We explore how Seb knows stuff and Kev is a dumb guy. Big exploration of events and occurrences in central & eastern Europe starting in Belarus, then Ukraine, Romania & Czechia, going on holiday behind the iron curtain before looking at the collapsing US infrastructure and the melting permafrost in Russia. Around 30mins we revisit gript.ie, the news without the liberal filter: We examine a bizarre article about the “wall of moms” from a sketchy dude gript published. Then a self-defeating racial animus article which Kev struggles to read because of an entire lack of copyediting. Seb delivers excellent advice when thinking about immigration; imagine a stadium…

Anniversaries! The Tambov Rebellion, the left-wing agrarian rebellion against the Bolsheviks. More story time with Seb; the 75th anniversary of the August Revolution, in which Ho Chi Minh established proper Vietnamese independence…so much better than that fake independence they had before.

Behind the Scenes // warrior monks of mediocrity // joyful coronavirus updates // Kev breaks quarantine // Belarus EXPLAINED // Don’t wave EU flags // You can’t take the Russ out of Belarus // Ukraine Explained // both sides are equally terrible // personal vs private property, portrait of an expert // Communist Summerhomes of Czechoslovakia // an Uncomfortable Truth // sending donations to grifters in the name of villains // the great paedophrasts! // try to get kids to do anything! // EVERYTHING IS AN OP! // No True Scotsmom! // ol’ pals in Youth Defence // the Invasion of Waterford // Local attitudes // imagine a stadium // Tambov Rebellion // critical support for soldiers killing their officers // handicraft rights! // Happy Birthday Viet Nam! // Nguyen who hates the French // Tropico 6 // Mauled by wild dogs //

Music:

Vietnamese National Anthem

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