Suspicion: A Worldwide Crisis of Trust

In this episode, Xiang Biao, Andrew Haxby, and Xenia Cherkaev
examine "suspicion" as a Common Concern in Nepal's land market,
where people are deeply suspicious of brokers who facilitate land
transactions, even though these brokers operate "legitimately."


The conversation reveals how Kathmandu's land market has become a
30-year investment bubble that "never pops," fueled by
remittances and complex family land ownership structures. Land
prices have outpaced income by 4-5 times, creating a situation
where land is both a family bond and a financial asset. Haxby
connects Nepal's situation to other protests worldwide, framing
suspicion as an emotional response to an economic system where
"the money disappears" and everyone is skimming.