The Realist Idealists

The Mongols were one of history's most feared peoples. Conquering land from China to Eastern Europe and creating the worlds largest continuous land empire. All that being said, what many don't think about when it comes to the Mongols is their tolerance and stability as staples within the civil administration of their empire. This is THE CATALYST For the video version, subscribe to our YouTube chan...

Is the stock market as transparent and legitimate as it claims to be? After discussing the basics of the stock market in part 1 of our episode on understanding of the stock market, we take a look at how a well intended system leaves massive holes for groups and individuals to exploit. This is POWERVIEW Subscribe to follow our journey to better understand our world: https://youtube.com/@therealisti...

If you want to understand the stock market you need to understand why the stock market exists in the first place. Once you know that, how the stock market works and the rest of the tools and options, no pun in tended, you have at your disposal will give you the best understanding of the stock market. This is POWERVIEW Subscribe to follow our journey to better understand our world: https://youtube....

House prices for many of us are at all time highs. Of course there are a number of different factors as to why homes where you live may be expensive, but in almost all cases, it is likely a combination of factors that determines the value of a house in the market. Understanding what makes up the housing market will give you an understanding of why house prices are so expensive in many places aroun...

The Black Death, or bubonic plague, remains one of the most devastating plagues in our history, eventually impacting our entire world. But if it wasn't for this decline in the human record, we would have a very different world today. This is THE CATALYST For the video version, Subscribe to follow our journey to better understand our world: https://youtube.com/@therealistidealists?sub_confirmat...

Taxes. The strongest tool in governments arsenal to get things done. If there's money involved there is a good chance that the government is going to want a piece of the action. So when it comes to our everyday commerce, we need to take the time to actually understand how our tax systems work. For as the saying goes, nothing is certain except death and taxes. This is Powerview Audio versions o...

Why do we have taxes? Do we need taxes? Should we have to pay taxes? As a follow-up to our pervious episode on taxes, we discuss all these questions and more as we further our understanding of how taxes impact our lives. This is Powerview Subscribe to follow our journey to better understand our world: https://youtube.com/@therealistidealists?sub_confirmation=1 Audio versions of this episode can be...

What gives money its value? Should I be worried about inflation? What should you use a credit card for? How do banks make money? Understanding the financial system is hard and often leads us to more questions. However, if we continue to take on each new question as it arises we will get a better understanding and a clearer picture for how our world works. This is POWERVIEW. Audio versions of this...

Recessions. When the economy says we can no longer keep up with demand. Understanding recessions and its scarier older brother, depressions, are such an important step in understanding how all the different parts of our economy work. This is POWERVIEW Audio versions of this episode can be found on Spotify, YouTube Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts by searching for The Realist Idealists. Like all of our...

How's the economy doing? Is it up? Is it in the toilet? Why is that? Does how our economic systems have anything to do with it? Does it even matter? This episode discusses concepts around economic systems and it's relationship to the economy and why it's important to understand their differences and their relationship. This is POWERVIEW For the video version of the podcast, Subscribe t...

On this episode of Powerview, the Realist Idealists discuss inflation. What causes inflation and why inflation is a corner stone within our monetary system. Music by: Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0  Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library https://y...

In this episode of Powerview, the Realist Idealists discuss the creation of currencies and the eventual formation of banking as an institution within our societies. This is a starting point for understanding how money works both historically and in the present, and begins to address the impact money and banking have on our world. Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/c...

One of the earliest episodes recorded by the Realist Idealists. The team looks at how our political systems impact how society engages with the environment and in particular, what role humans play in the preservation and utilization of our world.  Music by: Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Do...

Taking a look at the rights laid out by the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and asking whether or not these rights are actually upheld in our world.  Music by: Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library https...

On this episode of Powerview, the Realist Idealists discuss the different parts that make up the United Nations, how it overall functions as the main global institution for promoting security and human rights. Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Mus...

In this episode of Powerview, the Realist Idealists look at Democracies; how they function, and the pros and cons of the system.  Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hY4yspCQRaM

A conversation around political realism and how it shapes our politics and governing strategies as the dominate philosophy of politicians and governments. Music by: Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be...

A brief look at government actions by looking at the difference between politics versus governance to better understand the decisions of government. Music by: Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hY4ys...

A brief look at four major issues that are holding society back from achieving its potential.  Music by: Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hY4yspCQRaM

The first official episode of POWERVIEW! The Realist Idealists are all about this idea of wanting to change the world to make it a better place for all. Powerview starts off its series asking not HOW should we change the world but starts the conversation around WHY we should change the world in the first place. It is our hope that once you understand WHY you should want to change the world that yo...

The following episode is an overview of the channel and the overall intent behind it. This episode also introduces the first of three overarching series on this channel called, Powerview.  Music creators found on this episode are as followed: Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream...

A quick introduction welcoming you to the channel, The Realist Idealists.  Music in the episode: Lightness by Nomyn https://soundcloud.com/nomyn Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0   Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2CDOZQC Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/yTIFnD_iAyM