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It Comes Down To Paranoia
Season 3 Episode 12
Russia’s international status and reputation after the invasion of Ukraine; TikTok and Huawei as threats to US national security; the status of Iran’…
3 years, 1 month ago
Stumbled Into This Podcast Accidentally
Season 3 Episode 11
Russia bails on the New START arms control treaty; Putin and prospect theory; the short and long term effects of the treaty suspension; why we have a…
3 years, 1 month ago
Could the Meeting Have Been an Email?
Season 3 Episode 10
We’re on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; an excellent book is on sale; the Last of Us is not a zombie show; China threatens a balloon response; we are se…
3 years, 1 month ago
Fly Over Our Great Nation
Season 3 Episode 9
Cheap Talk’s very special balloon-themed episode: China’s spy balloon; the effect on diplomacy when spying becomes public; the intelligence value of …
3 years, 1 month ago
That's Got To Leave a Mark
Season 3 Episode 8
Cheap Talk’s triumphant return from its winter hiatus: Evaluating the lasting impact of the COVID pandemic (if any) on international affairs; prepare…
3 years, 2 months ago
For Their Knowledge No Cost They Do Spare
Season 3 Episode 7
Cheap Talk ends the semester with a mailbag episode: State dinners; celebrities and national interest; AI and international relations; sports diploma…
3 years, 4 months ago
You Gotta Spatchcock It
Season 3 Episode 6
Garage door updates; the information and cyber war in Ukraine; academics in the press; the ethical implications of AI art; and Marcus discusses his t…
3 years, 4 months ago
A Giant Duffel Bag of Cash
Season 3 Episode 5
Cheap Talk returns from a COVID-induced hiatus: online prediction markets; already-obsolete election takes; US support for Ukraine with a new Congres…
3 years, 4 months ago
Armageddon, Not Just a Good Movie Anymore
Season 3 Episode 4
The sixtieth anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis; lessons from the crisis; the dangers of reasoning from analogy; why Russia would use tactical n…
3 years, 5 months ago
Is Nothing Sacred?
Season 3 Episode 3
Allegations of cheating in chess; how to go about cheating in chess (but you shouldn’t do it); a questionable analogy to face-to-face diplomacy; how …
3 years, 6 months ago