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The Tea with Myriam Francois

The Tea with Myriam Francois

The Tea 70 Episodes Sep 18, 2026

The Tea with Myriam Francois is a podcast where the host spills the tea on topics that others are afraid to discuss. It offers candid conversations and insights, aiming to uncover truths and share perspectives that are often overlooked. The show is hosted on Acast.

Episodes

Ex-Diplomat Reveals Who Is Quietly Replacing Governments
Ex-Diplomat Reveals Who Is Quietly Replacing Governments Sep 18, 2026 1:08:37 https://www.theteanetwork.coWhat if tech companies had more power over your life than your own government?Big Tech isn't just business anymore. Silicon Valley now runs its own foreign policy. Over 60 countries have opened diplomatic missions there to negotiate with tech companies as if they were nation-states. AI CEOs sit at the same tables as world leaders. And the revolving doors between governm
The AI Bubble Is Bigger And More Dangerous Than You Think
The AI Bubble Is Bigger And More Dangerous Than You Think Sep 11, 2026 1:33:10 https://www.theteanetwork.coIs the AI apocalypse real or is Silicon Valley selling us a story?We're told AI could destroy jobs, outsmart humanity and even turn against us. At the same time, it's cracking 50-year-old scientific problems and pushing new drugs into human trials.So are we living through a genuine technological revolution that could transform humanity or is apocalyptic rhetoric fueling
Radical Love in a Time of Genocide, Empire, and Despair
Radical Love in a Time of Genocide, Empire, and Despair Sep 4, 2026 1:04:04 https://www.theteanetwork.co“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” You’ve probably seen those words plastered across a thousand sunset photos. What you certainly haven’t seen is the Islamic world that gave birth to them.Rumi is the best-selling poet in America. Yet the Rumi embraced by the West is a very different figure from the Muslim mystic who wrote the poetry a Rumi detached fro
The Hidden Empire Profiting From War, Poverty and Global Crisis
The Hidden Empire Profiting From War, Poverty and Global Crisis Aug 28, 2026 1:08:42 https://www.theteanetwork.coWho really rules the world?For decades, the global order had a clear centre. After the Cold War, the United States emerged as the world’s sole superpower while liberal democracy was proclaimed history's final destination. That story is now dead.As Western power cracks and the global economy reels from the fallout of the Iran war, the real winners are hiding in plain sig
The Real Story Behind The US-China Tech Rivalry
The Real Story Behind The US-China Tech Rivalry Aug 21, 2026 1:03:53 https://www.theteanetwork.coFor decades, China was presented as the authoritarian rival to the West: censored, controlled and fundamentally opposed to liberal democracy. But that story is now more complicated. As trust in US leadership declines, China's technology and culture are gaining influence worldwide. Is China challenging the West — or quietly shaping its future?This week on The Tea, we're
How Trump’s Iran War Is Bringing Down the American Empire
How Trump’s Iran War Is Bringing Down the American Empire Aug 14, 2026 1:08:13 https://www.theteanetwork.coSix months into the catastrophic US-Israeli war on Iran, Washington's stockpiles are severely depleted, oil and food prices are spiralling globally, and the Middle East is being rapidly reconfigured. Trump promised a quick victory, but the conflict has plunged the world into economic chaos—while war profiteers and elites on both sides cash in.This week on The Tea, we’re
The Dark Reality Of Working for Jeff Bezos
The Dark Reality Of Working for Jeff Bezos Aug 7, 2026 1:14:00 Can workers take on the world's biggest corporations — and win?For decades, corporate power seemed untouchable. But a new generation of workers is fighting back. From Amazon to Starbucks, a new generation of organisers is challenging some of the world's most powerful companies—and winning. This week on The Tea, we're joined by legendary labour organiser and bestselling author Chris Smalls, the man
How Big Tech Took Control of Reality
How Big Tech Took Control of Reality Jul 31, 2026 1:01:43 https://www.theteanetwork.coThe internet promised freedom. But has it delivered?When the World Wide Web launched, it promised a borderless world of knowledge, connection and freedom. More than three decades later, a handful of tech giants control vast parts of our digital lives—shaping what we see, what we remember, and even how we think—while the internet has become an engine of censorship and su
Gaming Whistleblower: They're Using Video Games To Control Your Mind
Gaming Whistleblower: They're Using Video Games To Control Your Mind Jul 24, 2026 1:12:42 https://www.theteanetwork.coWhat if your favourite video game was spying on you?Gaming isn't just entertainment anymore. With more than 3.5 billion players worldwide, it's become one of the most powerful cultural battlegrounds on Earth. From Beijing and Moscow to Riyadh, Washington and beyond, governments are investing billions in gaming—not just for profit, but to shape narratives and influence y
The Jewish History Zionism Does Not Want You To Know
The Jewish History Zionism Does Not Want You To Know Jul 17, 2026 47:15 https://www.theteanetwork.coWas the creation of the state of Israel really the only answer to antisemitism?Nearly three years into Israel's genocide in Gaza, support for Israel has fallen sharply across much of the Western world. And as old political certainties begin to fracture, more people are asking questions that once seemed almost impossible to ask. Was Zionism inevitable? Were there other v
We're Being Gaslit About How Smart AI Actually Is!
We're Being Gaslit About How Smart AI Actually Is! Jul 10, 2026 1:21:55 Is AI really getting smarter than us or are we falling for the biggest myth in tech?AI is transforming the way we work, think and create. As machines begin outperforming humans in more tasks, the race to AGI and even superintelligence is often treated as inevitable. But is it? Or are we buying into Silicon Valley's biggest story?This week on The Tea, we are joined by one of Britain's sharpest voic
The End of Capitalism Is Here!
The End of Capitalism Is Here! Jul 3, 2026 1:06:27 Capitalism isn't in crisis. It is the crisis.Rising inequalities. Endless austerity. Genocide. Permanent war. Climate collapse. AI-driven job losses. For best-selling author and economist Clara Mattei, these aren't failures of capitalism—they're the system working exactly as designed.This week on The Tea, Mattei joins us to challenge one of the most powerful assumptions of our time: that there is

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