Best Article Asylum Podcasts (2025)

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The summit of its parts: Ukraine, Trump and Putin 23:49

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What is on the table for the meeting in Alaska? What are the red lines? What chance Ukraine would accept what is agreed, especially if its president is not even in the room? Many world cities would like to become the Detroit of electric vehicles; our correspondent visits China’s contenders. And treatments improve for even the worst cases of allergi…

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From Streets to Cells: Trump’s New Homelessness Order and the Hidden Threat to Everyone’s Freedom 40:02

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People-powered, AI-Generated Season 4, Episode 13 In our 13th episode for Season 4 we deep dive into Trump's new Homelessness executive order, how it further erodes due process rights, could be used to lock up dissidents without oversight even worse than ICE detentions and reflect the mental health abuses seen from 1800 to 1980 where lobotomies and…

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When the Truth Feels Broken: Why Real Hope Grows in the Shadows of Fear 28:43

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People-powered, AI-Generated Season 4, Episode 12 In our 12th episode for Season 4 we deep dive into how even though a lot of people feel hopeless and powerless, there is a way to take your power back. To read the article discussed in this episode: https://guywolf070425.substack.com/p/when-the-truth-feels-broken-why-real?r=5d8qd2…

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Power, Pageants, and Silence: The Unspoken Stories That Demand to Be Heard 37:57

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People-powered, AI-Generated Season 4, Episode 11 In our 11th episode for Season 4 we deep dive into understanding how Trump has had an inappropriate relationship with underage girls throughout most of his life and while there is no evidence of wrongdoing, he is at least guilty of putting children in places where power dynamics would allow exploita…

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Trump, the Peace Faker: Why the Nobel Peace Prize Is Not for Propaganda 41:35

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People-powered, AI-Generated Season 4, Episode 10 In our 10th episode for Season 4 we deep dive into our contribution to the nobel prize committee explaining why Trump is the exact person you never want to nominate for a nobel peace prize because performative "peace deals" that are not peace deals should not qualify and the rest of his actions erod…

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The Unelected Whisperer: How Laura Loomer Became Trump’s Most Dangerous Voice 38:08

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People-powered, AI-Generated Season 4, Episode 9 In our 9th episode for Season 4 we deep dive into the influence that a right wing fascist and neonazi has on President Trump transitioning his administration from Leadership by Twitter/X to what we call Leadership by Loomer. We also introduce and outro the discussion with the song "Lonely Loomer". To…

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Not all’s fair: Israel and accountability 25:54

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We take an expansive look at how much the Israeli justice system is holding its war machine to account. The results are so far unpromising. The idea, popular on social media, of “job-hopping” to ratchet up pay is looking ever less wise. And a look back on the life of Father Patrick Ryan, unrepentant improver of the IRA’s bombs. Get a world of insig…

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Duty regime: America’s consumers will foot the tariff bill 22:37

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As yet another tranche of Donald Trump’s tariffs takes effect, we look at why the duties might outlast him—and how American consumers will ultimately shoulder the trade war’s costs. Our correspondent visits US Space Command, which is preparing for a new age of combat in the heavens. And Gen Z’s obsession with big, personalised water bottles. Get a …

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Unsteady state: Somalia in disarray 24:02

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The country had been on the rise: beating back jihadists, strengthening its federal structure and gaining international stature. That has all reversed. In Britain levels of crime have fallen—but the changing nature of criminality has meant a smaller fraction of crooks getting caught. And 80 years on to the day our Archive 1945 project revisits the …

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Consultant management: McKinsey loses its shine 21:10

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The world’s biggest strategy consultant has smaller rivals nipping at its heels. As it nears 100 years old, we ask how it will navigate a tricky AI-inflected future. It is already hard enough to fiddle with travel plans to get the cheapest flight. A new thing to consider? Whether you’re flying solo. And in America, women’s-sports bars are prolifera…

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Degrees of freedom? Harvard’s shakedown dilemma 24:44

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Donald Trump’s mission to bend higher education to his will maintains its sharpest focus on Harvard. Will the venerable university settle—and should it? Our correspondents meet with France’s top general, who believes Russia will threaten Europe sooner than many people think. And a look at how satire changes when politics is beyond parody and its pr…

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State swing: recognising Palestine 29:26

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The aims of France, Britain and Canada in recognising a Palestinian state are laudable—but now is not the time to deploy what little leverage they have. AI optimists reckon the era of superintelligence will bring about explosive growth; we ask what that world would look like. And remembering Tom Lehrer, whose rare gift for satirical song skewered a…

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Luxe run out? LVMH 23:13

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LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, to use its proper name, is led by Bernard Arnault, who is credited with creating today’s luxury industry. Can he turn the firm around after its missteps? Why do fluffy K-dramas tempt North Koreans to brave the firing squad? It is not the political messages. And our Big Mac index shows trade-tantrum effects on th…

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Heavy meddle: Trump and Brazil 20:11

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President Donald Trump’s animus towards his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is best seen as solidarity with Jair Bolsonaro, another ousted president who clung to power. India has surpassed China as Asia’s biggest private-jet buyer, but not only because of rising numbers of super-rich. And Hong Kong’s quirky fusion cafes bloom abroad…

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Parts 35-41: The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series 1:06:16

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People-powered, AI-Generated The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series - Season 6, Episode 6 In our 6th episode for Season 6 we continue our deep dive into understanding U.S. Presidents through the analytical lens of "The Wave 1981". We start the discussion with the introductory song "From the Ashes, We Rise!" and dig into understandin…

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Pause for little effect: a trickle of aid in Gaza 22:46

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Localised “tactical pauses” in Gaza relieve international pressure on Israel more than they relieve the pressure of starvation on Gazans. We ask how the aid effort looks on the ground. Japan’s law on couples sharing surnames is coming under fire; repealing it might actually help with the birthrate. And how Bad Bunny brought Spanish to the top of th…

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Parts 28-34: The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series 57:03

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People-powered, AI-Generated The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series - Season 6, Episode 5 In our 5th episode for Season 6 we continue our deep dive into understanding U.S. Presidents through the analytical lens of "The Wave 1981". We start the discussion with the introductory song "From the Ashes, We Rise!" and dig into understandin…

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Parts 22-27: The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series 35:21

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People-powered, AI-Generated The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series - Season 6, Episode 4 In our 4th episode for Season 6 we continue our deep dive into understanding U.S. Presidents through the analytical lens of "The Wave 1981". We start the discussion with the introductory song "From the Ashes, We Rise!" and dig into understandin…

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Parts 16-21: The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series 38:16

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People-powered, AI-Generated The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series - Season 6, Episode 3 In our 3rd episode for Season 6 we continue our deep dive into understanding U.S. Presidents through the analytical lens of "The Wave 1981". We start the discussion with the introductory song "From the Ashes, We Rise!" and dig into understandin…

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Parts 10-15: The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series 36:58

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People-powered, AI-Generated The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series - Season 6, Episode 2 In our 2nd episode for Season 6 we continue our deep dive into understanding U.S. Presidents through the analytical lens of "The Wave 1981". We start the discussion with the introductory song "From the Ashes, We Rise!" and dig into understandin…

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EU gotta know when to hold ‘em: America’s latest trade deal 20:38

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The European Union will swallow 15% tariffs in exchange for promises to buy American. We examine the accord and ask what will stick. The English region of the Midlands is unjustly overlooked, our correspondent says; how can it get its due? And Fauja Singh ran his first marathon aged 88—or thereabouts. Our obituaries editor reflects on his relations…

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Parts 1 to 9: The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series 44:54

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People-powered, AI-Generated The Truth and Mythology of America's Presidents Series - Season 6, Episode 1 In our 1st episode for Season 6 we deep dive into understanding U.S. Presidents through the analytical lens of "The Wave 1981" and start with Parts 1-9 of the series. We start the discussion with the introductory song "From the Ashes, We Rise!"…

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Xiaomi the way: a Chinese tech giant gets bigger 23:03

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The smartphone giant is now making strong inroads in the electric-vehicle market. But can its boss’s belovedness at home translate to success abroad? Britain and Argentina are putting past differences behind them as the South Atlantic becomes a strategic hotspot. And how women’s sports, already sharply on the rise, can get bigger still. Get a world…

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Anti-anti-corruption? A bill in Ukraine sparks protests 23:49

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A new bill threatening the independence of anti-corruption agencies has brought Ukrainians onto the streets and rattled international observers. London’s electric bikes are making it ever more a cycling city—and plugging longstanding transport gaps. And a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who did perhaps more than anyone to found the genre of heavy metal. …

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The smaller C: progress in beating cancer 21:56

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Overall, more people are dying from cancer. But a closer look at the numbers reveals just how much success modern medicine has had at making the disease less deadly. The spiraling fortunes of Kraft Heinz since its formation from a merger is a sign of a wider malaise in the food industry. And Germany’s football-playing parliamentarians cannot keep p…

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Israeli Hypocrisy - Using Starvation as a Weapon against Palestinians: From Hitler to Netanyahu 33:41

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People-powered, AI-Generated Season 4, Episode 8 In our 8th episode for Season 4 we deep dive into Israel's hypocrisy of using starvation of a weapon and cover historical uses of starvation as a weapon including Stalin's use of Holimodor against Ukrainians in 1933. We also introduce and outro the discussion with the English, Spanish and Arabic song…

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Predators in Power: The GOP’s Rot of Sexual Abuse and the Global Duty to Expose It 38:11

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People-powered, AI-Generated Season 4, Episode 7 In our 7th episode for Season 4 we deep dive into the rot of the GOP from sexual predators on young women and children and now is the time to clean house. We also introduce and outro the discussion with an anthem for the victims of these horrible crimes to take back their power "Take it Back (Anthem …

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Hawks v talks: barriers to peace in Gaza 24:44

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Even as Western countries band together to condemn Israel’s actions, aid remains at a trickle and the war is expanding into a central-Gazan city. We ask how the horrors might end. As with many technologies before it, many worry artificial intelligence will ultimately dumb down its human users; will it? And why so many American men are injecting tes…

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Authoritarianism and the Looming Threat of World War III 43:21

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People-powered, AI-Generated Season 4, Episode 6 In our 6th episode for Season 4 we deep dive into the history of the rise of authoritarian right-wing fascism by the numbers and whether it can predict the next global conflict, i.e. World War III, we then conduct a thought experiment looking at hypothetical scenarios likely to occur based on histori…

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Parts 1 and 2 of 77: How Hungary Became the Prototype for American Authoritarianism 28:06

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People-powered, AI-Generated Project 2025 and the Global Authoritarian Blueprint Series - Part 1 and 2 of 77 Season 5, Episode 1 and 2 Since Viktor Orbán returned to power in 2010, Hungary has become a cautionary tale of how democracies collapse from within—not in a blaze of revolution, but in the quiet dismantling of institutional checks, public d…

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Land of the rising shun? Immigration and Japan’s politics 22:49

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The Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated the country’s politics for seven decades, just got a pasting at the polls—again. We ask why staid politics are getting swiftly messy. Iceland is a NATO member in a volatile region; at last it must consider raising its own army. And the tricky balance of company culture, job satisfaction and working …

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The History of Fascism and Why We Must Reject It Today 17:35

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People-powered, AI-Generated Season 4, Episode 5 In our 5th episode for Season 4 we deep dive into the fascism and why some of the claims you hear regarding fascism being tied to Marxism, Socialism, Communism, New Enlightenment Republicanism, etc is a lie. We start the discussion with an intro/outro song "No More Fascists" and then analyze the arti…

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Colbert Cancelled — Skydance, Media Capture & the Fall of Free Press in America 18:09

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People-powered, AI-Generated Part 1-5 of 5: Substack Series: Media Captured: The Authoritarian Playbook Unveiled - Season 4, Episode 4 In our 4th episode for Season 4 where we focus on reclaiming a soul of a nation focused on analysis of the billionaire fascists buying up the media to control you, a 5-part series focused on renewing American ideals…

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The ships are down: Houthis resume strikes 26:15

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Once again, commercial vessels sailing in the Red Sea are being attacked. Our correspondent explains why Houthi rebels, an Iranian-backed militia in Yemen, have regrouped. The islands of Tuvalu are sinking. Now Australia is offering residents the world’s first “climate visas”. And remembering Dutch agronomist Simon Groot. Listen to what matters mos…