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.
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
Check the latest current events episode of marx madness 5/5
yeah that one surprised me but in retrospect they completely went blank on how russia might be culpable so a bit too lopsided for my taste iirc
I’d also check out the antifada and radio war nerd episodes where they interviewed two different Ukrainian communists too.
alright i’ll just kick it off with what i have for now:
red star radio - ImperialismUpdateWhattheUkraineInvasionMeans ..5/5
Politics Theory Other - [? #01] MEADWAY UKR PATRONS FINAL.......3/5
popularfront - BONUS103WhyBorysQuitWarReporting.................2/5
popularfront - reportingfromWarTornKyiv ........................2/5
New Models - NM Special Report: OSINT & Ukraine w/ .............0/5 did not finish
Red Star Radio - TheEndoftheNewWorldOrderwithTaraMcCormack......4/5
Minion Death Cult - Not too surprisingly, most people overes ...3/5 entertaining
americanprestige - E35UkraineNATOandInternationalPoliticswAnatolLieven
3/5
strong on nato/diplomacy, weak on mil stuff, guest has british accent so i guess hes smart
