3.0 Hardcore Eastern Border (A Dan Carlin tribute)
Season 3.0 of The Eastern Border begins here. Recorded 22 kilometers from the border of the Russian Federation, this is a 2-hour, 18-module...
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The other side of the cold war - talking about politics in the EU, history of the USSR and the Eastern European region in general. Mostly for Americans, who also happen to be history geeks....
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2.56 Rabid Dogs on a Broken Leash
Welcome back to the Chornaya Zona. The Kremlin’s summer offensive has collapsed into a mathematical nightmare, the demographic death spiral...
2.55 They will hang me
CIA Director John Ratcliffe didn’t fly to Moscow to negotiate with diplomats—he flew in to hand the FSB a spreadsheet proving the Russian Em...
Dark Autumn 3
Greetings, comrades! Welcome back to The Eastern Border for the definitive, third installment of the Dark Autumn series: The Latgalian Siege...
2.53 TFUM
Time to put on our Wall Street suits and dive into the spreadsheets to calculate the TFUM: The Total F*cked Up Metric. The Russian Federatio...
2.52 Serfdom Forever!
Welcome to Serfdom Forever! The demographic hemorrhage has become so catastrophic that Moscow is now renting North Korean indentured servant...
2.51 The Pirate, the Piglet, and the Cartel
In this special 7,000+ word extended autopsy set to the aggressive thrash metal of golden-era Metallica, I dismantle the terminal rot, finan...
2.50 The 800,000 Ghosts
Welcome back to The Eastern Border. In Episode 2.50, we descend into the terminal madness of the Russian state apparatus. With the federal b...
2.49 Crazy Vova's Superpower Emporium
Welcome back to The Eastern Border. I had a bit of a doozy with health, but we're back now! In Episode 2.49, we take a deep, unfiltered look...
2.48 Dark Autumn for Russia 2
Back in April, the white-paper dreamers in Washington told you the Russian state was a rational actor optimizing its war effort. We used the...
2.47 I am a Bobbit Worm and I do "BLOOP"
Ukrainian deep-strike drones are acting as mechanical Bobbit worms—buried deep in the operational rear, snapping Russia’s supply chains in h...
2.46: National Peculiarities of Russian Freemasonry
When an empire starts running out of money, fuel, and soldiers, it doesn't apologize—it doubles down on esoteric cosplay and window-dressing...
2.45: The Wildberries Extinction Event
Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign has escalated into a systematic liquidation of Russia's deep-rear logistics. As multi-billion-ruble Wild...
2.44 August Without an Emperor
August has always been a bad month for the Russian Empire. In this comprehensive Eastern European Gonzo brief, Kristaps Andrejsons rips thro...
2.43 ...but it sometimes rhymes
The software patches on the Kremlin’s digital autocracy have officially failed, and the nineteenth-century Tsarist operating system undernea...
2.42 The Pantyhose Filter
Welcome back to the edge of the empire. In Episode 2.42, the grand illusion of the "Long War" officially crashes into a 69-hour line for gas...
2.41 All Hail Hypnotoad
The Russian state isn't just collapsing; it's being quietly appraised for a corporate buyout. In Episode 2.41, we dive into the terminal loo...
2.40 Fraud Watch
Welcome back to the studio at the edge of the empire. Today, the institutional lying known as Vranyo has officially collided with a physical...
2.39 Vranyo for Dummies
The global gas station has run out of gas. In Episode 2.39 of The Eastern Border, we pull back the heavy curtain of "Vranyo"—the mandatory,...
The Eastern Border x Operator Starsky
Another of our collaboration episodes for the anniversary month! This time, with our good friend Operator Starsky! Trigger warning: There is...