The Political Cycle

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The Political Cycle

The Political Cycle is a weekly show that looks at the similarities and differences in global politics. Our hosts – based out of the US, UK and India – are joined by top political journalists and researchers from around the world to cross-pollinate and cross-examine different political cultures and systems. Join Emily Tamkin, Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton as they explore three very different, but interlocking, political systems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 13 HR. AGO

    Russian Repercussion: how effective has Moscow been in influencing world events?

    Recent events in Georgia and Romania have exposed, once again, the influence that Russia still exerts on the world. But while it's clear that Moscow wants Russia to be a major player on the world stage (once again), it's not entirely apparent how it expects to operate in this multipolar world. Are other superpowers willing to let Vladimir Putin meddle in democracy or will interference – as is the case in Romania – lead to the disintegration of confidence in the popular vote? Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat discuss. Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hundreds-arrests-mysterious-beatings-georgia-cracks-down-pro-eu-protests-2024-12-11/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2yl2zxrq1ohttps://vsquare.org/hungary-spying-eu-olaf-corruption-viktor-orban-intelligence/https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/48/general-elections-2024/oligarchisation-indias-democracy.html?check_logged_in=1 Subscribe below to our contributors' Substacks: ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)India Inside Out by Rohan VenkatDividing Lines by Tom Hamilton The Political Tricycle is a Podot podcast. It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat. Executive Producer: Nick Hilton. For sales and advertising, email nick@podotpods.com To watch a video version of the show, go to COOLER.NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  2. DEC 4

    K-Popped: how did South Korea descend into crisis?

    Overnight on Tuesday, South Korea descended into crisis. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, which opposition leaders called "insurrection". Within a day, the threat of martial law was over, but President Yoon is now facing impeachment. How did things go so wrong, so quickly? Joining Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat is Steven Denney, a professor of Korean Studies at Leiden University. They discuss the situation on the Asian peninsula, as well as parallels around the world. Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode: https://www.ft.com/content/88525828-50fc-4b32-b929-58f742c99d72https://thedigradio.com/Thawra/https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2258082 https://doi.org/10.1177/00104140231178724  Subscribe below to our contributors' Substacks: ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)India Inside Out by Rohan VenkatDividing Lines by Tom Hamilton The Political Tricycle is a Podot podcast. It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat. Executive Producer: Nick Hilton. For sales and advertising, email nick@podotpods.com To watch a video version of the show, go to COOLER.NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  3. NOV 28

    Big Farmer: how is the farming lobby impacting politics in India and the UK?

    In the UK, Rachel Reeves' first budget has led to significant unhappiness within the farming community, with thousands of farmers (and supporters like Jeremy Clarkson) marching on Downing Street. Is this just a matter of tax fairness or is Reeves jeopardising food security in an already precarious industry? Tom Hamilton gives the view from London and, with Emily Tamkin away for Thanksgiving, Rohan Venkat probes the situation and discusses how India has a long history of farmers proving an influential political caucus. Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/27/britain-farming-family-farm-inheritance-taxhttps://article-14.com/post/how-the-costs-of-the-adani-bribery-scandal-will-be-borne-by-india-s-electricity-consumers-may-increase-power-cuts--6741c1d1d3a18 Subscribe below to our contributors' Substacks: ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)India Inside Out by Rohan VenkatDividing Lines by Tom Hamilton The Political Tricycle is a Podot podcast. It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat. Executive Producer: Nick Hilton. For sales and advertising, email nick@podotpods.com To watch a video version of the show, go to COOLER.NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  4. NOV 21

    Undue Process: are international governments ignoring the courts?

    In India, the Supreme Court ruled that "bulldozer justice" is illegal – forcing the BJP to come to terms with a flailing justice system. But it's not just India that is struggling with the question of due process: in the US, following the re-election of Donald Trump, people are gearing up for the controversial ignition of a mass deportation programme, and in the UK the courts system continues to struggle with horrific backlogs. As ever, Rohan Venkat, Tom Hamilton and Emily Tamkin discuss. Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode: https://denisebaron.substack.com/p/why-it-hurts-so-muchhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/trump-deportations-chinese-nationals-campaign-promise-rcna180212https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/inside-bengalurus-kannadiga-vs-outsider-divide Subscribe below to our contributors' Substacks: ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)India Inside Out by Rohan VenkatDividing Lines by Tom Hamilton The Political Tricycle is a Podot podcast. It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat. Executive Producer: Nick Hilton. For sales and advertising, email nick@podotpods.com To watch a video version of the show, go to COOLER.NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  5. NOV 13

    Re-election Revelations: what can Modi's reinvention teach ups about Trump 2.0?

    Politicians and political movements are constantly reinventing themselves, and few have done it as effectively as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2019, Modi's BJP came to power with more hard-line, anti-minority rhetoric, which, in some ways, mirrors the campaign run by Donald Trump in returning to the White House. Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat discuss how these two leaders have managed the process of evolving their messaging and delivering triumphant restorations. Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode: https://x.com/MahuaMoitraFans/status/1797955257298825310https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2024-11-11/ty-article/.premium/why-american-jews-didnt-join-the-trump-wave/00000193-1a95-de99-a9bb-dbb599ea0000https://x.com/sharmasupriya/status/1855819290026319904 Subscribe below to our contributors' Substacks: ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)India Inside Out by Rohan VenkatDividing Lines by Tom Hamilton The Political Tricycle is a Podot podcast. It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat. Executive Producer: Nick Hilton. For sales and advertising, email nick@podotpods.com To watch a video version of the show, go to COOLER.NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min

  6. NOV 8

    The Shock Heard Around the World: how did Donald Trump win back the White House?

    Donald Trump will be the next US President. From Washington, Emily Tamkin reflects on an election that felt like a shock to the system – even if the result is not wildly different to what we anticipated at the start of the year. So, what happened? And where did the Democrats' campaign to prevent Trump 2.0 go astray? From Cairo and London, Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton give the international perspective on how Trump's return will impact geopolitics and macroeconomics, not to mention the fragile state of democracies. Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/modis-second-term-could-be-catastrophic/604159/https://www.ft.com/content/e8ac09ea-c300-4249-af7d-109003afb893https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/dearborn-michigan-trump-arab-voters.htmlhttps://forward.com/opinion/672031/trump-reelection-american-jews/https://www.criterionchannel.com/no-end Subscribe below to our contributors' Substacks: ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)India Inside Out by Rohan VenkatDividing Lines by Tom Hamilton The Political Tricycle is a Podot podcast. It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat. Executive Producer: Nick Hilton. For sales and advertising, email nick@podotpods.com To watch a video version of the show, go to COOLER.NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  7. NOV 1

    The Election Will Be Televised: our pop culture picks for your election fever!

    Everyone is talking about who will the US election. Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? That's the question on everyone's lips, which is why we, at The Political Cycle, decided to take our lips out of the equation for a week and offer something a little different. Here are our pop cultural picks – films, TV shows, even a song or two – to get you election ready and distract you from the nightmare possibilities that the Presidential race is throwing up. Here are the picks from this episode: Emily's picks The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Death of Stalin Veep In the Loop "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" by Woody Guthrie Tom's picks "Things Can Only Get Better" by D:Ream The Thick of It Spitting Image Rohan's picks Newton Rang De Basanti  Iruvar Subscribe below to our contributors' Substacks: ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)India Inside Out by Rohan VenkatDividing Lines by Tom Hamilton The Political Tricycle is a Podot podcast. It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat. Executive Producer: Nick Hilton. For sales and advertising, email nick@podotpods.com To watch a video version of the show, go to COOLER.NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  8. OCT 22

    Vote for Women: are gender and reproductive rights on the ballot paper in the US?

    Issues surrounding women and, in particular, reproductive rights have become a big issue in the US Presidential Election. With just a couple of weeks left until polling day, the Political Cyclists gather to discuss the impact this is having on the race, and are joined by Kelly Weil, a writer and author of the MomLeft newsletter. As Emily Tamkin and Kelly discuss the natalist movement, the comments of JD Vance and the lack of provision of affordable childcare, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat add the international perspective from around the political cycle. You can now subscribe to the PREMIUM version of The Political Cycle on Hubwave: tricycle.hubwave.net Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode: https://www.momleft.com/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tim-walz-progressive-values-moderate-politics.htmlhttps://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/10/17/harris-campaign-strategy-men-00184062https://time.com/collection/time100-voices/7094467/ai-jen-poo-kamala-harris-care-economy/https://www.ft.com/content/6972e1c4-71db-413e-ae6d-015b25e3cab2 Subscribe below to our contributors' Substacks: ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)India Inside Out by Rohan VenkatDividing Lines by Tom Hamilton The Political Tricycle is a Podot podcast. It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat. Executive Producer: Nick Hilton. For sales and advertising, email nick@podotpods.com To watch a video version of the show, go to COOLER.NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
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The Political Cycle is a weekly show that looks at the similarities and differences in global politics. Our hosts – based out of the US, UK and India – are joined by top political journalists and researchers from around the world to cross-pollinate and cross-examine different political cultures and systems. Join Emily Tamkin, Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton as they explore three very different, but interlocking, political systems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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