MaxMarten Chats

BearSlayer Media

Where truth has no sponsor and history never sleeps.From the Baltic winds to the red dust of Australia, Max Marten brings fire, wit, and unfiltered analysis to the global conversation. A first-generation Australian-Latvian with a lifetime of inherited memory from the Soviet shadow, Max tears apart propaganda, challenges power, and exposes how old tyrannies evolve under new flags. Each episode blends history, geopolitics, and hard commentary — from the frontlines of Ukraine to the backrooms of Western politics — revealing the patterns of fear, corruption, and courage that shape our world. No corporate talking points. No algorithmic obedience. Just one voice, forged in two worlds, asking the questions others won’t. 🎙️ Unfiltered. Unafraid. Unbought.Subscribe, listen, and join the conversation on The 5th Estate. — because silence is the last victory of every tyrant. I'm Max Marten & You're Not! Be Glad About That, You Don't Want to Be in My Head! You Can Find Max on: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats Substack https://substack.com/@maxmarten LinkedIn Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/max-marten/ Facebook (profile) https://www.facebook.com/max.marten.384516/ Facebook (page) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584669347876 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aussiemaxmarten/ Bluesky @maxmarten.bsky.social Threads https://www.threads.com/@aussiemaxmarten X https://x.com/AussieMaxMarten TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@aussiemaxmarten?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Own-Significance-207/ Pinterest https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten Telegram https://t.me/MaxMartenChats Mastodon https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. #4 Peace Talks as Warfare

    4 JAN

    #4 Peace Talks as Warfare

    #TRUMPzwela has just happened, Max will watch for a few days and then weigh in. for now there's No Peace on Offer: Ukraine, Russia, and the Lie of Negotiated Peace In this episode of Max Marten Chats, Max examines why peace talks with Russia so often fail, and why the idea that the war in Ukraine can be ended by compromise alone is not just wrong, but dangerous. Drawing on history, doctrine, and current events, this episode explores how Russian diplomacy has long served as an extension of warfare rather than a path to resolution. From Chechnya and Georgia to Crimea, Donbas, and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, negotiations have repeatedly been used to legitimise territorial conquest, buy time for rearmament, and fracture Western unity. He analyses President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s New Year’s address, including the critical ‘final 10 percent’ the headlines more or less ignored: security guarantees, enforcement, deterrence, and accountability. Why do ceasefires without consequences not create peace? - Because they create pauses. And why do security guarantees collapse when Western leaders believe Kremlin narratives over verified reality? This episode also examines a major leadership shift in Ukraine. The fall of Andriy Yermak, the optics problem it created for Western allies, and the appointment of Kyrylo Budanov, former head of Ukrainian military intelligence, into a senior role within Zelenskyy’s presidential apparatus. What does this signal to allies? What does it say about Ukraine’s strategic posture? And can an intelligence chief built for secrecy succeed in a highly public diplomatic role? From sanctions and economic pressure to Baltic historical memory of Soviet occupation and mass deportations, this is a clear-eyed assessment of why real peace is enforced, not wished into existence. This episode isn't about pessimism. - It’s about deterrence, history, and reality. There is no peace on offer. Only a pause on Russia’s terms. And without disbelief, verification, and consequences, pauses don’t end wars. They prepare the next one. Reach out to Max here: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats   Substack https://substack.com/@maxmarten   Linkedin Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/max-marten/   Facebook (profile) https://www.facebook.com/max.marten.384516/   Facebook (page) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584669347876   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aussiemaxmarten/   Bluesky @maxmarten.bsky.social   Threads https://www.threads.com/@aussiemaxmarten   X https://x.com/AussieMaxMarten   TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@aussiemaxmarten?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc   Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Own-Significance-207/   Pinterest https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten   Telegram https://t.me/MaxMartenChats   Mastodon https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info. 🎙️ Unfiltered. Unafraid. Unbought.Subscribe, listen, and join the conversation on Max Marten Chats — because silence is the last victory of every tyrant. Thirty minutes. One issue. No spin. I'm Max Marten & You're Not! Be Glad About That, You Don't Want to Be in My Head!Find Max on: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats Stay loud. Stay awake. Stay dangerous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  2. #3 ...After Christmas

    29/12/2025

    #3 ...After Christmas

    When the World Stole a Survival Song We like to pretend art is harmless. Decorative. Seasonal. Something to hum while shopping or to soundtrack a family movie night. That illusion collapses the moment you understand where Shchedryk came from. In this episode of Max Marten Chats, Max dismantles the comforting myth surrounding Carol of the Bells and exposes it for what it really is: a Ukrainian survival song, born under existential threat, repackaged by the West into festive background noise while the culture that created it was repeatedly erased, invaded, and silenced. This isn't a Christmas episode. Christmas is already over. And once again, the message risks being lost. Shchedryk wasn't written for celebration. It was written to survive winter, hunger, empire, and extinction. Its relentless four-note insistence was never meant to soothe; it was meant to demand an answer from a world that preferred not to look too closely. Max traces the song’s journey from ancient Ukrainian New Year ritual, through Mykola Leontovych’s quiet cultural resistance, to its weaponisation as cultural diplomacy after World War I and finally to its transformation into an Americanised carol stripped of Ukraine, agriculture, gratitude, and urgency. Along the way, this episode asks uncomfortable questions: What happens when global popularity doesn’t protect a culture, but replaces it?When repetition without context becomes a form of erasure?When art survives, but the nation behind it is treated as expendable? As Ukraine fights once again for its existence, this episode argues that listening is no longer neutral, and that remembering correctly is a political act. This isn't nostalgia. IT'S RECOGNITION If you’ve ever heard Carol of the Bells, you’ve already heard Ukraine asking to be seen. The question is whether you were taught to listen. That’s it for this episode... I’m Max Marten. You’re not. You can be thankful for that.Stay Loud. Stay Awake. And keep demanding truth from the System. Referenced performances and materials: https://dievturi.lv/app/#/english - Max's faith - Dievturība (Latvian 'neo pagan' belief system) https://youtu.be/x3YO0a2I4CU?si=WjkVJ5z6tP3BUJUL - Carol of the Bells, St Olaf Choir. https://youtu.be/4OUJLYLtqSs?si=1wbBcu_2WPW7GJo5 - Carol of the Bells – André Rieu, Anna Reker & 400 Brass Players St Olaf Version Copyright Credit:Music: Mykola Leontovych, arr. Peter J. WilhouskyWords: Peter J. Wilhousky© 1936 Carl Fischer, Inc.🎙️ Unfiltered. Unafraid. Unbought.Subscribe, listen, and join the conversation on Max Marten Chats — because silence is the last victory of every tyrant. Thirty minutes. One issue. No spin. I'm Max Marten & You're Not! Be Glad About That, You Don't Want to Be in My Head!Find Max on: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats Stay loud. Stay awake. Stay dangerous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
  3. #2 SILENCE IS NOT NEUTRAL

    25/12/2025

    #2 SILENCE IS NOT NEUTRAL

    In this episode of Max Marten Chats, journalist and commentator Max Marten examines how silence operates as the oldest and most effective form of corruption in Australia, with a particular focus on South Australia’s history of institutional failure, unsolved crimes, and suppressed accountability. From unanswered criminal cases to political and policing systems that reward discretion over truth, this episode explores how politeness, process, and enforced patience have been used to protect power and exhaust the public. Max draws on lived experience, investigative journalism, and the ongoing realities examined in projects like the True Crime Podcast - Sleepers to show that silence isn’t accidental, it’s engineered. This episode isn’t a true crime recap, nor is it speculative commentary. It’s an investigative, editorial examination of how public trust erodes when institutions avoid scrutiny, silence witnesses, and discourage questions. Max Marten Chats is an independent current affairs and investigative podcast that responds to events as they happen. Episodes are unscheduled, editorial by design, and focused on corruption, accountability, policing failures, civic responsibility, and the long-term consequences of institutional silence. If you’re searching for an investigative podcast with an Australian flavour that goes beyond headlines and refuses safe commentary, this is where your conversation begins. Check out SLEEPERS here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6bgiVl5KgPh7PO5rbMatDx?si=249ae296ecaa44e6 Reach out to Max here: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats   Substack https://substack.com/@maxmarten   Linkedin Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/max-marten/   Facbook (profile) https://www.facebook.com/max.marten.384516/   Facebook (page) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584669347876   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aussiemaxmarten/   Bluesky @maxmarten.bsky.social   Threads https://www.threads.com/@aussiemaxmarten   X https://x.com/AussieMaxMarten   TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@aussiemaxmarten?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc   Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Own-Significance-207/   Pinterest https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten   Telegram https://t.me/MaxMartenChats   Mastodon https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten 🎙️ Unfiltered. Unafraid. Unbought.Subscribe, listen, and join the conversation on Max Marten Chats — because silence is the last victory of every tyrant. Thirty minutes. One issue. No spin. I'm Max Marten & You're Not! Be Glad About That, You Don't Want to Be in My Head!Find Max on: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats Stay loud. Stay awake. Stay dangerous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min
  4. #1 A Bondi Christmas

    16/12/2025

    #1 A Bondi Christmas

    This wasn’t meant to be Episode One. But Bondi happened, and when events rupture public life, you don’t stick to a run sheet. You respond. In the launch episode of Max Marten Chats, Max Marten examines the Bondi attack through a disciplined fusion of credible left- and right-leaning media coverage, cutting through slogans, panic, and political avoidance to ask the question Australia keeps dodging: What happens when governments fail to teach what it actually means to live together in this country? ·     This isn’t a rush to blame. ·     It isn’t an excuse for silence. ·     And it isn’t a debate about faith. It is a forensic, emotionally grounded analysis of violence, belief, public safety, and the long-term consequences of outsourcing social cohesion to hope. Drawing on journalism, cultural analysis, and lived experience, Max argues that multiculturalism without structure collapses, enforcement without belonging radicalises, and silence without accountability corrodes. This podcast won’t always arrive in neat numerical order. It won’t wait for permission. And it will respond when the country needs an honest conversation. This is Max Marten Chats - unscheduled, unflinching, and unwilling to look away. #Australia, #Bondi, #PublicSafety, #Immigration, #SocialCohesion, #PoliticalAccountability, #Journalism, #CurrentAffairs 🎙️ Unfiltered. Unafraid. Unbought.Subscribe, listen, and join the conversation on Max Marten Chats — because silence is the last victory of every tyrant. Thirty minutes. One issue. No spin. I'm Max Marten & You're Not! Be Glad About That, You Don't Want to Be in My Head!Find Max on: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats Stay loud. Stay awake. Stay dangerous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 min
  • 4 Episodes

About

Where truth has no sponsor and history never sleeps.From the Baltic winds to the red dust of Australia, Max Marten brings fire, wit, and unfiltered analysis to the global conversation. A first-generation Australian-Latvian with a lifetime of inherited memory from the Soviet shadow, Max tears apart propaganda, challenges power, and exposes how old tyrannies evolve under new flags. Each episode blends history, geopolitics, and hard commentary — from the frontlines of Ukraine to the backrooms of Western politics — revealing the patterns of fear, corruption, and courage that shape our world. No corporate talking points. No algorithmic obedience. Just one voice, forged in two worlds, asking the questions others won’t. 🎙️ Unfiltered. Unafraid. Unbought.Subscribe, listen, and join the conversation on The 5th Estate. — because silence is the last victory of every tyrant. I'm Max Marten & You're Not! Be Glad About That, You Don't Want to Be in My Head! You Can Find Max on: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats Substack https://substack.com/@maxmarten LinkedIn Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/max-marten/ Facebook (profile) https://www.facebook.com/max.marten.384516/ Facebook (page) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584669347876 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aussiemaxmarten/ Bluesky @maxmarten.bsky.social Threads https://www.threads.com/@aussiemaxmarten X https://x.com/AussieMaxMarten TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@aussiemaxmarten?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Own-Significance-207/ Pinterest https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten Telegram https://t.me/MaxMartenChats Mastodon https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    BearSlayer Media
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © BearSlayer Media
  • Show Website
    MaxMarten Chats