Episodes 507
Avg. Duration 56m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (1,421)
Since Feb 2017
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Get the edge with Hidden Forces where media entrepreneur and financial analyst Demetri Kofinas gives you access to the people and ideas that matter, so you can build financial security and always stay ahead of the curve.

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Why History Can't Prepare Us for What's Coming | Alap Shah

Jun 01, 2026 54m

In Episode 482 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with hedge fund manager Alap Shah, co-author of "The Global Intelligence Crisis," a three-part essay series examining the economic, political,…

How Demographics Will Break the Bond Market | Manoj Pradhan

May 25, 2026 1h 4m

In Episode 481 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with economist and Talking Heads Macroeconomics founder Manoj Pradhan about his and Charles Goodhart's new book, The Unanchored Central…

AI and the Collapse of State Power | Miles Taylor

May 18, 2026 1h

In Episode 480 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Miles Taylor, former Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland Security during the first Trump administration and later head of…

God, AI, and the Coming Violence | Will Manidis

May 11, 2026 58m

In Episode 479 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Will Manidis, co-founder of healthcare AI company ScienceIO, 2019 Thiel Fellow, and early-stage investor, about the collapse of secular…

How China Is Winning the Iran War | Jon Alterman

May 04, 2026 49m

In Episode 478 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jon Alterman, the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,…

US Grand Strategy & the Revenge of Geopolitics | Edward Luce

Apr 20, 2026 57m

In Episode 477 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Edward Luce, columnist and US national editor at the Financial Times, about the history of American Grand Strategy and the revenge of…

Why America Cannot Afford to Lose Another War | Marvin Barth

Apr 16, 2026 49m

In Episode 476 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Marvin Barth, founder of Thematic Markets and former head of FX and EM macro research at Barclays, and Chief Economist for International…

Who Wins and Who Loses in the AI Economy | John Burn-Murdoch

Apr 13, 2026 57m

In Episode 475 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with John Burn-Murdoch, columnist and chief data reporter for the Financial Times, about AI's impact on the economy and jobs, the widening…

The Last Ship Out of Hormuz: Why the REAL Supply Shock Is About to Hit | Rory Johnston

Apr 02, 2026 51m

In Episode 474 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with commodity economist and energy market analyst Rory Johnston — founder of CommodityContext.com and host of the Oil Ground Up Podcast —…

Here's Why Trump is in No Rush to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz | John Konrad

Apr 01, 2026 58m

In Episode 473 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Captain John Konrad — founder of gCaptain, the world's most-visited maritime and offshore news website, and one of the most influential…

The God Machine: Demis Hassabis and the Quest for Superintelligence | Sebastian Mallaby

Mar 30, 2026 56m

In Episode 472 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Sebastian Mallaby about Demis Hassabis, the co-founder of DeepMind and the man widely regarded as the most consequential figure in the…

Why There Are No Good Options Left in the US War Against Iran | Gregg Carlstrom

Mar 24, 2026 48m

In Episode 471 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Gregg Carlstrom — Middle East correspondent for The Economist, based in Dubai and Riyadh, and a veteran reporter covering the region for…

The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control | Jacob Siegel

Mar 23, 2026 1h 6m

In Episode 470 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jacob Siegel — writer and editor at Tablet Magazine, U.S. Army veteran, and author of The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total…

America's Gamble: Regime Change, Retreat, or State Collapse in Iran | Hamidreza Azizi

Mar 18, 2026 55m

In Episode 469 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Hamidreza Azizi — Iranian scholar, visiting fellow at the German Institute for International Security Affairs, nonresident fellow at the…

What History's Greatest Currencies Tell Us About the Future of the Dollar | Barry Eichengreen

Mar 16, 2026 56m

In Episode 468 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with renowned economic historian and author Barry Eichengreen about the history of international currencies and the prospects for the US…

When Empires Stop Building: The Iran War and the End of American Soft Power | Bruno Maçães

Mar 09, 2026 43m

In Episode 467 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Bruno Maçães — geopolitical strategist, former Minister of European Affairs for Portugal, and author of World Builders — about the Iran…

The Iran War and the Limits of American Power | Joshua Landis

Mar 05, 2026 45m

In Episode 466 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Joshua Landis, professor of Middle East Studies and director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, about…

The Coming Storm: Why 2026 Looks a Lot Like 1914 | Odd Arne Westad

Mar 02, 2026 54m

In Episode 465 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Yale historian and Cold War scholar Odd Arne Westad, author of The Coming Storm, about why the pre-WWI era of multipolarity, imperial…

The Case for a Historic Reallocation to Emerging Markets | Sony Kapoor

Feb 23, 2026 53m

In Episode 464 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with economist, investor, and sovereign wealth and pension fund advisor Sony Kapoor about the case for a great rebalancing of capital from…

How Big Tech Weaponized the Internet and How to Fix It | Tim Wu

Feb 16, 2026 47m

In Episode 463 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with media and technology historian Tim Wu about how the rise of platform power has become the defining economic event of our time, why it's…

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