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Benyamin Poghosyan on why Armenia's peace bid with Azerbaijan, Turkey is proving so hard
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - July 03, 2024 19:42 - 26 minutesWashington is piling pressure on Azerbaijan to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan that would allow Turkey to normalize its relations with Armenia. But Azerbaijan is resisting calls to finalize a draft peace agreement and wants further concessions from Armenia. Benjamin Poghosyan, a ...
Justin Timberlake goes to jail, and Julian Assange gets out
BASED Politics - June 28, 2024 19:12 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsJustin Timberlake is a grade A asshat and gets arrested for drinking and driving. Shocker. But should drinking and driving laws even be on the books? And, in a monumental week, Julian Assange is FINALLY FREE after 12 years of persecution by the US government for doing his job as a journalist and...
ELECTION SPECIAL: Your questions answered
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - June 27, 2024 15:32 - 40 minutesIn the final run up to the election, we answer your questions about everything from borrowing to growth and from AI to the part that luck plays in the economy. Become a member: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membership Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/podcasts-explainers-and-calculators/podcas...
Check out Brad's new show!
BASED Politics - June 25, 2024 16:03 - 21 seconds ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsSubscribe to Brad vs Everyone on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brad-vs-everyone/id1751785203 Subscribe to Brad vs Everyone on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ycYkC1OneXeNlbnTX8jDz
ELECTION SPECIAL: The big issues politicians haven't spoken about
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - June 25, 2024 12:31 - 36 minutesOn Monday, we released our comprehensive analysis of the parties manifestos at an event in Westminster. After some time digesting and analysing the manifestos, we’ve concluded that neither of the main parties is being honest with voters about the challenges we face in coming years. So, what ...
Republican politicians scrub "life begins at conception" from their websites as Evangelicals vote against IVF
BASED Politics - June 21, 2024 18:43 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsThe Southern Baptist convention took a massive vote against IVF this month and in response hypocritical Republican politicians are desperately trying to distance themselves. But can you believe "life begins at conception" and support most forms of IVF? I dig in. Plus, I take JD Vance to task f...
ELECTION SPECIAL: Has 'levelling up' worked?
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - June 21, 2024 11:20 - 38 minutesWe discuss 'levelling up' and local government and see how much progress has been made. We also analyse the SNP and Plaid Cymru manifestos. Become a member: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membership Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/podcasts-explainers-and-calculators/podcasts Hosted on Acas...
Vali Nasr explains why Iran's presidential elections matter and how a Western-friendly heart surgeon might win
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - June 20, 2024 17:05 - 33 minutesIran is due to hold presidential elections on June 28 that were precipitated by the death in May in a helicopter crash of former President Ebrahim Raisi. Although real power is held by the country's supreme leader, presidents can make a difference in the daily lives of Iranians and even...
ELECTION SPECIAL: The Reform UK and Green Party manifestos explained
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - June 18, 2024 11:00 - 25 minutesWe discuss the Reform UK and Green Party manifestos and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within them. Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/ Become a member: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My trip to the border
BASED Politics - June 14, 2024 23:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsIt's *FINALLY* here - the video I've been promising you guys for months since my trip to the border. In February, I went down to McAllen, TX - one of the areas most central to the border crisis. While there I got to meet with a former ICE Chief of 20 years, farmers, employers, Catholic NGOs, g...
ELECTION SPECIAL: The Labour manifesto explained
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - June 14, 2024 12:18 - 39 minutesWe discuss the Labour manifesto launched on Thursday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it. Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/ Become a member: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why Iran is stronger, Israel more vulnerable, and the US needs to engage more in the Mideast
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - June 13, 2024 17:55 - 37 minutesAs the Gaza conflict enters its eighth month, Iran stands out as the one country that has succeeded in projecting further as a result. Israel is more vulnerable than it’s ever been and the United States must engage more smartly in the Middle East to protect its interests, argues Steve...
ELECTION SPECIAL: The Conservative manifesto explained
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - June 12, 2024 11:48 - 35 minutesWe discuss the Conservative manifesto launched on Tuesday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it. Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/ Become a member: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ELECTION SPECIAL: The government's record on tax
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - June 10, 2024 15:07 - 28 minutesIt’s manifesto week, and we’ll be coming to you with plenty of analysis of the promises, pledges and numbers. In this episode, we’ll dive into some work looking at the how the size and shape of the state have changed over recent decades, and how the tax system has changed since 2010. We'll also ...
Why I'm Suing Joe Biden
BASED Politics - June 07, 2024 21:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsBASEDPolitics has officially sued the US government and Biden Administration over the TikTok ban on free speech grounds. This week, Hannah breaks down the arguments in our lawsuit and explains why, based on the constitution, we're correct. Plus, is corporate greed finally receding? Or is there...
ELECTION SPECIAL: The 'conspiracy of silence' on the economy
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - June 06, 2024 15:04 - 36 minutesThe last few days have seen plenty of competing claims about tax rises, but very little discussion of the very tight fiscal situation facing the next government. What problems will they face? Can growth ride to the rescue? Also in this episode, we explore what's happened to the education system...
Syrian-Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim says it's the people, not US or Turkey, who decide local elections in northeast Syria
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - June 04, 2024 18:32 - 21 minutesThe Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria is planning to hold landmark local elections in the majority Kurdish and Arab areas under its control. Syrian-Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim says "radical democracy" will be in play as people elect their leaders at every level of local gove...
ELECTION SPECIAL: The UK economy since 2008
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - June 03, 2024 13:21 - 44 minutesSince 2008, the UK economy has faced a series of shocks and challenges, leaving the next government with a difficult task. From low growth to falling living standards, we ask what structural problems the next government faces. We also tackle announcements on limiting tax rises, apprenticeships ...
Can Africa’s economic recovery withstand inevitable shocks?
Africa Aware - May 30, 2024 11:30 - 26 minutesIn this episode, Wenjie Chen, Deputy Division Chief of the Regional Studies Division at the International Monetary Fund’s African Department, discusses the IMF Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa titled 'A Tepid and Pricey Recovery'. The International Monetary Fund’s global econo...
A big announcement!
BASED Politics - May 29, 2024 15:59 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsBrad Polumbo and Hannah Cox make a big announcement about the future of the BASED Politics podcast! Subscribe to Hannah's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HannahCox Subscribe to Brad's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFUXoMmjzaeD5RjGPNGHSQ
ELECTION SPECIAL: What you need to know
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - May 28, 2024 14:08 - 38 minutesIn our first election special, we look at the broad economic picture and analyse announcements about the fiscal rules, the triple lock and tax. Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/ Become a member: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Madison on Federalism and Republicanism
Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast - May 27, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutesFreedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 8: Passages from The Federalist Papers, no. 39 by James Madison, on federalism and republicanism. Support the Show.
How to grow the economy
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - May 24, 2024 11:38 - 39 minutesAfter years of sluggish growth and flatlining productivity, a rare political consensus has emerged that growing the economy is one of the key priorities of the next government. With an election on the way, we're bound to hear pledges and policies on how to get the economy growing again. But h...
Texas governor lets a MURDERER off the hook!
BASED Politics - May 22, 2024 14:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsTexas Governor Greg Abbott just pardoned Daniel Perry, a man who infamously killed a Black Lives Matter protester. Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break all this and much more down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast.
“Humility Is Always Key”: Business and Stewardship on an Oregon Ranch
Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast - May 17, 2024 13:00 - 12 minutesIn this second episode of the Free and Virtuous People series, Kevin summarizes his interview with Liz Cunningham, who, with husband Sean, raises a family on and sells meat from their ranch in Oregon. The Free and Virtuous People series will tell the stories of “ordinary” people who have flouri...
Sierra Leone's Return to the UN Security Council
Africa Aware - May 16, 2024 14:06 - 15 minutesIn this special episode, His Excellency Timothy Musa Kabba, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone, shares insights into his country’s key priorities during its current tenure on the Security Council. 54 years ago, Sierra Leone was elected to ...
Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next?
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - May 15, 2024 19:27 - 28 minutesKristin Diwan, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, unpacks Kuwait's dramatic turn last week when the country's ruling Emir suspended the parliament and parts of the constitution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...
Netflix's "Baby Reindeer" SCANDAL!
BASED Politics - May 15, 2024 13:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsIs Netflix going to LOSE the MASSIVE lawsuit it faces over its new "Baby Reindeer" series about an alleged stalker? And are the alleged stalker's interviews helping or hurting her cause? Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down in this episode of the BASEDPolitics podcast. Then, they debu...
As Greek PM heads to Ankara to meet Erdogan, is this truly 'a new era' between Turkey & Greece?
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - May 09, 2024 19:15 - 34 minutesGreek academic Ioannis Grigoriadis believes that no major breakthroughs should be expected during Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' visit. Keeping the channels of communication open and building on the positive agenda promoted by both sides is, however, crucial to averting conflict, n...
The biggest self-induced implosion in politics
BASED Politics - May 08, 2024 14:58 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsSouth Dakota governor Kristi Noem just self-imploded in the most bizarre way. Her new book brags about murdering puppies and goats (yes, really) and lies about meetings with Kim Jong Un. Watch as Hannah covers the controversy. Then, we discuss a new bill called KOSA that claims to protect kids o...
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