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Pavel Coruț was a member of a counter-espionage unit. Then, after the fall of the communist regime in Romania, he started writing spy novels, blurring the line between fact and fiction and introducing a series of conspiracy theories into the public discourse regarding the country's recent past. At the same time, Romanians' appetite for all things religious, spiritual and esoteric was growing at a steady pace. Sensing an opportunity, other former secret service members re-branded themselves as spiritual healers and conspiracy peddlers, becoming key players within the emerging conspirituality movement. 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕤: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/15/russia-kgb-psychic-oleg-kashin https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/19/archives/emigre-tells-of-research-in-soviet-in-parapsychology-for-military.html https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09668130802630870 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nationalistic-spy-novels-strike-chord-in-romania-1506123.html Use a translation tool for the following Romanian-language sources: https://www.scena9.ro/article/niste-bubuli https://www.scena9.ro/article/pavel-corut-conspiratie-biografie https://www.scena9.ro/article/pavel-corut-conspiratii-securitate-carti 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔: Music: Rainy Dusk Groove [Full version] by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/11861-rainy-dusk-groove-full-version Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Inspiring Noir Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8785-inspiring-noir-piano-waltz Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: The Big Adventure by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/431-the-big-adventure Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Foreign Worlds by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10862-foreign-worlds Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

What is conservation financing? And do rich people really care about the environment? We'll explore the story of James Goldsmith, hostile takeover baron who was among the first promoters of the idea of debt-for-nature swaps. Would the face-eating leopard play nice outside the world of business or is nature just business as usual?
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Nicolae Malaxa was the quintessential Romanian robber baron: building his fortune by securing lucrative deals with the state, schmoozing with royalty and fascists alike. Heck, he even took his chance for a few years behind the Iron Curtain, bribing Romanian Communist Party officials. And then, he went to America!
Diana and Eliza discuss all the man's shenanigans and how he has benefited from a significant reputation laundering within the current discourse in Romania.
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The news continues to be bad and so, Diana and Irina revisit an old favorite to help them ward off cynicism, hopelessness and a general sense of doom about the future. Re-reading Terry Pratchett's Guards!Guards!, they talk about the horrors we let enter our world, the terrible people we allow into power and how we need to still hope that despite all that, we can still improve society (somewhat).
Illustrations by Paul Kidby and David Wyatt (Discworld Emporium)
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The gap in our knowledge about nutrition might surprise many, especially those who think that their 'common sense' intuitions or prejudices are enough evidence to base their judgements on. Irina and Diana discuss misconceptions regarding weight loss, what it means to be healthy and the difficulties in conducting research into nutritional science.
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Diana and Irina have a bit of a venting session regarding people who can't seem to mind their own business. Also, those that are unable to understand the different impact of bad takes 'it's just my opinion, man!' in private versus in the public sphere.
A critique of body-shaming, fake feminism and general shitty behavior. As always, with a Romanian twist.
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