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
Mariia Kravchenko- Revolutions in Ukraine and the Struggle with Russia Empire over Historical Memory
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not just about territory and resources, though they play a part. It’s also a struggle to control historical memory. Russia seeks to simplify history writing, teachin…
Ksenia Turkova - Russia Propaganda Myths and Suppression of Ukrainian Language, Culture and Identity
Putin expected Ukraine to roll over in days when he launched the full-scale war in February 2022. But this was a tragic misreading of the Ukraine people, because they were prepared to fight for the…
Anders Åslund - Russia's Lurch to Stalinist Repression and the Risks of a Frozen Conflict in Ukraine
Today I’m speaking with Anders Åslund, and it’s something of a milestone for the channel. I interviewed Anders over 7 months ago, and he was the first guest on the Podcast. Having now done more tha…
David H. Ucko - Infiltration, Ideation and the Subversion of Democracy. Threat of Insurgency in USA?
Putin was moulded in the KGB, weaned on espionage, counterintelligence, Active Measures, insurgency, and counter insurgency. It is no wonder that his world view oozes paranoia, and that he has no b…
Alina Poliakova - Reporting the Unimaginable Scale of Russia's Human Losses in Putin's Pointless War
Never has it been more important to get accurate and unbiased information. Especially in time of war, and when information has been weaponised by Russian propaganda, amplified through Social Media …
Anders Puck Nielsen - How fragile will Russia’s autocratic, propaganda-controlled system actually be after a major humiliation on the battlefield?
The last 6 months or so has seen a vicious war of attrition unfold in towns like Ugledar, Soledar and Bakhmut. But this should not be interpreted as a stalemate, as those struggles seems to have degr…
Volodymyr Yermolenko - Putin’s Tyranny and Violence have Accelerated Evolution of Ukrainian Identity
Perhaps the most perverse Russian invasion narrative, is that Ukraine is not old, and is not distinct from Russia in any case. But Ukraine is not just a footnote to Russian imperial history. As a n…
Maria Shuvalova - Literature was a Key Tool for Soviet Propaganda, as it also is for Russia Today.
Even for avid supporters of Ukraine, like me, Ukrainian literature remains and undiscovered country. Today I’m speaking with Maria Shuvalova who can guide on a journey of discovery, to engage with …
Ryan McBeth - Modern, Sophisticated Weapons Key to the Success of Ukraine’s Spring Counter-offensive
NATO members and other western countries have stepped up the supply of weapons to Ukraine. The UK pledged 14 Challenger 2 tanks, the US 31 Abrams tanks, and Germany dispatched 14 Leopard 2 tanks, w…
Yana Rudenko - One of the most Vocal and Effective Voices Telling the Truth about Russian Aggression
There are many strong voices supporting Ukraine, and many Ukrainians that are active in supporting and promoting it’s cause throughout the west. Few are more vocal and effective than Yana Rudenko, an…
Olga Solovyeva - Tech Companies can’t Ignore their Responsibilities to Support Democratic Resilience
Until February 2022, the war in Ukraine could be dismissed by some as a “quarrel in a faraway country, between people of whom we know nothing”, especially if they had been influenced by aggressive …
Owen Matthews - The regime Putin has turned distinctly carnivorous in 2023, and that process ratcheted up by degrees after massive protests gripped the streets in 2012
Before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, before the invasion of Crimea in 2014, before the Bolotnaya protests of 2012, Russia was living through so-called ‘vegetarian’ times. But the regime…
Silicon Bites - The Challenges and Problems of Alexei Navalny and the Russian Liberal Opposition
Edition No7 | 17-03-2023 Opposition Divisions - the Challenges Facing Alexei Navalny and the Russian Opposition ~~~~~ FEATURED ARTICLES: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/20/navalny-sets-out-15…
Yuliia Dukach - Aggressive Info Warfare still Threatens Democratic Institutions and Social Stability
Russian Disinformation is relentless. Like floodwaters it envelops all low-lying and unprotected things and when it recedes, leaves them coated with a filthy, foul-smelling taint. We are all of us …
Mark Hollingsworth - Agents of Influence - How the KGB Subverted Western Democracies
There’s no such thing as a former KGB man, writes Mark Hollingsworth. Is the FSB an intelligence agency gone out of control, accountable to no one but itself and intent on subverting Western politi…
Keir Giles - Russia's Hostile Intent - Why does Russia Behave like this? What does it achieve?
You may not be interested in Russia. But Russia is interested in you. Writes Kier Giles in his book: Russia's War on Everybody. Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine in 2022 is a challenge to the W…
Dmytro Khutkyy - Ukraine's Digital Transformation, Democratic Resistance & Technological resilience.
Rather than seeing the conflict in Russia in terms of big geopolitical concepts, like ‘multi-polar world’, it can also be seen at a much more basic level – democracy against autocracy. The area of …
Professor Dina Khapaeva - Reanimating the Corpse and Mythology of the Soviet Empire in 21st Century
Putin, in his senseless war of aggression in Ukraine has resurrected death and destruction on a scale not seen since WWII, bringing misery and violence to the heart of Europe in the 20th Century. W…
Mark Galeotti - Russia has Defied Predictions of Analysts and Media. What are we Still Getting Wrong
Cornered like a rat, Vladimir Putin is more dangerous than ever. We want his regime to be unstable, fragile, and collapsing – but 14 months of war have shown it is remarkably resilient. We wanted t…
Volodymyr Dubovyk - War in Ukraine forces Geopolitical Shifts in the Black Sea Region and Baltic Sea
“War is when two states are at war” – “We do not have a war, we have a circus. With clowns in uniform and without. They don't even know how to fight, and they can't decide to declare war on the ene…