TEASER: The Military Needs Gamers
The Military needs gamers. Over the past few months, the U.S. Army and Navy have spent a considerable amount of time playing video games. The Pentagon is streaming on Twitch, showing up at video game ...
30 Syys 20206min
War, Death, and Financial Collapse in the Middle East
Civil wars, proxy wars, cold wars, hot wars. Economic collapse, the collapse of civil societies and governments. Hunger, torture, disease.Many parts of the world seem to be falling apart in 2020, but ...
24 Syys 202037min
What the Hell Is Going on at Fort Hood?
Fort Hood. One of America’s largest military bases is off the long stretch of highway between Dallas and Austin. Its Commander was set to transfer out and take over command of a division at Fort Bliss...
17 Syys 20201h 15min
TEASER: How 3D Printed Guns Will Rewrite Our Laws
Ghost guns. Untraceable weapons manufactured in the home. They’ve been with us forever, but they’ve taken on a new menace in the age of 3D printers and digital distribution. Here to walk us through th...
11 Syys 20205min
Beirut Wants to do More Than Survive
On August 4, an explosion levelled a port in the Lebanese city of Beirut. Aging ammonium nitrate was the direct cause, but that the explosive fertilizer had been left for almost a decade in a storage ...
9 Syys 202059min
Syria, Russia, and Iran’s Complicated Relationship
Hello and welcome to the final episode of War College.Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere. We’re just becoming Angry Planet.From time to time we record things that, for whatever reason, don’t quite ...
28 Elo 202035min
Why the U.S. May Come Out on Top Against China
Great powers don’t always go great together, often viewing each other as rivals, if not enemies. After the Cold War, the United States was viewed as the last superpower standing. But not only has Russ...
26 Elo 202032min
What it’s Like to Spend 30 Years As a Journalist in Turkey
Many people may not realize, but Turkey is a relatively new country--just shy of 100 years old. It was created as a republic out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, largely by Mustaf...
20 Elo 20201h 1min
