Silicon Curtain
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A podcast about propaganda, digital disinformation, politics, corruption, hybrid warfare, weaponised conspiracy theories, social echo chambers and digital dystopias.
1984, Authoritarian, Autocracy, Autocrat, Big Brother, Brainwashing, Cold war, Cold war propaganda, Communism, Conflict, Conspiracy theories, Control, Cults, Cyber warfare, Deception, Dictator, Dictatorship, Digital dystopia, Digital media, Disinformation, Echo chambers, Economic sanctions, Fascist, Fake news, Foreign correspondents, Foreign policy, Fossil fuel sanctions, George Orwell, History, Hybrid warfare, Industrial disinfo
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 1047
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
726. Operator Starsky - Invasion of the Toilet Snatchers - Why Envy Drives Russian Theft and Aggression
Today I’m speaking with Operator Starsky, a former Ukrainian National Guardian, blogger, and inspiration for everyone who is following the war, and supporting a Ukrainian victory. He has created one …
724. Konstantin Samoilov - Trump Admits that "Putin Only Wants to Wage War" Not Find Peace
Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose chann…
712. Olena Hrazhdan - The Economics of War and Resilience in Ukraine and Using the Frozen Russian Assets.
Olena Hrazhdan is a business journalist specializing in finance, macroeconomics, retail market and policy making.----------LINKS:https://www.kyivpost.com/authors/1062https://www.linkedin.com/in/olena…
Silicon Curtain #144 - Russians Just "Don't Care" About the War - Radical Lack of Empathy is Issue
Edition No144 | 20-05-2025 - Journalist Ekaterina Barabash apparently escaped from house arrest, and fled Russia in May 2025. Russian film critic and journalist Ekaterina Barabash has penned an extra…
Silicon Bites #143 - Putin's Next Phase of Peace Negotiations - Threat, Intimidation and Mass Murder
Edition No143 | 18-05-2025 - Ukraine’s military intelligence HUR reports it has information indicating Russia intends to conduct a training launch of an RS-24 "Yars" intercontinental ballistic missil…
695. Howard Amos - Where Russia Begins in a Country that Fails to Understand Where it's Territory Ends
Howard Amos is a writer and journalist, who has been published by outlets including The Guardian, Newsweek, Foreign Policy, The Associated Press and The New Republic. Raised in London, he spent a yea…
706. Kateryna Zarembo - Ukraine’s Sun is Ascending as the Imperial Militarism of Moscow Burns Itself Out.
Kateryna Zarembo is a researcher, lecturer, translator, and author who has long combined academic, literary, and policy work. Since August 2024, she has also served as a volunteer combat medic with t…
Silicon Bites #142 - Peace is not Peace for Putin, Meaning he is Unlikely to Turn up for Peace Talks
Edition No142 | 14-05-2025 - Why did Putin suddenly seem so desperate for direct peace talks with Ukraine, when he’s been avoiding the optics and consequences of such a meeting for more than three ye…
702. Alexandra Chyczij and Lubomyr Luciuk - Moscow Imperialists Celebrate Defeat of Nazis Without Irony
Alexandra Chyczij is President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and is a Ukrainian Canadian community leader and advocate for human and civil rights, the rule of law, and righting historical injust…
Silicon Bites #142 - Peace is not Peace for Putin, Meaning he is Unlikely to Turn up for Peace Talks
Edition No142 | 14-05-2025 - Why did Putin suddenly seem so desperate for direct peace talks with Ukraine, when he’s been avoiding the optics and consequences of such a meeting for more than three ye…
703. Aaron Gasch Burnett and Bill Browder - We Must Choke Off Funds to Putin's War Economy to End the War
Aaron Gasch Burnett is a German Canadian political analyst, news journalist, communications strategist, and expert on German politics with over a decade of experience based in Berlin and over 15 year…
697. Yuri Rashkin - We're Not Nearly Scared Enough of Monsters Gathering in the Dark - Autocrats, Tyrants
Yuri Rashkin is an educator, presenter, musician, court interpreter, news analyst, and host of the Rashkin Report on YouTube. He is becoming better known in the community and his content appreciated …
701. Hugh Eaton - Defence Review in UK Needs to Assume Rapidly Evolving Tech and Crisis is the New Normal
Hugh Eaton OBE, MA, VR, is a Defence, Security and Digital Transformation expert, with experience across strategy, organizational design and leadership. Hugh Eaton is an Expert Adviser to Boston Cons…
Silicon Bites #141 - Putin's Victory Day in Moscow was a Triumphal Celebration of War and Aggression
Edition No141 | 10-05-2025 - World leaders attending the military parade in Moscow to mark the end of the second world war bring shame on themselves and their countries. This is what Donald Tusk of P…
686. Alexey Kurayev - Europe is Next Warns a Serving Member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Patriot.
Your support is massively appreciated! SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon CurtainNEXT EVENTS - LVIV, KYIV AND ODESA THIS …
Silicon Bites #140 - Rumours Swirl on Telegram of Failed Assassination Plot and Threat to Putin
Edition No140 | 09-05-2025 - Brace yourselves for an extraordinary piece of speculation. A friend alerted me to rumours swirling around Moscow of another potential threat to the life of Vladimir Vlad…
700. Keir Giles - How Seriously Should we Take the Russian Missile Threat to UK's Defence and Security?
By subjugating Ukraine, he hopes to reassert Russia’s status as a great power, discourage other neighbours from pivoting west, and distract from domestic issues through nationalist fervour. Ultimatel…
698. Konstantin Samoilov - Bank and Airline Collapses Suggest Economic Crisis in Russian
Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose chann…
Silicon Bites #139 - 'The Main Bastards' - UK Prepares for Major Military Confrontation with Russia.
Edition No138 | 04-05-2025 - Russia was formally declared a national security threat to the UK last month. After Litvinenko, Skripal, the invasions of Georgia, Crimea, Donbas and then Ukraine full-sc…
696. Alexander Khara - Possession of Crimea is Still Key to Victory and Peace for Ukraine and the Region.
Alexander Khara is CEO at CDS – The Centre for Defence Strategies. He is a Ukrainian / Greek native of Donetsk. A former diplomat/ proponent of Europe Whole and Free and at Peace with Ukraine, Belaru…