Mark Gagnon

And of course, if you want to hang out at the campsite, I mean, again, monthly live zooms, extra content, talk to Christos.

That is patreon.com slash camp Gagnon.

Web browser, not the app store.

I like that.

Well, shout out to Christos putting cash in your pocket.

Now, if you just rock with the history vibe, great news.

We drop these episodes every single week, and I appreciate you guys being a part of the campsite.

And yeah, just really, you know, chilling with us while we build this thing into something awesome.

I'm really grateful you guys are here, truly.

And I will see you all in the future to talk about the past.

If you are wondering why your gas prices have skyrocketed in the past few weeks, look no further than the Strait of Hormuz.

It's a narrow strip of water on the other side of the world, quietly controlling the fate of the global economy.

It's smaller than the English Channel.

This waterway is like 21 miles across at its narrowest point, and yet every single day, nearly one out of every five barrels of oil on Earth passes through it.

20% of the world's oil.

until now.

This is the passage that Portugal seized in the 1500s to control the spice trade.

The British Empire guarded it for over a century to protect its route to India.

It has brought the United States and Iran to the brink of war several times.

And today, in 2026, we are there for real.