Tanner Talks About Stuff that Happened

Explosions rock the tiny nation of Transnistria between Ukraine and Moldova. Many have begun warning that Russia could stage a false flag attack in the same region as a pretext for an expansion of the war. Tanner makes some connections about what this could mean for Putin's endgame in the war with Ukraine. 

Russia launches a massive offensive in eastern Ukraine, and Tanner speculates that Russia's endgame may have changed. Their new plan could be much more cut-and-dry than previously.  Alongside that, Tanner re-examines how global geopolitics have changed since the outbreak of the war.

Russia abandons northern Ukraine and redirects its forces to the east, and the country braces for the bloodiest fighting of the war yet. Tanner confronts the reality that while calling for Putin to be prosecuted for war crimes, many other war crimes around the globe go unprosecuted, including those carried out by the United States. Tanner also examines the curious nature behind the enormous debts...

It's been a month since Russia invaded the sovereign state of Ukraine. We examine what has changed in the world since then.

Ukraine launches the largest counterattack seen since the outbreak of the war as the conflict enters its fourth week and the Russian advance continues to stall. In response, Russia bombs a theater filled with civilians in the besieged city of Mariupol, though Tanner speculates on more sinister motives behind the attack. Vladimir Putin officially outlaws "false information" about the invasion of Uk...

Ukraine - Russian troops continue to slowly approach the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, but Kiev residents says conditions are not yet dire. American journalist Brent Renaud killed by Russian troops just north of Kiev. Russia accused of using 'dirty bombs' against Ukrainian army base, which is a violation of international law. Peace talks finally become somewhat optimistic. China - Russia asks China f...

Putin intensifies his attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, and Tanner speculates on how destructive this war could become based on Putin's tactics in two previous wars. Tanner discusses the events that JUST unfolded in northern Iraq, where Iranian missiles impacted near a new U.S. Consulate, taking a moment to put on his tinfoil hat and explore how this could all be part of a global shift of...

The Russian siege of Mariupol continues with tragic consequences. Ukrainian refugees near 2 million. Tanner goes on his most intense rant since starting the podcast over two years ago.

Russia lays siege to the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, creating a humanitarian crisis with accusations of anti-civilian action on both sides. Media wars create a propagandistic dystopia where no one knows what's real anymore. Western credit card companies cease all international payments in or out of Russia, so Russia turns to a different source for its international payments.

Did the world just see a near-nuclear meltdown? Russian armies make gains in southern Ukraine, while Ukrainian cities in the north continue to be bombarded by relentless artillery barrages. 

Russia adopts new, horrific tactics to demoralize the Ukrainian people. The United Nations overwhelmingly votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. United States President Joe Biden vows to defend "every inch" of land in NATO countries if Russia is to invade. A brief Q&A session where Tanner answers: - What do you think the outcome of the war will be? - How will the United States respond?...

The first day of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine proves fruitless, but plans remain in place for the talks to continue. A huge Russian convoy is spotted outside Kiev as Russian artillery batters the city. Ukraine announces the creation of an international volunteer legion which allows for foreign volunteers to come fight the Russians, and thousands around the world scramble to join up. A re...

Russia and Ukraine agree to peace talks to be held on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. Russian oligarchs call for the end to the war. Ukraine remains in full control of all major cities in the nation.

Russia is blocked from using the vital S.W.I.F.T. international payments system. NATO ships thousands of weapons into Ukraine. Dozens of reports of captured Russian soldiers who don't know why they're in Ukraine in the first place. Russian tanks refuse to engage Ukrainian civilians. All is quiet in the capital city of Kyiv as dawn breaks over Ukraine on the fourth day of fighting. 

The Battle of Kiev results in an initial Ukrainian victory, with the Ukraine reporting thousands of Russian casualties since the war began. The Russian advance continues in southern Ukraine, but the fortunes of war have turned against the Russian Army as Ukrainian refugees begin re-entering the country to join in the fight. 

Ukrainians strike back. The Russians are driven back on multiple fronts, but continue their advance where they can, while the Ukrainians arm their people and prepare for what could be the first great battle of the 21st Century. Legends are born.

The Russian advance into Ukraine stalls as Ukraine arms its populace. We get a glimpse at Putin's endgame. NATO responds.

The Russian Federation has invaded the sovereign state of the Ukraine. This is the first update in the events that will be unfolding in the next few weeks and months.

Hitler, now Fuhrer of Nazi Germany, allied with Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Hirohito, unleashes his ultimate war machine on Europe with terrifying results. The fate of the free world hangs in the balance.

On January 21st, a convoy of trucks left British Columbia with the intention of reaching Ottawa, Ontario to protest the Canadian vaccine mandates handed down to truckers. This convoy has turned into a movement, and the protestors are going on twelve days in Ottawa without the government backing down. Now, word is that it could turn nasty. Tanner details why it all makes him kind of nervous.

For the last eight years, a war has been raging in Eastern Ukraine, but in the last few months, Russia has been moving large amounts of Russian troops to its border with Ukraine. Is this going to be an invasion? Are we headed for war? Why should we care? WHAT'S GOING ON?!

In the 1920s and 30s, Japan developed an insatiable appetite for territorial expansion, and after a few annexations in the Pacific, turned its attention to China. It was there that one of the most violent showdowns in human history would begin.

Besides Russia, much of Europe quieted into an uneasy stalemate as they rang in the 1920s. In this episode, we cover the Paris Peace Conference, the Russian Civil war, and the rise of Fascism in Europe.

Originally released in August of 2020, this episode details the progressive march of warfare technology through the 1800s into the 1900s, and how it became so horrifically destructive.

Europe descends into carnage as the Great War breaks out across the continent and beyond. Join us as we travel through the four years of conflict that dawned a new age of industrialized warfare on our planet.