Alexei Navalny: Putin's Enemy Explained - John Sweeney | Modern Wisdom Podcast 273

John Sweeney is an investigative journalist and a writer. There is a fascinating and incredibly dangerous poker game going on in Russia at the moment. The establishment versus the newcomer. Alexei Navalny Expert to learn why Navalny is galvanising such support, how he survived poisoning with novichok, how he convinced one of his own assassins to admit to trying to kill him and why he once nearly became a pirate... Sponsors: Get 50% discount on your FitBook Membership at https://fitbook.co.uk/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Navalny's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsAw3WynQJMm7tMy093y37A Buy Useful Idiot - https://amzn.to/3936FEz Listen to Hunting Ghislaine - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hunting-ghislaine-with-john-sweeney/id1539949999 Follow John on Twitter - https://twitter.com/johnsweeneyroar Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #navalny #russia #putin - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

John SweeneyguestChris Williamsonhost

Jan 23, 20211h 12mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: January 23, 2021
Duration: 1h 12m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

John Sweeney is an investigative journalist and a writer. There is a fascinating and incredibly dangerous poker game going on in Russia at the moment. The establishment versus the newcomer. Alexei Navalny Expert to learn why Navalny is galvanising such support, how he survived poisoning with novichok, how he convinced one of his own assassins to admit to trying to kill him and why he once nearly became a pirate... Sponsors: Get 50% discount on your FitBook Membership at https://fitbook.co.uk/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Navalny's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsAw3WynQJMm7tMy093y37A Buy Useful Idiot - https://amzn.to/3936FEz Listen to Hunting Ghislaine - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hunting-ghislaine-with-john-sweeney/id1539949999 Follow John on Twitter - https://twitter.com/johnsweeneyroar Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #navalny #russia #putin - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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John Sweeney
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Chris Williamson
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring John Sweeney and Chris Williamson, Alexei Navalny: Putin's Enemy Explained - John Sweeney | Modern Wisdom Podcast 273 explores alexei Navalny’s Daring Crusade Against Putin’s Corrupt Russian Regime Journalist John Sweeney and host Chris Williamson unpack Alexei Navalny’s role as Vladimir Putin’s most effective and courageous opponent, framing it as a high‑stakes poker game with Navalny’s life on the line. They trace Navalny’s evolution from a nationalist‑tinged activist to a liberal, anti‑corruption crusader who uses humor, legalism, and YouTube to challenge Kremlin power. The conversation details his poisonings, imprisonments, investigations into elite corruption—especially Putin’s billion‑dollar Black Sea palace—and his magnetic appeal among young Russians. They also explore how Western policy, sanctions on oligarchs, and generational change could shape Russia’s future and the odds of real political transformation.

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