Best Russian Aggression Podcasts (2025)

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What’s next, and why? How the Ukraine war’s uncertainty complicates NATO planning and shapes future Russian aggression

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Earlier this week, Bloomberg published a comprehensive report, complete with swirling infographics and color-coded maps marked with thick attack arrows, modeling a theoretical Russian war with NATO. The journalists estimate that such a conflict would cost the world $1.5 trillion. On the same day Bloomberg published its report, The New Yorker releas…

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As Washington halts critical interceptor-missile shipments, U.S. State Department insists that America hasn’t ended weapons assistance for Ukraine

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At a press briefing on Wednesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce rejected media reports suggesting that Washington has halted all weapons supplies to Ukraine. She argued that the suspension of shipments through Poland is more limited in scope than reports suggest, telling journalists, “This is one aspect, one situation, one event th…

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Digital Battlefronts: AI, Disinformation, and Cyber Warfare in Ukraine with Dr. Anna Myshyshyn 49:09

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What happens when the battlefield moves online? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams speaks with Dr. Anna Mysyshyn, a Ukrainian legal scholar and expert in AI ethics, cybersecurity, and digital governance. As the Founder of the Institute of Innovative Governance, Anna has helped shape Ukraine’s legal and strategic response to on…

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Out of the woods. A Siberian tiger ripped off his arm. Then the cousin who saved him was prosecuted for poaching.

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In February 2023, 19-year-old Sergey Kyalundzyuga and his 23-year-old cousin Alexander Sigde set off for a fishing trip in the Russian taiga. At the end of the day, they settled into the rudimentary winter cabin where they planned to spend the night. Late in the evening, Sergey heard a noise outside. As soon as he turned to look out the window, an …

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‘What did I say? Go up, grab her ass’. Harassment campaign targeting Moscow women linked to ‘sex trainer’ involved in Deripaska scandal

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Dozens of women in Moscow have reported being groped and propositioned for sex by strangers in the city center — incidents now linked to a “body training” course run by Alexander Kirillov, a.k.a. Alex Leslie. A self-styled “seduction coach” and “pickup artist,” Leslie was arrested in 2018 after becoming embroiled in a scandal involving an escort wh…

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Russia warns citizens to ‘carefully consider current situation’ before traveling to Azerbaijan amid diplomatic crisis

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has urged Russian citizens who are planning to travel to Azerbaijan or currently there to “carefully consider” the escalating diplomatic dispute between the two countries. “For those asking us whether they should plan their trips, what they should do, and how to behave given what Azerbaijani TV …

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North Korea preparing to triple number of troops fighting for Russia, Ukrainian intelligence says — CNN

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North Korea plans to triple the number of troops it has fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, CNN reported Wednesday. Ukrainian intelligence estimates cited by the network suggest Pyongyang will send between 25,000 and 30,000 soldiers to join the war in the coming months. The Ukrainian report says there’s a “great possibility” that North Korea…

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Hospital damaged in Kherson as Russian strikes hit multiple regions of Ukraine

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On Tuesday evening, Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian city of Kherson using artillery, hitting a hospital building, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. The hospital sustained damage in the attack. Eight people were injured: five patients and three nurses. On Wednesday morning, Russian troops shelled Kherson again and attacked the nearby se…

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U.S. suspends Patriot missile shipments to Ukraine

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a halt to the delivery of certain munitions to Ukraine, including dozens of missiles for the Patriot air defense system, NBC News reported. Several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells will also not be sent, along with more than 100 Hellfire missiles, over 250 precision-guided GMLRS rockets, sever…

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Tit-for-tat arrests. Two Azerbaijani suspects died in Russian police custody, triggering reciprocal arrests and escalating tensions between Moscow and Baku

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On June 27, state investigators in Yekaterinburg arrested dozens of Azerbaijani nationals, questioning suspects in a series of murders and attempted murders committed between 2001 and 2011. Two primary suspects, brothers Huseyin and Ziyaddin Safarov, died during their interrogations. In the wake of the two men’s deaths, Russian–Azerbaijani tensions…

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The Kadyrov succession plan. A 17-year-old son’s lavish wedding and rapid promotions signal an heir apparent for Chechnya’s ailing strongman

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former journalist Lauren Sánchez made headlines around the world last week, but theirs wasn’t June’s only “wedding of the century.” Some 1,350 miles east of that ceremony in Venice, Chechnya hosted its own nuptial extravaganza for Adam Kadyrov, the 17-year-old son of the republic’s long-time ruler. Adam’s marriage come…

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Putin and Macron hold first phone call in nearly three years

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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, the Kremlin reported on its website. Moscow described the conversation as “substantive,” saying it focused on the conflict between Iran and Israel as well as the war in Ukraine. “In discussing the situation in and around Ukraine, Vladimir Putin noted that the Ukr…

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‘We’re back in the early 2000s’. Mobile Internet blackouts are now routine in many Russian regions. We asked readers how it’s upending their lives.

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Regular mobile Internet shutdowns have become a new reality for millions across Russia. While the authorities usually present these local blackouts as responses to the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks, their timing and duration often don’t correspond to any actual strikes. More often, they’re the result of preemptive security measures — such as du…

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Ukrainian drones strike Russian defense plant in Izhevsk, killing three and injuring dozens

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On Tuesday morning, Ukrainian drones struck the Russian city of Izhevsk, over 800 miles from the two countries’ border. The attack killed three people and injured dozens, according to local officials. Ukrainian sources report that the target was the Kupol plant, which produces missile systems and drones for the Russian military. Here’s what we know…

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‘I don’t want this exchange anymore’. After their release, Russian POWs are being sent back to war instead of home to their families

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Russian POWs walk across the tarmac after being freed in a prisoner swap. Moscow region, June 19, 2025. Back in May, Russia and Ukraine carried out the largest prisoner exchange since the beginning of the full-scale war, with each side releasing 1,000 soldiers. But the families of many returned Russian servicemen say their husbands, brothers, and s…

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Azerbaijan opens torture investigation after autopsy shows brothers arrested in Russia died from severe injuries

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The deaths of brothers Huseyn and Ziyaddin Safarov, two Azerbaijani nationals who died during a police raid in Russia’s Yekaterinburg over the weekend, were caused by severe post-traumatic shock resulting from extensive bodily injuries, according to Azerbaijani Health Ministry official Adalyat Hasanov. Hasanov said the autopsy conducted in Baku con…

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Hunted in Kherson. What Russia’s deliberate drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians say about the future of war crimes

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Russian soldiers from a drone unit of the Dnepr forces grouping during a combat mission in Ukraine. January 12, 2025. After Russian forces seized the city of Kherson in March 2022, occupation authorities put up billboards that said, “Russia is here forever.” Eight months later, in November 2022, the Ukrainian military liberated the city, driving Ru…

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Russia to begin cutting mobile service for foreigners not registered in biometric database

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Russia’s Digital Development Ministry announced that, starting July 1, foreign nationals who are not registered in the country’s Unified Biometric System will begin to have their mobile service disconnected. Since the start of 2025, foreign nationals have only been able to sign contracts with mobile operators if they submitted biometric data, and t…

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Russia to raise utility rates starting July 1, with hikes nearing 40 percent in some cities

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Starting July 1, Russia will implement a scheduled increase in utility and municipal service rates, in line with a government directive approved in November 2024, according to the website Garant.ru. In line with the directive, the cost of utilities and municipal services will rise by between 8.6 and 21.1 percent, depending on the region. Rates in M…

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Trump envoy calls Kremlin statement blaming U.S. and Ukraine for stalled peace talks ‘Orwellian’

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U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg on Monday dismissed recent Russian claims that Washington and Kyiv are delaying peace talks, calling them “unfounded.” “Peskov’s recent comments on the state of negotiations are Orwellian. Russian claims that it is the US and Ukraine stalling peace talks are unfounded,” Kellogg wrote on X. Kellogg also stressed that…

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St. Petersburg child services now require proof of ‘no sex change’ for adoption

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People applying to become adoptive parents or guardians in St. Petersburg are now required to provide documentation proving that they have not undergone any gender-affirming transition. The city’s social policy committee confirmed to journalists at Fontanka that this paperwork — typically, a birth certificate — is now necessary for adoptions and gu…

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Atlanta 2 with Ryan Blaney: Atlanta Awards Aggression 1:18:59

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Blaney is back! DBC returns from Echo Park Speedway in Atlanta and welcomes back NASCAR Champion Ryan Blaney for his second appearance on the show this season. A lot went down in Atlanta, and the group covers it all. In Spot On/Spot Off, they discuss Ty Dillon calling out Hamlin fans saying “I beat your favorite driver,” Alex Bowman saying the lead…

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‘You can’t deny people living through hell a chance to be happy’. Three queer Russians on finding love after the Kremlin branded LGBTQ+ people ‘extremists’

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While Pride Month is being celebrated around the world, LGBTQ+ people in Russia can’t safely meet, let alone live openly. The Russian government’s crackdown on queer people has been escalating for years. Even so, those inside the country are still finding ways to connect and build relationships. Meduza spoke with three LGBTQ+ Russians who have carv…

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Bidding ‘No’ farewell. Meduza’s anniversary exhibition ends this week with last-chance tours, a Navalny figurine drop, and so much more. Here’s what you need to know.

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Meduza’s “No” art exhibition, which opened in Berlin on April 26, is drawing to a close this weekend. Over the past two and a half months, more than 400 people took part in our curatorial tours and we received 2,000 handwritten notes from visitors in exchange for just as many Navalny figurines. We’ve hosted panel discussions, meet-and-greets with t…

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Russia opens ‘rehabilitating Nazism’ case over video of teenagers singing Ukrainian anthem and song about Bandera

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The Samara regional branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on charges of “rehabilitating Nazism” based on “information from social media.” The agency said the case concerns a video showing teenagers in the city of Tolyatti performing “musical works containing elements of Nazi rehabilitation.” Earlier, local Telegram c…

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Kadyrov’s teenage son arrives at wedding in limited-edition Mercedes-Benz, despite E.U. export ban

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Adam Kadyrov, the son of Chechnya Governor Ramzan Kadyrov, showed up at his wedding on June 28 in a limited-edition Mercedes-Benz G-Class “STRONGER THAN THE 1980s,” according to an investigation by The Insider and the reporting project All Exclusive. The Insider reports that only 460 of these vehicles were ever produced. In photos from the wedding,…

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‘Russia’s approach hasn’t changed: they strike where people are likely to be’. Moscow’s latest attacks in Ukraine kill civilians in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and beyond

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Over the past week, Russian forces have carried out large-scale strikes on Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Kherson, and other Ukrainian cities. On June 24, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that since the start of the month, Russia had launched 2,736 drones of various types (including decoy drones) at Ukrainian territory. Russian troops have als…

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‘Unacceptable violence’. Sudden mass arrests in decades-old murder case spark diplomatic row between Russia and Azerbaijan

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A court in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg has jailed seven people pending trial on charges of murder and attempted murder targeting members of the Azerbaijani community between 2001 and 2011. According to local media, the arrests followed an extensive police operation during which residents with Azerbaijani roots were violently detained. Two sus…

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Police raid Baku office of Russian state media agency Sputnik Azerbaijan

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Police raided the Baku office of the Russian media agency Sputnik Azerbaijan on Monday, according to local media reports citing the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry. Law enforcement reportedly took control of the building. Police said more information about the search would be released later. The news outlet Qafqazinfo notes that Sputnik Azerbaijan, p…

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The Innovation Deficit: Why Great Ideas Get Stuck 41:33

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On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute’s Director of the Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity Dan Rothschild sits down with Dr. Ben Reinhardt who is the CEO of Speculative Technologies. They discuss discuss the mission and vision behind Speculative Technologies, emphasizing the importance of physical technologies and the need for i…

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‘Why should we prioritize spending on them?’: Belgorod authorities won’t repair homes of residents who left Russia until after the war ends

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Authorities in Russia’s Belgorod region will not begin restoring property damaged by shelling for residents who have left the country until after the war ends, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced. “Restoration of housing and vehicles for all residents of the Belgorod region whose property was damaged during shelling — and who have since left the …

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Zelensky signs decree to withdraw Ukraine from landmine ban treaty

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree enacting a decision by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning antipersonnel mines, according to Roman Kostenko, a lawmaker from the Holos party. “This is a step the reality of war has long demanded,” Kostenko wrote. “Russia is not a pa…

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Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine with Anton Korynevych 48:08

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What does true accountability look like in the face of unprovoked aggression? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams sits down with Dr. Anton Korynevych, Director of the Department of International Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and one of the key legal architects of the proposed Special Tribunal for the Crime o…

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Ukraine launches new long-range drone strikes at Russian military airfield, targeting tactical warplanes

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Ukrainian forces attacked the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd region with long-range drones in the early hours of June 27, striking four Su-34 aircraft and a technical maintenance facility, according to Ukraine's military leadership. Officials said the extent of damage is still being assessed. Ukraine’s Security Service, which also partici…

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Pocono with Kelly Crandall: Tricky To Pass, Freddie’s Drinking Game & Driver #77 1:35:49

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DBC is back from Pocono and welcomes in motorsports journalist Kelly Crandall to go over all of the moments from the NASCAR world over the weekend. From Dale Jr.’s debut as a crew chief to Carson Hocevar’s continued rivalry with Ricky Stenhouse Jr, there was plenty to talk about. In Spot On/Spot Off, the group discusses Kyle Busch’s comments on Dal…

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General Jack Keane on Iran's Nuclear Threat 36:39

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On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with retired General Jack Keane, who serves as the Chairman of the Institute for the Study of War. They discuss the ongoing military actions by Israel against Iran's nuclear weapons program, the implications for U.S. involvement, and the strategic landscape in the Middl…

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A Post-War Security Framework for Ukraine with Lesia Ogryzko and Julian Braithwaite 1:04:20

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What does it take to build lasting peace — and secure it? What kind of security guarantees can truly deter renewed aggression? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Dr. Paul R. Williams is joined by Lesia Ogryzko, Director of the Sahaidachnyi Security Center, and Julian Braithwaite, former UK Ambassador to the UN and WTO, to unpack what a post-war se…

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How Childhood Neglect Made Me Passive Aggressive (And What Finally Fixed It) -Chris Salem 32:34

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The focal point of this episode resides in the exploration of the transformative power of forgiveness and self-awareness, particularly as it pertains to familial relationships. We engage in a profound dialogue with Christopher Salem, who shares his experiences growing up in a dysfunctional environment and the impact of his father-son dynamic on his…

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Mexico with Matt Weaver: Pro Ass Whoopin’ 1:15:14

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The DBC gang is back from Mexico and welcome in racing journalist Matt Weaver to break down an unforgettable weekend of racing, wild stories from the road, and one electric win for Daniel Suárez. Freddie shares his travel tales—tequila shots, scorpion shooters, and just enough chaos to keep things interesting. They dig into everything from SVG’s la…

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Government's Role in Pharmaceutical Innovation 39:21

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On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Dr. Tevi Troy, a senior fellow at the Reagan Institute and former deputy secretary of Health and Human Services. They discuss Dr. Troy's article 'In Praise of Big Pharma,' exploring the critical role of the pharmaceutical industry in healthcare innovation and the c…

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A Compensation Mechanism for Ukraine: The Register of Damages with Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi 45:50

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What does it take to create an international reparations mechanism? How can individuals and institutions contribute to a future justice process—one claim at a time? In this latest episode of Lawyering Peace, Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi, Executive Director of the Register of Damage for Ukraine, joins Dr. Paul R. Williams to discuss one of the most innova…

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Michigan with Ricky Stenhouse Jr: Settling Old Beefs, Fasting & Fighting An Octopus 1:41:31

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You’re going to want to buckle in for this one. DBC is back from Michigan and welcomes Ricky Stenhouse Jr to recap the weekend and settle old beef with Tommy. After an eventful weekend, Tommy, Freddie, Karsyn & Ricky have a lot to cover. In Spot On/Spot Off, the group discusses how fuel strategy impacted the finish, Denny Hamlin once again saying, …

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Trump, Trade, and China with Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick 52:34

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On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim sits down with Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick. They discuss the pivotal role of Pennsylvania in national politics, particularly in relation to tariffs and trade policies. He emphasizes the need for fairness in trade relationships, the importance of industrial policy for nati…

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Frozen Russian Assets as Compensation: Opportunities and Challenges, with Mykola Yurlov 44:13

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What are the legal and political pathways for using frozen Russian assets to compensate Ukraine? And why has the transfer of these assets become a litmus test for the rules-based international order? In this episode of Lawyering Peace, Ukrainian diplomat and legal expert Mykola Yurlov joins Dr. Paul R. Williams to discuss how frozen Russian soverei…

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Nashville with Jeff Dickerson: Toasters, Taming Hocevar & Turning Up The Horsepower 1:35:15

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Door Bumper Clear is back from Music City to recap all of the action from Nashville with special guest Jeff Dickerson, co-owner of Spire Motorsports. With Spire making headlines on and off the track, Jeff and the group certainly have a lot to cover. In Spot On/Spot Off presented by Fox Factory Vehicles, the group discusses Jim France nearing a deal…

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