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Hello, this is Saul David and Roger Morehouse from the Battleground podcast. And we're here to tell you about an exciting new strand we're bringing out every Wednesday, the big picture. Yeah, there's a lot going on in the world at the moment, as we know Ukraine, which we cover every week, but also sort of wider developments as well. So we wanted to have a section where we did interviews with high ranking individuals, people who can illustrate and inform us of that wider world. Yeah, we all get a fog of information and comment. And we want to cut through that to give some real insight about the conflicts and geopolitics that are affecting our world today. And we've got a pretty stellar lineup to begin with, haven't we, Roger? Yeah, I'm just prepping now for an interview with Radek Sikorski, the Polish foreign minister. Poland's very much a big strategic player now in Europe with the Ukraine war as well. So he'll be a fascinating interview. Who have you been speaking to, Saul? Yeah, well, this morning I spoke to Al Karns, soldier turned politician,

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