Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell is a new geopolitics podcast. Every week we give the listener access to the best informed people to help you understand this turbulent world and get a feel for the things that will matter in the future. I am on Bluesky here and you can read some of my thoughts on world affairs here https://arthursnell.substack.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast please spread the word and give us a positive review - it makes all the difference! NEW: we get a lot of great write ...
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Weet jij waarom we kussen? Of waarom er overal in Vlaanderen sanseveria’s op de vensterbanken staan? Of hoe lang wij al ‘BOE’ roepen naar slechte optredens? Sofie Lemaire verrast je met ‘Snelle geschiedenis’, een podcast over onbekende, historische verhalen waarvan je denkt: ‘En waarom wist ik dat niet eerder’?
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A freethinking, and curious human with the primary goal of awakening the “curiosity” in as many people as possible. “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced." Kierkegaard
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A serial entrepreneur with a fear! Talking! Something that most people take for granted every day but not me. Sure it sounds like the old cliche...'but I was mute, shy, until I found my voice and now look at me. I know poor me right? Well it's not like that, I haven't found my voice....yet and I will only find my voice with your help. So I ask, follow this fear striken entrepreneur as I launch another stunning brand. Trust me (and this is a cliche] if I can do it so can you. Hopefully when y ...
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The podcast for recruitment business owners, consultants and managers. Hosted by Jeremy Snell, this pod takes a fresh look at recruitment and how to achieve consistent success. Each short, punchy episode gives you an idea to play with or, a different perspective on a common challenge. Making recruitment fun again.
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Is the Islamic regime in Iran fatally wounded?
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44:27with Charlie Gammell Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute, t…
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Russia's Use of Chemical Weapons and a Victory for Dutch Spies
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30:26I spoke to Dutch defence journalist and Russia expert Steven Derix about an important new revelation of Russia's use of chemical weapons in the war in Ukraine, happening as part of direct orders and thousands of times. You can find the original report here https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/07/04/nederlandse-inlichtingendiensten-russen-zetten-in-oekrai…
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EPISODE 100: Creeping authoritarianism in the United States
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1:04:56This is the 100th episode of Behind the Lines podcast. Thank you all for listening and for supporting this show. It's nothing without the listeners. In this episode I discussed the creeping authoritarianism in the United States with Jonathan Terra, a US political scientist based in Central Europe. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthe…
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Israel - Iran - ceasefire? Or more chaos
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30:53As Lenin apparently never said, ‘There Are Decades Where Nothing Happens and Weeks Where Decades Happen’. We are clearly living through the latter. Arthur and Jason attempt to untangle the latest: from the Iranian attack on the US airbase in Qatar to Trump’s declaration of forever peace to end what he is cleverly calling the 12 Day War. Arthur and …
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War in the Middle East and its wider impacts
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37:53I spoke to Chris Coghlan, MP for Dorking and Horley and former diplomat and soldier about the unfolding crisis in the Middle East, the implications for European security and the wider political ramifications. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on B…
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Sten Rynning on the Past and the Future of NATO
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48:43At different engagements throughout the month, NATO allies will meet in Brussels and the Hague to discuss Ukraine and defense spending – with Trump’s team putting pressure on the Europeans to up their spending to 5% of GDP. But with the Americans wavering on the alliance as a whole, and these unrealistic spending targets: Can NATO survive? To find …
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Mike Martin MP on the Strategic Defence Review
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35:11I spoke to Dr Mike Martin, MP for Tunbridge Wells and former soldier about the Strategic Defence Review. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which…
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Iran and the US: is a new nuclear deal in sight?
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38:11I spoke to Iran expert Charlie Gammell in the light of the recent developments in the Iran nuclear negotiations. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disord…
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Starvation in Gaza, is the world finally responding?
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54:11As the humanitarian situation in Gaza descends to unimaginable levels, and the war of words between Benjamin Netanyahu and the West escalates, I spoke to Michael Stephens of RAND Europe and RUSI about the situation. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow …
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On this episode I discuss recent allegations of war crimes committed by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan. These featured in a recent BBC Panorama episode which can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001ykkf/panorama-special-forces-i-saw-war-crimes My guest on this episode is Professor Matthew Ford, a military expert based at the …
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Yemen, the UK, the US and the transatlantic alliance
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1:03:28On this episode I speak to Iona Craig, the veteran Yemen expert and journalist about recent events, including the UK's decision to join the US in carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis. Iona mentioned an earlier episode of this podcast with Laura Cretney, which is worth listening to if you are interested in Yemen. You can find it here https://…
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Ukraine and America: the great betrayal
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58:10I spoke to Romeo Kokriatski, presenter of the Ukraine without the Hype podcast about recent events in his country, including the Trump betrayal. We mentioned Operation Sky Shield, a plan which you can read about here. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follo…
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The Geopolitics of Climate: how Tuvalu is thinking about possible extinction
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45:22What does the climate crisis mean for sovereignty in a world where certain countries face existential risk? I spoke to Taukiei Kitara, a native of Tuvalu, about the case of low-lying Pacific Islands, including his native Tuvalu. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com a…
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RUSI/Disorder Partnership: Ransomware in our Age of Disorder
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47:43Read RUSI piece The Rise of Ransomware as a National Security Threat: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/organised-cybercrime-rise-ransomware-national-security-threat Read RUSI piece Beyond the Bottom Line: The Societal Impact of Ransomware: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/beyond-bottom-line-…
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The Crisis in The Atlantic Alliance ep 2
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50:43The impact on Central and Eastern Europe, with Jonathan Terra Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUS…
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The Crisis in the Atlantic Alliance
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1:00:05The Transatlantic Alliance is coming to an end. I discuss this with academic and journalist Jonathan Terra. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder wh…
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Blood, toil, tears, and sweat: the plight of migrant labourers in the Gulf
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54:32Every year, tens of thousands of labourers in the wealth countries of the Gulf, most of them migrants from South Asia, die in unsafe working conditions on construction sites. As the GCC states pour enormous resources into developing their infrastructure, little attention is paid to the plight of the people doing the actual building work. I spoke to…
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Eéns per jaar zie je de witte jassen, schuine linten en meters bier door de straten van onze grote steden gaan. Dan houden onze studentenclubs hun studentendoop. Een ritueel dat doorheen de jaren een behoorlijk kwalijke reputatie kreeg. Maar hoe is dat ooit ontstaan?Autor: Radio 1
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Geen computerspel zo populair als Tetris. Wie is het genie dat de vallende blokjes bedacht? En waarom spelen we het zo massaal? Je hoort het in deze snelle geschiedenis.Autor: Radio 1
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Vroeger zag je ze geregeld in de berm staan langs de autosnelweg: lifters, duim in de lucht, bordje met een bestemming in de hand. Maar waar zijn de lifters heen? En wie was de eerste om te proberen een gratis lift te scoren?Autor: Radio 1
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We doen het op verjaardagsfeestjes, tijdens teambuildings en vrijgezellenuitjes: jacht maken op onze medemens met wat verfkogels. Die soms lelijk pijn kunnen doen, wanneer ze je van dichtbij raken. Wie heeft die bijzondere bezigheid ooit bedacht?Autor: Radio 1
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Het was vroeger een standaard klasuitje: een bezoek aan het dolfinarium. Dolfijnen en zeeleeuwen de malste moves zien doen in ruil voor een visje van de dolfijnenverzorger. Wiens idee was het eigenlijk om dolfijnen circustrucjes aan te leren?Autor: Radio 1
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Myanmar: the Unfolding Civil War
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1:02:30For the past 4 years, Myanmar has experienced an ever more serious civil war, which now threatens the ruling military junta in Naypyitaw. I spoke to Ronan Lee about this little-reported conflict. You can find Ronan's work here: https://ronanlee.com/ And my writing here: arthursnell.substack.com Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelin…
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What does the collapsing global order mean for the world beyond the West?
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42:45Samir Puri of Chatham House is the author of Westlessness, a book about the post-Western world. The book came out last year but the geopolitical setting that he examines is one that is rapidly emerging in front of our eyes, as the chaotic actions of the Trump presidency bring an end to the Western Liberal Order. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate…
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How the extremism of our age is being fed by disinformation
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48:59The role of disinformation in our current world, whether feeding the false allegations put out by Trump, the lies spread online by Elon Musk, or the over-reliance on social media for news coverage, is feeding the rise of extremism and dysfunction in democratic systems, to the detriment of liberal and progressive political movements. To help us unde…
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The latest from Kyiv: what does John Sweeney make of what's being going on?
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36:12I spoke to the man in the lucky orange hat, everyone's favourite war correspondent John Sweeney about the latest developments from Kyiv in this week of extraordinary events relating to Ukraine. Find John's work at x.com/johnsweeneyroar Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substac…
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THIS ONE'S A REAL EMERGENCY EPISODE: THE END OF THE WESTERN ALLIANCE
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44:34The actual end of the Western Alliance, the departure of the United States from European Security and the need for a new Euro-Atlantic Treaty Organisation (EATO) is the subject of this fascinating and urgent discussion with Mike Martin, MP for Tunbridge Wells, member of the defence select committee and military expert. Check out our Bookshop.org af…
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Het is dé plek om de homo hipster te spotten: de koffiebar. Je vindt ze er bij bosjes, met hun laptops voor zich en hun latte macchiato’s in de hand. Maar hoe lang trekt de hipster al naar het koffiehuis? Een antwoord hoor je in deze 'Snelle geschiedenis'.Autor: Radio 1
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Je vraagt je af welke malloot het ooit bedacht: dat felkleurige hemd met schreeuwerige kitschprints van vogels, bloemen en wat nog allemaal. Goed nieuws, want het antwoord hoor je hier.Autor: Radio 1
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We doen het om onze afkeuring te tonen, om de lollige uit te hangen of gewoon om een beetje uit te dagen: onze blote kont aan iemand tonen. Maar wie was de eerste billenspiller? Ontdek het in deze 'Snelle geschiedenis'.Autor: Radio 1
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Elke zomer overspoelen horden toeristen de allermooiste steden van Europa. Het is duwen en dringen om de pittoreske pleintjes en machtige monumenten het best te kunnen aanschouwen. Waar en wanneer is al dat toerisme eigenlijk ontstaan? Dat hoor je hier.Autor: Radio 1
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Om een nieuw jaar in te luiden schiet de mens sinds jaar en dag een prachtige bloemekee aan vuurpijlen de lucht in. Waarom doen we dat eigenlijk? En wanneer zijn we daarmee begonnen? Je hoort het hier.Autor: Radio 1
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UKRAINE, John Sweeney and a betrayal foretold
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59:46In November 2023, I spoke to John Sweeney, veteran war correspondent, about the pressures on Ukraine as the world's attention turned towards the Middle East in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre and Israel's assault on Gaza. What he said at the time now sounds both poignant and prescient in the light of the unfolding betrayal of Ukraine by Don…
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Nomad Century - is climate change going to transform global migration?
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46:01Gaia Vince is a writer, journalist and fascinating thinker on issues relating to the crossover between humanity and the planet we inhabit. Her book Nomad Century looks at how climate change affects the liveability of large areas of the planet and the likely impact that will have. You can find her work here https://wanderinggaia.com/ and on Bluesky …
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The idea that people can change weather has a long history - both as part of mythology and as part of modern day conspiracy theory. But the science of geoengineering is one that some scientists think could be an important opportunity to give the world space to make progress on reducing CO2 emissions. But geoengineering, including stratospheric aero…
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The Gulf countries and a post-oil future?
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44:30How would the Gulf countries transition to a post oil economy? Could they do so and what happens if they don't? I spoke to Dr David Roberts, author of Security Politics in the Gulf Monarchies about this complex future. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or foll…
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Disinformation in the Trump 2.0 era with Nina Jankowicz
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58:15This is a co-host with the Disorder Podcast. You can find their details here: https://tr.ee/ksicr-3Wty Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I…
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Justice in Syria: on the trail of Assad's henchmen
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56:44Since 2011, war crimes investigator Bill Wiley has been on the trail of the criminal elements of the Assad regime who have carried out extraordinary amounts of killings, torture and other crimes. His organisation https://cijaonline.org/ has been collecting evidence and documenting these crimes since the start of the civil war. Now that Assad's regi…
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How does a society like France grapple with the challenge of populist politics? I spoke to Thom Reilly, former British Ambassador to Morocco who was a candidate in the European parliamentary elections for Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance political party. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at art…
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BONUS EPISODE - CRISIS IN GEORGIA
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1:10:41Marika Mariashvili returns for a special bonus episode as Georgia faces a constitutional crisis - the existing president refusing to cede power after a stolen election, and a new puppet in place taking his order from Moscow. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/o…
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What does the fall of Assad mean for the mad Mullahs running Iran? I spoke to Charles Gammell. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am invo…
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Christmassy Episode: Miguel Delaney on the geopolitics of football
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54:35Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer at the Independent is the author of states of play, a book about the geopolitics of football. You can find him on Bluesky and Twitter. migueldelaney Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bs…
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Inside HTS: what does Al-Jolani want and how will they rule?
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1:07:23There are literally a tiny number of people in this world who can speak with authority and insight on Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham - or HTS - the militant group that swept into Damascus a week ago. One of those people is Orwa Ajjoub, a Sweden-based academic of Syrian origin who has been studying this group for several years and who has direct contacts ins…
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The history of Syria, from the Pharaohs to the Pharaonic
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53:01I spoke to the brilliant historian James Barr about the history of Syria from the Pharaohs to the present day. You can find James on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/jamesbarr.bsky.social and his books in all the good book places. Please check out my susbtack and - if you feel like supporting this podcast and are able to - take out a paid subscript…
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31. How to Build Trust Based Relationships in Recruitment
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25:29This episode is full of gold (even if I say so myself). Everyone in recruitment claims “it’s all about relationships” and that getting people to know you, like you and trust you is important. But no one seems to share how to do it. Until now. I share the ten tools that build trust in relationship based sales and the order of ascension. Most are stu…
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With bewildering events unfolding all over the place, I wanted to give some coverage to the Republic of Georgia, where the pro-Western political movement is responding to a rigged election and the decision of the illegitimate Moscow-aligned 'Georgian Dream' to block negotiations to join the EU, in spite of the fervent wish of most Georgians to join…
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163. Grief: The Gains and Losses of Life
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30:12As we navigate through another holiday season let's talk about grief and the grieving process. Let us ensure we are prepared to help those around us who are in need of support. "There is no grief like the grief that does not speak." Unknown Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation: https://www.ohiospf.org OSU Counseling Services: https://ccs.osu.edu/urge…
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EMERGENCY EPISODE: The Fall of Aleppo
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35:35The extraordinary turn of events in Syria in recent days saw the city of Aleppo, once Syria's largest and a key part of the earlier story of Syria's revolution, fall to Syria's rebels, with the soldiers of the Assad regime in chaotic retreat. I spoke to Thomas van Linge, one of the few journalist who has been covering the story, about what has happ…
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Out of the shadows: MI6 Russia expert Christopher Steele on Trump and the new world order
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46:24Christopher Steele needs almost no introduction. But if you are interested in learning more about him you can buy his new book, Unredacted, here https://www.amazon.com/Unredacted-Russia-Trump-Fight-Democracy/dp/0063373432/ref=sr_1_1?crid=VZCQ114PBRZX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qv6Zf5VhmrCD7zu54PyFEawg2dYzrTOT0sYgpY4o3jI.poSf3-HXXCfxlQwgK_vy6Xubh-BXVRLmOA0iPD…
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Charlie Gammell is a historian and Iran expert. His latest article on Iran can be found here: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-winds-of-change-are-blowing-in-iran/ Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You c…
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