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This is Arbitror's weekly podcast on policy matters and current events happening around the globe. Arbitror contributors and staff meet weekly to discuss both trending and more obscure global issues....
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This is Arbitror's weekly podcast on policy matters and current events happening around the globe. Arbitror contributors and staff meet weekly to discuss both trending and more obscure global issues. Arbitror is a publication which turns a critical lens onto the world’s leading governments with the mission of keeping those governments accountable to their citizens and promoting sound policy worldwide.
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25 FEB 2018 · For weeks now, the stock market in the U.S. has been topsy turvy. Some are simply dubbing the fluctuations a "correction," but ghosts from the subprime mortgage past are creeping around and hints of a tech bubble loom in the distance. We discuss this and how it might affect different demographics.
Music by 4barrelcarb with a CC0 1.0 license for Freesound (https://freesound.org/people/4barrelcarb/sounds/362832/)
10 FEB 2018 · In the first installment of our second season, we review "Darkest Hour," a film that looks into the weeks of Winston Churchill's life prior to the Battle of Dunkirk. We take a look at this film's overall quality, its historical accuracy, and what it means in the 21st century... all while downing pinot noir.
Music: Vanhell Spawn Guitar by AREmedia for Freesound with a CC BY-NA 3.0 license (https://freesound.org/people/AREmedia/sounds/397055/)
27 OCT 2017 · Arbiters Sophia Freuden, Drake MacFarlane, and Jordan Paul convene for the final episode of Arbitration's first season to discuss two upcoming SCOTUS cases... all while downing pints of beer. What could go wrong?
Music: "VIva.wav" by martysonic with a CC BY-NC 3.0 license for Freesoung.org (https://freesound.org/people/martysonic/sounds/391105/)
13 OCT 2017 · Referendums are all the rage, and we've noticed. We take a look at independence referendums of recent days in Catalonia, Spain and the Kurdish region of Iraq known as Kurdistan. Realism and constructivism butt heads yet again, this time over the likeliness of how successful these referendums will be.
Music: "voyage loop" by zagi2 (https://freesound.org/people/zagi2/sounds/319407/) and Trumpet Fanfare by benjaminharveydesign (https://freesound.org/people/benjaminharveydesign/sounds/350428/)
1 OCT 2017 · We tackle the decades-long ethnic tension between the Rohingya Muslims and Myanmarese government that in recent weeks has culminated in what could be a genocide. We specifically take a look at international norm proliferation and why states speak of genocide, but neglect to intervene.
Music: "Shine 1 (loop)" by SkibkaMusic for Freesoung.org with a CC0 1.0 license (https://freesound.org/people/SkibkaMusic/sounds/361139/)
14 SEP 2017 · We look at behavioral theory--a weird mix of economic game theory and psychology--to explain what's going on between China, the U.S., North Korea, and the potential trade war between them.
Music: "Intro 1L72" by Setuniman for Freesound with a CC BY-NC 3.0 license (http://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/274787/)
This is Arbitror's weekly podcast on policy matters and current events happening around the globe. Arbitror contributors and staff meet weekly to discuss both trending and more obscure global issues....
show more
This is Arbitror's weekly podcast on policy matters and current events happening around the globe. Arbitror contributors and staff meet weekly to discuss both trending and more obscure global issues. Arbitror is a publication which turns a critical lens onto the world’s leading governments with the mission of keeping those governments accountable to their citizens and promoting sound policy worldwide.
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| Author | Arbitror |
| Organization | Arbitror |
| Categories | Politics |
| Website | www.arbitror.org |
| arbitror.org@gmail.com |
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