Global Outlook
Global Outlook
Paul
This podcast features commentary on world politics from the two cohosts who don't always see eye to eye. Paul and Rob are two hometown friends who have an unhealthy obsession with the news, politics, and history. These two losers don't have any impressive credentials, but they spend too much of their spare time thinking about the trends that are changing the world.
Little Fires Everywhere
World news is kicking off lately . we talkin israel, ukraine, africa, haiti, canada 
Oct 7, 2023
59 min
Ep ? BRICS and West Africa Crisis
here's a global outlook update for August 2023. Rob is happy that Putin is too chicken to leave Russia for the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. Paul is worried about the Sahel.  
Aug 23, 2023
34 min
Ep. 58 Summer Report
Back with updates on Russia, election news, and the Oppenheimer movie.
Jul 23, 2023
32 min
Ep. 44 Classified: Operation Coldfeet
New Series! Examining the history of the CIA and natsec agencies through their secret missions. This is "Classified." Today we look at a secret operation in the Artic Circle. https://youtu.be/nJDHF-xPcT4
Oct 23, 2022
33 min
Ep. 9 Harry Potter and the New German Government
Paul opens the episode with his take on a twitter controversy around J.K. Rowling. Rob is back from vacation and (22:00) dives into the recent German elections and the new 3 party coalition government.  Here are the links that Paul mentioned. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ https://www.masstpc.org/ https://transequality.org/covid19/mutual-aid-and-emergency-funds
Dec 15, 2021
52 min
Ep. 8 No Liberal, No Cry
The dynamic duo is back to discuss the Lauren Boebert and Ilhan Omar drama. They also review an NYT article about why liberals are less happy and how they can be happier by going to church. The piece emits some serious retvrn guy vibes.  
Dec 7, 2021
35 min
Ep. 7 Operation Unthinkable
The boys  debate the feasibility and morality  of Operation Unthinkable.  Reactionaries in the Allied nations  like Allen Dulles had  toyed with the idea of turning against the Soviets during the war, but toward the end of WWII Churchill asked his generals to draft a secret plan to attack the Red Army in July 1945.   
Dec 1, 2021
58 min
The End of History as We Know It
Francis Fukuyama's End of History thesis has impacted ideologies of the world for the last 32 years.  This thesis signifies a divide between Rob and Paul's worldviews. Will the duo be able to find a solution to the problems faced by the liberal world order? No, but they argue for a bit. let us know what you think by tweeting us @GlobalOutlookpd 
Nov 16, 2021
1 hr 5 min