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“News from a Boring Dystopia” is an international relations and geopolitical podcast trying to bring a little light into this darkest timeline! Each week panelists enter into discussion about the international current events topics of the week.
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Episode 18: Socialism and the Rise of Anarcho-Bidenism
Today's episode marks a change to a more serious tone where we discuss the global threat of socialism imposed by the Biden Administration. Today's guest Jack discusses his involvement in socialist activism and gives his policy solutions to America's myriad of problems. Bruno points out parallels with socialism's stigma in Brazil. Antonio finds great use of a free to use trap remix he found online several months ago.
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Episode 17: The Greko-Turkish Situation Part II
In today's episode we give the other side of the story with regards to episode 15. Joining us is Ozgur who is an International Relations scholar and expert on Turkey. We discuss parallels with regards to authoritarianism, immigration, and desperation. Antonio attempts a variety of Turkey centric puns and dad jokes.
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Episode 16: K-pop and Korea's rising soft power
In today's episode we discuss the geopolitical impact of K-pop music. Joining us is guest Teddy Son who is a Korean journalist. We discuss the role of government in K-pop, how the fans of this music may vary across the globe, and we discuss how this music is challenging western beauty standards and notions of gender roles. Should K-pop stars wearing dreadlocks be cancelled? Find out today!
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Episode 15: The Greko-Turkish Situation Part I
Happy New Year! Today we come back from a small holiday hiatus with guest Xenofon Kalogeropoulos, a historian and current master's student at the London School of Economics. We recorded this episode on the 15th of November discussing the situation in the Greko Turkish border and the foreign relations of Turkey focusing on her relationships with Greece and the EU. Find Xenofon on instagram at @foreignvoice. Follow us on Instagram @fromboring.dystopia and on Twitter @FromBoring.
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Episode 14: The New Cold War: Iran and Saudi Arabia
We discuss the ongoing conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia. We explain how the US is involved in the conflict and how special interests in Saudi Arabia may have vested interests in a bad relationship between the US and Iran. Special guest @shahedghoreishi on Twitter.
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Episode 13: Cybersecurity, the Future of International Security in a Hyperconnected World
Vik is an American engineer, expert in cybersecurity. Devin is his friend and of similar qualifications. We discuss the importance of cybersecurity from the perspective of IR conflict. We discuss China's technological threat, surveillance, and much more.
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