Pivot Extra: Timothy Snyder on America’s Superpower Suicide
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Welcome to the four hundred fifteen episode of the Prov True Pod. Today's episode we speak with um a Prov Two favorite, Timothy Snyder, a leading historian of authoritarianism Ukraine in Eastern Europe. Uh we discussed with Tim where Russia's war on Ukraine stands, what dwindling US support means on the ground, what we can learn from Mark Harney uh standing up to Trump, and what's at stake in the upcoming midterms. Uh I've said this before, Professor Snyder's a role model. Um I think he's Unafraid, incredibly smart, leveraging his domain as a store and have it really. uh profound impact on the world today and how we view some of the most important issues in our society. Anyways with that, we hope you enjoy our conversation with Professor Timothy Snyder.
Professor, where does this podcast find you? I'm in Toronto. I'm just back from a long trip to Ukraine. Um, but now I'm in Toronto. Oh, it's nice. I Heard that Toronto has an a W NBA expansion team, is that right? Well, I actually just saw um one of the last games of the season. Yeah, they got blown out by the New York Liberty. Uh but yeah, it was fun to watch.
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