Best Sitrep Podcasts (2024)

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How did the RAF support Israel when it was attacked by Iran? 36:46

6h ago36:46

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RAF Typhoons fired in defence of Israel as part of a multi-national operation to stop Iran’s onslaught with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. A former fighter pilot tells Sitrep about the threats posed to pilots. The Armed Forces put a lot of effort into leadership training. But what about the other side of the coin – followers? The C…

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Tales of Nihilism and Troublemakers: The Greatest Dog and Pony Show in Iraq, written by Stephen Russell, Army Veteran and Author 1:34:12

2d ago1:34:12

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Stephen Russell, a former airborne infantryman with a decade of military service, brings a unique perspective shaped by his deployment with Bco 1/12 3HBCT 1st Cav DIV to Baqubah, Iraq, during the surge in 2006-2007. Beyond the battlefield, he’s a versatile artist, currently contributing to the comic series Tales of Nihilism and open for traditional…

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Fallout E1 and E2 23:53

2d ago23:53

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We chat about the incredible premiere of Amazon's Fallout series. Vault dwellers, ghouls and cockroaches abound

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The Eyes List: Spring sitrep on 2024's most fireable coaches 7:02

9d ago7:02

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com In 2023, Neal Brown was the industry's most fireable head coach. Then he had a good enough year to get a small contract extension. Who is 2024’s most fireable coach? Well, there are a few contenders. Godfrey, Richard, and Alex take the temperature on a handful of coa…

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SITREP: £185, Larry Frink, Bradley Cooper, Parched March and socialising babies 46:54

18d ago46:54

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In your monthly dad news wrap:-- Dad leave changes in the UK, Europe, Japan and South Korea-- 80-year worries for climate change and Putin-- Fatherhood thoughts from BlackRock's Larry Fink, actor Bradley Cooper-- Father arrested over homework-- Parched March-- And when to socialise your babySend questions intoX/Facebook: @omdbpodcastEmail: overmyda…

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How we drink from the college football firehose 15:20

12m ago15:20

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com We get a lot of questions about how we keep up with the wide world of college football to bring you this podcast. How do we try to figure out where the interesting stories are? How do we keep eyeballs on a sport with so many teams at so many different levels? In the …

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EXTRA – What is followership, and how could it change the Army? 28:24

6h ago28:24

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The Armed Forces put a lot of effort into leadership training, but have they lost sight of the people who are led? The Army’s been researching the concept of followership, how it could benefit the service become part of its culture. But what is followership, is it really different from the results of good leadership, and can it be part of an organi…

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2024 NFL Draft QB Tiers Special, with Benjamin Solak and Derrik Klassen 15:19

9h ago15:19

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com For SZD’s annual NFL Draft QB special, Richard is joined by Ben Solak of The Ringer and Derrik Klassen of Bleacher Report. We start with the compulsory review of the greatest QB prospect of this century (Jacksonville Jaguar Trevor Lawrence) and review last year’s col…

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RWA x Big Serge: I Was Zapped By a Secret Microwave Gun And Now I'm Gay (30 mins) 30:04

24h ago30:04

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Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/102549843Or on Gumroad: https://russianswithattitude.gumroad.com/l/RWApodcastWe talked to Big Serge about various SECRET WEAPONS. We also touched upon the Ukrainian drone program, Buryat maniacs, Gulf wars, Fatherhood and Orthodox Easter traditions.…

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USC’s Cautionary NIL Tale + Spring Portal Window Breakdown 1:13:13

2d ago1:13:13

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USC reporter Luca Evans of the Orange County Register joins Alex to talk about the many challenges facing the Trojans in the NIL and collective space (4:19). How does a rich school with a blue-blood football history run into difficulty in this new world? USC is the best window into that question. Then Richard and Alex talk about the unusual buildup…

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Single Wing: Certifying the Tennessee gangster 20:39

3d ago20:39

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Welcome to The Single Wing, where Steven Godfrey takes subscriber questions on a wide range of college football topics. This week, Godfrey's officially issuing a Gangster AD badge (Go Vawls), and we're also discussing the come-up at Virginia Tech, the veteran plains-…

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Jason Tobin on Warrior S3 and the potential for more 46:47

3d ago46:47

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Jason Tobin stops by to chat with us about Warrior's season 3, what it was like bringing Young Jun back after a pandemic and the potential for a season 4 after show's move to Netflix

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Three Kids, Parched March + OMDB's A** Health 1:09:37

4d ago1:09:37

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No one had three kids nowadays. But Alex Breedon and his partner have. How have they done it? Like so many things, they just did. We sit down with Alex, our partner in Parched March, to talk fatherhood, alcohol, full body scans and our host's bum health.Guest: Alex BreedonInstagram/X: @omdbpodcastBy OMDBpodcast

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Can ‘broken’ defence procurement be fixed? 38:49

7d ago38:49

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Defence Procurement minister James Cartlidge tells Sitrep the history of armed forces having “kit that let them down” keeps him awake at night. But he has a plan to fix the problems. He tells Kate Gerbeau about the changes aimed at delivering equipment on time, and on budget, while Professor Michael Clarke assesses whether it will give troops what …

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EXTRA – Minister explains new shake-up for buying military hardware 22:32

7d ago22:32

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British servicemen and women rely on having the right kit to do their jobs, and protect their lives at the front line, but MPs says the process of buying that equipment is broken. Sitrep talks to Defence Procurement Minister James Cartlidge about his new plan to fix long delays, multi-billion pound overspends, and hopelessly overoptimistic ideas. A…

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How a pro football personnel director sees college football 43:41

7d ago43:41

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Richard has a conversation with Eric Galko, the director of football operations and player personnel for the East-West Shrine Bowl. It’s wide-ranging: Eric shares his 2024 NFL Draft hot takes and QB rankings, then talks about how the NFL views college players—and how well their programs are developing them. Eric tells us whether NIL actually ruined…

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Article 15 Comedy with special guest Brandon Johnston (OFP Comedy) 1:43:21

9d ago1:43:21

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(ARTICLE 15 COMEDY) A GROUP OF VETERAN COMICS THAT FORMED IN 2023 IN TEXAS TO PROVIDE HILARIOUS COMEDY ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE HEALING POWER OF LAUGHTER.By Homefront Sitrep

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Week 1 of 2024 is ... surprisingly bare. Why? 1:08:13

10d ago1:08:13

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Week 1 has always had tons of warmup games, but the schedule usually has a big handful of bangers. In 2024, that’s not the case. There are barely any games pitting Power 4 teams against each other and as a trickle-down, not many all-Group of 5 matchups of note either. Yes, there are a few blockbusters (LSU-USC, Georgia-Clemson), but look beyond tha…

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The Entire History of Russo-Chinese relations ft. Carl Zha 1:52:33

10d ago1:52:33

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Support our work & get all our podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/rwapodcastGumroad: https://russianswithattitude.gumroad.com/l/RWApodcast 00:00:00 - Intro. Is Carl a paid CCP shill?00:03:00 - Chinese cultural differences between mainlanders vs expats00:15:00 - Douyin vs Tiktok. Censorship00:22:57 - The entire history of Russia-Chinese relations! Fr…

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The Forecast Ep. 193 | Salt-Over-The-Shoulder Clown Face 2:18:15

13d ago2:18:15

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On today’s episode #193, Amazon is not as artificially intelligent as expected, the CFPB is taking a look at transactions in video games, and a group of us went to PAX East. Also, Helldivers 2 war updates with Caleb, Crash goes indie, and - of course - we’ve been playing games.By The Horizon

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Russia’s new push in Ukraine 40:57

14d ago40:57

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Troops and hardware which Russia’s been holding in reserve have been moved to the 600-mile-long front line, and handful of local armoured offensives point to the start of a wider push. Sitrep’s Professor Michael Clarke explains how Moscow wants to exploit Ukraine’s ammunition shortages, while Kyiv tries to keep the initiative by forcing Russia’s ha…

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EXTRA – A view from Ukraine’s front line 13:40

14d ago13:40

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Sitrep hears from Kupiansk, celebrated as a significant victory when it was liberated a year and a half ago, but in Russian sights once again as Moscow tries a new push forward. Ukraine’s troops trying to hold firm are hampered by artillery shortages, they’ve been rationing shells for months, but have turned to small drones to fill at least some of…

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How we fix the rules in college football 1:07:03

16d ago1:07:03

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Richard has ideas for how to make college football’s on-field rules a little bit better. Alex and Godfrey like some of them and don’t like others. Let’s discuss the optimal width for the hashmarks, whether it’s time to shift the rules around RPOs and linemen downfield, the NFL’s new take on the kickoff, and then some more chaotic ideas that we’ve b…

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Go For Broke - National Education Center 1:32:42

16d ago1:32:42

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“Go For Broke” was the motto of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an Army unit composed of Japanese Americans from Hawai’i and the mainland United States. For high-rolling gamblers in Hawai’i in the 1940s, it was slang for “shooting the works,” or risking everything for the big win. For the Nisei soldiers, “go for broke” meant that they would put e…

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SITREP: £185 a week, Larry Fink, Bradley Cooper, Parched March and socialising babies 48:17

19d ago48:17

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In your monthly dad news wrap:-- Dad leave news from the UK, Europe, Japan and South Korea-- BlackRock's Larry Fink worries for the kids-- Father arrested over homework-- I go a month without drinking-- And drama around daycareSend questions intoX/Facebook: @omdbpodcastEmail: overmydadbodypodcast at gmail dot com…

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The new Wider Service Medal – good or bad idea? 40:56

21d ago40:56

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From submariners at sea for months at a time, to soldiers living and working on Russia’s doorstep, the new Wider Service Medal is intended to recognise “crucial operational impact” without the risks to life faced in combat. Some say it’s long overdue, others call it a medal for “just turning up”. We ask a former head of the Army, General Lord Danna…

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Single Wing: Lane Kiffin speculation never ends. That's the point 7:25

21d ago7:25

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey's answering your questions about Lane Kiffin's short- and long-term plans now that Bama has hired a Nick Saban replacement who isn't him. Let's also discuss the vital signs of Year Zero as a concept, plus Florida's DEI mess and any effect recruiting, Mel Tuck…

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Team Rubicon, Driven to serve, Ready for anything 1:10:39

24d ago1:10:39

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In 2010, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jake Wood couldn’t stand idly by as a 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti. He saw an immense need for help, so he acted. While other relief organizations hemmed and hawed, Wood led a team of seven into action. That small, scrappy team cared for thousands of survivors, broke the mold of humanitarian aid, and proved tha…

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What in 2024 spring practice is worth your attention? 1:12:02

23d ago1:12:02

1:12:02

Spring practice is a lot of hype and not a lot of substance, but sometimes we can learn a lot. Alex, Richard, and Godfrey talk about what to pay serious attention to right now and the five most interesting teams of spring 2024: Alabama, Michigan, Army, Ohio State, and Texas A&M. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other sub…

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RWA NEWS: Terror in Moscow 52:02

26d ago52:02

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Sub to our telegram: https://t.me/RWApodcastWe've recorded an emergency episode on yesterday's terrorist attack in Moscow where we gathered all available confirmed information so far and present our own theories as to what happened and who was behind it, and some thoughts on what ought to be done to mitigate the risk of a repeat in the future.…

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The Forecast Ep. 192 | For Democracy and Spice! 2:18:15

28d ago2:18:15

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On today’s episode #192, Paul Atreides sees a narrow path, TikTok sees the beginnings of a ban in the US House of Representatives, and PS5 pro specs are leaked? Also, Helldivers are still uniting under the flag of liberty, D&D celebrates 50 years, and - of course - we’ve been playing games.By The Horizon

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Inside the Navy’s ‘999 centre’ for the Red Sea 35:18

28d ago35:18

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Emergency calls from any vessel under attack in the Red Sea are handled thousands of miles away, in Portsmouth, by a Royal Navy supported control centre. Sitrep’s Tim Cooper is one of the first ever journalists to visit the UKMTO, where calls have soared by 475% as missile and drone attacks from Yemen are launched on average once every two days. Al…

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The Single Wing: Never mind the league network promoting the league 10:06

28d ago10:06

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey's answering your questions about SEC Network bias (lol), the Big 12's inadvertent but noticeable "be good at basketball" strategy, how effective Ohio State's new AD will be, Colorado rumors (no), CFB programs hiring media (also no), and Nick Saban eating his …

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Why the 12-team playoff is great for college football 1:11:03

29d ago1:11:03

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Godfrey looked a bit deeper into how a 12-team playoff system will work in practice, and he ended up feeling ... surprisingly optimistic about the future of the sport? We're just as surprised as you are. He, Alex, and Richard talk through the types of teams this new system will benefit, the tradeoffs that Cinderellas will make, and why all in all, …

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Clemson's absurd yet potentially effective case against the ACC 6:13

1M ago6:13

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Clemson filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday in South Carolina, seeking to free itself from the conference’s grant of rights and set up an exit from the league. Alex and Steven react to that complaint, which comes off as an absurd attempt …

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She's the Veteran 1:13:36

1M ago1:13:36

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To all the female veterans out there, thank you for your service! The concept of "She's the Veteran" is in an effort to raise awareness of the almost 2 million women veterans currently serving or have served in the military. She’s the Veteran works with female veterans to improve mental health through programmatic activities, provide a supportive c…

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RWA NEWS: Russian election, Odessa strikes, Putin conspiracies 15:49

1M ago15:49

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Full & uncensored episode is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/nikolay-voted-to-100547924 Or here: https://russianswithattitude.gumroad.com/

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100 Years of Aussie Dads 43:26

1M ago43:26

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Since the end of the World War 1, Australian dads have experienced The Great Depression, World War 2, the 60s, the Dismissal, the Howard Years, the GFC and Covid-19. We find out how the Australian father has evolved over time and how much work there is left to do.Guests: Emeritus Professor Alistair Thomson and Dr Kate Murphy from Monash University.…

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Wargaming to win 35:48

1M ago35:48

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Wargaming is about as old as war itself, but in a time many describe as “pre-war” how can it help us be ready for the worst, if it happens? Sitrep talks to the UK’s Assistant Head of Defence Wargaming, Captain Eugene Morgan, who’s charged with building British wargaming capacity and capability “to make better decisions for defence” He explains how …

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The NFL-ification of college recruiting 54:05

1M ago54:05

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College football teams now have "general managers." How did the sport get here? How are they similar to GMs for pro teams, and how are they different? And will a college GM ever be able to fire a coach? Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www…

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News: SEC/B1G power play, Fox Fridays, and what the Dartmouth vote means 10:21

1M ago10:21

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey, Richard, and Alex talk out three big news developments over the past week. The Big Ten and SEC continue (3:01) to fight for extra spots and extra money in a new College Football Playoff system, so let’s address why the arguments in their favor are so hollow.…

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Marine Veteran starts Spice Company, Corspice 48:56

1M ago48:56

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It all started when founder and U.S. Marine Bill D.was stationed in Korea back in the late ’80s. Bill discovered that MREs tasted like @#$%, but by mixing certain MREs, he could re-create the consistency and flavor of chili. Soon, word got out. Along line wrapped around the outside of his tent with marines longing for the flavors of home. A foodie …

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S2 HALO E6 15:13

1M ago15:13

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Episode 6 of HALO takes us to the Spartan training camp - our opinions are as divided as the team. Can the show bring us together?

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S2 HALO E5 16:58

1M ago16:58

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We chat about the breadcrumb filled episode 5 of HALO. Teammates left behind, show looking up

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FLASHBACK Ep. 17 | So Friggin' Strong 1:14:45

1M ago1:14:45

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Flashback Episode 17: So Friggin' StrongBy The Horizon

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Dmitry Galkovsky: Revisited + Pelevin's SNUFF 1:43:26

1M ago1:43:26

1:43:26

Years ago, we started our podcast with a couple of episodes on Russia's most fascinating living philosopher - Dmitry Galkovsky. We decided to revisit the man's biography and the impact his unorthodox views have had on Russian intellectual life.Free audio version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100170959Also on Gumroad: https://russianswithattitude.g…

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SZD Book Club: Dan Wetzel talks "Death to the BCS" 14:06

1M ago14:06

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com The first installment of the Split Zone Duo Book Club: What's it like to write a book-length jeremiad aimed directly at the ruling class of an entire sport? Author and reporter Dan Wetzel joins Godfrey in Michigan to talk about Death to the BCS, a seminal work examin…

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Germany’s embarrassing leak – could it happen to us too? 36:45

1M ago36:45

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Russia has published the recording of a meeting between senior German air-force officers, revealing military and political secrets about British, French and German support to Ukraine. Former Army intelligence officer Colonel Philip Ingram tells Sitrep it comes down to people being the weakest link, and that we shouldn’t dismiss it as “just a German…

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Extra – The world’s only female Chief of Defence Staff 18:03

1M ago18:03

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Every single country in the world allows women to serve in at least some military roles, but only one has a woman at the very top of its Armed Forces. Jamaica’s Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, was appointed in 2022 and is only the second woman in history to hold such a role (Slovenia appointed a female chief of defence…

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Mailbag: WVU's extension, Arizona's order of operations, private equity in CFB, and more 10:14

1M ago10:14

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Richard and Alex take your questions on a long list of topics, in order: Neal Brown’s extension at West Virginia, the literal risks of private equity coming to college football, if Arizona messed up by hiring a coach before replacing the AD, if Emmitt Smith’s comment…

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