Critical Thinking - Could Gaza become the USA's 51st State?
Release Date: 02/10/2025
Critical Thinking - Combatting Domestic Abuse (Part 2)
The Black Spy Podcast
. Since age 16: 26.1% experienced abuse (30.3% women, 21.7% men) . Year-ending March 2024 figures (ONS): 4.8% (2.3 m) experienced abuse: 6.6% women (1.6 m), 3.0% men (712,000) . Police recorded ~1.4 m domestic abuse incidents/crimes; 851,000 were actual crimes . 💔 Deaths Attributed to Domestic Violence (Apr 2023–Mar 2024) Domestic Homicide Project (2024): 262 deaths related to domestic abuse: 164 homicides, 98 suicides triggered by abuse . Over a four-year span (2020–2024): 1,012 deaths, including 501 homicides . Separate ONS data: Between...
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Combatting Domestic Violence (Part 1)
The Black Spy Podcast
🎙️ Tune in to Part One of this week's Black Spy Podcast Critical Thinking Combatting Domestic Violence Black Spy Podcast 198, Season 20, Episode 0009 🎙️ Tune in to Part One of The Black Spy Podcast Host Carlton King (“The Black Spy”) sits down with Dr Rachel Taylor, a leading neuroscientist, and journalist Firgas Esack, to dive deep into these figures. This episode explores not only the statistics but the human, systemic, and gendered dimensions of domestic violence—shining light on under‑reported experiences, prevention strategies, and why these numbers matter....
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The consequences of Israeli’s attack on Iran
The Black Spy Podcast
The consequences of Israeli’s attack on Iran Black Spy Podcast, 197, Season 20, Episode 0008 In this week’s Black Spy Podcasts, Carlton King looks at the potential consequences of the Israeli attack on Iran. Immediate Outcomes: Carlton argues that Israel’s sneak attack on Iran, targeting strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, top military leadership and nuclear scientists and their families during talks with the US to come to a diplomatic arrangement meant Iran must retaliate. Regional Escalation: A full-scale war could engulf Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, with Israel fighting on multiple...
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Critical Thinking - Can President Putin withstand the clamour for all out war with the West?
The Black Spy Podcast
Critical Thinking - Can President Putin withstand the clamour for all out war with the West? Black Spy Podcast, 196, Season 20, Episode 0007 In this week’s Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King argues that the attack on The Russian Federation’s nuclear airborne wing, plus attacks on a civilian train and the Crimean Bridge are playing with nuclear fire. Carlton argues that it puts at risk nuclear verification treaties, makes the Russian state ask the question whether the West is probing for a first strike nuclear attack and worst of all, it put an inordinate amount of pressure on...
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Critical Thinking - Can President Putin withstand the clamour for all out war with the West?
The Black Spy Podcast
Critical Thinking - Can President Putin withstand the clamour for all out war with the West? Black Spy Podcast, 196, Season 20, Episode 0007 In this week’s Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King argues that the attack on The Russian Federation’s nuclear airborne wing, plus attacks on a civilian train and the Crimean Bridge are playing with nuclear fire. Carlton argues that it puts at risk nuclear verification treaties, makes the Russian state ask the question whether the West is probing for a first strike nuclear attack and worst of all, it put an inordinate amount of pressure on...
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Critical Thinking - Can President Putin withstand the clamour for all out war with the West?
The Black Spy Podcast
Critical Thinking - Can President Putin withstand the clamour for all out war with the West? Black Spy Podcast, 196, Season 20, Episode 0007 In this week’s Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King argues that the attack on The Russian Federation’s nuclear airborne wing, plus attacks on a civilian train and the Crimean Bridge are playing with nuclear fire. Carlton argues that it puts at risk nuclear verification treaties, makes the Russian state ask the question whether the West is probing for a first strike nuclear attack and worst of all, it put an inordinate amount of pressure on...
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Should Prince Harry have retained Royalty Protection? (Part 2)
The Black Spy Podcast
Should Prince Harry have retained Royalty Protection? (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast, 195, Season 20, Episode 0006 In this week’s Black Spy Podcasts, Carlton King and his compatriots, Firgas Esack and Doctor Rachel Taylor delve into the subject of the provision of state controlled close protection operations. As they began last week in part one, the team continues looking into the fall out of the court decision on to agree with the UK Home Office and the Metropolitan Police Service to withdraw police close protection from Prince Harry and his family. The argument played out in the UK...
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Should Prince Harry have retained Royalty Protection? (Part 1)
The Black Spy Podcast
Should Prince Harry have retained Royalty Protection? (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast, 195, Season 20, Episode 0005 In this week’s Black Spy Podcasts, Carlton King and his compatriots, Firgas Esack and Doctor Rachel Taylor delve into the subject of the provision of state controlled close protection operations. Specifically the team assess the fall out of the court decision to agree with the UK Home Office and the Metropolitan Police Service to no longer provide this support to Prince Harry. The argument played out in the UK Government, Civil Service, Police and finally the High Court was...
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Ron Bienvenu’s - The 5th Shock The Global Consequences of Big Data (Part 2)
The Black Spy Podcast
Ron Bienvenu’s - The 5th Shock The Global Consequences of Big Data (Part 2) The Black Spy Podcast, Season 20, Episode 0004 In this week’s Black Spy Podcast Carlton continues his discussion with Ron Bienvenu concerning his new book The 5th Shock in which Ron postulates the effects of AI, LLMs, and Robotics: and other emerging trends and impacts Integration of LLMs in Robotics: Large Language Models are increasingly being integrated into robotic systems, enabling more intuitive human-robot interactions. For instance, projects like OpenVLA demonstrate how combining...
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Ron Bienvenu’s - The 5th Shock The Global Consequences of Big Data (Part 1)
The Black Spy Podcast
Ron Bienvenu’s - The 5th Shock The Global Consequences of Big Data (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast, Season 20, Episode 0003 In this week’s Black Spy Podcast Carlton brings back Ron Bienvenu to discuss his new book The 5th Shock in which Ron postulates the effects of AI, LLMs, and Robotics: and other emerging trends and impacts Integration of LLMs in Robotics: Large Language Models are increasingly being integrated into robotic systems, enabling more intuitive human-robot interactions, for instance, projects like Open VLA demonstrate how combining vision-language-action models with...
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Could Gaza become the USA's 51st State?
The Black Spy Podcast, Season 18, Episode 0010
In this week's Black Spy Podcast we attempt to answer the question on most people's lips who have an interest in geo-politics - could Gaza really become the US's 51st State:
President Trump's proposal for the U.S. to "take over" Gaza and transform it into the "Riviera of the Middle East" has sparked widespread controversy and criticism. The plan involves relocating nearly 2 million Palestinians from Gaza to other countries, with the U.S. assuming ownership and redeveloping the territory into a luxury destination. While Trump claims this would bring peace and economic prosperity, the proposal has been condemned as a violation of international law, akin to ethnic cleansing, and a threat to regional stability . Arab states, including Egypt and Jordan, have rejected the idea, emphasizing the need for a two-state solution and the protection of Palestinian rights . Critics argue the plan is impractical, risks radicalizing Palestinians, and could destabilize neighboring countries . Despite Trump's assertion that "everybody loves" the idea, the global backlash suggests it is unlikely to gain traction and may further complicate Middle East peace efforts.
Once again this week's Black Spy podcast has attempted to today’s burning questions, from which we might all learn.
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