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2.43 ...but it sometimes rhymes
Season 2 Episode 43
The software patches on the Kremlin’s digital autocracy have officially failed, and the nineteenth-century Tsarist operating system underneath is thr…
7 hours ago
2.42 The Pantyhose Filter
Season 2 Episode 42
Welcome back to the edge of the empire. In Episode 2.42, the grand illusion of the "Long War" officially crashes into a 69-hour line for gasoline.
The…
2 days, 5 hours ago
2.41 All Hail Hypnotoad
Season 2 Episode 41
The Russian state isn't just collapsing; it's being quietly appraised for a corporate buyout. In Episode 2.41, we dive into the terminal loop of the …
1 week, 5 days ago
2.40 Fraud Watch
Season 2 Episode 40
Welcome back to the studio at the edge of the empire. Today, the institutional lying known as Vranyo has officially collided with a physical, unyiel…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
2.39 Vranyo for Dummies
Season 2 Episode 39
The global gas station has run out of gas. In Episode 2.39 of The Eastern Border, we pull back the heavy curtain of "Vranyo"—the mandatory, systemic …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Eastern Border x Operator Starsky
Season 2 Episode 38
Another of our collaboration episodes for the anniversary month! This time, with our good friend Operator Starsky!
Trigger warning: There is mention …
3 weeks ago
2.38 Existential Fanfiction
Season 2 Episode 38
Happy Anniversary to The Eastern Border! We are celebrating the madness of the post-Soviet space by watching the Russian Federation actively cannibal…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
The Eastern Border x Advent of Computing
Season 2 Episode 38
In our second anniversary episode, we chat with Sean from Advent of Computing about Russian internet blocks and much more!
Car4Ukraine Eastern Border …
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Transnistria (and other things) with The Red Line
Season 2 Episode 38
Here's the first one of our anniversary special episodes. This is a prolonged chat with Michael Hillard from The Red Line podcast.
Donate to Car4Ukrai…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
2.37 The Simulated Empire
Season 2 Episode 37
Welcome to the absolute peak of the “Simulated Empire.”
It is June 2026, and the Russian Federation has finally achieved the ultimate geopolitical bre…
3 weeks, 6 days ago