Radio War Nerd EP #422 — Serbia, Balkans & NATO, feat. Lily Lynch
Guest: Lily Lynch, journalist
Recorded: January 23, 2024
We take a break from covering Biden's Global Apocalypse to talk with Belgrade-based reporter Lily Lynch about lighter matters: Balkan politics, the Ukraine war & NATO expansion...
Previous RWN episodes with Lily:
-EP #241 — Sickness & Politics in Serbia
-EP #81 — Macedonia Crisis
Articles by Lily:
-"Democratic Pretense", New Left Review, Jan 11, 2024
-"The Realists Were Right", The New Statesman, Sept 2, 2023
-"Serbia's Russian Revolution", New Statesman, Nov 18, 2023
-"How NATO Seduced the European Left", Unherd, May 16, 2023
Total time: 1:24:25
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Comments (22)
Any chance we could get someone like Misha Glenny on to talk about the Balkan wars from 1913-1945 or something like that? There’s a Bulgarian history podcaster that could also help?
I just listened #241 (also Lily) and she referred to Kolinda as “Hot Blonde”. I am literally crying.
The Trillbillys also just did an episode with Lily.
Crockett is a neat little town. Went there for the first time in 2023. Like some rust belt factory town got plopped in the bay area.
I remember seeing the huge neon c & h sign from the freeway.
If you want to fill your head with the whole Olof Palme saga, I can’t say enough about the Ghost Stories for the End of the World podcast, hosted by a dulcet-toned North of England lad who only goes by “Matt”. He did an 8 episode series on OP, but he does incredible work on a wide variety of hellworld topics.
Radio Negative Peace Nerd
Hearing the lads slag off Remnick’s New Yorker, as always, fills my heart with gladness.
Nice to hear a Sipher call out. An absolute bonehead. He blocked me on Twitter because kept replying to his Havana syndrome tweets with "pew pew pew"
Oh fuck I remember him. He’s a textbook shitheel.
Nothing more boring than the obligatory hate on Northern California..
I’m a big fan of the Tule Elk and Sea Otters, personally.
Hey Guys. Another Crockett California native. Blew my mind hearing our little census-designated place referenced. It’s a sugar refinery town where lots of retired spooks and former oil executives live
Now I’m in Chicago, woohoo 🙏
she keeps saying "sweden" the way swedish people say "sweden" and its really fucking with me lol
Its cool that you live rent free in the heads of spooks mark. Sounds like lily does now too!
Dang, just heard lily on the trillbillies - great guest
oh shit, imma check that out
Another Norcal escapee. But I escaped to, according to Dr Dolan, the worst place Houston. I do miss the music of the BART train and freeway 24.
What joy! Another episode! Will it end on a depressing note?
First. Sorry never been first before.
honorable and fair