Unpops Presents: What In The World?

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Comedians Adam Tod Brown and Quincy Johnson cover things happening in international news right now that you might not be familiar with, but totally should be. For weekly, ad-free episodes, subscribe on the Unpops Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/unpops

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Latest episodes from Unpops Presents: What In The World?

Venezuela Is Boring

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 41:15


Adam discusses the latest updates from the ever evolving crisis in Venezuela and why a peaceful resolution might still be a possibility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Joss Stone Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 45:47


Adam goes it alone to tell the story of British soul singer Joss Stone and her campaign to perform in every country on the planet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Putin Said About Liberalism

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 60:23


Adam and Quincy talk about Putin's thoughts on liberalism, Duterte's dare to his opponents, 5G wireless in the DMZ, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eurovision 2019 Finals Recap Pt. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 41:20


Adam and Quincy conclude their exploration of the most uneventful Eurovision Song Contest Finals in recent history Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eurovision 2019 Finals Recap Pt. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 59:17


Adam and Quincy listen to the songs from this year's Eurovision Song Contest finals in Tel Aviv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Russian Garbage Protests

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 40:31


Adam and Quincy discuss a strange political scandal that could be Vladimir Putin's undoing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News Roundup

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 59:50


Adam and Quincy welcome comedian Jon Shefsky for a rundown of some global news stories that you might have missed recently Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Troubles With Brexit

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 43:51


Adam and Quincy welcome comedian Stuart Thompson to talk about the impact Brexit is having on the fragile peace agreement between Ireland and Northern Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Valentine's Day Around the World

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 55:48


Adam and Quincy talk to comedian Stuart Thompson about how other countries celebrate Valentine's Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Attempted Coup In Venezuela

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 62:43


Adam and Quincy revisit the topic that keeps on giving...United States involvement in the political unrest in Venezuela Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Turkey and Saudi Arabia Hate Each Other

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 51:40


Adam and Quincy look into the history behind the long standing feud between Turkey and Saudi Arabia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Arrest Of Meng Wanzhou

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 46:57


Adam and Quincy discuss the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and why the United States is so afraid of Huawei Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China's Crackdown On Porn

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 41:23


Adam and Quincy welcome special guests Jenn Scott and Elise Golgowski to talk about the Chinese government's creepy anti-porn initiatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Election Of Jair Bolsonaro

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 54:39


Adam and Quincy welcome comedian Chris Crittenden to discuss the rise to power of right wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. Embassy Sonic Attacks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 36:02


Adam and Quincy welcome special guest Radostin Zahariev to talk about the mysterious "sonic attacks" that happened at three different United States embassies and what might be the true cause Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Performing For The Enemy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 57:43


Adam and Quincy welcome special guest Radostin Zahariev to talk about the political fallout that sometimes accompanies American entertainers who perform overseas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloween Around The World

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 51:16


Adam and Quincy welcome comedians Hana Michels and Kevin Anderson to discuss some of the weirdest Halloween traditions from around the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China and the Uighur Muslims

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 49:28


Adam and Quincy welcome comedian Jessica Singer to discuss China's brutal campaign of oppression against the country's Uighur Muslim population Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Magdalene Laundries

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 49:22


Adam and special guest Chris Crittenden discuss Ireland's centuries-long program of enslaving women and children and using them as slave labor in laundry facilities that doubled as prisons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Indian WhatsApp Lynchings

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 43:27


Adam welcomes comedians Jessica Singer, Chris Crittenden, and Stuart Thompson to discuss the horrifying real world ramifications of the spreading of fake news in India Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tell Us We Were Right About Venezuela

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2018 50:03


Adam and Quincy catch up on the latest in Venezuela news, including the not at all shocking revelation that the US might be planning a military intervention there soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 47:14


In 1983, a 15-year-old girl named Emanuela Orlandi disappeared from the streets of the Vatican and hasn't been seen since. What happened to her still isn't known to this day, but the theories all sound like movie plots and most of them involve the Catholic Church. What happened to Emanuela Orlandi? That's the topic of this week's episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trinitarios and the Bad Barbies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 39:28


Adam and Quincy discuss a New York based Dominican street gang with a penchant for revenge porn and killing the wrong people Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Free Noura Hussein

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 41:33


Adam and Quincy look into the tragic case of Noura Hussein, a Sudanese girl who was forced to marry a man twice her age, and then sentenced to death by hanging when she killed him while he was trying to rape her.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Breitbart of Canada

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 61:16


Adam and Quincy explore the myriad awful personalities that make up the right wing reporting team at Canada's Rebel Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Scandals of the 2018 World Cup (And Beyond)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 46:56


Adam and special guest co-host Brett Rader discuss the craziest scandals surrounding this year's World Cup in Russia, and some of the scandals we should look forward to in 2022 when the event is hosted in Qatar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Brief History Of Political Killings In Russia

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2018 60:38


Adam and Quincy discuss the strange case of the Ukrainian journalist who was reported to be murdered, only to reappear at a press conference a few days later, and the myriad reasons why he might have wanted to pull a stunt like that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Armenia's Velvet Revolution

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 39:03


The smoothest sounding uprising in the game is the subject of this week's episode. Specifically, Adam and Quincy are discussing Armenia's Velvet Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Situation In Nicaragua

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 42:44


Adam and Quincy discuss the recent riots in Nicaragua and the long-running problems that brought them on Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Syria Airstrikes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 56:29


Adam and Quincy discuss the recent chemical attack in Syria, the US response, and what it all might mean for US-Russia relations in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Eurovision Semifinals Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 54:32


Our deep dive into this year's Eurovision Song Contest entries continues! This week we talk about some of the entries from the second semifinal round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rodrigo Duterte's Crazy Month

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 53:07


On this episode Adam and Quincy check back in with Rodrigo Duterte, current president of the Philippines. Turns out, he's had quite an interesting month. Listen now!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The International Criminal Court

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 63:43


You've probably heard of The International Criminal Court, but do you know what its role is in the world or why it was founded? Curious what continent so far has provided 100 percent of the people imprisoned by the ICC? We talk about all that and more on this week's episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Latest From Venezuela

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 51:58


Adam and Quincy revisit the ever-worsening disaster happening in Venezuela right now and talk about the huge gamble disgraced president Nicolas Maduro is taking to fix it. Listen now on What In The World, now accepting Petros at all locations! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Miami Showband Massacre

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 42:54


In 1974, a perfectly innocent Irish showband was stopped at what appeared to be a routine checkpoint by men wearing British army uniforms. What happened next is every bit as insane as this clickbait cliffhanger ending to the description implies. Listen now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Problem With Pakistan

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 44:16


They're one of our biggest allies in the war on terror, except for all those times when they're being the exact opposite. On this episode, Adam and Quincy discuss the tense state of US-Pakistan relations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All About Austria

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2018 51:15


If any country would know better than to start embracing right wing extremism again, you'd think it would be Austria. You would be wrong. On this episode, Adam and Quincy discuss Austria's slow creep to the extreme right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Genocide In Myanmar

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2017 42:27


Another week, another genocide to talk about. This time around, we're discussing the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do We Still Need The EU?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017 52:54


The European Union...it's like the America of Europe! But does the world need it anymore? Britain certainly doesn't think so, and Russia hopes a lot more countries agree with them in the near future. But are they right? Adam and Quincy talk about exactly that on this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catalonia

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 47:32


You've probably heard the name "Catalonia" tossed around some in the news lately, but do you know what's actually happening there right now? On this episode, Adam and Quincy talk about the Catalan independence movement and how it started. Listen now! Learn some stuff! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trans Rights In Iran

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 40:03


Adam and Quincy welcome special guest Erika Bergman to discuss the long and troubled history of trans rights in the country of Iran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Europe's Last Dictator

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 49:15


Since 1994, one man has ruled over the small country of Belarus. His name is Alexander Lukashenko, and for all intents and purposes, he's Europe's only dictator. He's also the subject of this episode. But you probably already figured that out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iran Nuclear Deal Explained

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 49:04


You've heard about the landmark nuclear deal the world signed with Iran, but do you know how it works? Or, even worse, how it could march us to war soon? Adam and Quincy talk about it all on this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird Shortages Happening Around the World

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2017 56:41


Are you an unemployed pilot looking for a job? Move to China! They need pilots the way Dubai needs sand, and no part of this sentence is a joke! On this episode, Adam and Quincy discuss a few noteworthy things that countries around the world are running out of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Brief History of Zapad

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 39:19


Russia does war games like no one else. Will their next practice turn into an actual war like they have in the past? Maybe! Hear Adam and Quincy talk about it on this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rise of Acid Attacks In the UK

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 46:05


Acid is being used as a weapon with alarming frequency in the UK and other parts of the world. Adam and Quincy talk about it on this episode. Give it a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Immigration and MS-13

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2017 38:01


A profile of the street gang that was started as a means to protect Salvadoran immigrants in Los Angeles, but soon grew into something else entirely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poland's Fast Track To Authoritarian Rule

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 47:56


Adam and Quincy look into how Poland went from beacon of democracy in post-Soviet Europe to the brink of authoritarian rule in less than two years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Venezuelan Scramble

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 48:06


Adam and Quincy check back in with the ever-worsening crisis in Venezuela. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Turkey Became A Dictatorship

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 56:55


Adam and Quincy discuss the country of Turkey and its slow descent into authoritarian rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gay Concentration Camps In Chechnya

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2017 43:15


Adam and Quincy discuss the terrifying state of gay rights in Chechnya. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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