Best Brian Fink Podcasts (2024)

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435. Michael Andersen & Brian Bonner - Two Grumpy Old Men Fighting the Disinformation War for Ukraine. 32:58

1h ago32:58

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Today I am speaking with "Two Grumpy Old Men”, Michael Andersen and Brian Bonner who seasoned Ukraine watchers and have teamed up to create a video and Substack blog "Two Grumpy Old Men On Ukraine." They focus on Ukraine, and issues in related parts of thew world since both have lived and worked in many countries. They write, run Q&As, create video…

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433. Joseph Lindsley - Ukraine is Showing NATO how to do NATO, in Defending the Bleeding Edge of Freedom. 59:33

1d ago59:33

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Joe Lindsley is a traveller and a writer, and American reporting on Chicago's WGN Radio from Ukraine each and every weekday of Russia's full-scale war. He once was protégé to Fox News founder Roger Ailes, but Lindsley escaped that frenzied world where power mattered more than truth. He came to Lviv for a Ukrainian Catholic University journalism con…

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432. Kevin Leach - Canadian Instructor Training Ukraine's Assault Troops How to Come Back from War Alive. 1:06:34

1d ago1:06:34

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Kevin Leach is the main director for Sabre Training Advisory Group, a professional military training non-profit. Their aim is to give Ukrainian defenders the skills to come home alive. Kevin is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran, with a long history of working in Ukraine and in military affairs. He served as a sergeant from 2008-2018, specialising in …

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At Work, Mindset Is Everything with Dr. Carolyn Pritchett, PhD 31:32

2d ago31:32

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Laura, Michael, and Tessa sit down with workplace science expert Dr. Carolyn Pritchett to discuss her fascinating career journey from studying rats to coaching humans. Carolyn shares key learnings from her research on stress mindsets and how our perceptions impact our physiology. Listeners will walk away wit…

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431. Anna Danylchuk - US Does not Want Ukraine to Lose, but Absurdly, Neither Does it Want Russia to Lose 50:57

3d ago50:57

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GUEST: Anna from Ukraine - Anna Danylchuk----------Anna Danylchuk has been creating a war diary since the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022. Anna Danylchuk aims to tell the truth about Ukraine and Russia’s war and cut through the noise and propaganda. Anna is passionate about the beauty and independence of her count…

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Greg Wilensky and Jeremiah Buckley of JanusHenderson - Fixed Income and Building Balanced Portfolios 45:39

4d ago45:39

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Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Greg Wilensky and Jeremiah Buckley, head of US Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager at JanusHenderson respectively. Greg Wilensky is Head of US Fixed Income and a portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2020. Prior to joining the firm, Greg served as senior vice president, directo…

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Silicon Bites #47 - Tax Hikes are Now Being Used to Scrape Together Cash to Fund Putin's Idiotic War 42:55

4d ago42:55

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Edition No47 | 03-06-2024~~~~~SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain~~~~~NEWS SOURCES: KYIV INDEPENDENThttps://kyivindependent.com/russian-troop-losses-hit-record-monthly-high-in-may-ukraine-claims/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-zelensky-urges-us-to-allow-ukraine-to-stri…

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You Promised | Week 6 // Jacob Lewis 26:05

4d ago26:05

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This week, Westside Campus Pastor, Jacob Lewis dives into a powerful message about the strength that God has promised us.By Embrace Church

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419. Alexander Etkind - Curse of the Petrostate - What is Connection Between Oil, War, and Climate Crisis 54:30

5d ago54:30

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What is the connection between oil, war, and climate crisis? In a long article “Oil, climate and war: The curse of the petrostate”, Alexander Etkind explores the tendency of authoritarian petrostates, such as Russia and Iran, to launch wars and downplay climate change. ----------SPEAKER:Alexander Etkind is a historian and cultural scientist. Alexan…

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430. Garry Kasparov - US and German Micromanaging of How Ukraine Conducts the War Risks Failure & Defeat. 1:00:53

6d ago1:00:53

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The ascension of Vladimir Putin - a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB - to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong signal that the country was headed away from democracy. In the intervening years Putin has grown not only into a dictator but an international threat, but for too long the US and the world's other leading powers have continued…

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429. Galina Ackerman - Putin Appears to be a Badly Programmed Set of Autocratic Responses and Aggressions 47:49

7d ago47:49

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Galina Ackerman is Editor in Chief at Desk Russia, and is a French writer, historian, journalist, translator, and researcher at the University of Caen, specializing in Ukraine and Post-Soviet states. She was also a translator for the Russian journalist murdered by the Putin regime, Anna Politkovskaya. Galia was born into a Russian Jewish family and…

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426. Lubomyr Luciuk - Secrets from the Archives of Stalin's Soviet Counter-Insurgency Ukraine Operations. 1:06:53

8d ago1:06:53

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Perhaps the most perverse Russian invasion narrative, is that Ukraine is not old, and is not distinct from Russia in any case. But Ukraine is not just a footnote to Russian imperial history. As a nation, it is old, different, and diverse. Just as it went unrecognised by Russia, it has not been understood or recognised by the outside world either, f…

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428. Robin Horsfall - Putin Won't Stop Attacking Ukraine and Testing Europe Until he's Stopped by Force. 51:11

9d ago51:11

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GUEST: Robin Horsfall, soldier, writer, campaigner and keynote speaker.----------The war in Ukraine continues despite a lack of media interest. Russian forces have made repeated assaults along the Donbas front and attempted an offensive towards Kharkiv. Perhaps Putin wanted some kind of victory, no matter how insignificant, before the Victory Parad…

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424. Christopher Forsbäck - If we Want Ukraine to Survive, it Must be Allowed to Strike Russia Back Hard. 41:25

10d ago41:25

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Christopher 'Swede' Forsbäck is Swedish volunteer and was wounded in the line of duty serving with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for w…

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Alex Fink - Leadership Advice from a US Army General 50:43

11d ago50:43

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Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Alex Fink, Retired US Army Major General and former Chief Marketing Officer for the US Army. General Fink last served as the Army’s Chief Marketing Officer and is credited with reinventing the classic “Be All You Can Be” campaign. General Fink served for over 33 years in a variety of domestic and overseas operation…

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Silicon Bites #46 - Purge of Russian Army Begins - Ruthless Requisitioning for Putin’s Criminal War. 45:58

11d ago45:58

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Edition No46 | 27-05-2024~~~~~SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain~~~~~NEWS SOURCES: KYIV INDEPENDENThttps://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-syrskyi/https://kyivindependent.com/explainer-russias-most-recent-offensive-into-kharkiv-oblast/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missi…

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You Promised | Week 5 // Brian Rock 30:24

13d ago30:24

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Continuing in our series, You Promised, Brian Rock shares about the importance of asking for God's wisdom.By Embrace Church

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425. Jon Sweet and Mark Toth - Washington Must Now Greenlight the Use of US-made Weapons to Strike Russia 57:50

12d ago57:50

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Ukraine needs a game-changer. In fact, it needs two, argue Jon Sweet & Mark Toth in their latest article in The Hill. The first is Washington’s unequivocal greenlight to use US made weapons, and other western equipment, to strike Russian troops staging along its borders — especially those near the Kharkiv Oblast. Russia is using this US restriction…

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427. Operator Starsky - Will Moscow's Purges of the Military Improve their Competence or Help Ukraine Win 44:22

13d ago44:22

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Today I’m speaking with Operator Starsky, a Ukrainian National Guardian, blogger, and inspiration for everyone who is following the war, and supporting a Ukrainian victory. He has created one of the most popular and original YouTube channels dedicated to the international community. I’m not sure you need an introduction – I’m sure most people watch…

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422. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld - Russia has Become a Malign Genocidal Entity and its Collapse Should be Welcomed 17:40

13d ago17:40

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Harvard’s Lawrence Tribe has forcefully remarked, “there can be no justification for halfway measures, let alone for doing nothing while Ukraine is destroyed. Inaction is an illusion: it would represent a cowardly decision to appease and to encourage further aggression around the world.” Similarly, 80 years ago, FDR warned, “The only limit to our r…

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423. Konstantin Samoilov - Is the appointment of Belousov Putin's Greatest Mistake so Far? 46:55

15d ago46:55

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Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russ…

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421. Tinatin Japaridze - The Foreign Agents Law is Part of a Slide Towards Kremlin-controlled Autocracy. 56:41

16d ago56:41

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Tinatin Japaridze specializes in the geopolitics and security of Eurasia, with a particular focus on the Russia-Ukraine war. She leads Eurasia Group’s coverage of Georgia and Azerbaijan, including the countries’ domestic and foreign policies, reforms, and leadership. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Tinatin spent more than 15 years working at the in…

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Authentic Leadership with Peter Lynch 35:14

16d ago35:14

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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever witnessed the metamorphosis of an aggressive and rigid leader into a collaborative partner who uplifts an entire organization? In this episode, we define authentic leadership with Peter Lynch, Chief People Officer at Cardinal Group Companies. We explore how embracing imperfections and courageously confronting d…

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420. Macer Gifford - Fighting on the Frontline of Freedom to Highlight Ukraine's Just, Humanitarian Cause 1:05:52

17d ago1:05:52

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Macer Gifford is a British veteran of the Ukrainian Army – who will be well known to members of NAFO, and those who follow the Ukraine war in detail. As he says on his Twitter profile, he is channelling the spirit of George Orwell, and his dispatches from the frontlines of this conflict have bene highly engaging, informative, eloquent, and full of …

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Paul Baiocchi of SS&C ALPS Advisors - ETFs: Growth Prospects, Obstacles and the Future of the ETF Marketplace 52:24

18d ago52:24

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Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Paul Baiocchi, Chief ETF Strategist at SS&C ALPS Advisors in Denver, CO. Paul Baiocchi is the Chief ETF Strategist at SS&C ALPS Advisors, spearheading the firm’s distribution strategy and execution for the ETF suite as well as the Select Sector SPDRs lineup of ETFs. Paul works closely with the distribution, researc…

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Silicon Bites #45 - Careless Match-related Incidents on the Rise Across Russia and Occupied Crimea. 42:13

18d ago42:13

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Edition No45 | 20-05-2024Episode dedicated to that infamous vatnik, Roger Waters, and to the other members of Pink Floyd who actually know right from wrong, and back Ukraine. ~~~~~SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain~~~~~KYIV INDEPENDENThttps://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-u…

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418. Robert Hicken - GPNow CrisisCare is an Essential Service Helping Ukrainian Families in 5 Continents. 31:39

19d ago31:39

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Ukrainian CrisisCare Telehealth Service"It's infinitely easier to take a life, than save a life”---------ABOUT GPNOW UKRAINEGPNow Ukrainian CrisisCare is helping Ukrainian families in 5 continents - Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East, South America and Europe. Today, we hear from Robert Hicken – President of the PII Foundation who will provide an up…

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417. Deborah Fairlamb - Innovation is Key to Victory in Ukraine - the side with the Best Ideas Might Win. 47:10

19d ago47:10

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Deborah Fairlamb is a Founding Partner at Green Flag Ventures, a business fund investing in the future of Ukraine. Since 2015, she has specialized in investments and business development in Ukraine, with a particular focus on the tech sector and startups.----------LINKS:https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahfairlamb/https://www.greenflag.vc/teamhttps:…

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You Promised | Week 4 // Travis Finke 24:08

20d ago24:08

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This week Travis Finke dives into the promise of rest and what it means to rest with God. Tune in for this much-needed message we all need to hear. #iamembrace Embrace is one church, made up of multiple campuses and network churches. We exist to relentlessly reach the next person for Jesus. Give Here https://www.iamembrace.com/give Stay Connected W…

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416. Jahara 'FRANKY' Matisek - Why our Approach to Containing Russia is Wrong & Risks Failure in Ukraine. 58:28

20d ago58:28

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Jahara "FRANKY" Matisek teaches in the Department of National Security Affairs (NSA) as a Military Professor at the U.S. Naval War College. Previously, he was an Associate Professor in the MSS Department, Senior Fellow at HDI, Fellowship Director for IWI, and T-53 Instructor Pilot. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University …

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415. Casey Michel - Is Putin Retooling His Regime to Support 'Eternal Warfare' & Confrontation with West? 50:36

21d ago50:36

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“A toxic flood of dark money has given billionaires and special interests a powerful way to rig the system secretly in their favour…” These are the words of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, ahead of a debate in the US Congress around the Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act. But this phrase could equally be applied to the UK, where Russian Oligarchs and…

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415. Taras Byk - Is Putin’s Endless Aggression Exhausting Russia’s Military, Social and Economic Reserves 50:23

22d ago50:23

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Taras Byk's special mission is the breakup of the Russian Federation, a project that doesn't seem so far-fetched after the Prigozhin mutiny, and Putin’s endless aggression that is exhausting Russia’s military and economic reserves. Taras is a civil society activist and political strategist, who believes that Ukraine's Maidan Revolution, in which he…

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413. Nicole Grajewski - The Russia-Iran Relationship is Growing Stronger but are they Best of Frenemies? 44:53

24d ago44:53

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As the global geopolitical landscape undergoes significant transformations, the nuclear threat has taken on new dimensions. The Russia-Iran relationship is growing stronger. Khamenei endorsing Russia’s war in Ukraine — which has given Tehran more leverage in the bilateral relationship — while both countries try to weather unprecedented Western sanc…

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414. Calder Walton - "Spies" Charts Century-long War of 'Hot' and 'Cold' Espionage Between East and West. 53:07

24d ago53:07

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Calder Walton is a world-leading expert on intelligence, national security, and geopolitics. He has written two books, the latest of which is “SPIES. The Epic Intelligence War between East and West” (2023). It is a best-selling exposé of the history of Russian intelligence, that challenges the idea that the Cold War ended with the Soviet Union’s co…

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Harry Hartford of Causeway Capital Management - Value Investing and the Case for International Markets 40:28

25d ago40:28

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Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Harry Hartford, a Portfolio Manager at Causeway Capital Management in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Hartford is the president at Causeway, fundamental portfolio manager, and head of fundamental research. Mr. Hartford co-founded the firm in June 2001 and is a member of the operating committee. From 1996 to June 2001, Mr. Har…

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Silicon Bites #44 - Russia Opens a New Frontline North of Kharkiv - Reported to Sustain Huge Losses. 49:21

26d ago49:21

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Edition No44 | 13-05-2024~~~~~Key developments on May 11,12:- Putin proposes firing Shoigu, appointing new defense minister- Zelensky says Russian troops try to "gain a foothold" in Kharkiv Oblast; heavy fighting ongoing- Russia's breakthrough attempt halted, situation in several sectors' changing rapidly,' Syrskyi says- Russia attacks 106 infrastr…

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You Promised | Week 3 // Adam Weber 31:52

27d ago31:52

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Continuing in our series, You Promised, Adam Weber talks about the promise of Heaven and what that means for us as Jesus followers today. (edited) #iamembrace Embrace is one church, made up of multiple campuses and network churches. We exist to relentlessly reach the next person for Jesus. Give Here https://www.iamembrace.com/give Stay Connected We…

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411. Safe Unsound - Exploring a Film Following the Lives & Challenges of Displaced Ukrainians in Ireland. 59:56

28d ago59:56

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Safe Unsound | DocumentaryWhat is Safe Unsound about? Three Ukrainian families find a foothold in a remote corner of Ireland. How temporary is their life there? No one knows.----------LINKS:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/d-j-b/safe-unsound-documentary----------THE TEAM: Daniel James Baldwin - Director and ProducerHannah Tookey - Producer Stev…

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409. Eto Buziashvili - Georgian Dream Party Follows the Kremlin Playbook and Unleashes Extreme Violence 47:20

29d ago47:20

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Eto Buziashvili is an expert in Influence operations, foreign interference, social media manipulation and digital authoritarianism. She is a Research Associate at the Atlantic Council. Her work has been cited by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC, Foreign Policy, and Voice of America, among other media outlets and global magazines.-------…

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410. Jake Broe - Despite Recent Incremental Gains in Territory Russia has Failed to Achieve any Successes 57:26

30d ago57:26

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Today I’m speaking with Jake Broe, a United States Air Force veteran who served for six years as a Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer. But you may know him better as one of the most prominent voices on YouTube throughout the war, someone with absolute moral clarity about who the victim of the war is – spoilers, it’s Ukraine – and who brings dir…

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399. Lesia Dubenko - An Irreverent Look at the Useful Idiot Amplifying Narratives Friendly to the Kremlin 43:54

1M ago43:54

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Lesia Dubenko is a political scientist and an Alumna of Lund University, with an Msc in European Affairs. She has eight years of experience in political and social journalism and has been published in the Financial Times, Politico Europe, New Eastern Europe, Atlantic Council, KP. In August 2018 she entered the Ukrainian NGO sector, and has been coo…

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408. Marika Mikiashvili - Georgians Understand if Protests Fail Russia will Control the Country's Destiny 54:33

1M ago54:33

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Marika Mikiashvili is an expert on Hybrid threats, governance in Europe & Central Asia and identity in former communist states. She is based in Tbilisi, Georgia and has been actively following and commenting on the anti-government protests unfolding in Georgia.----------LINKS:https://twitter.com/Mikiashvili_Mhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/marika-mikia…

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Michael Arone of State Street Global Advisors - What Are the Odds of Seeing Stagflation in the Economy and How Should Investors Prepare? 38:13

1M ago38:13

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Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Michael Arone, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors. Michael is the Chief Investment Strategist for the SPDR® Americas Business at State Street Global Advisors. He is responsible for expanding State Street Global Advisors’ footprint and thought leadership effort through …

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Silicon Bites #43 - Economic and Labour Issues Threaten to Derail Putin's War Machine and Invasion 45:33

1M ago45:33

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Edition No43 | 06-05-2024~~~~~SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain~~~~~KYIV INDEPENDENThttps://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-ukraine-may-use-british-weapons-to-strike-targets-inside-russia-cameron-says/https://kyivindependent.com/battle-of-chasiv-yar-begins-under-a-drone-infe…

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406. Viktoras Bachmetjevas - In Absence of Contrition and Punishment for its Crimes can Russia Progress? 48:35

1M ago48:35

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Viktoras Bachmetjevas is a philosopher with an interest in ethics, especially the intersection of ethics and the philosophy of religion. Today we’ll be discussing issues as diverse as the threat from autocracy and oligarchy, corruption, and nepotism, and well as Forgiveness, contrition, and victimhood.----------LINKS:https://twitter.com/VBachmetjev…

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