Russia and the West's Love/Hate History
Relations between Russia and the western world are complicated. In the grand scheme of things, America is but a recent addition to a long simmering rivalry that runs back a thousand years. Putin and U...
25 Mar 202232min
Eastern Europe's Fascist Salad
According to Vladimir Putin, he’s on a quest to de-Nazify Ukraine. But what about the Nazis in his own backyard? Hell, what about the Nazis all over Central and Eastern Europe.Right now, the Azov Regi...
19 Mar 202247min
UNLOCKED: Coping in the New Age of Nuclear Anxiety
Russia is at war with Ukraine and Vladimir Putin is making vague nuclear threats. Both Russian and U.S. officials are, mostly, trying to dial things down. A Russian defense official said they don’t ha...
17 Mar 20221h 7min
What's Behind Putin's Nazi Bullshit
This episode was originally going to be called something like not everything is the Holocaust. We were going to talk about how the Nazi attempt to kill all of Europe’s Jews during World War II wasn’t ...
11 Mar 202237min
What the War Means for Russia
Returning guest and Russia expert Mark Galeotti comes on the show to give his perspective on the war in Ukraine.You can listen to Angry Planet on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or follow our RSS direct...
2 Mar 202248min
Russia's War in Ukraine Isn't Going to Plan
We talk about war a lot on this show. It’s kind of the foundation of what we do.But the war in Ukraine is different. Frankly, it’s scarier. It makes everyone think of World War II and World War III at...
27 Feb 202244min
A Brief Apology and a Discussion of Sanctions
Once upon a time, an enemy would pull up to your gates with his army and surround your city so that nothing could get in or out. In a short time, you’d be eating the horses, maybe the rats and, if thi...
25 Feb 202241min
Russia and China Aren’t BFFs
It’s been a concern lurking in the minds of America’s leaders for a long time: what if Russia and China could successfully work together against the United States?A combined Russo-China empire is the ...
18 Feb 202228min
