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Veteran technology journalist Fabian A. Scherschel covers the most important threats to our personal liberties, privacy rights and freedom of speech. In reporting on these issues, he draws from a deca... more
FAQs about The Private Citizen:How many episodes does The Private Citizen have?The podcast currently has 168 episodes available.
May 18, 2022Episode 118: Non-Fungible BullshitNon-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are a pretty stupid idea. Not only do they legally not guarantee ownership of anything, the very idea they represent is inherently flawed....more1h 13minPlay
May 11, 2022Episode 117: Blockchain BasicsBlockchain technology is one of the biggest buzzwords in tech in recent times. But what are blockchains and what do you need them for, really? Spoiler: Not much, actually....more1h 40minPlay
May 05, 2022Episode 116: The Left's Fear of MuskI don't like Elon Musk. But I think him buying Twitter isn't a bad thing. The people who do, however, are either unintentionally wrong or they are actively fighting on the side of censorship and propaganda, like the US intelligence community....more2h 1minPlay
April 27, 2022Episode 115: A Second Winter War?What does the Russian war in Ukraine have in common with the Russian invasion of Finland in 1939? What is different? And what can we learn from this about how the current war is going?...more1h 38minPlay
April 19, 2022Episode 114: War and JusticeIn response to some input from listeners, I feel it is necessary to explain some things about how I cover the war in Ukraine and how I feel about wars in general. Let's talk about wars, international law and justice....more1h 45minPlay
April 13, 2022Episode 113: Lex DraconisIn Germany, telling someone on the internet that you will hurt and injure them if they visit you at home is apparently a valid defence for actually hitting them now....more1h 50minPlay
March 23, 2022Episode 112: What Does Putin Want?What are Putin's war goals in Ukraine? What is the Russian military trying to achieve? And how is it going?...more1h 54minPlay
March 17, 2022Episode 111: Peak HypocrisyFacebook just made a mockery of the fight against hate speech by admitting that it's okay if you call for the murder of people the political mainstream doesn't like. It's only hate speech if you want to murder the wrong people. What the actual fuck....more1h 60minPlay
March 12, 2022Episode 110: Drachenlord on TourGerman YouTuber Drachenlord has sold his infamous Drachenschanze and is travelling in a pickup truck around Germany. Meanwhile, well-meaning people, who have no idea what's actually going on, think he's being bullied....more1h 50minPlay
March 03, 2022Episode 109: Agitprop Ahoy!The war in Ukraine has been raging for eight years, largely ignored by the West. It is not new. Neither are the policy blunders by NATO and the EU that have led to the current full-scale invasion. Putin is to blame for the war, but the West has created the situation that enabled Putin to wage it....more2h 24minPlay
FAQs about The Private Citizen:How many episodes does The Private Citizen have?The podcast currently has 168 episodes available.