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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

Bonus: What Tucker Carlson's Putin interview really means – Ian Garner explains

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson’s two-hour sit down with Vladimir Putin has grabbed headlines worldwide. But can we really learn anything from it? Jacob Jarvis talks to Ian Garner, a historian of Russian culture and the author of Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth, to discuss how to interpret the interview – and what the Russian leader really should have been asked.   • “Putin’s character was on display – he does tend to be very patronising. He’ll openly mock people for asking what he deems to be stupid questions.” – Ian Garner • “When Putin is talking about the past he’s not talking about a literal interpretation of events in the way we would expect. It is all about myth.” – Ian Garner Buy Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth [LINK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9781787389281] through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund The Bunker by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and presented by Podmasters managing editor Jacob Jarvis. Produced by: Eliza Davis Beard. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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interview with Vladimir Putin. When announcing this he questioned why other Western

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journalists hadn't sat down with the Russian president since the invasion of Ukraine

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to which many responded that they tried but to no avail.

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Having fired a broadside at the so-called mainstream media, surely you'd hope he'd make

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sure to grill the Russian leader and show them how it's done. Well it didn't quite go that way.

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I'm Jacob Jarvis and here to discuss the interview with me what could be learned from it and

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perhaps what Tucker Carlson should have asked Putin is Ian Garner a historian

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and analyst of Russian culture and war

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propaganda and the author of Z generation into the heart of Russia's fascist youth.

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