There are many things to be said in regards to Brexit, Trump's rise to power, Putin's push against NATO and Rupert Murdoch's unwillingness to give it fair coverage of these events at his best, and at his worst an all out promotion of all of them. In this episode, we look at the history of Rupert Murdoch and his life in the news business, as well as his well know scandals, personal ambition, as well as his provision of shade over the operations of Putin and Trump on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. What draws these characters together can seem to be speculative at times, but so much of it is easily found in newspapers and television shows, not to mention documentaries, that it makes it hard to really call it conspiratorial. 

This episode also covers the ascension of Vladimir Putin, his penchant for criminal behavior, his hatred of democratic values and the countries who support it. One of Putin's long term desires is to reunite the Soviet Union, and what stands in his way is liberal democracy, NATO as well as trade agreements between the EU, US, UK and Western allies.  What lengths do those in power go to stay in power? What length would Putin go? Why does Murdoch promote his agenda, either on purpose or accident, in both the US and UK? We'll take a look in this episode and hope you find it interesting. 

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