Power & Progress Podcast

By Rigved Pande

Hello everyone, my name is Rigved. I talk about technology, geo-politics, humanities and culture. I have a strong desire for exploring human soul and I want to do it through technology, geo-politics, ... more

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May 12, 2023 Former Pakistan PM Arrest, Drone Strike On Moscow, Sudan Crisis | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 28
Catching up to latest geopolitical updates.
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646
Timestamps 00:00 Intro.00:06 Ukrainian Drone Strike on Moscow.08:27 Turkish Elections.13:37 Sudanese Crisis.18:34 Bank failures in the west & Interest rate hikes - Recession?23:34 AI.27:36 Macron talked about EU Strategic Autonomy.28:40 Afghanistan to join China's BRI.29:45 Massive lithium reserves discovered in Rajasthan, potential to meet 80% of India's demand.32:37 Syria re-enters the Arab league.41:22 A Mutation Turned Ants Into Parasites in One Generation.46:01 Former Pakistan PM arrested.56:04 Outro.

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57min
April 06, 2023 China, Russia, KSA Apple, De-dollarization, Demographics | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 27
It's all about China this episode as they've made a lot of headlines...

Podcast Links
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:21 China-Russia deal
02:00 Honduras joins list of countries cutting ties with Taiwan
04:43 Tim Cook visits China
06:23 Saudi Arabia - China
09:15 USA can't respond - de-Dollarization
20:43 Long-term China still loses

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27min
March 16, 2023 Bakhmut, NYT, Tbilisi, Saudi-Iran deal & MS-Xbox-ABK vs. Sony | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 26
Europe & China-middle east update

Podcast Links
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646
Timestamps00:00 Intro00:06 Bakhmut07:23 NYT Nord-stream pipeline story12:00 Tbilisi protests 21:58 China peace deal between Saudi & Iran31:34 Microsoft - Xbox-ABK deal vs. Sony41:13 Outro

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42min
February 28, 2023 Bing, Turkey, Nord-Stream, USA, India | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 25
Catching up to recent major events in tech & geo-politics

Podcast Links
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646

Timestamps -
00:00 Intro
00:30 ChatGPT & Bing AI
18:10 Turkey's feud with Sweden & Finland
23:40 Turkey & Syria earthquake
28:27 Sy Hersh Nord-Stream pipeline story
42:15 Lithium discovered in India
51:50 Ohio disaster (title topic)
56:51 Other topics
01:07:34 Outro

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1h 8min
February 02, 2023 Russia-Ukraine, China-Taiwan, USA, Pakistan & Adani-Hindenburg | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 24
Catching up to latest international news

Podcast Links
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:15 Russia-Ukraine
18:46 China-Taiwan
29:36 Chinese & World Demographics Problem
41:16 Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Problem
46:16 Adani-Hindenburg Drama

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50min
January 16, 2023 Joseph Stalin: World War II | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 23
In this part, I will cover the life of Joseph Stalin from 1939 to his death and analyze his leadership before, during & after World War II.

Podcast Links
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646

Time stamps
00:00:00   Part III - The 2nd World War
00:36:28   Analysis of USSR in WWII
00:36:30   What effects did the purges have on the Red Army?
00:43:44   Was German army superior than the red army? (winter, Russian hordes, incompetent Hitler, etc.)
00:46:47   The infamous "Not a Step Back" order?
00:55:12   Why Germany really failed against USSR? (Food & Oil shortages and Logistics)
01:01:08   Why didn't USSR face same logistical challenges when invading Berlin? (Lend-lease, moving of factories)
01:02:53   Part IV - Post war and Death
01:11:10   Destalinization
01:15:23   Legacy
01:23:57   Credits & Outro

Credits
1. Outline -
Wikipedia article on Joseph Stalin
2. Dialogue -
Warlords Docu-series
3. Analysis -
Tik History on YouTube

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1h 25min
January 16, 2023 Joseph Stalin: Rise to Power | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 22
In this part, I will cover the life of Joseph Stalin from birth to 1938 and analyze his rise to power and his dictatorship.

Podcast Links
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646

Time stamps
00:00 Intro
02:21 Early Life
17:48 Rise of Joseph Stalin
38:41 Analyzing the rise of Joseph Stalin
38:49 Was Trotsky the real successor to Lenin and did Stalin steal Trotsky's job?
41:26 The Holodomor and 1932-33 famine
51:39 The Purges
01:41:22 Nazino Island Tragedy (Stalin's Cannibal Island)
01:44:30 Outro

Credits
1. Wikipedia - Joseph Stalin
to get base story for Early life & RIse to Power section
2. The purges - https://mltheory.wordpress.com/
3. Everything else - Wikipedia, YouTube & other websites

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1h 46min
January 16, 2023 Putin's Winning? Johnny Won! Google's Losing? | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 21
Is Putin Winning Russia-Ukraine war? Johnny Won! Google Duo-Meet merging!

Podcast Links
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:17 Is Putin winning?
08:58 How does this affect the world?
13:05 Johnny Depp Won!
19:51 Google merging Duo and Meet.
22:40 Google's messaging mess.

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28min
January 16, 2023 USA & China Tensions Escalate over Taiwan | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 20
In this episode I talk about the importance of Taiwan to USA & China, EU's Digital Markets Act & Digital Services Act and I rant about Microsoft's voice assistant problem.

Podcast Links
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646

Timestamps
00:00 Intro.
00:53 USA will defend Taiwan militarily, says Biden.
06:21 China's plans of Taiwanese invasion "Leaked".
09:30 Why Taiwan matters.
24:21 EU cracking down on big tech.
26:05 Digital Markets Act (DMA).
33:27 My favourite part of DMA.
38:02 Digital Services Act (DSA).
41:39 My concerns about DSA.
46:08 Microsoft's voice assistant problem.

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54min
January 16, 2023 What's happening with streaming Services? | Power & Progress Podcast | Ep. 19
Discussing Netflix losing subscribers for the first time, CNN+ shutting down and Spotify losing Obama Podcast.

Podcast Links
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rigved-pande-podcast/id1667158501
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rzf9UEV9rmln33bAveKyE
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d89e1230/podcast/rss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therigvedpandepodcast
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rigvedpandepodcastclips4646

0:00 Intro
0:20 Netflix Lost subscribers for the first time
11:00 CNN+ is shutting down
14:20 Obama is leaving Spotify
16:40 Is wokeness the problem?

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24min

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The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.