While Saudi Arabia appears strong, its future is uncertain due to a diminishing oil price and the ever expanding cost of supporting the royal family. Rob and Ruairi discuss Rob's bias against the country and his conviction its system is doomed. They also game out scenarios for the country's fall and which of its neighbours will benefit the most. Most  importantly they cover that big clock tower they built in Mecca. 
13 may be unlucky for some and it was certainly unlucky for us. We tried to record this 13th episode on Friday the 13th which caused Rob's new crown to fall out. Then when we recorded it the next day Ruairi's audio was corrupted. We would like to thank a good friend of Ruairi's for untangling that mess for us. Despite all the setbacks we managed to bring you this episode with no delay.