Episode 23 - Why Russia is Screwed | Trillionaire Mindset

[@WBOMBS1232]

“Hey hey I’ve got a solution! Someone needs to come up with a solution!” is lowkey hilarious

[@shooey5055]

In the New York accent as well *chefs kiss

[@braydenchaffee8946]

Man that's highkey hilarious

[@abby2575]

Not only do I desperately want “Don’t hassle me, I’m watching Columbo” merch myself, I also NEED it for my dad who is a massive Columbo head with no idea that the pod exists

[@meggsbenny]

Emil not gatekeeping his ethnicity ? Is this not a tmg podcast

[@rhicatrimm]

This podcast is a bright light for me right now. Everything seems shitty and it feels really good to laugh. also i need to have a "don't hassle me, i'm watching columbo" sticker on my water bottle ASAP or i will simply stop drinking water.

[@rhicatrimm]

Also Emil had some absolute bangers this episode, between his "America has an elder abuse problem" and "Give us green energy and you guys can say the R word again" and Ben's treaty rant I'm dead and gone.

[@JK-uo3ir]

Someone should make a supercut of all the dead silence after one of them makes a joke/comment and the other is trying to process it

[@johnnydurgs1215]

Hey! I was actually one of those SARS-COV-2 Wastewater surveillance scientists for about a year! I can answer any questions about it that you might have, but it’s actually not as terribly disgusting as you might think it is (at least not terribly disgusting MOST of the time).

[@Maazin5]

How reliable were the tests you performed? Did policymakers care for the results?

[@johnnydurgs1215]

@@Maazin5 We reported the results to the Ohio Department of Health every week, policy makers did care and we received significant NIH funding for this. Results were 80% accurate at predicting the spread of SARS-COV-2 and implementation of this method originated in Israel and is used in different countries!

[@leahmorales4974]

Replying for the algorithm. Hope they see this lol

[@devons.3481]

Did you test all wastewater? I would think it would be more efficient to test samples, but how would the sampling process work? Like how much of the wastewater is being tested & how are the tested samples determined?

[@OGNord]

Would you guys ever consider a trilli mindset live stream like tmgs done twice? Maybe later but I like that idea, you guys are really good at riffing so live would be hilarious

[@mai4319]

Yes plz

[@thomaselwood12]

Long live Ukraine.

[@Greatlakeskyle.]

💪🏼 🇺🇦 ukraine skrong 🇺🇦 💪🏼

[@linus9318]

@@Greatlakeskyle. skrong

[@elizabethashley1436]

I want that Columbo merch, as someone who has never watched the show but will to support y'all. But you guys have really been a huge help every week with financial information. I feel like I can wade into this stuff and research thanks to you guys.

[@Jawwwn]

Emil: “I’m 32, I can hardly piss!” … long pause… Ben: “huh”

[@BandZfilms]

Emils timing of “milking” at 5:00 had me absolutely dying

[@cacapupu1234]

Ben’s face and response of “hey” makes me lol every time

[@egg0lina]

I look forward to this pod every week, perfect way to avoid road rage during my drive home from Chicago

[@emmanememmanem]

i was walking through my house the other day and my mom and my brother were separately listening to y’all ,, my influence is truly inspiring. ur welcome

[@samvv5982]

Love the flip where Emil gets excited and it’s up to Ben to bring it back. I just love you guys so much! Also I need the dont hassle me I’m watching Colombo merch!

[@victoriadoh3385]

This is by far one of the most positive piece's of media I've watched all week. Love ya you silly boys, keep up the funny poop jokes 💜

[@COTOCO809]

Can’t wait to watch these Columbonus episodes

[@alannahjones7255]

Best part of my Saturday morning 🇦🇺 Where's my Aussies?

[@miklfet3927]

Hell yeah nothing better than listening to the boys in neck high water

[@xoxogossipgoat21]

Yeeeee listened to this to make the drive to Canberra bearable ✌️

[@tylerfolsom1436]

1:11:41 the silence after Ben says "what else are we gonna do, kill each other?" had me belly laughing

[@shooey5055]

WAIT!?!?! Where’s the TMS motto at the end 😮😮 do I quit my job?? What should I do with my parents?!?!? WHERE DO I GO TOILET THIS WEEK?!?!? IM SO LOST WITHOUT MY WEEKLY ADVICE 😰😰😰

[@nouslisons]

Thank you for talking about this. This is an awful tragedy, we love Ukraine, most of us have friends and relatives there. We are against all of this. The government is doing everything to imprison those of us who are fighting. Please pray for Ukrainians. Love from Russia.

[@hollyberries2249]

Emil can you please name the sailboat columboat

[@Charles-Emile]

I have a recurrent dream that Ben is trying to convince Emil to buy a new Ski-Doo snowmobile for the pod.

[@Shotsshotsshotz]

I want a "Don't Hassle Me, I'm Watching Columbo" shirt so bad. Like, really bad. It should be the official slogan of this podcast, tbh. Has nothing to do with "finance" or "the markets" and it's perfect.

[@zibertmedia7739]

This is easily the best podcast on TMG

[@micahbender4560]

This podcast is so good, please offer bonus content I would be more than happy to pay for more

[@hctiL]

I’ve been on the shitter for roughly an hour now in deep pain, but I’m glad you guys are here to help me through this

[@jeffdominguez7287]

Emil is holding that mic hostage

[@ranasaleh6061]

I actually appreciate them talking about the conflict not happening in the global south, one guy said " European people with blue eyes are getting killed " so as a Yemeni with dark skin I was baffled! Just because we look like this and come from here, it makes our war justified?

[@MidwestAF2]

As someone who is going to Italy for spring break, that middle segment really felt directed lol.

[@olivia5624]

didn't think I could like you guys more then I heard your political takes and ben's "copala harris" reference and now I am truly in love

[@sarahdaniel7232]

Loving the prophetic boat poster you guys put up. Keep on manifesting Emil!

[@lizard_supreme]

emil’s no liberal, dude’s a leftist king 👑

[@jjdhsi5536]

I have been rewatching all tm episodes. You guys rock. Don’t ever stop. Ps we need merch to buy to support. Plus trillionare mindset would look sick on shirts

[@Fatherpayton]

This episode was so refreshing. It was good to hear takes that weren’t so obnoxiously bias as well as not trying to show out for social media. Thank you boys!!

[@cozycloudss]

omg the columbo episode with john cassavetes sooo good i love the falk/cassavetes duo

[@trinitykessler1646]

This is the best podcast on the internet, always looking forward to Fridays😁

[@izzycam]

can’t stop thinking about Emil living on a boat with a “don’t hassle me I’m watching columbo” sticker

[@jasperbonez2547]

That DQ story was a modern epic. Good job Ben.

[@joshren499]

Omg I heard about that nuclear code capsule idea YEARS ago on radiolab and I thought that was such a crazy yet creative/effective? Idea. Thanks for the reminder guys!

[@Xierdan]

12:45 - There’s a semi-old movie where that’s the premise. A group of friends take their friend’s boat out and they all are in the water without realizing no one remembers to put the ladder down. So they spend the movie trying to be rescued and also get back on the boat.

[@GraceKieran4]

It's called Adrift and unbelievably there's more than one version

[@ivyoh6078]

32:00 this reminded me of a god awful poem i saw on Instagram that was something along the lines of “oh it feels so silly to wash my face and go about my life when there’s a war happening, and peoples homes are being destroyed” like cool bro.

[@ablurbz]

“you don’t have to be a little fuckin take machine” at 33:48 is one of my favorite lines

[@briancourtney8042]

Favorite podcast please make it 2 hours long

[@cobnelson]

Ben, you'll be glad to know I am taking History of Aviation this semester, very interesting stuff that gives perspective on the impacts of culture and technology.

[@PeteGoodrich1122]

EA, Disney, KZbin and other entertainment companies retracting their content from Russia may seem inconsequential and lame, but it puts pressure on the citizens and families of oligarchs in a way that cannot be easily sidestepped like economic sanctions. For example, baring Russia from the Olympics and World Cup is an ego blow that cannot be avoided by having alternative bank accounts (as is a way for oligarchs to reduce the impact of having their assets seized). Hopefully that makes sense, I am an international relations university senior and I wanted to maybe help explain.

[@mekko902]

I think you're spot on. It's about humiliating/isolating Russia, not just financially, but culturally as well.

[@rimtiggins6078]

Agreed. Isolating the country culturally as well as financially is important, even if the companies will pat themselves on the back while doing it.

[@DolgovaPolina]

wow really cool, but the truth is that those bans influence not families of oligarchs, but us, general public, Russians that has nothing to do with this situation. This is literally a discrimination by nationality

[@foofoolame9127]

@@DolgovaPolina it’s not discrimination by nationality you paper straw, it’s to cut them off from the world, the citizens of Russia will leave their country and the economy will die, we’re not doing it because they’re Russian it’s to send a message to the Russian leaders that we can push them out of the world. Now a lot of Russians wouldn’t be able to leave so there’s gonna be mass suffering, but Putin brought it on his own people, that’s what happens when one voice speaks for millions

[@cdw2468]

shouldn’t you want to avoid pressure on the citizens, given that they’re not the ones causing the war?

[@celinamercury7291]

thanks for making me laugh in these grim times guys, keep being great

[@megaslush9629]

I found out that they have Columbo on Tubi and ended up watching the Spielberg episode - real solid stuff! Thanks for the recommendation Emil! I must've said the line, "Don't hassle me, I'm watching Columbo!" at least 5 times during the episode XD

[@ethanwagner]

I just got a job in financial advising thanks to this show, shout-out yall🤘

[@jacobbm2569]

this podcast always makes me laugh, learn and grow ! thank you guys for an amazing show

[@maxdelacruz8406]

I read that book, I did enjoy the read and agree with Emil on the transition of the Democratic Party. It’s pretty digestible and not boring. I recommend as well.

[@Molly-re2sn]

I was listening to this podcast while cooking and somehow Ben’s voice at 18:34 reminded me of Barry Benson the Bee from the Bee movie. Just thought everyone should know 😂

[@clintoncampbell4022]

So when are we also getting the Emil and Ben’s Coffee Shop merch from the workable ad read?

[@marc-antoinebechard2616]

The sounds effect always gets me! 😂😂

[@Bee-wm6my]

i love how as theyre talking about buying a boat and the podcast cover is overhead of them in a rowboat lol

[@zachianello8786]

Learned more about econ in this podcast than I have the whole year in my class. School sucks

[@_Moe]

In regards to your opinions about liberalism, I started researching linguistics and I rabbit holed until I found a book by a linguist about "Woke Racism" which addresses the dangers behind reactionary/performative activism. I haven't read it yet but I think it will really challenge my viewpoints so I look forward to it. BRB gonna find the exact title... Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America by John McWhorter (what a great last name!)

[@libertythruknowledge2085]

It is a good book; well worth the read. You will probably walk away from reading it with more questions than when you started. Use those questions and dig deeper because you will not find answers any other way

[@_Moe]

@@libertythruknowledge2085 I just finished it. I thought it was a well-written argument overall and I agree with most of his points. Some points were challenging and did trigger some cognitive dissonance that I still agreed with eventually. And there are some parts I'm still chewing on because he glossed over the counter-arguements that didn't suit his thesis with blasé dismissal much like The Elect do when confronted with good faith counter-arguements. I don't think I disagreed with him on any major arguments, but I definitely disagreed with some of the smaller points he made. His defensive tone, though a little tedious at times, was appropriate because it is a defensive text; still, he sometimes resorted to the same contemptuous tone of the people he's supposed to be criticizing, which was lazy rhetoic at best and hypocritical at the worst. His proposal of abandoning drug prohibition, teaching kids to read phonetically, and for vocational education (instead of overvaluing 4 year colleges and academic elitism) were the highlights of the text and I couldn't agree with him more. I think they're realistic and will affect real change if they're ever put into action. I also heavily agree with his dismissal of the "impact over intent" rhetoric that gets thrown around in Elect spaces. Both of those things are important in varying degrees depending on the situation they're being applied to. On that point, while I appreciate your review on the text (which is why I'm returning with my own review), the rest of your comment along with the "you won't find answers any other way" statement was not needed. In fact, it deterred me from picking up the book right away. I know how critical thinking and research work; that's why I read a book I knew would challenge me. Perhaps I misread your *intent* because your patronizing rhetoric only caused me to feel resentful instead of inspired to do something I was already planning on doing.

[@libertythruknowledge2085]

@@_Moe I very much appreciate your thoughts on the book! I think some of the flaws that you pointed out are great points and agree with you. Thank you for sharing them. First, I want to apologize for sounding patronizing, that was not my intent at all. I meant, albeit lacking clarity, that oftentimes we exist (all of us) within our own spheres of influence where we do not hear opposing views, particularly when they are less popular. Finding answers, in my opinion, requires reading and thinking about opposing views, which I make an effort to do as well. I reread my own comment and you are right - it does sound patronizing. I apologize again as that only causes challenges to actual conversation. Now that you have read the book, do you have any recommendations for me?

[@watcherofyoutube9678]

“It’s so terrible that they cut from the air sirens straight to a commercial break.” *Anyway, Here’s Audible:*

[@jayy4735]

Happy fuck it Friday bois🤝

[@thomasrichard7700]

First time tuning in. Love it so far

[@liontoyou9518]

Emil is the best at callbacks

[@trr715]

24:18 feel like this was underappreciated. The guys were complaining about the ads and then they did the exact same thing. 😭

[@hollyberries2249]

Ben if you’re not already on flightradar24 you gotta get on this shit it’s addicting

[@colddogs]

you guys should review one columbo episode per podcast in a segment called columbo corner.

[@Budulai89]

Can you add timelines to your videos?

[@mtak160]

Ben not reading black panthers part is too funny omfg 💀

[@lklover68]

Yalll i have been waiting on a Patreon i would be willing to pay for bonus content

[@Ambrose.Burnside]

If you guys wanna do 2 hour episodes no one would complain

[@tomakachinos]

Omg so I watched that interview from the BBC live at like 1/2am here in the UK and that comment about the “blue eyes and blonde hair” wasn’t even the half of it if you watch it right at the end the interviewer literally said something along the lines of “if Ukrainians are going to die anyway then why should we send people over to help” I have never wanted to smash my TV more!

[@allisonsoeffker6212]

I wanna know what stocks you guys invest in and what kind of process you do to find a new stock to invest in.

[@Maazin5]

58:33 I'm taking that as financial advice, because I didn't read the disclaimer

[@lionscout4105]

My aunt and uncle are sailing the world right now in a sailboat they had built for them.. they just watched Sailing Zatara on KZbin during quarantine.. and now they live on a boat and go to the Bahamas. Isn’t that the dream? They already had a shit ton of money prior..

[@nickzimmerman7242]

Does anyone know where Emil got his jacket?

[@colincrowder7649]

idk if you’ve already done this but it’d be nice to see an episode about reading charts or if that’s even something you can do

[@ashley.y2k2]

They have briefly explained it in a few of the earlier episodes. I can’t remember exactly which but some of the very first few

[@colincrowder7649]

@@ashley.y2k2 ok thank you

[@hafezmohseni5981]

This podcast is too fucking good man

[@maddymerwin9431]

Is the laugh in the intro sequence Ben and Emil or Cody and Noel I genuinely can't tell It could be either

[@jenniferruiz8915]

"we gotta squash the beef, or the impossible meat"😂😂

[@MatthewBroadbent99]

Love this show! I look forward to it every week :) keep it up guys

[@myfriendnosferatu]

where do i apply for the poop detecting job?

[@sapphire2308]

"Mr. President, have you checked the shit?" will be great on a shirt

[@jenniferruiz8915]

"Im gonna have a cool ocean breeze on me at all times" what a cool ass sentence lmao

[@arko9151]

*Criticizes media putting corny ads after serious segments* Trillionaire Mindset: *does the same*

[@fancythisgirl3]

Ben sounded exactly like Jerry Seinfeld at 18:31 lol “people what are you doing”

[@choglatemilg]

loved listening to this during the season finale of Columbo starring Peter Falk

[@gabrieltorres399]

Another great episode with Ben and Bens friend!

[@colddogs]

will you please sell ben’s gray hairs in the merch store?

[@alyssayarbrough6290]

god I’m so glad we won’t have nuclear war bc ben said so

[@DooderKing]

13:38 holy fuck dude Ben is insane. Christ also being on the cross is absolutely nutty 🤙

[@devons.3481]

here is a nice comment for you boys: love the pod, very funny :)

[@maritsnmi]

i need someone to tell them that one of the female employees of the blizzard lawsuit said that the guys in the office would steal their breast milk …

[@jaclynturnipseed4723]

Ben I remember dropping a cone in the dip. I remember that pain. Let’s shoot that movie.

[@dorianTFF]

Emil is from NJ too??? Idk if I can support this pod anymore

[@GunnarGoodell]

Great ad placement at 24:45

[@eric_4nz145]

I was losing my mind when I was watching the news about the Ukraine air raid sirens going off and then cutting to a commercial. I’m glad I’m not the only one that caught it cuz it seemed so dystopian

[@ThePrimeDanky]

When are you guys gonna start doing bonus episodes?

[@austincrain4919]

LETS GO! Been waiting for the pod all day!

[@francescamorgano2499]

love this episode guys !

[@dColorOfBoom]

Why’s the awkward comedy here so good?

[@eviniks9088]

I honestly think that the refugee part lacks context. Of course European countries react different to European refugees than non-European refugees. It helps everybody if refugees are taken in mainly in neighbouring countries, because of more similar cultures and in case they want to/are able to return. If that is not possible, of course more countries should provide space. And also, Americans would react different to a war in Canada than somewhere in Europe, so this war also affects Europeans more than the war in for example in Afghanistan. But of course I condemn every war, and the racism in reporting them disgusts me.

[@joselyn8604]

Americans would also most likely take in refugees from canada and not mexico

[@tereza3698]

Exactly. For Central and Easter Europe, you can't blame us for reacting differently to this war than any other, first of all, it's in close proximity to our borders, we are all Slavs, so we share a lot of culture and a part of Ukraine was a part of Czechoslovakia at some point, big Ukrainian minority already lives here, so you can't blame Czechs and Slovaks for being more open to welcome refugees from Ukraine. For a lot of countries there's also the aspect of shared enemy and shared historical trauma of Russia always being the aggressor. Especially Poland and Baltic countries hate Russia, so ofc they want to help the other side win. You cannot put this racist American narrative of 'blonde people' into our mouths, because the context for C and E Europe is very different.

[@eviniks9088]

@@joselyn8604 that's not really what I mean. I really hope that the US would open their borders for Mexican refugees in case Mexico was at war with a cruel person like Putin.

[@maczafarana8989]

I'm not a Columbo head, but I will sprint to buy a 'Don't hassle me, I'm watching Columbo' shirt

[@Joppuman]

So should I invest in the ruble or short it?