Plaid Avenger Plaidcast Audio
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe world according to the Plaid Avenger.
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Good News Friday 10-30-20
October 30, 2020 16:50 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFrom good things happening with the climate to a famed sandwich coming back…
Trash-Talkin’ Turkish Titan, Recep Erdogan
October 27, 2020 19:36 - 2 hours - 1 ByteSeriously! This dude has been body-slammin’ peeps all weekend long! Learn what ol’ Recep has been up to, and how it impacts the wider world. Related Plaidcasts: Everybody hates Turkey? Part 2 Turkey Ticks of the World Part 1
China: Power Projections Abroad (part 4)
October 26, 2020 19:41 - 2 hours - 1 ByteFinal part 4 of the series on rise of modern China. Related Plaidcasts: China, Friend or Foe? (part 1) China, Friend or Foe? Part 2: Taiwan China: Friend or Foe: Territorial Titillations (part 3)
China: Friend or Foe: Territorial Titillations (part 3)
October 21, 2020 19:01 - 1 hour - 1 ByteThis focus of the podcast is on the territorial disputes that China finds itself in (Taiwan, Tibet, Spratly Islands, etc), and what the consequences are for possible future conflict and chaos…some of which just might include the USA! And it might be coming right soon! Related Plaidcasts: China, Friend or Foe? (part 1) China, Friend or Foe? Part 2: Taiwan
China, Friend or Foe? Part 2: Taiwan
October 20, 2020 21:46 - 2 hours - 1 BytePart 2 dealing with the US/China situation in regards to Taiwan. Related Plaidcasts: China, Friend or Foe? (part 1)
China, Friend or Foe? (part 1)
October 19, 2020 21:42 - 2 hours - 1 ByteHad tons of current students asking me questions about Taiwan being invaded, about Uighur Muslims, about the US/China trade war, about Hong Kong, and a whole lot more.
The Big Picture: Team Turk goes it alone? (part 3)
October 14, 2020 22:32 - 1 hour - 1 ByteTurk Talk Part 3: Anatolian Wrap-up! The Neo-Ottoman Empire, featuring our Turkish Titan Recep Erdogan! Related Plaidcasts: Turkey Ticks of the World Part 1 Everybody hates Turkey? Part 2
Everybody hates Turkey? Part 2
October 13, 2020 22:31 - 1 hour - 1 BytePart 2 Regional Rivalries & the Kurdish Conundrum Related Plaidcasts: Turkey Ticks of the World Part 1
Turkey Ticks of the World Part 1
October 12, 2020 22:31 - 1 hour - 1 ByteTurkey is Ticking Off Everyone! What’s up with that?
Ta-Ta, TPP! No Longer The Place To Be!
February 22, 2017 16:13 - 36 minutes - 1 ByteOn January 23rd 2017, on his first day on the job, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order pulling the USA out of the TPP. That was the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation free trade block that former President Obama had worked to get passed for years. In this podcast, the Professor outlines the TPP-tanking process, who liked it and who hated it, the potential impacts to major world players, and ideological free-trade fallout due to this now-defunct deal. TPP party on! Relat...
BREXIT: Britain Votes To No Longer Be “Great”
June 27, 2016 16:39 - 49 minutes - 1 BytePip, pip, and Cheerio, Great Britain! And so long to the EU! Greetings Global Friends! The Plaid Avenger has been pulled out of summer slumber in order to rant and rage a bit about the BREXIT vote which has pulled the UK out of the European Union, and caused chaos across the continent! In this extended plaid filibuster, the Professor will cover what happened with this BREXIT deal, why it happened, the short term effects, the long term effects (like losing Scotland), and even some points on ...
Dilma’s Democratic Dilemma in Brazil
March 17, 2015 17:48 - 30 minutes - 1 ByteHundreds of thousands of Brazilian peeps took to the streets to protest against the government of President Dilma Rousseff last weekend…some calling for her to resign, others calling for a military coup to overthrow her! What, what what is that all about? The Professor explains the situation, and why it is actually an awesome sign of democracy in action, in this bodacious Brazilian society! Keywords: Brazil, democracy, economy, corruption, car wash, PT, Workers Party, Petrobas, leftist, La...