Who’s to Blame for the State of Russia? (Robert Wright & Nikita Petrov)

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Nonzero

News & Politics, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.7 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Nikita’s exciting—but daunting—new creative venture ... What responsibility do the Russian people bear for their government’s actions? ... Seeing clearly the many perspectives in the “Russian perspective” ... When does blaming propaganda go from explanation to excuse? ... Was this war with Russia the least bad option for Ukraine? ... Is fighting the power a fool’s errand? ... Assigning credit (and blame) for post-Soviet Russia ... Did US interests want Russia to invade Ukraine? ...

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0:00.0	Hello, Bob here. Now, I have trouble using words like branding and rebranding, non-ironically.
0:08.9	However, the fact is that my podcast, The Right Show, is about to undergo some rebranding, and so is Blogging Heads TV,
0:17.0	the YouTube channel that the video version of the show appears on. So I thought I'd give you a
0:22.7	heads up. Starting in late June, the YouTube channel will be called non-zero and so will the podcast.
0:30.1	Now, technically, the podcast will be called Robert Wright's non-zero, so you'll find it under
0:35.1	R in any alphabetical list of podcasts.
0:39.5	Meanwhile, my substack newsletter's name will not change, and since its name is already
0:46.5	non-zero, that means that we are witnessing a case of brand unification. Three brands are
0:54.0	becoming one. My content is becoming less
0:57.5	confusing in at least this one sense. So what does this mean for you? Not that much. If you
1:05.3	already subscribe to the YouTube channel or to the Wright Show podcast, you'll be automatically subscribed to the rebranded version.
1:14.9	And by the way, if you're not already subscribed to both,
1:18.4	you should take remedial action immediately.
1:22.3	And make sure you're subscribed to the non-zero newsletter, too.
1:26.0	Now, I have to say, I will be sad to see the name blogging heads fade into the background.
1:31.6	I started the Blogging Heads TV website in 2005, along with Mickey Kouse and Greg Dingell,
1:38.7	and I will always be proud of our vast and rich archives, which, by the way, will still be available at www.bloggingheads.
1:49.0	TV. And actually, for the time being, new content will be posted there in addition to on YouTube, so the site won't immediately turn into just some kind of museum.
2:03.7	Speaking of Mickey Kouse, the Friday podcast I do with him will still be in the right show.
2:10.1	That is the non-zero podcast feed.
2:13.4	And the paywalled after podcast podcast I do with him each Friday will still be available at patreon.com
2:22.5	slash parrot room and also available to paid subscribers of the non-zero newsletter.
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