B-SIDE: Peace Off + Healey Resignation
6/12/20261 hr 2 min
EXTRA! EXTRA! INCLUDES EMERGENCY MINI-EPISODE ON HEALEY RESIGNATION. Trump continues to struggle with Iran despite having 'completely defeated' it, and Putin can't even get petrol to Russian tourists in Crimea. Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by our favourite geopolitics expert Arthur Snell for a deep-dive into the latest alpha male chaos unfolding in these conflicts. Plus, announcing the arrival of a brand new regular feature, Old News ... because new news is not always new. SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD • Here is Arthur's Behind The Lines on the Defence Sec resignation • And here is Arthur's substack • You can support Doctors Without Borders action in Palestine here • El Niño chaos looms ... from the LA Times almost 30 years ago • We have put together a BLUESKY STARTER PACK, if you would like to join us there • Email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com • Or visit our website www.quietriotpod.com Brought to you by Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell. Quiet Riot is a Cooler Heads production. SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Alex Andreou· Host0:30
[upbeat music] Quiet Riot. Hello, Arthur, again [laughs].
Arthur Snell· Guest0:37
Yes, back for more.
Alex Andreou· Host0:38
I just can't get enough of you. We should be putting out these sessions on video in a sort of Edwardian drawing room wearing dressing gowns with cravats and smoking cigarillos or pipes perhaps.
Arthur Snell· Guest0:50
Yeah.
Alex Andreou· Host0:51
That's very much our vibe, I feel.
Arthur Snell· Guest0:53
Well, I, I mean, I'd, I'd want all listeners to know that that's exactly how I live my life.
Alex Andreou· Host0:57
[laughs] Uh, but we have to get over that rather relaxed vibe because this is a little emergency addendum to the main podcast. No sooner had we ended our far-ranging conversation on Iran and Ukraine, Defense Secretary John Healey resigned from the government, and I think that's quite significant. Now, I've had a little bit of grief from people who are, I think, justifiably tired of media getting constantly overexcited about, "Well, that's it for Starmer. You