If you’re ready to uncover the dynamics driving 21st century politics, Everstate is where the story begins.

With Episode 5 we delve deeper into the first scenario for Everstate: Mamominarch, and discover where the decisions taken by the Mamominarch government, basically less (really less) state expenses and very liberal policies lead the country...

This episode corresponds to the three articles:

• ​2213 – 2218 EVT – Trade Balance Deficit
• 2213 – 2218 EVT – Shrinking the Income of the Nation
• 2213 – 2218 EVT – Involution

All articles are temporarily free to access, as we develop and experiment with the series as podcasts. The characters were created for the podcasts and do not appear in the articles.

(The deep dive conversation was created with NotebookLM, reviewed by Dr Helene Lavoix)

Art cover: Part of the famous triptych by master Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, which is used to illustrate the Chronicles of Everstate and the scenarios.

Tune in to discover how we can leave Cassandra’s curse behind.

How can we ensure that strategic warnings don’t go unheard? In this episode, the deep dive conversation explores the art of transforming ignored foresight into actionable guidance. Drawing on the contrasting myths of Cassandra, the disregarded prophet, and the Pythia, the trusted oracle, we tackle the challenges of warning fatigue, credibility, and the pitfalls of negativity. Discover how scenario trees, collaborative processes, and transparent communication can empower decision-makers to actively shape the future—and overcome the curse of being ignored.

The article that was used as a basis for the episode is:

From Cassandra’s Curse to the Pythia’s Success

(The deep dive conversation was created with NotebookLM, reviewed by Dr Helene Lavoix)

Art Cover by Jean-Dominique Lavoix-Carli. Listen to his podcast, Creative Compass: Where Art Meets Stories.

What selected signals could mean for the future?

Find out how China is moving long term to shape the world in AI and robotics.

The weak signals are two videos:

• China Launches Open-Source Initiative for "Tiangong" Humanoid Robot
• Extreme Off-Road | DEEPRobotics Lynx All-Terrian Robot

The AI was guided by our article "Horizon Scanning and Monitoring for Early Warning: Definition and Practice"

This episode is a first experiment in using NotebookLM for weak signals' analysis.

Episode art: Image by Tung Nguyen from Pixabay - Public Domain colorized by RTAS.