TRIGGERnometry

Martti J. Kari is a former intelligence Colonel in the Finnish Defense Forces and now teaches at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Watch the lecture that inspired this interview here: Evaluation of Russia by Finnish Intelligence Colonel (subtitles) https://youtu.be/kF9KretXqJw - *SPONSORS* Stitch Fix: Make shopping for clothes easy! Go to stitchfix.co.uk/trigger and get 20% off when you keep all five items. Babbel: Learn a new language! Go to babbel.com/play, and use promo code TRIGGER for an extra six months free. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/​​​ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/​​​ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod​​​ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. - Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:40 How Do Russians Think Differently? 10:50 Why Russia Prefers Strong Leaders 13:33 Yeltsin, 1990s Russia and Attitude to Democracy 16:49 Corruption: Unwritten Rules 20:29 Why Russia is Fearful of Invasion 24:04 Putin is Surrounded by 'Yes Men' 28:27 Ukraine War: Intelligence Failure 31:22 Why Did Putin Invade Ukraine? 38:16 Could This Have Been Prevented? 40:49 The Suwalki Gap and Kaliningrad. Will Putin Keep Going? 45:12 Why Do Russians Support Putin? 49:25 Meanings of Truth in Russia 53:33 Russia Today and Sputnik 55:55 Where Does Putin Go From Here? 58:16 How NATO Can Both Not Eslacate AND Support Ukraine 01:00:03 Would Putin Use Chemical Weapons? 01:01:13 NATO Membership For Finland and Sweden 01:03:14 Ironically, Putin Has Strengthened NATO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Apr 20221h 7min

SPONSORS:  Ridge Wallet: Use Code “TRIGGER ” for 10% off your order at https://www.ridge.com/TRIGGER - Manscaped. Receive 20% off Manscaped products when you use the code Trigger20. Check out their products https://www.manscaped.com - Professor Carl Hart is a psychologist at Columbia University and has authored numerous scientific and popular articles in the area of neuropsychopharmacology, including his latest book - *Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear* - available now. - Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/​​​ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/​​​ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod​​​ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Mars 20221h 5min

Sponsored by Ridge Wallet: Use Code “TRIGGER ” for 10% off your order at https://www.ridge.com/TRIGGER Professor Steve Peters is a Consultant Psychiatrist who specialises in the functioning of the human mind. His latest book is now available: A Path through the Jungle https://www.amazon.co.uk/Path-through-Jungle-Psychological-bestselling/dp/1998991105/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+path+through+the+jungle+steve+peters&qid=1634634518&sr=8-1  Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/​​​ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/​​​ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod​​​ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Mars 20221h 4min

Andrey Illarionov is an economist and former economic policy advisor to the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin from April 2000 to December 2005.  For more from Andrey, follow him on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/andrei.illarionov.7) or read his LiveJournal Blog (https://aillarionov.livejournal.com/). Sponsored by *Lost Debate* YouTube show and podcast. New Lost Debate episodes drop twice a week. Search for The Lost Debate on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/​​​ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/​​​ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod​​​ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. - Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:28 How Rational Is Putin? 04:44 What Is Putin's Rationale for the Invasion? 06:47 What It Was Like to Work for Putin 09:58 Putin’s Contradiction: Economic Prosperity vs Imperialist Ambition 12:02 Debate: Did NATO Provoke Russia? 19:51 Why the West Didn’t See It Coming 22:52 Why Sanctions Won't Stop the War 32:19 Psychological Warfare and Nuclear Blackmail 36:06 "Biden Will Do Nothing to Defend Europe" 39:04 How Should Europe Support Ukraine? 48:02 China's Role 49:54 Sanctions: Economic Consequences 55:45 Appeasement Won't Work With Putin 58:49 Why We Must Take Putin's Threats Seriously  01:01:03 Would This Have Happened if Trump Was in Power? 01:06:26 Did the Election of Biden Encourage Putin? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Mars 20221h 12min

Sponsored by Ridge Wallet: Use Code “TRIGGER ” for 10% off your order at https://www.ridge.com/TRIGGER Mallen Baker is the host of Dangerously Reasonable, where he provides analysis on politics, science, and particularly the bit where they bump into each other - https://www.youtube.com/c/MallenBaker/featured  *Recorded on 3rd February 2022*  Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/​​​ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/​​​ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod​​​ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Mars 20221h 9min

Bonnie Snyder is director of high school outreach at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and the author of Undoctrinate: How Politicized Classrooms Harm Kids and Ruin Our Schools—And What We Can Do About It. *Recorded 21st Jan 2022* Sponsors: *Pact Coffee* Go to pactcoffee.com and use code "TRIGGER" to get a free V60 brewing kit with your order. *Babbel*  Go to babbel.com/play, and use promo code TRIGGER for an extra six months free.  Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/​​​ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/​​​ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod​​​ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Mars 20221h 6min

SPONSORED by Fortune and Freedom:  It’s time to take control of your money… Sign up for free here: https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/h1HxCxkNXZcG1yokU8hkVn?domain=subscribe.fortuneandfreedom.com SPONSORED by: Ripples in Reality - The Series by JS Powell - buy the books here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AJS+Powell&s=relevancerank&text=JS+Powell&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 Rupert Lowe is a British businessman, farmer and politician and former chairman of Southampton Football Club. He served as a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament in the West Midlands constituency from 2019 to 2020. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/​​​ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/​​​ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod​​​ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Mars 20221h 7min

**Recorded Live on 9th March 2022**       Sponsors: - *Babbel*  Go to babbel.com/play, and use promo code TRIGGER for an extra six months free.  - *Lost Debate* New episodes drop twice a week. Search for The Lost Debate on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/  OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/​​​ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/​​​ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod​​​ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod​​​ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Mars 20221h 22min