Is Putin Going to Die on That Hill?

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The average Russian is now, you know, the fucking Ruble was gone to shit. They're not able to access iPhones. The people that are the billionaires there continue to see their shit,. Their yacht sees, their assets seized, everything sees and they're losing contracts. All this stuff coming together leads you to believe, even if the West is coming against us, why? What is it about our leadership that's making the entire world coming against us? This can't just be because whatever.

Today Josh speaks with Sam McNerney on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Some of the topics we dive into are:

The geopolitical reactions and support of Ukraine.
Putin’s mental health and motivations behind the invasion.
Russia's political and economic future.
The prospects of WW3.
How Russia and Ukraine are both using propaganda as part of information warfare.
The differences between Russian and American oligarchs.
And much more.

Sam McNerney is an applied behavioral scientist, market researcher, and brand strategist based in Brooklyn, New York. He has worked with brands such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, and CitiBank.

As a writer, he has interviewed business and academic leaders including Arianna Huffington, Andrew Yang, Jonathan Haidt, and Charles Murray – and his essays have been featured in publications like The Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Scientific American.

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