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Mar 8, 2022 • 6min
Ep 297: The return of Viktor Yanukovych?
Ousted in 2014, the corrupt former president could be Vladimir Putin’s pick to replace Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 7, 2022 • 8min
Ep 296: NATO says no to Ukraine no-fly zone
Ukrainian activist Daria Kaleniuk made an impassioned plea to Boris Johnson for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, but NATO doesn’t want to risk a direct confrontation with Russia. She tells Tortoise why she thinks it is the wrong decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 4, 2022 • 9min
Ep 295: Invaded: Escape from Kyiv
Just a few days ago, Halyna was a young woman living a peaceful life in Ukraine's capital. Now she has been forced to flee because of the war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 3, 2022 • 7min
Ep 294: Adapt to survive
Flash flooding in Sydney comes in the same week a major report offered the ‘bleakest warning yet’ on the impacts of climate breakdown, but it's not entirely out of our control yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2022 • 6min
Ep 293: Germany’s historic shift
Germany has overturned decades-old security and foreign policy doctrines in the face of Russia’s aggression in eastern Europe. How did it happen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 1, 2022 • 6min
Ep 292: Judging Russian dissent
There have been protests and high profile Russians have criticised the invasion of Ukraine. But how do you work out the true extent of opposition to Putin’s war? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2022 • 7min
Ep 291: From comedian to wartime president
Before Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky faced criticism at home. Now he is a wartime leader rising to the moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2022 • 9min
Ep 290: Invaded: A view from Kyiv
A Ukrainian woman describes the day her country was invaded by Russia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2022 • 8min
Ep 289: Needle spiking: what really happened?
Last autumn, reports of women being spiked with needles in clubs or at parties began to circulate. But months on, no confirmed cases have been found. So what happened? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2022 • 7min
Ep 288: Nearly bitcoin billionaires
The case of a couple accused of attempting to launder $4.5 billion worth of bitcoin teaches us a lot about cryptocurrency and its place in the economy. You can read more about this case in Tortoise's Sensemaker newsletter: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2022/02/17/sensemaker-220217/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
