The Big Steal Podcast
1) Russia Invades Ukraine
In the early hours of 24 February 2022, Russia launched a brutal invasion of its neighbour, Ukraine. True to his yearslong strategy of lies and disinformation, Vladimir Putin said he had launched a &l...Show More
2) Russia On the Brink?
With tensions continuing to grow between Russia, Ukraine, the EU and NATO, is President Putin’s endgame finally coming into view? A massive military build-up on the Russian side of the border wi...Show More
3) A New Breed Of Autocracy
The Kremlin’s lies can be seen almost everywhere across the globe and show no signs of abating. In fact world leaders are even adopting Putin’s tactics as a new breed of autocracy i...Show More
4) Protests and Police Raids
In this episode Gavin Esler explores the theft of democracy itself in Russia. President Putin holds elections regularly, but for what reason, considering that his ruling party always wins? In recent ...Show More
5) While You Were Shielding
The Big Steal returns with a new series exploring Russia's continuing journey towards an autocratic kleptocracy. Whilst the world has been gripped by a global pandemic, President Putin has main...Show More
6) SERIES 2 NEWS + 'Taking Apart Terror' Taster
Gavin Esler brings us news of the upcoming Series 2 of The Big Steal. A new 3-part series coming later this month. Plus - a sample of 'Taking Apart Terror' - a new podcast series from the same produc...Show More
7) The Big Steal – Epilogue
Gavin Esler talks to experts on Russia and its complicated political and economic landscape, to attempt to pull all the threads together and answer some of the questions that run through "the Big Stea...Show More
8) What comes after Putin?
What comes next? There are clear indications that Putin was behind meddling in the US election of 2016, and convincing arguments to suggest that he tested his tactics on the UK’s Brexit referend...Show More
9) Russia's War Against Truth
A world of misinformation, disinformation, falsehoods, propaganda - the normalisation of lies. This episode focuses on the weapons used by the Putin regime to create chaos around the world. Charges ra...Show More
10) Follow the Money
To understand Russia’s journey from Communism to kleptocracy in a generation, the best approach is to follow the money. At the heart of the story is something called ‘Reiderstvo’. T...Show More