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Turkey’s former PM Davutoglu, who met Hamas leaders this week, outlines their demands for peace
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - May 02, 2024 18:04 - 41 minutesFormer Turkish Prime Minister and leader of the pro-Islamic Future Party Ahmet Davutoglu met with Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Meshal this week and shared their conditions for peace with Al-Monitor. Davutoglu sharply criticized the governments of Turkey and Arab states, sayin...
Are the anti-Israel campus protests going BEYOND free speech?!
BASED Politics - May 01, 2024 13:26 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsColleges across the country are engulfed in controversy as anti-Israel protests and "encampments" are turning campuses into political war zones. Is this going beyond free speech? And are some Republicans being hypocrites? Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down in this episode of the BAS...
Sister of Israeli-Russian scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iran-backed Shiite militia, calls for US military sanctions on Iraq
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - April 25, 2024 21:33 - 20 minutesEmma Tsurkov insists that the best way to get Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to make good on his pledges to secure her sister's freedom is for the United States to wield the threat of military sanctions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...
Congress just sold us all out (again!) 😑
BASED Politics - April 25, 2024 12:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsCongress sending more of your money overseas, school choice shenanigans in Tennessee, Biden brings back #MeToo mobs on campus and a viral TikTok sparks debate about… tattoos? Brad Polumbo & Hannah Cox break it all down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast.
The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - April 25, 2024 08:43 - 46 minutesToday, we’re setting the stage for a key moment in UK politics — the upcoming spending review, expected this November. The spending review will set some £600 billion of departmental budgets from April 2025 onwards, and will be a crucial moment for the next government to lay out its priorities an...
Iran established deterrence against Israel proving through its actions it could do more harm, says academic Hassan Ahmadian
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - April 17, 2024 17:09 - 24 minutesIran's weekend attack on Israel in response to an Israeli attack on its diplomatic mission in Syria has put an already explosive region on edge. Israel has vowed to retaliate and Iran says should it do so its own response will be massive. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...
Should we worry about government debt?
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - April 11, 2024 14:46 - 39 minutesWe often hear about government debt in the headlines. Currently the UK government owes around £2.65 trillion, nearly 100% of UK GDP - the value of all the goods and services produced in the UK in a year. How has the debt level grown? Should we aspire to reduce the debt? And do we need to worry...
The View host floats WILD climate change theory!
BASED Politics - April 11, 2024 12:42 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsThe View host Sunny Hostin just floated a WILD theory about climate change. Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast. Then, they analyze Elon Musk's latest stand-off over free speech and a viral parenting debate.
Aristotle on Justice
Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast - April 05, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutesFreedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 7: Excerpts from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics on the virtue of justice. Episode 6: Aristotle on virtue Support the Show.
Pearl gets owned by the "godfather" of the pick-up-artists
BASED Politics - April 03, 2024 22:26 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsPearl recently hosted an interview with the "godfather" of the pick-up-artists, Ross Jeffries and he ended up being FAR more committed to data and nuance than her. Watch as Hannah and Jack dissect her disastrous exchange. Plus, California's new fast food minimum wage law is already killing ...
What path lies ahead for Turkey after Erdogan's stunning local election defeat? Commentator Kadri Gursel explains
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - April 03, 2024 19:45 - 30 minutesFollowing The secular opposition's historic win in the March 31 elections, many say that Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is now confirmed as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief rival in the next elections that are due to be held in four years. However, the reality is far more c...
No One Above the Law
Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast - March 28, 2024 17:00 - 9 minutesThe rule of law is indispensable to a free an virtuous society, and a well-functioning rule of law requires a supportive culture. Originally published as a commentary at FVI's Substack journal. Adam Tomkins's article at Law & Liberty. Thomas Howes's article at The Vital Center. Support th...
Did Ron DeSantis just BETRAY his "parents' rights" promises?
BASED Politics - March 27, 2024 12:35 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis has built his political career around being a champion of "parental rights." But he just signed into law a new landmark bill that critics say tramples all over parents' rights. Who's right? Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down on this episode of the BASED Polit...
How the West began losing the Mideast to Iran, Russia & China since start of Syria conflict, French academic Fabrice Balanche explains
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - March 21, 2024 17:34 - 25 minutesThis month marks the 13th anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict. French academic Fabrice Balanche says that across the Middle East the West is steadily losing ground to Russia, China and Iran as a result of its failed policy in Syria. The Kurds are among the biggest losers, he...
Supreme Court hears HUGE 1st Amendment case & Elon Musk goes OFF!
BASED Politics - March 20, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsThe Supreme Court just heard a massive case, Murthy v. Missouri, that could radically shape the future of the First Amendment in this country. Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast. Then, they react to a SPICY interview Elon Musk just did w...
Aristotle on Virtue
Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast - March 19, 2024 19:00 - 26 minutesFreedom and Virtue Tradition, episode 6: Excerpts from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics on virtue in general, and on the virtues of courage, temperance, liberality, and good temper Book 3 of Nicomachean Ethics at Internet Classics Archive Support the Show.
Will Turkey's Erdogan seize back Istanbul and fully secure his regime in March 31 elections?
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - March 14, 2024 17:18 - 42 minutesTurkey's opposition is in disarray since its humiliating defeat in last year's presidential and parliamentary elections. However, the opposition has what some say is a final chance to challenge his power in local elections that will be held on March 31. Turkey analyst Selim Koru says wi...
How Gold Fuels the War in Sudan
Africa Aware - March 14, 2024 11:58 - 35 minutesAs the devastating war in Sudan nears the one-year mark, it remains fuelled by transnational military business networks, and one such sector funding the military activities in Sudan’s gold sector. In this episode, Ahmed Soliman discusses his upcoming research on the Sudan conflict and its link...
Congress is (actually) banning TikTok!
BASED Politics - March 13, 2024 15:38 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsHoly crap: Congress is ACTUALLY advancing legislation that would potentially BAN TikTok. Is this a valid response to a national security threat—or a trojan horse bill that infringes on free speech? Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down on this episode of the BASED Politics podcast. The...
Why are Britain’s Jews facing the largest wave of anti-semitic violence in modern times?
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - March 07, 2024 19:13 - 30 minutesThere has been an alarming spike in anti-Semitic attacks in the UK since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing nearly 1,200 Israeli citizens. Hate crimes monitor Dave Rich and historian Andrew Apostolou unpack the dynamics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...
Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - March 07, 2024 17:29 - 44 minutesIn his Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced a 2% cut to National Insurance, amidst other measures on tax and spending. What will the impact of the measures be? How will it affect living standards? And what choices face the next Parliament? Joining us today are Helen Miller, Deputy Director ...
Ron DeSantis gets BLOCKED by the First Amendment! 🛑
BASED Politics - March 06, 2024 15:53 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis just ran into a huge First Amendment roadblock after a federal court blocked his "Stop Woke" Act. Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast. Then, they discuss a new "Bidenomics" website that embarrasses the presid...
The NHS waiting list: when will it come down?
IFS Zooms In: The Economy - February 29, 2024 13:49 - 38 minutesSince the pandemic, the size the NHS waiting list has been in the headlines almost constantly. At the start of 2023, Rishi Sunak committed to decreasing the size of the waiting list as one of his ‘five priorities’, and since then it has actually gone up. So today, we’re going to dive into the ...
From Nigeria to Libya: Linked through Migration and Armed Conflict
Africa Aware - February 29, 2024 11:22 - 20 minutesTim Eaton and Leah de Haan (Chatham House Middle East and North Africa Programme) discuss their research on the transnational links between the movement of people and armed conflict – from Edo State in Nigeria, through Niger, to Libya. This episode was produced with support from the Cross-Bord...
Dr. Phil DESTROYS The View hosts on COVID Mania!
BASED Politics - February 28, 2024 14:25 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsIs Dr. Phil BASED now? He just went on The View and absolutely destroyed the liberal TV hosts on their bizarre, continued defense of COVID mania. Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast. Then, they break down some huge First Amendment cases t...
Adam Smith on the Division of Labor
Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast - February 27, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutesIn this fifth episode of Readings in the Freedom and Virtue Tradition, Kevin spotlights passages from Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations that describe the nature and benefits of specialization among tasks and workers. Wealth of Nations at Project Gutenberg Support the Show.
Media pushes woke academics' INSANE anti-Trump smear!
BASED Politics - February 21, 2024 14:01 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsYou can't make this stuff up. Woke academics and mainstream media outlets are now claiming, with a straight face, that Donald Trump was the WORST president in ALL of American history. Brad Polumbo breaks it down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast. Then, he reacts to a Demo...
Foundations for Success: Strong Community, Strong Family
Freedom and Virtue -The Podcast - February 20, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutesIn this inaugural episode of our Free and Virtuous People series, we tell the story of an Ohio entrepreneur who grew up on a Mohawk reservation in New York. The Free and Virtuous People series will tell the stories of “ordinary” people who have flourished and contributed to their communities t...
American doctor Seema Jilani faces backlash for her eyewitness accounts of horrors unfolding in Gaza
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - February 20, 2024 19:22 - 15 minutesAs the conflict in Gaza rages on, Palestinian children are dying by the thousands while many others are horribly injured. Hospitals are under unremittingly attacked by Israel forces and doctors struggle to treat the wounded. Seema Jilani, a rare American doctor to make it into the Gaza...
Sweden did not take Turkey's terrorism concerns seriously enough says former Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman - February 15, 2024 19:37 - 29 minutesTurkey blocked Sweden's NATO membership for nine months saying Stockholm needed to curb anti-Turkish groups it classifies as terrorists. Those demands were widely dismissed as a foil for Ankara's real aim, to get the United States Congress to authorize the sale of F-16 fighter jets to T...
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