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Transatlantic Perspective

Ivo Ivanov and Neil Rasmussen

In an absurd predicament, a Bulgarian barbarian and a Kansan from Massachusetts broadcast from the very middle of the United States providing unique angles to everything that matters to nuclear scientists, tortured existentialists, and vagabonds all over the world. (Produced and sound engineered by Neil Rasmussen. Music by OddCrew)

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64:38

A.I. Visits the Show, Extravagant Airplanes and Atoms...

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2025/05/16

Send us a text Ivo, Lewis and Fernando are visited by a frighteningly casual large language model. Then they dissect the complicated relationship between the emoluments clause and opulent private jets. Good News of the Week: Individual atoms coming alive in the light

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69:03

Bodacious Tatas, Odor In The Court and Fifty Bales of...

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2025/05/06

Send us a text Ivo, Lewis and Fernando talk Kentucky Derby, outrageous race horse names, Alcatraz becoming operational prison again, movie tariffs, pencil #2, and Trump's first 100 tumultuous days in office.

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79:54

A Black Cat Broke My Mirror on Friday the 13th!

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2025/04/29

Send us a text Quickly - knock on wood! In this episode Ivo, Lewis, Fernando and Alena are consumed by insane superstitions. We also dive deep into the amazing legacy of Pope Francis and Ivo tells a crazy air travel story connected to the Good News Of the Week.

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77:52

Birdemic, Showgirls, Multiverses and Other Unsavory...

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2025/04/22

Send us a text Lewis, Ivo and Fernando provide painful insight into the worst movies ever made

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73:15

Things to do this summer if we are still alive

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2025/04/15

Send us a text Ivo, Lew and Fernando unveil some of their summer plans other than losing their minds over politics

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73:24

Trade War Madness, Protests and Puppies

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2025/04/08

Send us a text In this episode Ivo, Lewis and Fernando discuss the rapidly unfolding trade war, the stock exchange market, the merits of protests and a new addition to Ivo's household. The Good News of the Week has to do with the unlikely journey of a 19 year old cat named Sunshine

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72:43

Liberation Day Is Upon Us, College Basketball Is Dead...

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2025/04/01

Send us a text Ivo, Lewis, Neil and Fernando discuss the merits, limitations and possible consequences of the incoming universal tariffs. Also, college basketball becomes something else and "Adolescence" is a global phenomenon and a warning. In "Good News of the Week" a little girl beats Einstein and Hawking at their own game.

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64:01

Worst Concerts Ever

Transatlantic Perspective ·

2025/03/25

Send us a text Ivo, Lewis and Fernando reminisce about the colorful legacy of the great George Foreman and put together a list of the worst live concerts they've experienced. Good News of the Week: a shockingly effective treatment to a devastating disease

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78:32

Podcasting history is made while we discuss what it...

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2025/03/18

Send us a text Ivo, Lewis, Neil, Fernando and young Jullian discuss the perils and costs of home ownership in the United States. Also, something amazing happens during the recording of this podcast. Finally, the good news involves a magical treehouse in Oxford, England.

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62:49

Perfect Salmon is Within Reach, Great Pizza Debate...

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2025/03/11

Send us a text Ivo, Lewis, Neil and Fernando go deep on the following topics: Intricate salmon preparationBest pizza ever?The Canadian trade wars are truly bizarreBillionaires might have some nefarious plans

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77:12

Beatitudes of "Flow"

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2025/03/04

Send us a text Ivo, Lew and Fernando discuss the following topics: Academy Awards weirdness, surprises, disappointments and moreCould it be that the best movie of the year is a wordless animated feature from Latvia?Did the Oval trouble in DC show us the imminent future of the world order?Good News of the Week: A car crash leads to something shockingly wonderful

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92:30

The Great Fantasy Fiction Author Yaroslav Barsukov...

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2025/02/22

Send us a text In this unforgettable episode the phenomenal fantasy fiction author Yaroslav Barsukov visits us all the way from Vienna, Austria to discuss his amazing novel "Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory" and to reflect on his favorite writers, his process, background, cultural influences, memories and much more.

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75:29

Mysterious Rectangular Objects Take Center Stage Plus...

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2025/02/18

Send us a text Timshel! Ivo, Lewis and Jamie discuss if reading books still matters and later take a look at a very radiant fungus.

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84:52

One Crazy Sunday Plus Fun With Tariffs

Transatlantic Perspective ·

2025/02/11

Send us a text Ivo, Lew, Neil and Fernando dive deep into Kendrick Lamar's half-time avalanche of metaphors, analyze the best and worst ads during the big game and then try to prepare the listeners for the impending global tariff wars

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59:19

The Oligarchy Has Arrived and The World Against the...

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2025/01/28

Send us a textIvo, Lewis and Neil dive deep into the nature of an emerging American oligarchy and later try to decipher the hatred for the Chiefs and other dynasties.

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66:51

Brace Yourselves! The New Era of Trumpocracy Starts...

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2025/01/21

Send us a textIvo, Lewis, Neil and Fernando dissect the Inauguration and what is to come next

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70:18

Fire and Shoes

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2025/01/14

Ivo, Lewis, Neil and Fernando dissect the LA wildfires and go deep into the topic of the best and worst footwear in existence.

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64:00

Snowmageddon, Golden Globes and Plogging

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2025/01/07

Ivo and Lew start the new season of Trans Atlantic Perspective by discussing the following topics:Surviving snowmageddonActs of terrorism in New Orleans and Las VegasGolden Globes and Colin Farrell's supremacyWhat in the world is plogging?

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74:51

One crazy year

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2024/12/31

Ivo, Lew, Fernando and Alena discuss topics of vital insignificance. In this case every wild thing that happened in the last 12 months

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64:31

Die Hard, Suspicious Christmas Carols & Other Holiday...

Transatlantic Perspective ·

2024/12/24

Ivo, Lewis and Fernando dive deep into the darkest corners of Christmas traditions

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