# George Kennan

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Invisible Hands: The American Century: 2. The Prophet

A man wakes up in the middle of the night in Moscow. He is sick. Shivery. Feverish. But he has a mission. A mission that will end up changing the course of world history. After World War Two was over, America was ready for peace. And to continue working with their ideological adversary, the Soviet…

Nicholas Thompson (CEO of The Atlantic) on AI, Ambition, and Running As a Metaphor

Nicholas Thompson has been one of the definers of the digital revolution in all of its impact on our life. After graduating from Stanford and engaging in freelance writing, he became editor of NewYorker.com. Later, he became Editor-in-Chief of Wired as the power of social media became more pervasiv…

Into Siberia Audiobook by Gregory J Wallance

Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Into SiberiaSubtitle: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of RussiaCategories: Biography, Explorer, Historical Fiction, History, RussiaAuthor: Gregory J WallanceNarrator: Daniel HenningPublisher: Tantor …

Ep. 2805 Who's Forbidden This Week? with Darryl Cooper

Now the thought police on the right don't like George Kennan (the list gets longer and longer!). Plus the death penalty, and more. Sponsors: Persist Marketing CrowdHealth - Use code: WOODS for $99 per month for the first 3 months Guest's Substack: Martyr Made Guest's Twitter: @martyrmade Sho…

S7E3: Escape from the World-Island: Geopolitics and Geoeconomics

Professor Scott Smitson traces the origins of geopolitics and geoeconomics as concepts and why these forgotten ideas are returning to shape today's world. The triumphalism following the end of the Cold War led some to believe we had reached The End of History, and that great powers had moved bey…

How Did a Single Cable From Moscow Define the Cold War? - The Architect of Containment and the Militarization of American Foreign Policy | Sleepy Facts About History

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In February 1946, an American diplomat in Moscow dictated an eight-thousand-word cable to Washington that would name the strategy of an emerging conflict. George Kennan’s Long Telegram provided …

White Empire Collapses. First Gradually, and then Suddenly w/Kit Klarenberg | PscyhLib ep.49

Episode 49 of the PsychLib series in the RIF Podcast features independent investigative reporter Kit Klarenberg (The Grayzone, kitklarenberg.com, Decline and Fall with Alexander McKay) joining cohosts Benji and Indica for a wide-ranging discussion about the decline of White Empire and the changing …