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Angry Planet

Matthew Gault and Jason Fields

Conversations about conflict on an angry planet. Created, produced, and hosted by Matthew Gault and Jason Fields

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Episodes

506 episodes

  1. Why Wars Never End 1:02:10
  2. Dreams of War in Space 1:08:11
  3. Human Decisions Are Behind Every ‘Rogue’ AI 59:44
  4. The Cult of the American Military Academy 1:05:43
  5. If You Must Fight a Trade War, Fight to Win 54:40
  6. Iran Won Because America Is Stuck in the ‘Smart Bomb Trap’ 1:00:15
  7. Navigating Reality and War During the Age of AI Propaganda 59:29
  8. Christianity Shaped North Korea’s Cult of Personality 1:00:17
  9. Making the Case America Was Winning in Iran 1:03:23
  10. Neutralizing Iran’s Nuclear Material During a War Is ‘Nearly Mission Impossible’ 54:06
  11. The ‘AI as Nuclear Weapons’ Obsession 1:02:48
  12. A Killer True Crime Fandom & Islamic State’s Digital Caliphate 1:22:27
  13. When Americans Became ‘Splendid Liberators’ 1:05:00
  14. Puffins, Zyn, and ‘Polar War’ 55:44
  15. Online Culture Is the Whole Culture 1:24:46
  16. How We Thought the First Year Would Go 1:02:39
  17. On Spectacles of Cruelty 52:56
  18. Google’s Former CEO Is Dancing in Ukraine 1:09:00
  19. ‘Capitalism Is a Series of Regime Changes’ 48:02
  20. The US Government’s AI Grand Bargain 54:22
  21. Deadwood: The Town that Made the Wild West 51:12
  22. Learning to Love the Stagnant Order 59:27
  23. ‘Goliath’s Curse’ and the Surprising Benefits of Societal Collapse 1:04:29
  24. Yes, US Strikes On Alleged Drug Traffickers Are Illegal. That Won’t Stop Them 59:54
  25. Vanessa Guillén and the Importance of Speaking Up 47:49
  26. Assassinations Are Shitposts Now 1:28:53
  27. The War On Terror on Drugs 1:02:39
  28. Traveling America’s ‘Murderland’ 1:01:46
  29. After Xi 57:24
  30. Does the U.S. Need an Independent Cyber Force? 1:04:53
  31. Hunting Nazis Online With Canadian Journalists 52:14
  32. How Many Nukes Does It Take to Win a War? (Trick Question) 1:05:44
  33. A History of the Iranian Nuclear Program 1:01:13
  34. Talking With the Military Ethics Professor Who Resigned in Protest 59:30
  35. The Iran Strikes Beg the Question: What Is Airpower For? 54:34
  36. Libya, China, and the Outlaw Ocean 59:17
  37. Silicon Valley Wants ‘More Everything Forever’ 55:10
  38. America’s Favorite Gunfighters and the Birth of the Old West 58:10
  39. The Horror of AI Generals Making Command Decisions 56:22
  40. America’s Pivot to the Pacific 1:15:15
  41. India and Pakistan: Nuclear Neighbors on the Brink 59:43
  42. Donald Trump Wants to Divide Up the World With His ‘Friends’ 56:42
  43. Why An Empire Eats 59:06
  44. Erdogan’s Path to Pure Authoritarianism 1:01:40
  45. Immigration Policy As Defense Policy 58:47
  46. Life Inside Wagner Before and After Prigozhin 1:01:39
  47. The Cult of Rationalism in Silicon Valley 1:01:34
  48. How Israel Is Using Microsoft AI to Pick Targets in Gaza 29:10
  49. Welcome to the Nerd Reich 1:04:53
  50. The American Iron Dome Is an Expensive Boondoggle That Won’t Work 52:32