Jul 10
Episode #251 - Vince Lanci and the Return of Real Money
Raconteur, trader and now author of the new book As Good as Gold: The Return of Real Money Vince Lanci rejoins the podcast after a lengthy hiatus on my part to kick start the second half of 2026. We discuss who the book is for, why it exists, and how it slots into the current geo ... Show More
1h 20m
Mar 2022
The Rest Is History: Young Putin, the KGB and the Soviet Union
In our most recent episode, Alastair mentioned our sister podcast, The Rest Is History, and its recent mini-series on the Soviet Union, its fall, Putin's early life and his subsequent rise to power.
Here's the first episode of the series on Brezhnev, Putin's formative years, his ... Show More
33m 9s
Jun 2025
Revolutionary Fog and Folly
Pulitzer Prize–winner Rick Atkinson joins to discuss The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777 to 1780, the second volume in his Revolutionary War trilogy. He explores the crucial but often-overlooked role of France, the underestimated grit of ... Show More
37m 35s
Oct 2021
Jacobin Show: Slavoj Žižek on the Legacy of the Russian Revolution
<p>Slavoj Žižek discusses World War I and the other forces that shaped the Russian Revolution, how we should understand the Red Terror, the Russian Civil War, and the legacy of Felix Dzerzhinsky. Plus, Žižek reviews Squid Game and Denis Villeneuve's Dune remake.</p><p><br></p><p> ... Show More
2h 9m
