Narrative Collapse & the Search for New Theories | Pippa Malmgren
Hidden Forces
Demetri Kofinas
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2025
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
Episode 417 is the fourth episode in the Hundred Year Pivot podcast series. In it, Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams speak with some of the smartest and most plugged-in people they know to help them navigate the once-in-a-century economic, political, and geopolitical reordering that is currently underway.
In this episode Kofinas and Williams speak with political-economist Pippa Malmgren about the wide-range of socio-political, economic, and technological challenges facing societies today. They discuss:
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The narrative collapse stemming from a loss of faith and trust in political leaders and institutions
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The informational overwhelm and confusion that accompanies technological modernity
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The lack of credible voices and decline of journalistic ethics in media
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The increase in conspiratorial thinking and popularization of alternative theories of reality, some of which have improved our understanding of the world, while others have left us more confused and less well equipped to find common ground in pursuit of the public interest.
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Episode Recorded on 05/08/2025
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, everybody? My name is Demetri Kaffinus, and you're listening to Hidden Forces, |
| 0:06.3 | a podcast that inspires investors, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens, to challenge consensus |
| 0:13.0 | narratives and learn how to think critically about the systems of power shaping our world. |
| 0:18.8 | What you're about to hear is the fourth episode in a podcast series hosted by me |
| 0:23.0 | and my co-host Grant Williams, titled The Hundred Year Pivot. In it, we speak with some of the |
| 0:29.1 | smartest and most plugged in people we know to help position ourselves, our organizations, |
| 0:34.7 | our families, and our portfolios for the once in a century economic, |
| 0:39.3 | political, and geopolitical reordering that we believe is currently underway. |
| 0:44.3 | In today's conversation, Grant and I speak with political economist Pippa Malmgren |
| 0:49.3 | about the wide range of sociopolitical, economic, and technological challenges facing societies today. |
| 0:56.3 | We discussed the ongoing narrative collapse that stems from a loss of faith and trust in our |
| 1:01.3 | political leaders and institutions, the informational overwhelm and confusion that accompanies |
| 1:07.1 | technological modernity, the lack of credible voices in media, and the decline of |
| 1:11.7 | journalistic ethics, and how all of this has led to ever more conspiratorial thinking and the |
| 1:17.6 | adoption and popularization of alternative narratives and theories of reality, some of which have |
| 1:23.7 | improved our understanding of the world, while most have left us more confused |
| 1:28.0 | and less well equipped to find common ground in pursuit of the public interest. |
| 1:33.3 | If you want access to this conversation, go to hiddenforces.io slash subscribe and join |
| 1:40.1 | our premium feed so you can listen to this episode and other subscriber-only content on |
| 1:45.5 | your mobile device using your favorite podcast app just like you're listening to this episode |
| 1:50.6 | right now. And with that, please enjoy this thought-provoking and wide-ranging exploration |
| 1:58.0 | of some of the most important themes and questions facing society today |
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