The Russia Guy Podcast
1) E136: Returning After a Long Absence for No Good Reason
Kevin returns to run his mouth about recent events in the Russia-Ukraine world, and other stuff. Topics discussed here: Twitter ad revenue sharing Russia's new Moon mission, Luna-25 Slow counter...Show More
2) E135: Jade McGlynn on memory’s role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Today’s guest is Dr. Jade McGlynn, a specialist in Russian memory and foreign policy at the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies and the author of two books: “The Kremlin’s Memory Makers” and “Russi...Show More
3) E134: Jonny Tickle on leaving RT and returning to Russia
Today’s show features an interview with Jonny Tickle, a man with an incredible name and a controversial resume, given that he worked as a writer for Russia Today — RT — right up until Russia’s full-sc...Show More
4) E133: Emily Holland on Boycotting Russian Oil and Gas
Today’s guest is Dr. Emily Holland, an assistant professor in the Russia Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College, where she teaches and researches subjects like the Cold War, Russia, ...Show More
5) E132: Marlene Laruelle asks Is Russia Fascist?
Today’s guest is Dr. Marlene Laruelle, the director of Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and the Illiberalism Studies Program at George Washington University. On this episode of Th...Show More
6) E131 Announcement: Five Songs with Aleksandr Gorbachev
This is to notify listeners of a special installment of The Russia Guy that utilizes “Music + Talk,” Anchor’s Spotify integration, for a music-focused episode featuring music journalist Aleksandr Gorb...Show More
7) E130: Nikolaus von Twickel on the Donbas War
This episode’s guest is Nikolaus von Twickel, a journalist-turned-analyst who specializes on the war in eastern Ukraine. He is now an editor at the Center for Liberal Modernity in Berlin, and he previ...Show More
8) E129: Elena Chernenko
Elena Chernenko, a special correspondent at the newspaper Kommersant who focuses on cybersecurity, non-proliferation, and arms control, joins the show to talk about arriving at foreign-affairs journal...Show More
9) E128 Navalny: Putin’s Nemesis, Russia’s Future?
On today's episode, Kevin speaks to the scholars behind the new book “Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future?” The three authors: Jan Matti Dollbaum, a postdoctoral researcher at Bre...Show More
10) E127: Anton Barbashin on Russia’s Foreign Policy Experts
Today's show welcomes back Anton Barbashin, a political analyst focusing on Russia and the editorial director at Riddle, for a conversation about the different schools of thought and general drif...Show More