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Terry talks to Stig Karlsen, the head of the Norwegian delegation to Eurovision, to find out.

Stig Karlsen is the lead for the Norwegian delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest, one of the biggest television events on Earth. We talk about what Eurovision is, why it is so important to so many Europeans, how England will be hosting the event this year on behalf of Ukraine, who won last year, and what it takes to put together such a massive production on a global scale.

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“Volcanoes in Antarctica? Getting energy from deep under the Earth’s surface? No problem. Talking all things geophysics with Dr. Hunter Knox.”

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Retired NATO commander and US Air Force General Breedlove joins me today as we focus on the Ukraine war and the difference between how Russia and the West wage war. “Combined force and joint warfare are used by NATO, but the Russians still fight in a crude way,” says Breedlove, “in an attrition-based, demonstrative way.”

“Russians came into the war in a disassociated, disconnected network,” says Breedlove. We talk through tactics, the progression of the war, weapons, sanctions, and how Russia has regrouped and attacked in the wake of the recent events.

Breedlove talks us through how he believes, in his expert opinion, Ukraine can withstand the invasion, “if the west continues to supply Ukraine in the way they deserve” they have a very clear path to victory.

An eye-opening, and very interesting discussion over the invasion, and a great perspective on the events from a NATO and Air Force expert, thank you so much for joining us, Phil.

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What does all that space debris zooming around Earth look like? Former NASA astronaut Ed Lu explains how his new company, LeoLabs, is making space a safer place, by tracking all of that junk, and helping companies like SpaceX manoeuvre their satellites to avoid debris-causing explosions in orbit.

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What’s it like to fly the world’s most advanced fighter jet? How can aeroplanes prevent crashes, even if the pilot is unconscious? Why is the Air Force better than the Navy? This and more with fighter pilot/test pilot Billie Flynn.

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