trying to wade through the river of shit that is the last 2 weeks of takes on russia and ukraine. and its just too much to get to the little nuggets of relevant information alone. so i was thinking why not crowd source it? i propose you give the pod and episode name and rate it 1-5 with optional comments if there is any interest in participating. my source are mainly the podking archives.

  • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]M
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    Several good episodes from Radio War Nerd on the subject (Good analysis in all, with the important exception that they were quite wrong about the war breaking out in the first place)

    Since the war broke out:

    320: Ukraine-Russia War: Sanctions & Economic Warfare, with Ben Aris

    319: Escape from Kiev: Interview With an American-Ukranian Refugee

    318: Emergency Episode: Ukraine-Russia War

    In the before times (It should be noted that the guys were highly skeptical of the war hysteria and have been bitten by their hubris - but they were far from alone in this skepticism):

    316: Russian Gas Pipelines & Politics, with Ben Aris

    306: Ukraine Russia War Fever, with Leonid Ragozin


    Also Antifada:

    174: War is a Defeat for All of Us w/ Alex Gendler

    Guest has some hot takes, but the discussion is still productive. Detailed 'long duree' historical lead-up to the present.

    (spin off show) Diving into the Wreckage 3: Ukraine and the Multipolar World w. C. Derrick Varn

    Guest is extremely smug, but not an idiot. Interesting economic analysis.


    Rev Left Radio: Red Hot Take: Russia, Ukraine, and NATO