Russian
Place#10 trending on podcasts this week · most on Pod Save the World
“Russian” is not sufficiently specific to identify a single place. It most commonly refers to Russia, a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and northern Asia, but it may also be an adjective or part of the name of many places and geographic features; the podcast context does not disambiguate which place was intended.
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Share of the conversation
0.7‰ of what listeners heard
Reach this week
Tone this week
- Negative 2
- Neutral 3
Share of the conversation
Mentions of Russian per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, all podcasts.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | 0.04‰ | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 0.07‰ | 1 |
| Oct 4 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 0.05‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 0.08‰ | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 0.33‰ | 9 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
Russia appears in discussions of plague, geopolitics, war, and political systems
Pod Save the World discussed reports of a plague outbreak in Russia, including what was known, what remained uncertain, and what might be hype or fear-mongering.[1]
Pod Save the World also featured Evan Gershkovich discussing a book described by Ben Rhodes as deeply insightful into Russia, drawing on Gershkovich’s detention there and release in a swap.[2]
Morning Wire reported that the U.S. formally complained to Russia over a Siberian lab worker’s death and demanded more transparency about it.[3]
Breaking Points discussed Russia’s increased natural-gas shipping through the Northern Sea Route, which Emily Jashinsky said Russia declares its sovereign water.[4]
How I Invest discussed Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure and Russian attacks in return, while Tucker Carlson and C. J. Hopkins compared political systems in Britain and Russia.[5][6]
Sources · 6 moments
- 1.Pod Save the World · Russian Plague and Putin's PrisonsTommy Vietor · Oct 7 · Listen at 3:41 ↗
“We're going to dig into what we know about reports of a plague outbreak in Russia. That's a fun one.”
- 2.Pod Save the World · Russian Plague and Putin's PrisonsBen Rhodes · Oct 7 · Listen at 1:03:05 ↗
“All right, I'm very pleased to be joined today by Evan Gershkvits. He is the author of the really extraordinary and beautiful new book, This Cursed Beautiful Land. He is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He was, of course, detained in”
- 3.Morning Wire · Evening Wire: Mall of America Terror Plot Thwarted & Trump Supercharges Submarine Production | 10.7.26John Bickley · Oct 7 · Listen at 2:59 ↗
“The U.S. issued a formal complaint to the Russian government today demanding more transparency about the death of a Siberian lab worker. Reporter Breka Stoll has the details.”
- 4.Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · 10/7/26: CIA Warns Civil War In Israel, Epstein Whistleblower Dead, Arctic Sea Route BattlegroundEmily Jashinsky · Oct 7 · Listen at 38:47 ↗
“the headlines that which the FT has been covering wonderfully really show that choke points matter. So you may not think the Arctic has anything to do with Iran or the Strait of Hormuz. It has everything to do with it. One of the reasons th”
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