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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.
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31 minutes
Engels
Verenigde Staten
545 afleveringen
sinds 1 juni 2016
episodic
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~56.89% of listeners are from United States.
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This week we talk about Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan.
We also discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, ports, and journalism.
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This week we talk about EU membership, trade deals, and association.
We also discuss Australia, Ursula von der Leyen, and Brussels.
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This week we talk about lobbying, renewables, and the NRA.
We also discuss implied threats, midterm elections, and political action committees.
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This week we talk about AI agents, cyberattacks, and insurance claims.
We also discuss OpenAI, Hugging Face, and policy language.
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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.
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In April of 1942, a few months after the United States entered World War 2, the U…
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