April 14, 2021 • 71 mins
This week is a packed episode, opening with the passing of DMX, Prince Philip and former Big Brother contestant Nicki Graham. From there we discuss how Hong Kong citizens are to be given £43m package to help settle in UK and go into the history of why this is, starting in 1655. From how Britain first started trading silver for tea, to how they used their power in India to export mass quantities of Opium into China, leading to two wars and the eventual control of Hong Kong.
Moving to present day, we break down how China used the capitalist model created by the British Empire in Hong Kong to rise to become a global super power, how the passing over of Hong Kong back to China has lead to an uprising and the £43m resettlement package by the United Kingdom, and going forward, how China's BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) is being created for economic Global domination.
Things get a little lighter from there as we "review" Godzilla vs Kong and how it can be used to further support each argument in our ongoing Bear vs Gorilla debate. We end with some throwbacks to 90's girl bands.
It's definitely a content packed episode with a good balance between information and silliness. Thanks for checking it out!
Moving to present day, we break down how China used the capitalist model created by the British Empire in Hong Kong to rise to become a global super power, how the passing over of Hong Kong back to China has lead to an uprising and the £43m resettlement package by the United Kingdom, and going forward, how China's BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) is being created for economic Global domination.
Things get a little lighter from there as we "review" Godzilla vs Kong and how it can be used to further support each argument in our ongoing Bear vs Gorilla debate. We end with some throwbacks to 90's girl bands.
It's definitely a content packed episode with a good balance between information and silliness. Thanks for checking it out!
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