Insane in the Ukraine with Richard Fontaine

What is actually happening with Russia and Ukraine, and why does it matter? Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), joins us to talk about the facts on the ground and the bigger picture. From the brewing crisis in Eastern Europe to the brews flowing constantly on Downing Street, and from Nazi cats to Stephen Breyer’s vine and fig tree, it’s been a big news week and we're here for it.

Mike's drinking: Steady Eddie IPA from Union Craft Brewing

Erol's drinking: ANXO District Dry Cider

Show Links:

Richard's upcoming CNAS event: https://www.cnas.org/events/special-event-the-world-in-2022
Map of Russia's military surrounds Ukraine: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/27/world/europe/russia-forces.html
The Daily, We Need To Talk About Covid, Part 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/podcasts/the-daily/omicron-coronavirus-behaviors.html
The Daily, We Need To Talk About Covid, Part 2: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/podcasts/the-daily/we-need-to-talk-about-covid-part-2-a-conversation-with-dr-fauci.html

Spicy Nuggets: 

RadioLab's Latif Nasser's epic tweet thread: https://twitter.com/latifnasser/status/1323341552941371392
Bo Burnham (fan account): https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdkd2xRh/
Alyssa Limperis:

https://twitter.com/alyssalimp?s=21

https://instagram.com/alyssalimp?utm_medium=copy_link

https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdkddPCn/
Nimesh Patel:

https://instagram.com/findingnimesh?utm_medium=copy_link

https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdkddeDU/
Sam Morrill:

https://instagram.com/sammorril?utm_medium=copy_link

https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdkdrXBM/