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Different Style of Creating Dystopia - Dave and Dan 'cast 14

We're back. Obligatory 'it was all my fault'. We have good reason to talk though. Besides being friends and all. Looks like Munich 38 out there. Other parts look a lot like February 1933 in a certain central/northern European country. Is what's happening in the US similar to what happened in Russia in the 90s? What is President Musk's end game? What is co president trump's thinking? How are Putin and Trump similar? How are they different? We urge you to support the Ukrainian people. How? well, t...

Feb 15, 2025

Kursk 2.0 (Dave and Dan 'cast 13)

HEY! Yeah we're back. The time between updates is all on me. So there are German tanks in Kursk, and this time it's cool. Is there any more stark reminder of the difference between UKR and RUS fighters (I kind of don't want to call RUS military 'soldiers' as I think there is some honour in soldiering, and I don't think they have much) than how they treat occupied people? One of the big differences between a Western (NATO standard) military and say RUS or any other third rate bunch or hooligans, ...

Aug 31, 2024

Things Are Happening (Dave and Dan 'cast 12)

OK, look, it's been a while. That is completely my fault, not Daniil's. Oh and COVID, it's also COVID's fault. (We were going to record in December and then I got COVID). So, Dan has had a full academic year teaching in Canada. Putin got 'reelected'. Navalny was killed. In good news, the aid is now moving again into Ukraine! Heck, they used ATACMS missiles the night Biden signed the billl. As an aside, does anyone make up backronyms better than the US military? We talked some about the post war ...

Apr 28, 2024

One Year Later (Dave and Dan 'cast 11)

Yes i know it has been a long time. Really, you could say that it's been a long time, getting from there to here. Dan and I talked about his impressions of Canada and how things have gone in the past year. He''s dealt with the healthcare system, the school system, he's taught at a Canadian university and a college. We also of course talked about what's up in Ukraine. If you want to help out, help out. How? well, there's the Red Cross , UNCR and UNICEF ....

Aug 07, 2023

Eating the Wrong Ice Cream in Siberia (Dave and Dan 'cast 10)

Dan in a scary hatSeriously, one day I''ll get us a website. Dan and I are back talking about the war. Speicifcally, what do we expect to happen when this thing ends? How will it end? Have you given money to the people of Ukraine yet? Daniil has, I have, you should too. Oh, how do you do that? Well, there's the Red Cross , UNCR and UNICEF ....

Oct 16, 2022

Six Months (Dave and Dan 'Cast 09)

It's the six month anniversary of Putin's illegal attack on Ukraine. So, we thought we'd talk about that a bit. Would visa denials to Russians work? (We have different ideas here). How would Putin be overthrown? Have you given money to the people of Ukraine yet? Daniil has, I have, you should too. Oh, how do you do that? Well, there's the Red Cross , UNCR and UNICEF ....

Aug 24, 2022

Northern Korea (Dave and Dan 'cast 08)

Hey everyone. After a one week hiatus, My Nuremberg is back. In this episode Daniil and I discuss what will happen after the war ends, which it must at some point. Im probably a bit more optimistic than Dan is, Dan would tell me that is because he's Russian. His scenario is probably right though. Russia will end up being somewhere between North Korea and Iran. The weird thing is, people there might just accept it. For a time anyway. I learned the word for school in Russian. Please give to the UN...

Jun 13, 2022

ReStalinization (Dave and Dan 'cast 07)

We're back with greetings from Sault Ste. Marie, Yerevan, and points beyond. We talked about national myths. We talked abotu propoganda. We talked about looking forward vs. looking back. I learned the word for bird in Russian. Please give to the UNHCR and/or the Red Cross .

May 24, 2022

There Will Be No Cats in America (Dave and Dan 'Cast 06)

We're back! Don't ddrink vodka mixed with anything. Don't drinkBloody Caesers. We talked about Russia's COVID response. We talked abotu propoganda and its impact on Russian views of the world. I learned the word clock, which has crazy sounds in it that don't bellong in words. Please give to the UNHCR and/or the Red Cross .

May 16, 2022

Real Sausages and Cheese (Dave and Dan 'cast 05)

Yeah yeah, we'll get a webiste, I swear. More freewheeling today, looking at Daniil's decision to leave Putin's Russia. Why Canada? Oh I learned to say 'bicycle' in Russian. Apparently my accent needs a lot of work. There are no rules in Russia, this is done on purpose. Please give to the UNHCR and/or the Red Cross .

May 10, 2022

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