Best Hatching Imagination Podcasts (2025)

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898. Masks Off - Trump is Betraying the West in Favour of Oligarchs and Autocrats 53:55

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David DeBatto is host of the ‘No Delusion Zone’ podcast @NoDelusionZone is a retired U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent, a geopolitical analyst, writer, and podcaster. David is an Iraq war veteran who served as Team Leader of a Tactical Human Intelligence Team (THT) in operations within Iraq and is also a former police officer. David is co…

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901. The Mask is off - Trump is Aligned with Autocrats and is Ceding Europe to Russia 39:35

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Livestream with Yuri Rashkin----------Silicon Curtain is a part of the Christmas Tree Trucks 2025 campaign - an ambitious fundraiser led by a group of our wonderful team of information warriors raising 110,000 EUR for the Ukrainian army. https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-silicon-curtainThe Goal of the Campaign for the Sil…

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904. Trump is Carving up the World - to the Benefit of Autocrats and Kleptocrats 1:40:43

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Livestream with Jonathan MS Pearce. ----------Silicon Curtain is a part of the Christmas Tree Trucks 2025 campaign - an ambitious fundraiser led by a group of our wonderful team of information warriors raising 110,000 EUR for the Ukrainian army. https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-silicon-curtainThe Goal of the Campaign for…

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906. Russian Language and Culture and Not Neutral - Treat Them Like a Controlled Substance 1:17:43

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Ostap Ukrainets was born in 1994 in Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine. He graduated from the National Kyiv-Mohyla University with BA and MA degrees in comparative literature. He made his debut as a writer in 2017 with the novel "Malchut", which was hailed the "debut of the year" by Village magazine. Since then, his novels „Trance” and „Cru…

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Peace Process Promises Security Guarantees - But is it Creating Foundations for Betrayal?! 13:48

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2025-12-16 | UPDATES #080 | A post on X caught my eye, the gist of which was “Only a Russian official can invade and bomb you while simultaneously calling themselves a peacemaker and the victim a warmonger.” The author is referring to Kiril Dmitriev, one of the key so-called ‘negotiators’ from the Russian side, and it highlights the absurdity of tr…

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895. Following Illegal Orders is NOT a Legal Defense Argues Ben Hodges 28:34

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Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. Until recently he was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, Tr…

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"First of All Pish, and Also, Posh!" | Tier Listing the Vampire Chronicles & Mayfair Witches Novels | The Articulate Coven 1:13:32

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In this episode, Ashley & Joel make you all very mad, as they tier list the Vampire Chronicles & Mayfair Witches novels from Anne Rice. The beauty is, you get to tell us all the ways we're wrong in the comments! Don't miss out on this week's Articulate Coven Afterlife, where we discuss Welcome to Derry Episode 4. Get everything we do early & ad-fre…

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907. Putin is Simpler Than we Imagine - Motivated by Greed, Security and Power 59:30

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Ilya Ponomarev is a Russian-Ukrainian politician who was a member of the Russian State Duma from 2007 to 2016. After the 2022 Russian invasion, Ponomarev joined Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces, and categorically denounced the invasion. While a member of the Russian State Duma, he was the only deputy not to vote in favour of the Russian gay pro…

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905. Ukraine is Not Perfect - But Shows How to Resist Aggressors and Live in Hope?! 1:00:10

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The Steel Porcupine https://www.thesteelporcupine.com/I’m proud to say that this series of ‘Ukrainian advent’ interviews is supported by The Steel Porcupine – a unique and powerful film about a country that refuses to lie down, a people who turned themselves into a fortress of needles when Russian tanks rolled in. The Steel Porcupine is an unforget…

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Trump's New World Disorder - An Age of Distrust, Wars and Chaos?! 13:45

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2025-12-15 | UPDATES #079 | “Pax Americana is over.” We’ve known this for a while, but Chancellor Merz’s speech still dropped like a bomb going off. And it was a warning flare from the centre of Europe’s security architecture. In this episode we cover Chancellor Merz’s speech, the Berlin peace push, and the emerging European fear that Washington is…

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Finding Your Place in the Industry: Lessons from a New Stylist | Avery Wilder | Hairstylist | Sadona Salon + Spa 30:33

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In this episode, Avery Wilder shares what it's really like to move from cosmetology school into the salon world, from confusing interviews to finding the right culture and education. This is an honest look at the lessons every new stylist learns in their first years behind the chair. Follow/subscribe to be the first to know when new episodes are re…

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Turkish Ships Struck by Russia - Putin Tests Erdoğan in New Confrontation 10:30

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2025-12-14 | UPDATES #078 | A Russian drone hits Turkish cargo vessel VIVA in the Black Sea. This matters for Turkey, maritime security, and Ukraine’s campaign against Russia’s “shadow fleet.” We look at the increased risk for shipping in the black sea, both those that serve Ukraine’s legitimate and legal export needs, and those that form part of R…

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902. Trump's Gangster Peace Demands are a Mockery of Just, Durable Peace?! 30:45

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Sir Richard Shirreff is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Strategia Worldwide. After graduating from Oxford, he served in the British Army for 37 years commanding soldiers on operations or in combat at every level from platoon to division and rising to the highest rank before retiring from the Army as NATO’s Deputy Supreme Commander Europe. In 201…

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Permanent Freezing of Russian Assets has Incensed and Regime Minions 14:57

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2025-12-12 | UPDATES #076 | The financial battlefield is intensifying — the hidden front where the Kremlin is taking blow after blow, and where Europe may finally, belatedly, be rediscovering its spine. Talk about leaving it to the last minute as well. We must ask whether it’s Ukraine’s financial issues, their budgetary gap, that spurred Europe on,…

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900. Peace Deal is Total Pizdyets - Demand for Capitulation Cooked up in Moscow?! 1:03:36

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Today I’m speaking with Operator Starsky, a former Ukrainian National Guardian, blogger, and inspiration for everyone who is following the war, and supporting a Ukrainian victory. He has created one of the most popular and original YouTube channels dedicated to the international community. I’m not sure you need an introduction – I’m sure most peopl…

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The Russian Economic Crisis will be "Huge and Inevitable" in 2026 25:23

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2025-12-11 | DAILY UPDATES #075 | Russia’s war economy is running out of road. It helps explains why such pressure is coming from the Kremlin, via Donald Trump, to find a deal that can be sold as a humiliation of Ukraine that temporarily gets Putin off the hook. Are they intent on a stable and sustainable peace? Has the Kremlin disavowed its ambiti…

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899. Putin is Winning the Information War, Plus the Cognitive and Geopolitical Wars 38:49

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Glen Grant worked as a defence and reform expert in Ukraine working for the Ukrainian Institute for the Future. He is also a Senior Fellow in the UK Institute for Statecraft on Building Integrity Initiative countering Russian influence. Glen graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the Junior Staff Course Warminster and the Joint Staff …

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896. SHOCK: Europe Surrendered to Russian Sphere of Influence by Trump's US?! 33:22

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Keir Giles has spent his career watching, studying, and explaining Russia. Keir’s work has appeared in a wide range of academic and military publications across Europe and in North America, and he is a regular contributor and commentator on Russian affairs for international print and broadcast media. He is a Senior Consulting Fellow at the UK's Roy…

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"I Think We're Both Gonna Lose Our WGA Benefits" | Pitching the Next Immortal Universe Series | The Articulate Coven 53:18

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In this episode, Ashley & Joel do Mark Johnson's work for him & break the stories for the next couple of Immortal Universe TV series from AMC & AMC+. Whether we're close on the future of the Immortal Universe or not, you know we'll be right here discussing it all with you. Don't miss out on this week's Articulate Coven Afterlife, where we discuss W…

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894. Europe is Closer to War with Russia - And is Now on its Own 34:37

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Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. Until recently he was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, Tr…

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Hairdressers on a Mission: Inside Hair Aid’s Global Impact | Corey Gray | Co-Host, Your Day Off Podcast | @Hairdustry & Alannah Zilkowsky | Hair Aid International Project Leader 53:42

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In this episode, Corey Gray and Alana Zylkowsky share what it’s really like volunteering with Hair Aid, a global charity teaching haircutting skills to break the cycle of poverty. From Cambodian prisons to women’s shelters, this conversation explores service, resilience, and the power of education. Follow/subscribe to be the first to know when new …

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Appeasement of Putin, Dithering and Cowardice Will Destroy Europe 18:46

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2025-12-07 | DAILY UPDATES #073 | Tonight, we’re in Brussels, breaking down the comments of a pusillanimous and pathetic excuse for a leader, that’s holding the financial keys to a war he claims can’t be won. Yet he’s not prepared to take a risk for the sake of Ukraine’s or Europe’s freedom. It’s clowns like this that will destroy the European proj…

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892. Moscow is Wired for Violence - Why do so Many Believe Putin Wants Peace?! 54:09

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This video is part of a Ukrainian Advert series, celebrating Ukrainian voices, culture and resilience, ahead of Christmas Day. The project is kindly supported by maker of the film: The Steel Porcupine.#ONE: Andrew Chakhoyan is a Ukrainian American based in the Netherlands and is a vocal and articulate champion of Ukraine and its cause. ----------Th…

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Under Trump Doctrine Europe is the Enemy Blocking Relations with Russia?! 14:41

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2025-12-06 | DAILY UPDATES #072 | We continue our analysis of the National Security Strategy of the Trump regime, a document that claims to defend the West, by turning its guns on Europe. It’s a malign document, that fleshes out Vance’s speech at the 2025 Munich Security Forum. In that speech, Vance argued that Europe's principal danger came from e…

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Was This a Russian Plot to Take Down Zelenskyy's Plane?! 11:11

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Silicon Bites Ep273 | News Update - Day 1,382 - 2025-12-06 | Zelenskyy was flying into Dublin for his first official state visit to Ireland on a cold December night this last week. The red carpet had been rolled out, the cameras were ready, but out over the Irish Sea, four — or maybe five — large, military-grade drones quietly slip into a declared …

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891. The Peace Business -Trump, Witkoff and Kushner Negotiating to Cash In 1:24:17

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Livestream with Jonathan MS Pearce. ----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-sil…

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889. Russia Is Hunting Civilians In Kherson - For Intimidation, Sport & Training 31:53

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The United Nations has confirmed what residents of Kherson, and Zarina Zabrisky, revealed nearly a year ago: Russia’s drone attacks on civilians were systematic, premeditated and intended to instil terror and forcibly displace the population. A deliberate war crime. ----------Zarina Zabrisky is an American writer based in the Bay Area, California. …

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890. Rewarding Russia's Terrorist Regime by Not Passing Financial Assets to Ukraine 1:03:16

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David DeBatto is host of the ‘No Delusion Zone’ podcast @NoDelusionZone is a retired U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent, a geopolitical analyst, writer, and podcaster. David is an Iraq war veteran who served as Team Leader of a Tactical Human Intelligence Team (THT) in operations within Iraq and is also a former police officer. David is co…

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893. Divide and Conquer - the Eternal Mechanism of Russian Imperialism 41:05

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Livestream with Yuri Rashkin----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-silicon-cur…

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"Let's Don't Count Our David Talbots Before They Hatch!" | Talamasca Season 1 Feedback | The Articulate Coven 58:48

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Ashley & Joel talk mostly about what YOU had to say in this episode as they share feedback on Season 1 of Talamasca: The Secret Order from AMC & Anne Rice's Immortal Universe. Don't miss the bonus segment for Patrons, Articulate Coven Afterlife as we discuss Welcome to Derry Episode 2. NOT A PATRON? Join for as little as $2/month & get access to al…

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Shadow fleet vessels 'hunted down' and destroyed - Is Russian Oil Over?! 9:42

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Silicon Bites Ep272 | News Update - Day 1,377 - 2025-12-01 | Two things went boom, but not in Crimea. Not Sevastopol. We’re 30–40 nautical miles off Turkey’s coast, in supposedly “safe” waters, watching two aging oil tankers from Russia’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet burn in the dark. Beautiful, in a sinister kind of way. Ukraine does not deny it…

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Regime Eats its Own - As Struggle for Resources and Status Intensifies 14:30

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2025-11-30 | DAILY UPDATES #069 | The civil war has broken out in Russia – but not the one you perhaps imagined. It’s a weird civil war between objectionable characters – one happening inside the pro-war camp. Z-Patriots and propagandists are turning on each other.The Z-patriots, “turbo-patriots,” Telegram war-bloggers and Kremlin talking heads who…

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887. Putin Wants War - Why This Invasion is Not Over 23:25

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Jason Jay Smart is a political adviser who has lived and worked in Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Latin America. Due to his work with the democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin, Smart was made persona non grata for life by Russia in 2010. Jason is a Special Correspondent at the Kyiv Post. It’s the state of US support for Ukr…

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886. Surrender is NOT Peace - But US is Advocating Harder for the Aggressor 47:39

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Livestream with Yuri Rashkin----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-silicon-cur…

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Russian Civil War - Among Z-Patriots & Propagandists - Has Begun 13:47

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2025-11-27 | DAILY UPDATES #068 | The civil war has broken out in Russia – but not the one you perhaps imagined. It’s a weird civil war between objectionable characters – one happening inside the pro-war camp. Z-Patriots and propagandists are turning on each other.The Z-patriots, “turbo-patriots,” Telegram war-bloggers and Kremlin talking heads who…

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713. Fighting Corruption, Nepotism and Oligarchy is the Long War we Need to Win 28:08

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Andriy Borovik is Executive Director of Transparency International Ukraine.NOTE: The first half of the video is audio only (with a still image of the guest) - apologies, this is due to a corrupted video file. ----------LINKS:https://acrec.org.ua/en/news/the-first-in-ukraine-master-s-program-anti-corruption-studies-is-open/LVIV MEDIA FORUM:The NGO L…

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If Trump and Witkoff are Not Russian Agents, Then What's Going On?! 14:10

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2025-11-26 | Silicon Wafers #067 | The man sent to sell peace in Russia’s war against Ukraine turns out to have been helping the competition polish their sales pitch. He’s gone from witless and hapless amateur diplomat to become Witkoff the Kremlin whisperer. On the surface this appears to be a treasonous act – but it seems that Trump doesn’t reall…

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These Two Numbers that Explain Everything - 36% | $36 13:47

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2025-11-25 | DAILY UPDATES #065 | As we record, U.S. and Ukrainian delegations are in Geneva working on an “updated” or “refined” version of the plan – with Marco Rubio talking about “tremendous progress” and Ukrainian officials quietly insisting that their red lines are being taken on board. All of this shows weakness, tremendous weakness and delu…

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878. The War as You've Never Seen it - War Correspondent Philip Malzahn 47:30

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Philip Malzahn serves as an in-house reporter for UNITED24 Media, with a focus on investigative reporting in Ukraine’s war zones. By diving deep into the stories behind the headlines, he uncovers key information and brings transparency to the complexities of the war, providing his audience with thorough, compelling and fact-based reporting.LINKS:ht…

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885. Dugin Threatens Konstantin - A Worrying Development?! 58:44

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Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russ…

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“There’s Flavors for Everyone at the Ice Cream Parlor” | Talamasca Episode 6 | The Articulate Coven 52:49

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Ashley & Joel discuss the finale of (season one?) Talamasca: The Secret Order, and OH so much more in this episode of the ORIGINAL UNOFFICIAL fan podcast and community for Anne Rice and Her Immortal Universe! NEXT WEEK, it's Feedback time, so make sure you share your two cents on this latest entry to the Immortal Universe so we can discuss it next …

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TX to DC: Building a Thriving Business Through Content, Clarity, and Client Care | Kayli Nicole | Natural Hair Care Specialist, Colorist, Educator | Love, Kayli Nicole Hair & Beauty 44:51

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In this episode, natural hair specialist and educator Kayli Nicole shares how she rebuilt her career from Texas to DC, created a waitlist before she ever arrived, and transformed her business through content, clarity, and courage. Her story is a masterclass in resilience, navigating debt, rebuilding financial confidence, and intentionally growing a…

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714. Uncovering the Lies and Propaganda That Keep Kleptocrats in Power 23:54

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Dorka Takácsy is a researcher specializing in disinformation and propaganda across Central-Eastern Europe and Russia. She currently serves as a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and a research fellow at the Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy. As a PhD candidate at Corvinus University of Budapest, she e…

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Major Moscow Power Plant Hit - Kyiv Responds to 'Peace' Plan with Fire and Fury 11:26

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2025-11-23 | Silicon Wafers 065 | Ukraine didn’t just answer Moscow’s “peace offensive” with a strongly worded press release, but with fire and fury. Before dawn, video from the small town of Shatura – about 120 kilometres east of Moscow – flooded Telegram and X: a black sky, a sudden flash, and then a roaring fireball rising over the Shaturskaya S…

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Urals Crude Price Slump - A Disaster for Putin's War Machine and Regime 20:47

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2025-11-22 | Silicon Wafers DAILY UPDATE 064 | Putin’s ship has been taking on water for some time but has now hit an iceberg – it’s called thirty-six dollars a barrel of Urals crude oil. Russia’s flagship Urals crude has collapsed to its lowest price since early 2023 – just as U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, the two giants of Putin’s oil emp…

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884. Darkest Hour and Stark Choices - Is it Time to Break Up with Trump?! 48:43

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Cormac Smith has worked in Public Relations and Corporate Communications for over three decades. In 2016 he traveled to Ukraine to take up a special appointment as the ‘Strategic Communication Advisor’ to Pavlo Klimkin, then the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. He was attached to the British Embassy in Kyiv but was embedded in Ukraine’s Ministry of For…

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882. Threat of Coercive Peace Down the Barrel of a Gun 1:14:08

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Livestream with Jonathan MS Pearce. ----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-sil…

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883. What are the Dangers of AI Everyone is Missing? Ceding Our Agency to Algorithms 20:43

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See the full interview here: https://youtu.be/OUdsZYYd3bo~~~~~~~~~Conversation about the advances in AI and their political and social consequences. Jacob Ward is an American journalist and author who has spent over 20 years covering science, technology, and their social consequences. He’s been technology or science correspondent for Al Jazeera, NB…

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Putin Says No to Trump's 28 Points - Demands "More" in Delusional Rant 8:27

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2025-11-21 | Silicon Wafers 063 | Tonight, Vladimir Putin has *apparently* welcomed Donald Trump’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine, though in guarded terms… if it had stopped there, it would have been worrying for Ukraine and its partners. But Putin then behaved exactly as I’ve been suggesting he would. Whenever he senses weakness, even if it is …

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881. SHOCKING Surrender Drafted in Moscow and Delivered by US?! 49:36

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Timothy Ash, who has been professional economist for more than 30 years, with two thirds of that in the banking industry. Timothy’s specialism is emerging European economics, and he writes and blogs extensively on economic challenges for leading publications such as the Kyiv Post, Atlantic Council, the Financial Times, and the United Business Journ…