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Angry Planet

by Matthew Gault and Jason Fields

Conversations about conflict on an angry planet. Created, produced, and hosted by Matthew Gault and Jason Fields781951Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1
Neutralizing Iran’s Nuclear Material During a War Is ‘Nearly Mission Impossible’
54:06 Mar 27, 2026
2
The ‘AI as Nuclear Weapons’ Obsession
1:02:48 Mar 13, 2026
3
A Killer True Crime Fandom & Islamic State’s Digital Caliphate
1:22:27 Mar 4, 2026
4
When Americans Became ‘Splendid Liberators’
1:05:00 Feb 20, 2026
5
Puffins, Zyn, and ‘Polar War’
55:44 Feb 6, 2026
6
Online Culture Is the Whole Culture
1:24:46 Jan 30, 2026
7
How We Thought the First Year Would Go
1:02:39 Jan 16, 2026
8
On Spectacles of Cruelty
52:56 Jan 9, 2026
9
Google’s Former CEO Is Dancing in Ukraine
1:09:00 Dec 19, 2025
10
‘Capitalism Is a Series of Regime Changes’
48:02 Dec 12, 2025
11
The US Government’s AI Grand Bargain
54:22 Dec 6, 2025
12
Deadwood: The Town that Made the Wild West
51:12 Nov 21, 2025
13
Learning to Love the Stagnant Order
59:27 Nov 14, 2025
14
‘Goliath’s Curse’ and the Surprising Benefits of Societal Collapse
1:04:29 Nov 7, 2025
15
Yes, US Strikes On Alleged Drug Traffickers Are Illegal. That Won’t Stop Them
59:54 Oct 31, 2025
16
Vanessa Guillén and the Importance of Speaking Up
47:49 Oct 15, 2025
17
Assassinations Are Shitposts Now
1:28:53 Oct 2, 2025
18
The War On Terror on Drugs
1:02:39 Sep 19, 2025
19
Traveling America’s ‘Murderland’
1:01:46 Sep 12, 2025
20
After Xi
57:24 Sep 5, 2025
21
Does the U.S. Need an Independent Cyber Force?
1:04:53 Aug 29, 2025
22
Hunting Nazis Online With Canadian Journalists
52:14 Aug 15, 2025
23
How Many Nukes Does It Take to Win a War? (Trick Question)
1:05:44 Aug 8, 2025
24
A History of the Iranian Nuclear Program
1:01:13 Jul 23, 2025
25
Talking With the Military Ethics Professor Who Resigned in Protest
59:30 Jul 16, 2025
26
The Iran Strikes Beg the Question: What Is Airpower For?
54:34 Jul 9, 2025
27
Libya, China, and the Outlaw Ocean
59:17 Jun 25, 2025
28
Silicon Valley Wants ‘More Everything Forever’
55:10 Jun 17, 2025
29
America’s Favorite Gunfighters and the Birth of the Old West
58:10 Jun 7, 2025
30
The Horror of AI Generals Making Command Decisions
56:22 May 28, 2025
31
America’s Pivot to the Pacific
1:15:15 May 23, 2025
32
India and Pakistan: Nuclear Neighbors on the Brink
59:43 May 10, 2025
33
Donald Trump Wants to Divide Up the World With His ‘Friends’
56:42 May 2, 2025
34
Why An Empire Eats
59:06 Apr 25, 2025
35
Erdogan’s Path to Pure Authoritarianism
1:01:40 Apr 15, 2025
36
Immigration Policy As Defense Policy
58:47 Apr 11, 2025
37
Life Inside Wagner Before and After Prigozhin
1:01:39 Apr 4, 2025
38
The Cult of Rationalism in Silicon Valley
1:01:34 Mar 25, 2025
39
How Israel Is Using Microsoft AI to Pick Targets in Gaza
29:10 Mar 10, 2025
40
Welcome to the Nerd Reich
1:04:53 Mar 3, 2025
41
The American Iron Dome Is an Expensive Boondoggle That Won’t Work
52:32 Feb 19, 2025
42
The End of U.S. Soft Power
58:48 Feb 10, 2025
43
Lost Episode: ‘Goodbye Globalization: The Return of a Divided World’
1:00:04 Jan 29, 2025
44
Pete Hegseth and the Surreal World of the Civ-Mil Divide With Phil Klay
57:19 Jan 20, 2025
45
‘Putin’s Revenge.’ Lucian Kim on Why Russia Invaded Ukraine
51:48 Jan 13, 2025
46
Syria, Authoritarianism, and U.S. Politics
51:10 Dec 23, 2024
47
A Crash Course on Indian Assassinations and ISIS in Canada
57:51 Dec 17, 2024
48
U.S. Defense Contractors Are Using ‘Battle Tested in Ukraine’ As a Marketing Label
1:02:59 Dec 4, 2024
49
North Korea and Russia—A Very Special Relationship
59:35 Nov 25, 2024
50
Don't Fall for Donald the Dove
1:00:10 Nov 14, 2024
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