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A Calm Conversation About Israeli Settlements and Blame vs Responsibility

Nov 01 2024 60 mins

WARNING: This episode contains nuance in the discussion of subjects usually left to screaming and violence!This week we get into a bunch of stuff around Israel that we normally avoid. Settlements. Blame versus responsibility. The definition of colonialism. The social media posts of IDF soldiers. It’s a calm, nuanced conversation with Shaiel Ben-Ephraim. No, really.* Netanyahu as

Ukraine: Back to the Front One Year On

Mar 12 2023 49 mins

This week, Angry Planet talks with Caleb Larson who has been working as a journalist in and around Ukraine’s Donbas region where much of the war is currently being fought. He paints a picture of the situation on the ground and tells us where to buy groceries in time of war. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epi

What's a Planet Worth?

Mar 06 2023 54 mins

As the planet slowly broils, we keep hoping that some technological revolution will save us. Not just carbon capture or seeding the oceans with iron to grow algae that will drink in all the carbon dioxide right out of the atmosphere, but solutions that we can power our homes with and drive around. But what if we’ve put all of our money on the wrong horse? David Ko and Richard Bus

50 Years Since the Draft

Feb 24 2023 28 mins

In 1973, as most American troops left Vietnam, President Richard M. Nixon ended compulsory military service for males over the age of 18. It was an end of system that had been in place since the Second World War and came in answer—at least in part—to an ever-growing anti-war, anti-draft movement. Historian and writer Max Boot joins us to talk about the history of the draft and

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a... Balloon?

Feb 17 2023 50 mins

What’s the biggest Chinese threat to the United States? Well, if you ask security expert Stephanie Carvin, it’s not a balloon—no matter how large and how many missiles it takes to shoot down. So, what should we really be worried about from China’s security apparatus? Well, you could start with more traditional spying, but there’s a lot more to it than that. This is a publ

Saying Goodbye to Afghanistan

Jul 22 2020 36 mins

Afghanistan. U.S. troops have been leaving for years, fast, then slowly, then fast again. There is some kind of peace deal between the United States and the Taliban, but it doesn’t involve peace. The Afghan government isn’t even a party to it.Russia—which lost its own war in Afghanistan a generation ago--may have been paying the Taliban to kill U.S. troops.Soon, though, Afgha

Fake Journalists Are the Latest Disinformation Twist

Jul 15 2020 57 mins

Last week The Daily Beast broke some bizarre news. Several news outlets, including The Washington Examiner, RealClear Markets, and The National Interest, had been running op-eds of journalists that did not exist. AI generated photos attached to profiles and credentials that, once scrutinized, collapsed. It was a massive effort at digital propaganda and questions still remain about

How Cocaine Fuels America’s Longest War

Jul 08 2020 67 mins

Cocaine is the second most popular illicit drug in the world and it’s controlled by a black market regulated by violence. As America’s drug war edges close to its fiftieth birthday, there is no end in sight, the conflicts it fuels have expanded to an unprecedented scale and cocaine remains incredibly profitable.Here to talk to us about cartels and cocaine is Toby Muse. Muse is

The Robot Revolution Is Already Here

Jul 03 2020 61 mins

This week we’re joined by P.W. Singer, co-author of Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution.The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed.Stray thoughts on the Bonus Army.The future of policing might be AI and that’s terrifying.Domestic terrorism is about to get even weirder than it already is.War has already changed.You can listen to War College on iTunes, Stitc

European Policing From the Carabinieri to the Stasi

Jun 26 2020 62 mins

Elisabeth Braw is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London. RUSI is the oldest defense think tank in the world and Braw leads its Modern Deterrence program. She’s also a columnist at Foreign Policy and the host of the On the Cusp podcast.Welcoming back Jason Fields to the foldWhat a difference training makesEuro