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
Iryna Subota - Hybrid Warfare Threats - Science of Countering Russian Disinformation and Aggression.
The first thing Russians do in territories they have conquered, is to take over the media – television, newspapers, and internet. That’s no coincidence. Propaganda is crucial to brainwash enough of…
Konstantin Samoilov - Documenting Russia’s descent into Authoritarianism from the Inside and Outside
Russia seems condemned to repeat the mistakes of history, rather than learning from them, as shown by Putin’s mass mobilisation of Russian males into the armed forces, and the shock and panic it pr…
Luke Harding - On the Frontline of Ukraine's Struggle to Survive Russia's Illegal and Bloody Assault
There was a time when those calling Russia a mafia state, and Putin a terrorist, were in the minority, and who were even thought of as extreme voices. My guest today was one of those people, who al…
Aliona Hlivco - Fighting Corruption and Oligarch Influence on Ukrainian Politics & Media in Wartime.
As Ukraine prepares for another wave of Russian attacks on the Eastern front, an EU Ukraine Summit takes place – but is there the courage and determination in Europe to stay the course, and perseve…
Carl Miller - Confronting Information Threats Online, from Disinformation to Hate, and Conspiracies
The rise of the internet in the 21st century has been accompanied by unprecedented levels of polarisation, division, and coercion. At the same time democracies are being hit by a huge range of diff…
Fiona Hill - Rather than a Real Threat NATO was an Irritating Barrier to Putin's Imperial Ambitions.
From 2007-08 Putin came to believe that the West was in decline, degenerate and weak. It’s at that moment he pronounced a more assertive Russia, and started to act accordingly on the world stage, a…
Julia Tymoshenko - Saint Javelin and Ukrainer - Fighting for Ukraine on the Informational Frontline.
Ukraine’s diaspora of professionals and refugees are playing an extraordinary role in support Ukraine, both materially, but also by raising awareness of it’s cause in their host countries and withi…
Oksana Semenik - Ukrainian Artists Labelled as ‘Russian’ -Decolonizing American and European Museums
Today I’m speaking with Oksana Semenik - Art Historian and Journalist from Ukraine. She has created an engaging Twitter account, called Ukrainian Art History (@ukr_arthistory), which focuses on top…
John Spencer - Putin's Imperialist War has put a Tax on the World - A Massive Economic & Energy Levy
John Spencer is considered one of the leading experts in military operations in an urban context.
As winter sets in with a vengeance life is becoming harder in Ukrainian cities and the supply of…
Johnny FD - Without Heat, Without Light, Without Food and Water or Without Russia - Without Russia!
After nearly a year of doing these Podcasts, about propaganda, Ukraine, and Russian aggression, I’ve found that sometimes the best insights come from people with first hand experience of the confli…
Bohdan Krawchenko - How Russia uses Famine, Terror, and Deportation to Suppress Ukrainian Nationhood
In 2022–2023, Ukraine commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor genocide. It comes at a time when Ukraine is facing a new struggle for its survival. Russia is committing a new genocide – w…
Jade McGlynn -The Myths Fuelling Acquiescence, Indifference and Support for Russian's War in Ukraine
Is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine about territory and resources, or is it about much more? An aging tyrant seeking to create a legacy or even lift flagging popularity ratings. Is it a struggle to con…
Sir Richard Shirreff - Give Ukraine Tools it Needs to get the Job Done and Achieve Decisive Victory.
This week the choice open to the allies on the side of Ukraine became clear and stark. Continue drip feeding weapons to Ukraine, and the outcome may well be a stalemate that Russia would regard as …
Operator Starsky - Russian Lies are Accompanied by Brutality such as Theft, Murder, Rape and Torture
Russian lies. From government officials to the military, diplomats, and propagandists – all the way up to Putin and his cronies. If their mouths are open and they are uttering sounds – you can make…
Brooks Newmark - Putin's Humanitarian Catastrophe - People Risking their Lives to Rescue Civilians
Putin unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe on Ukraine and Europe in 2022. He continues to terrorise the people of Ukraine and target civilian infrastructure forcing a miserable existence on million…
Andrew S Weiss - The Life and Lies of Putin - and the Disasterous Culmination of a Toxic Character
It seems like the past century has been least kind to Ukraine, of all the countries in Europe. Fought over repeatedly in WWII by rampaging armies, which came off the back of revolution, civil war, …
Nina Jankowicz - Normalisation of Disinformation as Political Tool Accelerating Distrust in Democracy
We are at risk of losing the information war. The widespread normalisation of disinformation as a political tool is accelerating distrust in democratic institutions and processes. But online disin…
Anastasiia Marushevska- Using PR to Amplify the Truth and Raise Awareness in International Community
Women are playing an extraordinary role in support for Ukraine, by raising awareness of its cause in their host countries and within the international community. Anastasiia Marushevska is a Ukraini…
Dana Pavlychko - Ukraine’s Diaspora Playing an Extraordinary Role in Supporting Ukraine in Wartime
Ukraine’s diaspora of professionals and refugees are playing an extraordinary role in support Ukraine, both materially, but also by raising awareness of it’s cause in their host countries and within …
Marta Trotsiuk - How Art is Helping Fight Back Against Russian Aggression and Cultural Imperialism
Today I’m speaking with Marta Trotsiuk – Ukrainian art ambassador. Gallery 101 founder. Expert in international art projects and cultural diplomacy. She is also a leading expert on art consulting a…