miss another episode!Click

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