The Saddam Hussein of the Caucasus

Angry Planet

Matthew Gault

War, Politics, Conflict, Government, History, News

4.3 • 882 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Aram Shabanian stops by this week to talk to us about the strong men of the Caucasus.

We start with a deep dive into what’s going on in Armenia and Azerbaijan right now with a focus on the 1990s. Shabanian calls Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyevl, the “Saddam Hussein of the Caucasus” and comes to grip with the realpolitik of the conflict.

Then we turn our attention to Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov and discuss rumors of his failing health, mixed martial arts, and how a brutal warlord became an internet meme.

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0:12.0	So I don't even see, I don't even know how we would get into it.
0:17.0	So we're doing two topics, or maybe only one topic.
0:21.0	I think we'll see how it goes I was thinking if we do if we do
0:24.3	Azerbaijan Armenia and Chechnya we could call the segment cocky Caucasians.
0:27.8	Oh see now we've got to do now we do have to do both now we have to do both.
0:31.9	Now we don't know do both. Now we have to do great.
0:33.9	Can we go with raucous caucuses?
0:36.5	Ooh.
0:37.8	Also good. You're on top of it today, Jason.
0:40.3	Thank you.
0:41.1	Good brain space we got going today.
0:43.0	It was a really incredible joke listeners that would, that Jason threw at us right before we jumped on.
0:49.0	You'll never get to hear it.
0:51.0	I'm sorry. It was the best joke ever told. It was you know. Thank you thank
0:59.6	you. This is this is inkry planet we're on with Arim Shebanian. It's been on the show many times. I got it that right that time, right?
1:08.0	You did and I think you're like the only podcast host who has ever gotten it right? So...
1:13.0	I knew it's been tortured like my name like doing the names has been torturing me because I actually I do a live show
1:20.4	advice that's like two hours long and I froze on a Portuguese last name last episode like
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