On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the 2023 Tour de France and the related French soft power and global advertising opportunities, the attempted putsch by Yevgeniy Prigozhin in Russia, expectations for the upcoming NATO meeting, happenings on the US and UK campaign trails, Richard Sorge, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 7 | Recorded July 7, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
1:00 | The 2023 Tour de France + French soft power + Global advertising
7:13 | What's happening in Russia
13:50 | Upcoming NATO meeting
17:50 | Happenings on the US + UK campaign trails
30:29 | Richard Sorge, the Soviet agent operating out of Tokyo in 1941
32:33 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
The Dishoom Cookery Book - From Bombay with Love
The 2023 Tour de France
Caste and Democratic Politics in India by Ghanshyam Shah
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
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