Best Faultline Podcasts (2025)

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Why The Jimmy Kimmel Firing Crosses A HUGE Red Line 12:14

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1d ago12:14

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As we already anticipated, the aftermath of the shooting of Charlie Kirk is seeing a wave of increasingly audacious action by the Trump Administration to crack down on political opponents and criticism of their operation. Now, following the previous shutting down of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, we have the next in line - with Jimmy Kimmel's …

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From faultlines to frontlines: Neoliberalism vs. people-powered movements 56:58

14d ago56:58

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In many ways neoliberalism is an extreme ideology, much like fascism and communism, but we very rarely recognise it as such. It hides behind the free-market, deregulation and privatisation, but in reality it’s quietly increasing isolation, inequality, poverty, disease and environmental threat. In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Peter Beresfo…

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Has The World Really Given Up On Climate Change? 9:46

2d ago9:46

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As the COP30 climate conference approaches, it's hard to ignore that a backlash against climate policy - and a scepticism in some quarters about climate change full stop - is growing in many parts of the world. Partly, this is down to the Trump effect, with Trump himself actively pushing countries to commit to fossil fuels, and with MAGA-style popu…

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Episode 203 - State of the Union 1:17:18

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Gang, it's just storytime this week. You've never heard so many goddamn stories. Plus we're RAPIDLY concluding our survey if American Hardcore by chalking up another challenging state. Perhaps you know these fellas from Mt Rushmore. No the other Mt Rushmore. Wait have you ever even been to South Dakota? STATE OF THE UNION has.…

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Drugs: The path that led to prohibition 45:05

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The goal of drug policy is clear, according to the United Nations, whose convention on narcotic drugs largely sets the framework for what individual states do. The aim, the UN says, is to end the ‘serious evil’ of addiction. This, it adds, is to be achieved by preventing public access to dangerous substances, while at the same time ensuring adequat…

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How Dark Is The Trump Crackdown Going To Get? 19:51

3d ago19:51

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The Trump Administration is full of talk about the crackdown they will be bringing in the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. President Trump has said he wants George Soros to be in prison. Maybe Antifa could be designated a terrorist organisation. Maybe various trans groups. Stephen Miller has ideas of his own, as does JD Vance. Pam Bo…

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How China Is Making Trump Squirm On Tariffs 13:40

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The US and Xi Jinping's China have been conducting more trade talks - and today it was announcement that maybe they'd reached a deal ... on TikTok. Meanwhile, the consequences of President Trump's tariffs are really starting to make themselves felt, with American soybean farmers having no orders from China, with all farmers suffering from soaring i…

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WHEN REALITY IS FAKE - Reality has a kill switch. Someone just pressed it. 59:48

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At 3:47 A.M., thousands of deepfakes hit like a missile barrage. When a 30-second leak threatens to bring down America’s largest defense contractor, Agent Eve Maddox faces an impossible choice: unleash a surgical deepfake to force a confession—or watch a billion-dollar verification cartel crown itself arbiter of reality. As America’s defenses falte…

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Q&A: Is It Time For Europe To Give Up On Trump? 39:56

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In this Q&A video I cover Europe giving up on expecting Trump to play a part in Ukraine peace process, predictions for our polarised societies - is this here to stay? Why is the US stock market so strong despite the downsides of Trump's tariffs? Did we learn the lessons from Kamala's defeat? Trump's intentions on Alberta separatism. The impact of U…

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Israel's ultimatum for Gaza City 28:06

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Kate Adie introduces stories from Gaza, France, the Thailand-Cambodia border, Iraq and Slovenia. Around a million Palestinians have been told to leave Gaza City ahead of a new Israeli offensive - though many are wary of leaving, saying there is nowhere to go. Lucy Williamson was granted rare access to Gaza by the Israeli army, and was taken to see …

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Will Trump Get His Far-Reaching Retribution? | News Round-Up 26:54

7d ago26:54

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In this news round-up of the week for Friday September 12th 2025 - The fall-out from the assassination of Charlie Kirk continues, and the Trump team are talking about the shape of the retribution to come. The shooter himself is in custody, no thanks to Kash Patel's FBI, although he's keen to take the credit. One country just had a revolution, all b…

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America's Downward Spiral With Political Violence 13:48

8d ago13:48

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The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk has jolted America, but seems unlikely to provide the crisis moment that shocks the country awake to its catastrophic decline towards crisis. The rise of political violence is a reflection of the intense polarisation, as well as the influence of social media bubbles that help each side to dehumanise the othe…

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Putin Tests NATO With A Dangerous Escalation 14:51

9d ago14:51

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Russia sent a number of drones into Poland - the first major incursion into NATO territory that Russia has made in recent times. This provoked NATO forces to shoot down those drones - but the outstanding question is - what's the play? Most likely, it is all about Vladimir Putin poking NATO trying to reveal to the world, and to itself, that Presiden…

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Episode 202 - Dare To Defy 1:17:20

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If you thought we were old before, check out today's episode where we discuss the finality and hopelessness of hospice and the sweet sounds of Sting as misinterpreted by booger punks. Eventually we find lots and lots to think about from Philadelphia metallic hardcore pioneers DARE 2 DEFY.By Border Boss & Friends

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JD Vance's Shocking Take On Venezuela Boat Attack 11:06

10d ago11:06

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The concerns about the Trump Administration's summary execution of eleven people in a boat in international waters off Venezuela - alleged to be gang members involved in drug smuggling - have been growing louder. This burst into full view with an angry spat between vice president JD Vance and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul over Vance's statement of imp…

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The Terrible Habit The World Is Picking Up From Trump 17:09

11d ago17:09

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The stoics would tell you that you can't control what happens to you in the world, you can only control how you respond to it. Well, it turns out that having a post-truth populist in charge of the most powerful country in the world has ripple effects over the rest of the world. Other world leaders, the mainstream media, and indeed other autocrats -…

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What Should Brits Do About Trump's State Visit? 17:47

12d ago17:47

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Trump is coming to the UK in ten days time. And not just for any old visit, but for a 'very special' and 'unprecedented' second state visit. All the pomp and pageantry ... and protest. In this video I answer the question, what SHOULD Brits do about the honoured guest Trump when he arrives for his state visit. Is there anything they could do that wo…

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Huge Trump Pivot On China Flagged By Leaked Document 18:16

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We'd already picked up that Trump's America wanted to pull resources from Europe and the Middle East with a view to concentrating its full focus on its main rival and growing threat - China. Well, a leaked draft Defence Strategy seen by Politico, has revealed that the thinking has done a sharp pivot specifically in relation to China. It is hugely c…

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China eyes a new world order 28:44

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Kate Adie introduces stories from China, Afghanistan, Spain, Armenia and Finland. In Beijing this week, President Xi Jinping declared his country to be ‘unstoppable’. Flanked by President Putin and North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un at a vast military parade, China put on a striking display of its growing military power. BBC China corresponde…

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Trump Sides With Putin Against Europe | News Round-Up 22:19

15d ago22:19

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In this news round-up of the week, Trump sides with Putin in blaming European leaders for his frustrations about the lack of progress in ending the Ukraine war. The US blows a boat with eleven people out of the water because it has decided they are narco-terrorists. The world's smallest and newest petrostate just had a crucial election. And a good …

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Why MAGA Thinks The UK Has A Free Speech Problem 17:05

15d ago17:05

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The leader of Reform UK and best bud of Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, testified to Congress yesterday and told Americans that the UK has a free speech crisis and has become akin to North Korea. That is patently absurd, and some of the supporting evidence given for it is likewise. But some of it is not, and some of the most telling instances are not e…

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Trump’s Impotent Fury As China Exploits His Mistakes 19:01

16d ago19:01

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China has been hosting an economic summit that brought together Russia, Indian and numerous other countries from the global south. And then it topped that off with one of its spectacular military parades that put Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un in the spotlight, and rather showed up Trump's birthday parade as being a pale imitation. But …

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Episode 201 - Disgusted 1:42:34

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We're back from a very relaxing break to ask very tense and personal questions to famous touring artist and 3-time FSIC guest SHELBY COBRAS. By the unbelievable power of three, we turn the world of podcasting on its head discussing Korn, occult veganism, and the unacceptable place-names of Australia before interrogating some of the rarest death met…

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International Tourists Avoiding Trump’s America 10:12

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Back in May, we saw the numbers of visitors to the United States plummeting in the wake of President Trump's attacks on most countries in the world with his tariffs and much else besides. Particularly with visitors from Canada, but also Europe and elsewhere. It was speculated that, if it continued, it would wipe billions of revenue off the US touri…

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If Trump Went Early, America Faces a Techno-MAGA Dictatorship 9:40

19d ago9:40

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Lots of people have been speculating this weekend that maybe Trump has been out of sight because his health isn't good. That all seems overblown, but it did focus people's minds briefly on what would come next had it been the case. And the fact is that there are reasons to think it would be substantially different, and in many ways potentially much…

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Trump’s Presidency Is In Chaos After Tariffs Struck Down 12:05

20d ago12:05

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If anything has defined Donald Trump's second term as president, it is his use of tariffs to bully the world into giving the US highly unequal trade deals. He has used tariffs as an economic bludgeon, but also a political punishment weapon - targeting India and Brazil for political, not economic, reasons. Well, now it is all up in the air as the ap…

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Ukraine and the battle for the Donbas 28:36

21d ago28:36

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Kate Adie presents stories from Ukraine, Greenland, the US and Germany. Ukraine has this week come under its heaviest bombardment in weeks, with the UK and the EU summoning their Russian envoys after their offices in Kyiv were hit. Quentin Sommerville has been in Donetsk, the area Vladimir Putin wants to fully control in the resource rich region of…

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The World Is Turning On Trump's America | News Round-Up 22:20

21d ago22:20

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In this news round-up of the week, countries are forming common-interest groups across the world to find ways to reduce their exposure to Trump's America and to work on the old rules-based trade order. Also, the world postal services stop sending parcels to the US. Russia pummels Ukraine's capital - Europeans hope Trump will take note, and you can …

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How Trump Is Making Billions From Being President 15:14

22d ago15:14

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You're not supposed to be able to use the Presidency of the United States in order to enrich yourself. Indeed, previous presidents provoked controversy even from commanding lucrative deals AFTER they'd been in the office. But all those rules are out of the window with President Trump. Between deals for Trump licensing, gifts, crypto initiatives, an…

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Trump’s Spies Caught Out In Greenland Takeover Plot 8:46

23d ago8:46

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We knew that Trump's Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard had directed spies to go into Greenland as part of a covert influence operation. Now, Denmark has identified three individuals doing exactly what she had directed - gathering names of potential supporters to try to seed a secessionist movement, to create conflict and division betw…

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How Trump Is Fixing America's Elections So MAGA Never Loses 12:30

24d ago12:30

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We know all about some of the very public moves - gerrymandering in Texas, for instance. But across multiple measures - many of which are hidden in plain sight - Trump's MAGA Republican Party is step by step dismantling America's processes for ensuring free and fair elections. The details don't capture the public attention, but unless they're halte…

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How Trump’s Bizarre Anti-Science Cult Is Hurting America 14:38

25d ago14:38

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The US used to lead the world in its innovation, including in energy and industry, and also in its medical advances. And that was because it invested in scientific knowledge, and turned that knowledge into useful services that were easily sold to the whole world. Now, the Trump administration is fixated on articles of faith, not actual scientific a…

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Trump’s Ukraine Hypocrisy Exposed 12:44

26d ago12:44

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It was just a couple of days ago that President Trump was telling us in no uncertain terms that Ukraine needed to be able to hit deep inside Russia to have a chance of defending itself - and that it had been a major failure of Biden to have not let them do this for so long. And yet, it was revealed today that Trump's Pentagon has been blocking Ukra…

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Putin, Trump and the art of no deal (yet) 28:44

28d ago28:44

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Kate Adie presents stories from Alaska, Washington, South Korea, Chile and France. From the military fly-past to the grandiose entrance on the red carpet, to the press conference, without any questions, the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin drew dismay from Western governments. Steve Rosenberg was in Alaska - and reflects on the after…

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Russia Is Laughing At Trump’s Peace Efforts 13:16

28d ago13:16

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For just a few days, there was an illusion of real momentum arising from the Trump Putin Summit in Alaska, and the Zelensky Europeans meeting with Trump in the Oval Office. But very quickly, reality is reasserting itself. All the concessions that Trump and his envoy Steve Witkoff believed they had gotten from Putin in Anchorage are dropping one aft…

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Insults To China BLOW UP Trump’s Crony Capitalism Scheme 12:16

29d ago12:16

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Trump's administration has started getting directly involved with businesses in the United States, especially those considered strategic. Up to, and including, taking part-ownership of Intel. But it's the plan to get AI chips being sold to China, with a slice of the revenue going to the government, that has really stirred things up. Not least becau…

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Why Is Trump Punishing Only India For Buying Russian Oil? 14:41

1M ago14:41

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Trump loves strong man leaders, and it used to be that he loved Narendra Modi as a result. They were great friends, the world was told, and so Modi thought. The world looks different now as President Trump's America is tariffing India more severely than almost any other country - and doing so allegedly because it buys Russian oil. But is that reall…

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Episode 200 - Mucky Pup (Billy and the Boingers) 1:33:41

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Why don't you grab a seat there buddy. We need to talk about something and it's kind of important. It's about Mucky Pup. I know, I know... you know all about it from the kids at school. I get it. But we just want to make sure that your first time is safe and... what do you mean it's not your first time? Well did you use a flexi?…

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Why Trump’s Security Guarantee For Ukraine Is Worthless 13:53

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There are two live issues being played out following the Alaska summit and the ensemble meeting at the White House. First, Trump's determination that there should be a trilateral meeting with Zelensky, Putin and himself. And Second, that there should be some commitment around a security guarantee that would aim to prevent war from simply restarting…

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Showdown! Europe And Ukraine Join Forces To Confront Trump 14:38

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Following Trump's failure to hold the simple lines agreed with European leaders in advance of his summit with President Putin, the heads of the largest European countries, along with others with good relationships with Trump, are going with President Zelensky for meetings at the White House. Their fear is that Trump will seek to bully Ukraine into …

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Putin Completely Plays Trump For A Fool 15:03

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The big summit meeting in Alaska finally took place. After being talked about, written about and speculated about for the preceding week, it turned out to be ... exactly what we thought. For Trump, there was no escaping the fact this was a monstrous fail, as his amateur-hour combo went up against well-prepared, highly experienced opponents. Initial…

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Afghanistan’s hidden lives 28:34

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Kate Adie presents stories from Afghanistan, China, Japan and Tajikistan. In Afghanistan's Ghor Province, Mahjooba Nowrouzi reports from a small maternity hospital where two female doctors serve thousands of patients. With limited resources and financial support, the odds are stacked against them - and against the women they tend to and treat. Last…