The Saddam Hussein of the Caucasus
Aram Shabanian stops by this week to talk to us about the strong men of the Caucasus.We start with a deep dive into what’s going on in Armenia and Azerbaijan right now with a focus on the 1990s. Shaba...
25 Sep 202349min
The Climate Doomer Episode
We’re taking another look at the climate here at Angry Planet. This week we’re joined by Peter Kalmus of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Talking to a scientist about how hot the planet is getting ca...
18 Sep 202349min
Fire Made Maui Look Like a War Zone
Mysterious producer Kevin Knodell comes on to Angry Planet this week to tell us about his recent reporting trip to Maui. A timeline of the firePlaying the blame gameMatthew screws up island namesThe p...
7 Sep 202357min
The Cost of Africa's Latest Coup
On July 26, a military junta deposed and imprisoned Niger’s duly elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. You are probably saying three things—perhaps all at the same time:Where the hell is Niger? Who is Ba...
21 Aug 202356min
What Modern Genocide Looks Like
Christopher Atwood returns to the show this week to talk about a report he helped write for at the New Lines Institute. It’s an in-depth analysis of Russia’s ongoing genocide in Ukraine.Here’s a link ...
14 Aug 20231h 4min
The Science and Terror of Nuclear Weapons
Joe Cirincione is back on the podcast this week to walk us through the science of nuclear weapons and give us his preliminary thoughts on Oppenheimer.Cirincione is a national security analyst and auth...
7 Aug 202342min
What Makes 'Oppenheimer' Great and Why It Sucks
Freelance journalist Kelsey Atherton joins Angry Planet to talk about Oppenheimer. The movie does a good, but not perfect, job with history and tends toward mythmaking. Matthew loved it and Atherton h...
28 Jul 20231h 11min
The Support System That Keeps Ukraine Going
When you’re talking about disasters, natural and manmade, it’s always the first responders—soldiers, police, EMTs—who get all the credit. But what about the people who not only support the first respo...
18 Jul 202342min
