Foreign Influence

A special episode of the Foreign Influence Podcast - following up on one our previous episodes, we talk again with Adam Hodgkins, who had been in isolation with covid-19 here in Singapore but has now been released! Bill caught up with him by phone to discuss his 25-day-long experience recovering from the disease and the physical and mental strains that came with it.

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Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us individually on Twitter, but also check out our FI Facebook page, where we can continue to the conversation.

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Be safe, don't panic, flatten that curve, and be nice to one another.

Bill & Nikolaj

It's the Foreign Influence Podcast, in which American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg - in defiance of all things corona - take you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international events! This week:

• Singapore has at last joined much of the rest of the world in lockdown, or as they're calling it here, "circuit breaker".

• A conversation with Keith Mernovage from Detroit, Michigan, USA. We got to know Keith here in Sunny Singapore, but he moved back to Detroit, which is rapidly become the next covid-19 outbreak hotspot in the US. 

• And as we always do, some good news. This time, a website recommendation - Artis Ventures is trying to keep track of all of the medical innovations underway to stop the coronavirus. 

Thanks for listening!

Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us individually on Twitter, but also check out our FI Facebook page, where we can continue to the conversation.

Also, please sign up for our newsletter - the Foreign Influence Dispatch. We'll have links, more info, and commentary from us.

Please remember that, if you like what you hear or read, sharing is caring. 🙏

Be safe, don't panic, flatten that curve, and be nice to one another. 

Bill & Nikolaj

It's the Foreign Influence Podcast, in which American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg - in defiance of all things corona - take you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international events! This week:

• Singapore has at last joined much of the rest of the world in lockdown, or as they're calling it here, "circuit breaker".

• A conversation with Keith Mernovage from Detroit, Michigan, USA. We got to know Keith here in Sunny Singapore, but he moved back to Detroit, which is rapidly become the next covid-19 outbreak hotspot in the US. 

• And as we always do, some good news. This time, a website recommendation. 

Thanks for listening!

Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us individually on Twitter, but also check out our FI Facebook page, where we can continue to the conversation.

Also, please sign up for our newsletter - the Foreign Influence Dispatch. We'll have links, more info, and commentary from us.

Please remember that, if you like what you hear or read, sharing is caring. 🙏

Be safe, don't panic, and flatten that curve with social distancing. Modern medicine is working hard to catch up!

Bill & Nikolaj

It's the Foreign Influence Podcast, in which American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg - in defiance of all things corona - take you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international events! A special episode this week:

• Our friend, Adam Hodgkins, talks to us about his being infected with SARS-Cov-2 and coming down with covid-19. Adam became sick not long after returning to Singapore from the UK and has been in hospital and isolation now for a couple weeks. His wife, who is asymptomatic, has been serving a stay-at-home order, as well. We discuss what happens while being treated and the emotional toll it can take.

• And in this week's good news, Nikolaj and Bill reflect on how, in times like these, fear = bad and nice = good.

Thanks for listening!

Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us individually on Twitter, but also check out our FI Facebook page, where we can continue to the conversation.

Also, please sign up for our newsletter - the Foreign Influence Dispatch. We'll have links, more info, and commentary from us.

Please remember that, if you like what you hear or read, sharing is caring. 🙏

Be safe, don't panic, and flatten that curve with social distancing. Modern medicine is working hard to catch up!

Bill & Nikolaj

It's the latest episode of Foreign Influence, in which American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg - despite the unrelenting coronavirus news - take you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international events! This week:

• The WHO now says Europe is the global epicenter of the covid-19 outbreak. We talk to German technology journalist Christina zur Nedden, who is on lockdown in Austria, about conditions there - and about what this might mean for our freedoms going forward. 

Thanks for listening!

Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us individually on Twitter, but also check out our FI Facebook page, where we can continue to the conversation.

Also, there's more than we can possibly cram into any given episode. So sign up for our newsletter - the Foreign Influence Dispatch! We'll have links, more info, and commentary from us.

Please remember that, if you like what you hear or read, sharing is caring. 🙏

Be safe, don't panic, and flatten the curve by practicing social distancing in order to give our modern medical systems time to beat the virus!

Bill & Nikolaj

It's the latest episode of Foreign Influence, in which American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg take you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international news! This week:

• In the midst of the Europe's growing struggles with the coronavirus covid-19, the Trump administration takes time to throw them under the bus.

Thanks for listening!

Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us individually on Twitter, but also check out our FI Facebook page, where you can continue to the conversation with us: https://www.facebook.com/foreigninfluencepodcast/

Also, there's more than we can possibly cram into any given episode. So sign up for our newsletter - the Foreign Influence Dispatch! We'll have links, more info, and commentary from us. Find it at: https://foreigninfluence.substack.com/.

Please remember that, if you like what you hear or read, sharing is caring. 🙏

And if you want to go one step further, we now have a Patreon page. We would appreciate any support you can afford. https://www.patreon.com/foreigninfluence

Be safe, don't panic, keep washing those hands, and for crying out loud, don't shake them! 🤛🙏👋 or even 🖖, but certainly not 🤝.

Bill & Nikolaj

After a few unfortunate delays (some virus related, some technical), American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg are back, taking you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international news! This week:

• Covid-19 continues quickly, and we're becoming resigned to that. (Some of the data we mention are already out of date.) It just feeds the ennui... 

Thanks for listening!

Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us individually on Twitter, but also check out our FI Facebook page, where you can continue to the conversation with us: https://www.facebook.com/foreigninfluencepodcast/

Also, there's more than we can possibly cram into any given episode. So sign up for our newsletter - the Foreign Influence Dispatch! We'll have links, more info, and commentary from us. Find it at: https://foreigninfluence.substack.com/.

Please remember that, if you like what you hear or read, sharing is caring. 🙏

And if you want to go one step further, we now have a Patreon page. We would appreciate any support you can afford. https://www.patreon.com/foreigninfluence

Take care, DON'T PANIC, and keep washing your hands!

Bill & Nikolaj

Join American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg, living in Asia, as they take you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international news! This week:

• Coronavirus ain't going away, so all we've got is gallows humor

Thanks for listening!

Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us individually on Twitter, but also check out our FI Facebook page, where you can continue to the conversation with us: https://www.facebook.com/foreigninfluencepodcast/

Also, there's more than we can possibly cram into any given episode. So sign up for our newsletter - the Foreign Influence Dispatch! We'll have links, more info, and commentary from us. Find it at: https://foreigninfluence.substack.com/.

Please remember that, if you like what you hear or read, sharing is caring. 🙏

And if you want to go one step further, we now have a Patreon page. We would appreciate any support you can afford. https://www.patreon.com/foreigninfluence

Take care, and still wash your hands!

Bill & Nikolaj

Join American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg, living in Asia, as they take you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international news! This week:

• Coronavirus in Singapore

Thanks for listening! Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us on Twitter, but also check out our Facebook page, where you can continue to the conversation with us: https://www.facebook.com/foreigninfluencepodcast/

Also, there's more than we can possibly cram into any given episode. So we're launching a newsletter - the Foreign Influence Dispatch! Sign up to get links from the show, more info, and commentary from us. Head over to https://foreigninfluence.substack.com/ to sign up.

Please remember that, if you like what you hear or read, sharing is caring. 🙏

And if you want to go one step further, we now have a Patreon page. We would appreciate any support you can afford. https://www.patreon.com/foreigninfluence

Take care, and wash your hands!

Bill & Nikolaj

Join American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg, living in Asia, as they take you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international news! This week we have a special focus on the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak:

• The novel coronavirus out of Wuhan, China continues to spread, and all Bill wants is an antibacterial wipe for his phone

Thanks for listening! Reach out to us at [email protected] or through social media. You'll find us on Twitter, but also check out our Facebook page, where you can continue to the conversation with us: https://www.facebook.com/foreigninfluencepodcast/

Also, there's more than we can possibly cram into any given episode. So we're launching a newsletter - the Foreign Influence Dispatch! Sign up to get links from the show, more info, and commentary from us. Head over to https://foreigninfluence.substack.com/ to sign up.

Please remember that, if you like what you hear or read, sharing is caring. 🙏 

Bill & Nikolaj