Russia has glittering towers and a jet-set elite, but grinding rural poverty. It has one of the world’s great literary traditions, but throws dissenters in jail for a blog post. Who is Vladimir Putin, the man who created this new world power through for
Nov 11
From the Archives: Steve Jones: From Sex Pistol to Lonely Boy
Coming from a challenging, working class upbringing in the United Kingdom, Steve Jones discovered his outlet in music - as founding guitarist of the groundbreaking punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Despite the release of only one album,”Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pisto ... Show More
38m 21s
Nov 4
Journalist Zoë Schlanger Describes What Happens When a Plastic City Burns
Zoë Schlanger is an author, journalist, and current staff writer at the Atlantic, where she covers the newsletter “The Weekly Planet”. Schlanger has written for major outlets such as Newsweek, Quartz, Wired, The New York Times, The Nation, Time Magazine, and NPR. Schlanger is als ... Show More
39m 38s
Jul 2022
Putin, Power and Personality
<p>Vladimir Putin has the power to reduce the United States and Europe to ashes in a nuclear firestorm. He invades his neighbours, most recently Ukraine, meddles in western elections and orders assassinations inside and outside Russia. But who is the man behind the headlines?</p> ... Show More
31m 20s
Feb 2021
What Alexei Navalny's arrest means for Vladimir Putin
On his return to Russia from Germany, where he'd been recuperating after being poisoned by a nerve agent, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested for criminal charges resurrected by the Kremlin from a years-old conviction. In the days since, peaceful protesters have ... Show More
34m 23s
Mar 2022
Amb. Michael McFaul (Former Ambassador to Russia), Denée Benton
Vladimir Putin’s propaganda machine is trying to turn the letter ‘Z’ into a symbol of domestic support for his war in Ukraine, but his government can’t hide the fact that the world’s economic war against Russia is succeeding, as evidenced by major brands like McDonalds and Coca-C ... Show More
37m 6s
Jul 2023
Oliver Stone - Nuclear Power, Putin & Snowden
<p class="media-description media-description--first">Academy-award winning filmmaker Oliver Stone, behind Platoon, JFK & Snowden, joins Russell to talk about his new docu-film, 'Nuclear Now', and why he feels nuclear power is the future to unlock energy for years to come. PLUS, ... Show More
49m 13s