In this episode of Debatable at Best, Ray Ali and Amol Gharte cover a wide-ranging conversation that connects technology, energy, and political power.

We start with semiconductor chips — why they matter so much right now, how they sit at the center of global competition, and what they signal about supply chains, national security, and future growth. From there, we zoom out to the state of energy in the U.S., unpacking America’s continued dominance in fossil fuels, the quiet but accelerating rise of renewables, and what it means that the U.S. produces more energy than ever while exporting a large share of it abroad.

Amol then introduces the fundamentals of blockchain technology — what it actually is, why it keeps resurfacing in economic and political conversations, and how it might fit into future systems beyond speculation.

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