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The True Origins of Putin’s War with Timothy Snyder

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Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.

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Putin's Invasion Part I: How We Got Here by How It Happened
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How Russian propaganda works, with Jade McGlynn by World Review from the New Statesman
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The Ukrainian famine: Historian and author Anne Applebaum discusses her new book Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine, which charts the events of the devastating 1932–33 famine in Soviet Ukraine. Almost 4 million people lost their lives in this man-made catastrophe by History Extra podcast
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Serhii Plokhy: How Putin weaponises history: Stephen Sackur speaks to an internationally renowned Harvard historian by HARDtalk
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The Middle East with Dexter Filkins by Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
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The Education of an Idealist, with Samantha Power and Helen Lewis: In this episode we were joined by Samantha Power, the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President Obama from 2013 to 2017 and author of a new book The Education of an Idealist. She was interviewed on her fascinating c... by Intelligence Squared
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Kurt Andersen on ‘Evil Geniuses’ by The Book Review
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Fiona Hill Pulls Back the Curtain on Russia and Vladimir Putin: Very few people understand Vladimir Putin, Russia, and U.S.-Russia relations better than our guest today, Fiona Hill, who became a national figure when she testified during the first impeachment of Donald Trump. We discuss Russia, Vladimir Putin, the recent demonstrations in support of Putin’s chief opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, U.S.-Russia relations since 2016, and the road ahead for the Biden administration. Fiona is now a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute and is hard at work on a new book due out in September, “There Is Nothing For You Here: Opportunity in An Age of Decline.” She previously served as Deputy Assistant to President Trump and Senior Director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council from 2017 to 2019. Earlier in her career, from 2006-2009, under Presidents Bush and Obama, she was an intelligence analyst for the National Intelligence Council. Fiona is also the co-author by iGen Politics
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Liberal Democracy’s Misplaced Faith in the Future: Jacob Weisberg talks to Timothy Snyder, the author of The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America. by Slate News
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Russia's war with Ukraine — and reality by The Gray Area with Sean Illing
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Putin's War: Julia Ioffe on Putin, GOP attacks on transgender children, and Democrats’ “hack gap”—with guest host Jane Coaston. by Political Gabfest
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