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NATO leaders visited Kyiv at great personal risk Russian and Ukraine are still talking - while Russia is pounding civilians and Ukraine continues to hold its own. Look at a map if you want to understand why Sweden, Norway, Finland, and others might be worried. Is there another side to this story that makes sense? Does the devil even need an advocate here?

Podcast mentioned at end of episode: https://martyrmade.com/thoughts-on-ukraine/

The war in Ukraine has become medieval. The people are suffering under the Russian sledgehammer siege doctrine, while the Ukrainian military  continues to hold its own. Meanwhile, what is the Russian aim in all this? What can they hope to accomplish at this point?

Great conversation with Jeff Woods, who has been experiencing  Ukraine, Russia, and other Black Sea outposts since the early 90s. As  the rest of us are pivoting from being experts on virology to experts on  global politics and war, Jeff is already there. He has been following  post Cold War politics and war since the fall of the Soviet Union. His  take is better than most. He was able to join us from a ship floating in  an undisclosed location in the vicinity of Norway.

Sources mentioned in this episode:

Michael McFaul twitter: @McFaul

Malcolm Nance twitter: @MalcolmNance

Natasha Bertrand twitter: @NatashaBertrand

John Sipher twitter: @john_sipher

Tom Nichols twitter: @RadioFreeTom

Nina Jankowicz twitter: @wiczipediaAuthor

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (Netflix documentary)

Occupied (Netflix fictional series about a Russian "invasion" of Norway)

Six or seven days into the invasion of Ukraine and Russia is  struggling. They may have taken one town and on the verge of taking  another - both in the supposedly pro-Russian area of Ukraine. Meanwhile,  Russia is shelling cities and bombing TV towers. The 40 mile long  convoy is apparently inching its way toward Kyiv. Will western aid help  Ukraine? How much support can the west provide without triggering WWIII?  What does all this have to do with Twisted Sister, strip poker, and  cornered rats?

Mentioned in this episode:

improvethenews.org

@KyivIndependent

@IAPonomarenko

https://www.dancarlin.com/product/common-sense-323-gas-up-the-cold-war/

Second conversation about the war in Ukraine. Heavy fighting in Kyiv and  Kharkiv; the reality TV hero we needed; talks in Belarus (hope it's not  a trap); Putin pulling out the big threats; we are all international  finance experts now.

In the early days of the full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Paul  and Steve sat down to chat about first impressions and nervous  speculation.

This episode, your hosts discuss how everything starts out vodka, their sorted family histories, brainstorm about the future of their various projects, and talk about writing. This one has it all. As always, thanks for listening! Cheers!

Trigger warning! This time around, Steve and Paul discuss the 2020 election result blues, and why are we even surprised at Donald Trump's behavior anymore? But it's not all politics and pandemics this episode. Steve and Paul also discuss their other various podcasts, like "We've Got Issues (The Comic Book Podcast)," and "The New Tales of the Mysterious Traveler."  All this, plus blind dates, the glory days of "The Don't Panic Radio Show," and what it really means when you share a podcast with a friend. As always, thanks for listening!

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This episode, hosts Steve Vinson and Paul Schultz pour themselves a drink, and discuss the challenges of ordering Ethiopian and Chinese food during a global pandemic.  They also talk about the challenges of education during these uncertain times, as well as the ugly history of public education, and who the hell is "They" anyway?  Can any good come from a global pandemic?  In a world that is already safe for democracy, is the American Mythology rallying cry still relevant?  How do we avoid a forthcoming liberal Donald Trump?  Space Force?  And why is it that only Hollywood gives us the American presidents we need during a global crisis?  Cheers!

In this time of a global pandemic, a little whiskey talkin' might be just what the doctor ordered, and your hosts Steve and Paul won't let you down as they bring you this special quarantine episode.  Cheers!