In the bunker with Darth Putin Katsiaryna Shmatsina
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The Darth Putin Master Strategist podcast recorded from the bunker using a 56k dial-up modem. Features Darth and a co-host, plus frequent guests. You may hear Medvedev snoring drunkenly on the sofa.
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Episode 9 - Ben Wittes and his martial arts challenge to Putin
In this episode, Ben Wittes agrees to serve as a token for the gender equality balance, as he is the second male guest in our podcast series. On a more serious note, we're discussing Trump’s trials and how they'll impact the 2024 elections. While Darth’s parody plots to bring the bad guy back to the White House, we are discussing the unfavorable consequences for U.S. foreign policy if that happens.
Follow Ben’s work on www.lawfaremedia.org and on Instagram at instagram.com/benjaminwittes, as he was blocked on Twitter for mischief. We hope you like our talk, as we shed some light on why it happened and dive into the details of Ben’s challenge to fight Putin, “Any Time, Any Place He Can't Have Me Arrested.”
Consider supporting us on patreon.com/IntheBunkerwithDarth,
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Episode 8 - Homo-romanticism with Natalia Antonova
Darth & I are joined in bunker by Natalia Antonova. Natalia is an OSINT researcher, writer, playwright and close watcher of Russia. Based in DC, she's from Ukraine but also lived in Moscow for a number of years.
Listen and learn about Russian homo-romanticism, as opposed to homo eroticism, incels who hate women but love Putin, techbros who love Putin and sex offenders who also lvoe Putin. There's a fair few double meanings and Darth pointing out and important spelling point. -
Alone in the Bunker. With Maria Snegovaya
In this episode Darth is joined by Maria Snegovaya. Maria is a post doc at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, a Senior Fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a Fellow at the Illiberalism Studies Program at George Washington University.
More interesting, the Kremlin declared her a foreign agent so Darth and her discuss Russian public opinion, what they think and know and the crazy stuff the Kremlin believes.
She decided to choose a drink not on the menu, presumably thinking she'd have a better chance of survival -
Episode 6 - The German Fox News with Minna Ålander.
In this episode Darth and I joined by Minna Ålander, an expert on both Finland and Germany as well as Arctic security. We talk about German relations with Russia, nuclear blackmail, how China is apparently an arctic nation, and Macron's recent statements about the war. Darth insisted that Minna decide between tea, sushi and perfume.
Katie: @kshmatsina
Minna: @minna_alander
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Episode 5 - Election Tension
In this Episode Darth and I talk about the election results and how it was a real cliffhanger. We talk a little about what this might mean in future and what the prospects are for Russia becoming a democracy (spoiler, not much). We recap some of the events this week aside from the voting theatre and then introduce the Patreon we're gonna be loading these future epsides to.
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Episode 4 - "The Darth Putin Guide to Master Strategy"
This episode is just Darth and I. We talk about Parody Putin's adress to the Duma, Medvedev's comrade Mao jacket with the buttons that can barely take the strain, and most of all, Darth's new book.
Follow me: @kshmatsina
There's also a Patreon: click here for more details.
Customer Reviews
Natalia Antonia episode was amazing!
Brilliant! Informative. Totally new take on Russia and toxic masculinity for me. One of the most informative Russia podcast episodes I have ever heard. Thank you!