"America Is an Idealist Power in a Reapolitik World"
Over the past month, we’ve discussed a lot of specifics regarding the War in Ukraine. We’ve gone over the role of tanks, talked about Putin’s motives, and discussed War Crimes. What we haven’t done, r...
15 Apr 202239min
Bucha, Chechnya, and Russian War Crimes
Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine are being revealed as its military is pushed back. In the Kyiv suburbs, evidence of summary executions, torture and rape are being revealed.All countries are guilty of c...
9 Apr 202249min
You're Wrong. Tanks Aren't Done Yet
The tank is an iconic weapon of modern war, but the truth is that it’s more than a century old. When we think of tanks we think of the battles of World War II. The Tiger and the Sherman squaring off, ...
1 Apr 202230min
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
