The End of U.S. Soft Power
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.comU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is the interim head of USAID, for however much longer the agency lasts. For 60 years, the massiv...
10 Feb 202558min
Lost Episode: ‘Goodbye Globalization: The Return of a Divided World’
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.comThe pros and cons of globalizationThe end of trust in the global systemWhat was behind the WTO protests of the 1990sHow 1999's WTO P...
29 Jan 20251h
Pete Hegseth and the Surreal World of the Civ-Mil Divide With Phil Klay
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.comBetween the idea and the reality falls the shadow. Marine Corps veteran J.D. Vance will soon be vice president. Pete Hegseth, a man ...
20 Jan 202557min
‘Putin’s Revenge.’ Lucian Kim on Why Russia Invaded Ukraine
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.comIt’s hard to read the mind of a dictator, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth trying.When Russian President invaded Ukraine in Febr...
13 Jan 202551min
Syria, Authoritarianism, and U.S. Politics
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.comThis week on Angry Planet writer David Faris joins us to talk about his time in Syria and life in America.David’s travels from Leban...
23 Dec 202451min
A Crash Course on Indian Assassinations and ISIS in Canada
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.comThis week Angry Planet turns its attention to Canada. Global News investigative journalist Stewart Bell joins us to walk through his...
17 Dec 202457min
U.S. Defense Contractors Are Using ‘Battle Tested in Ukraine’ As a Marketing Label
On today’s episode, I talked to Kollen Post about how and why Silicon Valley markets their drones as “battle tested in Ukraine.” We recorded it on Thanksgiving, Jason was busy spending time with his f...
4 Dec 20241h 2min
North Korea and Russia—A Very Special Relationship
Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.comNorth Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian ones in Ukraine. Bringing the two together hasn’t all gone smoothly. There are la...
25 Nov 202459min
