OM DENNE PODKAST 🔗
A calm, non-shouty, non-polemical, weekly news analysis podcast for folks of all stripes and leanings who want to know more about what's happening in the world around them. Hosted by analytic journalist Colin Wright since 2016.
letsknowthings.substack.com
letsknowthings.substack.com
Verter:
Opdateringsfrekvens:
weekly
Gjennomsnittlig lydlængde:
31 minutes
Engelsk
USA
542 episoder
siden 1. juni 2016
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~56.42% of listeners are from United States.
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US
56.42%
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SE
17.81%
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ZA
4.25%
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IN
2.78%
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GB
2.58%
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LK
1.98%
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CA
1.98%
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NL
0.87%
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PH
0.63%
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TW
0.59%
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AU
0.55%
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DE
0.55%
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MX
0.43%
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FI
0.43%
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SG
0.43%
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JP
0.43%
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IE
0.35%
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HK
0.35%
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ES
0.35%
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VN
0.31%
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DK
0.27%
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PK
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FR
0.27%
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MY
0.27%
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SC
0.23%
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BD
0.23%
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BR
0.23%
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AE
0.19%
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IL
0.19%
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NO
0.19%
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NG
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LV
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SA
0.15%
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NZ
0.15%
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BE
0.15%
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KE
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CH
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TH
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ID
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HU
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PL
0.11%
Others
2.14%
* Data source: directly measured on Listen Notes. i sanntid
NYESTE EPISODE 🔗
This week we talk about Adobe, Call of Duty, and Microsoft.
We also discuss compilation, machine code, and AI agents.
Recommended Book: The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow
Transcript
In October of 2026, a software developer named Brandon Thomas attracted a lot of attention…
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This week we talk about polio, malaria, and smallpox.
We also discuss vaccines, the CDC, and the HHS.
Recommended Book: Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
Transcript
In 2000, the United States declared measles eliminated. That didn’t mean nobody in the country would ever catch it again, it meant …
This week we talk about Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan.
We also discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, ports, and journalism.
Recommended Book: The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby
Transcript
In 2018, Ethiopia reopened its embassy in Eritrea. The two countries had fought a border war in the l…
This week we talk about EU membership, trade deals, and association.
We also discuss Australia, Ursula von der Leyen, and Brussels.
Recommended Book: Being You by Anil Seth
Transcript
Just off the coast of Newfoundland, there’s a small group of islands that belongs to France. Saint-Pierre and Mique…
This week we talk about lobbying, renewables, and the NRA.
We also discuss implied threats, midterm elections, and political action committees.
Recommended Book: Sunward by William Alexander
Transcript
For much of the late 20th century and the first few decades of the 21st, one of the most feared i…
This week we talk about AI agents, cyberattacks, and insurance claims.
We also discuss OpenAI, Hugging Face, and policy language.
Recommended Book: The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Transcript
Two broad categories of cyberattack have become especially visible this year, and only one of them…
This week we talk about money policies, yield curves, and government bonds.
We also discuss the Fed, the Treasury Department, and a WWII accord between them.
Recommended Book: Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar
Transcript
In April of 1942, a few months after the United States entered World War 2, the U…
This week we talk about peaker plants, blackouts, and at-home battery backups.
We also discuss energy resiliency, solar panels, and hydro.
Recommended Book: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Transcript
Peaking power plants, often just called peaker plants, are power plants that are turned o…
This week we talk about borders, trade wars, and belligerence.
We also discuss Trump’s tariffs, inflation, and nationalism.
Recommended Book: Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakeley
Transcript
The US and Canada share the longest international border in the world, totaling more than 5,500 miles, or nea…
This week we talk about the liver, viral infections, and the NHS.
We also discuss blood scandals, needle usage, and Nobel Prizes.
Recommended Book: A World Appears by Michael Pollan
Transcript
The term “hepatitis” refers to the inflammation of the liver, which can result from all kinds of things, i…
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