Colonization Never Really Ended — Here's the Proof

Black Box Theory Podcast · Jul 15, 2026 · 3m · transcript

A lot of what gets called "corruption" or "instability" today didn't start on its own. It was built. In this clip we trace the line back.

Malcolm and Thomas get into how colonization still shapes the present — the borders that were drawn to create conflict, the governments that were set up to extract rather than serve, and the way corruption took root in systems that were never designed for the people living in them. They talk through the effects on countries' economies, their demographics, and their resources, and why you can't understand the headlines about these regions without…