USSR
Mentioned as an example of a superpower that collapsed within two years.
Every podcast mention of USSR in one pod.
8 videos. Track how it's discussed, by whom, and what experts actually think.
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Videos Mentioning USSR
Bhaskar Sunkara: Socialism and Communism | Lex Fridman Podcast #349
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as a country that experienced collapse and division, which new democracies don't necessarily have to follow.
Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth & the Fight Against Conformity & Mediocrity | Lex Fridman Podcast #174
Lex Fridman
Discussed in the context of game theory and the Cold War, and later as a historical example of a failed economic system contrasted with communism.
Sam Harris & Jordan Peterson in Vancouver 2018 (with Bret Weinstein moderating) — Night One
Sam Harris
Mentioned as an example of a secular totalitarian state with pernicious dogmas, comparable to religious fundamentalism in its negative effects.
The Reckoning to Come: A Conversation with Balaji Srinivasan (Episode #259)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as one of the two superpowers during the Cold War, representing a centralized entity.
How the Debt Crisis ACTUALLY Affects You
BigDeal by Codie Sanchez
Mentioned as an example of a superpower that collapsed within two years.
Russian Ambassador to UK, Andrey Kelin | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union
OxfordUnion
Mentioned as having been resourceful and capable of spending money on huge industrial projects in Africa during the 1960s.
E3: Modern Cold War, politicizing the pandemic & more with David Sacks & David Friedberg
All-In Podcast
Compared to China as an adversary, with China being deemed more formidable due to its strategic investments over decades.
A DSA Leader Went on Fox and Admitted the Whole Plan (Abolish ICE, Open Borders, Kill the Senate)
Tom Bilyeu
Historical communist regime under which Russia ended up, used to illustrate the destructive path of unchecked leftism.