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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 71 - Stop pushing through your loneliness 11:52

20d ago11:52

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What do you do when you’re experiencing one of life’s challenges? Do you acknowledge it and work through it or do you just push through? When it comes to loneliness, just pushing through comes at a terrible cost and you’re paying it blindly. Let’s talk about the pitfalls of your all-too-common strategy in this final episode of this season of The Lo…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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The Writers' Strike, Global Film, and Entertainment Multipolarity, w/ Kevin Fox | Ep. 168 1:00:18

13d ago1:00:18

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Have you ever wondered about the political economy of movie-making? Like, why are Hollywood movies globally hegemonic, and why is South Korea its only rival, and why are most foreign countries mere backlots for American studios? What does it have to do with the Netflix-Hulu-Amazon-Disney+ streaming model? Why are the WGA and SAG-AFTRA on strike? Wh…

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After Action: True Stories of the Diplomatic Security Service

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Terrorist Attack on Consulate Herat 26:05

16d ago26:05

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In this After Action episode, we sit down with retired DSS special agent, Paul Davies, who served as the senior agent and security advisor at the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, during the harrowing attacks on September 13, 2013. The consulate was the target of an attack by Taliban-affiliated insurgents, using vehicle-borne improvised explosi…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 70 - Coming out as lonely 18:19

20d ago18:19

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If it’s not already clear: I’m Phil. I’m gay and I get lonely. I come out as gay all the time. I also come out as lonely all the time. Coming out as lonely is tough. It’s often far easier for me to come out as gay than it is to come out as lonely. Let’s talk about coming out as lonely as the only way to break loneliness’ hold on your thoughts and b…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 69 - Denying loneliness denies connection 7:40

20d ago7:40

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This sounds a bit weird, but the connection you need and deserve: the soul-nourishing, toe-curling connection you need and deserve is waiting for you. All you need to do is to accept your loneliness and learn from it. Let’s talk about how you can do that. Website: https://www.thelonelydiplomat.comGet my help through your loneliness: https://www.the…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 68 - Stop comparing your loneliness 9:02

20d ago9:02

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Stop competing against other people’s loneliness. Or, in other words, stop comparing your loneliness to anyone else’s. All you’re doing is manufacturing evidence that the loneliness you’re experiencing isn’t THAT bad and you can go on figuring it out by yourself. My friend: this episode can change your life. Website: https://www.thelonelydiplomat.c…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Live Show! China, US Grand Strategy, and the Inequality Problem | Ep. 167 59:39

26d ago59:39

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I just gave a talk to a section of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs—a great group of a couple dozen Gen Z’ers, at a nice little bar in Wellington. What started out as shooting the shit about foreign policy turned into a live show of the podcast. In this live show, I put three propositions on the table—Un-Diplomatic regulars will b…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 67 - You're not broken, you're human 7:33

27d ago7:33

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The thoughts and feelings of loneliness can make you feel like you’re a broken human. But I know this to be true: loneliness doesn’t make you a broken, failed human. It makes you gloriously human. Let’s talk about that in this short episode that’s designed to give your mind, your heart and your soul a quick connection boost as you – a human who’s a…

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After Action: True Stories of the Diplomatic Security Service

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Closing Embassy Caracas 19:56

1M ago19:56

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In this episode, Supervisory Special Agent Kareem Parson recalls the last few days on the ground in Caracas before the U.S. mission to Venezuela was ordered back to the United States. Parson describes the work DSS performed in those final weeks and what it takes to securely close an embassy.

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Fighting Pentagon Graft, w/ William Hartung and Julia Gledhill 1:01:11

1M ago1:01:11

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This episode doesn’t just have a theme, it has a thesis. Have you wondered how precisely the Pentagon manages to siphon so much taxpayer money year after year? How the military-industrial-congressional complex functions in practice? Why US primacy is so expensive yet perpetually in crisis? This episode with William Hartung and Julia Gledhill is som…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 66 - The loneliness of abusive relationships 29:02

1M ago29:02

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We’re exploring a tough topic in this episode: we’re exploring that awful kind of loneliness we humans can get when we’re in an abusive relationship. In any relationship that’s abusive. At home, at work. Join me for episode 66 of The Lonely Diplomat podcast and let’s talk about the hidden abuse in diplomacy. Website: https://www.thelonelydiplomat.c…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Dissident Thinking, Foreign Policy for the Middle Class, and Progressive Fissures Around Militarism | Ep. 165 52:16

2M ago52:16

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In this cross-over episode with the Security Dilemma podcast, Van speaks with Patrick Fox and John Allen Gay of the John Quincy Adams Society about a range of issues: dissident thinking and intellectual diversity in foreign policy; how to think about China and deterrence; what’s wrong with a "foreign policy for the middle class”; fissures in the pr…

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After Action: True Stories of the Diplomatic Security Service

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Behind the Soviet Bloc 12:43

2M ago12:43

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Imagine being a U.S. diplomat posted in Moscow during the Cold War. With the constant threat of planted bugs, spies, and clandestine meetings, DSS personnel worked overtime to secure U.S. embassies and consulates. Security Engineering Officer Larry Doggett describes what it was like working under these conditions at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in th…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Part II: Classical Realism Versus International Relations, Interview w/ Jonathan Kirshner | Ep. 164 31:46

2M ago31:46

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Part II of my conversation with Jonathan Kirshner about his new book, An Unwritten Future: Realism, Uncertainty, and World Politics. Kirshner explains how classical realists think about the “national interest"; distinctions between realist and progressive political economy; what he doesn’t like about the “Thucydides’ Trap,”; the poverty of offensiv…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 65 - The loneliness pool 6:45

2M ago6:45

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I’m very visual, so I often think of loneliness as a pool. There are many ways to enter the pool, but once you’re in, you’re in. How did you enter the loneliness pool? How did you find yourself experiencing loneliness?Let’s have a quick chat about that. Join me now for episode 65 of The Lonely Diplomat podcast and let’s talk about your loneliness a…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Part I: Classical Realism Versus International Relations, Interview w/ Jonathan Kirshner | Ep. 163 48:58

2M ago48:58

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Part I of my two-part conversation with Jonathan Kirshner about his new book, An Unwritten Future: Realism, Uncertainty, and World Politics. Kirshner explains why classical realism is a misunderstood intellectual tradition. We get into: Why realism recruits dead people into their intellectual tradition; what we can learn from Thucydides, and why an…

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The Freewheeling Diplomat

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Confronting Russia's Nuclear Weapons Threats: A Conversation with Tom Countryman 33:55

2M ago33:55

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You would not know if from the onslaught of nuclear weapons threats from Russian TV propagandists and political figures, but there is a 1973 Treaty between the USSR and the United States -- still in effect with Russia -- under which both sides agree to refrain from the use of nuclear weapons threats. I spoke with Tom Countryman, Board Chair of the …

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 64 - Life as a diplobrat - a chat with Toby 1:12:40

2M ago1:12:40

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Grown-ups, it’s time to listen. It’s time to listen to those smart, engaged and observant young people in our lives like 16-year-old Toby who also live the diplomatic life. Listen to what the young people are saying. Listen to what they’re not saying. Listen to what they’re trying to say without getting anyone in trouble.Listen to those who witness…

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After Action: True Stories of the Diplomatic Security Service

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Protecting S 24:17

2M ago24:17

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Ever wonder what it takes to keep America’s chief diplomat safe? In this episode, Special Agents Karen Brown Cleveland and Lawrence Casselle discuss their experiences serving on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s protective detail. Learn more about the places they traveled to, what “advancing” a Secretary-level trip entails, and what it takes to…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Rethinking International Order: 15th Century Maritime Asia and Today w/ Manjeet Pardesi | Ep. 162 59:42

3M ago59:42

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What's the difference between centered and de-centered international orders? How do small states navigate geopolitics without becoming pawns? What does it look like to have a world in which there is no hegemon, and how is it sustained? And why was 15th century maritime Southeast Asia a different international order than the Sino-centric "tributary …

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 63 - Relationships & diplomacy 7:52

3M ago7:52

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During your diplomatic life, you’ve likely encountered the demands of diplomacy on your relationships, be those relationships those with your family, your friends OR your significant others. Let’s talk about how these demands can feed your loneliness. Join me now for episode 64 of The Lonely Diplomat podcast and let’s talk about your loneliness as …

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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American Hegemony v. New Zealand's 'Independent' Foreign Policy | Ep. 161 58:49

3M ago58:49

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What's wrong with liberal hegemony? What does it mean for New Zealand to have an "independent foreign policy?" Why did New Zealand's Prime Minister recently visit China? And why are the interests of New Zealand's leading dairy supplier far from the same thing as the interests of the nation? In this cross-over episode, Van sits down with the good fo…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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How China Thinks About Asian Security Order, w/ Carla Freeman | Ep. 160 40:49

3M ago40:49

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Van sat down with China watcher Carla Freeman (US Institute of Peace) to explore this thing Xi Jinping announced last year called the “Global Security Initiative,” which turned into a larger discussion about how China thinks about security and international order generally. The catalyst was a piece she wrote with Alex Stephenson. We get into: What …

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Where is Thailand Now? w/ Aim Sinpeng and Greg Raymond 1:05:21

3M ago1:05:21

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Opposition parties carried the day in Thailand's recent multiparty elections on May 14. The Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, and Phue Thai party of Thaksin Shinawatra's family, won a sizeable majority, with the military's coalition parties losing resoundly. What does the recent election mean for the country's path forward? Will the mil…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 62 - Beware the overshare 7:58

3M ago7:58

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You MUST speak your loneliness if you are to learn from it and move towards getting the connection you need. But, beware the loneliness overshare. We can be quick to share our loneliness story with anyone with whom we feel seen, heard or that we belong. They may not be ready for that.Join me now for episode 62 of The Lonely Diplomat podcast and let…

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The Freewheeling Diplomat

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War Next Door: Romania's Security Challenges 1:08:02

3M ago1:08:02

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Romania plays an often under-appreciated role as a bulwark for NATO on its eastern flank. I spoke with Black Sea security expert and George Washington University Professor Iulia Joja on June 14 about Romania's security challenges amid Russia's war on neighboring Ukraine. Among the topics covered were: traditional Romanian attitudes toward Russia; i…

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The Diplomatic Wizards Podcast

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What's The World Coming to? 45:30

3M ago45:30

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The Wizards talk about the hard hit to iconic celebs lost in May 2023, Jamie Foxx & much more.על ידי Beau Jordan, Teddy Slur, mc chris

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Unmaking Asian Exceptionalism, w/ Gaiutra Bahadur | Ep. 158 54:30

3M ago54:30

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What does it mean to write with not just logos but pathos? How has racial violence in America shaped the identity of Asian-Americans? Why is the "model minority" myth so problematic? And what possibilities emerge from recognizing that people of different nationalities share a common repression? Van speaks with Gaiutra Bahadur about her experience g…

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After Action: True Stories of the Diplomatic Security Service

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Exposing a Conman: The Impersonator Prince, Anthony Gignac 18:04

4M ago18:04

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A DSS special agent delves into his fascinating investigation of Anthony Gignac, a masterful conman whose risky schemes included impersonating Saudi and Emirati princes. In this After Action podcast episode, we uncover how Gignac used his fake royal persona to orchestrate an international fraud scheme and accumulate immense wealth. Discover the int…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 61 - You're not alone 9:16

4M ago9:16

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I don’t know about your loneliness, but when I feel lonely, I often feel as if I’m the only person in the world who’s thinking these horrible thoughts and feeling these feelings. Of course, that’s crap.But do you experience these kinds of thoughts and feelings, too? Join me now for Episode 61 of The Lonely Diplomat podcast and let’s talk about lone…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Kissinger's Cambodia Killings, w/ Nick Turse | Ep. 157 37:01

4M ago37:01

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The award-winning, New York Times best-selling author, Nick Turse, has done some deep investigations at the intersection of Southeast Asia; the intellectual bankruptcy of US geopoliticking; and Henry Kissinger’s direct role in the slaughter of 150,000 civilians in Cambodia. A wild story and some great journalism. Van Jackson sat down with Nick to t…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Is Fukuyama Liberalism the 'End of History?' w/ Daniel Bessner | Ep. 156 37:05

4M ago37:05

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What makes neoconservatives different from Cold War liberals? Why did Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History and the Last Man" lament the end of the Cold War? What's classical liberalism? And how do liberals like Fukuyama size up our current historical moment? Dr. Daniel Bessner joins the pod for all that and more. Bessner on Fukuyama: https://www.…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 60 - Why loneliness? Why me? 9:41

4M ago9:41

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Welcome to a new format for The Lonely Diplomat podcast: quick connection boosts of 10 minutes or less. In this first short episode we’re going to talk about my answer to a common question I receive: Why loneliness? Why me?Join me now for Episode 60 of The Lonely Diplomat podcast and let’s talk about loneliness in diplomacy. Website: https://www.th…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Narrating the Pacific in Indo-Pacific, w/ Sandra Tarte | Ep. 155 36:51

4M ago36:51

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How does the narrative of a Blue Pacific complicate strategic narratives about the "Indo-Pacific?" How do the nations of the Pacific Islands region think about security? What role does the Pacific Islands Forum play in regional security? Why do most Pacific states try so hard to avoid "choosing" between the United States and China? And what would P…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Democracy Over Authoritarianism w/ Charles Dunst | Ep. 154 1:03:40

4M ago1:03:40

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From a freelance journalist in Southeast Asia to becoming a “foreign policy person,” and how to publish your first book. Can authoritarian countries practice meritocracy? How can we make sense of good governance and public trust in authoritarian governments like Vietnam when support for western democracies seems to be at an all-time low? How China’…

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The Diplomatic Wizards Podcast

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Heterosexual Equality 1:19:22

4M ago1:19:22

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The Wizards explore the topic of heterosexual genocide that plaguing America in 2023 and the division its causing while calling for a heterosexual pride day. If your inner Karen hasn't came out in 2023, make sure to take a listen and see if you're up to snuff in episode 6 "Heterosexual Equality"על ידי Teddy Slur, Beau Jordan, mc chris

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 59 - Getting to know us - with Jeff Bartlett 1:29:35

5M ago1:29:35

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Come and join me and my beautiful partner Jeff for a chat about him, me and us.Jeff and I recorded some magic in this episode. The conversation went in a direction that I hadn’t really intended it. But as is so often the case when conversations are real, open and honest, it went where it needed to go: we spoke on how loneliness has shown up in our …

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Solving the Security Puzzle with Security in Context | Ep. 153 17:36

5M ago17:36

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Why is it that we're spending more money and resources than ever on this thing we call “national security,” and yet not only does the world feel perpetually insecure; it feels like insecurity is getting worse for most of us? That's what the new organization Security in Context sets out to address. Van Jackson is part of bridging the gap between pol…

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After Action: True Stories of the Diplomatic Security Service

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A Lifetime of Missions, Protections and Leadership 19:39

5M ago19:39

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Welcome back to After Action: True Stories of the Diplomatic Security Service. In this second episode, we get to hear from DSS Director Carlos Matus as he recalls some historic moments of his career, and “rites of passage” for many DSS agents. From protecting some of the most notable Secretaries of State and serving at high-threat diplomatic posts …

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Part II: On a Third Nuclear Age and Multipolar Order w/ Benjamin Zala | Ep. 152 59:11

5M ago59:11

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What is multipolarity? Is the unipolar moment totally over? What is a great power?How do nukes fit into these questions? And how do the left, the right, and the restrainers metabolise these questions? Dr. Benjamin Zala and Dr. Van Jackson talk about all this and more in Part II of their conversation. Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https…

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The Freewheeling Diplomat

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El Salvador President Bukele's War on Gangs 40:00

5M ago40:00

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President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has declared an unprecedented and controversial war on the country's gangs. Under a "State of Exception" in effect since March 2022, over 60,000 suspected gang members have been arrested. Some human rights groups warn that the round up is coming at the expense of proper due process. Bukele's supporters note a d…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Part I: On a Third Nuclear Age and Multipolar Order w/ Benjamin Zala | Ep. 151 57:40

5M ago57:40

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What is the nuclear revolution and why can't we agree on it? What is the Third Nuclear Age, why is it problematic as a concept, and what special dangers or opportunities might it hold? How important is multipolarity, and what counts as a pole? What counts as "emerging technologies" and how do they affect the risks of nuclear war? Is arms control po…

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The New Diplomatist

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Dominoes: The Global Implications of China's Domestic Politics 40:41

5M ago40:41

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In this episode Garrison speaks with Rory Truex of Princeton about China's domestic politics, the political nature of Xi Jinping, the domestic perceptions of the CCP, the threat of a Taiwan invasion, and the appropriate response from U.S. policy makers in this new Great Power era. Rory Truex is an Assistant Professor in Princeton's Department of Po…

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The Diplomatic Wizards Podcast

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Hot and Horny 50:24

5M ago50:24

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The Wizards welcome special guest Robert Gilbert, CEO and founder of MSH Enterprises & the MeatSoHorny product line. Robert gives an exclusive MSH family origin story and where the company is headed. All while convincing the Wizards to experience the Sinful Gummy Challenge next week on a collaborated video podcast of Facebook. Use code: RUBS when c…

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The Lonely Diplomat

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Ep. 58 - Your life audit 25:08

5M ago25:08

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Are you inadvertently feeding connection and starving loneliness? Let's check. It’s time to sharpen your pencil and set aside a few moments to do a couple of audits that will really help you feel better connected to yourself, to those most important to you and to your communities. I know that the word ‘audit’ can make even the most stoney-faced dip…

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The Diplomatic Wizards Podcast

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Colorado Love 58:29

5M ago58:29

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The boy talk about Tekashi69 getting his ass kicked, a teacher in Colorado getting pregnant by a 13 year old boy & www.MeatSoHorny.com! Get the fiery 2.2 million Scoville unit gummy bear challenge TODAY!! Use promo code: RUBS for 15% off your order**excludes “SWAG”על ידי Beau Jordan, www.MeatSoHorny.com, Teddy Slur, mc chris

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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Michael Kazin! The Democratic Party, Leftism, and Global Policy | Ep. 150 1:01:59

6M ago1:01:59

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The legendary New Leftist and historian Michael Kazin joins the pod to talk about his recent essay in Dissent, "Reject the Left-Right Alliance in Ukraine." We also talk he ended up on the New Left, socialism in the Democratic Party, why he supported Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, the politics of being anti-war, the role of World War I in left…

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The Diplomatic Wizards Podcast

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Insecurities 49:53

6M ago49:53

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The Wizards welcome you all back to the coven! They talk about bettering yourself, celebrities going through moments of insecurity and Meat So Horny rubs, smoked sea salts & sauces. Get yours at www.MeatSoHorny.com and get you’re swag and product to up this summers BBQ game!!!על ידי www.MeatSoHorny.com, Teddy Slur, mc chris, Beau Jordan

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After Action: True Stories of the Diplomatic Security Service

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Busted: DSS dismantles child exploitation ring 21:33

6M ago21:33

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Supervisory Special Agent Kala Bokelman has investigated dozens of criminals operating on a global scale. One of her most complex and demanding investigations involved a photographer who used his legitimate business to sexually exploit children as young as eight years old. Hear how Kala worked with Costa Rican law enforcement and judicial officials…

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

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AUKUS, Arms-Racing, and the Dollar Supremacy Debate | Ep. 149 58:05

6M ago58:05

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What Fareed Zakaria doesn't get about the dollar supremacy debate. Why American exceptionalists can't see Asian arms-racing clearly. Why AUKUS is controversial, in Australia, New Zealand, and across Asia. A Rorschach test on the corrosive US-Saudi Arabia relationship. And what the battle against LGBTQ persecution in Uganda says about all of us. Far…

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