Nutshell Politics

For Christmas Eve, we have a brief discussion of the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, an unusual and fascinating event that took place during World War I. This is a replay of the episode from last year, but it's a good one and 'tis the season!

I know I've been on a bit of a hiatus lately, but I'll be back with new episode shortly! (And an explanation for my absence)

In this episode, we discuss one of the most famous untouched people groups in the world, the Sentinelese.  Who are these people on a single island off the coast of India? Why are they untouched by modern society? What are they like? Have there been attempts to contact them?

This episode also serves as the introduction for the next one, a more broad look at the concept of uncontacted people groups around the world and how that plays into world politics.

In this week's episode, we look at the recent shocking news of the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, taken out by US Army Delta Force. How did we find this terrorist leader? What happened in the raid? Who was he and what was his impact? And what will the repercussions be going forward?

In this week's episode, we discuss President Trump's recent decision to pull out of Syria and the effect that has on one of our allies in the region, the Kurds. What did he actually do? Why did he do it? What effect will this have on our allies? We also replay a previous bit about who the Kurds are & why they're important.

This week, we examine the political science paradox known as the "Resource Curse" or the "Paradox of Plenty". Why do countries with an abundance of a natural resource often have struggling economies? What explains that? Is it a true relationship or is something else happening? And what can be done about it?

In this week's episode, we discuss the recent death of Robert Mugabe, former President of Zimbabwe. A very controversial figure with a past of liberation for the Zimbabwean people, but also a history of violence, racism, corruption, and human rights abuses, Mugabe ruled the nation until 2017 and recently passed away.

In this week's episode, we take a look back at one of the most popular episodes of Nutshell Politics, a show where we discussed the infamous terrorist group known as the Islamic State, or ISIS.

In this week's episode, we conclude a two week series on economic models in the world by looking at Capitalism and Socialism. This is a bit more technical episode than I normally do, but hopefully it's helpful and informative!