World Events Episodes

Learn how security in the modern age is as much about resilience, literacy, and adaptability as it is about spies and soldiers. The battlefield is no longer somewhere else—it is embedded in the systems we rely on every day. Supporting links 1. The Changing Face of Conflict: What is Hybrid Warfare? [Global Security Review] 2. The War Has Already Started. We Just Don’t Call It One [YouTube] 3. Europe Is Already at War [United 24 Media] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: h...

Learn how the Catholic Church, under Pope Leo XIV's leadership, is positioning itself as a moral and ethical voice in the global conversation about artificial intelligence. Supporting links 1. Meet the Vatican’s AI mentor [POLITICO] 2. Pope Leo XIV and A.I. [PBS News] 3. Pope Leo XIII – Biography & Facts [Pope History] 4. Pope Leo XIII & the Meaning Behind the Name [Spiritual Wanderlust] 5. ...

Learn how the April 2025 blackout in Europe was not just a technical failure but a social x-ray. It revealed the fragility of systems we think are unbreakable. 1. Carrington Event [Wikipedia] 2. Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal [APNews] 3. Power Outages and Other Emergencies [Ready Gov] 4. 2025 Iberian Peninsula blackout [Wikipedia] 5. The Iberian Peninsula Blackout — Causes, Consequences [Baker Institute] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.t...

Show notes Learn how UN experts confirm famine in Gaza City as war, Israeli aid restrictions, and collapsed infrastructure push millions into Starvation and acute malnutrition. Supporting links 1. Tom Fletcher [YouTube] 2. Integrated Food Security Phase Classification [Wikipedia] 3. UN experts warn that over [UN Organization] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com Twitter at @RedPhantom ...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast The discussion of European nuclear autonomy represents a troubling inflection point in the post-Cold War order. It signals the potential unraveling of established security arrangements that, despite their imperfections, have prevented significant power conflict in Europe for decades. Supporting links 1. Can Europe defend itself against a nuclear-armed Russia? [The Harvard Gazette]] 2. France Conducts Poker-2025 Nuclear Exercise [Defense Express] 3. U...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast There's a bold geopolitical move happening. It’s Vladimir Putin's plan to reshape the world order with the BRICS Summit. 1. BRICS [Wikipedia] 2. What Is the BRICS Group and Why Is It Expanding? [Council on Foreign Relations] 3. BRICS: What is the group and which countries have joined? [BBC] 4. Q&A: The BRICS expansion and the global balance of power [MIT News] 5. G7 [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.tha...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Ukraine has become the epicenter of a new era in warfare, where the future of battle is being forged today via A.I. supporting links 1. Mykhailo Fedorov [website] 2. Alex Bornyakov [Zine] 3. Starlink [Wikipedia] 4. Clearview AI [Wikipedia] 5. Unit.City [TechUkraine] 6. Steve Blank [Wikipedia] 7. The Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation [Stanford] 8. Blockchain [website] Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @Red...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Today we talk about a future war that we’ll fight with a keyboard instead of a rifle. We'll peek into the forefront of technological innovation and its profound impact on modern warfare, in Ukraine. supporting links 1. Palantir: A New Age of Technology, Warfare, and Deterrence [YouTube] 2. The War in Ukraine Could Change Everything | Yuval Noah Harari [YouTube] 3. Can Big Data Save the World? [YouTube] 4. Palantir and Ukraine [YouTube] 5. MetaC...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast During the early morning of the allies D-Day landing on Normandy's beaches, a forgotten clash unfolded a battle fought by French paratroopers and resistance fighters, far from the spotlight. supporting links 1. D-Day and the Normandy Campaign [The National WWII Museum] 2. Breton Resistance Museum [Chemins de Memoire] 3. Operation Dingson [Wikipedia] 4. Operation Samwest [Wikipedia] 5. Saint-Marcel [Google Maps] Contact That's Life, I Swear ...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Change is coming to Europe, not to mention a far-right party takeover in Europe would impact US politics. supporting links 1. Marine Le Pen [Wikipedia] 2. Jordan Bardella [Wikipedia] 3. Who is 28-year-old far-right leader Jordan Bardella? [SkyNews] 4. Emmanuel Macron [Wikipedia] 5. France’s Macron bets big and stares down the far right [CNN] 6. 2024 France election [POLITICO] 7. A far-right surge upends national politics [CNN] 8. Jorda...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast A second Trump presidency would produce a “destabilizing shock wave” across Europe. “NATO is dead” as far as Donald Trump is concerned. supporting links 1. Europe prepares to stand alone as Trump returns [POLOTICO] 2. How to prepare for a Trump 2.0 scenario [DW] 3. Europe wants to Trump-proof in case of a second term [CNN] 4. Here's what happens if Trump wins in 2024 [YouTube] 5. Inviting the Dark Ages Across the Planet [YouTube] 6. How peop...

On April 2, 2024, several cars were driving to render aid with food for those in Gaza dealing with starvation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who described the attack on the convoy as unintentional, called the loss of innocent life as a “tragic case,” adding: “This happens in wartime.” supporting links 1. World Central Kitchen [website] 2. The World Central Kitchen Aid Workers Killed in Gaza [TIME Magazine] 3. Chef Jose Andres: Israel targeted his aid workers 'systematically, car by...

The U.S. never worried much about China’s submarines for decades. They were noisy and easy to track. Meanwhile, the Chinese military struggled to detect America’s ultra quiet submarines. Until now. supporting links 1. Can China Catch Up with U.S. Nuclear Submarine Tech? [YouTube] 2. The Race to Build Hypersonic Missiles [YouTube] 3. China Is Building a "Undersea Great Wall" To Take on America in a War [The National Interest] 4. China Might Have 415 Warships by 2030 [The National Inte...

Knowing Trump may get re-elected, gives European nations reason to confront the unsettling prospect of a potential Russian invasion within the next decade, and without the aid of the United States. supporting links 1. NATO [website] 2. NATO [Wikipedia] 3. Trump on NATO: Dangerous talk at a dangerous time [BBC] 4. ‘Enough to make Reagan ill': Trump’s NATO remarks under fire [Politico] 5. EU must defend Ukraine even if US reduces military support, Macron says [The Guardian] 6. RU...

Radio Free Europe was created in 1949. It represents a commitment to promoting democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression. Its mission is fact-based journalism by local reporters in local languages. That’s only a part of its story. You see it was once part of the C.I.A. supporting links 1. RFE/RL [Website] 2. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [Wikipedia] 3. The History Of RFE/RL [Website/Presson] 4. Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty: The CIA Years and Beyond [Amazon] 5. CI...

The year 2022 ended with the Ukraine War still ongoing. It was a war started by Putin to reestablish the Russian empire that once was. As we start 2023, we’re facing a similar dictator’s dream. I’m talking about China wanting Taiwan. China says there are "profound historical and cultural ties" with Taiwan, which dates back to at least 230 AD. Let there be no doubt, for China, it's an "indisputable fact" that Taiwan is part of China. supporting links 1. Eye of the storm: Taiwan at the centre o...

This is a follow up to last week’s episode of Snake Island, a year later. In our last episode, I shared how 80 Ukrainian soldiers occupied Snake Island. Their mission was to protect the island from the Russian takeover. The odds were stacked against them, but Captain Hodsky and his team saw it only one way, defend, and if required, die defending to the last man. supporting links 1. 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine [Wikipedia] 2. Why did Russia invade Ukraine and has Putin's war failed? [BB...

On February 24, 2022, two days from now, Russian forces approached a tiny Black Sea outpost, demanding its Ukrainian defenders surrender or die. The response caught the Russians off guard, and the message became a symbol of resistance around the world. supporting links 1. 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine [Wikipedia] 2. Why did Russia invade Ukraine and has Putin's war failed? [BBC] 3. The Strategic Importance Of Snake Island In Past And Present [EurasiaReview] 4. Russian patrol ship ...

On Feb. 24th of this year, Russia started its special operations war with Ukraine. As the war unfolded, Putin soon learned he had miscalculated the strong resistance of the Ukraine people. Another miscalculation was what the war was amplifying even more, and that was taking the current global food crisis has gone from worse to a pending nightmare for many. Supporting links 1. 5 Key Takeaways From Report Warning of ‘Hurricane of Hunger’ [Global Citizen] 2. Ukraine War Pushing Millions to St...