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
Julia Davis - Russian Disinformation Operations Populated by Rogue’s Gallery of Toxic Propagandists.
The Putin regime has been widely exploiting the vulnerabilities of global social media platforms, using bots and trolls to promote specific stories and narratives. But Russian propaganda does not wor…
Alexander Etkind - Putin is Propelling Russia Backwards in a Self-Destructive Civilisational Decline
Russia is tearing itself away from modern civilization and its associated values, norms and comforts. Putin and his coterie of incompetent sycophants seem to be happily destroying the foundations o…
Ben Hodges - Now is Ukraine's Turn to Strike Back, but When, Where, and How Hard will they Strike?
Through the winter, Ukrainian and Western officials had warned Russia was preparing to launch a new offensive. Apparently, it was “mustering forces beyond the Urals”, according to General Valery Za…
Ian Garner - Generation Z - Russia’s Fascist Youth Movement Perpetuates the Idea of Eternal Tyranny
It’s my great pleasure to speak with Ian Garner today, on the terrifying topic of indoctrination ot Russia’s youth. We’ll be exploring themes covering in his forthcoming book: Z Generation: Into th…
Yuri Felshtinsky - A Regime of Assassins - How the KGB/FSB Came to Dominate Power Vertical in Russia
The KGB was the main security agency for the Soviet Union. It emerged as a direct successor of preceding agencies such as the Cheka, GPU, OGPU, NKGB, NKVD and MGB, and was nominally attached to the…
Anastasia Edel - Once Again Western World Entirely Failed to Predict or Understand Russia’s Actions.
GUEST: Anastasia Edel - writer and social historian. ---------- 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…
Phumzile Van Damme - Digital Disinformation Undermines Global Democratic Processes and Institutions.
The rise of the internet in the 21st century has been accompanied by unprecedented levels of polarisation, division, and weaponised information. At the same time democracies around the world are be…
Oleksandra Tsekhanovska - Russia's Shifting Red Lines, Disinformation and the Politics of Terrorism.
Today I am discussing the mechanics and narratives of Russian hybrid information warfare with Oleksandra Tsekhanovska – revisiting themes we first discussed about 4 or 5 months ago. Ukraine remains…
David Satter - Failure to Memorialise the Victims of Stalin's Terror and its Terrible Consequences
WARNING - poor quality video quality - but audio and insights are great. Ukraine and Russia have arguably been very different for centuries, but in modern times the greatest split came when Ukrain…
Aleksandar Djokic - Struggle Against Creeping Authoritarianism and Russification has not been Won
Last week, a law being pushed through the Georgian Parliament modelled on Russian legislation designed to curtail freedom of speech and stifle dissent was prevented through the pressure of public p…
Inna Sopronchuk - Ukrainian language is a Crucial Aspect of Ukraine's Struggle to Remain Independent
The Ukrainian language is a crucial aspect of Ukraine's struggle to remain independent of Russia. Preserving the Ukrainian language is essential for maintaining Ukraine's distinct cultural and nati…
Kateryna Pavlevych -There will be no Victory until many Thousands of Children Return Home to Ukraine
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have had to evacuate through Russia or were forcibly deported there. They have experienced terrible things like the “filtration” camps on the borders, separation…
Lt. General Ben Hodges - As Putin's Army Loses on the Battlefield he's Resorting to Terror Threats
Comprehensive interview with retired Lt. General Ben Hodges. Life is becoming harder in Ukrainian cities as winter sets in and the supply of power and heat become uncertain. Winters are harsh in th…
Anastasiya Shapochkina - State of Lawlessness: Russia Resorts to Energy Terrorism in its Ukraine War
Life is becoming harder in Ukrainian cities as winter sets in and the supply of power and heat become uncertain. People in big cities cannot survive for long periods without heat. Russia’s campaign…
Londongrad - Vast Wealth was Stripped from Russia by the Oligarchs, and Flaunted in London
In the 2000s, London became home to the Russian super-rich. Vast wealth was stripped from Russia by the Oligarchs, and flaunted in London through grandiose properties, ferocious legal disputes, pri…
Silicon Bites - A Terrible Anniversary Passed on 24th Feb in Putin’s Pointless War Against Ukraine
Edition No5 | 25-02-2023
12 months of resilience and horror
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FEATURED ARTICLES:
How Putin's fate is tied to Russia's war in Ukraine https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64744197
By Ste…
Nataliya Mykolska - Dattalion is her Chosen Weapon in this War for the Future of her Country Ukraine
Russia’s war is fought on many fronts, but one of the key ones is information. It could be said that between 2014 and 2022 Russia was ahead in the information war, but Ukraine has caught up and ove…
Tetyana Denford - How Art, Music, Literature, Culture and Fashion are Reinforcing Ukrainian Identity
Ukraine is fighting for its very existence, against an enemy that repeatedly claims it is not a real country, that it has no identity and culture as distinct from Russian culture, and that Ukrainia…
Elina Beketova - Behind the Lines in Temporarily Occupied and Recently Liberated Ukrainian Territory
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, some territories faced Moscow’s aggression for the first time, while others had been illegally annexed or fought over s…
Henry Marsh - Innovative Neurosurgeon Shares A Doctor's View of the War and Ukrainian Resilience
Henry Marsh - English neurosurgeon, and pioneer of neurosurgical advances, has a strong professional connection to Ukraine, and visited the country after the war began. Russian propaganda would h…