Doomsday Machines With Nuclear Historian Alex Wellserstein
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/Nuclear historian Alex Wellerstein stops by Angry Planet this week to tell us all about his new project Doomsday Machines. It’s a d...
12 Aug 20241h 15min
How Silicon Valley Seduced the Pentagon
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/Facing a friendly audience at an AI expo earlier this year, Palantir CEO Alex Karp let loose on a list of controversial topics. He ...
29 Jul 202455min
On Presidential Assassins and the RNC With Rick Perlstein
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/Ronald Reagan carried a gun in his briefcase when he was president. According to Edmund Morris’ pseudo-historical memoir of Reagan,...
18 Jul 20241h 2min
So What Happens to SEAL Team 6 If They Do Assassinations for the President?
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/On July 1, 2024 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that American presidents have immunity for “official acts” committed while in office. ...
15 Jul 20241h 13min
The Hard Limits of Cyber War and Subversion Operations
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/Influence campaigns, both subtle and unsubtle, are as old as statecraft. Agencies like the CIA, KGB, and Israel’s Mossad have all a...
2 Jul 20241h 5min
Inside the Congressional Nuclear Bunker
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/We used to build things in America, things like fallout shelters. There’s a luxury hotel on the border between Virginia and West Vi...
24 Jun 202457min
TEASER: Getting Away With Murder in Texas
Sign up at angryplanetpod.com to get instant access to the full episode.A direct link to the episode on Substack.Back in 2020, Daniel Perry was driving for Uber to make ends meet. He ran a red light a...
13 Jun 202411min
How to Count Nuclear Weapons
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/No one is really sure how many nuclear weapons are out there. Every number you see is a best guess. Russia and the U.S. have the mo...
12 Jun 202459min
