Best Jeremy Francese Podcasts (2025)

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Sarah Ruden, "Vergil: The Poet's Life" (Yale UP, 2023) 1:05:35

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The Aeneid stands as a towering work of Classical Roman literature and a gripping dramatization of the best and worst of human nature. In the process of creating this epic poem, Vergil (70–19 BCE) became a living legend. But the real Vergil is a shadowy figure; we know that he was born into a modest rural family, that he led a private and solitary …

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Is Trump Scoring A Peace Deal for Ukraine... Or Putin? 38:12

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This week on One Decision, hosts Christina Ruffini and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, are joined by Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia during the Obama administration. In this conversation, McFaul breaks down President Donald Trump’s proposed 28-point peace deal for Ukraine and what it means for American and Europ…

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In Brief: Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan. What's at Stake for Europe? 15:55

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In this episode of One Decision In Brief, hosts Christina Ruffini and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, break down President Donald Trump's proposed 28-point peace plan for Ukraine. The plan includes Ukraine ceding territory to Russia and never becoming a NATO member state. Ruffini and Dearlove discuss what this plan means not onl…

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163. Prison Reform, Masculinity, and Restorative Justice (James Graham and Jacob Dunne) 1:10:22

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Jacob Dunne killed someone as a teenager, how did he seek forgiveness from his victim’s parents? What is restorative justice? How did Jacob’s experience of the criminal justice system compel him to become a campaigner for this alternative idea of justice? How does James Graham believe drama encourages us to have the difficult conversations necessar…

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Le musée du Louvre et deux célèbres vols 26:38

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In this episode, Gaelle takes the opportunity of the astonishing robbery in the Louvre museum in October 2025 to talk about the Louvre itself and explore its rich and long life as a royal palace. But because talking about the Louvre without talking about its treasures wouldn’t make sense, you will also hear about 2 thefts that happened a century ap…

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Taming the beast or changing the system? Review of "Capitalism and its Critics" 52:31

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There is growing and widespread dissatisfaction with capitalism worldwide. Economic models that dominated the post-Word War Two decades — Keynesian social democracy and later neoliberal globalization — are seen as having run aground. The system today is failing to meet the basic needs of working class people. This crisis has fuelled both right and …

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How Ukraine's Drone Warfare is Weakening Putin's Army 33:35

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In this week’s episode of One Decision, hosts Kate McCann and Sir Ben Wallce, former UK Defence Secretary, sit down for a conversation with Andriy Zagorodnyuk, former Ukraine Minister of Defence. Zagorodnyuk reveals how Russia is revolutionizing warfare with rapid weapons innovation and how Ukraine is adjusting to these changes to stay in the fight…

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Christina Jerne, "Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia Activism" (U Minnesota Press, 2025) 56:40

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For more than 150 years, Italy has been home to a resilient and evolving resistance against the pervasive influence of mafias. While these criminal organizations are renowned for their vast international business enterprises, the collective actions taken to oppose them are less known. In Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia …

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In Brief: What is Trump's Endgame in Venezuela? 13:42

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In this episode of One Decision In Brief, hosts Kate McCann and Sir Ben Wallace, former UK Defence Secretary, break down President Donald Trump's latest moves in Venezuela, including threatening military strikes and offering Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a chance for talks. The two consider the regional consequences of military action, includ…

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162. Gareth Southgate: Patriotism, Leadership, and How To Inspire Young Men 1:01:41

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What invaluable life-lessons did Gareth Southgate learn by missing a high profile penalty in the Euro 96 semi-finals? Does the former England manager see a future for himself in politics? How should we teach resilience and leadership to the next generation of men? Alastair and Rory are joined by former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate to answer…

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Will AI Upend The Global Economy? 38:08

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In this episode of One Decision, hosts Kate McCann and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, sit down with Mohamed El-Erian, renowned economist and the Rene M. Kern Practice Professor of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss how President Donald Trump's tariff policies have shifted the landscape of geo-eco…

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In Brief: What's Going On Inside Putin's Inner Circle? 16:21

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In this episode of One Decision In Brief, hosts Kate McCann and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, discuss the BBC's latest crisis after President Donald Trump threatened the broadcaster with legal action over their January 6 documentary. The BBC's coverage of issues such as Israel's role in the war in Gaza, trans rights, climate c…

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161. Putin, Trump, and 500 Years of Resisting Russia (Radek Sikorski) 57:53

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What was it like for Radek Sikorski to be a refugee in the UK from communist Poland in the 80s? How will the war in Ukraine come to an end? Why is populism on the rise in Europe and how do we fight it? Rory and Alastair are joined by Radek Sikorski, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, to answer all this and more. Get more …

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America Wants to Test Nuclear Weapons. How Would it Actually Work? 32:47

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In this episode of One Decision, hosts Christina Ruffini and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, are joined by Corey Hinderstein, former deputy administrator for defense nuclear nonproliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration. As an expert on nuclear weapons and testing, Hinderstein breaks down President Trump's lat…

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The World Impact of Two Years of War on Gaza – and what lies ahead? 51:33

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More analysis at https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/A month after the second anniversary of the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel and the subsequent prolonged genocidal slaughter in Gaza, the fate of Trump’s latest proposals for an end to the war is still in the balance. The US plans to impose a transitional government of technocrats on the Palestinia…

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In Brief: Why Trump Is Threatening Military Action in Nigeria 16:19

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In this episode of One Decision In Brief, hosts Christina Ruffini and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, unpack President Donald Trump's recent comments on possible military intervention in Nigeria. They examine the political crises taking hold in the Sahel region, including the alleged genocide of Nigerian Christians and militant …

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160. Michael Gove: Education, Brexit, and Trump (Part 2) 1:10:36

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What is Michael Gove's lasting legacy on education in the UK? Would he have come to his position on Brexit if it weren't for Dominic Cummings? Is Nigel Farage's Reform a better chance for the UK than Labour? Rory and Alastair are joined by Michael Gove for a second episode answering all these questions and more. Get more from The Rest Is Politics w…

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Elizabeth Currie, "Street Style: Art and Dress in the Time of Caravaggio" (Reaktion, 2025) 37:51

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In late sixteenth-century Rome, artists found inspiration in bustling streets and taverns, depicting soldiers, Romani fortune tellers, sex workers and servants among the city’s poorest inhabitants. Street Style: Art and Dress in the Time of Caravaggio (Reaktion, 2025) by Dr. Elizabeth Currie explores these hidden lives, uncovering how the stories o…

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A Dam Conversation With…Craig Findlay 31:22

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This is an Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) podcast sharing the stories of leaders and innovators in the dam safety community. Your host for this episode is Brianna Crotty, P.E. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Craig Findlay, Principal at Findlay Engineering, Inc. With over 45 years of experience in dam safety and geotechnical engin…

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Where next for Mélenchon and La France Insoumise? 41:13

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Tony Saunois, CWI Secretary, discusses his review of Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s book, “Now the People – Revolution in the 21st Century”, with Sean Figg, from the CWI’s International Secretariat.Mélenchon and the movement he leads, La France Insoumise (Frace Unbowed), are well positioned to play a critical role in how the crisis of French capitalism devel…

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Inside China's Chokehold on Rare Earth Minerals 36:02

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This week on One Decision, hosts Christina Ruffini and former MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove are joined by Liza Tobin, former China Director at the National Security Council under both the Biden and Trump administrations. They discuss China’s takeover of the rare earth mineral market and whether America and its allies are too far behind when it com…

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La Grande Mosquée de Paris 27:20

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In this episode, Gaelle talks about a quite unique building in Paris: the Great Mosque. Located in the quartier Latin, next to Jardin des Plantes et la Sorbonne, you can easily go and visit it and discover this architectural jewel. But why is there such an old and beautiful mosque in the heart of Paris? Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform …

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In Brief: Why Trump Is Targeting Venezuela 17:59

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In this week’s One Decision In Brief, hosts Kate McCann and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of MI6, break down the latest developments in Latin America, including the Pentagon’s recent deployment of an aircraft carrier off the coast of Venezuela. The hosts discuss President Donald Trump’s intentions and the role Secretary of State Marco Rubio is …

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Jeremy Swist, "Julian Augustus: Platonism, Myth and the Refounding of Rome" (Oxford UP, 2025) 1:29:40

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The Roman emperor Julian (r. 361-363 CE) was a man of action and of letters, which he employed in an effort to return the Empire to the light of the pagan gods, and reverse the Christianization of the empire advanced by his uncle Constantine and the sons of Constantine. This enterprise was inspired and guided by his conversion to the Neoplatonic ph…

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159. Michael Gove: My Journey From Left to Right (Part 1) 55:42

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How did Michael Gove go from campaigning for Labour leader Michael Foot in 1983 to becoming a Conservative MP? What is the impact that Rupert Murdoch has had on public life? What do Michael and Rory disagree about when it comes to Israel? Alastair and Rory are joined by former Cabinet Minister Michael Gove to answer all this and more. Get more from…

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Selena Daly, "Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 1:03:32

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During the First World War, over 300,000 Italian emigrants returned to Italy from around the world to perform their conscripted military service, a mass mobilisation which was a uniquely Italian phenomenon. But what happened to these men following their arrival and once the war had ended? In Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the Firs…

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When Will Putin's War Machine Break Down? 42:43

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This week on One Decision, hosts Kate McCann and former MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove sit down with Russian military scholar Mark Galeotti to examine a war that’s reshaping not only Russia—but the West itself. Galeotti describes how Vladimir Putin, convinced he’s winning, is “burning through Russia’s future” to sustain a failing war. He warns that…

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In Brief: Trump's Tomahawk Turnaround 19:16

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In this episode of One Decision In Brief, hosts Kate McCann and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, break down the recent meeting in Washington D.C. between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. They assess the ramifications of Trump pulling back from his original stance on supplying Ukraine with Tomahaw…

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158. Baroness Hale: The Supreme Court, Boris Johnson, and the ECHR 1:08:04

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How did it feel to take on then Prime Minister Boris Johnson when Baroness Hale ruled his suspension of Parliament "unlawful"? Why does the Trump administration present such a threat to the international rule of law? The ‘Spider Woman’ has been at the centre of the legal battle for women’s rights, how have these changed in the past 50 years? Rory a…

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Lorenzo Castellani, "Alberto Beneduce, Mussolini's Technocrat: Power, Knowledge, and Institutions in Fascist Italy" (Routledge, 2025) 47:27

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Should "good" people work for authoritarians? Does their implicit endorsement do more harm than their replacement by someone potentially worse? This was a common debate during Donald Trump's first term in the White House. Less so, during his second as loyalists assume most top positions in the administration. A century ago, this was a central quest…

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Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio, "Shipping Sculptures from Early Modern Italy: The Mechanics, Costs, Risks, and Rewards" (Brepols, 2025) 54:54

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Shipping Sculptures from Early Modern Italy: The Mechanics, Costs, Risks, and Rewards (Brepols, 2025) by Dr. Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio focuses on enormous amounts of sculptures moved from Italy to Spain from ca. 1500-1750. An analysis of an important body of unpublished archival documentation regarding the practical issues involved in making and tr…

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Why Is Trump Feuding With India? 46:22

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In this week’s episode One Decision, hosts Christina Ruffini and former MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove sit down with former Los Angeles Mayor and U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti. Garcetti reflects on his tenure in New Delhi—what he calls America’s “most complex and consequential” diplomatic post—and how the U.S.–India relationship has evolve…

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In Brief: What Comes After the Israel-Gaza Peace Deal? 16:11

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In this week’s One Decision In Brief, hosts Kate McCann and former MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove unpack President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace deal—what it means for Israel, Hamas, and the shifting balance of power across the region. They assess Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s precarious position at home, the risk of a new extremis…

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Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana launch 'Your Party' - What the Socialist Party thinks 46:36

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More analysis at https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/The fact that steps are being taken to develop ‘Your Party’ will be very welcome news to the 800,000 who have already said they want to join. Against the background of brutal austerity from Starmer’s New Labour Mark II and electoral gains for Reform the need for a workers’ party with socialist poli…

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Justin Stover and George Woudhuysen, "The Lost History of Sextus Aurelius Victor" (Edinburgh UP, 2023) 1:26:32

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This book rediscovers a lost history of the Roman Empire, written by Sextus Aurelius Victor (ca. 320-390) and demonstrates for the first time both the contemporary and lasting influence of his historical work. Though little regarded today, Victor is the best-attested historian of the later Roman Empire, read by Jerome and Ammianus, honoured with a …

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157. Ukraine, Diplomacy, and the Future of Europe (Dmytro Kuleba) 1:04:10

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What is the current position of Ukraine in the Ukraine-Russia war? How delicate is diplomacy with Europe and with the US for the Ukrainian government? What are the differences between working with world leaders such as Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and Joe Biden? Rory and Alastair are joined by the former Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba (…

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Will America’s Tariff Policy Backfire? 23:30

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In this week’s episode of One Decision, hosts Christina Ruffini and former MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove sit down with Pascal Lamy, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization, to discuss how tariffs, President Trump, and resurgent geopolitics are reshaping the global order. Lamy argues that the “rule of force” has replaced the “rule o…

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Is Tadej Pogacar ruining cycling? Plus Euros review after wins for Vollering and Pog 51:36

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Demi Vollering claims the women's Euro road race title... as does Tadej Pogacar. We'll only see one of them wear the jersey in a race as the other has the rainbow bands to wear to add to a host of other accolades this season. So... we ask the big question... is Tadej Pogacar ruining cycling? Let us know your thoughts! Presenters: Sanny Rudravajhala…

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35h et RTT en France 27:42

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In this episode, Gaelle talks about the quite unique (and short) French legal working hours, and why holidays tend to be longer in France. The French will casually say “no, I’m not working today, I took a RTT”. But what on Earth is that? Well, come and listen to this episode to find out. Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform to help you beco…

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Bonus: Is This Europe’s Wake-Up Call? 38:03

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156. Defence Secretary, John Healey: Is Britain Ready For War? 1:15:08

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What tactic did Donald Trump steal from Gordon Brown? What can we learn from when Labour beat UKIP in the 2012 Rotherham by-election when it comes to taking on Farage? As a New Labour alumnus, why does John Healey think there was more patience for change in 1997 compared to 2024? Rory and Alastair are joined by John Healey, The Secretary of State f…

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Top Defense Leaders on How Ukraine Can Win 45:34

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From cyberattacks to drones over NATO skies, defense leaders believe Russia is probing for weakness. At the Warsaw Security Forum, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, former Commander of the U.S. Army in Europe told One Decision that Moscow’s provocations aim to divide allies and mask failures in Ukraine. They joi…

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Matt Myers, "The Halted March of the European Left: The Working Class in Britain, France, and Italy, 1968-1989" (Oxford UP, 2025) 1:13:03

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The European left seemed to be in rude health during the 1970s. Never had so many political parties committed to representing the working class been in power simultaneously across the continent. New forms of mobilisation led by female, immigrant, and young wage-earners seemed to reflect the growing strength of the workers' movement rather than its …

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In Brief: Why Ukraine Can Help Counter Russian Drones 20:45

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In this week’s One Decision In Brief, Christina Ruffini and former MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove report from the Warsaw Security Forum, where Poland has emerged as NATO’s front-line power. They look at Russia’s latest airspace violations and drone incursions, how European allies are scrambling to build defenses, and why Moldova’s surprising electi…

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WORLDS REVIEW! Pogacar bores as Vallieres shocks to take Rainbows! Red Walters on why he went out in front in the road race, Jeremy Ford on Africa Rising and Remco as Wile e Cayote! 1:19:46

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Magdeleine Vallieres shocks the world by winning gold whilst Tadej Pogacar makes more history to take Rainbows again - but what if you're not Sanny's 3 year old daughter, is it still entertaining with Pog on top?! Red Walters of Grenada joins us to tell us exactly what is was like to be in the race and WHY did he burn all his matches to lead from t…

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155. Mike Pompeo On Russia, Trump, and China 50:08

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Why does the former Secretary of State think the US is going too soft on Russia and China? What was it like working closely with President Trump? Why did Putin invade Europe under Obama and Biden, but not Trump? Alastair and Rory are joined by Mike Pompeo, former US Secretary of State and CIA-Director, to discuss all this and more. Visit HP.com/pol…

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Francesco Buscemi, "Pasta, Pizza and Propaganda: A Political History of Italian Food TV" (Intellect, 2022) 54:40

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The three protagonists of Pasta, Pizza and Propaganda: A Political History of Italian Food TV (Intellect, 2022) are food, television and politics. These are the three main characters that interrelate, collaborate and fight behind the scenes, while in front of the camera the writers, intellectuals and celebrity chefs talk about, prepare or taste the…

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WORLDS in RWANDA! Remco, Reusser and Pogacar revenge? Plus Ayuso's Trek to Lidl! 1:02:18

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We head LIVE to Kigali, Rwanda to catch up with Jeremy Ford of Africa Rising who's found himself as the Chef de Mission for Benin at the UCI Road World Cycling Championships. Remco Evenepoel and Marlen Reusser take gold in the time trial, and with Tadej Pogacar comprehensively beaten into fourth, will he be out for revenge come the weekend's road r…

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Inside Palantir: The Future of Global Security and AI 35:28

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Is Palantir a sinister surveillance giant — or the gold standard in mission-critical software? In this episode of One Decision, hosts Christina Ruffini and ex-MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove speak with Lauren Penneys, Palantir SVP , to separate fact from fiction. She discusses the firm’s rise from post-9/11 intelligence work to the front lines of Uk…

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In Brief: Why Does Putin Keep Violating NATO Airspace? 9:26

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In this week’s One Decision In Brief, Christina Ruffini and former MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove assess Russia’s latest gray-zone provocations — from fighter jets entering Estonian airspace to swarms of drones over Poland. What do these incursions reveal about NATO’s readiness, Europe’s vulnerabilities, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strat…