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Oscar Valdes

155 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -

Oscar Valdes is a writer with an interest in public affairs.

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Episodes

DeSantis and Disney

February 11, 2023 01:41 - 4 minutes - 1.99 MB

DeSantis goes after Disney over their opposition to the 'Don't Say Gay' law

The Republican Senator

August 16, 2022 20:27 - 6 minutes - 3.3 MB

Will he step up and support Liz Cheney?

Are we becoming more violent?

August 16, 2022 01:14 - 4 minutes - 2.24 MB

Yes. Instilling inner censors is the task of a good education. 

Salman Rushdie was stabbed (8/12/22)

August 15, 2022 01:31 - 3 minutes - 1.78 MB

Do we still want to sign a nuclear deal with Iran?

Oh Italy!

August 12, 2022 01:17 - 3 minutes - 1.59 MB

Don't turn right, Italy. Lead on Immigration!

Abortion Rights. Street Interviews

June 27, 2022 20:22 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MB

Two contrasting opinions

Trump on Roe vs Wade, Putin and the War

June 25, 2022 00:48 - 8 minutes - 3.94 MB

The man and his ideas

China and the US

June 25, 2022 00:41 - 5 minutes - 2.67 MB

Will we muster the discipline needed?

A Military Solution to an Economic Problem

June 23, 2022 00:21 - 6 minutes - 3.03 MB

Putin needs to be confronted now

Parenting. Power. Envy

June 21, 2022 20:21 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MB

On the road to freedom

Putin on the way it is

June 20, 2022 00:58 - 10 minutes - 4.99 MB

What the West should do

Denial. The Power of it.

June 17, 2022 20:09 - 4 minutes - 4.59 MB

It happens to all of us. 

This is the moment to act

June 16, 2022 19:47 - 5 minutes - 2.67 MB

Step up or you'll lose your presidency

Mr Biden. Sell us the story of Ukraine.

June 15, 2022 19:39 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MB

Lead us, Mr Biden, and we will win in November

Putin Explains the War

June 15, 2022 01:21 - 6 minutes - 3.08 MB

A devout believer

The War. The Economy. Our Psyches

June 14, 2022 01:13 - 5 minutes - 5.44 MB

We need to fully support Ukraine now

Putin on Intimidation and Biden

June 12, 2022 23:35 - 8 minutes - 3.99 MB

The time to confront him is now

Mr Biden - We're Losing the War in Ukraine

June 11, 2022 01:07 - 6 minutes - 3.05 MB

Putin must be confronted. 

Erdogan, Finland and Sweden

June 08, 2022 00:18 - 4 minutes - 2 MB

Should NATO keep Turkey?

Putin Must be Confronted

June 06, 2022 21:08 - 3 minutes - 1.89 MB

Give Ukrainians the planes to fight back

More Shootings. A Proposal

June 06, 2022 18:31 - 3 minutes - 1.92 MB

Talk. Save your Life

Biden and the Saudi Prince

June 06, 2022 18:28 - 6 minutes - 3.07 MB

The moral imperative

Where Biden and I Differ

June 06, 2022 18:11 - 4 minutes - 2.31 MB

Having come this far, the extra push is critical

Dear Mr Macron

June 06, 2022 18:04 - 4 minutes - 2.21 MB

Worrying about Putin's feelings

Push Russia Back

June 06, 2022 17:59 - 4 minutes - 2.45 MB

They should keep no Ukrainian territory

Ukraine Needs Fighter Jets

June 06, 2022 17:55 - 4 minutes - 2.11 MB

Ukrainians are not super human. They need more weapons

Uvalde - Texas - 5/24/22 - "No Kids at Risk'

June 06, 2022 17:49 - 4 minutes - 2.06 MB

The Failure to Confront Fear

Guns and the Fragility of our Egos

June 06, 2022 17:45 - 4 minutes - 2 MB

Hiding behind Guns

The Butcher of Moscow

June 06, 2022 17:40 - 12 minutes - 5.97 MB

Putin revels in his viciousness

Changing Thoughts on the War

June 06, 2022 17:35 - 3 minutes - 1.75 MB

A firmer stance is needed

Turkey, NATO and Biden

June 06, 2022 17:29 - 4 minutes - 2.01 MB

Should Erdogan be allowed to obstruct NATO's expansion?

War and the language of emotions

May 26, 2022 22:18 - 6 minutes - 3.11 MB

Freedom is central to the language of emotions

Reflections on the War

May 26, 2022 21:47 - 4 minutes - 2.24 MB

Some are showing their true colors

The deification of Elon Musk

May 24, 2022 22:05 - 4 minutes - 2.08 MB

Don't fall for it. It's not good for you. Or Tesla.

Why there won't be a nuclear war

May 24, 2022 21:41 - 4 minutes - 2.12 MB

One of his allies will step in

A Chinese and a Cuban talk politics

May 19, 2022 00:20 - 13 minutes - 6.82 MB

They both started out as communists. One system has thrived economically, the other has not.

Putin's Nightmare

May 18, 2022 20:29 - 8 minutes - 4.27 MB

He had miscalculated, badly. Now he feared his people were dreaming of the West.

Zelensky, Trump and Biden

May 17, 2022 21:28 - 7 minutes - 3.86 MB

Trump couldn't get the measure of Putin. Biden did. 

Personal Integration. The Pursuit of it.

May 17, 2022 20:21 - 5 minutes - 5 MB

To know one's emotions is to unlock the powers of the mind.

Mariupol. Alive in their tomb

May 02, 2022 23:11 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MB

As the battle rages on

Dear Mr Musk

May 02, 2022 20:30 - 3 minutes - 1.79 MB

The human touch versus new algorithms

China. The Failed Project. Musk

April 29, 2022 22:52 - 6 minutes - 6.18 MB

Why we need to start pulling out

God Talks to Putin

April 28, 2022 22:46 - 10 minutes - 4.93 MB

there's still a way out for Putin

Ukraine is becoming a NATO nation

April 27, 2022 21:05 - 2 minutes - 1.44 MB

They have earned it in the battlefield

Russia Threatens Nuclear War

April 26, 2022 20:47 - 3 minutes - 1.73 MB

We keep arming Ukraine until we win this war

The Funeral

April 19, 2022 18:21 - 6 minutes - 3.14 MB

How emotions can merge.

Zelensky and Putin Talk

April 14, 2022 21:19 - 15 minutes - 7.55 MB

But will it make a difference?

Ukraine Can Win!

April 11, 2022 22:00 - 3 minutes - 1.63 MB

A victory for Freedom.

Oh Germany!

April 08, 2022 20:22 - 4 minutes - 2.17 MB

Why the timidity in helping Ukraine?

Imagining Ways to Arm Ukraine

April 08, 2022 19:19 - 3 minutes - 1.7 MB

They need our help now.