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Misha Kalhin: Belarus' Government Hijacks Ryanair Flight I 232 May 25, 2021

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Belarusian comedian Misha Kalhin joins the show from his possible new home of Yerevan, Armenia to update the guys on the latest madness coming out of his home country. On May 23, Belarus' government sent a MIG Fighter Jet into the air to intercept a Ryanair commercial flight that was passing through Belarus' airspace on its way from Greece to Lithuania. After forcing the flight to land in Minsk, Belarusian authorities arrested journalist Roman Protasevich who had been living in exile after helping to coordinate the protest against Belarus' occupying dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Misha helps us dig into this story and lets us know why he may be moving out of Belarus soon. Follow Misha Kalhin at http://mishakalhin.com/.

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Chinese Divorce, Vermont's Republican Governor, Space Dust & More I World's Smartest Podcast Round Table May 24, 2021

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Michael Ira Kaplan and Turner Sparks get together for their monthly World's Smartest Podcast Network roundtable with Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy to discuss the 2021 divorce rate drop in China, the unlikely popularity of Vermont's Republican governor, the amount of space dust on earth and new US app that let's you hire a private security firm for the evening.

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Batta Batbileg: Is Mongolia's Democracy Safe? I 231 May 11, 2021

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The Mongolian People's Party recently ruled, through congressional vote, to change the term limits for Mongolian President from two terms to one. In response, sitting President Battulga, who comes from the opposition Democratic Party, called for the Mongolian People's Party to be dissolved. As both sides wrestle for absolute power, the question becomes can a country that sits between China and Russia maintain this 20 year run of democracy? Here to discuss is Mongolian superstar comedian Bataa Batbileg. Follow him on Instagram and check out his own UB Comedy Club in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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Oleg Denisov: Putin Lashes Out as Popularity Drops I 230 May 05, 2021

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Since we last talked to Russian comedian Oleg Denisov (just eleven weeks ago), Vladimir Putin has done the following:

Threatened to invade Ukraine with 100,000 troops
Continued to imprison his political opposition Alexi Navalny, even with Navalny on a hunger strike and near death.
Been sanctioned by the US for cyber attacks.
Formally signed law to allowing him to run for President two more times and lead the country through 2036.

With Oleg today we sort through all of it and find the root action that Putin took in 2014 which has dictated all of his actions, including those listed above, since that time.

Oleg Denisov tours Europe doing comedy and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland numerous times, most recently with his show "Russian Troll" in 2019. He is also the owner of the Steal The Show Comedy Club in Moscow, with regular shows in Russian, English and Spanish. https://www.stealtheshow.net/

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Jaime Ferraro: Peru's President will be an Authoritarian or a Communist I 229 Apr 27, 2021

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Peru's presidential race has narrowed down to two candidates, and Peruvian comedian Jaime Ferraro is back to tell us why neither is a great choice. On one side there is Keiko Fujimori, an authoritarian leaning daughter of Peru's former dictator Alberto Fujimori. Her father is currently in prison for murder, robbery and corruption. She just got out of prison in May 2020, also for corruption. On the other side there is communist-leaning Pedro Castillo who is the head of the teachers union and wants to make private businesses in Peru give 70% of their earnings to the government. Jaime tells us how Peru got to this point, what options voters currently have and why this all might not matter in a year. Watch El Podcast De Jaime Ferraro on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybZ3v9K1VvAHCgNprcOqRA

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Roseann Lake: Who is Cuba's New Leader? I 228 Apr 20, 2021

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Fidel Castro is dead and Raul Castro is retired, so who is running Cuba? Roseann Lake, The Economist Magazine's Cuba correspondent, is here to tell us all about Cuban President and newly elected first Secretary of the Communist Party, Miguel Diaz-Canel. Where did he come from? What will his policies towards the U.S and economic freedom potentially look like? Roseann Lake is back on the show with all the answers. Find out more about her and buy her book "Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World's Next Superpower" here: https://www.roseannlake.com/.

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Des Bishop: Northern Ireland's Riots Explained I 227 Apr 14, 2021

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Loyalists in Northern Ireland are rioting and Irish-American comedian Des Bishop is here to explain to us why. To explain the present, Des gives us crash course in Irish-UK history that starts in the 1600's, makes pit stops in 1922, the 1960's and 1998 before culminating in a powder keg of tension when Brexit and COVID restrictions both come into effect. Des lived 31 years of his life in Ireland and still tours the country regularly. Listen to the Des Bishop Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/des-bishop-podcast/id1135660429

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Ari Shaffir: Ecuador's Crazy Election Explained I 226 Apr 07, 2021

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Ari Shaffir has spent the last six months living in Ecuador and he joins the show today to report on the insane presidential election race that his adopted country is in the middle of. It's down to a banker named Guillermo Lasso, an indigenous populist named Yaku Perez and a pseudo-populist named Andres Arauz who's campaign promise is to pardon former President Rafael Correa and bring him back from Belgium-exile. Confused? Ari sorts it all out.

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When you are done with this episode, go listen to Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank Podcast.

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Minister Marco: Mexico Legalizes Marijuana I 225 Mar 30, 2021

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Mexico is legalizing weed! Today we have comedian Mister Marco in Cabo San Lucas back on the show to explain to us how Mexico got to this point, what it means for the average Mexican citizen and what kind of effect it will have on the cartels. Also, Kaplan interrogates Marco about all of the Jewish weddings he has been presiding over recently. Minister Marco tours the world performing comedy and has appeared on Nextflix, Amazon Prime and more: https://www.ministermarco.com/

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Chino Liao: Duterte Goes To War With Filipino Communists I 224 Mar 24, 2021

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On March 7, 2021 Philippine security forces systematically killed nine political activists who President Duterte accused of being communists. To find out what is so bad about being a communist, we welcome back Filipino comedian Chino Liao to explain the history of the Communist Party of the Philippines and their New People's Army. Yeah, it turns out the Filipino communists have their own government, occupy their own land within the country and even tax the people who live in the land they control. Oh yeah and they also have a military. Wild. So Duterte wants them all dead. Check out Chino's podcasts Class Clown on Spotify and The Wrestling Wrestling Podcast on Patreon.

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