Apr 14, 2026
We start where all great podcasts start — glamping, punctured air mattresses (thanks, cat), and a heated debate about what exactly Daryl means when he talks about "reading your ring."
From there we somehow end up deep in geopolitics, oil supply crises, and the kind of predictions that make you want to quietly stockpile pasta and rethink your entire life plan. Just a normal Tuesday.
In this episode:
We talk about the YouTube rabbit hole that has consumed Caroline's soul: Professor Jiang (technically Xueqin, technically a high school teacher, universally called Professor because he's just that good). His channel Predictive History uses game theory, structural historical analysis, and something borrowed from Isaac Asimov called psychohistory to model where geopolitics is actually heading — not based on what leaders say, but what the incentives force them to do.
His three big predictions: Trump wins the election ✅, US goes to war with Iran ✅, US loses that war 👀
We get into The Iron Trap — his argument that the US has structurally locked itself into conflict with Iran regardless of who's in the White House. We also talk about the Peloponnesian War, the fall of empires (spoiler: they always overextend), and why America at 250 years old is basically just following the script every empire before it has followed.
Then we get into the part that's actually affecting us right now: oil supply, the Strait of Hormuz, and what a diesel shortage actually means. Hint: it's not just expensive petrol. It's food not moving, ambulances not moving, farms stopping. We break down what's actually in the tanks, what's on the water, and what happens when the ships stop coming
Practical things we actually recommend:
- Stock up on basics — rice, canned food, olive oil, powdered milk, oats
- Get your medications in bulk if you can
- Back up your files — don't rely entirely on Google
- Look into Starlink if internet resilience matters to you
- Get an electric bike. Daryl got one. He's very pleased with himself.
- Follow Suzanne Peet (@thesuzannepeet on TikTok) for genuinely sane food security advice that doesn't involve becoming a full survivalist weirdo
- Check out Armstrong Economics and Martin Armstrong's Socrates system if you want more predictive modelling rabbit holes
And yes, we do also recommend regulating your nervous system, growing microgreens on your windowsill, talking to your neighbours, and remembering that humans are actually mostly good and community is the real prep.
We're not saying panic. We're saying: know what's coming, make some sensible moves, and maybe don't wait until the shelves are empty to buy rice.
Helpful links:
- 📺 Predictive History on YouTube
- 🌐 Armstrong Economics
- 🛢️ NZ Fuel Watch: FuelWatch.nz
- 📱 @thesuzannepeet on TikTok
- 📧 wtfstoriesandadvice@gmail.com — send us your tips, your stories, and your best rice recipes
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Timestamps:
- 00:00 Glamping, punctured mattresses, and cat chaos
- 01:12 Dayvigo vs melatonin — the deep sleep data war
- 02:22 The ring joke that got completely out of hand
- 03:29 Welcome to WTF Stories and Advice
- 04:47 Things therapists probably shouldn't talk about (we do anyway)
- 05:42 Meet Professor Jiang — China's Nostradamus
- 07:15 The three predictions and what comes next
- 09:56 Who actually is this guy?
- 15:53 Game theory, psychohistory, and predictive history explained
- 19:16 The Iron Trap — why the Iran war was always going to happen
- 21:47 Every empire overextends. Every single one.
- 26:51 The Strait of Hormuz and what it actually means for us down here
- 29:01 How fuel prices really work (and why it's worse than you think)
- 30:05 How many days of diesel does NZ actually have?
- 31:57 What happens when the supply chain stops
- 32:56 The bigger geopolitical picture — who has the oil now
- 35:17 Practical prep: what to actually do
- 40:24 Suzanne Peet and the food security mindset shift
- 47:06 Getting around without petrol (Daryl's electric bike era begins)
- 48:40 Managing the anxiety — meditation, gardening, don't doom scroll
- 49:44 The Age of Aquarius, old structures collapsing, and why that might actually be okay
- 55:40 Wrapping up with a laugh — go watch Red Nose Day Little Britain
Intro Music By Soul (Vlog Music) by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
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