//podcastplus.net/feed/level-talk-with-john-harrison~ad3035b7 Level talk – debate program on current events hosted by John Harrison. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:33:35 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=14107238&type=mp3 This week’s Level Talk looks a global look at East-West tensions, revealing that things perhaps are not quite as bad as they seem. Dr. Tara McCormack, lecturer in politics and international relations at the University of Leicester and Mary Dejevsky, a prominent writer, and journalist based in London take part in this program. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:36:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=14107238&type=mp3 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=65630467&type=mp3 The Russian Olympic Committee and their staff are specifically accused of state-sponsored doping. However, there is little evidence to support this claim. What is the real reason? Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:59:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=65630467&type=mp3 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=82659054&type=mp3 British scientists have studied interplanetary dust that can travel through space at up to 70km per second. They calculate that if bio-particles high in the atmosphere could be dislodged from the Earth's gravity by incoming space dust, the same process could have happened in reverse. Fri, 08 Dec 2017 07:42:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=82659054&type=mp3 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=74352769&type=mp3 President Trump threatened to pull out of the TPP during his election, and perhaps to his credit, did exactly that soon after becoming President. Since then, 11 countries mostly in the Pacific Rim have moved on without the US to form another agreement. But does the Asia Pacific region really need another trade agreement? Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:54:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=74352769&type=mp3 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=2330636&type=mp3 The World Bank has recently issued a report on the influence of the economic development of India and China on the Russian economy. This is important, because what is happening now in terms of bringing the economies of these countries together has global importance. Let's look at some of the major economic alliances between Russia, China and India. Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:07:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=2330636&type=mp3 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=6105210&type=mp3 The large-scale demonstrations which took place in Poland on Polish Independence Day on November 11th have not been given much attention in the international press. We are talking about 60,000 people shouting very strong nationalist, anti-Jewish, anti-migrant slogans in the middle of Eastern Europe. Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:53:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=6105210&type=mp3 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=44626100&type=mp3 Former minister Baroness Shriti Vadera, who is now chairwoman of Santander UK, said that "the underlying promise of western capitalist economies - that a rising tide lifts all boats - has been broken". Can capitalism be fixed? If it can't, then what on earth do we do? Fri, 10 Nov 2017 08:13:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=44626100&type=mp3 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=73985367&type=mp3 Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has become one of the most popular Popes ever, but inside the Catholic Church, many hate him intensely. He drives a Fiat, pays his own hotel bills and controversially washed the feet of Muslim women refugees. He has provoked a ferocious backlash from conservatives who fear that the Church will split. Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:36:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=73985367&type=mp3 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=36114181&type=mp3 Observers may not realize the seriousness of events taking place in Poland. Some think the independence of Poland’s judiciary is under attack, the Polish government is becoming ‘populist,’ and Poland’s foreign policies are being leveraged to support certain autocratic policies. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:23:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=36114181&type=mp3 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=97768584&type=mp3 In the midst of many bold statements about fake news, Donald Trump has threatened to shut down NBC and some other American networks. It seems very unlikely that any networks will actually lose their broadcasting licenses, but has freedom of the press in the United States already been seriously compromised? Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:53:00 +0000 https://nfw.ria.ru/flv/filemp.mp3?ID=97768584&type=mp3