#236 March 14th, 2022 [How It Happened]

Covering the latest podcast week after week allows us to stay informed on a lot. We're actually quite grateful for the never-ending stream of podcasts that have us focused on anything and everything you can think of, week after week.

As you can imagine. That tends to change when the unthinkable unfolds on the world's stage. Suddenly, everything was about Russia's incursions into Ukraine. Daily news podcasts publish special episodes or spin-off into new standalone shows focused on the ongoing battles in Ukrainian territories or the swaths of refugees fleeing into neighbouring countries. Geo-political tensions and global affairs are on everyone's mind. Comparisons are quickly made to past generations' wars.

Everything – including what you listen to – had undergone a complete paradigm shift. Once again our present was redefined. Every single person on this planet had access to by-the-hour detail of a war unfolding in Europe.

Axios' reporting team has proven themselves to be objective and reliable in the past, so we turn to it again this week with How It Happened: Putin's Invasion.

World editor Dave Lawler presents reporting and analysis on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Reporters and editors from across the Axios newsroom including Sara Fischer, Emily Peck and Margaret Talev will unpack how this conflict is playing out in the media and on social media and why it's so hard for the West push back against Putin and Russia.

Jonathan Swan also returns for an exposé on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky since he had been covering the comedian-turned-politician for years; ever since he was thrust onto the global stage by winning his nation's presidency and being singled out by the former US President.

In the few short weeks since the war began, over 2,800 new sanctions have been imposed on Russia bringing the total number of sanctions to over 5,500. Russia has now overtaken Iran as the world's most sanctioned country, a stat we never thought to care about before.

Energy and climate reporter Andrew Freedman rounds out the reporting to discuss the effects of this war on a global economy looking to transition to clean energy. Might this invasion speed that up?

What is indisputable is that we are witnessing the aftershocks of a global flashpoint. How it Happened: Putin's Invasion traces the steps Putin has taken along the way to desecrating cities, murdering civilians, and redrawing borders. The Axios team and this podcast can help you make sense of the ever-changing ground beneath our feet.

Have a listen and let us know what you think,

Stephen and EvanYour Podcast Delivery crew

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