Hey folks, welcome to the Dark Horse podcast Inside Rail. I am delighted to be sitting with Michael

Jan and Masako Ganaha. People who watch Dark Horse will remember Michael Yon from a discussion I did

with him actually in the Panama Canal zone. We were literally sitting on the shores of the Panama

Canal. Masaco was also

on that trip. Michael and Masako took me to Darien to see what was taking place with the immigration

crisis. And I wanted to have them back on to talk about the current state of the world and the patterns that are unfolding.

Michael and Masako have been traveling the world. They have been investigating deep into literature,

some of it quite ancient, to understand how the common patterns of human history are manifest

in the present with new technologies and different kinds of personalities.

But before we go any further, let me just say, Michael and Masako, welcome to Dark Horse.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

I should probably also mention that if I didn't say it before, you are married and you are

expecting your first child.

22 weeks today.

I am thrilled about this. Congratulations, you guys. I'm thrilled about it. There it is.

I'm thrilled about it, not just for you guys who are going to make tremendous parents, but I am also excited

that this child is going to be one of a kind and I think a force of nature. So the world is

better off for your happy news. Thank you. You know, we stayed with Catherine Austin Fitz for

more than a month recently,

and Catherine asked us in December, remember we were sitting upstairs in Netherlands and

Stavorden, and she said, what is your number one goal in 2026?

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