The Russians are threatening to stop cooperating on the International Space Station. Should we care? Are they for real? What's the deal with space anyway?
Mentioned in this episode:
Head of Russia’s space program says sanctions could imperil future of space station | PBS NewsHour
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
BigBroccoliStudios.com
New Tales of the Mysterious Traveler
Chris Mercer and Eric Salt have been on the trail of something from out of their pasts, and out of the sky. Their search leads them to the home of hermit Willey Chambliss, who may hold the answers they seek. Sheriff Hoyt left the hustle and bustle of the city, for the peace and quiet of a small town, only to have it get turned upside down as the four men head for a collision course with...The Collectors!
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Russia is reframing its goals in Ukraine and making it seem like their new strategy was their actual strategy from the beginning. Meanwhile, US President Biden is reframing his remarks about removing Putin from power. The underdog Ukraine is doing better and fighting fiercer than anyone thought. In the words of the great philosopher Mike Tyson, everybody has a plan until I punch them in the mouth. Ukraine has punched Putin in the mouth and now everybody is trying to figure out the new plan.
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Ukrainians might be pushing back the Russians in some areas.
The Russians are blowing up bridges. Why?
Russian spies in Poland. Western spies in Russia. Russian spies in the US.
Still no No Fly Zone.
Humanitarian corridors in the most inhumane of circumstances.
Mentioned in this episode:
220 | Robert Farley: Air Wars in Ukraine in Beyond | The Realignment
We have all fallen for the misleading video or the headline that turns out to be false. In this episode, Paul and Steve work through a few recent stories about the war in Ukraine that turned out to be not so accurate. They also give some pointers and share examples of how they sniff out the fake stuff.
U.S. sponsored Biolabs in Ukraine?
Ukraine biggest donor to Clinton Foundation?
Rothschild family connection to invasion of Ukraine?
Biden selling Alaska back to Russia?
Babylon Bee: Satire or thinly veiled conservative shitposting?
Fact check: What's true and what's false about the invasion of Ukraine (usatoday.com)
NATO leaders visited Kyiv at great personal risk
Russian and Ukraine are still talking - while Russia is pounding civilians and Ukraine continues to hold its own.
Look at a map if you want to understand why Sweden, Norway, Finland, and others might be worried.
Is there another side to this story that makes sense? Does the devil even need an advocate here?
Podcast mentioned at end of episode:
https://martyrmade.com/thoughts-on-ukraine/
The war in Ukraine has become medieval. The people are suffering under the Russian sledgehammer, siege doctrine while the Ukrainian military continues to hold its own. Meanwhile, what is the Russian aim in all this? What can they hope to accomplish at this point?
Great conversation with Jeff Woods, who has been experiencing Ukraine, Russia, and other Black Sea outposts since the early 90s. As the rest of us are pivoting from being experts on virology to experts on global politics and war, Jeff is already there. He has been following post Cold War politics and war since the fall of the Soviet Union. His take is better than most. He was able to join us from a ship floating in an undisclosed location in the vicinity of Norway.
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Six or seven days into the invasion of Ukraine and Russia is struggling. They may have taken one town and on the verge of taking another - both in the supposedly pro-Russian area of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia is shelling cities and bombing TV towers. The 40 mile long convoy is apparently inching its way toward Kyiv. Will western aid help Ukraine? How much support can the west provide without triggering WWIII? What does all this have to do with Twisted Sister, strip poker, and cornered rats?
Mentioned in this episode:
improvethenews.org
@KyivIndependent
@IAPonomarenko
https://www.dancarlin.com/product/common-sense-323-gas-up-the-cold-war/
Second conversation about the war in Ukraine. Heavy fighting in Kyiv and Kharkiv; the reality TV hero we needed; talks in Belarus (hope it's not a trap); Putin pulling out the big threats; we are all international finance experts now.
Mentioned in this episode:
improvethenews.org
