Best Exchange Server Podcasts (2025)

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Russia puts Lev Shlosberg, one of the few opposition politicians left in the country, under house arrest for ‘discrediting’ military

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A court in the Russian city of Pskov has placed politician Lev Shlosberg under house arrest for two months in connection with criminal charges of repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian army, according to the outlet Sotavision. Shlosberg, the deputy chairman of the Yabloko political party, is one of the last remaining opposition politicians in Russia…

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Russia puts Meduza co-founder Galina Timchenko on wanted list

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Russia’s Interior Ministry has put Meduza co-founder and publisher Galina Timchenko on its wanted list, the outlet Mediazona reported on Wednesday, citing the ministry’s official database. The database entry states that Timchenko is “wanted under a criminal code article.” In May, the Russian authorities opened a felony case against her for allegedl…

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Russia sentences exiled Navalny ally Leonid Volkov to 18 years in prison in absentia

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A Russian military court has sentenced Leonid Volkov, the former chairman of Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, to 18 years in prison in absentia, Mediazona reports. The court also fined Volkov two million rubles (about $25,300). The case was submitted in early April and includes 45 separate charges — among them, four counts of large-scal…

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Russia sentences Danish citizen Annabelle Jorgensen in absentia to 26 years in prison for fighting in Ukrainian military

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A Russian military court has sentenced Danish citizen Annabelle Jorgensen in absentia to 26 years in prison and fined her 1.7 million rubles ($21,500) for fighting in the Ukrainian military, state media reported on Wednesday. The court convicted her of multiple offenses, including mercenary activity and terrorism. Jorgensen’s hearing began on June …

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As Ukrainians’ support for territorial concessions levels off, Zelensky says current talks with Russia are limited to humanitarian issues and a ceasefire

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A fire following drone strike on Kyiv. June 10, 2025. In a new interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the delegation sent to negotiate with Russia has no mandate to discuss territorial issues — only humanitarian matters or a ceasefire. He also reiterated that Ukraine will not, under any circumstances, recognize occupied territories …

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Welcome to Dima’s villa era. How Dmitry Medvedev used the war against Ukraine to rebuild his influence — and his fortune

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In March 2017, Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation released one of its most explosive investigations — the film “Don’t Call Him Dimon,” which exposed a network of residences, vineyards, and yachts tied to Russia’s former president and then–prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev. Navalny’s team uncovered a scheme in which Medvedev had allegedly con…

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Remains of over 1,200 fallen soldiers returned to Ukraine

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Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said that, as part of ongoing repatriation efforts, the bodies of 1,212 fallen Ukrainian soldiers have been returned to Ukraine. The remains include troops who died in Russia’s Kursk region, as well as in several Ukrainian regions: Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and…

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Trump says Putin offered to broker a new U.S.–Iran nuclear deal. Could the Russian president really help? And what’s in it for him?

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Tehran, May 2025 Talks on a potential new nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran have once again hit a deadlock. But they haven’t broken down completely — instead, both parties appear to be focused on negotiating better terms for themselves. Amid this impasse, Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to help broker an agreement, telling Trump h…

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U.S. to cut weapons procurement budget for Ukraine, Pentagon chief says

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The United States plans to reduce its budget for procuring new weapons for Ukraine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on the proposed defense budget. Responding to a question about funding for Ukraine aid, Hegseth said there would be “a reduction in this budget.” He noted that the current…

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Russian overnight drone strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills three, injures 60

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Update: One of the victims — a 65-year-old man — has died in the hospital, bringing the death toll from the overnight attack to three, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported. Russian forces launched an overnight drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing two people and injuring dozens others, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. He said a total…

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The Case for Telemetry with Liz Fong-Jones 32:17

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How can modern telemetry solutions help you? While at NDC in Melbourne, Richard chatted with Liz Fong-Jones of Honeycomb about her approach to educating leadership on creating great telemetry solutions for organizations. Liz discusses the importance of being able to answer questions about reliability issues without causing problems, as opposed to r…

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Telegram denies allegations that contractors handling its servers have ties to Russian intelligence

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Telegram has responded to an investigation from the news outlet iStories, which reported that part of the messaging app’s server infrastructure is maintained by a company that has worked with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). Telegram’s press office told BBC News Russian that the company “has contracts with dozens of different service pro…

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‘Possessed maniacs with their Shaheds’: Zelensky condemns Russian attack damaging historic Kyiv cathedral

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia’s most recent attack on Kyiv “unacceptable and catastrophic” after a blast wave damaged the facade of the city’s Saint Sophia Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “In the capital, even Saint Sophia Cathedral was damaged: part of the cathedral's facade collapsed under the blast wave. To all th…

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‘Sorry, society doesn’t develop like this’. Stéphane Bauer, the director of Kunstraum Kreuzberg hosting Meduza’s ‘No’ exhibition, explains how he avoids becoming trapped in an art bubble

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The Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien in Berlin is hosting the Meduza-organized exhibition “No” until July 6. This project brings together artists and journalists to discuss how the world has changed over the last decade. The venue was not chosen by chance. For more than 50 years, Kunstraum Kreuzberg has served as a hub for protest artists, political a…

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‘Secret patients’. Belarusian hospitals have quietly treated Russian soldiers wounded in Ukraine — including a commander linked to Bucha killings

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Hundreds of Russian soldiers have received medical treatment in Belarus since the start of Moscow’s full-scale war in Ukraine, according to documents obtained by RFE’s Russian Service and its project Skhemy and shared with the Belarusian Investigative Center. Wounded troops were admitted to Belarusian hospitals, including during Russia’s failed att…

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Meduza joins other independent outlets and Anti-Corruption Foundation to host third annual fundraiser for Russian political prisoners

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On June 12, a number of independent Russian media outlets — including Meduza, TV Rain, Mediazona, and HelpDesk — are joining the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) to host the third annual “You Are Not Alone” fundraiser in support of political prisoners in Russia. The campaign will feature a 12-hour live broadcast from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Moscow time. I…

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Kyiv confirms authenticity of photo showing Ukrainian POW with ‘Glory to Russia’ carved into stomach

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A recently surfaced image of a Ukrainian POW with the words “Glory to Russia” carved into his stomach is real, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) said on Tuesday. The photo was posted on June 9 by the Twitter account Clash Report and quickly began spreading online. The prisoner’s body shows numerous scars as well a…

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Israeli Interior Ministry says country did not send Patriot missile systems to Ukraine, contradicting ambassador’s earlier statement

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Israel has not sent Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, the Israeli Interior Ministry told the news site Ynet on Tuesday. “These statements are not true. Israel did not give Patriot systems to Ukraine,” the ministry said. Earlier, Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhael Brodsky said in an interview that Israel had sent Ukraine Patriot s…

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Russian regions begin fining residents for posting drone strike footage

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An apartment building in Moscow following a Ukrainian drone attack. May 29, 2025. In parts of Russia, local authorities have started imposing fines on residents for posting footage of Ukrainian drone attacks. So far, 12 regions have made it a misdemeanor offense, but only two have actually begun issuing penalties. Back in 2023, federal lawmakers co…

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One dead after Ukrainian drone strikes gas station in Russia’s Belgorod

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A Ukrainian drone struck a gas station in the Russian city of Belgorod, killing one person and injuring several others, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Tuesday. The victim, a local woman, died when a convenience store attached to the gas station collapsed, according to Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry. Four others — three women and a man …

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U.S. charges founder of crypto company Evita with laundering $500 million for Russian clients

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Federal prosecutors have charged Iurii Gugnin, a New York resident and Russian national, with 22 criminal counts, including wire and bank fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. According to a Justice Department press release, Gugnin is the founder and owner of the cryptocurrency company Evita. The FBI alleges that he used the c…

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Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s Odesa kills two, damages maternity hospital

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Russian forces launched overnight drone attacks on Kyiv and Odesa, local officials said. In Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa, at least two people were killed and nine others injured, according to the regional prosecutor’s office. The office said the city was targeted by more than 10 drones, damaging residential buildings, a maternity hospital,…

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Pavel and Tucker, together again. Telegram founder Durov returns for hour-long interview with Carlson to discuss France’s criminal charges

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On Monday, June 9, Tucker Carlson shared his latest interview with Pavel Durov. The American pundit last spoke to the founder of the messaging platform Telegram in April 2024. About four months after that conversation, police in Paris arrested Durov. The charges included ignoring information requests from law enforcement agencies, complicity in the…

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Video appears to show Russian soldier firing grenade launcher at house in Sudzha

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A pro-war Russian Telegram channel has published a video that appears to show a Russian soldier deliberately firing a grenade launcher at a partially destroyed home in the town of Sudzha. “I’m really looking forward to [Kursk Governor] Alexander Khinshtein’s response to this ‘entertainment’ by what appears to be a military police officer in Sudzha,…

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Israel confirms that it transferred Patriot air defense missile systems to Ukraine

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Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhael Brodsky confirmed in an interview released on June 8 that Israel has transferred Patriot air defense missile systems to Ukraine. The weapons were in service with the Israeli Defense Forces in the 1990s. “The Patriot systems that we once received from the United States are now in Ukraine. These are Israeli syste…

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Russia and Ukraine begin large exchange of young and severely wounded POWs

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On June 9, Russia and Ukraine exchanged the first soldiers in a swap of POWs under the age of 26. Both sides shared videos on social media showing the freed servicemen, but the exact number of prisoners exchanged on Monday remains unclear. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the start of the prisoner exchange, explaining it will contin…

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Latvian State Security Service investigates parliament member for inciting ethnic hatred after heated defense of Russian speakers

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Latvia’s State Security Service has opened an investigation into Member of Parliament Alexey Roslikov on suspicion of inciting ethnic tensions and “assisting” Russia in actions against Latvia. The agency informed local media outlets that its officers have held multiple “cautionary talks” with Roslikov regarding his public statements and warned him …

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North Korea moves damaged warship near Russian border, possibly seeking Moscow’s aid in repairs

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North Korea has moved the warship damaged during its launch last month to a dry dock near the Russian border, CNN reports, citing satellite images taken on June 8 by Maxar Technologies. The maintenance facilities in Rajin, North Hamgyong Province, are more modest than the shipyard where the destroyer was damaged, leading experts to speculate that R…

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‘When the horse dies, get off’. How Russia’s political consultants built Putin’s regime — and then lost their careers to it

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In the 1990s, Russian political consultants were seen as kingmakers — savvy operatives who could sway voters and win competitive elections. They helped bring Vladimir Putin to power and crafted the campaign for United Russia, now the country’s ruling party. But as the system they built tightened its grip on elections, it no longer had much use for …

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‘Pure terrorism’. See the aftermath of Russia’s biggest strike of the war on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city

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Fire and smoke rise from the site of a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine. June 7, 2025. On Saturday, Russia launched the biggest attack on Kharkiv since the start of the full-scale war, pummeling Ukraine’s second-largest city with drones, aerial bombs, rockets, and missiles, according to local officials. At least five…

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Russia has denied entry to multiple Ukrainians for deleting content from their phones, state media reports

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Russian state media reports that there have been multiple cases of Ukrainian citizens being denied entry to Russia after deleting messages and photos from their phones prior to crossing the border. A report published Sunday by RIA Novosti cites “dozens of court documents” related to appeals of entry bans and highlights two specific cases. In the fi…

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Context And The True "Cost" Of AI 41:12

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Sure, AI has made a splash. And it's on us to level up, learn the ropes, and roll with it. But how do we even do that? And what cool human stuff might we accidentally ditch along the way? The Compiler team ends the season discussing the importance of context, creativity, and applied knowledge.By Marc Mangus, Aakanksha Duggal

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Fixing a Security Vulnerability in Active Directory with Steve Syfuhs 49:33

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Why would a security vulnerability take more than two years to fix? Richard chats with Steve Syfuhs about the evolution of the response to KB5015754. Originally published in 2022, the issue involved vulnerabilities in the on-premises certificate authority for Active Directory. Pushing a fix to force the immediate replacement of the certificates cou…

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How to Talk to Security with Sarah Young 35:48

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How do you talk to security? While at NDC Melbourne, Richard chatted with Sarah Young about her approaches to helping folks work with the security team. Often seen as an impediment to business, Sarah talks about what motivates security teams, how to use language to help them understand that you are taking security seriously, and how to get more thi…

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Agentic AI: Working As Instructed 37:36

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Agentic AIs are showing promise for tedious work. But it’s hard to explain exactly how you want it done—and getting it wrong could create big problems. This episode of Compiler investigates how Agentic AIs could carry out their tasks and how some agents are taking their baby steps in the wide world. The team also considers the difficulties humans h…

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PowerShell 7.5 and DSC 3.0.0 with Jason Helmick 36:47

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What's new in PowerShell 7.5? Richard talks to Jason Helmick about the latest version of PowerShell. Jason talks about 7.5 being a version with plenty of community contributions and what that means for everyone. He also discusses 7.6, which will be released as a long-term support version of PowerShell synchronized with .NET 10. Then, on to Desired …

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M365 Numbers, Viva Engage Evolution, and Cybersecurity Leadership with Adam Banks: Practical 365 Podcast S04E39 1:02:16

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Steve and Paul dissect Microsoft's latest financial report, explore Viva Engage's future, and discuss the role of AI in project management. Adam Banks shares insights on cybersecurity, accountability, and the mindset shifts needed for IT leadership. Want to stay up to date on all things Practical 365? Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin to…

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Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch 34:38

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Active Directory is 25 years old - are you still managing it like it's 1999? Richard talks to Liz Tesch about her excellent blog post on the subject and the challenge many sysadmins have with Active Directory today. Liz talks about how WAN bandwidth was a concern in the early 2000s, so we organized Active Directory into Organizational Units to mini…

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