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Episode 353: Kenya - is the Beacon of Stability Flickering?

Fault Lines - June 28, 2024 14:46 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
Today, Jess, Les, Martha, and Matt discuss the recent violent protests in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi over a tax bill that would increase taxes on bread, fuel, and other necessities, which was aimed at alleviating the country’s massive debt burden. Protestors stormed the nation’s parliament build...

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The DSR Daily for June 28: First Debate Fallout

Deep State Radio - June 28, 2024 13:58 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
On the DSR daily for Friday, we break down the first presidential debate of 2024, Iran’s presidential election, Oklahoma requiring schools to teach the Bible, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Daily Blast: MAGA’s Eruptions of Rage at CNN Reveal Why Project 2025 Is So Ominous

Deep State Radio - June 28, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
MAGA personalities raged at CNN when it refused to allow a Donald Trump propagandist to smear journalists on air. They exploded again when CNN announced that the debate would be fact checked. We think this provides an unexpected glimpse into what Project 2025’s implementation might look like. Thi...

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Brave New AI World (Robert Wright & Jeffrey Ladish)

Bloggingheads.tv - June 27, 2024 21:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 285 ratings
Why Jeffrey helped turn Meta’s Llama into Bad Llama ... Bioweapons, hacking, and other AI dangers ... How America unwittingly boosts China’s AI sector ... The dark side of AI “alignment” ... Is superintelligence the super-weapon of the future? ... The perils of AI acceleration ...

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Episode 352: Julian Assange - Justice Served?

Fault Lines - June 27, 2024 20:46 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
Today, Les, Jess, Bishop, and Amy discuss Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's plea deal with the Department of Justice in which he agreed to plead guilty to one count of espionage, in exchange for a sentence of five years in prison, which - due to time served in the U.K. - means he is a free man....

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Why Are America's Top Business Leaders Allergic to Donald Trump?

Deep State Radio - June 27, 2024 19:56 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
Despite popular belief, the business community at large is not a fan of the failed businessman president. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld joins David Rothkopf to discuss his recent article on what CEOs really think about Trump and why the former president has few fans in corporate America  Learn more about yo...

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The DSR Daily for June 27: Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Abortion

Deep State Radio - June 27, 2024 16:19 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
On the DSR daily for Wednesday, we discuss the latest Supreme Court decisions, the dominance of the French far-right in recent polls, an attempted coup in Bolivia, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Political Games and Ambiguous War Aims

Israel Policy Pod - June 27, 2024 14:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 146 ratings
Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow and Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Senior Foundation of Policy Research Shira Efron to discuss developments in Israel’s political arena and across the various fronts of the ongoing war. They unpack Prime Minist...

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The Daily Blast: Trump Allies Secretly Fear He Botched Debate Expectations for Biden

Deep State Radio - June 27, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
President Biden and Donald Trump are set to hold their first debate, after Trump and his allies spent weeks mocking Biden’s age with doctored videos and dumb jokes about Biden’s supposed plan to rely on performance-enhancing drugs. Is all that agitprop just chum for the MAGA masses, or does it re...

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What They're Not Telling You About Israel's "Next War"

Deep State Radio - June 26, 2024 20:09 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
All eyes have been on Gaza for months, but trouble is brewing on Israel’s northern border. Tensions with Hezbollah and other militant groups are heating up and fears are mounting of a broader regional conflict. Alon Pinkas, Rosa Brooks, and David Sanger join David Rothkopf to break down the likel...

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Presidential Debate Preview (Matt K. Lewis & Bill Scher)

Bloggingheads.tv - June 26, 2024 17:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 285 ratings
What do Biden and Trump need to accomplish at the debate? ... Will Trump's VP pick get a trial run in the spin room? ... Why is Rep. Bowman in trouble in NY-16? ...

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The DSR Daily for June 26: Results from Tuesday’s Primaries

Deep State Radio - June 26, 2024 15:40 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
On the DSR daily for Wednesday, we discuss the big results from Tuesday’s primaries, NATO’s next Secretary General, Ukraine and Moldova’s EU talks, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Daily Blast: Judge Cannon’s Pro-Trump Trickery Is About to Get Even More Shameless

Deep State Radio - June 26, 2024 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
This week, Judge Aileen Cannon gave Donald Trump two more big assists. She agreed to hold a multi-day hearing on the constitutionality of the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith. And she appeared skeptical of Smith’s demand for a gag order on one of Trump’s most deranged attacks on law enfo...

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Words Matter: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

Deep State Radio - June 25, 2024 20:28 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
The Supreme Court is about to deliver some monumental verdicts, but some of the most consequential cases in the country have been delayed time and time again. Norm and Kavita are here to break down the biggest cases that are still on the horizon and why some justices keep dragging their feet. Lea...

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Reckoning with China (Robert Wright & Edward Wong)

Bloggingheads.tv - June 25, 2024 19:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 285 ratings
Edward’s new book, At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China ... What Americans get wrong about China ... Humiliation and China’s national psychology ... Why Edward’s father joined the People’s Liberation Army ... How Edward’s father fell out of favor with the PLA ... How dracon...


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The DSR Daily for June 25: ICC Issues Warrants for Russian Leadership

Deep State Radio - June 25, 2024 13:54 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
On the DSR daily for Tuesday, we cover the ICC issuing warrants for two more Russian leaders, Israel’s Supreme Court ruling on Ultra-Orthodox draft, Julian Assange’s guilty plea, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Daily Blast: Why Some GOPers Are Suddenly Admitting Trump Is Weaker Than He Looks

Deep State Radio - June 25, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
In recent days, Donald Trump’s spinners have worked hard to build up images of his supposed political invincibility. But what if it’s all smoke and mirrors? In an important new piece, Politico reports that behind the scenes, many Republicans are suddenly feeling quite uncertain about Trump’s chan...

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Reviving the China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit and Putin’s Visit to Pyongyang

China Global - June 25, 2024 06:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
On May 27th, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea concluded their Ninth Trilateral Summit in Seoul. Leaders of the three countries resumed their highest-level annual meetings for the first time in over four years. At the conclusion of the meeting, they issued a joint declaration that includes...

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AAI: Some Days Matter More than Others

Deep State Radio - June 24, 2024 18:24 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
Former CIA senior intelligence service officer Daniel Hoffman joins Marc Polymeropoulos to reveal the intersection of an amazing spy story, a heartwarming love story, a family’s resilience in overcoming tragedy, and what ultimately matters most in life. Don’t miss this special episode. Learn more...

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Episode 351: Houthis and Hezbollah – Ongoing Proxy Pressure

Fault Lines - June 24, 2024 15:52 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
Today, Jess, Les, Martha, and Jeffrey discuss two ongoing stories – increased border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, which have raised fears in the region that the escalating tensions could turn into all-out war, as well as the Houthis ongoing attacks on international shipping in the Red S...

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The DSR Daily for June 24: Netanyahu Rejects Deal to End Gaza War

Deep State Radio - June 24, 2024 13:49 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
On the DSR daily for Monday, we cover Netanyahu’s seeming rejection of any total ceasefire, an apparent terror attack in Russia’s Dagestan region, US prosecutors recommended action against Boeing, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Daily Blast: Trump’s Dangerous New Rants About UFC Violence Should Wake Up Media

Deep State Radio - June 24, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
At two speeches over the weekend, Donald Trump ramped up the dangerous language about migrants, floating the idea of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches between migrants and native born Americans. This comes as Trump and MAGA are escalating their propaganda tactic of highlighting isolated murd...

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FTS: The Ukraine Counteroffensive, Cluster Munitions and Putin: A Conversation with Ambassador Kaimo Kuusk

Deep State Radio - June 23, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
Original Air Date: July 10, 2023 This week, Michael sits down with Estonia’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Kaimo Kuusk, who has been in the post since 2019. Ambassador Kuusk will soon become the Ambassador to Lithuania, but before he takes his new post, he discusses the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the U...

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FTA: Well Isn't That Special: America's Ever More Awkward Relationship with Israel

Deep State Radio - June 22, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
Original Air Date: July 19, 2023 The US-Israel relationship is in a very difficult place and things may be getting worse. To discuss where we are and where we are going a former senior Israeli diplomat turned highly regarded commentator, Alon Pinkas, joins Marc Polymeropoulos and David Rothkopf f...

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Out of South Africa

Foreign Podicy - June 21, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 142 ratings
South Africa has been in the news lately. Most recently, it had elections. There’s also this: The government of South Africa has filed a lawsuit under the Genocide Convention to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The indictment is not against Hamas whose terrorists invaded Israel ...

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Siliconsciousness: The AI Revolution Demands a Revolution in How Government Officials Think

Deep State Radio - June 21, 2024 16:17 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
Effective AI legislation requires a revolutionary change in how government officials think. Several members of congress have risen to the challenge, but more is needed. Representative Don Beyer, joins David to share his work to comprehensively address AI in congress and the importance of being in...

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Episode 350: The Axis of Upheaval Deepens

Fault Lines - June 21, 2024 15:32 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
Today, Jamil, Jess, Les, and Jeffrey discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to North Korea where he met with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, the first time President Putin has been to North Korea in over 20 years. At the end of the visit, Russia and North Korea signed a mutual ...

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The DSR Daily for June 21: Israeli Official Says Hamas Can’t Be Destroyed

Deep State Radio - June 21, 2024 13:12 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
On the DSR daily for Friday, we cover an Israeli official’s statement that Hamas can’t be destroyed, Justice Gorsuch’s dissenting opinion, the dropped charges against Columbia protesters, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Daily Blast - Trump’s Rage at Fox News for Crossing Him Hints at a Darker Story

Deep State Radio - June 21, 2024 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
This week, Donald Trump raged at a Fox News poll finding behind, and lashed out at Fox for featuring a guest who dared criticize him. Trump regularly unloads on Fox when it doesn’t follow his script, which is remarkable, given that Fox is usually committed to deceiving its viewers on his behalf. ...