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Politica UK Infopods

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Contains AI Generated Information edited by a human. 🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club Press catalogue. Authored and edited by 📚 Sarnia de la Maré FRSA 💬 Companion blog: https://politica-uk.blogspot.com/ 🕊️ Daily insights on X: @taletellerclub © 2026 Tale Teller Club Press · All rights reserved. Views expressed are editorial and educational in nature.

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Episodes

  1. 🎧 Is Ukraine winning the war against Russia? An Infopod by Tale Teller Club Publishing #war

    Is Ukraine winning the war against Russia? An Infopod by Tale Teller Club Publishing No, Ukraine is not winning outright, but neither is Russia achieving its objectives. The war remains a brutal, high-cost stalemate as of late June 2026, with Russia making very slow territorial gains at enormous...

  2. 🎧 Suez Crisis vs Strait of Hormuz 2026: Lessons from 1956 for Today's Oil Chokepoint Crisis.

    🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club Press catalogue. Authored and...

  3. 🎧 The Quiet Unravelling of Capitalism by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA an InfoPod for Politica UK

    https://sarniadelamare.com 🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club...

  4. 🎧 Can the world survive without oil as the Israel US war continues? Infopods by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA

    Can the world survive without oil as the Israel US war continues? What might the world look like without it? 🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and...

  5. 🎧 After Trump’s Pearl Harbour gaff with Japanese PM, I wonder if dimplomacy is dead?

    https://sarniadelamare.com 🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club...

  6. 🎧 Will Capitalism Destroy Itself Or Simply Become Something Else? #marxism #infopod

    Karl Marx was strikingly accurate in predicting that capitalism would concentrate wealth and produce recurring instability, both of which remain defining features today. However, he was wrong to assume that the system would collapse or that society would polarise into two rigid classes. Instead…

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  7. 🎙️ Politica UK InfoPod: Why Do So Many Influencers Operate from Dubai? #infopod #influencers

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. If you spend any time on social media, a curious pattern quickly appears. A surprising number of influencers—particularly those in luxury lifestyle, fitness, online finance, and travel—seem to be living in the same place: Dubai. 🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual...

  8. ⚔️ Why is Trump asking for help with the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. has a huge military? #infopod

    Why is Trump asking for help with the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. has a huge military? Even if a president claims the war is already won, securing the Strait of Hormuz is a completely different military problem from conducting air strikes. The U.S. military is extremely powerful, but keeping one...

  9. ⚔️ Why Do Military Leaders Talk About War Like It’s a Video Game? By Sarnia de la Maré.

    War briefings often sound like someone describing a PlayStation mission. “Targets neutralised.” “Assets eliminated.” But behind those phrases are homes, families, women and children. Why do war aggressors use language that feels like a video game? 🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for…

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  10. 🌍 Who Owns the Seas? The Hidden Battles for the World’s Oceans by Sarnia de la Maré #infopod

    Politica UK InfoPod Who Owns the Seas? The Hidden Battles for the World’s Oceans by Sarnia de la Maré. Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. Today we ask a deceptively simple question. Who owns the seas — when no one owns the water? Across the world, countries are increasingly fighting over oceans,...

  11. 🎙️🌍 Global Analysis InfoPod: What If the Iran War Lasts Six Months? Politica UK News Extra

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. A growing question among analysts is no longer whether the Iran war will escalate.It is how long the conflict might last.Because if the war were to continue for six months, the consequences could reach far beyond the battlefield in the Middle East.The first and...

  12. 🗞️ What has been the human cost so far? Iran War Infopod by Politica UK by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. As the war between the United States, Israel and Iran continues to unfold, another question is emerging beyond strategy and geopolitics.What has been the human cost so far?In the early days of any conflict, casualty figures are often incomplete and highly...

  13. 🇺🇸 USA News Headlines by Politica UK

    🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club Press catalogue. Authored and...

  14. 🇬🇧 Today's UK News Headlines by Politica UK

    🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club Press catalogue. Authored and...

  15. 🎙️⚔️ Could Iran Actually Win a War Against the United States? Politica UK InfoPod #sarniadelamare #newsextra

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. After discussing whether boots on the ground could appear in the Iran war, another strategic question inevitably arises. Could Iran actually win a war against the United States? At first glance, the answer might seem obvious. The United States has the most...

  16. 🎙️⚔️ Why Invading Iran Would Be One of the Hardest Wars Ever Fought: Infopod #sarniadelamaré #politicauk

    🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club Press catalogue. Authored and...

  17. 🗞️ Boots on the Ground? The Real Risk of a Ground War with Iran #sarniadelamare #warnews

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. As the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran intensifies, one question is increasingly being asked by analysts and policymakers around the world. Could the war eventually lead to boots on the ground? So far, the conflict has largely been fought...

  18. 🗞️ Hormuz Battle: U.S. Says 16 Iranian Mine Ships Destroyed #infopod #Iran #USA #warnews

    US claims it has destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels in the Gulf. But reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not as simple as sinking ships. Naval mines can disrupt 20% of the world’s oil supply. New InfoPod: the battle for the world’s most important shipping lane. 🌍⛽ Hormuz Battle: U.S. Says 16...

  19. Trump, Iran, and the Limits of Public Support: Does public opinion actually constrain modern warfare? #politicauk #trump #iran

    Trump, Iran, and the Limits of Public Support Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. Today we ask a difficult political question. If a president goes to war but the public does not support it — does that actually matter? As the United States continues its military campaign against Iran, President...

  20. Jury Trials on the Brink: Is Britain Rewriting 700 Years of Justice #infopod #comment #sarniadelamare

    Jury Trials on the Brink: Is Britain Rewriting 700 Years of Justice. Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. Today in the House of Commons, MPs debated one of the most significant proposed changes to the British justice system in modern times — a plan that could limit the use of jury trials in…

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  21. The UK’s Plan to Limit Jury Trials: A 700-Year Legal Tradition Under Threat? #infopod #uknews

    Politica UK InfoPod The Battle Over Jury Trials in Britain Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. Today in the House of Commons, MPs debated one of the most significant proposed changes to the British justice system in modern times — a plan that could limit the use of jury trials in England and…

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  22. 🗞️U.S. Troops Injured as Trump Says Iran War May End Soon War News Latest #infopod #breaking

    🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club Press catalogue. Authored and...

  23. Iran’s New Leader: Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei? InfoPod by Politica UK #iran #geopolitics #warnews

    🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club Press catalogue. Authored and...

  24. 🗞️ The Energy Wars: Could the Iran Conflict Reshape Global Power? #infopod #warnews #oil

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. As the Iran war continues to push oil prices higher, another question is beginning to surface among analysts and policymakers. Could this conflict reshape the global balance of power through energy? Because throughout modern history, major wars have often...

  25. 🗞️ Weathering the Oil Shock: How Governments and Households Can Survive Rising Energy Prices

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. As the Iran war drives oil prices sharply higher, a new question is emerging across governments, markets, and households. How do countries — and ordinary people — weather the storm when energy prices begin to surge? Because while wars are fought with missiles…

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  26. 🗞️ Which Countries are Most Vulnerable to the Huge Oil Price Rise as a Result of Trump's War on Iran

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod.After yesterday’s surge in oil prices driven by the Iran war, attention is turning to which countries have the most to lose if the energy shock continues.Three regions stand out: China, India, and Europe.Each of them relies heavily on imported oil, and each…

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  27. 🗞️ Could the Iran war be fought at the gas pumps? An InfoPod by Politica UK #oil #worldeconomics

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. Today’s question is an unusual one, but it may capture the real economic battleground of the Iran war. Could this conflict ultimately be fought not only on land, at sea, or in the air — but at the gas pumps? Because in modern geopolitics, energy prices can be...

  28. 🗞️ Oil Shock: How the Iran War Is Shaking the Global Economy, no country will escape the shockwaves #infopod #oilprices

    Global markets were hit hard this morning as the Iran war pushed oil sharply higher. Reuters reported Brent crude around $119.50 a barrel after a roughly 25% one-day surge, with WTI also jumping sharply. Reuters described it as the biggest single-day oil move in decades, driven by fears of supply...

  29. Trump, Prophecy and Iran: The Religious Narrative Behind the War #infopod #religion #warnews

    Trump, Prophecy and Iran: The Religious Narrative Behind the War Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. Today’s question is not simply about missiles or strategy. It is about belief — and the powerful religious narrative that some of Donald Trump’s supporters believe lies behind the war with Iran.…

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  30. Trump Says the Iran War Is Alr eady Won — and Warns Allies Not to Arrive Too Late #infopod

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. A new diplomatic tension is quietly emerging between Washington and London as the Iran war enters its sixth day. President Donald Trump has been publicly claiming that the United States and Israel have already effectively won the war, suggesting that any...

  31. Morning InfoPod Is the US-Israel–Iran War Being Fought with Artificial Intelligence? #war #infopod #warnews

    Morning InfoPodIs the US-Israel–Iran War Being Fought with Artificial Intelligence?Good morning. Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod.As the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran continues, a new question is emerging:Is this the first major war being fought with artificial intelligence at...

  32. The war between the United States and Iran enters a dangerous phase #infopod #war #developments

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod. The war between the United States and Iran has entered a deeply uncertain phase. After days of strikes, retaliation, and escalating rhetoric, the conflict increasingly appears to be spreading beyond its original battlefield. What began as a confrontation…

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  33. How does the USA air and sea military power compare with other countries around the world? #infopods

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod.One of the central questions in global security today is how the military power of the United States compares with other countries, particularly in the air and at sea. While many nations maintain capable armed forces, the scale and reach of American air and…

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  34. Are Drones the New Soldiers in the Sky? How have they Impacted Modern Warfare? #infopod #drones

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod.Over the past decade, a new weapon has quietly transformed modern warfare. It is small, relatively inexpensive, and increasingly autonomous. Yet its impact on the battlefield has been enormous. These machines are drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, and many...

  35. Who is Balendra Shah and is his rise a David and Goliath Success or More about Social Media Generation Bias? #infopod #newsextra

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod.The election of Balendra Shah, often known simply as “Balen,” has become one of the most intriguing political stories in South Asia. His rise from independent candidate to mayor of Kathmandu has raised a broader question about modern democracy: does his victory...

  36. What happens if the Iranian regime itself collapses? #infopods #newsextra

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod.In the discussion surrounding the current conflict involving Iran, one question is beginning to surface more frequently in political commentary: what happens if the Iranian regime itself collapses?Wars often begin with specific military objectives — destroying...

  37. Can an outside power actually control who leads another country after a war? #infopods #newsextra

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod.One of the biggest questions emerging from the current conflict with Iran is not simply how the war ends militarily, but what happens politically afterwards. In particular, some supporters of Donald Trump have suggested that the war could ultimately lead to a...

  38. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: Tensions in Brussels #infopod #newsextra

    Welcome to the Politica UK InfoPod.A new political dispute has opened up inside Europe, this time between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and it highlights growing tensions within the European coalition supporting Ukraine.The argument began after comments made by...

  39. How Geopolitics Has Shaped the Opening of the Paralympic Games this year #politicauk #infopod

    How Geopolitics Has Shaped the Opening of the Paralympic Games this year? Today we’re looking at how global politics has influenced the opening of the Paralympic Games. Sport is often described as separate from politics, but in reality the two are frequently intertwined — and the Paralympics are…

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  40. Civilian Casualties: The Human Cost of the Iran War, a Politica UK InfoPod #infopod #newsupdates #iran #geopolitics

    Civilian Casualties: The Human Cost of the Iran War, a Politica UK InfoPod. As the war involving Iran moves deeper into its first week, attention is increasingly turning to the civilian toll across the region. Inside Iran, casualty figures have risen sharply. Iranian officials say more than 1,300...

  41. War Update InfoPod Ukraine Civilians Killed by Russian Attack #infopod #ukraine #russia

    Good morning. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed overnight, and what it might mean.Overnight, the war in Ukraine has once again turned deadly for civilians.At least seven people have reportedly been killed in a new wave of attacks launched by Russia. The...

  42. War Update InfoPod Iran Apologises as US Trump Demands Surrender #infopod #newsupdate

    Good morning. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed overnight, and what it might mean.This morning there are mixed signals coming out of the conflict involving Iran — suggesting both possible de-escalation and continued hardline positions.First, a…

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  43. Midnight War Update InfoPod, updates from the Iran, US, Israeli war. #infopod #news

    Good evening. You’re listening to the Midnight War Update InfoPod, updates from the Iran, US, Israeli war. As the war involving Iran moves deeper into its first week, several developments are shaping the strategic picture tonight. Air strikes and missile attacks have continued across multiple…

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  44. Jesse Jackson: The Campaigns That Changed American Politics #infopod #politicauk #civilrightsmovement

    Today we’re stepping back from current conflicts to look at a figure who reshaped American politics in a different way: Jesse Jackson. Jackson first became nationally known as a civil rights activist working alongside Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. But it…

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  45. Military casualties and financial impact on Israel and US One Week Into the War #infopod #war #deaths #financial

    Good evening. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed today, and what it might mean. As the conflict approaches the end of its first week, one question people are asking is simple: what has the war cost so far? Let’s look at two measures — military casualties...

  46. Are We Heading Toward World War III? Politica UK InfoPod #infopod #explainer #war #geoplolitics #us 3iran #israel

    Good morning. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed overnight, and what it might mean.Today’s question is one many people are asking as conflicts intensify around the world: are we getting closer to World War III?At the moment, the honest answer from most...

  47. What Volodymyr Zelenskyy Knew All Along and Kept Telling Donald Trump and the World #infopod #newsexplainer #politicauk

    Good afternoon. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed today, and what it might mean.Today we’re looking at a striking twist in the global conversation about Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s role in modern warfare. Not long ago, during a tense meeting with...

  48. Short News What Is the Green Party’s Policy on Iran? #shortnews #infopod #explainer

    Short News What Is the Green Party’s Policy on Iran? Good morning. This is Short News. So what is the Green Party’s policy on Iran? Most Green parties in Europe and the UK take a strongly anti-war position. Their core approach is diplomacy first, military action last. For example, the Green Party...

  49. Can Air Strikes Alone Solve the Iran Problem? #shortnews #infopod

    Can Air Strikes Alone Solve the Iran Problem? Right now the United States and Israel are hitting Iran with massive air strikes — thousands of targets, missiles, ships, radar systems. Some officials say Iran’s military is already “knocked out.” But the real question is this: Can air power alone...

  50. Is it worth investing in oil or defence stocks during wars? #infopod #investing #profits

    Wars often move two sectors strongly: energy and defence. But the timing and risk profile are different. Below is a clear way to think about it. Oil vs Arms Stocks During War, Oil stocks. Oil companies benefit when conflict threatens supply routes like the Strait of Hormuz. When traders fear...

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Contains AI Generated Information edited by a human. 🎙️ #infopods — calm, factual briefings for complex times Politica UK Podcast Independent analysis, non-fiction readings, and short-form explainers on geopolitics, economics, conflict, and social change. Featuring selected audiobook excerpts from the Tale Teller Club Press catalogue.

Authored and edited by 📚 Sarnia de la Maré FRSA

💬 Companion blog: https://politica-uk.blogspot.com/

🕊️ Daily insights on X: @taletellerclub © 2026 Tale Teller Club Press · All rights reserved. Views expressed are editorial and educational in nature.

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