It's the Foreign Influence Podcast, in which American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg - in defiance of all things corona - take you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international events! This week:
• Singapore has at last joined much of the rest of the world in lockdown, or as they're calling it here, "circuit breaker".
• A conversation with Keith Mernovage from Detroit, Michigan, USA. We got to know Keith here in Sunny Singapore, but he moved back to Detroit, which is rapidly become the next covid-19 outbreak hotspot in the US.
• And as we always do, some good news. This time, a website recommendation - Artis Ventures is trying to keep track of all of the medical innovations underway to stop the coronavirus.
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Bill & Nikolaj
The US makes being a Third World country cool again • Nikolaj has just had it • Bring on the vaccines, baby!
We pioneer re-truthing • War on Christmas won • Wounding democracy is highly profitable • Covid is exhausting
The Eastern Hemisphere moves on while the West is a basket case • Democratic institutions undermined
Relief with a Biden/Harris victory • Will underlying problems get addressed? • The joys of a botched presser
Count all the votes! • No repudiation of Trump • Macron sticks up for western values
Long voting lines • Do we like politicians to lie to us? • New missiles = big trouble
Paris Is Under Attack - Again • Covid Lockdowns in Europe • Asia's Got It Together
Trump Says If You Get the Covid, You're Weak • How Patient Should You Be • Stoking War with China
Trump's Got the Covid • Europe on Its Own • Bill Makes His Endorsement
Are They Anti-Maskers or a Comedy Troupe? • "Supreme" Court • Pumpkins!
The Other Stuff Going on in the World: Hong Kong • Taiwan • Neural Pigs
Truth Is Hard and That Ain't Good • Parliamentary Politics Are Good • Our Good News Supply Dried Up
Back After Bill's Long March Back to the US
End of an Era • The West Has Given Up on Covid-19 • Masks Are for Suckers, It Seems
Police Violence Protests Continue • Tech & Contact Tracing In Singapore • Restoring the US Reputation
The 'Merica Edition • Protests and Riots Rage • Singapore As Another Way? • SpaceX
Hong Kong Requiem • Checking Your Expat Privilege • Masks as Middle Fingers
How South Korea Crushed the Coronavirus Outbreak with science journalist Mark Zastrow
Getting Serious About Managing the Dual Crisis • Corona Is a Class Issue • Goats for Everyone
Don't Inject Disinfectant (Language!) • How World Leaders Are Covid'ing • China Crackdowns
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