14 SEP 2026 · KST

ALL-SOURCE LEDGER · WEEK 38

Where all 10 sources
stand now

The full configured universe, without omissions. Dates are the latest valid repository records; missing and stale states remain visible.

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4Recent
2Archive
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3 current sources

Latest record is 0–7 days old; all three appear in the five deep analyses.

4 recent sources

Latest record is 8–30 days old; Fareed and All-In appear in the deep five.

Recent09.06

Fareed Zakaria GPS

The Post-9/11 Wars, Trends of ’26, State of Democracy

Direct episode URL and timezone are missing; links use the CNN programme page.

Recent09.04

Hard Fork

The A.I. Mob That Attacked Hugging Face + METR’s Ajeya Cotra

Recent08.26

Lex Fridman Podcast

#501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux

3 archive or missing sources

Older than 30 days or no valid record.

Archive07.13

Odd Lots

Odd Lots: Why AI Might Create More Work for Lawyers (Podcast)

Archive06.04

Exponential View

Why AI isn’t showing up on your bottom line

Five routes into the week

Five newest valid records by published time, checked against 34 prior episodes. No rejection or shortfall; repeat podcasts are allowed.

a16z Podcast

When capital converts directly into advantage, the power law steepens

A16z and Accolade Partners argue that AI is making venture capital’s already extreme return distribution even steeper. Their mechanism is that incremental capital at frontier AI companies converts directly into compute and product performance, while labor budgets expand the addressable market, concentrating value in a few companies and funds. For LPs, the decision is not venture exposure alone but the combination of access, selection, and sizing.

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Making Sense

Where liberal boundaries sit when belief is treated as a cause

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Sam Harris argues that explanations centered only on poverty or geopolitics omit the theological motivation of jihadism. His broader warning is that equating criticism of doctrine with racial prejudice weakens liberalism’s capacity for open argument and leaves the resulting vacuum to the far right. Because the episode makes strong causal claims, it must be read alongside its counterexamples and scope limits.

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Ezra Klein Show

When political energy surges as institutions disappear

Anton Jäger’s ‘hyper-politics’ describes the coexistence of high voting, protest, and online expression with weak parties, unions, and civic organizations. Lower-cost expression does not become power when no institution aggregates preferences, binds leaders, or maintains a long agenda. The diagnosis is persuasive, but the replacement institution—and the precise causal role of algorithmic media—remain open questions.

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Fareed Zakaria GPS

Why tactical wins fail to produce strategy or social capacity

Three conversations on Fareed Zakaria GPS connect war, social isolation, and democratic paralysis through one failure: capability without connective structure. U.S. tactical superiority does not compound into strategy without authorization, alliances, and a postwar plan; digital connection does not substitute for community; and abundant veto points erode liberal democracy’s execution capacity. The bottleneck is long-horizon coordination rather than technology or resources.

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All-In Podcast

When technological speed outruns institutional judgment

The All-In hosts connect frontier-model capability, San Francisco asset prices, a cyber incident, school regulation, and a Venezuela oil agreement as cases of institutions failing to absorb the speed of change. Their mechanism is that narratives about technical events spread faster than verification and then lock in regulation, capital, and foreign-policy commitments. Many claims, however, depend heavily on participant perspective and forecast.

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Editorial method

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Source contract

Exact match to the expected 10. 795d153e650b.

Freshness

Current 0–7 · Recent 8–30 · Archive >30/republication · Missing none.

Selection

Five newest valid after checking 34 prior records. Zero rejection or shortfall; repeat podcasts allowed.

Evidence boundary

Summaries and figures are source-reported; audio, transcripts, and primary evidence were not independently verified.