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The Peter McCormack Show

The Peter McCormack Show

By: Peter McCormack
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 The Peter McCormack Show is a podcast covering politics, economics, free speech, and Bitcoin. Political Science Politics & Government
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  • #160 - Mark Suman - Who Controls AI Will Control Society

    #160 - Mark Suman - Who Controls AI Will Control Society
    Mar 25 2026

    AI isn't just getting smarter - it's getting more personal.

    In this episode, Mark Suman explains how modern AI systems are learning not just what we know, but how we think. From "thought capture" to behavioural influence, this is a shift from tools that assist us… to systems that can guide us.

    We explore the incentives behind AI: data collection, engagement loops, and the economic pressure to centralise intelligence. What happens when those systems are controlled by governments, corporations, or both?

    The conversation expands into something deeper - power, autonomy, and whether individuals can retain sovereignty in a world where both money and intelligence are increasingly centralised.

    This isn't a prediction of dystopia. It's a discussion about direction - and whether we're building tools for freedom… or control.

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    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00 - Thought Capture Explained
    01:42 - Why No One Is Thinking About This
    04:58 - AI We Don't Understand
    08:25 - Mapping Human Thinking
    10:23 - Algorithms & Manipulation
    14:03 - Privacy vs Convenience
    30:00 - Layers of AI Risk
    31:20 - Weaponising AI Systems
    45:00 - Centralised Power Risk
    1:12:59 - Jobs & AI Shift
    1:29:11 - AI Exhaustion

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    CONTACT PETE
    › Website – http://petermccormack.com
    › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact
    › Email – me@petermccormack.com
    › Instagram – /mccormack555
    › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/

    CONNECT WITH MARK SUMAN
    › Website – https://trymaple.ai/
    › Twitter – https://x.com/marksuman

    SPONSORS
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    FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR
    › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/
    › https://x.com/curttayloruk/

    EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK
    › https://x.com/ConorM04

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • #159 - Matt Goodwin - The Radicalised & Disconnected Elite

    #159 - Matt Goodwin - The Radicalised & Disconnected Elite
    Mar 23 2026

    Are we witnessing the managed decay of Western democracy, or a civilisational shift that we can still reverse?

    I sit down with academic and author Matt Goodwin and discuss the survival of the West. Matt warns that unprecedented demographic transformation and a radicalised, disconnected elite are fundamentally dismantling our national identity.

    We also discuss institutional rot, the effectiveness of Reform UK, the danger of letting old political insiders hijack the populist uprising, and whether taking a "sledgehammer to the state" is the only way out.

    In this episode:

    • The Institutional Rot: Why the legacy political parties have sold the country down the river and deserve to collapse.

    • The Demographic Shock: The sheer speed and scale of cultural transformation that the public is not prepared for.

    • The Economic Ultimatum: Why state expansion and wealth extraction are the ultimate threats to our survival.

    • The Purity Spiral: Does putting political "amateurs" in power save the system, or plunge it into the abyss?

    • The Disillusioned Voter: Why millions have completely opted out of the democratic process.

    Listen, subscribe, and leave a review if you would like to support the show.

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    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00 - Introduction
    01:32 - The Gorton & Denton By-Election
    07:08 - The Demographic Shock Transforming Britain
    17:45 - The Loss of Civic Culture
    31:24 - Why the Tories Deserve to Die
    42:57 - The Disillusioned Voter
    44:01 - Has Trump Betrayed the MAGA Base?
    52:31 - Can Reform UK Actually Change the System?
    01:02:41 - The Danger of Political Amateurs
    01:06:51 - Restore v Reform
    01:21:44 - The Social Contract for Young People
    01:39:16 - Economics & Wealth Extraction
    01:44:24 - The Population Trap, Pensions & Falling Birth Rates
    01:52:36 - Taking a "Sledgehammer to the State"

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    CONTACT PETE
    › Website – http://petermccormack.com
    › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact
    › Email – me@petermccormack.com
    › Instagram – /mccormack555
    › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/

    CONNECT WITH MATT GOODWIN
    › Website – https://www.mattgoodwin.org/
    › Twitter – https://x.com/GoodwinMJ

    SPONSORS
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    LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE
    › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K
    › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu
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    › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM

    FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR
    › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/
    › https://x.com/curttayloruk/

    EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK
    › https://x.com/ConorM04

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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • #158 - Simon Dixon - Why the World Feels Chaotic (And Who Profits)

    #158 - Simon Dixon - Why the World Feels Chaotic (And Who Profits)
    Mar 19 2026
    Are we witnessing the organic collapse of the Western world, or is the current global chaos a highly engineered script? Simon Dixon returns to map out the hidden architecture of global power. He breaks down how the Financial, Military, and Technical Industrial Complexes are actively managing a transition to a multipolar world. From the "transitional theater" of the Middle East to the weaponization of global debt, Simon explains how elites are using chaos to asset-strip the West and consolidate their wealth in a K-shaped economy. We also discuss the pivot to the real pandemic: the profound psychological trauma and existential dread infecting modern society. We discuss our own mid-life reckonings, the horrifying reality of an AI-driven digital control grid, and the ultimate rebellion against the system. In this episode, we cover: The Theater of War: Why current geopolitical conflicts are a scripted reallocation of resources, not unpredictable chaos.The Power Triad: How the FIC, MIC, and TIC control governments, global capital flows, and the media narrative.The Epstein Leverage: Why the true rulers of the world aren't in the files, but control who gets exposed by them.The 10-Year Escape Plan: Why self-custody of hard assets (like Bitcoin and gold) and fully withdrawing from fiat equities is your only defense.The Spiritual Rebellion: Navigating the moral decay of fiat society, the necessity of analog community, and Simon's personal journey to theology and the Quran. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 02:45 - Consolidation of Power & The Multipolar World 06:28 - Trump, the TIC, FIC, and MIC Explained 15:46 - Venezuela, Gold Deals, and the Illusion of Regime Change 23:06 - The 150 People Run the World? 26:37 - The Epstein Files & Global Money Laundering Networks 34:39 - Why the Middle East is "Transitional Theater" 49:54 - Breaking the Petrodollar & The True Cost of War 56:06 - Summarizing the Engineered Global Masterplan 01:11:53 - The Psychological Pandemic 01:15:37 - The 10-Year Escape Plan 01:22:50 - Exit the System 01:24:30 - The Spiritual Awakening 01:26:20 - The Quran & Divine Guidance 01:39:24 - The Gross Happiness Index 01:55:55 - Rural Living & Surviving the Collapse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH SIMON DIXON › Website – https://www.simondixon.com/ › Twitter – https://x.com/SimonDixonTwitt SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/ › Monetary Metals - https://www.Monetary-Metals.com/McCormack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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