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Exploring the threats that are making our world increasingly dangerous. Presented by Gavin Esler.

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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Can we stop the fall of Europe? @gavinesler.bsky.social talks to leading economic thinker and political commentator David Marsh, author of the recent book Can Europe Survive? Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast #Europe #economy
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🚨ICYMI🚨Can we stop the fall of Europe? @gavinesler.bsky.social and leading economic thinker and political commentator David Marsh discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast #Europe #economy
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🚨ICYMI🚨@gavinesler.bsky.social talks to leading economic thinker and political commentator David Marsh to discuss if we can stop the fall of Europe. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast #Europe #economy
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Can we stop the fall of Europe? @gavinesler.bsky.social talks to leading economic thinker and political commentator David Marsh, author of the recent book Can Europe Survive? Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast #Europe #economy
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🚨ICYMI🚨 Can Europe's drone wall hold back Russia? @ozkaterji.bsky.social & @justin-br0nk.bsky.social discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast #Russia
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🚨ICYMI🚨 @ozkaterji.bsky.social & @justin-br0nk.bsky.social, Senior Research Fellow, Airpower & Technology at RUSI discuss Europe's drone wall 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast #Russia
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Europe's drone wall – Could it hold back Russia? In today’s episode, @ozkaterji.bsky.social talks to @justin-br0nk.bsky.social, Senior Research Fellow, Airpower & Technology at RUSI. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast #Russia
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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🚨ICYMI🚨 @schneier.com and @gavinesler.bsky.social discuss big tech, A.I. and dictators. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#AI #artificialintelligence #Putin #Trump
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🚨ICYMI🚨 @schneier.com joins @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss dictators, big tech and the future of authoritarianism. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#AI #artificialintelligence #Putin #Trump
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Big tech and big threats to our privacy and our democracy? We get an expert view from @schneier.com This Is Not A Drill @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 What will happen when dictators realise just how useful big tech and the data it gathers could be for them? @schneier.com joins @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#AI #artificialintelligence #Putin #Trump
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 What will happen when dictators realise just how useful big tech and the data it gathers could be for them? @schneier.com joins @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#AI #artificialintelligence #Putin #Trump
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Worth a listen - @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social
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🚨ICYMI🚨

@gavinesler.bsky.social joins Dr Catherine Fieschi, senior fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University in Florence to discuss the populist playbook and how the right wing connects globally. Listen here 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#politics #podcast
October 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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🚨ICYMI🚨

@gavinesler.bsky.social joins Dr Catherine Fieschi, senior fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University in Florence to discuss the populist playbook and how the right wing connects globally. Listen here 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#politics #podcast
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

The populist playbook - how the right wing connects globally. In today’s episode, @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by Dr Catherine Fieschi, senior fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University in Florence. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#politics #podcast
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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‘Let’s not forget Hegseth is a known leaker!’

@nikkimcr.bsky.social addresses Pete Hegseth’s highly hypocritical crackdown in our latest episode.

#trump #hegseth #uspolitics #americanfriction
October 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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🚨ICYMI🚨

@gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by @mrjamessullivan.bsky.social to discuss the scale and nature of cyber attacks, and assess how governments can respond. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#cyber #tech #podcast
October 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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NEW EPISODE

@gavinesler.bsky.social talks to @mrjamessullivan.bsky.social, Director of Cyber and Tech at RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute to discuss scale and nature of cyber attacks, and assess how governments can respond 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#cyber #tech #podcast
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
The Gaza Peace Plan – What you need to know.

@gavinesler.bsky.social joins Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#gaza #podcast #politics
October 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Massively interesting episode on the current state of the conflict in Ukraine
thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social This Is Not A Drill @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · Sep 25
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Trump took to Truth Social this week to declare his belief that Ukraine can win back its territories. Will Trump’s change in stance last? @ozkaterji.bsky.social is joined in Kyiv by security analyst @jimmyrushton.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#Trump #Ukraine #podcast
September 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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It’s the world’s biggest powerplay- the big power realignment bringing together China, India and Russia. To what end? Is it a reaction to Trumpland? Have a listen to @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social and let us know what you think.
thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social This Is Not A Drill @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · Oct 2
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What happens if China wins over Russia and India?
Trump’s foreign policy means United States is leaving a vacuum in world affairs – and China looks increasingly willing to fill it.
@gavinesler.bsky.social joins Elizabeth Wishnick and Tanvi Madan to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#podcast
October 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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🚨OUT NOW🚨
What happens if China wins over Russia and India?
Trump’s foreign policy means United States is leaving a vacuum in world affairs – and China looks increasingly willing to fill it.
@gavinesler.bsky.social joins Elizabeth Wishnick and Tanvi Madan to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#podcast
October 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Nigel Farage is on the rise, Keir Starmer is stumbling and the Conservatives are fading into irrelevance. Should we be worried?
@gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by @bwalker.uk to discuss 👉 play.megaphone.fm/inx2cr4utxi8...

#farage #ukpolitics #podcast #reform #starmer
September 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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My latest episode of @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social featuring security analyst @jimmyrushton.bsky.social discussing the latest developments from Zelenskyy's trip to the United Nations is out now on the link below or wherever you listen to your podcasts:
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September 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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In a dramatic shift over the war in Ukraine, Trump took to Truth Social this week to declare his belief that Ukraine can win back its territories.

Will Trump’s change in rhetoric last and is the tide turning on Russia? @ozkaterji.bsky.social & @jimmyrushton.bsky.social discuss➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
September 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Trump took to Truth Social this week to declare his belief that Ukraine can win back its territories. Will Trump’s change in stance last? @ozkaterji.bsky.social is joined in Kyiv by security analyst @jimmyrushton.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#Trump #Ukraine #podcast
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Trump’s economic policies have caused chaos globally and he’s happy to use America’s financial might against his enemies – or help his friends. But, when it comes to security, who is this actually helping? @ejbeals.bsky.social is joined by @adamposen.bsky.social to discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
September 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM