Sir Antony Beevor is a British military historian. In his early life he served in the army, commanding a troop of tanks in the 11th Hussars in Germany before deciding in 1970 to leave the military and become a writer. He has published several popular historical works including the best-selling, Stalingrad (1998), Berlin: The Downfall 1945 (2002) and, most re ... Show More
Nov 23
I’ve Got No Problem With Communism - Hasan Piker
Hasan Piker is a Turkish-American Twitch streamer, political commentator, and influencer, best known for his progressive views, gaming streams, and sharp critiques of U.S. politics and global issues. | We use Ground News to escape the echo chamber and stay fully informed. Go to h ... Show More
1h 32m
Nov 21
Sam Harris Returns to TRIGGERnometry
Sam Harris is an American philosopher, neuroscientist, author, and podcast host, known for his critiques of religion and explorations of human consciousness. | Cape: America's privacy-first mobile carrier. Click https://cape.co/trigger - Promo Code: TRIGGER33 for 33% off
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2h 10m
Nov 19
Sam Harris Returns to TRIGGERnometry
Sam Harris is an American philosopher, neuroscientist, author, and podcast host, known for his critiques of religion and explorations of human consciousness. | Cape: America's privacy-first mobile carrier. Click https://cape.co/trigger - Promo Code: TRIGGER33 for 33% off
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2h 10m
Nov 2021
Daily: Albanian Rhapsody – Fighting for freedom in Stalinism's last bastion
Albania in the 1980s was the last bastion of Stalinism in Europe. It was difficult to visit, and a place of poverty, executions and secret police, but for LSE politics professor Lea Ypi it was also home. She talks to Alex Andreou about her astonishing memoir Free: Coming of Age a ... Show More
28m 47s
Apr 2022
Morality in the Twitter era. Plus: China’s language revolution
This weekend, we think about morality in the age of social media. According to writer Dan Brooks, we're great at pointing out where good is missing, but we’ve forgotten how to be good people. Then, Yale professor Jing Tsu tells us the story of how China standardised its complex l ... Show More
29m 46s